AVEVA Initial Design Project Tool
- Last UpdatedDec 11, 2025
- 6 minute read
The Initial Design Project Tool provides the following functions:
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Management of Initial Design Standalone projects (see Project setup for Initial Design).
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Management of designs within the Product Information Model (PIM) or within standalone projects (see Managing Designs).
Menu Commands
The following operations are available from the menu and toolbar. Most of the functions are also available from popup menus on the project tree and design list activated by clicking the Right Mouse button.
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Project Menu |
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New |
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Create a new standalone project below the current group |
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Register |
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Register an existing project and add it below the current group. Use this option when you want to use and share a project created by another user. |
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Select |
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Make the selected project the current one. |
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Unregister |
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Unregister a project. This will remove the project from the tree, but will not remove the project folder or the designs within it. |
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Associate |
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Associate a initial design project with a product information model db. |
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Export |
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Export the currently selected project. This will create a Initial Design export file which can be delivered to a remote site and imported into another project (see Transfer of Data to Structural Design and Hull). |
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Import |
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Import a Initial Design export file into the currently select project (see Transfer of Data to Structural Design and Hull). |
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Exit |
Exit the project tool |
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Group Menu |
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New |
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Create a new project group below the current one |
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Delete |
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Delete the selected project group. All projects within that group will be unregistered. The project folders and designs within them will not be removed |
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Design Menu |
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Import |
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Import an existing design (from a previous version or from another project, for example) into the current project |
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Export |
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Export a design from the current project. |
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Defaults |
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Edit design defaults (see Design Defaults) |
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Open |
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Open the selected design with the appropriate application process. |
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Copy |
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Copy the selected design and design history. |
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Delete |
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Delete the selected designs and design histories. |
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Rename |
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Rename the selected design and design history. |
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Release |
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Release data for use in downstream processes. For a Lines design, all hull form definitions are released for use with Surface/Compartment, Hull and Structural Design. They are also written to the Initial Design databank, if available, for visualization in Design Manager. For a Surface/Compartment design, all surfaces, envelopes, curves, internal surfaces and compartments marked for design are released. |
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Properties |
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Show properties of the selected design (see Design Properties). |
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Unlock |
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Unlock the selected design. |
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Edit Menu |
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User Alias |
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Set an alias for the user’s computer network login. |
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View Menu |
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View |
Change format of the list view. This provides the same view options as the Design List popup menu. |
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Refresh |
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Refresh the design list |
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Status Bar |
Show or hide the status bar |
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Toolbar |
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Show or hide the toolbars |
Project Tree
AVEVA Initial Design can be used within the full Product Information (PIM) environment or standalone (see Project setup for Initial Design).
The project tree is used to manage standalone Initial Design projects. Projects are organized in project groups.
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To create a project group, select the main Project node in the tree or an existing group node and click the New Project Group button,
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To create a project, select the main Project node or an existing group and click the New Project button,
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To make a project active (that is, the project with which Initial Design modules will work on), select the project in the tree and click the Select Project button,
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Design List
In Details view, basic properties are shown for each design (type of the design, modification date, user who last modified the design, person who is using the design, if any, description). Columns can be hidden/shown by clicking the Right Mouse button over a column header and checking/unchecking the appropriate column title. The list can be sorted by any column by clicking the Left Mouse button on a column header. The list will toggle between ascending/descending sort.
Operations on one or more designs can be carried out by selecting them in the list and clicking the Right Mouse button or clicking the Appropriate Toolbar button. A popup menu is shown with the following options:
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Open |
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Open the selected design with the appropriate application process. |
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Copy |
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Copy the selected design and design history. |
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Delete |
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Delete the selected designs and design histories. |
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Rename |
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Rename the selected design and design history. |
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Release |
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Release data for use in downstream processes. For a Lines design, all hull form definitions are released for use with Surface/Compartment, Hull and Structural Design. They are also written to the Initial Design databank, if available, for visualization in Design Manager. For a Surface/Compartment design, all surfaces, envelopes, curves, internal surfaces and compartments marked for design are released. |
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Properties |
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Show properties of the selected design (see Design Properties). |
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Unlock |
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Unlock the selected design. |
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View > Large Icons |
View design list with large icons. |
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View > Details |
View design list with details. |
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View > Small Icons |
View design list with small icons. |
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View > List |
View design list in list format, with no details. |
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View > Refresh |
Refresh design list |
Note: Designs can only be opened or released if the project in view id the currently selected project.