Dear CADISON users,

We are pleased to present you the latest edition of our CADISON technical newsletter.
This newsletter contains technical information on CADISON and is released on a monthly basis to help you in your daily work with CADISON.

The following topics are just a mouse click away:

New functions in CADISON Project-Engineer and CADISON Project-Navigator
zuzuDevelopments in CADISON object model
zuzuNew functions in CADISON 3D-Designer
zuzuNew functions in CADISON MATPIPE
zuzuReport templates with new functionalities
zuzuA dialogue window that can possibly disturb after a manual check of drawings
zuzuPossible problems that occur when publishing drawings
zuzuRelease Notes CADISON R8.6

Current events
Imprint

Happy reading!

With best regards,
Maiya Atanayeva
International Sales Assistant

New functions in CADISON Project-Engineer and CADISON Project-Navigator

• ObjectInspector has now been integrated as a dock-able window into CADISON Project-Engineer.
• When several windows are open the ObjectInspector displays the selected objects' information in the active window.
• Table columns can be placed as required via drag-and-drop.

These new additional functions enable you a clearer display of object properties. 

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• All code letters have been conformed to DIN 10628.
• Measuring points can be assigned to multiport fittings now.
• An object property „insulation thickness“ can automatically be transfered to pipeline components.
• Pipe color is set by medium only.
• Many properties that are unchangeable but visible in CADISON MATPIPE can now be hidden thus reducing the shown number of properties to users.
• Further changes have been made in the following object classes:
  mitred-elbow, pipe support, reduction, end cap and crosses, tee, pipe, pipe route, elbow, pipeline, medium.
  More information is available in online help.     

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1. Bended pipe
   
   Bended pipes are now available for designing of pipelines. This function allows to create a unique bended object (bended pipe) from a pipeline routing containing pipes and elbows.
   Overall length can be exported to the lists of material or isometry. 

2. 3D rotation
   

Via some mouse clicks you can rotate an object in pipelines to the proper position and fix it there at all  times. Drive and hand wheels are automatically selected within this rotation.

This all simplifies the rotation in 3D-Designer. 

The respective presentation in German language is available here. 

3. Extensions of nozzle assistant

Nozzles can be placed on cones and container constructions in every direction and angle thus providing a user with an enourmous time-saving.

4. Ventilation module

Simple construction of center line and an “overlay now” command allow quicker design of ventilation ducts in CADISON like when designing a pipeline.

Further informaiton is available in CADISON R8 online help.

5. Outlets for elbows and reductions

The new function allows inserting outlets into model and objects like pipes, elbows or reductions. 

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1. Deleting several primitives at the same time
   

So far primitives in CADISON MATPIPE could be deleted just one at a time. Now it is possible to delete them all in one step by means of a recent designed dialogue. 

This also allows for an enourmous time-saving in daily work.

2. Display of the objects with the same object tables

Objects with the same object tables can be displayed in a catalogue all at once now.

This will help you to be immediately informed upon the changes in the components.

3. Possible selection of several lines in detail tables
   

The new quick selection of lines allows for an effective compilation of data lines for editing in the system.

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• The new key word "hasTableOnly" in the reports quickens  the generation of reports considerably.  
• A variety of report templates delivered within the program standard distribution has been revised thouroughly. 
• Report templates can be edited across the project. Via a new function CADISON is now supporting  the management of report templates of different versions.

Advice: refer to option "Create report in background" to avoid idle times when generating a report.

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A dialogue window can appear after carriying out the manual check of the drawings in CADISON (from Release 8.0) in the modules, such as P&ID, 3D or  Electric-Designer and after automatically saving of drawings in AutoCAD but not yet in CADISON.  The window will offer either to copy or rename the drawing and can disturb a user though. One of two following solution options can be applied without any negative impact. 

• Manually saving the drawing before starting a drawing check (e.g. via a button combination "Ctrl + S").
• Replace a file PHI-CMN.cui  in every Designer workstation with a certain version that saves the drawing automatically when starting a manual check of drawing .    
  
  => CADISON clients can find this menu file in our software download area in the section "Empfohlene_Aktualisierungen“.
  
  Note: start of the drawing check is delayed to the duration of saving.  

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In some case when activating the Autodesk AutoCAD function „publish“ in P&ID, 3D or Electric-Designer the dialogue window appears with the following text "A document with the same name was found, and will be renamed to RENAMED".

As the result a new entry will be created in Tree for an open drawing the object description of which is set to the existing file. As soon as this copy is deleted the drawing file will automatically be deleted that linked to the original document entry in the tree.    
As the result this document entry of the original file will be displayed with a red cross and the drawing can not be opened anymore.
In this case the last status of the drawing file before data saving should be restored.

We advise you to use the following approach iIf you need to delete a dublicate without any data loss:
Edit a created drawing copy and make sure there are no objects in the tree structure beneath the drawing within an active register "structure view". 
Activate a value "has no file" in the register „001-General" of this drawing, deactivate edition modus by pressing OK and delete undesirable drawing copy. 

To avoid this problem generally please make sure that there is just one copy of the drawing open when using a command "Publish" so that the function is carried out properly.     

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All information on the current software release is available in R8.6  Release Notes.

Contact us to get your individual and customized Update Training for CADISON R8.6. 
We advise you as well to refer to our standard group training.

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CADISON training schedule in Bad Soden/Ts.

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