About the Types of Automation Processes

Drawing Automation Process

Drawing automation process uses automation logic to create drawings.

Drawing automation process is to be used in a drawing automation batch, with or without automation children.

Drawing automation process is a new concept that compliments the existing template concepts of ASD. A process, uses automation logic to create an object and apply mandatory and optional attributes. These attributes vary for different type of process. The information provided to automation to specify these attributes are called process specifications.

The drawing automation highlights are as follows:

• It is used in the drawing automation batch.
• Automated drawing is the feature stored in the chapter referenced in Data Setup.
• Inputs are defined in the specification logic in the argument list, where the order is important.
• It can contain child sheet processes that can automatically create sheets.

Sheet Automation Process

Sheet automation process uses automation logic to create sheets.

A process manager is required in the current drawing as a prerequisite.

If the process manager is selected, a sheet process is separately created under it.

If a drawing automation process is selected, a sheet process is created as a child to it, and options for triggering logic become available.

The sheet automation highlights are as follows:

• It is used to automatically specify values in the sheet creation dialog box or in the batch automation drawing as a child of a drawing process.
• Automated sheet is the feature stored in the chapter referenced in Data Setup. In the case when it is used as child process, only a parent drawing process needs to be referenced in the chapter.
• Inputs are defined in the specification logic in the argument list, where the order is important.
• It can contain child view processes that automatically create views. However this is applicable only in batch automation, where the sheet process itself is a child to a drawing.
• If it is defined as a child process, a triggering logic also needs to be configured.

Front View and Structural View Automation Process

The view automation process uses automation logic to create views.

A process manager is required in the current drawing as a prerequisite.

If the process manager is selected, a front view process is created under it.

If a drawing automation process is selected, only the sheet automation process command is available.

A sheet process that is a child of the parent drawing process is required for the view process to be created as a child to that sheet process. The options for triggering logic become available.

The front view and structural view automation highlights are as follows:

• It is used to automatically specify values in the view creation dialog box or in the batch automation drawing as a child of a sheet (that is a child of the drawing) process.
• Automated front view is the feature stored in the chapter referenced in Data Setup. In the case where it is used as a child process, only a parent drawing process needs to be referenced in the chapter.
• Inputs are defined in the specification logic in the argument list, where the order is important.
• It cannot contain any more child elements, however a referenced template can contain view update rules that are able to create view objects and manipulate the created view.