Integrating, publishing, and reporting on CAD drawing information
You use IBM® TRIRIGA® CAD Integrator/Publisher to integrate your computer-aided design (CAD) applications with the IBM TRIRIGA environment. You can attach and upload CAD drawing data to TRIRIGA records, and view real-time information for that data in your CAD application reporting. The publication process uploads a .dxf file representation of CAD drawings to the TRIRIGA server where the .dxf files are processed for display as web graphics in the TRIRIGA environment.
- IBM TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher overview
IBM TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher provides bidirectional tools that integrate your computer-aided design (CAD) application with the TRIRIGA environment and enhance the standard CAD functions. TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher provides a means of attaching and uploading data to the TRIRIGA environment. You can also view real-time information for that data in your CAD application in the form of reporting. - Installing and upgrading TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher
The installation and upgrade processes load the current version of TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher to the workstation of an Autodesk AutoCAD or a Bentley MicroStation user. - Configuring user preferences
You use the preferences features to configure the user settings at the TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher product level. You can configure user preferences for attach, connection, drawing, environment, legend, publish, and report settings. - Attaching drawings, drawing objects, and boundaries to TRIRIGA records
In TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher, you can attach drawings and multiple boundaries, create or update records, and publish drawings and drawing objects individually, or all at one time. The attachment method that you use depends on your use of polyline standards and the number of drawings to process at one time. Typically, you attach CAD drawing information to TRIRIGA records with the Smart Attach feature, where you can perform multiple functions at one time. - Detaching drawings and drawing objects with detach actions
Detach actions can be configured to run when drawings or drawing objects are detached in TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher from IBM TRIRIGA records. For example, a detach action might trigger a state transition to a Retire state or set an area to zero. - Modifying the records to attach drawing information to
When you attach drawing information to a record, you select the record from a TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher record tree. If the record is not in the tree, you can right-click a record and add a record to the tree. You can also edit a record that is in a tree. To view a new or edited record, you refresh the tree. - Publishing the drawing information
Publishing a drawing uploads a .dxf file representation of the CAD drawing to the TRIRIGA environment where the .dxf file is processed for display as a web graphic. After the drawing is published, TRIRIGA users can view and report on the drawing in the Graphics section in the TRIRIGA environment. - Editing TRIRIGA records from CAD drawing objects
There are three methods to edit TRIRIGA records from TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher. From an open CAD drawing, you can select an attached drawing object and edit the record in the TRIRIGA environment. To update multiple records with a different field value, you can apply the new value to the records at one time in batch edit mode. You can also create associations between attached drawing objects and TRIRIGA records in batch associate mode. - Creating planning drawings
A planning drawing is a modified copy of an attached drawing. Typically, you create a planning drawing based on a request for changes to a current floor plan, building plan, or set of spaces. For example, you might receive a request to modify a drawing so that a large space is divided into smaller spaces. After you publish the planning drawing, an authorized user can view and report on the current drawing and the planning drawing in the TRIRIGA environment. - Synchronizing changes between CAD drawings and TRIRIGA records
After you modify an attached drawing or TRIRIGA record, you must synchronize the changes between the drawing and the record that the drawing is attached to. The drawing then reflects the current record information. You can configure your drawing preferences to automatically and fully synchronize an attached CAD drawing with the record that it is attached to when you open the drawing in TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher. By default, TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher does not synchronize a drawing when you open the drawing. - Customizing an application definition
With TRIRIGA administrator authority, you can customize the default application definition components or create an application definition to support a business need. For example, you might create an application definition to support the attachment of CAD drawing information for a server room. The server room might contain server aisles, server racks, and servers. - Reports
The CAD drawing data that you upload to the TRIRIGA environment can be used to generate reports in the TRIRIGA environment and in TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher. - Commands for menu items in AutoCAD
In AutoCAD, you can select the TRIRIGA CAD Integrator/Publisher tools from the IBM TRIRIGA menu items, or you can enter the equivalent command in the AutoCAD command line. You can also use the commands to build scripts.