Changing the annotation of valves

[Anonymous]

I am new to Auto Plant for PID. I cannot find how can I change the number of letters of valves. For ex. It seems its set for 2 letters like BV for Butterfly valves, but I need to change it to BFV.

[h_eger · Accepted solution]

Dear @Anonymous ,

Here you can enter your value "BFV" (1)

[Anonymous]

Thank u so much. And do u know how can I change the size of annotation in the instruments symbols?It is large and touches the symbols, but I want them be inside that. For ex. in a Primary PLC!

[Anonymous]

it seems there is some problems. It worked first but when I change the number it shows  BF instead of BFV !!while it is showing BFV at the Edit Annotation !

[h_eger · Accepted solution]

Dear @Anonymous ,

this should solve your problem.

Please take care of a training for Plant 3D / PuID it will be much easier afterwards.

[h_eger]

Dear @Anonymous ,

after the change in the Plant Configuration please update your project with "PLANTREFRESHACQPROPERTY"
Your changes will be applied to the existing symbols and labels.

[Dadspackard · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous 

For the valve type to accept 3 letters do the following

[Anonymous]

Great! thanks a lot...

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[Anonymous]

Apparently, it is changing all the valves type tag and all getting 3 characters! which I don't want that...

[Dadspackard · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous ,

If you just want the format for just the butterfly valves you will need to create a new Tagformat

Under the Hand Valve tree select butterfly valve

Go to THE Tag Format select New

Give the tagformat a new name.

Change your tag type length as we did in the above post.

Once you have created your new format under the Butterfly Properties scroll down the TagFormatName and select the new tag format you created

If you don't want the 3 characters for the other valves go back to the Hand Valve Tag(Code-Number) and change it back to 2.

Hope this helps. Others may have a better options.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much. And do you what can I do if want to remove the valve size or change the position of valve tag and size (size # comes down of the valve instead of top)?

[Anonymous]

I tried to make a new Tag Format. It seems sometimes it works but sometime just brings the ?? instead of the tag name.

Also I cannot change the Field anymore (it is saved by aaa). I don't know why!

[Anonymous]

[Dadspackard · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous ,

You lost the targets.

Map the fields as follow

[Anonymous]

Thanks a lot. Do you have any idea how can exchange the position of valve size and tag number?

[Dadspackard · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous ,

I think this is what you are asking us.

Out of box tag format

You like it to read this way????

If you the like all valves tags to read with the Tag Number on top of valve and size under the valve

Do as follows.

Block Editor will open and you will see the block attributes

(Out of box tag position)

Swap the positions of these two attributes

Close Block editor and Save block

Hope this helps

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much...

[ruslanvremea]

Hello all!
I'm facing some issues with adjusting the valve tag format on a rolling collaboration project following all the steps above. Actually, all I need is to have AAA-NNN instead of the default AA-NNN. But even if I see all the settings to be OK in the project setup, they have no effect on the model.

[thomas_roachZD27S]

I was woondering if i can remove that code HA for example on a ball valve. We use our own tags for project scecific.

[h_eger]

@thomas_roachZD27S ,

delete or replace HA in the Code field with your own values