Toolboxes

Two toolboxes are provided to help you use the commonest options in the Application. All the steps can be carried out by selecting options from the main menu: the toolbox is a quick method of displaying the forms you need in the order you need them.

The Support Creation toolbox helps you to create support assemblies.

1. To display it, select Utilities > Toolboxes > Support Creation from the main menu.

   

   Selecting each icon in turn will display the sequence of forms you need.

   	Set the position of a new support plane (SBFR). The Position Support Plane form will be displayed.
   	Create new support (FRMW & REST). if autoclassification is switched on, displays the Support Class form. When you click OK on the Support Class form, or if autoclassifcation is switched off, the Name form will be displayed. When you click OK on the Name form, a Framework element and a Restraint element will be created.
   	Creates a Subframework at the currently set position, which stores the support plane.
   	Create template members from selected pipes. The Create Template Members form will be displayed.
   	Configure template members to standard configuration. The Support Configuration form will be displayed.
   	Modify a template. The Modify Support Template form will be displayed.
   	Apply profile to template members. The Steel Profiles form will be displayed.
   	Build all support steel and hangers in a support.

   The General toolbox provides general utilities which help you to create support assemblies and individual hangers.

2. To display it, select Utilities > Toolboxes > General from the main menu.

   

   	Switch support plane on and off
   	Perform maximum span calculations for a support SBFR and highlight pipes accordingly. The Max Span form will be displayed.
   	Show X, Y and Z axes for the current support SBFR. The Support Axes form will be displayed.
   	Perform automatic renaming of supports matching specified rules. The Renumber form will be displayed.
   	Move an entire support. The Move Support form will be displayed.
   	Copy an entire support. The Copy Support form will be displayed.
   	Access Design applicationware measuring facilities. The Measure Options form will be displayed.
   	Build a single hanger.
   	Build all hangers in a support.