Step 1: Selecting Type and Assigning a Name

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Diagrams : Getting Started : Creating Shapes and Adding to Stencils : Import Shape Wizard : Step 1: Selecting Type and Assigning a Name

First select the category in the explorer pane to the left.

Then select the type in the right hand pane.

In case UDETs have been defined, these will be available for selection together with the corresponding base types.

Last enter the name for the shape. In case more than one shape is imported at the same time, the name will be suffixed _1, _2 etc.

Note:

The checkbox Keep Custom Menu Actions is available for each shape. If checked the cells in Actions section of the shape sheet will be preserved.For piping and HVAC branches, a Denote to dropdown box will appear. This can be used to select the tube/duct type that a branch should be denoted to when dropped on to the drawing.

When a branch shape is dropped on to a drawing, a new branch element will be created in the pipeline hierarchy. At the same time, the actual shape will be denoted to become a tube/duct shape, and a corresponding tube/duct element will be created in the DB as well. In case a shape having a UDET type derived from a branch is dropped on the drawing, the application must know which UDET type it should be denoted to.

When the Next button is clicked, the wizard will continue to the next step. At this time, there is also a check that the shape has the correct number and direction of connection points.