Automatic Cell Conformance Editor
This option lets you map existing cells in the drawing or from a cell library to specific OpenPlant PID component classes.
Accessed when you select the Automatic Cell Conformance Editor option from the Conformance Tools gallery.
Once the mappings have been defined, you can use the Conform Cells Automatically option to create OpenPlant PID components from the cells in the active drawing. The components created can be placed inline using normal placement procedures.
When you select the option, the following dialog displays:
Select this option to map cells in the active drawing, or from a cell library to specific component classes. These mappings are saved to a designated mapping file, which is used by the Conform Cells Automatically command when creating the new components.
File Menu
The File menu provides the following options for you to either create or load a mapping file, and load the cells which need to be mapped to OpenPlant PID component classes:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| New | Opens a Windows file dialog prompting you to create a new mapping file. Select the location and enter a name for the file then click Save to open the file in the mapping editor. Any changes made in the editor will be saved to this file. |
| Open | Opens a Windows file dialog prompting you to select an existing mapping file to open in the mapping editor. Any change made in the editor will be saved to this file. |
| Save | Allows you to save any changes to the file without closing the dialog. |
| Save As | Opens a Windows file dialog prompting you to save the changes as a different name, or to a different location if desired. |
| Load Cells From Active File | Loads all of the cells included in the open drawing. |
| Load Cells From Cell Library | Opens a Windows dialog prompting you to load the cells from an existing cell library. |
Once the mapping file has been opened and the cells loaded into the dialog, using the options below to map the cell names to OpenPlant PID classes.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Cell Names |
The cell list will display the cells in either the active file, or from a loaded cell library. You can determine which to load from the File menu. All cells will display unless you have applied a filter to the list. You can filter the cells displayed in the list by entering the string you want to use to filter the list enclosed by the wildcard (*) symbol (such as *Pump*). This will filter the list to only include cells with "Pump" in the name. |
| Component Classes |
The Component Classes list displays all of the component classes available to choose from. Select a class from the list and click the arrow icon to add it to the mapped cells list. This maps the selected cell to a OPPID class. Use the Filter options to control the display of classes. The Filter By list lets you filter the list by Equipment, Valves or Instrument classes, or you can select All to display all of them. You can also use the field next to the Filter By list to define a specific filter to use. |
| Mapped Cells | This section lists the cell mappings that exist. This list can contain either only the mappings which were created from the loaded cells, or all of the mappings which may exist in the mapping file loaded or created from the File menu. |
| OK |
Saves the changes made and closes the dialog. Changes can be made without closing the dialog by selecting the Save option from the File menu. |
| Cancel | Closes the dialog without saving the changes. |