Label with Data from the P&ID Data Grid

This procedure is used to label the drawing with the properties of items displayed in the P&ID Data Grid. AVEVA P&ID, AVEVA P&ID Reports, AVEVA Instrumentation, AVEVA Electrical, and AVEVA PDMS Schematic data may be used.

Labels can be added by dragging and dropping from the grid, or by using the Insert Property menu option.

Labels added from the P&ID Data Grid may be refreshed by the data currently displayed in the grid, for example, if either the label has been edited or the data in the grid has changed. Refer to Refresh P&ID Data Grid Labels.

Labels added from the P&ID Data Grid may be edited as Non-AVEVA P&ID text. Refer to Edit Non-AVEVA P&ID Text.

A facility is also provided to label items on a drawing that are not fully labelled by linking unassigned items listed in the grid to them. This will result in the unassigned items becoming assigned, and their properties labelling the selected symbols or pipes on the drawing.

Associated Project Configuration Options

The Designator Settings section in the Miscellaneous - Settings Sub-Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program is used to set project designator options.

Procedure

Label with P&ID Data Grid Data - Drag and Drop

1. Start the procedure by selecting the cell containing the data that is to be used to label the drawing in the P&ID Data Grid.

2. Drag the data from the grid onto the drawing. The Command prompt will then display:

   Pick insertion point

   Pick the required point on the drawing. The data will then be added to the drawing.

Label with P&ID Data Grid Data - Insert Property menu option

3. Start the procedure by selecting the grid table from which data is to be inserted.

4. Right-click on the grid and select Insert Property from the menu that is then displayed.

   The Select designators to insert on drawing dialog is then displayed.

   

   This displays a list of data designators that may be placed on the drawing, relevant to type of item in the selected grid. Use the + boxes to expand the entries on the list to display the values associated with the designators.

   If the positions of designators relative to the insertion point and each other is to be fixed, check the Fix position of designators checkbox and enter the relative position in the X Offset and Y Offset fields.

   The value in the X Offset field controls the horizontal distance between each designator and its value. The value in the Y-Offset field controls the vertical distance between each line of designators and values when multiple designators are selected for insertion.

   If the label is to be displayed as multi-line text, check the Use multi-line text checkbox and define the text box size using the Defined Width and Line Distance Space fields.

   The value in the Defined Width field controls the horizontal width of the text box. The value in the Line Distance Space field controls the vertical line spacing for the text.

   By default, the Select designators to insert on drawing dialog only displays those designators that have values defined against them. In order to have the Select designators to insert on drawing dialog display all designators, check the Display All Designators checkbox. Designators without values display a place-holder in the value column, for example:

   <INS Altitude value>

   Where "INS" indicates the relevant entity type (in this example instrument) and "Altitude" is the designator name.

5. Select data to place on the drawing by checking the checkboxes adjacent to the designators and values or value place-holders. It is possible to add a value or value place-holder to a drawing without the associated designator, but a designator may not be placed without the associated value or value place-holder.

6. As required, select further items to label and repeat the process.

   Click OK.

7. The Command prompt will then display:

   Pick insertion point:

   Pick the required point on the drawing for the first item of data that was selected in the dialog. The first designator will then be added to the drawing. Repeat for all selected designators and their values.

   If the Fix position of designators checkbox was checked, all designators and values are added in one go, their positions determined by the values in the X Offset and Y Offset fields.

Link Unassigned P&ID Data Grid Items with Unlabelled Drawing Items

The Unassigned node under the AVEVA P&ID Database node of the P&ID Data Grid lists items, created in P&ID Reports that have not been added to a project drawing. Such items may be assigned by linking them to items on a drawing that are not fully labelled.

Unassigned instruments, equipment, pipes, nozzles and valves can be assigned using this procedure (not currently inline items).

Note: Assigned items in the grid can subsequently be unassigned from symbols and pipes on the drawing if required. Refer to Unlink Assigned P&ID Data Grid Items from Symbols and Pipes.

The following items on a drawing can be labelled using this procedure:

• Instruments and equipment with one or more of the four or six tag fields blank.

• Pipes with one or more Pipe Label Format fields blank.

• Nozzles with either one or both of the Tag and Size fields blank.

• Valves with either one or both of the Tag and Code fields blank.

Blank fields in this case include those populated by the project null character.

Procedure:

8. Start the procedure by opening the P&ID Data Grid and accessing the Unassigned node under the AVEVA P&ID Database node.

9. The nodes list all unassigned items by type. Select the required item so that its details are displayed in the right-hand window of the grid interface.

10. Right-click on the record in the right-hand window and select Link from the menu that is then displayed:

    

11. The Command prompt will then display (for example):

    Select Unassigned Equipment:

    Select the item on the drawing to link the unassigned item to.

    The item must be of the right type (e.g. equipment, a pipe etc), and meet the criteria given above. An error message is displayed if an invalid item is selected.

12. If a valid item is selected, its properties will be completed with that of the unassigned item. Any existing properties are overwritten.

    The unassigned item becomes assigned and is moved from under the Unassigned node to under the Assigned node in the P&ID Data Grid.