GLOSSARY

Term
ATTA
FITT
NBOX
NCON
NCYL
NDIS
NCTO
NRTO
NSLC
NSNO
NPYR
NXTR
PANE
PAVE
PFIT
PLOO
SCTN
SJOI
SNOD
VERT
Description
PIPE ATTACHMENT REQ'D FOR STRUCTURAL PENETRATIONS THRO DECKS/WALLS, ETC
STRUCTURAL FITTING
NEGATIVE BOX
NEGATIVE CONE
NEGATIVE CYLINDER (BOLT HOLES ETC)
NEGATIVE DISH (VESSEL/PIPE CAP)
NEGATIVE TUBULAR RING (DOUGHNUT)
NEGATIVE RING SEGMENT (RECTANGULAR X-SECTION)
NEGATIVE CYLINDER (WITH DIAGONAL CUT)
NEGATIVE CONE (WITH OFFSET CAPABILITY)
NEGATIVE PYRAMID
NEGATIVE EXTRUSION/SHAPE (BOX/TRIANGULAR ETC)
STRUCTURAL PLATE/GRATING SECTION
PPOINT OWNED BY PLOO
PENETRATION THRO' DECK OR WALL PLATE (PIPE SLEEVE/ELECTRICAL TRANSIT, ETC)
PLATE OWNED BY PANE HAS PLATE ATTRIBUTES
STRUCTURAL SECTION ie, HEA, UNP, ETC
SNOD MEMBER USED IN CONNECTION SCTN
NODE POINT USED IN CONNECTING SCTN STRUCTURAL SECTION ie HEA, UNP, ETC MEMBERS
P POINTED OWNED BY NXTR
GENERAL PDMS QUERY COMMANDS
Command Syntax
Q ANGLE
Q ATT
Q BANG
Q BORE
Q CLL
Q COL 4
Q COL ACT
Q COL AIDS
Q COL CE
Q COL VIS
Q CREF
Q CUTL
Q DER LEN
Q DESC
Q DESP
Q DIR
Q DISPLAY
Q DNST
Q DRINSTA
Q DRNE
Q DRNEND
Q DRNS
QE
Q ELEM
Q FRAD
Q FUNC
Q GCOF
Q GTYP
Q GWEI
QH
Q HEI
Q HH
Q HPOS
Q HT
Q IDP @ WRT /DATUM
Q IDP @ WRT/*
Q IDPL @
Q INREF
Q ISPEC
Q ITLE
Q JLINE
Q JUSL
Q JUST
Q LASTMOD
Q LEV
Q LIST
Q LOCK
Q MATREF
Q MCOUNT
Q MCOUNT SCTN
Q MDB
Q MEM
Q MEML
Q MIDP
Q MTLE
Q MTLL
Q MTO
Q NAM
Q NAMN
Q NCOF
Q NSRF
Q NVOL
Q NWEI
Q OBS
Q ORI
Q OSRF
Q OWN
Q PA
Q PARA
Q PH
Q PH BORE
Q PH OD
Q PI WRT/*
Q PL WRT/*
Q PLNA
Q POS
Q POS FITT
Q POS IDPL @
Q POS IN $V1
Q POS PIN1 WRT/*
Q POS POPLI NA PROP 0.5
Q POS PPL1 BOS WRT/*
Q POS WRT TO ID@
Q POS1 WRT/*
Q POSE
Q POSPPLI NA PROP 0.5
Q POSS
Q POSS POSE
Q POST FITT
Q POST IN $V1
Q PPLIN TOS START WRT/DATUM
Q PRLS
Q PT
Q PT OD
Q PURP
Q RAD
Q RAD
Q REF
Q REPRES
Q SJUS
Q SPRE
Q STEXT
Q TCTL
Q TCTLEN
Q TPOS
Q TULE
Q TYPE
Q USER
Q USERM
Q USERMOD
Q VOL CE
Q ZDIS
Q: DTYPE
Q: STATUS
Q:SWCODE
COMMANDS
Description
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT ANGLE
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT ATTRIBUTES
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT BETA ANGLE (IF IT HAS ONE)
RETURNS THE PIPE BORE SIZE
GIVES THE PIPE BRANCH LENGTH
GIVES THE ATTRIBUTED COLOUR (YELLOW)
GIVES THE CURRENT ACTIVE COLOUR
GIVES THE CURRENT AID LINE COLOUR
GIVES THE CURRENT ATTRIBUTED COLOUR
GIVES THE CURRENT VISIBLE COLOUR
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT CONNECTION REFERENCE (IF IT HAS ONE)
GIVES THE CE CUT LENGTH
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT ACTUAL LENGTH (SCTNS, GEN SEC'S)
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT DESCRIPTION (IF IT HAS ONE)
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT DESIGN PARAMETERS (UNSET IF NONE SET)
RETURNS THE DIRECTION
GIVES THE TOLERANCE & REPRES LEVELS
GIVES THE CE DENSITY
RETURNS THE DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT ELEMENTS CUT PLANE AT ITS START
GIVES THE END CUT-PLANE DIRECTION
RETURNS THE DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT ELEMENTS CUT PLANE AT ITS END
GIVES THE START CUT-PLANE DIRECTION
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT EAST CO-ORDINATE
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT NAME
RETURNS THE RADIUS OF A PAVE BELOW PLOO BELOW PANERETURNS THE RADIUS OF A VERT BELW NXTR B
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT FUNCTION
GIVES THE CE GROSS C OF G
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT GENERIC TYPE eg W OR HP
GIVES THE CE GROSS WEIGHT
GIVES THE CE HANDER HEAD CO-ORDS
RETURNS THE HEIGHT AT PLOO LEVEL OF A PANE (PLATE THK)
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT HANGER HEAD CO-ORDINATES
GIVES THE CE PIPE HEAD CO-ORDINATES
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT HANGER TAIL CO-ORDINATES
GIVES THE COORD OF A POINT
RETURNS A PICKED PPOINT CO-ORDINATES WITH RESPECT TO WORLD
GIVES THE PLINE NAME USING CURSOR
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT INTERFERENCE
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT INSULATION SPECIFICATION
GIVES LENGTH OF IMPLIED TUBE
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT JOINT LINE PLINE SETTING
GIVES THE CE JUSTIFICATION LINE
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT JUSTIFICATION LINE PLINE SETTING
GIVES THE TIME AND DATE THE COMPONENT WAS LAST MODIFIED
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT DRAWING LEVEL
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT ALLOWABLE MEMBER TYPES
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT LOCK STATUS
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT MATERIAL REFERENCE
GIVES THE NOS OF SUB MEMBERS IN CE
GIVES THE NOS OF SCTN MEMBERS IN CE
RETURNS THE CURRENT MDB NAME
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT MEMBER'S LIST
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT MEMBER LINE PLINT SETTING
GIVES THE CE MIDPOINT CO-ORDINATES
GIVES LENGTH OF MATERIAL TUBE
GIVES CL LENGTH OF MATERIAL TUBE
GIVES THE CE MTO STATUS
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT NAME WITH FORWARD SLASH
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT NAME WITHOUT FORWARD SLASH
GIVES THE CE NET C OF G
GIVES THE CE NET SURFACE
GIVES THE CE NET VOLUME
GIVES THE CE NET WEIGHT
GIVES THE CE OBSTRUCTION LEVEL
GIVES THE CE ORIENTATION (SLOPE)
GIVES THE SHEET OVERLAY (VIEW ONLY)
GIVES THE CE OWNER
GIVES TE C ARRIVE CO-ORDINATES
GIVES THE CE PARAMETERS ie SERIAL SIZES
GIVES THE CE PIPE HEAD ATTRIBUTES
GIVES THE CE (PIPE HEAD) BORE
GIVES THE CE (PIPE HEAD) DIAMETER
GIVES THE CE (PIPE SUPPORT) LOCATION
GIVES THE CE HVAC LEAVE CO-ORDINATES
GIVES THE PLINE NAMES
GIVES THE CE CO-ORDINATES (START)
GIVES THE C/FITT CO-ORDINATES (START)
GIVES THE PLINE CO-ORD AT CE START
GIVES THE CE DISTANCE TO VAR. $V1
GIVES THE CE CO-ORDINATES OF PIN 1
GIVES THE CENTRE CO-ORDINATE POSITIONS OF THE PLINE (PPLI) AT (0.5X DER LEN) ON THE N/A
GIVES THE BOS PLINE CO-ORDINATES
GIVES THE DIST FROM CE TO START OF IDENTIFIED MEMBER
GIVES THE CE CO-ORDINATES OF PIN 1
GIVES THE CE END CO-ORDINATES
GIVES THE CENTRE CO-ORDINATE POSITIONS OF THE PLINE (PPLI) AT (0.5X DER LEN) ON THE N/A
GIVES THE CE START CO-ORDINATES
GIVES THE CE BOTH END CO-ORDINATES
GIVES THE C/FITT CO-ORDINATES (START)
GIVES THE CE DISTANCE TO VAR.$V1
GIVES TOP OF STEEL OF UB/UC
GIVES THE DESP NAME TYPES
GIVES THE CE PIPE TAIL ATTRIBUTES
GIVES THE CE (PIPE TAIL) DIAMETER
GIVES THE STRU PURPOSE ATTRIBUTE
GIVES THE CE RADIUS
GIVES THE CE RADIUS
GIVES THE CE PDMS REFERENCE NO
GIVES THE CE REPRESENTATION STATUS
GIVES THE PLOO JUSTIFICATION ie UTOP, DCEN, DBOT
GIVES THE CE SPECIFICATION REFERENCE
GIVES THE PENETRATION IDENT AT ATTA
GIVES THE CE CUT LENGTH
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT LENGTH REQUIRED TO MAKE THE SCTN
GIVES THE CE PIPE TAIL CO-ORDS
GIVES THE BRANCH TUBE LENGTH
GIVES THE CE TYPE ie SCTN, PANE
GIVES THE CE USER DATABASE
GIVES CREATORS NAME
GIVES THE LAST USER LOGIN ID (STRU)
GIVES THE CE VOLUME
GIVES THE CE FITTING DIST FROM START
GIVES THE FRMW STYLE TYPE (ie STLS)
GIVES THE CE STRU STATUS ie 'AFC'
GIVES THE CE WEIGHT CODE
PDMS TYPED COMMANDS
Command Syntax
ADD ALL EQUIP WITHIN VOL CE
ADD ALL SCTN WITHIN VOL CE
ADD ALL STRU WI PURP EQ 'PS'
ADD ALL WITHIN VOL CE
ADD ALL WITHIN VOL CE 100
ADD CE
ADD CE COL 39
ADD CREF
ADD SITE
AID CLEAR LINE ALL
AT @
AT IDP@
AT IDPL@
AXES AT CE
AXES AT PA CE
AXES AT PPLI TOS PROP 1
AXES OFF
BY D100
BY E100
BY E2IN WRT CT
BY E3.1/2.1IN
BY N100
BY U100
BY X100
BY X100 WRT/*
CALL STL GSCTNTAG OFF
CALL STL GSCTNTAG CE
CHE CE
COL 39 YELLOW
COL ACT BLUE
COL ACT VIOLET
DELETE CE
DESCLASH CHECK CE
DRNE PERP
ENHANCE CE COL YELLOW
ENHANCE CE TRANSL 0
ENHANCE CE TRANSL 60
EXT END -1000
EXT END THR ID@
EXT END THR IDPL@
EXT END TO ID@
EXT END TO IDP@
EXT END TO IDPL@
EXT STA -1000
EXT STA THR IDP@
FINISH
FLIP CE
GETWROK
INCL CIRC 1 OF NOTE/TABLE
INCL ID@
INCL NAME
LOCK ALL
MAR CE
MAR WI 'TEMPORARY' CE
MARK CE
MOV E WRT CE TO ID@ (PDMS)
MOV U TO IDP@ (PDMS)
MOV W TO IDPL @ (PDMS)
MOVE U THR ID@(PDMS)
MOVE U WRT/* THR ID@(PDMS)
MOVE W THR IDP@(PDMS)
MOVE W THR IDPL@(PDMS)
MOVES 45 E WRT WORLD DIST 2000
MOVES S 45 E WRT WORLD S 2000
NAME/TEMPORARY
NEW FITT COPY PREV BY ZDIST PROP 1 BANG 180
NEW GLAB COPY $V1
NEW GLAB COPY PREV AT @
NEW PANE COPY PREV BY E200 COL 4 (PDMS)
NEW PANE COPY PREV MOV TOW ID@DIST 1000
NEW PNAE COPY PREV BY E200 COL 4 (PDMS)
NEW SCTN COPY MOVE W WRT/* THR IDPL@(PDMS)
NEW SCTN COPY PREV BY E200
NEW SCTN COPY PREV BY E200 (PDMS)
NEW SCTN COPY PREV BY E200 COL 4 (PDMS)
NEW SCTN COPY PREV BY E200 WRT CE (PDMS)
NEW SCTN COPY PREV MIRRO PLA E THR E118000 N118000 U26000 WRT/*(PDMS)
NEW STRU COPY PREV MOVE W WRTCE TO IDPL@ (PDMS)
NEW SYMB COPY PREV BY X-10 (DRAFT)
NEW TEXP COPY PREV BY Y10 (DRAFT)
NEW VRTX COPY PREV BY X10 (DRAFT)
PIN DIR D WRT/* THR IDPL@
PIN1 AT PPLI BOS PROP .5
PIN1 BY D8
PIN1 DIR D
PIN1 DIR U WRT/* THR IDP@
PIN2 DIR U WRT/* THR IDPL@
PIN6 OFF
PIN6 OFF
PKEY LTOC
POS PIN3 AT CE
PREC 4 DP
NEW STRU COPY $V1
NEW TEE CHOO ALL
CONN
CONN AND P3 IS W
ORI AND P3 IS W
BACK
FORW
DIR E
DIR TO NEX
CONN PT TO LAST MEM
CONN PH TO FIRST MEM
CONN PH TO PT OF ID BRAN @
DIST 1000
BY E300
THRO N12300
PLAN E THR E23400
PLAN E DIST 1000
BOP ONTOP ID SCTN @
BOP 100 ONTOP ID SCTN @
SEL HSTU
SAVEWORK
GETWORK
CHECK BRAN
CHECK PIPE
FLIP CONN
ARR 3
LEA 3
ANG 0 CONN
ADD ALL WITHIN VOL CE 1000
MA CE
RCODE RIGHT
REFPRES HOLES ON
REFRESH
REM CE
RENAME / XXX / YYY
REPRE PROF ON CL OFF
REPRES DARC 1
REPRES DARC DEF
REPRES HOLES OFF
REPRES HOLES ON
REPRES OBSTRUCTION OFF
REPRES PNODE COL YELLOW
REPRES PNODE ON
REPRES PNODE SIZE 6
REPRES PROF ON CL OFF
REPRES SNODE OFF
ROT ABO IDP@ BY 90
ROT ABO IDPL@ BY 90
ROT ABO P1 BY 90
ROT ABO PPLIN TOS BY 15
ROT THR IDP@ BY 90
ROT THR IDPL@ BY 90
ROT THR MIDP ABO D BY 90
ROT THR POSE ABO D BY 30
ROT THR POSS ABO D BY 45
ROT THR W10000 N 20000 U30000 WRT/*ABO U BY 90
ROT THRO MIDP ABO D BY 90
ROT THRO POSS ABO D BY 45
SAM
SAVEWORK
UNCLAIM ALL
UNLOCK ALL
UNM CE
UNMAR CE
WITHIN VOL CE 500 COL 4
ZDIST (ZDIST + 100)
Description
ADDS ALL EQUIPMENT THAT OVERLAPS CE
ADDS ALL SECTIONS THAT OVERLAP CE
ADDS ALL STRU WITH PURPOSE ATTRIBUTE
ADDS ALL DISCIPLINES THAT OVERLAP CE
ADDS ALL DISCIPLINES THAT OVERLAP CE WITH A VOLUME OF +100mm
ADDS CE
ADDS CE WITH COL 39(SEE COLOUR SHEET)
ADDS CE PIPE CONNECTION REF
ADDS CE SITE
REMOVES UNWANTED LINES FROM PDMS
MOVES CE TO NEW CURSOR POS
MOVES CE TO SELECT PPOINT
MOVES CE TO SELECT PLINE
PLACES CE AXES
PLACES AXES AT PIPE ARRIVE POINT
PLACES AXES AT THE END OF TOS PLINE
REMOVES CE AXES
MOVES CE DOWN 100mm
MOVES CE EAST 100mm
MOVES CE E2" (INCHES) WRT CE (DETERMINE CORRECT CE AXIS FIRST)
MOVES CE EAST 3 1/2"
MOVES CE NORTH 100mm
MOVES CE UP 100mm
MOVES CE X (EAST) 100mm
MOVES CE X (EAST) 100mm WRT TO WORLD
UNMARKS SCTN
MARKS CE SCTN START & END
GIVES CONSISTENCY CHECK ON CE
CHANGES LIN COL TO YELLOW
CHANGES THE ACTIVE COLOUR TO BLUE
CHANGES THE CE COLOUR TO VIOLET
DELETES THE CE
RUNS CLASH CHECK ON CE (TYPE EXIT TO CLEAR MACRO & RETURN TO DESIGN)
CUTS THE SCTN END AT 90DEG TO SECTION
DISPLAYS CE AS YELLOW
DISPLAYS CE AS A SOLID
DISPLAYS CE TO 60% TRANSLUCENCY
EXTENS THE END -1000
EXTENDS END TO JUSTIFICATION LINE
EXTENDS END TO A SELECT PLINE
EXTENDS THE END TO SELECTED ITEM
EXTENDS THE END TO A SELECTED PPOINT
EXTENDS THE END TO A SELECTED PLINE
SHORTENS THE START BY -1000
EXTENDS START TO A SELECTED PPOINT
ENDS & SAVES PDMS SESSION
FLIPS CE
GETS LATEST MODEL
REPOSITIONS CIRC 1 TO PREV SELECTED DESTINATION
GIVES THE CE CO-ORDINATES (START) OR ITEM TO BE TRANSFERRED
REPOSITIONS CE TO A SELECTED DESTINATION
LOCK ALL ELEMENTS FROM THE CURRENT
MARKS CE NAME
TAGS CE WITH TEMPORARY
MARKS CE NAME
MOVES CE WRT TO ITS OWN AXIS E TO A SELECTED ELEMENT
MOVES UP TO A SELECTED ELEMENT
MOVES WEST TO A SELECTED PLINE
MOVES CE UP TO A SELECTED ELEMENT
MOVES CE UP ONTO SELECTED ITEMS JUSTIFICATION LINE
MOVES CE WEST TO A SELECTED PPOINT
MOVES CE WEST TO A SELECT PLINE
MOVES THE CE IN A S 45 E DIRECTION BY 2000 ALONG THAT DIRECTION (THE HYP LENGTH)
MOVES THE CE IN A S 45 E DIRECTION BY SOUTH 2000 (NOT THE HYP LENGTH)
RENAMES ITEM TEMPORARY
COPIES FITT AT END POSITION OF CE AT A BANGLE OF 180 START POSITION CE MIDDLE POSITION CE END POSITI
COPIES GLAB AS VARIABLE $V1
COPIES GLAB TO PICKED LOCATION
COPIES CE E200 COL 4
CREATES A NEW PANE AND MOVES IT TOWARDS A SELECTED ITEM RELATIVE TO BOTH ORIGINS
COPIES CE E 200 COL 4
COPIES A NEW STRU AND MOVES IT WEST WRT TO CE AND TO A SELECTED PLINE
CREATES A COPY OF THE CURRENT PANE 200mm EAST OF ITS CURRENT LOCATION
COPIES CE E200
COPIES CE E200 COL 4
COPIES E200 WRT CE AXIS
MIRROR COPIES CE ABOUT CO-ORDS ON A E DIRECTION
COPIES A NEW STRU AND MOVES IT WEST WRT TO CE AND TO A SELECTED PLIN
COPIES CE X-10
COPIES CE Y10
COPIES CE X10 (CLOUDS)
MOVES PIN1 DOWN TO A SELECTED PLINE
POSITIONS PIN1 AT MID POINT ON BOS PLINE
MOVES PIN1 DOWN 8mm
POSITIONS PIN 1 DIRECTION DOWN
MOVES PIN1 UP TO A SELECTED PPOINT
MOVES PIN2 DOWN TO A SELECTED PLINE
REMOVES PIN6
TURNS PIN6 OFF
CHANGES DIM FROM EXIST JUSL TO LTOC
PLACES A PIN3 AT POS OF CE
GIVES PRECISE READOUT TO 4 DEC. POINTS
COPIES STRU FROM 1 SITE TO ANOTHER
select a new tee from the spec of the branch at the current bore
connect - orientate the current element and position arrive ppoint at leave ppoint of previous component
connect and orientate the current element so that ppoint 3 is facing west
orientate the current element so that ppoint 3 is facing west without changing its position
swith to backwards modelling mode
switch to forwards modelling mode
direct the leave ppoint east (mainly used for elbows and bends)
direct the leave ppoint towards the origin of the next component (mainly used for elbows and bends)
connects the tail of the current branch to the last member of the branch (must be sat at branch level)
connects the head to the first member of the branch (must be sat at branch level)
connect the head of the current branch to the tail of a cursor identified branch
slide the current element along from the previous component until the distance from p0 to p0 is 1000
slide the current element along 300mm from its current position in the east direction
slide the current element along from the previous component until the p0 reaches N12300
slide the current element along in non-orthogonal plane from the previous component until the p0 reaches E23400
slide the current element along in a non-orthogonal plane until the difference in eastings from the previous comp is 1000
slide the current element (elbo) until the BOP rests on top of the identified SCTN
slide the current element (elbo) until the BOP is 100mm above the top of the identified SCTN
select the tube for the start of the branch (if the branch is unconnected and starts with pipe)
save changes from current session
reloads databases to see changes others have made since start of your session
performs data consistency check on current branch
performs data consistency check on current pipe
flip the current element (so that the ppoint that was the arrive is now the leave) and reconnect it
make the p3 of current element (usually Tee) the arrive ppoint
make the p3 of current element (usually Tee) the leave ppoint
set the angle to zero and connect to the previous item (used for items with different default angles)
add all items to the view which are in the box that encloses the volume of the current element +1000mm
marks CE with its name
ROTATES THE VIEW OF ORI TO THE RIGHT
ADDS HOLES REPRESENTATION
REFRESHES THE SCREEN
REMOVES THE CURRENT ELEMENT FROM THE DRAWLIST
RENAMES CE TO YYY
SETS PROFILE REPRE-TIN. AS SOLID
SET ARC TOLERANCE TO 1 mm
SETS ARC TOLERANCE TO 10mm (DEFAULT)
SAVES CHANGES CARRIED OUT AT THAT TIME
ADDS HOLES REPRESENTATION
TURNS HOLES OFF
PRIMARY NODS SHOWN YELLOW
PRIMARY NODES SHOWN ONLY
CHANGES PRIMARY NOTES TO 6mm
SETS PROFILE REPR AS SOLID
SECONDARY NODES OFF
ROTATES CE LOCAL TO PPOINT BY 90 DEG
ROTATES CE LOCAL TO PLINE BY 90 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT P1 BY 90 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT PLINE TOS BY 15 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT ANY PPOINT BY 90 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT ANY PLINE BY 90 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT MIDP POS BY 90 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT END POS BY 30 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT START POS BY 45 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT CO-ORDS WRT TO WORLD ABOUT VERT AXIS BY 90 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT MIDP POS BY 90 DEG
ROTATES CE ABOUT START POS BY45 DEG
LETS YOU TOGGLE BETWEEN LAST 2 ITEMS
SAVES LATEST WORK
UNLOCKS ALL CLAIMED MEMBERS
UN-LOCKS ALL ELEMENTS FROM THE DRAWLIST
UNMARKS CE NAME
REMOVES THE CURRENT ELEMENT FROM THE GRAPHICAL VIEW
SET AT PS WITHIN A VOL OF +500 COL YELLOW
MOVES ITEM 100 FROM ORIG POSITION
DRAFT QUERY COMMANDS
Command Syntax Description
Q ADEG GIVES THE C/VIEW ANGLE (ie 90 DEG)
Q APOF GIVES THE CE (NOTE) TERMINATOR POS'N
Q BSFT GIVES THE DRG. SHT. REF. (STRU LVL)
Q CHEIGHT GIVES THE TEXT CHARACTER HEIGHT
Q CPOF GIVES THE CE (NOTE) LEADER LINE POS'N
Q DIR GIVES THE C/VIEW DIRECTION (ie N)
Q DPOS GIVES THE LDIM POSITION ON SHEET
Q DTER GIVES THE LAYER/LDIM TERM'TR DEFAULT
Q FPT GIVES THE STRA FROM POINT CO-ORDS
Q JUST GIVES THE C/VIEW JUSTIFICATION (ie LEFT)
Q LEN GIVES THE STRA LENGTH
Q LHEI GIVES THE TEST LETTER HEIGHT
Q LSHAPE GIVE THE LABEL LEADER LINE STATUS
Q LVIS GIVES THE CE VISIBILITY
Q MPT GIVES THE STRA MID POINT CO-ORDS
Q PKEY GIVES THE DIM PLINE STATUS (ie TCTF)
Q POS PLRF GIVES THE CORRECT VSEC CO-ORDS
Q RRSF GIVES THE CURRENT VIEW RULE SETTINGS
Q SIZE GIVES THE VIEW O/ALL DIMENSIONS
Q SNAP GIVES THE SNAP SETTINGS (ON/OFF)
Q THPOS GIVES THE C/VIEW MATCHLINE CO-ORDS
Q TMRF GIVES THE CE (SYMBOL) NAME
Q TPEN GIVES THE TEXP COLOUR ATTRIBUTES
Q TPT GIVES THE STRA TAIL POINT CO-ORDS
Q VLIMITS GIVES THE VIEW LIMITS
Q VRAT GIVES SCALE RATIO (ie 1 TO 245)
Q VSCALE GIVES THE C/VIEW SCALE (ie 0.5)
Q VTYP GIVES THE VIEW ATT (ie GLOBAL HIDDEN)
Q XYPOS GIVE THE VIEW POSITION ON SHEET
Q ADEG GIVES THE C/VIEW ANGLE (ie 90 DEG)
Q ATEX GIVES THE SLAB TEXT ATTRIBUTES
Q BSRF GIVES THE ATTACHED DRG/SHT (DRWG LEVL)
Q BTEX GIVES THE TEXT/GLAB ATTRIBUTES
Q CHEI GIVES THE CHARACTER HEIGHT
Q DDNAME GIVES THE DIMENSION OWNERS NAME
Q DIR GIVES THE C/VIEW ANGLE (ie N)
Q DMTXT GIVES THE DIM TEXT ATTRIBUTES
Q DPOS GIVES THE LDIM POSITION ON SHEET
Q DTER GIVES THE LAYER/LDIM TERM'TR DEFAULT
Q FPT GIVES THE STRA FROM POINT CO-ORDS
Q LEN GIVES THE STRA LENGTH
Q LHEI GIVES THE TEST LETTER HEIGHT
Q LSHAPE GIVES THE LABEL LEADER LINE STATUS
Q MPT GIVES THE STRA MID POINT CO-ORDS
Q PKEY GIVES THE DIM PLINE STATUS (ie TCTF)
Q PLTXT GIVES THE PROJ TEST ATTRIBUTES
Q POS PLRF GIVES TE CURRENT VSEC CO-ORDS
Q POST PLRF GIVES THE CURRENT VSEC CO-ORDS
Q RCOD GIVES THE VIEW ORIENTATION
Q RRSF GIVES THE CURRENT VIEW RULE SETTINGS
Q SIZE GIVES THE VIEW O/ALL DIMENSIONS
Q SNAP GIVES THE SNAP SETTING (ON/OFF)
Q SNAP GIVES THE SNAP SETTING (ON/OFF)
Q THMRF GIVES THE CE (SYMBOL) NAME
Q THPOS GIVES THE C/VIEW MATCHLINE CO-ORDS
Q TMRF GIVES THE CE (SYMBOL) NAME
Q TPOS GIVES THE CE PIPE TAIL CO-ORDS
Q TPT GIVES THE STRA TAIL POINT CO-ORDS
Q VLIMITS GIVES THE VIEW LIMITS
Q VSCALE GIVES THE C/VIEW SCALE (ie 0.5)0.5 = 1:20.2 = 1:50.1 = 1:100.05 = 1:200.04 = 1:250.02 =
Q VTYP GIVE THE VIEW ATT (ie GLOBAL HIDDEN)
Q XYPOS GIVES THE VIEW POSITION ON SHEET
100.05 = 1:200.04 = 1:250.02 = 1:500.01 = 1:100
DRAFT TYPED COMMANDS
Command Syntax
ADEG 0
ADEG 45
ADEG 90
APOFFSET 5-5
AT @
AT IDP@
AT IDPL@
BLNK FALSE
BLNK TRUE
BTEST'A-A'
BY @
BY X100
BY Y100
CPOFFSET 5-5
DIM TEX'#100 TYP'
DPOS @
DTAN DEF
DTAN PAR
DTAN HOR
DTAN STAN
DTAN VERTICAL
DTOF @
DTOF 0 4
DTAN PART DTOF 8 0
NLPN OFF
FPT @
FPT BY X2 Y-2
FRAME ON
GAP @
GAP DELETE ALL
GAP DELETE AT
GBOX 5
HIGH CE
INCL CIRC 1 OF NOTE/TABLE
INCL NAMEààà
LEAD STRA
LEAD BENT @
LVIS FALSE
LVIS TRUE
LLEAD FALSE
LLEAD TRUE
LTER OFF
LTER ARR
LTER DOT
LTER OBL
MODIFY @
NEW CIRCL DIAM 100 AT@
NEW CIRCL RAD 50 AT@
NEW GLAB COPY $V1
NEW GLAB COPY PREV AT@
NEW RECT XLEN40 YLEN20 ANG 45 ORIG CORNER AT @
NEW GLAB COPY PREV AT@
NLPN OFF
OSHT 10
OSHT @
PLCL @
PROJ CLEAR @
PROJ CLEAR 6
PROJ TEX 'TYP'
PTAN PAR
PTAN HOR
PTAN VERTICAL
PTOF -8 0
RCOD LEFT
REPEAT 5 BY X10
SNAP ON/OFF
SNAP ON 10
SNAP ON SPACING X10 Y20
TPEN 71
TPT @
TPE BY X2 Y-2
UPDATE ANNO
UPDATE DESIGN
UPDATE PICTURE
CGRID ON/OFF
#<SECTION A-A
#DEF
#<#DIM #>
#<#DIM#>#/TYP
WEST SHELL #< #>
#SPRE (C10:19)UB
#SPRE (C10:16)UB
EL.#DIMPOSU (C2:5).#DIMPOSU(C6:)
EL.+#DIMPOSU (C2:5).#DIMPOSU(C6:)
Description
MODIFIES TEXT HORIZONTAL
MODIFIES TEXT/PRIMITIVES AT 45 DEG
MODIFIES TEST VERTICAL
RE-POSITIONS LTR END X5 Y-5
MOVES CE TO NEW CURSOR POS
MOVES CE TO SELECTED PPOINT
MOVES CE TO SELECTED PLINE
TEXT REMOVES BLANKED AREA BELOW
TEXT BLANKS ALL IT OVERLAYS
MODIFIES TEXT TO A-A
MOVES CE BY LOCT FROM POS TO NEW POS
MOVES CE X (EAST) 100mm
MOVES CE X (NORTH) 100mm
RE-POSITIONS LEADER LINE START X5 Y-5
DIMENSION TEXT READS 100 TYP
PLACES THE LDIM POSITION BY CURSOR
DIMENSION TEXT DEFAULT
DIMENSION TEXT PARALLEL
DIMENSION TEXT HORIZONTAL
DIMENSION TEXT STANDARD
DIMENSION TEXT VERTICAL
DIMENSION TEXT BY CURSOR
DIMENSION TEXT OFFSET X0 Y4
DIM TEXT PAR. & OFF X-8 Y0
TURNS LINE OFF(ie CLOUD VERTEX)
MOVES STRA FROM POINT BY CURSOR
MOVES STRA FROM POINT BY TYPED INPUT
TEXT FRAME ON
LETS CURSOR DETERMINE DIMENSION GAP
DELETES ALL DIMENSION GAPS
DELETES DIMENSION GAP BY CURSOR
MODIFIES TEXT FRAME WITH 5 CLEARANCE
HIGHLIGHTS CE
REPOSITIONS CIRC 1 TO PREV. SELECTED DESTINATION
REPOSITION CE TO A SELECTED DESTINATION
CHANGES LEADER LINE TO STRAIGHT
PLACES ANOTHER VERTEX ON LEADERLINE
TURNS CE VISIBILITY OFF
TURNS CE VISIBILITY ON
LEADERLINE OFF
LEADER LINE ON
LINE TERMINATOR OFF
LINE TERMINATOR ARROW
LINE TERMINATOR DOT
LINE TERMINATOR DASH
ENABLES MODS TO SLAB/GLAB GEOMETRY
DRAWS CIRCLE AND POSITIONS BY CURSOR
DRAWS CIRCLE AND POSITIONS BY CURSOR
COPIES GLAB AS VARIABLE $V1
COPIES GLAB TO PICKED LOCATION
DRAWS RECT AND POSITIONS IT BY CURSOR
COPIES TEXT AND POSITIONS BY CURSOR
TURNS LINE OFF(ie CLOUD VERTEX)
DIM LINE OVERSHOOT 10mm
DIM LINE OVERSHOOT BY CURSOR
POSITION LEADER LINE BY CURSOR
SETS PROJECTION LINE POSITIONS BY CURSOR
SETS PROJECTION LINE POSITION BY 5mm
PROJECTION TEXT READS TYP
PROJECTION TEXT PARALLEL
PROJECTION TEXT HORIZONTAL
PROJECTION TEXT VERTICAL
PROJECTION TEXT OFFSET X-8 Y0
ROTATES VIEW BOX LEFT
COPIES CE 5 TIMES BY 10mm SPACES
TURNS SNAP ON/OFF
GIVES SNAP GRID X10 Y10
GIVES SNAP GRID X10 Y20
GIVES THE TEXP COLOUR ATTRIBUTE 71
MOVES STRA TO POINT BY CURSOR
MOVES STR TO POINT BY TYPED INPUT
UPDATES ANNOTATION
UPDATES DESIGN
UPDATES GRAPHICS
TURNS SNAP GRID VISIBILITY ON/OFF
UNDERLINES TEXT ie SECTION A-A
DEFAULT DIMENSION ie 4500
UNDERLINES DIMENSION ie 4500
UNDERLINES DIMENSION ie 45000
WEST SHELL
FORMAT ON DRG. 254x102x22UB
FORMAT ON DRG. 254x102UB
FORMAT ON DRG. EL.508.500
FORMAT ON DRG. EL. +508.500
PDMS DIRECTION COMMANDS
Command Description
DIR N Direct North
DIR N 45 Direct North
DIR N 45 E Direct North 45 deg East
DIR N 45 E 30 Direct North 45mm and East 30mm
DIR N 45 E 30 D Direct North 45 deg East 30 deg Down
DIR N 45 E 30 D 10 Direct North 45mm East 30mm and Down 10mm
DIR S 30 E Direct South 30 deg E
DIR E 60 S Direct South 30 deg E
DIR N 100 D 1 Direct North with 1 in 100 slope
DIR N 0.5729 D Direct North with 1 in 100 slope
DIR N 2300 D 23 Direct North with 1 in 100 slope
DIR N 50 D 1 Direct North with 1 in 50 slope
DIR N 01.1458 D Direct North with 1 in 50 slope
DIR N 2300 D 46 Direct North with 1 in 50 slope