Ancillary

Creates an ancillary support from a selection in the Stand Alone Supports gallery.

The ancillaries in the Supports application are template driven. A default set of ancillary templates are supplied with the Supports application.

To create an ancillary, on the Stand Alone Supports gallery, click Ancillary.

You are prompted to Identify element you wish to support

Note:
The prompt does not display if the element to be supported is already selected.

Click to identify the element to support using a cursor pick in the 3D view to display the Ancillary Selection window.

The Ancillary Selection window displays a filtered list of all available/unavailable anchors for the selected pipe bore. Refer to Ancillary Selection for further information.

You must select an ancillary from the list of available ancillaries. For example, click XAT001 - Pipe shoe for N.B. 3/4" to 20" and click OK to display the Support Editor window.

Click Cancel to discard any changes and close the Ancillary Selection window.

The functionality of the Support Editor window is explained. Refer to Support Editor for further information.

Note:
If you create an anchor on a vertical pipe or a vertical framework section, the Datum attachment direction window displays by default. Refer to Datum Attachment Direction for further information.

The new SUPPO, SUPC and ANCI elements are added to the owning ZONE and display in the Model Explorer.