Model Settings Form

When you create a new component that uses design data attributes or parameters as part of its definition, default values must be applied immediately if the component is to be represented in a graphical view.

To open the Model Settings form select Settings, then select Model Parameters from the main menu.

Design data attributes have initial defaults that you can change; parameters must have their defaults set for the appropriate type of component.

The left-hand part of the form shows the current design data attribute defaults for piping components.

These have standard default settings. Change any of the displayed settings as required.

The right-hand part of the form lets you set default values for any relevant types of parameter. Use the option at the top to choose the required parameter type; any current settings will be shown in the scrollable list. Change existing settings, or set new parameters, in either of the following ways:

• To set parameters individually, enter a parameter number and its required default setting in the text-boxes below the list, then select Insert to transfer the new setting to the list.

• To copy parameter settings from an existing catalogue or design item, navigate to an element which has the parameter settings you want to use and select Use CE to copy these to the current list.

• To reset all standard defaults, click Default. This sets all design data attributes to their standard settings and (CAUTION) clears all design parameter settings.

Model settings can be changed using the Category Creation form as well as by the Model Settings form. In addition to changing the catalogue parameters, the Category Creation form may change other parameters based on a category’s dataset. For example, if the dataset includes properties that define design parameters, those design parameters in the model settings are set to the default property values from the dataset. If the Only Update Catalogue Parameters checkbox is checked on the Model Settings form, then the Category Creation form will not update any model settings except those for catalogue parameters.