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The software contains three different styles for material lists on isometric drawings:

  • Fixed Layout is the default material list and is not customizable.

  • Variable Layout is a customizable version of the fixed layout style and allows you to specify the attributes in the columns of the material list.

  • User Defined is the most customizable of the three styles, allowing full control of the attributes in the columns, the number of sections in the material list, and remarks.

You can also use the Drawing Setup Tool to define the layout and appearance of the report data in the material list that is plotted on the isometric drawing. Although the Drawing Setup Tool contains a subset of the features available in the Isogen Configuration environment, its graphical interface makes the initial material list setup easier. For more information, see Drawing Setup Tool.

  1. On the Home screen, select Drawing Material List in the Materials category tile.

    The software switches to the Configuration View and displays the Drawing Material List panel.

  2. Expand the options group that corresponds to the required material list layout: Fixed, Variable, or User Defined.

    If Visible under Symbol Table in Drawing Border.Table Display is not selected, you must use the fixed layout material list style. Only a fixed layout material list can be used with an Isogen drawing frame.

  3. Set the properties for the selected material list layout

  4. Click to update the isometric style file with the new property settings.

  5. Define the report layout.

  • The amount of area on the drawing that is reserved for the material list must be set properly, or overlap can occur between the piping symbology and the text of the material list. You can set the reserved area for the material list by setting the Reserved Area Material List in Drawing Manager.Drawing File.Drawing Area Size.

  • By default, bolts and gaskets are accumulated automatically in the material list by diameter. You can deactivate this feature by setting Bolts or Gaskets to Suppress in Materials.Accumulation.Settings.

  • A material list can contain cut list information. The cut list includes the pieces of cut pipe and their required lengths. You can specify summary files for the material list and cut list.

  • The printed material list is a text file that contains the same information as the material list on the face of the drawing. The information is continuously appended to the file. You can specify that a printed material list file be created using Materials.Reports.Report Types and selecting Printed material list. For more information, see Define the report layout.