I think my memory is just failing me but I can't seem to figure out how to utilize a custom icon menu for P&ID components. We don't do much with P&IDs but I have a project now where I need to so I am creating some custom P&ID symbols.
We have been using custom icon menus for Schematic and Panel objects for quite a while and that is all working fine but we just never did anything with the P&ID icon menu. All of the menu files are in the proper shared locations I believe - I think I just need to point the software to the correct location in WD.ENV like our schematic & panel menus are but I don't know the correct syntax for the P&ID menu.
When I use the Icon Menu Wizard I can edit "ACE_PID_MENU.DAT" that is in our shared location but when I hit the P&ID icon menu it is just the default icon menu and doesn't reflect my changes.
Any help? Thanks in advance!
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Is the menu you are editing set up in your project settings as the default menu?
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Well this is by default set up for our custom main (schematic) icon menu (ACE_JIC_MENU.DAT). I see now by changing that to our custom PID icon menu it works and takes me right to the custom PID icon menu when when the "icon menu" ribbon button is pressed.
Maybe I'm just confused - but is there no way to specifiy both a custom icon menu for schematic components AND a custom menu for PID components at the same time? Is the standard workflow to just change this depending on whatever you are working on at the time?
I can only guess, but I think the developers assumed you would only need one menu for each project. I can see where it would be useful to be able to set one for electrical work, one for P&ID's, hydraulics etc. So you can have one project encompass multiple types of documents. As it is, yes, you have to switch back and forth depending on what you are currently working on.
Idea station time? 😄
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Well more options are always good but this will work. 99% of the time I am usually working in one or the other so I guess it makes sense but hey; maybe in future versions. Im only on 2011 - any idea if this is still the same in 2014?
As far as I know, yes. I am on 2013 but I have 2014 loaded just to have a look at it.
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Thanks for the info! I keep looking for little things to give me reasons to upgrade but they don't come easy!