Controlling Isodraft from the Command Line

If you wish to control Isodraft from the command line, display the Isodraft Command Input & Output form by selecting Display then Command Window from the main menu bar.

Full details of all the commands are given in the Command Reference section of the Isodraft Reference Manual. Commands related to the descriptions in this and following chapters are summarized at the end of each chapter.

The information displayed on each isometric can be controlled by enabling and disabling features from the command line. The required settings are normally established by the system administrator and files are plotted using macros.

The basic procedure for producing an isometric plot from the command line is:

1. Set-up the output filename and mode.

2. Enter the Message File name.

   Note: Before any pipelines can be processed for isometric plotting you must specify an output device and a message file.

3. Set-up any additional options you wish to use.

4. Assemble a Detail List, if required.

5. Plot the required elements, using the DETAIL command.