Controls the following:
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How and where any isometric drawing is to be output
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Whether previously created plot files can be overwritten if their names match those currently being created
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How drawing sheets are numbered
Switch Settings
The following settings are available for Option Switch 31:
SWITCH POSITION 1 - General Plotfile Control
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0 |
Output isometric drawings generated during a run to a single plot file or a series of plot files, depending upon the PLOTFILE LENGTH value set in Option Switch 1. |
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1 |
Generate an individual plot file for each isometric drawing. |
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2 |
Output the generated drawing(s) to the workstation screen. The terminal type to use is set in Option Switch 69. |
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3 |
Plot each isometric drawing on a separate sheet, and output all sheets to a single plot file per pipeline or per system. This setting is valid only for SmartSketch (.igr) and Shape 2D (.sha) file formats. |
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4 |
Plot each isometric drawing on a separate sheet, and output all sheets to a single plot file regardless of the number of individual pipelines in the input file. This setting is valid only for SmartSketch (.igr) and Shape 2D (.sha) file formats. |
SWITCH POSITION 2 - Plotfile Overwrite Control
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0 |
Allocate next available plot file. Generate name using selected sequence method. |
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1 |
Allocate plot file name using selected sequence method after deleting previously generated files. |
SWITCH POSITIONS 3 through 5 - Drawing Sheet Numbering
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0 |
Commence first sheet at drawing number 1. |
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Value |
Commence first sheet at drawing number [Value]+1. |
Switch Layout
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Related Program Development Specifications |
Version |
Date |
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Introduced |
1.0.0 |
APR 1983 |
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Dev.No. 87F – Plotfile Overwriting |
8.7.0 |
APR 2001 |
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8.13.0 Release Notes |
8.13.0 |
SEP 2006 |
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11.2.0 Release Notes |
11.2.0 |
DEC 2012 |
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Related Option Switches |
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Option Switch 1: Plotfile Length |
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Option Switch Detail Sketch |
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