Drawing Line

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Drawings may be attached to assets within Prime.  Although drawings are usually attached to individual assets via the "Documents For" option on the Side Bar, a Drawing Line may be included within a schedule to contain a drawing which has relevance for all assets within a schedule.

 

Inserting a Drawing Line

 

1.Highlight the appropriate Schedule from the Site List screen and select "Schedule Schedule For" from the Side Bar.
2.Toggle Edit Mode to ON.
3.Click on the asset above which the Drawing Line is to be placed, and insert a new item.  Either:
•click on the Insert item icon (Insert Item) from the Tool Bar, or
•right-click in the Data area and select "Insert item Insert Item" from the subsequent menu.

(HINT: If the Insert Item icon is greyed-out, then either:

•Edit Mode has not been selected, or
•the login account in use does not have the authority to insert an item).
4.Change the new line to a Drawing Line.  Either:
•select the appropriate item, right-click and select "Drawing Line Convert to Drawing Line" from the subsequent menu, or
•ensure the new (blank) line is highlighted and click the Drawing Line icon (Convert to Drawing Line) from the Tool Bar.
5.In the "Warning" dialog box, select Yes to convert the asset to a Drawing Line, or No to abandon the conversion.
6.Add a Drawing Reference in the Drawing Ref. field.  (NOTE: This Drawing Reference must match exactly the Document Description input in step vii below).
7.Click the Save icon to save the changes to the database.
8.Now attach the drawing:
i.Ensure that the drawing line is highlighted and select "Documents Documents For" from the Side Bar.
ii.Move to the "Other Documents" tab.
iii.Toggle Edit Mode to ON.
iv.Right-click in the Data Area and select "Documents Add Document" from the subsequent menu.
v.Navigate to, and select the required drawing.
vi.Click Attach File(s).        
vii.Complete the subsequent Document Details form inputting the required Drawing Reference into the "Document Description" field.  (NOTE: The Drawing Reference must match exactly that entered in step 6 above):

       

       docdetails attach draw                

 

       Select whether to save the drawing in the Prime database (In database) or as a live link (As link) into the local computer.  (NOTE: Saving the file as a link means that any changes made to the original drawing will be reflected in the document displayed by Prime).

viii.Click OK to save the drawing.
9.Re-select "Schedule Schedule For" from the Side Bar.
10.Double-click on the Drawing Reference to view the attached drawing.

                                                               

Converting an existing asset to a Drawing Line

 

(NOTE: Converting an asset to a Drawing Line will clear all the fields except for the Drawing Reference.  Once changes are saved to the database it will be impossible to re-instate overwritten data).

 

1.Highlight the appropriate schedule from the Site List screen and select "Schedule Schedule For" from the Side Bar.
2.Toggle Edit Mode to ON.
3.Click on the asset which is to be converted to a Drawing Line.
4.Change the asset to a Drawing Line.  Either:
•right-click on the appropriate item and select "Drawing Line Convert to Drawing Line" from the subsequent menu, or
•ensure the appropriate line is highlighted and select the Drawing Line icon (Convert to Drawing Line) from the Tool Bar.
5.In the "Warning" dialog box, select Yes to convert the asset to a Drawing Line, or No to abandon the conversion.
6.Amend the Drawing Reference field if required.
7.Click the Save icon to save the changes to the database.
8.Now attach the drawing:
i.Ensure that the drawing line is highlighted and select "Documents Documents For" from the Side Bar.
ii.Move to the "Other Documents" tab.
iii.Toggle Edit Mode to ON.
iv.Right-click in the Data Area and select "Documents Add Document" from the subsequent menu.
v.Navigate to, and select the required drawing.
vi.Click Attach File(s).        
vii.Complete the subsequent Document Details form inputting the required Drawing Reference into the "Document Description" field.  (NOTE: The Drawing Reference must match exactly that entered in step 6 above):

       

       docdetails attach draw                

 

       Select whether to save the drawing in the Prime database (In database) or as a live link (As link) into the local computer.  (NOTE: Saving the file as a link means that any changes made to the original drawing will be reflected in the document displayed by Prime).

viii.Click OK to save the drawing.
9.Re-select "Schedule Schedule For" from the Side Bar.
10.Double-click on the Drawing Reference to view the attached drawing.

 

Reverting a Drawing Line to a Normal Asset Line

 

1.Select the required Drawing Line.
2.Toggle Edit Mode to ON.
3.Either:
•right-click on the appropriate item and select "Normal Line Convert to Normal Line" from the subsequent menu, or
•ensure the appropriate line is highlighted and select the Normal Line icon (Convert to Normal Line) from the Tool Bar.
4.In the "Confirm" dialog box, select Yes to convert the Drawing Line to Normal, or No to abandon the conversion.
5.Click the Save icon to save the changes.