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Drawing (P&ID Editor) — Index ​

This index lists all pages in the Drawing wiki section — the end-user guide to the Draw page, ErgoPlanner's P&ID editor.

PageDescription
OverviewWhat the Draw page is and a tour of its layout
Creating a DrawingThe create dialog, drawing metadata (status codes, disciplines), opening and saving
Drawing and ConnectingPlacing symbols, drawing pipelines and signal lines, selection, undo/redo, layers
Tag Numbering and ConflictsPer-project tag pattern, finding and fixing duplicate or clashing tags, what happens to tags when a drawing is deleted or restored
P&ID Model EditorOpening a P&ID model, areas and area frames, autosave, Save, collaboration and offline
Importing a CAD DrawingBring a DXF or DWG onto the sheet — DWG is read natively on the server, with the block mapping table preselected for you
Importing a P&IDThe headline workflow — import a scanned P&ID image and let AI recognition turn it into an editable drawing
Reviewing Recognition ResultsThe Review grid and the Suggestions tab — curate what recognition found, then place it
Identifying HotspotsThe Identify view and manual hotspot tools — assign symbols to unrecognised regions
Background ImagesWorking with the reference raster: move, resize, opacity, lock and freeze; the PDF/image reference overlay with a two-point scale
I/O ListThe control-system I/O implied by the drawing's instruments, with Authored / Inferred / Derived on every row
Control PhilosophyThe skeleton functional description as a PDF — what the drawing states, and TBC for everything else
What Does a Change Affect?Everything that depends on the selected element — wiring, loop, I/O, datasheets, BoQ, simulation, HAZOP, findings
Touch and PenEditing with a finger or stylus on a tablet — the gesture map and touch-screen affordances
Tips and TroubleshootingPractical advice and known limitations