Profile Specification Form

Create a Profile Specification

1. Select Create, then select Profile Spec from the main window drop-down.

   The Profile Specification form opens:

   

   Much of the functionality available in the Profile Specification form is available in the standard Create/Modify Specification forms. However the Profile Specification form simplifies creation of Profile Specifications by only including fields relevant to that type of specification.

   By default the Profile Specification form will attempt to load all profiles below the catalogue explorer CE.

2. To select a different set of profiles to include in the specification; select a steel catalogue (STCA) or a steel section (STSE) in the catalogue explorer which contains profiles, as below:

   

3. Click Load CE option at the top of the form to load in all profiles below the CE.

   The upper part of the form lets you specify details of the overall SPEC element to be created; the lower part lists all profiles below the current level in the catalogue and lets you specify which profiles are to be included in the specification.

4. Set the Sort by generic type and Owner type drop-down. The Sort by Generic Type will usually be set to Yes and the Owner Type option to either Section or Category, depending on how your structural catalogue is configured.

   Sort by generic type may be either Yes or No.

   Possible values for Owner Type are:

   • Section

   • Category

   • Catalogue

   • Any

5. To change the name of the Profile Spec, type over the default value in the Spec field.

6. Enter a value in the Description field such as "SWE Standard".

7. Enter value in the Standard field such as "mats".

8. The Spec World pulldown option lists all available SPWL elements for the appropriate generic Type (as controlled by the setting of the PURP attribute; see Create Specification World Form). If more than one is available, select the one below which the new SPEC element is to be created.

9. Select from the Material pulldown to set a Material reference. The options available are dependant on the Materials already defined in the project (an example value may be "Aluminium or Aluminium cast").

   The left-hand list shows a list of generic types (GTYPES) below the selected STCA element, while the right-hand list shows the profiles in the selected category.

10. By default, all profiles in a category will be included in the specification. To prevent one or more profiles or complete categories being included in the specification, select them in the relevant list and click the Remove option below that list. The 'removed' entries will only be shown (marked with a * symbol) if the Hidden option above the list is set to On. To reverse the process, select a 'removed' entry and click the Reinstate option.

11. To add a description to a GTYPE, highlight a GTYPE in the list and then enter value in the Description field (below the GTYPE option).

12. Click Modify to apply the change to the GTYPE list.

13. To change a GPTYPE highlight the entry and then select from the pulldown list of available GTYPES (to the right of the GTYPE option).

14. Clicking the GTYPE option will reset the value to the first available GTYPE.

15. When the lists show only those profiles which are to be selectable via the new specification, click OK to build the specification.