Start and Exit AVEVA P&ID

AVEVA P&ID is opened from the The Graphical User Interface. Open the launcher, by clicking on the AVEVA P&ID desktop shortcut:

Select the required project from the row of tiles along the top of the screen by clicking on it. Use the arrow buttons < > at each end of the row of these tiles to browse through the list of projects.

Once a project is selected, the launcher will then open a tile displaying the name and description of that project (click the >> button in that tile to return to the list of projects).

If the project is setup to be logged into using SQL Server Security, the SQL user name and password fields are displayed. Enter the user and password. The project server is also displayed.

Test that the entered details are valid by selecting Test Connection. A message will then be displayed indicating whether or not the connection details are valid. For example:

If the test connection is successful, or if the project is setup to be logged into using Windows Integrated Security, the user name and password fields are displayed. The project server is also displayed. The User field includes a list of all project users. Complete these fields as required. Then navigate to the P&ID tile and click on it (use the arrow buttons < > at each end of the row of tiles to browse the list of applications).

Note: The access rights and permissions that a user will have in AVEVA P&ID applications depend on the user group they are assigned to. Each of these groups corresponds to a user role. To view details of the access rights that each user role grants, refer to User Access Rights and the Security Manager.

What’s New

When AVEVA P&ID is initialised, a "What's New" screen is displayed, which lists and briefly describes the main changes to functionality in the current version AVEVA P&ID. Selecting a link on this screen will open the help topic relevant to the improvement, where more details can be found. If you do not want this screen to appear every time you start AVEVA P&ID, check the Don't Show Me This Screen Again checkbox.

Open Drawings

Drawings are opened using the Engineering Explorer. Refer to Open a Drawing from the Engineering Explorer.

Note: Drawings can only be opened from the folder specified in the Drawing Location field in the Project Configuration Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program, and from sub-folders in that folder.

Exit AVEVA P&ID

AVEVA P&ID can be closed using the standard AutoCAD methods e.g. File > Close which leaves AutoCAD running, or File > Exit that closes both the drawing and AutoCAD, or by selecting the drawing in the explorer, clicking the right mouse button and selecting the Close menu command.