Create Instrument Loops

This procedure is used to create instrument loops.

Once an instrument loop has been created, instruments can be assigned to them.

For details of the use of this procedure in the context of drawing P&IDs, refer to Label General Instruments.

Associated Project Configuration Options

The fields which are used to define the properties of instrument loops and the order that they are displayed in, and the loop fields from which instruments in a loop can inherit properties, are set using in Instrument Loop Tag section of the Instruments - Settings Sub-Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by right-clicking on the Instrument Loop node in the Engineering Explorer.

2. From the menu that is then displayed, select the New Loop option.

3. The AVEVA P&ID Instrument Loop Properties dialog is then displayed.

   

4. In the Loop Number field, enter the number of the loop.

5. Depending on the project configuration settings, there may be other fields to complete, for example, Type, Block, Function, Prefix and/or Suffix. Complete these as required.

6. Click OK. The new loop is then created is displayed under the Instrument loop node in the Engineering Explorer.

7. To assign an instrument to the new loop either:

   • Select the loop number in the Instrument Loop Number field of the instrument's properties dialog, refer to Label General Instruments, or

   • In the Engineering Explorer, drag the instrument from the loop that it is currently in, and drop it onto the node of the new loop. Instruments that are not in a loop will be grouped under the UNNAMED node.