ControlDraw - Drawings and Diagrams

A number of types of diagram can be produced with ControlDraw.

They all work in the same way, the only difference being the Symbols used.

The following types of drawing can be produced, along with any other diagram that consists of objects connected to each other.

ControlDraw 2/3	ControlDraw 1	Typical Use
Grafcet / SFC	Grafcet / SFC	Sequential Logic, Procedural control. See Home of GRAFCET (SFC) for more on these diagrams.
SAMA Loops	SAMA Loops	Modulating Control
Logic Diagram	Boolean Logic	On/Off Control, Interlock Logic
Procedure Function Chart	Recipe Procedure	SP88 Recipe Procedures See also ControlDraw Procedure Charts
Process Cell Unit Equipment modules	Process Diagram	- Small schematic diagrams of the controlled plant, for Units, Common Resources etc - Control System Graphics
Unit States	State Transition	Unit State logic
	System	Control system network diagrams
S88 Entity Relationship	Entity Relationship	Context diagrams
User Defined	User Defined	Any diagram comprising objects connected by signals.

ControlDraw is not limited to this set of diagrams, since you can create your own symbols define your own Drawing Types.

You can also mix the types in one page. In fact ControlDraw makes no distinction between the diagram types - they are just a convenient way of selecting the set of objects you want to put into a diagram.

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