New Drawings --> Custom Borders

[HybridAWD]

What is the easiest way to set up AutoPlant to bring in my custom borders when I create a new drawing instead of using the generic Bentley border.

[dave]

Well I haven't tested this personally, but it makes sense. From Jun Lee in AU:

How do I create a custom border in P&ID?

Solution
1. Open the user border with AutoCAD. Make sure that the border inserts at 0,0.
2. Check user border attributes by using the DDMODIFY command and turn preset on for each attribute.
3. Save drawing using "BORD" as the last four characters of the drawing name (Ex. D1BORD.DWG for a user "D" size sheet)
4. Move file into ..\REBIS\P&ID\SYM directory
5. Open PID-SUP.LSP file and search for BORDLIST
6. Add name of new border -less "BORD" to the list like in the example below.
(setq bordlist
'( "A" "B" "C" "D" "A0" "A1" "A2" "A3" "A4" "11,17" "34,22" "NONE" "D1")
)
7. Save and Exit.
8. Open new PID drawing and select user border from P&ID Settings dialog Drawing Size or Limits selection list.

NOTE:
If trying to pull data from the Rebis databases, the attributes that are placed on the drawing should be exact field name as in the database. The fields will have to be added to the AT_DWG_NAME view via the Data Manager.

[HybridAWD]

Took me a second to find the sym folder mine is:
C:\Program Files\Bentley\Plant 2004\P&ID\sym

But it worked out perfectly! Thanks!
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[dave]

Your master PID-SUP.lsp should probably be on the server eh?

[HybridAWD]

Your master PID-SUP.lsp should probably be on the server eh?

It is, if Autoplant drawings/projects arent setup to look to the path on the server it defaults to the local drive for the pid_sup.lsp.

[PeterJ]

HybridAWD,
I advise you to use custom directories. This allows you to have all customized lisp,mnu, dwg , dbf on a server. This way it can be shared and included in backups.

[PeterJ]

see attached doc with some information about custom directories.

[PeterJ]

there is also a way to have custom borders in each project individually.
(if you select a A1 the system would then first look in a project subfolder, next in the custom folder and last in the local sym folder)
Let me now if you need that, it's some code for pid-sup.lsp

[PeterJ]

and a tip :
If you want to switch to another border :

-Erase the existing border
-type f.e. (BORDINS "A1") on the command line to insert A1BORD.

[dave]

there is also a way to have custom borders in each project individually.
(if you select a A1 the system would then first look in a project subfolder, next in the custom folder and last in the local sym folder)
Let me now if you need that, it's some code for pid-sup.lsp

would love to see it.

[Samdorae]

I'm very lost on how to customize the symbols and boarders to be company or client specific. I need to create "smart P&IDs" and I have run into many problems along the way. Is there anyone that could help me work through setting up my first customized symbol with attributes linked to the data base? HELP!!


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