Difference between revisions of "HOWTO:Use Existing Drawing In Current Project"

Revision as of 16:30, 11 October 2011

Before You Start

1. You will need to know where your existing drawing is located on your machine (where that project and drawings were saved)
2. Are you going to use the SysNames from the existing drawing or are you going to create new SysNames. (In some occasions SysNames will not be able to be reused. Cable numbers will not be reusable in your current project).

How To Use An Existing Drawing In A Current Project

Step	Description
1. With your current project open, Click File>Open Drawing or enter o into the Command Line
2. Drill down until you find the drawing you would like to use and Click [open] button	The drawing will be located in the save folder you specified for that project. Example ..\MyDocuments\Project1\EquipmentRoom13\FileA.dwg
3. At this point you will be asked if you would like to Copy before opening	If you are simply using the drawing for reference (Not changing or adding to project) you can Click [No]. If you plan to add or make any changes to the drawing you will want to Click [Yes ]
4. Your drawing will now be avaliable for edit however none of its data (SysNames, Cable numbers Etc.) will be in the project database.	Cable numbers cannot be reused however if it is possible to use the existing SysNames, Click Advanced Tools>Equipment Functions>Slurp SysNames. This will take a few moments and pull all SysName data from the drawing and add it to the Project Database. To verify there are no errors with existing data, Click Advanced Tools>Equipment Functions>Drawing SysName Error Check
5. To clear all cable number data, Click Advanced Tools>Cable Functions>Reset All Cable Numbers In Drawings	This will reset all cable numbers in the drawing and allow you to assign new numbers. This does not update data automatically to your Project Database. You will need to manuallly save after you have made your changes.
6. To clear all SysName data, Click Advanced Tools>Equipment Functions>Reset All SysNames In Drawing	This will reset all SysNames in the drawing and allow you to create new SysNames. This does not update data automatically to your Project Database. You will need to manually save after you have made your changes.

ScreenShots

Info	Image
1. Before Reseting Data	This image shows you a drawing with existing SysNames and cable numbers. Before Reseting Data
2. After Reseting Data	This image shows you the same drawing as above only after using the "Reset All Cable Numbers In Drawings" and "Reset All SysNames In Drawings" commands After Reseting Data
3.Before Slurping SysNames	This image shows your Systems Database before using the "Slurp SysName" command. Systems Database Before Slupring SysNames
4. After Slurping SysNames	This image shows your Systems Database after using the "Slurp SysName" command. If you have any errors, they will show in yellow. Systems Database After Slurping SysNames

Saving Updated Drawing Data

You will need to manually save your drawing after any of the following:

Reseting all cable numbers in drawing.

Reseting all SysName data in drawing.

Your drawing is now ready to be customised to fit your current project. After updating SysNames and Cable Numbers, all data will be availiable in your reports.