Design Points

Equipment User Guide

Equipment : Tools : Design Points

To provide convenient reference points for the relative positioning of items which make up an equipment item, a Design Point can be created at any required location.

Each Design Point, like a P-point, is positioned and orientated.

On the Equipment tab, in the Tools group, click Design Points to display the Design Points window.

The Design Points window allows the user to create, modify and delete a Design Point.

The name of the currently selected equipment item and a list of defined Design Points display within the Design Points window.

Select the Navigate to Design Point check box to navigate to the selected Design Point in the 3D view.


Create	Allows the user to create a Design Point. Click Create > Cartesian Point to display the Create - Cartesian Design Point window. Refer to Create Cartesian Design Point for further information. Click Create > Cylindrical Point to display the Create - Cylindrical Design Point window. Refer to Create Cylindrical Design Point for further information. Click Create > Spherical Point to display the Create - Spherical Design Point window. Refer to Create Spherical Design Point for further information.
Modify	Allows the user to modify the currently selected Design Point in the list of defined Design Points. Refer to Modify Design Point for further information.
Delete	Allows the user to delete a Design Point or all of the Design Points for the selected equipment item. Refer to Delete Design Point for further information.

Create Cartesian Design Point

A Cartesian Design Point (DPCA), owned by a Design Pointset (DPSE), is specified in terms of its coordinates only.

On the Design Points window, click Create > Cartesian Point to display the Create - Cartesian Design Point window.


Number	Input a Design Point number into the Number field. Alternatively, select Next Available to display the next available Design Point number by default.
Description	The user can input a description into the optional Description field.
Function	The user can input a function into the optional Function field.
Purpose	The user can input a purpose into the optional Purpose field.
Connection	Click to display the Point Connection window. Refer to Point Connection for further information.
Direction of Design Point (Z)	Input a design point connection direction, for example, input U in the Direction of Design Point (Z) field to direct the design point to face the U axes.
Normal Direction (Y)	Input a design point alignment direction, the Y direction is the rotation around the Z direction.
Pick	Positions the Design Point using a cursor pick in the 3D view. The user is prompted to Define Position (Distance[0]) Snap: The Positioning Control window displays by default. Refer to Positioning Control for further information.
No Pick	Select the position axis from the Position drop-down lists, choose from East/West, North/South and Up/Down. The user can then input the explicit position values in the Position fields.
Lock	Select the check boxes to lock the explicit position of the design point.

Click OK to create the Design Point or Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Create - Cartesian Design Point window. The user is returned to the Design Points window.

Point Connection

The Point Connection window allows the user to define a connection type for the Design Point.

On the Create - Cartesian Design Point window, select Connection to display the Point Connection window.


Nominal Bore	Select a bore size from the drop-down list.
Connection	Select a connection type from the drop-down list.
End Connection	Select an end condition type from the drop-down list.

Click OK to apply the connection definitions or Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Point Connection window. The user is returned to the Create - Cartesian Design Point window.

Create Cylindrical Design Point

A Cylindrical Design Point (DPCY), owned by a Design Pointset (DPSE), is specified as a position on the surface of a cylinder at a given position and with given dimensions.

On the Design Points window, click Create > Cylindrical Point to display the Create - Cylindrical Design Point window.


Number	Input a Design Point number into the Number field. Alternatively, select Next Available to display the next available Design Point number by default.
Description	The user can input a description into the optional Description field.
Function	The user can input a function into the optional Function field.
Purpose	The user can input a purpose into the optional Purpose field.
Connection	Click to display the Point Connection window. Refer to Point Connection for further information.
Direction of Design Point (Z)	Input a design point connection direction, for example, input U in the Direction of Design Point (Z) field to direct the design point to face the U axes.
Normal Direction (Y)	Input a design point alignment direction, the Y direction is the rotation around the Z direction.
Radius	Input a value to define the radius of the cylinder to position the Design Point.
Height	Input a value to define the height of the cylinder to position the Design Point.
Angle	Input a value to define the angle of the cylinder to position the Design Point.
Pick	Positions the Design Point using a cursor pick in the 3D view. The user is prompted to Define Position (Distance[0]) Snap : The Positioning Control window displays by default. Refer to Positioning Control for further information.
No Pick	Select the position axis from the Position drop-down lists, choose from East/West, North/South and Up/Down. The user can then input the explicit position values in the Position fields.
Lock	Select the check boxes to lock the explicit position of the design point.

Click OK to create the Design Point or Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Create - Cylindrical Design Point window. The user is returned to the Design Points window.

Create Spherical Design Point

A Spherical Design Point (DPSP), owned by a Design Pointset (DPSE), is specified as a position on the surface of a sphere at a given position and with given dimensions.

On the Design Points window, click Create > Spherical Point to display the Create - Spherical Design Point window.


Number	Input a Design Point number into the Number field. Alternatively, select Next Available to display the next available Design Point number by default.
Description	The user can input a description into the optional Description field.
Function	The user can input a function into the optional Function field.
Purpose	The user can input a purpose into the optional Purpose field.
Connection	Click to display the Point Connection window. Refer to Point Connection for further information.
Direction of Design Point (Z)	Input a design point connection direction, for example, input U in the Direction of Design Point (Z) field to direct the design point to face the U axes.
Normal Direction (Y)	Input a design point alignment direction, the Y direction is the rotation around the Z direction.
Sphere Radius	Input a value to define the radius of the sphere to position the Design Point.
Direction Radius acts in	Input a value to define the direction radius of the sphere to position the Design Point.
Pick	Positions the Design Point using a cursor pick in the 3D view. The user is prompted to Define Position (Distance[0]) Snap : The Positioning Control window displays by default. Refer to Positioning Control for further information.
No Pick	Select the position axis from the Position drop-down lists, choose from East/West, North/South and Up/Down. The user can then input the explicit position values in the Position fields.
Lock	Select the check boxes to lock the explicit position of the Design Point.

Click OK to create the Design Point or Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Create - Spherical Design Point window. The user is returned to the Design Points window.

Modify Design Point

The Design Points window allows the user to modify the currently selected Design Point in the list of defined Design Points. The Design Templates application identifies the design point type by default and displays either the Modify - Cartesian Design Point window, Modify - Cylindrical Design Point window or Modify - Spherical Design Point window.

Modify Cartesian Design Point

To modify the currently selected Cartesian Design Point, on the Design Points window, select Modify > Point to display the Modify - Cartesian Design Point window.

The functionality of the Modify - Cartesian Design Point is identical to that described in Create Cartesian Design Point. Refer to Create Cartesian Design Point for further information.

Modify Cylindrical Design Point

To modify the currently selected Cylindrical Design Point, on the Design Points window, select Modify > Point to display the Modify - Cylindrical Design Point window.

The functionality of the Modify - Cylindrical Design Point is identical to that described in Create Cylindrical Design Point. Refer to Create Cylindrical Design Point for further information.

Modify Spherical Design Point

To modify the currently selected Spherical Design Point, on the Design Points window, select Modify > Point to display the Modify - Spherical Design Point window.

The functionality of the Modify - Spherical Design Point is identical to that described in Create Spherical Design Point. Refer to Create Spherical Design Point for further information.

Delete Design Point

The Design Points window allows the user to delete the currently selected Design Point from the list of defined Design Points. Alternatively the user can delete all Design Points for the currently selected equipment item.

Delete Point Set

To delete all Design Points from the currently selected equipment item, on the Design Points window, select Delete Point Set to display the Confirm window.

Click Yes to delete all Design Points from the currently selected item or Cancel to discard the Confirm window. The DPSE element is deleted from the Model Explorer.

Delete Point

To delete the currently selected Design Point in the list of defined Design Points, on the Design Points window, select Delete Point to display the Confirm window.

Click Yes to delete currently selected Design Point or Cancel to discard the Confirm window.