Turn Automatic Flow Arrows On and Off

This procedure is used to switch automatic flow arrows on pipes and signal lines on or off. Changing this setting affects pipes and signal lines drawn subsequently, and any pipe or signal line that is being drawn when the setting is changed.

For details of the use of this procedure in the context of drawing P&IDs, refer to Indicate Pipe Flow.

Associated Project Configuration Options

• If flow arrows are to be automatically placed, make sure that the Automatic Arrows checkbox in the Flow Arrows section in the Pipes - Settings Sub-Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program is checked.

• Specify the symbol to be used to indicate flow direction in the Symbol Name field of the Flow Arrows section.

• If flow arrows are to be automatically placed, make sure that the Automatic Arrows checkbox in the Flow Arrows section in the Signal Styles Configuration Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program is checked.

• Specify the symbol to be used to indicate flow direction in the Symbol Name field of the Flow Arrows section.

• For pipes, specify the symbol to be used to indicate dual flow in the Symbol Name field of the Dual Flow Arrows section. Enter the distance between flow indicator symbols in the Offset Distance field.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by:

   • right-clicking on the label of the pipe and selecting the Flow Arrows ON-OFF option from the shortcut menu, or

   • checking or unchecking the ARROWS checkbox in the Pipeline group of the Home tab.

2. Flow arrows will immediately be switched on or off.