Drawings List
- Last UpdatedNov 03, 2025
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The Drawings List is the Instrument Designer window for adding/editing and accessing drawings. By default all drawings for the project are shown in the grid, however you can filter the data by using the column 'on-the-fly' filters, the advanced filter window or by creating new grid views containing user-defined sets of columns using the Grid Manager.
Note: Hookup drawings are created using a separate facility. See Hookups.
To open the Drawings List
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Click Select in the Grids and Schedules section of the Home tab.
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Select Drawings from the list of grids that is then displayed.
The Drawings List grid displays.
Note: Refer to Working with the Data Grid or information on the grid control including how to select a record (a Drawing).
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The grid provides details on each project drawing, including Drawing Number, Loop No (if a Loop Diagram), Title, Current Revision, Equipment No (if a Termination Diagram) and dates/times for Last Updated, Last Printed, and so on.
Mandatory Data
To produce a drawing, a drawing number and sheet number must be entered. Designer uses these to create a file name. For example: Drawing No: 123456 and Sheet No: 1 are combined to create a file name: 123456-1.dwg.
Special Grid Features
Some cells within the grid will display a small button in the right side of the cell when the mouse cursor is hovered over it. Additional information related to the cell's instrument and cell name can be accessed from these button. These cells are:
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Loop No: Selecting the Loop No cell button displays the Options window, used to view/edit Loop data, as described in Loop Data
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Equipment No: Selecting the Equipment No cell button enables you to view/edit the associated equipment and terminations, using Wiring Manager facilities. See Equipment Data
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Segment Name: Selecting the Segment Name cell button displays the Fieldbus Segments Diagrams window, in which details of the associated segment (if there is one), can be viewed and edited. For further information, refer to Wiring Manager.
Block Fields
In the Block<number> fields select the blocks that are to be placed on a drawing from the list. The list consists of the .dwg files in the CAD Block/Circuit Folder of the project.
Enter the coordinates for each block in the associated Block<number>Position field.
Note: The block fields are not in the default Drawings List grid.
Auto Generation of Drawings
AVEVA Instrumentation uses special 'DataLinks' to map database data to AutoCAD drawing attributes. DataLinks are automatically updated by Designer when a drawing is opened or updated from the Drawings List. For information on using Designer's DataLinks to update: Drawing Title Block (Drawing Border) - including revisions history, Loop Diagram technical data (tag, cable, wire numbers, terminal markings etc.) or to generate Termination Diagrams, refer to Drawing Generation.
Drawings List - List Tools Options
The following options are located on the List Tools - Drawings tab:
Records Section
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Refresh |
These common options are also located on the Home tab. For further information, refer to Common Functionality of AVEVA Instrumentation. |
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Edit |
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Delete |
Actions Section
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Open |
Opens the selected drawing for reviewing/printing etc. in AutoCAD (editing title block and revision information should be done from the Edit button on the Home tab) (refer to Issues when Opening AutoCAD Drawings). |
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Update |
Creates or updates selected drawing(s) in AutoCAD - DataLinks in each CAD drawing are updated with current project data from the AVEVA Instrumentation database. Refer to Create or Update AutoCAD Drawings for details. Note: If the drawing file does not exist, the file is created by copying a) the template file (if drawing uses a template drawing) or b) the seed file (if drawing uses a seed drawing). Refer to the Drawing Generation for more information. |
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Issue |
Issues and updates selected drawing(s). Refer to Drawing Issues. |
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Open Issues For Selected |
Displays the Issues window listing all the current issues for the selected drawing. Refer to View Previous Issues for further information. |
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Open Issues For All |
Displays the Issues window. Refer to View Previous Issues for further information. |
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Revisions |
Displays a list of all drawings with revisions (and their revisions). Refer to View and Edit Multiple Document Revisions. |
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Add Revisions |
Used to create a new revision. Refer to Create a Revision. |
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Edit Revisions |
Used to edit the current revision. Refer to Edit a Revision. |
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Check for New Loops |
Checks for new Loop drawings created in the Engineer module and imports them into the Drawings List. Refer to Import Drawings into the Drawings List. |
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Check for new CBD |
Checks for new Enhanced Cable Block diagrams created in the Wiring Manager module and adds them to the Drawings List. Refer to Import Drawings into the Drawings List. |
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Check for New Terminations |
Checks for new Termination drawings created in the Wiring Manager module and imports them into the Drawings List. Refer to Import Drawings into the Drawings List. |
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External Ref Drawing Nos. |
Used to view, add and edit list of non-AVEVA Instrumentation Termination Drawing numbers for equipment. Refer to External Termination Drawing References. |
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Highlight Documents for Reissue |
Used to highlight which issued drawings include data that has been changed in the database and therefore should be updated and reissued. Refer to Highlight Drawings for Reissue. |
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Tools Section
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Show Datalinks |
Used to view the list of DataLinks for a selected drawing. Refer to Datalinks. |
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Rename |
Used to rename batches of selected drawings. Refer to Rename Selected Drawings. |
Printing Section
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Prints selected drawing(s). |
Export Section
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To External System |
Publishes selected drawings to a folder. Refer to Drawing Publishing. |
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Selected Drawings |
Used to export selected drawing files and data in the following ways:
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