Index

⚙️ Action Builder

Visual tool for constructing success/fail actions in condition fields

Algorithm Design

🎛️ Activation Settings

Configure how engineering items are identified and activated

Activation Settings

🎗️ AddIn Ribbon

The initial ribbon shown when AseptSoft loads, before opening a module

AddIn Ribbon

⚙️ Algorithm Design

Define the sequence of conditions controlling step transitions

Algorithm Design

📝 Algorithm Tracker

Text component that displays algorithm/condition information on the P&ID

Algorithm Tracker

🏷️ Attributes

User-defined key-value pairs extending entity types with custom properties

Attributes

💾 AutoSave

Automatic periodic saving synchronized with the host platform

AutoSave

🌿 Branch

A separate line of development in version control (main, user, or custom)

Commits and Branches

🧱 Block Valve

A composite valve assembly with internal flow graph (e.g., control valve + actuator)

Block Valve

⚙️ Build Action Field

Construct action expressions using a guided builder interface

Build Action Field

⚙️ Build Condition Field

Construct condition expressions using a guided builder interface

Build Condition Field

🎨 Colouring

Visual representation of engineering item states through colors on the P&ID

Engineering Item

💾 Commit

A saved snapshot of your module's state in version control

Commits and Branches

⚙️ Condition

An atomic step in an algorithm defining transition logic

Algorithm Design

⚙️ Condition Builder

Visual tool for building formal condition expressions

Build Condition Field

📋 Conditions Panel

Module Ribbon panel for managing algorithm conditions and the SFC editor

Module Ribbon

🔗 Connectors

Flow state definitions controlling fluid routing through engineering items

Connectors

💬 Conversations

Threaded discussions attached to review sessions, linked to specific entities

Conversations

📊 Data Panel

Module Ribbon panel for managing module data (states, parameters, etc.)

Module Ribbon

💬 Dialog

Reusable text templates referenced in algorithm conditions

Dialog

🔧 Engineering Item

Any controllable P&ID component (valve, pump, tank, etc.)

Engineering Item

🔧 Equipment Module

A reusable group of engineering items that behaves as a single unit

Equipment Module

🎗️ Equipment Module Ribbon

Always-visible ribbon for equipment module configuration and editing

Equipment Module Ribbon

📤 Export

Generate deliverables in PDF, Excel, Visio, or other formats

Export / Import

📁 File System

How AseptSoft stores project data, commits, merges, and exports on disk

File System

🔍 Find and Replace

Search and replace values across module data

Find and Replace

🛠️ First Time Setup

Initial configuration when AseptSoft is first installed

First Time Setup

🌊 Fluid

A substance type (e.g., WFI, Steam, CIP Solution) used in simulations

Fluid

🌊 Fluid Response

How an engineering item reacts to fluid (Allow, Deny, Change Into, Generate)

Fluidstream Simulations

🌊 Fluidstream Simulation

Visual simulation of fluid flow through the P&ID based on state assignments

Fluidstream Simulations

🗺️ Fluidstream Mapping

Strategies for detecting geometric connections between P&ID entities

Fluidstream Mapping Strategies

✏️ Highlight

Visual text annotation placed directly on the P&ID drawing

Highlight

🏠 Home Ribbon

The ribbon for project-level operations (open module, settings, version control)

Home Ribbon

🏗️ Host Project

The native or virtual project environment provided by the CAD platform

Host Project Definition

📥 Import

Load data from external files (Excel, templates) into AseptSoft

Export / Import

📊 Instrument

A measurement device on the P&ID (temperature, pressure, flow sensors)

Instrument

💡 Intelligent Suggestions

Auto-complete and text highlighting in condition and action fields

Intelligent Suggestions

🎨 Live Edit Panel

Module Ribbon panel for real-time state assignment on the P&ID

Module Ribbon

👁️ Live Viewer

Floating window showing real-time engineering item data

Engineering Items Live Viewer

🔑 Login

OAuth2 authentication and subscription management

Login and Subscription

📝 Manual Tracker

A freely editable text component placed on the P&ID

Manual Tracker

🔀 Merging

Three-way merge algorithm for combining changes between modules, branches, or commits

Merging

🧩 Module

A complete unit of process design work within a project

P&IDs and Modules

📊 Module Data

The collection of states, fluids, parameters, variables, dialogs, and equipment modules

Module Data

🎗️ Module Ribbon

The main ribbon with all process design tools (7 panels)

Module Ribbon

📝 Notes

Text annotations linked to specific engineering items

Notes

📝 Notes Live Viewer

Floating window for managing all notes in the current module

Notes Live Viewer

🔗 Off-Page Connector

Links fluid flow between different P&ID drawings

Off-Page Connector

📑 P&ID

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram — the engineering drawing

Project Structure

📑 P&IDs and Modules

Managing which P&IDs belong to which module

P&IDs and Modules

📏 Parameter

A named value with phenomenon, unit, and default value used in conditions

Parameter

🏷️ PID Components

All recognizable elements on a P&ID drawing

PID Components

🔄 Process

A sequence of steps over a plant (e.g., CIP, SIP, Production)

Process Design

⚡ Productivity Tools

Features that speed up workflow (Live Viewer, Find/Replace, Suggestions)

Productivity

📐 Project Structure

The three-level hierarchy: Host Project, AseptSoft Project, Module

AseptSoft Project Structure

✅ Review Session

A collaborative review workflow with conversations and validation

Review Sessions

🎗️ Review Session Ribbon

Dedicated ribbon for review session tools (4 panels)

Review Session Ribbon

📊 SFC Editor (GRAFCET)

Visual Sequential Function Chart editor for condition flow design

SFC Editor (GRAFCET)

🌊 Simulations Panel

Module Ribbon panel for fluidstream simulation controls

Module Ribbon

📥 Software Updates

Automatic and manual update management for AseptSoft

Software Updates

🌊 Source

A fluid-providing component on the P&ID (e.g., WFI connection, steam supply)

Source

🎨 State

A named condition with a color assigned to engineering items (e.g., Open, Closed)

State

✏️ Status Editor

Bulk editing tool for assigning states across multiple items

Status Editor

📝 Step

A phase within a process representing a specific state assignment for all items

Process Design

🔧 Symbol Editor

Graph-based editor for defining symbol attachment points and fluid routing

Symbol Editor

📊 Tabular Attributes

Spreadsheet-like view for editing attributes across multiple entities

Tabular Attributes

🎯 Targeted Tracker

Text component linked to a specific engineering item showing its data

Targeted Tracker

📋 Template

Reusable module data configuration that can be imported/exported

Import/Export Templates

📝 Tracker

A text component on the P&ID that displays dynamic data

Trackers

↩️ Undo / Redo

Revert or reapply recent changes within your module

Undo Redo

✅ Validation

Integrity checking for formal entity approval in review sessions

Validation

📊 Valve Phase Matrix

Interactive grid showing valve states across all steps with color-coded cells

Valve Phase Matrix

📐 Variable

A named storage value used in algorithm actions (e.g., calculated volumes)

Variable

🌿 Version Control

Track, save, and manage changes to your modules with branches, commits, and merging

Version Control

🔄 Workflow

The complete AseptSoft usage workflow from setup to export

AseptSoft Workflow