Create Fittings

Section fittings are catalogue items which are referenced in Design by FITT elements which are owned by SCTN elements. Each fitting is designed to be associated with one or more appropriate Plines for the particular section profile it is attached to.

Due to catalogue parameterization, one fitting type may be applied to all section sizes of a particular profile category it was designed for.

A section fitting is positioned relative the start position of a SCTN element along its extrusion direction, that is its Z direction.

Make sure an SCTN element is the CE, from the main menu bar select Create > Fitting > Single the Create Fitting window is displayed.

The Specification Data part of the Create Fitting window allows you to specify the exact fitting required. Specification and drop-down list allows you to select the type of fitting required, for example web stiffeners, lifting lugs, fire insulation, and so on.

The Section Type shows the Generic Type (GTYPE) of the SCTN that owns the fitting, that is the current element.

The Sub-Type drop-down list enables you to select the sub-type of fitting for example a particular type or shape of insulation.

The scrollable list displays all available fittings for the Specification, Section Type and Sub-Type selected.

The Settings part of the window allows you to select the position and orientation of the fitting.

The Justification options list allows you to select the Pline to which the fitting is ‘attached’.

Use Pick Justification to select the required Pline graphically rather than selection from the options list.

The Zdistance textbox allows you to enter the distance from the section start to the fitting along the selected Pline.

The Position Element may be used, in conjunction with the Positioning Control toolbar, to determine the position of the fitting and, therefore, the Zdistance graphically.

The Beta Angle field is used to specify the rotation of the fitting around the owning sections Z axis.

Properties is used to specify any Design Parameters that may have been used in the catalogue definition of the fitting.

If Design Parameters have been used the Modify Properties window is displayed.

If no Design Parameters have been used an error message is displayed.

Plotfile is used to display a sketch of the fitting if one has been supplied in the catalogue data set. If no Plotfile has been supplied for the fitting an error message is displayed.