Names

Equipment User Guide

Any element in the database may be named. Names enable the user to identify elements and to produce meaningful reports from the database. Which elements the user attaches names to is a matter of choice, but in general the user would be expected to name all major design items such as Equipment, Nozzles, Pipes and Valves.

Conventionally, for equipment, the user would probably name the main equipment and all of its nozzles. Nozzles usually carry the equipment name plus a suffix to identify the specific nozzle. For example nozzle 1 of an equipment called /YY9001 would probably be called /YY9001-N1, /YY9001/N1 or simply /YY9001/1. Whatever names the user applies, the naming convention is usually defined in the project specification used for the project the user is working on. It is probable that the project has Autonaming rules set up for items such as nozzles so that the project conventions are followed in every detail.

Attaching names to elements may be done in a number of ways. If the user is using the applications menus, most creation windows offer the user an opportunity to name the element they are creating. To name an element, or change an element name, right-click an element in the Model Explorer and select Rename from the list to display the Name window.

Click CE to set the currently selected element, from the Model Explorer or 3D view, as the working element.

In the Name box, input the element name.

To define the elements in the hierarchy to name, select from the drop-down list.


Only	Names the Current Element (CE) in the Model Explorer.
Re-name all	Names the equipment, nozzles and sub equipment identifiers to the same name as the equipment.
Unname	Removes the name from the CE.

Click Apply to define the name or Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Name window.

All of the application windows allow the user to input a name without the preceding slash (/) character. The slash (/) is added automatically during the command processing.

Note:

Names cannot contain spaces and are case sensitive. For example, /YY9001A is a different name from /YY9001a or /yy9001A. Elements in a database are unique, for example, they cannot have the same name or reference number.