CAD Configurations
- Last UpdatedNov 27, 2025
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The CAD Configuration form displays two tabs and .
Mappings
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Presentation Mapping |
Defines how graphical presentation settings and transformations from the source diagram to AVEVA AIM are handled. Presentation mapping may include:
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Attribute Mapping |
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Keep Unmapped Attributes |
When checked, attributes in the source diagram for which a mapping has not been defined will be included in the Gateway output. |
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Attribute mappings define the relationship between attributes included in the source diagram and their corresponding attributes in AVEVA AIM. |
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Class Mappings |
Class Mappings define the relationships between objects in the source diagram and their corresponding object types in AVEVA AIM. |
Settings
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Background |
The background colour of a diagram may be transformed during a publish, to conform to a standard diagram background color, if required. |
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Line Thickness |
The line thickness used on a diagram may be re-scaled as part of the processing carried out during a publish. |
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Other Settings |
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Fast Graphics Mode |
If the Fast Graphics Mode checkbox is checked drawing entities such as meshes that are not required for the output are not exported, speeding up the process. |
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Create Tag CSV File |
If during an output procedure, a CSV file is to be written to the output folder containing a list of all the tagged objects and their corresponding classifications, check the Create CSV Tag File checkbox. |
CAD Specific Configurations
The output produced by the gateway for CAD items (such as diagrams published from AVEVA Diagrams) is an EIWM file containing the engineering data behind the CAD item, and a SVG rendition of the original drawing. This SVG file will be hotspotted, using the EIWM data, when uploaded to AVEVA AIM.
The graphical representation of the SVG file produced may be manipulated to conform to drawing standards by using Presentation Mapping.
The class of objects created in AVEVA AIM may be determined by using Class Mappings.
The attributes taken from the source objects contained on the CAD item, and the attributes to which they are mapped in AVEVA AIM may be determined using Attribute Mapping.
Example CAD Presentation Mapping
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<presentation>
<removeLayers>
<layer name="layer_1"/>
<layer name="layer_2"/>
<layer name="layer_3"/>
</removeLayers>
<colours>
<colour>
<from index="1"/>
<to name="black"/>
</colour>
<colour>
<from index="2"/>
<to name="black"/>
</colour>
</colours>
<blocks>
<block from="SCREW CONVEYOR 1.83" to="SCREW CONVEYOR" />
</blocks>
</presentation>
Example CAD Attribute Mapping
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<attributes>
<attribute class="SCEQUI" from="Distag" to="Name" output="true" ReTag="true" />
<attribute class="SCEQUI" from="Desc" to="Description" output="true" />
<attribute class="SCEQUI" from="diaref" to="DiagramName" output="true" />
</attributes>
Example CAD Class Mapping
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<classes>
<class from="SCEQUI" to="Equipment" />
<class from="SCNOZZ" to="Nozzle" />
<class from="SCOINS" to="Instrument" />
<class from="SCPLIN" to="Pipeline" />
<class from="SCBRAN" to="PipingSegment" />
<class from="SCVALV" to="Valve" />
</classes>