Isogen suplemental symbols

Posted by: bthorne

Isogen suplemental symbols - 01/14/20 06:20 PM

Is there a way to change the enclosure in isogen for the isogen supplemental items. Specifically when I add a breakIn_2 from the isogen supplemental it drops on the iso with my attributes in a square box and this company wants it to drop with the attributes in a hex shaped box.
Posted by: Vanman

Re: Isogen suplemental symbols - 01/14/20 10:51 PM

I believe its possible you need to modify the Pipe_alt.dat file with the appropriate block, or you could modify teh existing *.dwg

Recommend making backups.
Posted by: bthorne

Re: Isogen suplemental symbols - 01/15/20 09:24 AM

I looked at the Pipe_alt.dat file before I put the post up and I guess my issue is I could not figure out what exactly I needed to modify. For this particular symbol THE PIPE_ALT.DAT

COL1(1) Drawing name used in the dialog for preview image.
COL2(40) Name to be displayed in dialog for graphic name.
COL3(75) Function used to draw the graphic in the drawing w/ arguments.

COL1 COL2 COL3
[ISOGEN Supplemental]

B2S.dwg Break In Location (2 level) graph2 "Isogen_BreakIn_2" 10

I found the B2S.dwg called out in COL1 located in C:CADWorx2018/Plant/Support and if I modify it then the thumbnail that you see in the preview when you add the item from the isogen supplemental will change. The COL2 is basically just the text string that shows up in when you add the item from the isogen supplemental. I thought that COL3 called out the drawing (Isogen_BreakIn_2) that the program used to draw the symbol on the iso, but when I modify that dwg it doesn't change anything. I modified it on C:CADWorx2018/Plant/Support. Is that file the one it uses to create the s-key for the iso? Or is it defined in the Symbol editor or in I-configure somewhere?
Posted by: Vanman

Re: Isogen suplemental symbols - 01/16/20 12:06 AM

I am a little rusty on this but I recall having to add the SKEY to COL3 something like :Isogen_BreakIn_2_SKEY_XXXX
Posted by: MattCB

Re: Isogen suplemental symbols - 01/16/20 07:31 AM

if you have already inserted the block previously, then the block needs redefined within the drawing or try in a new drawing.
Posted by: dgorsman

Re: Isogen suplemental symbols - 01/16/20 11:31 AM

You're talking about the beak-in/tie-in symbol on the iso sheet, correct? There isn't a block for that, the ISOGEN supplemental symbols are for the models not the iso's.

If it can be changed it would be through the symbol editor; last I checked this can't be done.