To Lay Out Features Schematically

Use the schematic layout of lines to improve readability.

• Use AUDEXPAND to offset the lines contained by a segment.

  Choose option Restore to restore the schematic lines to the custom state before AUDCOLLAPSE.

  Choose option Reset to clear the stored custom schematic geometry, collapse the line, and expand it again.

• Use AUDEXPANDEDIT to offset lines individually by selecting a segment or a schematic line. If a segment is selected, it will list all the contained lines and prompt to select one to expand.

  Two offset modes, Distance and Snap, are provided. Distance mode allows any offset distance, and Span mode only allows snapping to increments of the distance. The default mode is Snap and the default interval is 1. The interval can be changed with the SetInterval option in the command or the Default Expand Interval option in Utility Design Options/General Layout. If the offset distance is specified as 0, the line will be collapsed to the segment.

• Use AUDCOLLAPSE to restore schematic lines to their non-schematic form.

  Choose option Reset to clear the stored custom schematic geometry and collapse the line.

• To add new schematic lines to an existing segment, use AUDSCHEMATICTOSEGMENT.
• To add new schematic lines to an existing duct, use AUDSCHEMATICTODUCT.

  Choose option AddTo and draw the new line at the specified offset distance.

  Choose option AutoCreate and the new schematic line is added at user selected side of the segment with specified offset distance.

  Choose option Offset to offset from the segment or duct rather than directly digitizing.

  Use Quick Info or Feature Info to view and verify the new contents of the segment.