Tracing Configuration Category

The Tracing application pane is used to configure tracing styles for the project.

The application pane is divided into the following sections.

The first section contains the following settings:

• In the Offset field, enter the distance between pipe lines and the tracing lines on project P&IDs. Must be at least 1mm or 0.075".

• From the Default field select the default graphical tracing style from the list of available styles (e.g. ELEC).

• From the Select Trace File field, select the tracing file that you wish to edit. The contents of the selected file are then displayed in the grid section. There are four tracing files.

• The Graphical Tracing Style file controls the appearance of the different tracing styles on project P&IDs, while the others are lists of values used when tracing is defined in pipe label fields.

Two default graphical styles, ELEC and STEAM, are supplied with the product. These styles may be edited, and new styles added as required.

The other three files contain the lists of values available from the fields on the Pipe Properties dialog used for defining the tracing properties of pipes: Code, Size and Type.

The second section of the application pane consists of a grid. This grid is used to edit the selected trace file.

When defining a new graphical tracing style, or editing an existing one, you can select the base AutoCAD line style from the Line Type field, and add or change a descriptive name in the Trace Type field.

When editing one of the other files, you can add, change or delete values as required.

Create a new Tracing Style or Value

If a tracing style or value is to be created, select . The following dialog box is then displayed:

Enter a unique name for the tracing style, or a new value as appropriate, and click OK.

The dialog box will be closed and the entered new entry will be displayed in the grid.

To edit a tracing style name, select and enter the new value in the dialog that is then displayed.