The title blocks in the reports used for integration contain macros that specify issue data. You can generate these reports either in Smart Instrumentation or The Enhanced Report Utility as PDFs. For these reports, there are shipped files that you can use that include the correct formatting and data for the reports. There are also certain requirements that you need to follow if you intend to customize your own reports.
PowerSoft Reports
The title block files for the reports in .psr format are in the location <Smart Instrumentation installation folder>\PSR\ and the available files are as follows:
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A3tall_inchunit.psr
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A3tall_pbunit.psr
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A3wideborder_inchunit.psr
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A3wideborder_pbunit.psr
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A4tall_inch.psr
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A4tall_pbunit.psr
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A4tall_pbunit_general.psr
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A4widerborder_inchunit.psr
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A4widerborder_pbunit.psr
If you are creating your own custom reports in .psr format in which you want to include issue data, you must create a custom title block and add macros as shown in the following table.
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Section Heading |
Macro Name |
|---|---|
|
ISSUE |
issueno_x |
|
REV |
issuedrevision_x |
|
MATERIAL OR JOB SPEC |
materialorjobspec_x |
|
BID (DATE ISSUED FOR) |
bid_x |
|
FAB (DATE ISSUED FOR) |
fabrication_x |
|
CONST (DATE ISSUED FOR) |
construction_x |
|
REF (DATE ISSUED FOR) |
reference_x |
|
SITE |
sitename |
|
SITE LOCATION |
sitelocation |
|
DIVISION |
divisionname |
|
DIVISION LOCATION |
divisionlocation |
For the macro names, 'x' represents an integer used to specify the sequence, for example, issueno_1, issueno_2, and so forth.
Enhanced Reports
The title blocks that use the .sma format are designed to be used by all the tools that communicate in an integrated environment; however, if you use them in Smart Instrumentation as delivered, parts of the drawing may overlap the margins of the drawing area. For this reason, you need to set values of the working area margins for any templates that you intend to use for generating reports in an integrated environment. To prepare the templates, you define the settings under Preferences > Enhanced Reports (for all layouts of a report type) or for a specific layout.
The template files are installed on the Smart Instrumentation machine. The default location for enhanced report templates for the reports used in an integrated
environment is:
<Smart Instrumentation folder>\bin\Template\Generic\*.sma
The title block files are installed on the Smart Instrumentation machine. The default location for enhanced report title blocks for the reports used in an
integrated environment is:
<Smart Instrumentation installation folder>\bin\Template\Generic\TitleBlocks\*.sym
The following settings represent the minimum values required for the working area margins:
|
Title Block |
Left |
Right |
Top |
Bottom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
D Wide |
0.44 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0 |
|
C Wide |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0 |
|
B Wide |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0 |
|
A1 Wide |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0 |
|
B Tall |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
|
A3 Tall |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
|
A Wide |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
|
A2 Wide |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0 |
|
A3 Wide |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
|
A4 Wide |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
To place issue data on other title blocks for enhanced reports, use the Smart Instrumentation Place Drawing Property Label command in the Enhanced Report Utility. For more information, see Place Property Labels on a Drawing Sheet in the Enhanced Reports help..