To Change Annotation Text Color in OpenPlant PID 

Background

User can change any annotation color in OpenPlant PID by defining the text style and Element Template for specific annotation. In below mentioned case we will discuss Off Page Connector’s Notes Annotation color changes.

Steps to Accomplish

1. Launch OpenPlant PID say in OPPID_Imperial
   
   
   
   
2. Place an Off Page Connector in drawing and connect to a pipeline
   
   
   
   
3. Right Mouse click on Page Connector and select Annotate
   
   
   
   
4. Select any annotation say LINK_LABEL and Place Annotation
   
   
   
   
5. Annotation will be placed but in grey color
   
   
   
   
6. Select the annotation and open Element Info and observe the Template and Text Style
   
   
   
   
7. Go to Utilities -- > Key-in
   
   
   
   
8. Select currently placed Annotation and Run “pid component dump” key in
   
   
   
   
9. Observe the Parent Field Name for the annotation 
   
   
   
   
10. Open PIDProjectTemplates.dgnlib file from Dataset -- > dgnlibs project folder
    
    
    
    
11. Go to Element -- > Text Styles
    
    
    
    
12. Text styles are defined here just like PID
    
    
    
    
13. Now either create new Style or Copy this PID style to define new Text Style with required color
    
    
    
    
14. Set the color
    
    
    
    
    
    
15. Right mouse click on Text Style and select “Activate”
    
    
    
    
16. Save the Text Style
    
    
17. Go to Element menu and select Element Templates
    
    
    
    
18. Navigate to piping folder
    
    
    
    
19. Right mouse click and select “New Template”
    
    
    
    
20. Create new Element Template and define color
    
    
    
    
21. Close Element Templates dialog
    
    
22. Select File Save and close OpenPlant PID
    
    
    
    
23. Launch Bentley Class Editor
    
    
24. Open “OpenPlant_PID.01.07.ecschema.xml” schema
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
25. Once schema opened, right click to “Supplement Schema”
    
    
    
    
26. Press “Add”  in “Specify Supplement Schemas” dialog
    
    
    
    
27. Add “OpenPlant_PID_Supplemental_Imperial.01.07.ecschema.xml”
    
    
    
    
28. Press “OK” to “Specify Supplement Schemas” dialog
    
    
    
    
    
    
29. Once schema got supplemented, press “Find Class”
    
    
    
    
30. Search for “Off Page Connector”
    
    
    
    
31. Select OFFPAGE_CONNECTOR and select “Go To”
    
    
    
    
32. Go to “Properties” tab and look for property we have noticed in step 9 above i.e. Parent Class Name (LINKED_MODEL)
    
    
    
    
33. Select “Override” to change the value
    
    
    
    
34. Change Text Style and Element Template to whatever defined above
    
    
    
    
35. Save changes and close class editor
    
    
    
    
36. Launch OpenPlant PID using same units in which changes are made i.e. OPPID_Imperial and repeat Steps 3 to 5 
    
    
    
    

See Also

http://communities.bentley.com/products/plant/design___engineering/w/plant_design_and_engineering__wiki/22582.how-to-customize-pipeline-box-annotation

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