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You use these precision templates to produce plot plan and equipment layout drawings.

  • Plot Plan (Imperial) Template—This template has imperial units in decimal inches, ANSI sheet sizes and borders.

  • Plot Plan (Metric) Template—This template has metric units in millimeters, ISO sheet sizes and borders, and implements the ISO dimensioning.

The DIN, BSI, and JIS dimensioning standards are also available in these two templates. When you open these templates, the Draw toolbar appears, containing tools to help you create precision drawings.

Plot Plan Workflow

You can draw plot plans associatively or non-associatively. The default behavior is non-associative. To draw the plot plan associatively, set Maintain Relationships on.

Set up the sheet.

  1. Select an appropriate sheet size. The default sheet scale is 1 in:100 ft. for imperial and 1mm:1000mm for metric.

    Sketch the layout.

  2. Draw the geometry for roads, buildings or equipment, using the tools from the Draw toolbar and SmartSketch Settings. As you draw, relationships are established that capture your design intent. As an example, with Maintain Relationships set on, the software remembers when you draw a line horizontally, vertically, or parallel to another line and maintains that information when you modify the drawing.

    Drag any symbols that are needed for the drawing.

  3. You can place symbols precisely, relative to other components using PinPoint or the precision Move.

    Dimension the part.

  4. Use SmartDimension and the other dimensioning tools to dimension the layout. If Maintain Relationships is set on, these dimensions are driving dimensions that can be changed to iterate your design. Redundant dimensions are shown through the driven elements.

    Finish the drawing.

  5. Select individual dimensions and change the values to iterate your design.

The following symbol sets aid in construction of plot plan drawings.

Content

Description

Plot Plan

Assorted symbols to aid in the construction of Plot Plans. Symbols include direction arrow, buildings, vessels, tanks, vehicles, and others. Some of the symbols are parametric and can be changed in the content explorer.

To use this functionality, you must install the Process Solutions option.

See Also

Drawing Basic Elements
Drawing Connectors
Create a Template