Draw Signal Line

This procedure is used to draw signal lines. The procedure ends automatically when the signal line reaches an instrument.

Signal lines are drawn in the current signal line style as set using facilities in the Pipeline Group of the Home Tab.

For details of the use of this procedure in the context of drawing P&IDs, refer to Draw Signal Lines.

Examples

Signal line with flow arrow:

Associated Project Configuration Options

• The default drawing layers and colours for signal line item types are set up in the Item Types - Signal Sub-Category of the AVEVA P&ID Project Administration program.

• The default signal line style is specified in a field of that name in the Signal Styles Configuration Category. This pane can also be used to configure and create the signal line styles.

• Whether or not flow arrows are required at the end of signal lines, and the symbol to be used to represent such arrows, is also specified on the Signal Styles Configuration Category.

• If signal lines are to be drawn in different widths from those used by default, the scale difference may be specified using the USER_SIGNALWIDTH user-defined directive in the Miscellaneous - Settings Sub-Category.

Procedure

1. Start the procedure by selecting the Draw Signal option in the Signal Line group of the Home tab.

2. The Command prompt will display:

   Indicate point for Signal Line:

   Pick the start point of line.

3. The Command prompt will then display:

   Indicate point for Signal Line:

Pick a turning point or the end point. Press or select Enter to continue or press Ctrl-C or select Cancel to finish the command.

If offsheet connectors were selected as the style for either or both ends of the signal line, they will be inserted and orientated automatically.