topic General Schematic question in Gas and Pipeline Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/gas-and-pipeline-questions/general-schematic-question/m-p/624092#M494 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Which schematic diagram layout is suitable for Electric Network? How smart tree, radial tree, mainline tree, orthogonal, mainring useful in Electric Network?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:25:05 GMT M_DJohnson 2014-07-25T12:25:05Z General Schematic question https://community.esri.com/t5/gas-and-pipeline-questions/general-schematic-question/m-p/624092#M494 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Which schematic diagram layout is suitable for Electric Network? How smart tree, radial tree, mainline tree, orthogonal, mainring useful in Electric Network?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:25:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/gas-and-pipeline-questions/general-schematic-question/m-p/624092#M494 M_DJohnson 2014-07-25T12:25:05Z Re: General Schematic question https://community.esri.com/t5/gas-and-pipeline-questions/general-schematic-question/m-p/624093#M495 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The ArcGIS Schematics Extension provides a series of 'generic' layout algorithms.&nbsp; The tool is used in many industries, not just electric.&nbsp; So usage varies based on your needs.&nbsp; Usually a layout that an electric company wants is based on existing CAD drawings where the fact is that there is no consistency at all.&nbsp; Someone made decisions on how to lay things out, there was no automated mechanism.&nbsp; The same can be done with the editing tools on a schematic diagram.&nbsp; The layout algorithms are there to potentially help get you a higher percentage of the way and then you can finish with manual placement.&nbsp; Custom layout algorithms can be developed that do exactly what you need.</P><P></P><P>Here is an example of a particular electric need where the Smart Tree layout with an orientation of Top to Bottom worked just fine.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.sspinnovations.com/blog/2012/12/05/how-create-electric-single-line-schematic-diagram-arcgis-schematics#.U-JptfldW-1">http://www.sspinnovations.com/blog/2012/12/05/how-create-electric-single-line-schematic-diagram-arcgis-schematics#.U-JptfldW-1</A></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:10:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/gas-and-pipeline-questions/general-schematic-question/m-p/624093#M495 RickAnderson 2014-08-06T18:10:08Z