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Contents

1 Introduction...................................................................................................1-11.1 Major Changes ..........................................................................................................1-11.2 Summary of Changes ................................................................................................1-21.3 Operating System and Hardware Environment......................................................1-2

2 PDMS Design Changes ................................................................................2-12.1 The Model Editor.......................................................................................................2-2

2.1.1 Undo and Redo .................................................................................................2-42.2 The Design Explorer .................................................................................................2-52.3 Element Tooltips .......................................................................................................2-62.4 View Manipulation Changes ....................................................................................2-6

2.4.1 The 3D View Window ......................................................................................2-82.4.2 New Viewing Features.....................................................................................2-82.4.3 Changed Viewing Features .............................................................................2-9

2.5 Default Auto Colour Rules in Design.....................................................................2-102.6 HVAC Insulation Weight Calculation....................................................................2-11

3 PDMS Paragon Enhancements....................................................................3-13.1 New GUI for Management of Datasets in Paragon.................................................3-13.2 User-Defined Nominal Bore in Paragon ..................................................................3-4

4 PDMS Reports Utility Changes....................................................................4-1

5 Relocation of Database Definition files ......................................................5-1

6 Product User Reports...................................................................................6-1

VANTAGE PDMS Version 11.5 1-1User Bulletin

1 Introduction

This bulletin describes the new and enhanced functionality available inPDMS 11.5. It gives an overview of the major changes, which aredescribed in full in new and revised User Documentation. Smallerchanges and enhancements are also described in full in this Bulletin.

1.1 Major Changes

PDMS has long led the way for 3D Plant Design. It has always beenobject-based, using the concept of building a computer model of the plant,in order to ensure that the design works in every detail. Deliverables arealways consistent as they are derived from this model. Interaction withthis model has used realistic colour-shaded images for over 10 years.PDMS 11.5 brings a major leap forward in the graphical user interface.The first step of a programme to build the Next Generation of PDMS, itintroduces standard Windows User Interface technology whilstmaintaining full upward compatibility of data and functionality. Majornew features introduced by PDMS 11.5 include:• the Model Editor, bringing drag’n’drop graphical editing using the

colour-shaded design view for modification of the 3D plant model,including UNDO and REDO of movement and rotation operations

• the Design Explorer using a Microsoft Windows-style ‘Tree-view’display of the model hierarchy for navigation

• improvements to the control and manipulation of 3D Views of theDesign model.

Future work will extend this new interface with a family of specialistdiscipline-oriented ‘Editors’ to support the workflow for engineeringdesign. These will further improve productivity and ease of use, and willexploit emerging Windows standards such as Microsoft .NET forfamiliarity and ease of integration.

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1.2 Summary of Changes

• the Model Editor• the Design Explorer• improved 3D view manipulation• the ability to print a Design colour-shaded view direct to a printer

using the Windows Print dialog box.• the ability to copy a Design colour-shaded view to the Windows

Paste buffer• new user-defined Nominal Bores in the piping catalogue• new user interface in Paragon for managing Datasets• improvements to Report output• improved HVAC insulation weight calculation• improvements to PDMS Global. Global Version 2.2 features are

described in the Plant Design Global User Bulletin. PDMS 11.5 is apre-requisite for the installation of Global 2.2.

1.3 Operating System and Hardware Environment

PDMS 11.5 is supported for use on Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Thereis no Unix version of PDMS 11.5.PDMS 11.5 should run successfully on Windows NT4, but it has not beentested under Windows NT4 and it is no longer supported in thatenvironment.256MB of memory is recommended for this release. PDMS 11.5 will operatewith less than 256MB of memory, but system performance will becompromised.Due to the rapidly changing list of hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphicscards commercially available, an up-to-date list of supported graphics cardsis not included in the documentation released with PDMS. However, theAVEVA Web pages (http://www.aveva.com) contain a current list of bothtested and supported graphics cards.

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2 PDMS Design Changes

This section gives an overview of the new and changed features in PDMSDesign.In PDMS 11.5, new view manipulation features have beenimplemented, along with improvements to presentation of existing viewmanipulation commands.A new mode of operation, called the Model Editor, has been introducedthat allows you to drag selected Plant Items into position, and rotatethem, by using the mouse pointer. The existing Navigate mode andEvent Driven Graphics modes of operation remain, with Model Editoradded as a third mode of operation. Model Editor Features are describedin a new PDMS manual, the Graphical Model Manipulation User Guide.The Design online help has also been thoroughly revised to take accountof Model Editor mode.A new Design Explorer window has been added to PDMS Design,which replaces the Members List for the most common databasenavigation operations. The Members List is still available. The DesignExplorer View provides a view of the database hierarchy, the use ofwhich will be familiar to anyone who has used the Microsoft WindowsFile Explorer. The Design Explorer is described in the PDMS Designonline help.Other enhancements to PDMS Design include:• the ability to print a Design colour-shaded 3D View direct to a

printer using the standard Windows Print dialog box.• The content of the active 3D View Window can be copied to the

Windows paste buffer. From here it can be pasted into otherapplications, such as Microsoft Word.

• dynamic tags (tooltips) displayed on the items displayed in a 3DView.

• auto-colour automatically enabled for pre-setting colours of elementswhen they are added to a 3D View.

• Improved HVAC insulation weight calculation

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2.1 The Model Editor

The Model Editor is a mode of operation in DESIGN which enables you toreposition selected Plant Items using the mouse pointer. The ModelEditor is described in a new PDMS manual, the Graphical ModelManipulation User Guide.

You enter and leave Model Editor mode by clicking the ModelEditor button on the toolbar, or by using the Edit>Model Editormenu selection.

The Model Editor enables quick and easy layout of Plant Items in theDesign model. The intended use of the Model Editor is to move plantitems such as Equipment, Structures, Piping/HVAC/Cable Tray items,and Hangers in the model. It is not intended for detailed editing of an

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individual Plant Item. For example, it is not used for moving PDMSprimitives in an Equipment, or steel Joints and Fittings along a Beam.However, the tools provided can be used to modify Pipe routes, becausePiping items can be selected and moved individually.Using the Model Editor, it becomes much more productive to carry outoperations such as moving a pump set with its associated Pipework, ormoving Equipment with its support structure and Pipework. Thisproductivity gain is made because it is very easy to select groups of PlantItems using the advanced graphical selection tools, and move or rotatethe entire group in one operation.

Moving a Graphical Selection constrained in a plane

Rotating a Graphical Selectionabout an axis

Movement and rotation operations can be carried out without filling informs. A Locator Handle is displayed with every graphical selection.The selection can be moved by simply picking up the handle with themouse and dragging it in the view. Accurate positioning and orientationcan be achieved even when the selection is dragged with the mouse. TheLocator Handle acts as a frame-of-reference for movement and rotation ofthe group of selected Plant Items.The selection can be moved or rotated in incremental steps which can beuser defined, or the selection can be aligned with other items in thedisplay by using the advanced Feature Alignment functions:

Rotating an elbow to align with a Nozzle using a rotation handle and featurealignment

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New Edit and Selection menus have been added to the main menu bar forthe Model Editor.The Edit menu provides facilities to control the position and orientation ofboth the graphical selection and the Locator Handle.The Selection menu contains options that control the appearance of theLocator Handle and the appearance of plant items as they are draggedwith the mouse. It also contains options that control the selection andmovement of the graphical selection.

2.1.1 Undo and Redo

The ease with which you can manipulate the model using the newgraphical techniques provided in the Model Editor makes it easier tomake mistakes. Usually these are spotted immediately, and you are ableto undo the change, and to restore the previous state. Undo will step backto the previous change to the database as a result of manipulating theGraphical Selection either by direct graphical manipulation or from thecontext sensitive menus.

Undo and Redo work exclusively with graphical manipulation operations in theModel Editor. If you modify the database by any means other than using thefeatures of Model Editor mode, then it will no longer be possible to undo previousdatabase changes made using graphical manipulation.

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2.2 The Design Explorer

Design Explorer replaces most of thefunctions of the Members List in Design only.Design Explorer is described in full in theDesign online help. The Members List is stillavailable from the Display menu.The Design Explorer provides an easy-to-use,graphical method of exploring the DesignDatabase. It has the following features:• A Tree View display of Design database

elements in the current MDB. The icons inthe tree view represent the differentDesign database element types.

• Navigation to database elements in Designdatabases

• A list of items referenced by the currentselected element in the Tree View

• Add items to the display, and removeitems from the display

• Modify colour, translucency and visibilityof displayed items

• Rename Design database elements• Delete a Design Element

The Members List should still be usedalongside the Design Explorer if you need tonavigate to elements in a Catalogue database.The Design Explorer will be displayed onentry to Design. If you dismiss it, it can bereinstated by selecting Display>Browser fromthe main menu bar.

The History ListThis history list keeps a list of recently visited elements. Clicking on anelement in the list will navigate to the selected element.Alternatively, a name of an existing element can be typed into the inputbox. If the element exists, it becomes the current element.

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The Reference ListIf Reference List is selected in the bottom half of the Explorer, then thenames of Design database elements that are referenced by the currentelement are listed. For example, if the current element is an Equipment,then the pipes connected to any Nozzle belonging to that Equipment willbe listed. If an individual Nozzle is selected, then the Pipe connected tothat Nozzle would be listed.An item in the Reference List can be made the Current Element in theDatabase Explorer, providing a simple way to find groups of connectedelements, and add them to the display.The Draw ListThe Draw List within the Design Explorer shows the names of displayeditems. Items are added to or removed from the display by using thefeatures provided in earlier versions of PDMS, or by using the newfeatures provided in the Design Explorer.Colour, translucency and edge display are properties of drawn items thatcan be modified. Clicking Show Visual Properties at the bottom of theDraw list shows the user interface to modify these properties.A colour palette is provided to change the display colour of items selectedin the Draw List immediately.Setting the translucency of displayed items allows you to see through thetranslucent items to items behind them in the display. The degree ofopaqueness can be controlled by specifying the percentage translucency,where 0% is a solid colour, and 100% is completely transparent.The Show Edges option can be used to add or remove edge display on theselected items.

2.3 Element Tooltips

The name of the element under the mouse pointer is now shown in atooltip. A tooltip is displayed if the mouse pointer is left stationary overthe element for a fraction of a second.

2.4 View Manipulation Changes

View manipulation commands are enhanced and made more accessiblein PDMS 11.5. View manipulation commands in PDMS Design areaccessed using:

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• The new View menu on the main menu bar• The new 3D View shortcut menu, obtained by clicking on the 3D

View background with the right mouse button• Buttons located next to the 3D view on a 3D View window• Function keys on the keyboard• Shortcut menus on Design items• Direct manipulation of the 3D view using the mouse

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2.4.1 The 3D View Window

There is a new mode of operation: Model Editor Mode. In this mode,one or more elements can be selected, and those elements can be movedor rotated dynamically by dragging with the mouse pointer.Model Editor mode and the existing Event Driven Graphics mode arekept separate, so it is not possible to enter EDG mode while in ModelEditor mode, or vice-versa

2.4.2 New Viewing Features

Mouse wheel zoomRolling the mouse wheel forwards zooms in on the currently active 3DView. Rolling the mouse wheel backwards zooms out on the currentlyactive 3D View.Zoom RectangleIn PDMS 11.5, the mouse pointer can be used to identify the volumerequired to fill the 3D View. Dragging out a rectangle on a 3D View willzoom in to the area defined by the extent of the rectangle.Zoom ToZoom To zooms and pans the 3D View to get the required part of the 3Dmodel to fill the view. Options are provided to zoom to the currentselected elements, or to zoom to an element identified with the mousepointer. A Zoom To Draw List function is provided to view the entiredisplayed model.Walk ToWalk To operates in a similar way to Zoom To. It differs from Zoom To inthat it adjusts the display limits. Walk To>Draw List is equivalent toLimits>Draw List in previous versions of PDMS.Animated Zoom and PanThis new feature provides smooth pan and zoom operations in 3D Viewswhen Zoom To and Walk To are used. This means that the zoom operationis animated to show the transition from the original view definition tothe final view definition.If Animation is disabled, zooming and panning operations happenimmediately, without a smooth transition to the final view. This is thedefault mode of operation.

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If Animation is enabled, smooth transition will be seen if the systemdetermines that the view does not contain too much information for asmooth transition to be possible. Otherwise, the system uses immediatepan and zoom.Set Centre of ViewSet Centre of View allows you to pan the 3D view such that the identifiedelement or screen position is centred in the 3D view.High Quality settingThis is a new feature which can be used to toggle between a higherquality image of the Design model, which is slower to draw andmanipulate, or a standard quality image, which is faster to draw andmanipulate.Zoom To on Element shortcut menusNew context menus have been provided on Design database graphicalelements in Model Editor Mode. Using the right mouse button on anelement shows a menu, which includes options to zoom in to the selectedelement, or remove it from the display.

2.4.3 Changed Viewing Features

The 3D View shortcut menu has changed at PDMS 11.5 to introduce thenew viewing facilities, and to remove some of the less frequently usedoptions that contributed to the old 3D View menu being too long.The graphics clipping functions have moved from the view contextmenu to the 3D View toolbar which is positioned down the left-hand sideof each 3D view. Two new clipping buttons have been added to thetoolbar. One enables clipping, and clips to the Current Element. Theother enables or disables clipping with a left mouse button click, andprovides advanced clipping options on a right mouse button click.The 3D View background colour function has moved to the 3D ViewControl form, accessed via the Display>View Control menu. In PDMS 11.5,it is possible to set the background colour for one or more 3D Views byselecting the 3D Views from the list on the 3D View Control form, andusing the Settings>Background… submenu to show the colour palette.Two commonly used 3D View background colour settings are madeavailable on the View menu – black background for normal designwork, and white background for copying images to the Windows pastebuffer or for printing a 3D View.

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The Limits functions have moved from the 3D View context menu to the3D View toolbar. Clicking on the top button in the toolbar with the leftmouse button still performs the LIMITS CE function. Clicking on thatbutton with the right mouse button now shows a menu of the moreadvanced Limits setting functions.The old Limits>Drawlist menu command is replaced by the Walk To>EntireDraw List option that appears on the new View menu, the 3D Viewshortcut menu, and on the View toolbar (third button from the top).The Set Centre Of View options on the View menus replace the old 3DView ‘long’ menu Rotate>CE Centroid and Rotate>Pick Centroid commands.The Save View function has moved to the new main menu bar View menuand the View shortcut menu. In previous versions of PDMS, this functionwas found on a right mouse button pop-up on the Restore View (camera)buttons in the 3D View toolbar. Clicking on the Restore View buttons withthe left mouse button continues to work as it did in previous versions ofPDMS.

2.5 Default Auto Colour Rules in Design

Auto colour rules can be used to assign colours to elements when they areadded to the display, allowing different types of Design databaseelements to be drawn in specified colours. When auto colour is switchedoff, all elements are added to the display in the default colour grey.In previous versions of PDMS, a set of auto colour rules was suppliedwith the product, but auto colour was switched off in the auto colourconfiguration file.In PDMS 11.5, the default auto colour rules have been improved, andauto-colour is switched on by default.If users have existing Project or User auto-colour settings, these willoverride the new settings supplied with PDMS 11.5. Users who do nothave Project or User auto colour settings will see auto colouring activatedwhen they use PDMS 11.5.In order to turn off auto colour, or change the auto colour rules, use menuSettings>Graphics>Colour to display the Colours form. Changes made tothe auto colour configuration must be saved by using the File>Save menuon the Colours form to become your default settings. For moreinformation on auto colours, look up Auto Colour in the Design onlinehelp.

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Adding elements to the display takes a little longer with auto-colourenabled. However, the clarity of the picture produced is much improvedover a scene containing all items coloured grey, making it easier tointeract with the model.

2.6 HVAC Insulation Weight Calculation

This development allows HVAC weight and centre of gravity calculationsto include HVAC insulation.The HVAC Main Branch form has a new field for specifying the InsulationSpec. The material density is defined by the material reference(MATREF) attribute of the insulation spec. The Insulation thickness isspecified in the Insulation Thickness field on the same form.In order to calculate insulation weight in HVAC Designer, it is firstnecessary to define your insulation specifications and materials. ThePDMS sample project contains an example of a HVAC insulationspecification in element /CADCHVACISPEC in databaseMASTER/HVACCATA.The easiest way to build your own insulation specification is to start byduplicating the sample project insulation specification. In Paragon,create a SPEC for insulation as follows:

Create a new SPEC element which is a copy of the standard insulationspecification supplied with PDMS 11.5. For example,NEW SPEC /USERHVACISPEC copy /CADCHVACISPECrename /CADCHVACISPEC /USERHVACISPEC

Set the PURP attribute of SPEC /USERHVACISPEC to the valueINSU, and the PURP attribute of the SPWL owning this SPEC to thevalue HVAC.

When the weights are calculated using the HVAC Designer Application,the insulation weight is stored in HVAC component design parameter 89.The best way to query the insulation weight put into design parameter89 is to create a new DATA property in CATA /CADCHVACCATA asfollows:NEW DATA /CADCHVACCATA-DTSE-COMMON-IWEIDKEY IWEIDTITLE 'Insulation Weight'PPROP ( DESP[89] )NUMB 89PURP DESP

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Once the insulation weight has been calculated, it can be retrieved byquerying property IWEI.


3 PDMS Paragon Enhancements

3.1 New GUI for Management of Datasets in Paragon

Catalogue Datasets have been available in Paragon since PDMS 10.5 butthey have been created and modified by using the command line. Therehas been no Graphical User Interface to make this task easier. As partof the PDMS 11.2 Equipment Template development, a user interfacewas written for Design Datasets. The Design Dataset user interface hasbeen used as a basis of this new user interface for Catalogue Datasets inParagon.The menus in the Paragon Steelwork and Piping applications have beenextended to include Create>Data Set… and Modify>Data Set… functions.Create>Data Set… displays the standard create and name form forParagon elements, and then displays the Catalogue Property Definitionsform.Modify>Data Set… displays the details of the current Catalogue Dataset inthe Catalogue Property Definitions form. If the Current Element is acomponent, and it has a valid reference to a Catalogue Dataset (DTREF),then the Catalogue Property Definitions form displays details of thatCatalogue Dataset.

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The CE button reinitialises the form for the Current Dataset. The nameof the dataset to be modified is displayed adjacent the CE button.Note that the form has no Apply button. The upper parts of the formdefine the current property and the Include, Replace and Remove buttonsact upon the Currently Defined Properties list.Define each property as follows:Description Enter a brief description of the property, for use in

displayed lists.Key Enter a word (max four characters) to identify the

property in reports or rules. (If the Property Definitionis set to Attribute, the Key must be the same as theattribute to which the property is to apply.)

Definition Select the type of property being defined. The othercontrols change to suit the selected type:

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DesignParameter

Enter Design Parameter number in No box.Select the appropriate Type for the data (Distance, Bore,Numeric, Integer or Word).Enter a Default value. The specified default value isdisplayed in the input field corresponding to thisparameter on the Properties forms in Design. Defaultvalues are also used where the value for this propertycannot be derived from the design data at any stage.

Parameter Enter Parameter number in No box. Select theappropriate Type for the data (Distance, Bore, Numeric,Integer or Word).

Attribute The attribute is defined by the Key. Key must be set to avalid attribute before you can select this option, forexample, DIAM for Diameter. Type is set automaticallyto match the specified attribute.

Expression Use this option to specify an expression which is notrelated to a specific attribute.Select the appropriate Type for the data (Distance, Bore,Numeric, Integer or Word).Enter a Default value, to be used if the property cannotbe derived from the design data at any stage.Enter the expression in the Expr text-box.

Plotfile Use this option to specify a plot file to be displayed forthe item on the properties form.Set Type to the plot format: Portrait or Landscape.Enter the pathname for the folder holding the plot fileinto the Sub-Dir field (the default directory is asspecified by the PDMSPLOTS environment variable).The pathname must not contain spaces.Enter the plot file name into the File text-box. The filename must not contain spaces.

Null This property type is used where the property categoryis currently unset. The type of a fully defined propertyshould be selected from one of the property types listedabove.

Display Select this check box if you want the current property tobe shown on the Catalogue Properties definition form.

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Click Include - to add a new property definition into the property list.Click Replace to overwrite the currently selected property in the list by anew definition.Click Remove to delete the currently selected property from the list.Current Data Elements shows a list of the property definitions in Typeorder, displaying the Type, Key, Description and Default values. In orderto modify one of these definitions, click on any property definition. Thispopulates the Property and Data fields with details from the selectedproperty definition. These details can be modified, and the propertydefinition changed by clicking on Replace.

3.2 User-Defined Nominal Bore in Paragon

Although all pipe bores are stored in the PDMS databases in metric (mm)units, they may be input and output in either metric or imperial units.Since pipe nominal bore cannot be calculated by applying a simpleconversion factor, PDMS holds tables of standard nominal bore pipe sizesand, unless specified otherwise, compares each actual bore against thevalues in the appropriate metric or imperial table. If the actual bore fallswithin a predefined tolerance of one of the nominal bores, it is assumedthat the standard sized-pipe is suitable and so that nominal bore isoutput.In the case where the pipe bore is not one of the standard sizes providedin PDMS, it is not possible to look up an imperial or metric units nominalbore size. This development addresses that limitation.This development allows you to specify your own table of nominal boresfor the project. New commands have been provided in Paragon to load atable of nominal bores into a Catalogue database.If you load your own table of nominal bores, it will be used in place of thestandard nominal bore table, so it is necessary to define in the user-defined table all of the standard nominal bores required on your project,even if they are available in the standard table.At this stage of the development, this feature is provided on thecommand line only. There is no Graphical User Interface to create a newnominal bore table. The recommended approach to adding your ownnominal bore table is to modify a command macro provided in the PDMSexecutable directory (normally C:\AVEVA\pdms11.5) callednominal_bore.mac, and run this macro in Paragon to load the table. Anextract from this file shows the commands used to create a new Nominal

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Bore World element in the catalogue database, along with definitions ofstandard bore sizes up to 25mm/1in.

NEW NBRWLD /NOMINALBOREWORLD

PURP BORE

NEW NOMINB /NOMINALBORE6MM

MMBORE 6

INCBORE .125


MMBORE 8

INCBORE .25


MMBORE 10

INCBORE .375


MMBORE 15

INCBORE .5


MMBORE 20

INCBORE .75


MMBORE 25

INCBORE 1

The command NEW NBRWLD /NOMINALBOREWORLD creates a new nominalbore table in a catalogue DB. This element must have its Purposeattribute set to the word BORE by using the command PURP BORE,otherwise this table will be ignored by PDMS.The command NEW NOMINB /name adds a new nominal bore entry to thetable. The metric unit nominal bore is specified in millimetres by thecommand MMBORE, and the imperial unit nominal bore is specified ininches by the command INCBORE.The consistency of the user defined nominal bore table can be checked byusing the command CHECK CE at the nominal bore table world element.This will report errors such as unset metric or imperial bore sizes, andduplicated entries in the table.If more than one user-defined nominal bore table exists in an MDB, thisis treated as if entries from all of the tables were merged into a singletable.


4 PDMS Reports Utility Changes

New variables are provided to enhance the layout of reports producedusing the PDMS Reports Utility. These variables are described in thePDMS online help. The new variables are designed to be used outside thebody of the report, that is, in the Introduction, Summary, Header orFooter.Note that you can run a predefined PML1 macro that can exist in thePDMSDFLTS environment path. The filename of the macro must beREPORTS-VARIABLES. The macro can contain any global variabledefinitions that may be used in the report Introduction, Header,Footer and Summary.

Variable Description!criteria Inserts the complete selection criteria on which the

report is based.!date Inserts today's date.!filename Inserts the filename to which the report will be sent.!pageno Inserts page numbers.!projcode Inserts current project 3-character code.!projdesc Inserts current project description.!projname Inserts current project name.!projnumb Inserts current project number.!projmess Inserts current project message.!selfrom Inserts MDB, Drawlist or Obstruction List, as specified

on the Hierarchy form.!selhierarchy Inserts the contents of the Hierarchy text box.!selno Inserts the sequence number of an element in a

selection. This variable should be used when theSorting option on the Creating Column form is set tothe value Fix.

!selsize Inserts the number of elements that match the criteria.

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Variable Description!seltype Inserts the contents of the Type text box.!selvolspec Inserts Off, Completely within or Partially within, as

specified on the Hierarchy form.!selvolume Inserts the coordinates defining the volume, as

specified on the Hierarchy form.!time Inserts the time.


5 Relocation of Database Definition files

If you are moving from a PDMS 11.4SP1 project to PDMS 11.5, you canignore this chapter.At PDMS 11.4SP1, the standard database definition files were moved tothe PDMS executable directory defined by the environment variablePDMSEXE. The benefit of this change is that it simplifies the upgradeprocess when new attributes and elements are added to a PDMSdatabase. It is no longer necessary to copy the definition files (also knownas virgin database files) to the project data areas in order to gain accessto new elements and attributes.

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6 Product User Reports

This section briefly describes Software Change Requests (SCR) that havebeen resolved in PDMS 11.5. Users responsible for raising specific SCRsthat result in changes to PDMS will already have been notifiedindividually of our response.

Change ID Brief DescriptionHPD11866 Template Equipment property form: If component

(specification) option field is set, then unset by either the"Default" or "Reset" button, the option gadgets are set backto the appropriate value. However, the data used to createthe template is its value prior to the Reset, and not thecurrent gadgets state

HPD11869 Template Equipment properties: The "unlink" functionalitydoes not work correctly. The unlinked element still retainsits reference back to the original template definition.

HPD11870 Template Equipment property form: If a template has itsspecification reference unset. Then the user gets an errorwhen the property form is applied.

HPD12395 Desclash: Splash Crash if command REM APP MOVED usedwhen there is nothing to remove

HPD12748 Design: Purpose selection at Zone not being restricted bySite purpose

HPD13435 Draft: Appware won't load if there is an invalid TMRF on anSYTM element

HPD13796 Draft: MTBE & MTEN not working for ATTAsHPD13982 Draft crashes drawing complicated panelsHPD14181 Penetrations on attached sections not drawn. Negative

primitives in Templates that should cut attached SCTNs areignored in DRAFT

HPD14361 Design: Some MOVE command options not working withBranches

HPD14426 Admin Elements form: Sort databases by number does notsort correctly

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Change ID Brief DescriptionHPD14707 HVAC Designer application does not recognise MDS ATT’sSCR10010 Isodraft: online help for Chinese systems outputs in GreekSCR10053 Design: Autocolour rules do not work for HVAC / WALLs /

SCREEDSCR10081 Using the General ADP Update View form on an SDA view

causes confusionSCR10082 Design: When a SCTN has joint or fitting with negative

geometry attached along its length the start or end positionsof the 'cut' plines is likely to be incorrect

SCR10086 Upgrade macro changed so that a subsequent MAKEGLOBAL command works properly

SCR10114 Isodraft: Incorrect dimension on skewed pipeSCR10115 Draft: CSV report template crashesSCR10125 Equipment Application: When creating a nozzle, the Create

nozzle form is displayed. If you select the nozzle type button,a child form is displayed. If the mouse is moved over thepicture in the Create Nozzle form, the child form is hidden

SCR10139 HVAC Designer: HVAC insulation should be included in theCofG and weigh calculations. (See section 2.6 HVACInsulation Weight Calculation)

SCR10283 Late evaluation problem with material item descriptionsSCR10328 Isodraft: A single flange item that is a Spool (gasket one

side, field weld the other) has its spool id shown on itemafter field weld

SCR10487 Design List Utility should report errors on actionSCR10492 Equipment application > Position > Equipment Point > At

explicit... form not working correctly in imperial unitsSCR10513 Installation of PDMS 11.4 over PDMS 11.3 causes plotting

problemsSCR10517 Isodraft: Inconsistent results using the Attex command to

append text to the component description.SCR10597 Isodraft: Incorrect representation of 180 degree flanged

bendsSCR10602 Draft: Rubber-band feedback not working on Wildcat 5110

Product User Reports


Change ID Brief Descriptionand 6110 graphics cards

SCR10628 Draft: Problem instancing large SYTM elements – Fatalerror detected by graphics package

26720 Reporter: Require ability to substitute expanded filename inreports

26726 Reporter: Require ability to substitute project data(PROJNAME, PROJUSER, PROJDESC etc.) in reports

30013 Reporter requires the ability to output the name of theproject in the report header

33073 Reporter: GUI not being updated with header information onpreviously stored template.

33359 ASL: Horizontal stringers positioned incorrectly on side-exitladder

34670 Reporter: GUI not being updated with information onpreviously stored template.

35818 Reporter: Headers and footers output in CSV format reports36451 Isodraft: Using imperial units, extracting pipe BORE

attribute is not displaying units along with size, for exampleBORE 3in in design is shown as 3

36452 Isodraft: Using imperial units, OUTCOME for attributesHEIGHT, RADIUS and ALLOCATE are displayed as metricvalues not imperial

36492 In Hangers and Supports ADP, File>Defaults>Save gives anerror because // is put in front of the filename.

36579 Illegal SPREF on welds causes Isodraft to crash instead ofissuing a warning

36646 The following nominal metric bores must be considered as avalid nominal bore: 16, 24, 30, 34, 45, 58, 60, 70, 90, 120, 160(see section Error! Reference source not found. Error!Reference source not found.)

36673 Isodraft omits from the bolt calculation, the P1-P2 distancefor the first Wafer fitting found in the direction of flowQ var !!ce.sessmod.hierarchy causes database error 534

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