Isodraft Transfer File

Before Isodraft produces an isometric plot, it processes data from the Design and Catalogue databases and creates an Intermediate Data File (IDF). This transfer file is produced as a binary file, which is processed by ISODRAW to create the plot file: you can, however, specify that Isodraft will produce an ASCII copy by using the command:

TRANsferfile filename

where filename is the name of a file in the operating system directory.

Production of the ASCII transfer file is cancelled by the command:

TRANsferfilename  OFF

An ASCII transfer file produced in this way can be processed by the:

PROCESS TRANSFERFILE filename

command to produce a plot file.

The transfer file can provide a useful means for sending information to AVEVA Solutions Ltd for assistance in resolving problems associated with Product User Reports (PURs).

Note: The default transfer file, /trans, will be overwritten whenever a DETAIL or CHECK command is given. Specify a new file name if you want to keep the data.

Note: That transfer files produced by versions of Isodraft before Version 10.3 are in binary format only, and cannot be processed by the PROCESS TRANSFERFILE command.

Summary of Commands

The following commands are described in this chapter: