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In order to control generation of different types of Isometric Drawings, an administrator will need to define new styles and modify existing styles and their base default values used for isometric drawing generation
The default location for style definition files is: C:\ProgramData\Bentley\Plant V8i\Bentley Plant V8i Projects\{project}\Config\OpenPLANT\Isometrics\styles\
The following styles are delivered with each example project. As delivered, they are configured identically.
As-Built
Check
IFC
Stress
Tracing
The Isometrics Configuration tool is used to define project and style settings for the Isometric drawings. The tool consists of two tabs:
Isometric Management – Defines default project settings to use when generating isometric drawings
Isometric Style – Provides options to define configurations for individual isometric styles
Click Start – Select All Programs > Bentley > Plant V8i > Project Tools > Project Administrator
From Bentley Project Administrator:
Select a Project from the tree
From the Login to Project dialog:
User Name – Enter a user name with Supervisor rights
Password – Enter the password for the user
Click OK
Expand the Project in the tree
Expand OpenPlant Isometrics
Select Settings
Click Create/Modify
Click Start – Select All Programs > Bentley > Bentley OpenPlant Isometrics Manager > Bentley OpenPlant Isometrics Manager in AutoPLANT access mode
From the Open Project dialog:
Select a project
From Bentley OpenPlant Isometrics Manager:
Select Tools > Configuration from the menu
Open the Isometrics Configuration tool
From the Isometric Configuration dialog:
Select the Isometrics Style tab
Click Add Style
From the Add Style dialog:
Select Base Style – Select an existing style as a template
Name of Style – Enter the name of the new style
Click Ok
Click Remove Style
From the Remove Style dialog:
Click Yes