Defining 2D Symbols in Data Setup

You can create 2D symbols of your Piping & Tubing components. You can then use these symbols in the Drafting app to represent the components used in the Piping & Tubing Design apps.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Integration with Generative Drafting
Defining a Text Template in Data Setup
Creating a Catalog of 2D Symbols and Text

Create 2D Symbols

  1. From the Compass, click Drafting to access the Drafting app.
    The app opens and a new representation appears.
  2. To create a detail view, select Insert > Sheets > New Detail Sheet.
    A detail sheet with one 2D Component appears.
  3. Right-click the detail sheet, select Properties and rename the detail sheet to 2D_Detail.

    Note: The name of the detail sheet helps you identify the components of the representation.

  4. Right-click the 2D Component, select Properties and rename the 2D Component.

    You must follow the naming convention XXX_PartType, where:

    • XXX is used to establish the link with Generative View Styles (GVS).
      Note: In GVS, Piping-Tubing Part > GraphicRepresentation > Name must be set to the same value of XXX chosen in this step.
    • PartType is the Piping Part SubType represented by the symbol (for example, Tee)

    During the front view generation of 2D symbols, the object part type is retrieved from the fluidic component and the name (XXX) is retrieved from the GVS to generate the final name of the 2D symbol (XXX_PartType).

  5. Sketch the geometry of the symbol in the detail view.
  6. To create another symbol, click New View .

    Repeat this step as many times as necessary, sketching the geometry of each symbol and naming as required.

  7. When you have finished creating symbols, click Share > Save > Save with Options.
    Your changes are saved in the database.

For more information, see Drafting User's Guide: Creating Views and Creating 2D Geometry.

Insert 2D Symbols in Data Setup

  1. Create a catalog.
  2. Create a chapter in the catalog.
  3. Insert the 2D symbols in the chapter.
  4. Assign the catalog or the chapter to the Drawing catalog or Drawing chapter resources in the Data Setup.