WELDNUMBERS

Function:

Numbering the welds on an isometric.

Description:

The SPOOLER module allows you to set weld numbers automatically, and store these numbers in the Design database. If this feature is used it applies to an individual pipe, individual branch or to a spool drawing as defined in the SPOOLER module.

The WELDNUMBERS FROMDB command allows you to access these numbers from the Design database. When using this feature, if Isodraft finds any unnumbered welds it displays an error message and halts the drawing of the isometric.

If the weld numbering feature of Design or SPOOLER has not been used, Isodraft can produce weld numbers according to its own system defaults. However, these numbers are not maintained between revisions.

Whether you generate weld numbers in Design, SPOOLER or in Isodraft, the size of the weld number characters can be specified using the CHARHeight setting. A table of the weld numbers can also be output onto the drawing sheet. The type of weld to be numbered can be fabrication only, erection only, or both. Weld numbering can be switched off completely, which is the default.

Additional welds can be shown on the isometric either in individual balloons or, if there are more than a specified number of them, as an arrowed message in a single ellipse (with the numbers separated by slashes).

Note:
That if you used the SPOOLER module to generate weld numbers, you can output a weld table on the isometric to your own specifications using the POSITION command. For generated weld numbers, the table has a fixed position and content.

Examples:

WELDN CHARH 1.5 FAB

Outputs fabrication weld numbers with a character height of 1.5mm.

WELDN CHARH 1.8 EREC BOX

Outputs erection weld numbers with a character height of 1.8mm, and tabulates them in a box immediately above the title block.

WELDN CHARH 2.0 BOX

Outputs all weld numbers with a character height of 2.0mm in a table.

WELDN OFF

Suppresses the output of weld numbers.

WELDN FAB FROMDB

Outputs fabrication weld numbers from the Design database.

WELDN CHARH 2 FROMDB AWELDS BALLO 6

Output includes numbers for additional fabrication welds. These will be shown in separate balloons if there are no more than 6, otherwise they will be shown together in an ellipse.

Related Commands:

POSITION WELDID WELDTYPE

Command Syntax:

>- WELDNumbers -+- OFF ----------.
                |                |
                |- ON -----------|
                |                |
                ‘— CHARH- value -+- FABricationonly -.
                                 |                   |
                                 |- ERECtiononly ----|
                                 |                   |
                                 ‘-------------------+- GENerated -.
                                                     |             |
                                                     |- FROMDB ----|
                                                     |             |
                                                     ‘-------------+
                                                                   |- NOBOX -.
                                                                   |         |
                                                                   |- BOX ---|
                                                                   |         |
                                                                   ‘---------+--.                                                                                 |
      .----------------------------------<--------------------------------------'
      |
      ‘--+- AWELDS +- BALLOon value -.
         |         |                 |
         |         |- ELLIPse -------|
         |         |                 |
         |         ‘- OFF -----------+
         |                           |
         ‘---------------------------+->

Querying:

Q WELDNumbers

Q OPTIONS