Routing Styles

Style is a group of settings designed for automatic filling of routes with the routing objects. Styles usually correspond to standards that are commonly used in the routing design. For example, parts of the pipeline must often comply with certain requirements in length and diameter; in addition, these parts should include fittings of certain materials.

Style definitions are managed in the editor of Styles. With the editor, you can view, add, edit, and delete styles. The definitions of styles can be also imported and exported using file in .xml format. You can change any of the default styles, or use them as the basis for creating new custom styles. In addition, custom styles can be created based on the empty style.

Editor of styles can be called from the Routing menu:

After calling the command you will see the dialog of Routing Styles editor.

There is a toolbar in the upper part of the dialog:

Create Catalog creates new folder-catalog for styles.

Create Style creates new style in the current catalog.

Copy Style copies selected style.

Paste Style paste copied style into selected catalog.

Delete deletes style or catalog.

Update information about fittings – updates information about routing objects (fittings).

On the left there is a list of catalogs and styles available for usage.

Created styles can be exported and imported in *.xml format with the appropriate commands in the File menu.

Parameters of the selected style are displayed in the right pane.

Properties tab

Name. In this field you can set the name of style that will appear in the list in the left pane.

Catalog. The drop-down list contains catalogs that may include the selected style. You can create a new catalog by selecting the appropriate menu item from the drop-down list, if desired.

Weld length (default). When the flag is active, you can set the default weld length.

Use flange. Defines the usage of flanges for style.

Minimal and Maximal diameters define the permissible routing diameters.

Components window displays the list of fitting types and their corresponding files.

You may use the following button when working with the Components dialog:

Delete Component. Deletes selected file from the list.

Select Component. Adds file to the list.

Delete All Components. Deletes all files from the list.

After mouse click in the <Select> field or pressing button, the following window appears:

This window displays all library files available for selection.

If the fragment name is highlighted in red, it cannot be selected.

Rules tab.

Minimal pipe length, Maximal pipe length - set the minimal and maximal length of the pipeline segment.

Increment of pipe length. You can specify the length of increment. Increment of length is a step with which the system takes into account the above conditions.

Bend Pipe. When the flag is set, the pipeline with a given style will be bent on curved segments of its trajectory.

List of libraries for selection consists of libraries marked as available for selection. Use Tools > Libraries command of Routing Styles dialog menu to mark necessary libraries in the list of all system libraries.