Single Panel Fitting

A Single Panel Fitting (PFIT) is a catalogue item which can be used to represent any type of geometric entity which is to be owned by, and positioned relative to, a panel. Typically, the catalogue might include panel fittings which represent doors, windows, access manholes, lifting lugs, and so on.

Create a single panel fitting

1. Make sure the required panel is identified as the CE.

2. From the main menu toolbar, select Create > Fittings > Single.

   The Create Panel Fitting window is displayed:

   

   

   The Create Panel Fitting window allows you access to all available panel fitting specifications in the current catalogue. As a new panel fitting is created, rather than modify the specification of a panel that already exists, by default the window is set as a New Panel Fitting as the current element.

3. Select a current detailing specification by selecting Specification in the Specification Data pane of the Create Panel Fitting window, then select Standard Access, Access Cover, Standard Manhole Access, ACCESS_COVER.

4. From the Settings pane of the Create Panel Fitting window, select the Justification of the single panel fitting.

   These options allow you to specify the panel plane (top, centre or bottom) which is to be used as the alignment datum and the orientation of the fitting relative to this plane, as shown:

   

   By default, the fitting is positioned at the origin of its owning panel.

5. To position the fitting at another position, from the Create Panel Fitting window, click Pick Position.

   The Pick Fitting Position window is displayed and automatically populated with co-ordinates of the origin of its owning panel. You are also prompted to Pick Fitting Position (Snap) Snap:

6. Enter the new co-ordinates into the dimension fields or pick a point in the 3D graphical view.

   

   

   From the Pick Fitting Position window, the coordinates of the picked position is automatically updated in the Create Panel Fitting window.

7. Click OK.

   The Pick Fitting Position window is closed.

8. To create the fitting from the Create Panel Fitting window, select Apply.

   The new panel fitting is displayed in the Design Explorer as a PFITTING owned by the PANEL.

9. Click to identify the PFIT as the CE.

10. From the main menu bar select Orientate > ß Angle > 90 Degrees to rotate the fitting within the plane of the panel. (The default orientation has the Beta Angle set to zero.)

11. To see the effects of the change to the justification, from the main menu toolbar, select Modify > Fitting.

    The Modify Panel Fitting window is displayed:

    

    

12. Modify the panel fitting as required.

13. Click OK to accept the changes or click Dismiss to discard any information and close the Modify window.

Sections can also own Fittings (FITTs rather than PFITs in this case) which can serve a similarly wide range of purposes. Similar principles apply to their creation and manipulation in the Beams and Columns application, for further information, refer to Some Standard Fittings.

Note: Such a fitting is positioned along its owning section by setting its distance from the section’s start (the Zdistance).