‘More’ Legible Loop Drawings

Name: Gene HaneyCompany: CB&IDate: May 21, 2008

or . . .How to Make Almost Everyone Happy

With Enhanced Smart Loops

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The #1 Complaint . . .

Legibility has been the number one complaint with Enhanced Smart Loops.Difficult to read full-size.Impossible to read if reduced.Increasing font size provides only marginal benefit.

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“Necessity is the Mother of Invention”

Construction complained that they could not read the loop drawings. They were using 8-1/2 x 11 reductions of an 11 x 17 ESL drawing. No matter, we’ll find a way to take care of it!Here’s the remedy . . .

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A Simple Approach

The method used was simple, certainly not original . . .

Scale the titleblock down.The loop graphics remain the same.When printed on an 11x17 in the “Print to Fit” mode, the loop is significantly more legible.

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1. Select and launch the Enhanced Report Utility program.

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1. Select and launch the Enhanced Report Utility program.2. From the “File” drop down menu, select “Open”.

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3. Drill down to the “RAD” directory and select the “Template” folder.

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3. Drill down to the “RAD” directory and select the “Template” folder.4. From the “Templates” folder, select “Types”.

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5. Under “Types”, select the “loop” folder.

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5. Under “Types”, select the “loop” folder.6. From the “loop” folder, select the “Normal.sma” file.

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7. The “Normal.sma” file will open displaying the current “Working” sheet.

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8. Select the “View” drop-down menu and change the setting to “Background Sheets”.

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9. For 11x17 loop drawings, select the “Bwide” sheet.

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10. From the “File” drop-down menu, select “Sheet Setup”.

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11. In the “Sheet Setup” window, in the “Paper Units” section, the set the “Precision” pick list to “0.001”.

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11. In the “Sheet Setup” window, in the “Paper Units” section, the set the “Precision” pick list to “0.001”.

12. In the “Sheet Size” section, select the “Custom” radio button .

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13. Set the width to “11.166” and the height to “7.225”. This represents approximately 2/3 of the full 11x17 landscape presentation.

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13. Set the width to “11.166” and the height to “7.225”. This represents approximately 2/3 of the full 11x17 landscape presentation.

14. Select “OK” to save these settings and close the “Sheet Setup” window.

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15. The modifications made to the Background Sheet “Bwide” are now displayed.

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16. Open the “Tools” drop-down menu and select “Customize”.

The process to scale the actual lines, graphics and macros to fit the new background begins by adding “Scale” to the “Actions” drop-down menu.

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17. In the “Customize” window select the “Menu” tab.

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17. In the “Customize” window select the “Menu” tab.18. In the “System Menus / Categories” pick list, select “Manipulation”.

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17. In the “Customize” window select the “Menu” tab.18. In the “System Menus / Categories” pick list, select “Manipulation”.19. Under “Manipulation” select “Scale”.

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20. With “Scale” highlighted, check the box “Place into selected menu”.

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20. With “Scale” highlighted, check the box “Place into selected menu”.21. Highlight “A&ctions” (Intergraph typo).

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20. With “Scale” highlighted, check the box “Place into selected menu”.21. Highlight “A&ctions” (Intergraph typo).22. Press the “Add Command” button and “Close”.

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20. With “Scale” highlighted, check the box “Place into selected menu”.21. Highlight “A&ctions” (Intergraph typo).22. Press the “Add Command” button and “Close”.

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23. From the “Edit” drop-down menu, choose “Select All”.

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24. From the “Actions” drop-down menu, choose “Scale”.

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25. In the “Scale factor” window type “0.65”.

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25. In the “Scale factor” window type “0.65”.

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26. The ‘scaled down’ titleblock entities will be displayed in a different color and can be moved as a whole to the desired location on the background.

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26. The ‘scaled down’ titleblock entities will be displayed in a different color and can be moved as a whole to the desired location on the background.

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27. From the “View” drop down menu, select “Working Sheets”.

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27. From the “View” drop down menu, select “Working Sheets”.28. From the “File” drop-down menu, select “Sheet Setup”.

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29. In the “Sheet Setup” window, select the “Background” tab.

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29. In the “Sheet Setup” window, select the “Background” tab.30. In the “Background Sheet” pull-down menu, select “Bwide”.

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29. In the “Sheet Setup” window, select the “Background” tab.30. In the “Background Sheet” pull-down menu, select “Bwide”.31. Click the “OK” button.

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29. In the “Sheet Setup” window, select the “Background” tab.30. In the “Background Sheet” pull-down menu, select “Bwide”.31. Click the “OK” button.32. Save your modifications and close the Enhanced Report Utility program.

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33. Launch the program SmartPlant Instrumentation.34. From the “File” drop-down menu, select “Preferences”.

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35. Select “Enhanced Reports”

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35. Select “Enhanced Reports”36. Under “Enhanced Reports” select “Enhanced SmartLoop”.

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35. Select “Enhanced Reports”36. Under “Enhanced Reports” select “Enhanced SmartLoop”.37. Under “Enhanced SmartLoop” select “File Locations

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38. Populate the “Template for default layout” window with the path to the Normal.sma file just edited.

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38. Populate the “Template for default layout” window with the path to the Normal.sma file just edited.

39. Click the “OK” button.

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All the modifications and settings have been made to generate loops that, …

when sent to the printer in the “Print to Fit” mode, …

will produce a more legible loop drawing.

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Other Recommended Settings and Modifications

1. ESL Font should be set to “Arial Narrow”.

2. Font size should be set to “14”.

3. SYM files used in loop generation, for example:

DCS Header / Detail

Non-Wired Tags Header / Detail

Loop Reference Drawings Header / Detail

Should be resized and the macro text size be modified to “0.06”.