Delete Drawing Objects

This procedure is used to delete items and groups of items as one entity. The consequences of using this procedure vary according to the situation and the types of items being deleted, e.g. associated items are deleted as one entity, prompts are given for a size to be retained if a labelled reducer is deleted, etc.

Note: If a reducer is deleted, the pipe segment that the reducer was inserted into adopts the size of the segment that was upstream of the deleted reducer.

For details of the use of this procedure in the context of drawing P&IDs, refer to Delete Items.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by either:

   • selecting the object(s) to be deleted on The Drawing Page, then selecting Delete from the shortcut menu, or

   • selecting the object(s) to be deleted on The Drawing Page, then pressing Delete on the keyboard, or

   • selecting the object(s) to be deleted in the Engineering Explorer, then selecting Delete from the shortcut menu, or

   • selecting the Delete option in the Modify group of the Home tab.

2. If one of the first three methods of starting the procedure is followed, the deletion Is carried out immediately on the selected objects.

   If the last method is followed, the Command prompt will display:

   Select objects:

   Selected objects will indicated by dashed lines.

   Press or select Enter and the highlighted entities are deleted.

3. By whatever method objects are selected, if you pick, for example, a vessel, then all its associated nozzles, trim pipe labelling and sub-equipment become highlighted as well.