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CADWorx Equipment

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CADWorx Version
20.1 (2020 R1)
CADWorx Structure Version
2020 R1 (4.1)

Specifies drawing layers and the default names, line types, and colors of the layers. Default layers are provided. You can add and delete layers.

  • The default layers are mandatory for use with Equipment and cannot be deleted. See the tables below.

  • Layer changes made in this dialog box affect the current drawing session similar to the CAD platform LAYER command.

  • The commands in this dialog box are inactive if the configuration file permission is set to read-only.

Name

Specifies the layer name. The layer name can be anything that is allowed by the CAD platform. Wild card characters and spaces are not allowed. Click Update to change the name.

Add

Adds a new layer with a default name. New layers are created when the drawing is initialized with Equipment.

Update

Updates the selected layer to use the value in the Name box.

Delete

Removes the selected layer from the list. You cannot delete default layers.

Linetype

Specifies the line type for the selected layer. Select a value in the Select Linetype dialog box.

Line types are defined in the [Product Folder]\Equipment\Support\Cfm.lin and [AutoCAD Product Folder]\UserDataCache\Support\acad.lin files, or [BricsCAD Product Folder]\UserDataCache\Support\default.lin.

Color

Displays the Select Color dialog box for selecting the color of the layer.

Equipment Layers

Layer#

Default Name

Layer is used for

Layer1

System

Non-graphical components (Gaskets, Bolts, TAP, OTAP)

Layer2

Border

Border drawing

Layer3

BOM

BOM graphics

Layer4

Cl

Centerline of piping components

Layer5

Dim1

Dimensions

Layer6

Dim2

Dimensions

Layer7

Equip

Equipment components

Layer8

Exist

Existing components

Layer9

Graph

Graphics annotations (Arrows, Section, Plan, Detail Labels)

Layer10

Steel

Steel components

Layer11

Text

Text annotations

Layer12

Viewl

Viewports

Layer13

Cl_Steel

Centerline of steel components

Layer14

HVAC

HVAC components

Layer15

Cl_HVAC

Centerline of HVAC components

Layer16

TopWorks

Valve TopWorks solid

Layer17

Clash

Clash entity

Layer18

CADWorx1

Future use

Layer19

CADWorx2

Future use

Layer20

CADWorx3

Future use

Layer21 to Layer100

(User Defined)

(User Defined)

If the Cl and Cl_Steel layers are frozen or turned off, some CADWorx commands might not function because data is stored on the centerline that is on these layers.