Question 1

What are the Tagsight free templates?

Accepted Answer

Six pre-formatted Excel templates covering the instrumentation documents a typical project ships: I/O list, instrument index, cable schedule, loop sheet, junction box schedule, and ISA-20 instrument datasheet. Each template carries the column schema, signal-class validation dropdowns, auto-filter, frozen header, and a worked example so engineers can start typing or pasting tags without rebuilding the file from scratch.

Question 2

Are the templates really free? Is there a signup?

Accepted Answer

Yes, all six templates are free .xlsx downloads with no signup, no email gate, and no signup-to-download flow. Each opens cleanly in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice. There are no macros, no add-ins, no tracking pixels in the file itself.

Question 3

What standards do the templates follow?

Accepted Answer

The I/O list and instrument index follow ISA-5.1 tag and signal-class conventions. The cable schedule covers signal-type fields (4-20 mA, HART, fieldbus, 24 V DC) consistent with IEC 60364 instrumentation wiring. The loop sheet follows ISA-5.4 loop-diagram identification. The JB schedule supports IEC 60757 and project-specific wire colour codes. The instrument datasheet follows the ISA-20 vertical form structure with eight sections (Identification, Process, Signal, Mounting, Final Element, Vendor, References and Notes).

Question 4

How is a free template different from Tagsight extraction?

Accepted Answer

The templates are manual starting points with the correct column schema. Tagsight reads a P&ID set and populates the same columns automatically from the drawing — tag, type, signal class, loop number, P&ID page reference, equipment connection. The templates and the automated extraction share schemas so output from either drops into the same engineering workflow.

Question 5

What file format do the templates use?

Accepted Answer

Plain Excel .xlsx with frozen header row, auto-filter on every column, signal-class data validation (AI / AO / DI / DO / N/A), set column widths, and 48 pre-formatted blank rows below a single worked-example row. The datasheet uses seven sheets per workbook (one blank form, one worked example, five blank duplicates).

Free engineering templates.

I/O list

Instrument index

Cable schedule

Loop sheet

Junction box schedule

ISA-20 datasheet

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