2.9.

Creating a New Diagram (No Template)

When the user attempts to create a new diagram from the File > New > New
Diagram, there are two choices available,
Open This allows the user to browse the tree to select the template to use.
No template This allows the user to create a new diagram without using a
template.
From the main pull down menu select File > New > New Diagram, the Choose
Template form appears. Click the No template button. A new blank diagram is
opened.
The new diagram will not exist on the DB until the Save Work function has been
actuated
A shortcut to creating a new diagram without a template is to use the New
diagram button on the toolbar:

2.10. Creating a New Diagram (With Template)

From the main pull down menu select File > New > New Diagram, the Choose
Template form appears. From the tree select the folder that holds the Templates
i.e. Project_Templates, all of the available templates under the folder are now
visible, select the template required and then click the Open button. A new blank
diagram is opened complete with the border as a background.
The new diagram will not exist on the DB until the Save Work function has been
actuated

For more information on template creation see the AVEVA Plant - Diagrams
Administration (TM-3504) Training Guide

2.11. How to Save a Diagram

Whenever the user creates a new diagram, it will be automatically asked to be
saved in the database.
Clicking the Save button will save the diagram to the database with the given name
and then open the diagram allowing the changes on the canvas. Key in the name
TRA_Diagram and click the Save button.
Clicking the Cancel button will open this temporary diagram in Read Only mode
and will not allow any database interaction until File > Save As command
executed.
To save the diagram to the database with a different name select File > Save As,
the Save Diagram As form appears. Browse in the tree to select SCGROU
Training where the diagram is to be saved and then key the name
TRA_Diagram_Additional_Drawings and click the Save button.
If the diagram contains any piping a warning
will be shown to the user indicating that, to
avoid inconsistencies, all piping fittings will
be undefined in the new copy of the diagram

The newly saved diagram now appears

in the Schematic Explorer.
This name will be used and displayed
for the OPC page connectors

Preferences and settings for how the database elements are copied is then
displayed in the Copy DB Items form.
The default groups can be set-up to define the location for the new data.
The auto name facility can be used to name all the new items according to the
project rules, or disabled if required using the Auto name copied elements
checkbox.
There are then series of options which will only be available if applicable to the
drawing being copied, i.e. if no cables were included on the drawing the last option
would be greyed out.
Create secondary shapes Selecting this will grey out the remaining options and
create a diagram copy that refers to the same database items as the original.
Create primary shapes Selecting this will enable all the options below that are
applicable and create a diagram copy that refers to the new database items.
Copy owning equipment not on current diagram This will only be available if a
sub-equipment item exists on the diagram to be copied and the owning equipment
for this item exists on a different diagram.
Copy sub-equipment not on current diagram This will only be available if the
diagram contains equipment that owns sub-equipment items which are not
represented on the current diagram.
Copy nozzles not on current diagram This will only be available if the diagram
contains equipment that is also represented by a secondary shape on another
diagram and the secondary equipment has nozzles that are not represented on the
current diagram.
Copy electrical connections not on current diagram This will only be available if
the diagram contains equipment that is also represented by a secondary shape on
another diagram and the secondary equipment has electrical connection items
which are not represented on the current diagram, this option should be checked to
also copy those electrical connections.
Copy cores with cables This will only be available if the diagram contains cables
that own cores.
There is also the option to carry out a Refresh copied drawing checkbox to
process a Refresh command on the newly created drawing.
When all the options required are selected and the OK button is clicked then process will
run and the message log will provide updates on the progress. A save work dialogue will
also be displayed on completion

2.13. Open an Existing Diagram

To open an existing diagram select File > Open, the Open form appears. Browse
in the tree to where the existing diagram is located, then select the diagram and
click the Open button.
2.14. Open an Existing Stencil
To open an existing stencil select File > Open, the Open form appears. Browse in
the tree to where the existing stencil is located, then select the stencil and click the
Open button.
Alternatively the stencil can be opened by selecting it from the Schematic
Explorer and then double clicking or right clicking and selecting Open. The stencil
is docked into the already open Shapes form

For more information on stencil and symbol creation see the AVEVA Plant -
Diagrams Administration (TM-3504) Training Guide

Exercise 1 – Basic setup Requirements

1. Log in to the AVEVA Diagrams application using the user SAMPLE and
password SAMPLE

2. Create a new group Training in the Schematic Explorer for storing all
elements created from future exercises. Use SCTEMP AVEVA_A2 to
create a new Diagram TRA_Diagram which will be used for further
training exercises.

3. Save work.