New Drawing Types for Automatic Drawing Production (ADP) - *12​.1​.SP3*

Description

In 12.1.SP3 we have introduced some new marine drawing types that will be set for drawings generated with the ADP tools in Marine Drafting.

This will make it easier to access the drawings via the "Open Drawing" dialog in Marine Drafting. In the PADD database the new types are visible as new values for the MARPTYPE attribute of the SHEET element.

There are also corresponding project environment variables to set up where Marine Drafting should look for the drawing types in the "Open Drawing" dialog. The basic variable like "SB_HVAC_SKETCH_PDB" is normally just set to itself ("SB_HVAC_SKETCH_PDB") is the marine project setup file, while the "_PADD" variable should define the DEPARTMENT and REGISTRY where the drawings of this type are stored. Example of setup:

<var name="SB_HVAC_SKETCH_PDB">

<value><![CDATA[SB_HVAC_SKETCH_PDB]]></value>

</var>

<var name="SB_HVAC_SKETCH_PDB_PADD">

<value><![CDATA[HVACSketch;HVACSk]]></value>

</var>

Note:
The new drawing types will only be set when you run the ADP applications in Marine Drafting, they will not be set in Outfitting Draft.

Below is a summary of the new types:

*) - The drawing type is not yet active in Marine Drafting (since you cannot run these ADP tools in Marine Drafting yet) but they are reserved for future use.

Benefits

It is now easier to organize your ADP drawings and to list/open them in the "Open Drawing" dialog.

Compatibility Constraints

In order to see the new drawing types you must upgrade your PADD database(s) with the optional upgrade 12010301.

For More Information

Only noted here.

Affected Programs

Marine Drafting