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The Posistioned Text or .POS file passes drawing data such as Area, Linenumber, and sheet number to the Isogen Drawings. Data passed by the .POS to Isogen documents can have its font and text color customized to customer or shop requriments along with the bill of materials and piping text.
The defalut font and color for .POS output is set to autocads defualt monotext and white. The basic requirements for font and colors referenced in the .POS file to output to the isogen file are as follows
Use the steps outlined for each section to create a customized .POS output. Please check each step of the procces any section left out can result in no output of an isogen file or the font and color outputing unchanged.
The font information is not referenced in any isogen style; use the steps below to add the file to the style folder and reference it.
Place a copy of the FONTSTD.FIF file from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bentley Shared\Plant XM\Isogen in the Isogen style in use example Final: C:\Bentley Plant XM Projects\SAMPLE_IMPERIAL\Config\isogen\final.
Reference the FONTSTD.FIF file in Project Administrator %Project%>Isogen>Input. Change Font Information to reference the FONTSTD.FIF file in C:\Bentley Plant XM Projects\SAMPLE_IMPERIAL\Config\isogen\final.
FONTSTD.FIF references all fonts that are usable in Isogen for AutoPLANT. AutoCAD only fonts are 1-15 and general use font are 101-153. information on which font corresponds to each number is found in the Fonts.ppt located in C:\Program Files\Bentley\Plant XM\Help\Isogen\isotrain.zip.
Fonts are not passed when using a dxf as the backing sheet. The Plotfile / Backing Sheet Format Option Switch must be changed to use a dwg file. Change the isogen Option Switch to use the SMART DWG format with the procedure below.
In Project Administrator go to %Project%>Isogen>Input and Edit the Options File. The opening screen for Options Editor will have option switch 71 Plotfile / Backing Sheet Format. Change switch 71 to SMART DWG. Then Save and close.
Now that Isogen is set to use a SMART DWG Plotfile / Backing Sheet Format the current backing sheet must be changed to a dwg file and saved in the AutoCAD R14/LT98/LT97 Drawing format.
Because the .POS file cannot attribute a color to a specific output in the .POS file the attribute must point to a layer to be placed on and that lay must have a color value. Edit the .DDF file manually to change the layer colors.
Example;LAYER-NAMES1 'LAYER1' COLOUR 12 'LAYER2' COLOUR 23 'LAYER3' COLOUR 34 'LAYER4'5 'LAYER5'6 'LAYER6'7 'PIPE'8 'SPECIAL-STAT'
3. Layers 1, 2, and 3 is will now output in the colors Red, Yellow, and Green.
The basic AutoCAD colors correspond to the following Index Numbers. For more color Index Numbers open AutoCAD and type COLOR in the command line. Then the Select Color dialog will open. Next highlight a color and its Index Number will display under the color palette.
Primary AutoCAD color Index Numbers
The extended .POS file is difficult to recreate for AutoPLANT Isogen because of conflicting information in the isotrain.zip. The link below has an example file that can be used as a basis for any needed customization.
http://communities.bentley.com/other/old_site_image_galleries/member_folders/m/joeys_files/47891.aspx
Fonts
Fonts can be changed using section 15. Set the value to a corresponding font value in the FONTSTD.FIF file.
Font Number Examples
Colours
To change the colour of the text assign the text to a layer with colour using section 13 in the pos file. The default layers number 1 - 50; with 1 - 6 being generic layers.
Product TechNotes and FAQs
How To Set Colors For Layers Or The BOM In ISOGEN
Changing The Font Of Your Isogen Output
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