Customization

This section describes the commands available to customize the software. A wide variety of customization options are included to allow you to match the drawings that are created to your existing company standards.

General Customization Commands

Most of the customization sections include four commands:

•  Edit Project List
•  Edit Standards List
•  Copy Project List to Standards
•  Copy Standards List to Project

This section describes these general commands and how they work for the customization commands.

Edit Project List

The Edit Project List command is the first command listed in each customization section. It is used to modify the customization settings in the current project database. It allows you to make changes to a specific project without affecting other projects.

Edit Standards List

The Edit Standards List command is the second command listed in each customization section. It is used to modify the customization settings in a standards database. These settings can be used when you start a new project. Changes here do not affect any projects already created.

If only one standards database exists, the command will immediately start editing that database using the appropriate dialog box.

If more than one standards database exists, you will be prompted to select the standards database to edit. After you select the standards database to edit, the appropriate dialog box will appear with the settings from that standards database displayed.

Copy Project List to Standards

The Copy Project List to Standards command will copy the settings from the project database to a standards database. Often, it is simplest to start your first project and customize it as you go. When you are finished, you can use this command to copy the settings for use with future projects.

If only one standards database exists, the settings will be copied to that standards database. The Copy Project to Standards dialog box will appear immediately.

If more than one standards database exists, you will be prompted to select a standards database to which the settings will be copied. After you make your selection, the Copy Project to Standards dialog box will appear.

To copy the settings, type STANDARD and press the button. This step helps prevent you from accidentally overwriting the settings in your standards database.

Copy Standards List to Project

The Copy Standards List to Project command will copy the settings from a standards database to the project database. You can use this to update projects you have already started with new settings you have set in your standards database.

If only one standards database exists, the settings will be copied from that standards database.

If more than one standards database exists, you will be prompted to select the standards database from which the settings will be copied.

📄️ User Options

To update your user settings, go to

📄️ Options

The Options commands allow you to customize a variety of settings that affect the calculations in your project and appearance of your drawings.

🗃️ Block Creation

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📄️ Open Block from Drawing

The Open Block from Drawing command is used to select a block on the drawing and open it in your CAD program. This command is useful when making changes to your customization. To make a change to a block that appears on your drawing, you can select it using this command.

📄️ Redefine Block in this Drawing

The Redefine Block in this Drawing command is used to update a block definition on a drawing after changes have been made to the drawing the block is based upon.

📄️ Pipe Symbol Blocks

The Pipe Symbol Blocks commands allow you to customize the list of blocks available to be used for pipe symbols in the project and standards schedules.

📄️ Layers

The Layers command is used to customize the layers used when inserting items on the drawing.

📄️ Update Drawing Layers to Match Project List

The Update Drawing Layers to Match Project List command is used to update the layer definitions on the drawing. Once a layer is created on a drawing, it is not modified. Changes you make to the color, lineweight, or other attributes are not overwritten. This command is the only way to modify layers that already exist.

🗃️ Schedule Labels

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📄️ Text Styles

The Text Styles commands allow you to customize the text heights and fonts used for labels and schedules.

📄️ Pipe Types

The Pipe Types commands are used to customize the pipe types used in your project.

📄️ Pipe Labels

The Pipe Labels commands are used to customize the pipe labels used in your project.

📄️ Pipe Linetypes

Different linetypes are used to represent different pipe systems (e.g., a single dash for cold water, two dashes for hot, etc.). These dashes appear at certain intervals on each section of pipe so the pipe type is easily identified.

📄️ Pipe Flow Categories

The Pipe Flow Categories commands are used to customize the flow categories used in your project.

📄️ Pipe Sizes

The Pipe Sizes commands are used to customize the pipes used in your project.

📄️ Pipe Sizing Tables

The Pipe Sizing Tables commands are used to customize how pipes are sized in your project.

📄️ Update Drawing Graphics

The Update Drawing Graphics command is used to update items on the drawing to reflect any changes in the customization.

📄️ Recreate Missing Customization

To recreate customization that is missing in the project or standards database, go to

📄️ Update Laptop Customization

The Update Laptop Customization command is used to update the local customization on a laptop to match the customization stored on the network. The local customization is automatically updated once a day when you open your CAD program. This command is used to manually update the local customization. It is only necessary to use this command if the customization on your network has changed during the day.

📄️ Manage Standards Databases

The Manage Standards Databases command is used to create, modify, and delete standards databases. Each standards database has its own set of customization settings. Multiple standards databases are used when more than one set of standards is used in a company.