Modify Equipment - worked example

The object of this exercise is to correct the errors in a slightly messed up version of an equipment item.

1. The first task is to go into DESIGN and display the site on the screen.

   When you have done this, you will see some of the errors immediately.

2. All the errors are in the equipment, so you will need to select the equipment application before you begin.

   The types of errors in the equipment fall into three categories.

   Size errors	Some primitives have one of their size attributes incorrectly set. Your task is to identify which attribute is wrong and correct it.
   Positional errors	Equipment or primitives are incorrectly positioned within the equipment, or the equipment itself is incorrectly positioned.
   Orientation errors	Equipment or primitives are incorrectly orientated Hint - All equipment should be orientated on an orthogonal axis.

   The method used to change the size parameters is influenced by the type of shape you are changing. Quite appropriately, the different shapes have differing parameters to control their size. Cylinders have Height and Diameter, whilst Boxes have Xlength, Ylength and Zlength.

   The equipment application provides a facility for changing the attributes of an element under the Modify > Attributes menu.

3. When you select this menu, a form appears with the current settings of each of the element’s attributes.

4. To change an attribute, all you need to do is to select the attribute you want to change.

   A second form will appear allowing you to input a new value.

5. Select OK.

6. Finally you must select Apply to send the new values back to the database.