User Instrument

This command lets you to create an Instrument from geometrical shapes in the P&ID.

Accessed by selecting the User Instrument option from the Conformance Tools gallery.

You are able to select existing non-intelligent shape in the P&ID, or create new shapes using options from the Base Geometry toolbox.

The User Instrument command displays the Component Type Selection dialog allowing you to assign an instrument class type for the selected shape.

If the Properties dialog specific to the component type selected displays allowing you to assign a tag number and other component properties. When finished defining settings in the Properties dialog, click OK to complete the process.

Note: You can view/edit the new component's properties using the Element Information dialog.

Annotation

The new component can be annotated using the Annotation dialog. Right-click on the component and select the Annotate option from the context menu.

Important: This option does not define a new component type which is stored in the schema like the Component Manager allows you to do. This command only allows you to assign a component type, tag number and property values to existing geometric shape(s) in the drawing. You are, however, able to use the Copy command to create additional instances of the new component.

Key-in: PID COMPONENT CREATE [INSTRUMENT_CELL] ALLSCHEMAS