PROCEDURE FOR GAD EXTRACTION

From start menu click on 'Programs'

Click on ' PD_ Shell' & select ' PD_Shell ' to activate the form
PD_Shell ' form opens.
Select the relevant project & click on ' PIPING DESIGNER ' .
Select the relevant piping area & accept the form .
Select the relevant piping model & accept the form.
Select the required piping to fit into window for save view .
Ensure that selected view direction is ' PLAN '.
Go to main menu bar & select ' VIEW '.
Select ' Viewing ' from ' VIEW ' pulldown menu .
Select ' Saved Model View ' from' Viewing' pallet.
Saved Model View ' form opens.
Key in for 'Saved View Name' & 'Description' .
Form prompts ' select View or Revise saved View Data'.
Place data button(Click) in the selected piping window.
Form prompts ' Saved View has been created' & list the Name & Description of new saved view.
Go to main menu bar & select ' File Options ' from ' File '.
Select ' Exit ' from 'File Options' to come out of ' PIPING DESIGNER'.
Return to main PD_Shell' main form.
Click on ' DRAWING MANAGER ' .
' Drawing Management ' form opens.
Select ' Drawing Manager ' from listed options of ' Drawing Management ' form.
Click on ' Create '.
' Create Options ' form opens.
Click on ' Create Drawing ' to list out the various options of ' Drawing Types'
Select the ' Piping Arrangement Drawing ' and accept the form.
Key in Drawing Number ; Drawing Name ; Drawing Scale ; Drawing size & accept the form
Form prompts ' CREATING DRAWING'
After reating the drawing , return to ' Drawing Management ' form
Click on ' Drawing Annotation & Composition ' from listed options of ' Drawing Management ' form.
New form opens ' List Of Drawing Types '
Select the ' Piping Arrangement Drawing ' and accept the form.
Drawing Manager ' form get open which list the drawing number & drawing name of new created drawing.
Select the Drawing Name and accept the form
Selected Drawing get opened through Microstation with attached border file as reference file .
Go to main menu bar & select ' Drawing'.
Select ' Composition ' from ' Drawing' pulldown menu.
Select ' Create Drawing View ' from ' Composition ' pallet.
Create Drawing View ' form opens.
Key in View Number; View Name ; & select View scale ; View Direction & click on ' Saved View '.
' Select Model ' form opens with list of Discipline.
Select ' Piping ' as Discipline & accept the form.
Select Model ' form opens ; accept the area & model.
' Select Saved View ' form opens ; select the saved view & accept the form.
Accepting the ' Select Saved View ' it will return to main ' Create Drawing View ' form.
Accept the ' Create Drawing View ' form; .
New form opens ' Attach Drawing View Models' which list out the reference models if any.
Accept the ' Create Drawing View ' form.
Go to main menu bar & select ' Drawing'.
Select ' Composition ' from ' Drawing ' pulldown menu.
Select ' Compose Drawing ' from ' Composition ' pallet.
' Compose Drawing ' form opens which list the created view with number , name, scale & composed status.
Select the ' view ' and click on ' compose Drawing View '.
Form prompts to ' Identify Origin '.
Place data button(Click) in the selected Drawing.
New created view get composed in selected Drawing. This is the GAD which has been created
Various reference models like Piping , Equipment , Structural , Eeraceways can be attached to composed
view through ' Compose Drawing option '.
Clipping volume & View Direction of model can be revised through ' Compose Drawing option ' .