I-Configure

welcome to i-configure
information for i-sketch users
information for i-sketch classic users
information for spoolgen v4 users
getting started
  pre-requisites
  starting i-configure
  configuration files
    backing sheets
    templates
    isodirlist.xml
    project_data.xml
    projectconfig_app.xml
    projectlist.xml
    projectpipeline.xml
    style.xml
  tutorial project
  setting up a network project
  creating user templates
  interface
    i-configure window
    menus
      file
        new
          isometric directory
          project
          style
        enable project
        save
        export
        exit
      edit
        copy
        paste
        delete
        project defaults
      wizards
        drawing setup wizard
          template file
          drawing area
          report options
          material list
          attributes
        welding wizard
          weld types
          all weld types
        dimensioning wizard
          dimension format
          dimensioning style
          overall dimensioning
          gasket dimensioning
          elevations / vertical dimensions
          co-ordinates
          units formatting
        reports wizard
      tools
        preview drawing
        find ...
        view isogen controls
        import project
        import style
        import style fragment
        export style fragment
        project access rights
        options
      help
        about
        contents
    toolbar
    project view panel
    properties panel
    detail panel
    overview panel
    status bar
  controls
    mouse
    keyboard
    pop-up menu
      copy
      paste
      clear
      row manipulation
      context sensitive help
  objects properties values & collections
    objects
    properties
    values
    collections
    add to collection
    remove from collection
isometric directories
  object
    path
    name
    changeprojectlist
  copying & pasting an isometric directory
  creating an isometric directory
  deleting an isometric directory
  resetting isometric directories
projects
  object
    name
    path
    source
    applist
    appcount
    weldgaps
    elbowconversion
    changestylelist
    accessrights
    lockedby
  project properties
    project defaults
      application
      material database
      repeat style
      imported weld numbers
      imported part numbers
      imported split points
      imported spool ids
      import directory
      external data configuration
      external data on import
      project work folder
      straight length
      project id type
    attributes
      attributes
      pipeline attributes
      component attributes
      weld attributes
      bolt attributes
      add attribute
      edit attribute
      delete attribute
      import pipeheader attributes
  copying & pasting projects
  creating a project
  deleting a project
styles
  object
    name
    path
    exportbehaviour
    stylestate
    styletype
    canwrite
    canexport
  detail
    alternativetexts
      object
        count
        collection
          alternatetext
          isogentextid
          defaulttext
      what is alternate text?
      how it works - the basics
      what alternate text can be used for
      specifying alternate texts
      the usable character set
      the 'at' sign (@)
      the dollar sign ($)
      the question mark (?)
      foreign language use
    drawing
      object
        visible
      content
        object
          showbip
          showclosedend
          showcoordatrefitem
          showcoordatsplitpoints
          showcptflowarrows
          showdrainposition
          showequipconn
          showflangerotation
          showmiscposition
          shownozzles
          showopenend
          showpipelinecont
          showrpads
          showsiteassemblytable
          showsupports
          showtapbrnchcoords
          showventposition
      controls
        object
          appendstandardexts
          autodrawingsplit
          dateformat
          datesource
          diagnosticlevel
          disconnectionmessage
          drawingsize
          fourdigityear
          ignoreusersplitpoints
          isometrictype
          isoscale
          minangleoffset
          noofdrawings
          northdirection
          drawingsperfile
          outputformat
          overwriteplotfile
          pipelinescale
          pipelinesplitting
          pipelinesplittingintube
          pipenameincontmessages
          plotfilelength
          plotfilepath
          postscriptsize
          printedoutputpagelen
          setpipelinedisconnected
          showisogenver
          supportadditionsweight
          truescale
          units
          usei01typeexts
          weightoutput
          linearweightdenominator
      definitions
        object
          count
          collection
            appliesto
            category
            colour
            dscale
            layer
            lowerbore
            thicknessactual
            thicknesslogical
            upperbore
      dimensions
        object
          additionalallowances
          addroundoff
          branchborelimit
          branchcptlimit
          coordoutputbends
          coordoutputbranches
          coordsupports
          coordtype
          doubleunits
          format
          ftintolerance
          gaskets
          imperialformat
          jacketdimensioning
          inches
          isometrictext
          metrescoordinates
          metresdimensions
          minoffset
          nominalsize
          nonlinearvalves
          overall
          separatepulledbend
          standoutcomposite
          standoutoverall
          standoutvertical
          suppdimasdim
          suppformat
          suppoptions
          suppstandout
          taponcpt
          taponpipe
          tapbranchdimension
          usastyle
          valvebw
          valvecp
          valvefl
          valvehy
          valvelimit
          valvepl
          valvesc
          valvesw
          vertoption
      format
        object
          anglestyle
          cptattributesenclstyle
          additionalenclosurestyle
          additionalweldenclosure
          additionalweldenclspaces
          bendradius
          bendrepresentation
          componentleglength
          computenozzleaxis
          cpttagsstyle
          cutpiecenolength
          cutpieceenclosurestyle
          elbowradius
          elbowrepresentation
          fallcutoff
          fallrepresentation
          flangerotationstyle
          flowarrowscale
          ghostgapdimension
          instidenclosuresize
          instidenclosurestyle
          instidentification
          insulationstyle
          messagecircleenclosure
          messagediamondenclosure
          messagepointedenclosure
          messageroundenclosure
          messagesquareenclosure
          messagetriangleenclosure
          multiportconnections
          northarrowbox
          orientationfrom
          partnoenclosurestyle
          partnoenclsize
          partnospaces
          partnolength
          partnovisible
          separatespoolunion
          showflowarrows
          siteassemblyidenclosure
          siteassemblyidenclsize
          siteassemblyids
          siteassemblyidsperdrawing
          skewdimstandout
          skewdimstyle
          skewhatchcptgap
          skewhatchcutoff
          skewhatchdimtext
          skewhatching
          skewhatchpipegap
          skewhatchspacing
          skewinverticalbranch
          skewmincpts
          skewmixed
          skewoverall
          skewrepresentation
          skewanglestyle
          specbrkrepresentation
          spoolidallocation
          spoolidcontinuation
          spoolidenclosure
          spoolidsize
          spoolidenclosurestyle
          spoolidlength
          spooldrawingid
          spoolidtype
          spoolprefix
          supportidentification
          tapbranchinlinescale
          tapbranchpipescale
          tapbranchsuppression
          teecrossns
          testiso
          textfont
          textsize
          usertextsize
          textweight
          textwidth
          tracingstyle
      layers
        object
          defaultcolour
          count
          collection
            layercolour
            layernumber
            name
      welds
        object
          showwelds
          showweldnumbers
          generalprefix
          generalweldsstartno
          showfabweldnos
          showfabweldprefix
          fabprefix
          fabweldstartno
          fabweldenclosure
          fabweldenclsize
          showerectweldnos
          showerectweldprefix
          erectprefix
          erectweldstartno
          erectweldenclosure
          erecweldenclsize
          showoffshoreweldnos
          showoffshoreweldprefix
          offshoreprefix
          offshoreweldstartno
          offshoreweldenclosure
          offshoreweldenclsize
          showfabsupportweldnos
          showfabsupportweldprefix
          fabsupportprefix
          fabsupportweldstartno
          fabsupportweldenclosure
          fabsuppweldenclsize
          showerectsupportweldnos
          showerectsupportweldprefix
          erectsupportprefix
          erectsupportweldstartno
          erectsupportweldenclosure
          erecsuppweldenclsize
          showoffshoresupportweldnos
          showoffshoresupportweldprefix
          offshoresupportprefix
          offshoresupportweldstartno
          offshoresupportweldenclosure
          offshoresuppweldenclsize
          spoolmatchespipe
          supportweldnumbers
          supportweldseq
          supportweldtypenos
          typesequencenumbers
          weldnumbersequence
          weldnumbersize
          weldnumberlength
          weldnumbertype
          weldtypes
          weldtypeidentifiers
        weldenclosures
          object
            count
            collection
              attributename
              category
              enclosuretype
              forceallweldsasspecial
              nonspecialposition
              specialposition
              width
    drawingframe
      object
        bottommargin
        topmargin
        leftmargin
        rightmargin
        customheight
        customwidth
        dxfunits
        reservedareadrawing
        reservedareadrawingtop
        reservedareamatlist
        templatefile
        templateformat
        visible
      attributes
        object
          count
          collection
            attributename
            charheight
            xpos
            ypos
            font
            barcode
            charwidth
            justification
            layer
            colour
            rotationangle
            textweight
            truncationlength
      symboltable
        object
          visible
          drawinglayer
          horizontalspacing
          layout
          maxcolumns
          maxrows
          startx
          starty
          pipelength
          symbolscale
          symbolselect
          symbollist
          textoffsetx
          textoffsety
          textfont
          textheight
          textweight
          textwidthfactor
          verticalspacing
    materiallist
      object
        activelist
        boltaccumulation
        erectaccumulation
        fabaccumulation
        gasketaccumulation
        offshoreaccumulation
        weldaccumulation
        boltdiameterunits
        boltlengthunits
        drg1of1onsingleisos
        itemcodelength
        linearquantitystyle
        materiallistoverflow
        materiallistsplitting
        overflowdrawingid
        spoolsmatchfull
        textfont
        visible
        wastagearea1
        wastagearea2
        wastagearea3
        wastagearea4
        wastagearea5
        wastagearea6
        wastagearea7
        wastagearea8
        wastagearea9
        weightsstyle
      fixedlayout
        object
          insertblanklines
          layout
          linespacing
          mltype
          rightside
          showdividinglines
          showitemdescriptions
          textsize
          usertextsize
          textweight
          textwidth
          titleblockpos
          titleblockvisible
      variablelayout
        object
          defaultdescriptionwidth
          headerlines
          insertblanklines
          layout
          linespacing
          mltype
          rightside
          showdividinglines
          textsize
          usertextsize
          textweight
          textwidth
          count
          collection
            attributename
            justification
            start
            maxchars
      userdefined
        object
          activesection
          defaultdescriptionwidth
          drawinglayer
          drawingcolour
          mltype
          showremarks
          startx
          starty
          showgroupheadings
          groupheadingx
          groupunderline
          categoryheadingx
          categoryunderline
          showaccumulatedpipedata
          showcategoryheadings
          accumulatedpipeposition
          accumulatedpipequantity
          accumulatedpipedesc
          textfont
          textheight
          textweight
          textwidthfactor
          verticalspacing
          count
          collection
            attributename
            offset
            maxchars
        onesection
          object
            content
            listdown
            maxentries
        twosection
          object
            section1content
            section1down
            section1maxentries
            section2content
            section2down
            section2maxentries
            section2yoffset
        threesection
          object
            listdown
            section1content
            section1maxentries
            section2content
            section2maxentries
            section2yoffset
            section3content
            section3maxentries
            section3yoffset
        remarksbox
          object
            drawinglayer
            maxcharacters
            maxentries
            startx
            starty
            textheight
            textweight
            verticalspacing
        spooltable
          object
            enabled
            headeroffsetx
            headeroffsety
            columnoffset
            nocolumns
            tableoverflow
            textheight
            textweight
            drawinglayer
            dataoffsetx
            dataoffsety
            outputlinestube
            textheightmultiple
      cutlist
        object
          activelist
          includeadditionalmaterial
          cutpieceid
          cutpiecesequence
          decimalinchoutput
          lengthtocl
          lengthtobranchpoint
          offshoreallowance
          onshoreallowance
          shopweldallowance
          useweldgapdata
          usetangentdata
          visible
        fixedlayout
          object
            content
        userdefined
          object
            allowoverflowdrawings
            drawinglayer
            horizontaldirection
            horizontalspacing
            layout
            maxcolumns
            maxrows
            showenclosure
            startx
            starty
            textfont
            textheight
            textweight
            textwidthfactor
            verticaldirection
            verticalspacing
            count
            collection
              attributename
              offset
              maxchars
        summaryfile
          object
            enabled
            path
            append
            userdefined
            fileformat
            delimiter
            headerlines
            showheaders
            titletext
            showtitles
            count
            collection
              attributename
              justification
              start
              maxchars
      summaryfile
        object
          enabled
          path
          append
          fileformat
          delimiter
          showheaders
          headerlines
          materialheadings
          includebolts
          individualentries
          titletext
          showtitles
          userdefined
          count
          collection
            attributename
            justification
            start
            maxchars
      transfers
        object
          count
          collection
            newgroup
            recordid
    supplementary
      additionaldata
        object
          enabled
          ddflines
      auxiilaryprograms
        object
          startprogram
          starttimeout
          stoponerror
          endprogram
      bendingreport
        object
          enabled
          path
          append
          reportcontents
      centreofgravity
        object
          enabled
          fordrypipe
          forwetpipe
          perpipeline
          showinsulationweight
          showwetweight
      datafiles
        object
          count
          collection
            filetype
            filepath
            filetext
            file types
              ascii-symbols
              binary-symbols
              bolt-information-file
              component-information-file
              function-definition-file
              heattreatment/nde-file
              insulation-weight-file
              pipeline-attribute-file
              project-materialdata
              project-materialmanager
              project-pipeline
              reference-plane-definition
              remarks
              specific-gravity
              option-switch-overide
              fdf sections
                bolting-info-output
                component-information-file section
                component-information-selection section
                idf-revisions section
                insultation-weight-file section
                misc-definitions section
                specific-gravity-file section
                units-definition section
                weight/cofg-summary-file section
                spool-attribute-file
                site-assembly-report
      detailsketches
        object
          fileformat
          path