Create Fixing

A standalone Fixing element can be created below a FRMW element.

A TABGRO must be created in PARAGON and have PURP and SPTYPE set to STFX (Standalone Fixing) for the fixings to appear in the fixings window.

Note: Fixings can only be created in the Panels & Plates or the Walls & Floors applications.

To create a fixing:

1. Select Create > Fixing from the main menu to display the Create Fixing window.

   

2. To name the component, either enter a Name explicitly, or use the Autoname option.

3. Select the overall category of fixing by choosing one of the Table options.

   This table may be divided into sub-categories selected using the Type options and can be sorted and filtered to restrict the number of fixings displayed for selection.

4. A fixing in the table can be selected by clicking on a row in the table.

5. Clicking Properties displays the Modify Properties window on which you can set any parameterized data relevant to the selected fixing.

   Note: If you do not set these, default values will be applied.

   Plotfile displays a diagram of the component if one has been provided with the component definition. This diagram can also form part of the Modify Properties window.

6. When you have fully specified the fixing, click Insert.

   The component is then created at the fixings origin. A Component Position panel is displayed at the bottom of the window and is used to place the fixing in the required position by entering the coordinates of the fixing, or by using event-driven graphics positioning to place the component using the graphics cursor to pick a position in the 3D view.

   

7. When the new fixing has been positioned, click Apply.

8. To orientate the component, use the Orientate > Rotate or Orientate > Axes functions on the main menu bar.