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ANNOWorx User ManualBy ECE Design

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1. Overview ........................................................................................................ 32. 2D Annotation Palette .................................................................................. 4

2.1. Line Annotation .......................................................................................... 52.2. Line With Elevation Annotation .................................................................... 52.3. Equipment Annotation ................................................................................. 62.4. Nozzle Annotation ...................................................................................... 62.5. Component Annotation ............................................................................... 62.6. Steel Annotation ......................................................................................... 7

3. Configuration Overview ............................................................................... 83.1. Line Configuration ...................................................................................... 93.2. Line with Elevation Configuration ............................................................... 113.3. Equipment Configuration ........................................................................... 133.4. Nozzle Configuration ................................................................................ 153.5. Component Configuration ......................................................................... 163.6. Steel Configuration ................................................................................... 18

4. Training Videos ........................................................................................... 20



1. Overview

ANNOWorx provides utilities to annotate AutoCAD® PLANT 3D, AutoCAD Advance Steel, and CADWorx®PLANT.

Users can annotate pipe routes, equipment, equipment nozzles, and steel by placing ANNOWorx Tags. Thesetags can be applied in paper space or model space proving the ultimate flexibility for detail drawingproduction. Further, ANNOWorx Tags remains connected to the components, so if 3D Model properties changethen all the Tag values will sync with those changes. In this way, users place annotation once and they remainsynchronized with 3D models.

Annotate components by:

using a single property or a concatenation of many propertiesformatting Tags to include line breaks, and separators3 different modes; label only, leader with line, or just a leader)using AutoCAD MLeader Stylesusing AutoCAD Text Stylespipe route line numbering and elevations with one picksetting bottom (BOP), top (TOP), or center (COP) of horizontal pipe routessetting independent annotation styles for pipe, equipment, and steel.placing the annotation on specific layersaligning annotations with one anotheradding constant values as neededand more…



2. 2D Annotation Palette

There are many buttons on the ANNOWorx palette. Here is an overview of each one.

Insert Constant

To insert a ‘Constant’ select the Insert Constant Button

The Command Line will prompt the User to:

Once an ANNOWorx Multi-Leader is selected, an ‘Add Constant to Multi-Leader’ box will pop-upInput the Constant to be used with a variety of ALT Codes: @ (Alt+64), ° (Alt+0176), ± (Alt+0177)…etc…Select ‘Insert Constant’The Constant will appear in the ‘Current MultiLeader Field’Hit OK to End the command



2.1. Line Annotation

Use the Tag Line button to start the TAG Lines Routine. Select Entities and place ‘Live’ Line Tags as needed.Once placed, the Line Tags are linked to the 3D Model. If changes are made to the 3D Model, pressingthe Synchronize button will update the Line Tags.

Note: Select the desired Current Text Style before starting the routine.

2.2. Line With Elevation Annotation

Use the Tag Lines/Elevation button to start the TAG Lines/Elevation Routine. Select Entities and place ‘Live’Line/Elevation Tags as needed. Once placed, the Line/Elevation Tags are linked to the 3D Model. If changes aremade to the 3D Model, pressing the button will update the Line Tags.

Note: Select the desired Current Text Style before starting the routine. Select BOP (Bottom of Pipe), TOP (Top ofPipe) or CL (Centerline) for the desired Tag Elevation.



2.3. Equipment Annotation

Use the Tag Equipment button to start the TAG Equipment Routine. Select Entities and place ‘Live’ EquipmentTags as needed. Once placed, the Equipment Tags are linked to the 3D Model. If changes are made to the 3DModel, pressing the Synchronize button will update the Line Tags.


2.4. Nozzle Annotation

Use the Tag Nozzles button to start the TAG Nozzles Routine. Select Entities and place ‘Live’ Nozzles Tags asneeded. Once placed, the Nozzle Tags are linked to the 3D Model. If changes are made to the 3D Model,pressing the Synchronize button will update the Line Tags.


2.5. Component Annotation

Use the Tag Component button to start the TAG Component Routine. Select Entities and place ‘Live’Component Tags as needed. Once placed, the Steel Tags are linked to the 3D Model. If changes are made tothe 3D Model, pressing the Synchronize button will update the Line Tags.




2.6. Steel Annotation

Use the Tag Steel button to start the TAG Steel Routine. Select Entities and place ‘Live’ Steel Tags as needed. Once placed, the Steel Tags are linked to the 3D Model. If changes are made to the 3D Model, pressingthe Synchronize button will update the Line Tags.




3. Configuration Overview

Each Annotation Type has its own configuration. To edit the configuration for each type, select the gear icon atthe bottom of the Worx Plugin Palette. This should bring up a dialog box for all the Worx Products settings.

Overview

The ANNOWorx Settings allow the style of the leader to be chosen, and to edit some aspects of the style.



3.1. Line Configuration

Line Annotation is accomplished by setting a Current Format.Users select from the Available Fields window and then arrange their order within the Selected Fields window.The Current Format displayed under these windows is used by ANNOWorx when annotating pipe routes.

Optionally, the Line Annotation can be appended, or suffixed, with Insulation Annotations. Similarly, users selectfrom the Insulation Fields window and then arrange their order within the Selected Fields window.



Setting the Line and Insulation Current Formats

1. Click on one, or more, rows from within the Available Fields window.There are four categories to select from:

ATUR

Separators Attributes Coordinates Line Number Parse– Insulation Thickness Northing Section 1_ Line Type Easting Section 2( Line Number Section 3) Long Description Section 4* Part Number Section 5/ Short Description Section 6| Size Section 7<space> Specification Section 8<line break> Tag Section 9

Trace Type Section 10

Separators –Attributes –Coordinates –Line Number ParseCADWorx® and AutoCAD® PLANT 3D Line Numbers can be configured to contain numerous fields strungtogether with separators like spaces, hyphens, underscores, and alike.For example, [4?-BW-226-ACA] is can represent a typical Line Number.If users want to tag pipe routes as [BW-226], then they will use the Line Number Parse Section fields to set theCurrent Format.In this example, the Selected Fields must include the Sections and the separator.

Line Number Parse Section 2–Line Number Parse Section 3

Using the Left and Right Arrows, move from one window to the other.Using the Up and Down Arrows, position the Selected Fields for form the Current Format.Click the Ok button to save the Line Annotation configuration.

The Line Number Parse Sections 1-10 allow you to separate out the Line Number field for a component usinga – <Space> or _ as a delimiter. For example, Line Number = 4?-BW-226-ACA and you only want toannotate BW-226. First, set the Line Number Parsing Character to a – Then set your selected fields to:

Line Number Parse Section 2–Line Number Parse Section 3

We have conditional insulation annotation for components that are insulated. If you only want to show insulationdata for insulated components use the Append Selected Fields portion of the dialog as shown above.



3.2. Line with Elevation Configuration

Overview

The Line/Elevation Annotation Setup allows the format to be set when using the Tag Lines/Elevations Feature.

Description

1. Items in the Selected Fields List box will display in the specified format when tagging.2. Using the Left and Right Arrows, the user can move the fields to and from

the Available/Selected Fields List Box.3. Using the Up and Down Arrows, the user can place the selected fields in the desired order.4. Press Ok to save the configuration and close the dialog once the desired format has been specified to the

set Selected Fields.

Note: Elevation must be chosen as a Selected Field

Available Fields Include:

–_



)(*/|<space><line break> ‘\P is a line breakInsulation ThicknessInsulation TypeLine NumberLong DescriptionPart NumberShort DescriptionSizeSpecificationTagTrace TypeElevationNorthingEastingISOGEN Message DataLine Number Parse Section 1Line Number Parse Section 2Line Number Parse Section 3Line Number Parse Section 4Line Number Parse Section 5Line Number Parse Section 6Line Number Parse Section 7Line Number Parse Section 8Line Number Parse Section 9Line Number Parse Section 10



3.3. Equipment Configuration

Overview

The Equipment Annotation Setup allows the format to be set when using the Tag Equipment Feature.

Description





–_)(*/|<space><line break>Equipment NameEquipment Description



NorthingEasting



3.4. Nozzle Configuration

Overview

The Nozzle Annotation Setup allows the format to be set when using the Tag Nozzle Feature.

Description





–_)(*/|<space><line break>Equipment NameNozzle NameNorthing



Easting

3.5. Component Configuration

Overview

The Component Annotation Setup allows the format to be set when using the Tag Component Feature.

Description





–_)(



*/|<space><line break> ‘\P is a line breakInsulation ThicknessInsulation TypeLine NumberLong DescriptionPart NumberShort DescriptionSize SpecificationTagTraceTypeNorthingEastingISOGEN Message DataLine Number Parse Section 1Line Number Parse Section 2Line Number Parse Section 3Line Number Parse Section 4Line Number Parse Section 5Line Number Parse Section 6Line Number Parse Section 7Line Number Parse Section 8Line Number Parse Section 9Line Number Parse Section 10



3.6. Steel Configuration

Overview

The Steel Annotation Setup allows the format to be set when using the Tag Steel Feature.

Description

Items in the Selected Fields List box will display in the specified format when tagging.Using the Left and Right Arrows, the user can move the fields to and fromthe Available/Selected Fields List Box.Using the Up and Down Arrows, the user can place the selected fields in the desired order.Press Ok to save the configuration and close the dialog once the desired format has beenspecified to the set Selected Fields.




–_)(*/|<space><line break>Long DescriptionMaterialMiscellaneous DescriptionPart NumberShort DescriptionSteel TypeNorthingEasting



4. Training Videos(https://support.ecedesign.com/support/solutions/articles/24000032680-annoworx)

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