Setup Requirements for Isometric Drawings

	This task shows how to complete the setup requirements for creating an isometric drawing from a 3-D document.
	It is recommended that you obtain Alias I-Run V3. The setup process is greatly shortened if you use V3 instead of V2, and you do not need to install Microsoft VC++ 6.0 compiler. The setup process using both versions is given below. This procedure only works on the Windows platform. Version 2 You must install certain third party software for this procedure to work. These are Alias I-Run V2, Microsoft VC++ 6.0 compiler and two files from Alias I-Run that may only be available if you have a developer's license. The objective of this setup is to ensure that all applications have access to correct directory paths so that they can work with each other. When you are done with setup you will have generated a file that acts as interface between Piping Design and the third party software, and you will have created certain directories that are needed to create and store the isometric drawings. If necessary, you can also use three design rules table to map terms used in this application to terms used in Alias I-Run. The function also uses the Bolting design table to obtain certain values. See Rules Overview to find out which tables to use.
	1.	Install the third party software mentioned above. Check to see if the following two Alias files have installed: `pisogen.lib; encrypt.lib`. If they have not installed then obtain them and install them in the following directory: `...Alias I-Run 2.0/Development`.
	2.	Using any text editor open the file CATIALinkIso.bat, which is in the following directory: `...intel_a\code\command`. There are two fields which you may need to edit. For the entry ISOGEN_DIR = enter the location where I-Run is installed, including the drive letter. For the entry DEV_STUDIO_DIR = enter the location where Visual C++ is installed.
	3.	In a command prompt window change directories to... intel_a\code\command, enter `CATIALinkIso` and hit enter.
	4.	When the file has stopped executing it will have created the file `CATIAPcf2Dxf.exe`. Move this file from the intel_a\code\command directory to the intel_a\code\bin directory. This file creates the interface between Piping Design and the third party software.
	5.	Open the I-Run Project Manager: Programs - Alias Isometrics - I-Run V2 - Project Manager. You need to create three directories that will be used when generating isometric drawings. The process will be mentioned briefly here because full documentation for using I-Run is provided by Alias and should have been loaded along with the application.
	6.	Click the Create New Isometric Directory button on the Project Manager. A dialog box will display in which you can enter the name and location of a directory. Click Create Directory and then OK and the directory will be created. It will display in the Project Manager - in this example it is IsogenRoot.
	7.	Select the directory you just created (in this example IsogenRoot) and click the Create New Project Directory button. A dialog box will display in which you can enter a directory name. Click OK to create the directory (Project1 in this example).
	8.	Select the directory you just created and click the Create New Style Directory button. This directory is used for user-defined configuration of drawings. Under Template Styles select a template. Some templates are not intended for DXF-type files and you will not be able to generate a drawing if you select a template for any other file format. Read I-Run documentation for the correct templates. You can modify the template after you have selected it. Enter a name for the directory and click OK. The directory will be created.
	9.	From the the menu bar in the `Piping Design` workbench, select `Tools - Options` and the `Options` dialog box displays. From the `Options` dialog box, select `Equipment and Systems` - `Piping` `Discipline` - `Piping` `Design` and the `ISOGen Setup` tab displays. If you are doing this for the first time, there will be no entries in the `Root`, `Project` and `Style` directory fields. You do not have to enter anything in the first two fields. In the `Style` field, navigate to the directory you just created. You must not enter anything in the field `I-Run.exe path`. The field `Error File` lists the name and location of the file where errors in generating drawings are noted. For `Units`, select how the units are to display (inches or milligrams, pounds or kilograms for `Weight`) in the 2-D drawing that will be generated.
	10.	Version 3 Install Alias I-Run V3. From the the menu bar in the `Piping Design` workbench, select `Tools - Options` and the `Options` dialog box displays. From the `Options` dialog box, select `Equipment and Systems` - `Piping` `Discipline` - `Piping` `Design` and the `ISOGen Setup` tab displays. If you are doing this for the first time, there will be no entries in the `Root`, `Project` and `Style` directory fields. Enter the full path where the I-Run executable is located in the field `I-Run.exe path`. The default installation for Alias is: `Program Files\Alias\I-Run v3\I-Run.exe`. Follow Steps 6 to 9 above.