Reference Supports

The Reference Supports part of the Support Editor window allows you to add an existing ancillary to a support as a referenced support.

For example, when creating a new framework support, if there is an ancillary created on another pipe that you wish reference to the support, you can select the ancillary and it becomes associated with the support.

The availability of reference support functionality is defined by the administrator, refer to Unique Support Names (MDSUNIQUENAMES) for further information.

The reference supports functionality is available for the following framework supports:

• XFT03

• XFT04

• XFT07

• XFT08

• XFT09

• XFT10

• XFT11

• XFT13

• XFT14

• XFT15

• XFT17

• XFT24

  	Add Reference Support	Click to reference an existing ancillary with a support. You must identify the ancillary using a cursor pick in the 3D view. You are prompted to Identify standalone ancillary to add The ancillary is added to the support as a reference support and a new tab is created for the ancillary in the Support Editor window. The unique name for the referenced ancillary is retained. You can modify the dimensions of the framework to include the added ancillary. Refer to 2D View for further information.
  	Remove Reference Support	Click to remove a referenced ancillary from the support. A confirm window displays informing you that the changes cannot be cancelled. Click Yes to continue. You must identify the ancillary using a cursor pick in the 3D view. You are prompted to Identify reference support ancillary to remove A confirm window displays asking you to OK the reference removal. Click Yes to remove the reference from the support. The tab containing the ancillary is removed from the Support Editor window.
  	Remove All Supports	Click to remove all referenced ancillaries from the support. A confirm window displays informing you that the changes cannot be cancelled. Click Yes to continue. A confirm window then displays asking you to OK the reference removal. Click Yes to remove the references from the support. The tabs containing the ancillaries are removed from the Support Editor window.