The document outlines a solution to improve the legibility of enhanced smart loop drawings, which have been a common complaint among constructors. It details a step-by-step process for scaling down titleblocks and adjusting settings in the graphic software to create more readable drawings when printed. Additional recommended modifications include changing the font to 'Arial Narrow' and increasing the font size for better visibility.

1. ‘More’ Legible Loop Drawings
Name: Gene Haney
Company: CB&I
Date: May 21, 2008
or . . .
How to Make Almost Everyone Happy
With Enhanced Smart Loops

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The #1 Complaint . . .
ƒ Legibility has been the number one complaint with Enhanced Smart Loops.
ƒ Difficult to read full-size.
ƒ Impossible to read if reduced.
ƒ Increasing font size provides only marginal benefit.

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“Necessity is the Mother of Invention”
ƒ Construction complained that they could not read the loop drawings.
ƒ They were using 8-1/2 x 11 reductions of an 11 x 17 ESL drawing.
ƒ No matter, we’ll find a way to take care of it!
ƒ Here’s the remedy . . .

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A Simple Approach
The method used was simple, certainly not original . . .
ƒ Scale the titleblock down.
ƒ The loop graphics remain the same.
ƒ When printed on an 11x17 in the “Print to Fit” mode, the
loop is significantly more legible.

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1. Select and launch the Enhanced Report Utility program.
2. From the “File” drop down menu, select “Open”.
Step By Step

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3. Drill down to the “RAD” directory and select the “Template” folder.
4. From the “Templates” folder, select “Types”.

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5. Under “Types”, select the “loop” folder.
6. From the “loop” folder, select the “Normal.sma” file.

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7. The “Normal.sma” file will open displaying the current “Working” sheet.

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8. Select the “View” drop-down menu and change the setting to “Background
Sheets”.

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9. For 11x17 loop drawings, select the “Bwide” sheet.

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10. From the “File” drop-down menu, select “Sheet Setup”.

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11. In the “Sheet Setup” window, in the “Paper Units” section, the set the
“Precision” pick list to “0.001”.
12. In the “Sheet Size” section, select the “Custom” radio button .

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13. Set the width to “11.166” and the height to “7.225”. This represents
approximately 2/3 of the full 11x17 landscape presentation.
14. Select “OK” to save these settings and close the “Sheet Setup” window.

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15. The modifications made to the Background Sheet “Bwide” are now
displayed.

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16. Open the “Tools” drop-down menu and select “Customize”.
The process to scale the actual lines, graphics and macros to fit the new
background begins by adding “Scale” to the “Actions” drop-down menu.

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17. In the “Customize” window select the “Menu” tab.
18. In the “System Menus / Categories” pick list, select “Manipulation”.
19. Under “Manipulation” select “Scale”.

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20. With “Scale” highlighted, check the box “Place into selected menu”.
21. Highlight “A&ctions” (Intergraph typo).
22. Press the “Add Command” button and “Close”.

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23. From the “Edit” drop-down menu, choose “Select All”.

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24. From the “Actions” drop-down menu, choose “Scale”.

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25. In the “Scale factor” window type “0.65”.

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26. The ‘scaled down’ titleblock entities will be displayed in a different color
and can be moved as a whole to the desired location on the background.

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27. From the “View” drop down menu, select “Working Sheets”.
28. From the “File” drop-down menu, select “Sheet Setup”.

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29. In the “Sheet Setup” window, select the “Background” tab.
30. In the “Background Sheet” pull-down menu, select “Bwide”.
31. Click the “OK” button.
32. Save your modifications and close the Enhanced Report Utility program.

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33. Launch the program SmartPlant Instrumentation.
34. From the “File” drop-down menu, select “Preferences”.

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35. Select “Enhanced Reports”
36. Under “Enhanced Reports” select “Enhanced SmartLoop”.
37. Under “Enhanced SmartLoop” select “File Locations

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38. Populate the “Template for default layout” window with the path to the
Normal.sma file just edited.
39. Click the “OK” button.

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All the modifications and settings have been made to
generate loops that, …
when sent to the printer in the “Print to Fit” mode, …
will produce a more legible loop drawing.

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Other Recommended Settings and Modifications
1. ESL Font should be set to “Arial Narrow”.
2. Font size should be set to “14”.
3. SYM files used in loop generation, for example:
ƒ DCS Header / Detail
ƒ Non-Wired Tags Header / Detail
ƒ Loop Reference Drawings Header / Detail
Should be resized and the macro text size be modified to “0.06”.