Add Equipment Descriptions

The procedure can be used to label equipment with their descriptions. The description of an item of equipment can be viewed on the Properties dialog of the equipment. It is derived from the selected "Type" of the equipment, or if this has not been specified, the symbol description.

For details of the use of this procedure in the context of drawing P&IDs, refer to Label Equipment (with or without Trim).

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by selecting Add Description from The Drawing Page shortcut menu for the equipment.

   

2. Command prompt will display:

   Insertion point or select escape key:

   Place the description near the equipment item. The command ends automatically.