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Isogen Configuration Help

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I-Configure Version
6.0(2016)
Isogen Control Panel Version
2.0(2016)
Isogen Version
13.0(2016)

The Isogen Configuration interface provides easy access to the settings that Isogen uses for isometric drawing generation and report output. When you open Isogen Configuration, the Home screen displays. The key features of the Home screen are described below.

  1. The Menu provides access to setting drawing units, viewing user documentation, importing and exporting style data, and updating the style file with any changes. For more information, see Isogen Configuration menu.

  2. The Navigation bar aids your navigation to the different drawing properties available in Isogen Configuration. For more information about navigating the software, see Navigating Isogen Configuration.

  3. The Search box enables you to locate isometric drawing style properties based on a keyword, option switch, property name, or AText number search. You can also search for configuration options related to a specific Isogen report, such as the Weld Summary report or the Material Control file. For more information, see Using Search Filters.

  4. The Home screen displays the Category tiles. Each category is made up of a collection of related groups. For example, the Cut Pieces category includes three groups: Cut Length Calculations, Drawing Cut List, and Reports. The Materials category includes five groups: Drawing Material List, Part Numbers, Accumulation, Text, and Reports.

    Each group contains its own subset of related Isogen isometric drawing properties, or options. For more information, see the Isometric Drawing Options Reference Help.

    • Drawing Manager sets options for system controls, including pre- and post-processors and the names of the input files used by Isogen. The Drawing Manager category also supports the definition of all the Isogen reports.

    • Drawing Area controls the content that displays on the isometric drawing. The Drawing Area category also includes properties that define pipeline component representation on the drawing.

    • Dimensions controls the display and format of dimensions and coordinate data on the isometric drawing.

    • Drawing Border specifies the attributes plotted on the drawing frame, as well as their placement within the drawing frame. The Drawing Border category also includes properties that define symbol shape positioning.

    • Materials controls the position, format, and contents of the parts list.

    • Welds and Joints controls the display of welds on the isometric drawing. An option is available for defining the method that Isogen uses to calculate weld diameter totals. The Welds and Joints category also includes properties that set options for weld-specific reports. The weld list is the report that appears in the drawing, while the weld list summary contains the weld data formatted in a text file.

    • Spools defines spool attribute data that is output on the isometric drawing. The Spools category also includes properties that define spool attribute data to summary report files, such as the spool information file.

    • Cut Pieces sets properties for the cut list, which provides a list of pipes that are cut into smaller lengths during construction. You can also define the layout of the fixed and user-defined cut list formats and set options for the cut list summary file. Properties are also available for controlling cut length calculations.

  5. Drawing Setup Tool opens the Drawing Setup Tool, which you can use to quickly configure the drawing template. The drawing template is usually a company standard backing sheet on which Isogen plots the drawing and related data, such as the material take-off, welding report, and project-related data. The setup tool has a graphical interface, overlaying the location of key items onto the backing sheet. For more information, see Drawing Configuration Tools.

  6. updates the active isometric style file with any changes that you have made to the drawing property settings. Clicking closes Isogen Configuration. If you have any unsaved changes, the software prompts you to save them.

Drawing and report configuration

You use the Configuration view to control all the properties related to the appearance and information content of the active isometric drawing style. You also use this view to define the output location, content, and layout of the Isogen reports. The software automatically displays the Configuration view whenever you select a style group on the Home screen. For more information, see Configuration view.