EPLANT-P&ID V 5.1.2

CHANGES IN CURRENT 5.1.2 VERSION WITH RESPECT TO THE PREVIOUS ONE 5.1.1

GRAPHIC MODULE

Incorporates the following changes:

• AutoCAD 2004 support. A patch is provided to use EPLANT-P&ID with AutoCAD 2004. It must be installed over a full installation for 2000.
• Menu. There are lot of changes in the bar and toolbar menues.
• Line Definition. A new window is used to define the line name: it verifies that the new name is not defined yet in the current drawing file. New Command.
  
• Equipment Definition. A new window is used to define the equipment name: it verifies that the new name is not defined yet in the current drawing file. New Command.
  
• Line/Equipment Name Change. A new window is used to change Line or Equipment names. Checks for unique names in the current drawing files. New Command.
• Attribute Editing. The project setup can define that, after a symbol insertion, a new Attribute Editing box is displayed allowing to enter attribute values. This Attribute Editing command can also be called at any moment later. New Command.
  
• Attribute Box. During symbol insertion and at any moment later, a box centered on a symbol attribute can be automatically placed, with a reference line connecting the box to the symbol. Modified command.
  
• Move Box with Attributes. The Attribute Box can be moved along with its linked attributes and the reference line. New command.
  
• Draw Line. This command uses the new project settings to assign colors to different line types. Modified command.
  
• Line Cut. This command uses the new project settings to define the cut criteria in line crossing when lines are of different types. Modified command.
• Project Settings. Those settings that were stored in the drawing files have been eliminated: now all project settings are stored in files shared by all project drawing files and can be modified from the data base module only.
• ISA Standard. The new ISA symbology standard has been incorporated. The symbology directories are now nested in the new STD installation directory.
• New Symbols. Generating a new symbol is now easier: the symbol must be stored in the corresponding symbology directory with its slide. It has to conform to the prefix name and attribute structure corresponding to its class. There is no need to regenerate a slide library anymore.

DATA DASE MODULE

Incorporates the following changes:

• Project Settings. Three new buttons have been added:
  General Parameters: Incorporates those parameters that were set from the drawing file and some other new ones.
  Attribute Loading and Boxes: allows to define whether after symbol insertion the Attribute Editing window will open to allow attribute loading and attribute box definition.
  Line Types and Colors: assigns an AutoCAD color to each Line Type.

Last updated July 15, 2003.