User-Positioned Text

All items of text used for the standard annotation of isometrics have default positions at which they are plotted on the drawings. Some of these annotations can be repositioned using the POSITION command. The POSITION command can also be used to position up to 100 pipe attributes such as the pipe’s name, owner, temperature rating, and pressure rating, and including User-Defined Attributes (UDAs) and user-specified text. You orient the text at a specific angle if you require.

The standard text annotations which can be repositioned are as follows:

• The YNorth direction arrow.

• Spool numbers.

• Sheet numbers; that means, X in DRG X OF Y.

• Sheet totals; that means, Y in DRG X OF Y.

• The project number.

• The bend radius.

• System isometric names.

• The date.

The POSITION command also allows you to create a number of user defined tables to hold information you need (for example on welds or drawing history). See below for further information.

All text must be positioned in a margin, away from the drawing area, to avoid overwriting the isometric plot of the pipe itself. You will normally allocate a suitable margin by using the MARGIN command. No checks on your specified text positions will be made by Isodraft and it is up to you to ensure that you do not corrupt the isometric by poor positioning.

Note: It is possible to output the same piece of textual information at more than one position on an isometric plot by defining its coordinates more than once. The new definitions will not overwrite the earlier ones.

You can also suppress the output of attributes, system attributes or all user-positioned text.