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NEW !!! ARRLES-FORM
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DESIGN-1 DESIGN-2 STEELWORK Steel Profiles PIPES Cladding How-To Model Editor PDMS to PDMS PDMS to Navisworks Word Docs PROBLEMS ARRLES-Form Prim2stru !!prim2str() place in pmllib functions folder then pml rehash all
also
Prim2stru Changes ASL handrailing or stringers to structural members
NEW FIREPROOFING
GROUT HISTORY
PDMS Query Commands
NEW STRU COPY $V1
COPIES STRU FROM 1 SITE TO ANOTHER
Q USERM
GIVES CREATORS NAME
Q PPLIN TOS START WRT/DATUM
GIVES TOP OF STEEL OF UB/UC
Q IDP @ WRT /DATUM
GIVES THE COORD OF A POINT
Q ADEG (DRAFT)
GIVES THE C/VIEW ANGLE (ie 90 DEG)
Q ANGLE (HVAC)
GIVES THE CE ANGLE
Q ATEX (DRAFT)
GIVES THE SLAB TEXT ATTRIBUTES
Q ATT
GIVES THE CE ATTRIBUTES
Q BANG
GIVES THE CE BETA ANGLE
Q BORE (PIPING)
GIVES THE PIPE INSIDE DIA.
Q BSRF (DRAFT)
GIVES THE ATTACHED DRG/SHT (DRWG LEVL)
Q BTEX (DRAFT)
GIVES THE TEXT/GLAB ATTRIBUTES
Q CHEI (DRAFT)
GIVES THE CHARACTER HEIGHT
Q CLL (PIPING)
GIVES THE PIPE BRANCH LENGTH
Q COL 4 (ETC)
GIVES THE ATTRIBUTED COLOUR (YELLOW)
Q COL ACT
GIVES THE CURRENT ACTIVE COLOUR
Q COL AIDS
GIVES THE CURRENT AID LINE COLOUR
Q COL CE
GIVES THE CURRENT ATTRIBUTED COLOUR
Q COL VIS
GIVES THE CURRENT VISIBLE COLOUR
Q CREF
GIVES THE CONNECTION REFERENCE
Q CUTL
GIVES THE CE CUT LENGTH
Q DDNAME (DRAFT)
GIVES THE DIMENSION OWNERS NAME
Q DER LEN
GIVES THE CE EXACT LENGTH
Q DESC
GIVES THE CE DESCRIPTION
Q DESP
GIVES THE CE PARAMETERS
Q DIR (DRAFT)
GIVES THE C/VIEW ANGLE (ie N)
Q DISPLAY
GIVES THE TOLERANCE & REPRES LEVELS
Q DMTXT (DRAFT)
GIVES THE DIM TEXT ATTRIBUTES
Q DNST
GIVES THE CE DENSITY
Q DPOS (DRAFT)
GIVES THE LDIM POSITION ON SHEET
Q DRNE
GIVES THE END CUT-PLANE DIRECTION
Q DRNS
GIVES THE START CUT-PLANE DIRECTION
Q DTER (DRAFT)
GIVES THE LAYER/LDIM TERM'TR DEFAULT
QE
GIVES THE CE EAST CO-ORDINATE
Q ELEM
GIVES THE CE ELEMENT NAME
Q FPT (DRAFT)
GIVES THE STRA FROM POINT CO-ORDS
Q FRAD
GIVES THE PLOO/PAVE RADIU ie 100mm GIVES THE NEXTR/VERT RADIUS ie 100mm
Q FUNC
GIVES THE CE FUNCTION
Q GCOF
GIVES THE CE GROSS C OF G
Q GTYP
GIVES THE GENERIC TYPE i.e. OD, HP, TG
Q GWEI
GIVES THE CE GROSS WEIGHT
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Q H (PIPE SUPPT)
GIVES THE CE HANDER HEAD CO-ORDS
Q HEI
GIVES THE CE (PLOO LVL) PLT THK
Q HPOS (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE PIPE HEAD CO-ORDINATES
Q HT (PIPE SUPT)
GIVES THE CE HANDER TAIL CO-ORDS
Q IDP @ WRT /*
GIVES THE CE P POINT CO-ORDINATES
Q IDPL @
GIVES THE PLINE NAME USING CURSOR
Q INREF
GIVES THE CE IN REFERENCE
Q ISPEC (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE (PIPE) INSULATION
Q ITLE
GIVES LENGTH OF IMPLIED TUBE
Q JLIN
GIVES THE CE JOINT LINE
Q JUSL
GIVES THE CE JUSTIFICATION LINE
Q LASTMOD
GIVES THE DAT STRU WAS LAST MODIFIED
Q LEN (DRAFT)
GIVES THE STRA LENGTH
Q LEV
GIVES THE CE LEVEL (OBSTRUCTION ETC)
Q LHEI (DRAFT)
GIVES THE TEST LETTER HEIGHT
Q LIST
GIVES THE CE FITTINGS (NEG EXTR. ETC)
Q LOCK
GIVES THE LOCK STATUS
Q LSHAPE (DRAFT)
GIVES THE LABEL LEADER LINE STATUS
Q MATREF
GIVES THE CE MATERIAL REF
Q MCOUNT
GIVES THE NOS OF SUB MEMBERS IN CE
Q MCOUNT SCTN
GIVES THE NOS OF SCTN MEMBERS IN CE
Q MDB
GIVES THE PROJECT DATABASE
Q MEM
GIVES THE CE MEMBERS
Q MEML
GIVES THE CE MEMBER LINE
Q MIDP
GIVES THE CE MIDPOINT CO-ORDINATES
Q MPT (DRAFT)
GIVES THE STRA MID POINT CO-ORDS
Q MTLE
GIVES LENGTH OF MATERIAL TUBE
Q MTLL
GIVES CL LENGTH OF MATERIAL TUBE
Q MTO
GIVES THE CE MTO STATUS
Q NAM
GIVES THE CE NAME
Q NCOF
GIVES THE CE NET C OF G
Q NSRF
GIVES THE CE NET SURFACE
Q NVOL
GIVES THE CE NET VOLUME
Q NWEI
GIVES THE CE NET WEIGHT
Q OBS
GIVES THE CE OBSTRUCTION LEVEL
Q ORI
GIVES THE CE ORIENTATION (SLOPE)
Q OSRF
GIVES THE SHEET OVERLAY (VIEW ONLY)
Q OWN
GIVES THE CE OWNER
Q PA (PIPING)
GIVES TE C ARRIVE CO-ORDINATES
Q PARA
GIVES THE CE PARAMETERS ie SERIAL SIZES
Q PH (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE PIPE HEAD ATTRIBUTES
Q PH BORE (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE (PIPE HEAD) BORE
Q PH OD (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE (PIPE HEAD) DIAMETER
Q PI WRT/* (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE (PIPE SUPPORT) LOCATION
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Q PKEY (DRAFT)
GIVES THE DIM PLINE STATUS (ie TCTF)
Q PL WRT/* (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE HVAC LEAVE CO-ORDINATES
Q PLNA
GIVES THE PLINE NAMES
Q PLTXT (DRAFT)
GIVES THE PROJ TEST ATTRIBUTES
Q POS
GIVES THE CE CO-ORDINATES (START)
Q POS FITT
GIVES THE C/FITT CO-ORDINATES (START)
Q POS IDPL @
GIVES THE PLINE CO-ORD AT CE START
Q POS IN $V1
GIVES THE CE DISTANCE TO VAR. $V1
Q POS PIN1 WRT/*
GIVES THE CE CO-ORDINATES OF PIN 1
Q POS PLRF (DRAFT)
GIVES TE CURRENT VSEC CO-ORDS
Q POS POPLI NA PROP 0.5
GIVES THE CENTRE CO-ORDINATE POSITIONS OF THE PLINE (PPLI) AT (0.5X DER LEN) ON THE N/A
Q POS PPL1 BOS WRT/*
GIVES THE BOS PLINE CO-ORDINATES
Q POS WRT TO ID@
GIVES THE DIST FROM CE TO START OF IDENTIFIED MEMBER
Q POS1 WRT/*
GIVES THE CE CO-ORDINATES OF PIN 1
Q POSE
GIVES THE CE END CO-ORDINATES
Q POSPPLI NA PROP 0.5
GIVES THE CENTRE CO-ORDINATE POSITIONS OF THE PLINE (PPLI) AT (0.5X DER LEN) ON THE N/A
Q POSS
GIVES THE CE START CO-ORDINATES
Q POSS POSE
GIVES THE CE BOTH END CO-ORDINATES
Q POST FITT
GIVES THE C/FITT CO-ORDINATES (START)
Q POST IN $V1
GIVES THE CE DISTANCE TO VAR.$V1
Q POST PLRF (DRAFT)
GIVES THE CURRENT VSEC CO-ORDS
Q PRLS
GIVES THE DESP NAME TYPES
Q PT (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE (PIPE TAIL) ATTRIBUTES
Q PT OD (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE (PIPE TAIL) DIAMETER
Q PURP
GIVES THE STRU PURPOSE ATTRIBUTE
Q RAD (HVAC)
GIVES THE CE RADIUS
Q RCOD (DRAFT)
GIVES THE VIEW ORIENTATION
Q REF
GIVES THE CE PDMS REFERENCE NO
Q REPRES
GIVES THE CE REPRESENTATION STATUS
Q RRSF (DRAFT)
GIVES THE CURRENT VIEW RULE SETTINGS
Q SIZE (DRAFT) Q SNAP (DRAFT)
GIVES THE VIEW O/ALL DIMENSIONS GIVES THE PLOO JUSTIFICATION ie UTOP, DCEN, DBOT GIVES THE SNAP SETTING (ON/OFF)
Q SPRE
GIVES THE CE SPECIFICATION REFERENCE
Q STEXT
GIVES THE ATT PENETRATION IDENT
Q TCTL OR (Q CUTL)
GIVES THE CE CUT LENGTH
Q THMRF (DRAFT)
GIVES THE CE (SYMBOL) NAME
Q THPOS (DRAFT)
GIVES THE C/VIEW MATCHLINE CO-ORDS
Q TPOS (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE PIPE TAIL CO-ORDS
Q TPT (DRAFT)
GIVES THE STRA TAIL POINT CO-ORDS
Q TULE
GIVES THE BRANCH TUBE LENGTH
Q TYPE
GIVES THE CE TYPE ie SCTN, PANE
Q SJUS
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Q USER
GIVES THE CE USER DATABASE
Q USERMOD
GIVES THE LAST USER LOGIN ID (STRU)
Q VLIMITS (DRAFT)
GIVES THE VIEW LIMITS
Q VOL CE
GIVES THE CE VOLUME
Q: DTYPE
GIVES THE FRMW STYLE TYPE (ie STLS)
Q: STATUS
GIVES THE CE STRU STATUS ie 'AFC'
Q:SWCODE
GIVES THE CE WEIGHT CODE
PDMS TYPED COMMANDS ADD ALL EQUIP WITHIN VOL CE
ADDS ALL EQUIPMENT THAT OVERLAPS CE
ADD ALL SCTN WITHIN VOL CE
ADDS ALL SECTIONS THAT OVERLAP CE
ADD ALL STRU WI PURP EQ 'PS'
ADDS ALL STRU WITH PURPOSE ATTRIBUTE
ADD ALL WITHIN VOL CE
ADDS ALL DISCIPLINES THAT OVERLAP CE
ADD ALL WITHIN VOL CE 100
ADDS ALL DISCIPLINES THAT OVERLAP CE WITH A VOLUME OF +100mm
ADD CE
ADDS CE
ADD CE COL 39
ADDS CE WITH COL 39(SEE COLOUR SHEET)
ADD CREF
ADDS CE PIPE CONNECTION REF
ADD SITE
ADDS CE SITE
AID CLEAR LINE ALL
REMOVES UNWANTED LINES FROM PDMS
AT @
MOVES CE TO NEW CURSOR POS
AT IDP@
MOVES CE TO SELECT PPOINT
AT IDPL@
MOVES CE TO SELECT PLINE
AXES AT CE
PLACES CE AXES
AXES AT PA CE
PLACES AXES AT PIPE ARRIVE POINT
AXES AT PPLI TOS PROP 1
PLACES AXES AT THE END OF TOS PLINE
AXES OFF
REMOVES CE AXES
BY D100
MOVES CURRENT ELEMENT DOWN BY 100mm
BY D100 (PDMS ONLY)
MOVES CE DOWN 100mm
BY E100
MOVES CURRENT ELEMENT EAST BY 100mm
BY E100 (PDMS ONLY)
MOVES CE EAST 100mm
BY E2IN WRT CT
MOVES CE E2" (INCHES) WRT CE (DETERMINE CORRECT CE AXIS FIRST)
BY E3.1/2.1IN
MOVES CE E3. 1/2" (INCHES)
BY E3.1/2.1IN (PDMS ONLY)
MOVES CE EAST 3 1/2"
BY N100
MOVES CURRENT ELEMENT NORTH BY 100mm
BY N100 (PDMS ONLY)
MOVES CE NORTH 100mm
BY U100
MOVES CURRENT ELEMENT UP BY 100mm
BY U100 (PDMS ONLY)
MOVES CE UP 100mm
BY X100 (DRAFT & DESIGN)
MOVES CURRENT ELEMENT X (EAST) BY 100mm
BY X100 (DRAFT & PDMS)
MOVES CE X (EAST) 100mm
BY X100 WRT/*/(PDMS PLATES)
MOVES CE X (EAST) 100mm WRT TO WORLD
BY X100 WRT/*/(PDMS PLATES)
MOVES CURRENT ELEMENT X (EAST) BY 100mm WITH RESPECT TO WORLD
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CALL STL GSCTNTAG OFF
UNMARKS SCTN
CALLSTL GSCTNTAG CE
MARKS CE SCTN START & END
CHE CE
GIVES CONSISTENCY CHECK ON CE
COL 39 YELLOW
CHANGES LIN COL TO YELLOW
COL ACT BLUE
CHANGES THE ACTIVE COLOUR TO BLUE
COL ACT VIOLET
CHANGES THE CE COLOUR TO VIOLET
DELETE CE
DELETES THE CE
DESCLASH CHECK CE
RUNS CLASH CHECK ON CE (TYPE EXIT TO CLEAR MACRO & RETURN TO DESIGN)
DRNE PERP
CUTS THE SCTN END AT 90DEG TO SECTION
ENHANCE CE COL YELLOW
DISPLAYS CE AS YELLOW
ENHANCE CE TRANSL 0
DISPLAYS CE AS A SOLID
ENHANCE CE TRANSL 60
DISPLAYS CE TO 60% TRANSLUCENCY
EXT END -1000
EXTENS THE END -1000
EXT END THR ID@
EXTENDS END TO JUSTIFICATION LINE
EXT END THR IDPL@
EXTENDS END TO A SELECT PLINE
EXT END TO ID@
EXTENDS THE END TO SELECTED ITEM
EXT END TO IDP@
EXTENDS THE END TO A SELECTED PPOINT
EXT END TO IDPL@
EXTENDS THE END TO A SELECTED PLINE
EXT STA -1000
SHORTENS THE START BY -1000
EXT STA THR IDP@
EXTENDS START TO A SELECTED PPOINT
FINISH
ENDS & SAVES PDMS SESSION
FLIP CE
FLIPS CE
GETWROK
GETS LATEST MODEL
INCL CIRC 1 OF NOTE/TABLE
REPOSITIONS CIRC 1 TO PREV SELECTED DESTINATION
INCL ID@
GIVES THE CE CO-ORDINATES (START) OR ITEM TO BE TRANSFERRED
INCL NAME
REPOSITIONS CE TO A SELECTED DESTINATION
LOCK ALL
LOCK ALL ELEMENTS FROM THE CURRENT
MAR CE
MARKS CE NAME
MAR WI 'TEMPORARY' CE
TAGS CE WITH TEMPORARY
MARK CE
MARKS CE NAME
MOV E WRT CE TO ID@ (PDMS)
MOVES CE WRT TO ITS OWN AXIS E TO A SELECTED ELEMENT
MOV U TO IDP@ (PDMS)
MOVES UP TO A SELECTED ELEMENT
MOV W TO IDPL @ (PDMS)
MOVES WEST TO A SELECTED PLINE
MOVE U THR ID@(PDMS)
MOVES CE UP TO A SELECTED ELEMENT
MOVE U WRT/* THR ID@(PDMS)
MOVES CE UP ONTO SELECTED ITEMS JUSTIFICATION LINE
MOVE W THR IDP@(PDMS)
MOVES CE WEST TO A SELECTED PPOINT
MOVE W THR IDPL@(PDMS)
MOVES CE WEST TO A SELECT PLINE
MOVES 45 E WRT WORLD DIST 2000
MOVES THE CE IN A S 45 E DIRECTION BY 2000 ALONG THAT DIRECTION (THE HYP LENGTH)
MOVES S 45 E WRT WORLD S 2000
MOVES THE CE IN A S 45 E DIRECTION BY SOUTH 2000 (NOT THE HYP LENGTH)
NAME/TEMPORARY
RENAMES ITEM TEMPORARY
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NEW FITT COPY PREV BY ZDIST PROP 1 BANG 180
COPIES FITT AT END POSITION OF CE AT A BANGLE OF 180 START POSITION CE MIDDLE POSITION CE END POSITION CE
NEW GLAB COPY $V1
COPIES GLAB AS VARIABLE $V1
NEW GLAB COPY PREV AT @ NEW PANE COPY PREV BY E200 COL 4 (PDMS)
COPIES GLAB TO PICKED LOCATION COPIES CE E200 COL 4 TURNS HOLES ON
NEW PANE COPY PREV MOV TOW ID@DIST 1000 NEW PNAE COPY PREV BY E200 COL 4 (PDMS) NEW SCTN COPY MOVE W WRT/* THR IDPL@(PDMS)
CREATES A NEW PANE AND MOVES IT TOWARDS A SELECTED ITEM RELATIVE TO BOTH ORIGINS
NEW SCTN COPY PREV BY E200
CREATES A COPY OF THE CURRENT PANE 200mm EAST OF ITS CURRENT LOCATION
NEW SCTN COPY PREV BY E200 (PDMS)
COPIES CE E200
NEW SCTN COPY PREV BY E200 COL 4 (PDMS)
COPIES CE E200 COL 4
NEW SCTN COPY PREV BY E200 WRT CE (PDMS)
COPIES E200 WRT CE AXIS
NEW SCTN COPY PREV MIRRO PLA E THR E118000 N118000 U26000 WRT/*(PDMS)
MIRROR COPIES CE ABOUT CO-ORDS ON A E DIRECTION
NEW STRU COPY PREV MOVE W WRTCE TO IDPL@ (PDMS)
COPIES A NEW STRU AND MOVES IT WEST WRT TO CE AND TO A SELECTED PLIN
NEW SYMB COPY PREV BY X-10 (DRAFT) NEW TEXP COPY PREV BY Y10 (DRAFT)
COPIES CE E 200 COL 4 COPIES A NEW STRU AND MOVES IT WEST WRT TO CE AND TO A SELECTED PLINE
COPIES CE X-10 COPIES CE Y10
NEW VRTX COPY PREV BY X10 (DRAFT)
COPIES CE X10 (CLOUDS)
PIN DIR D WRT/* THR IDPL@
MOVES PIN1 DOWN TO A SELECTED PLINE
PIN1 AT PPLI BOS PROP .5
POSITIONS PIN1 AT MID POINT ON BOS PLINE
PIN1 BY D8
MOVES PIN1 DOWN 8mm
PIN1 DIR D
POSITIONS PIN 1 DIRECTION DOWN
PIN1 DIR U WRT/* THR IDP@
MOVES PIN1 UP TO A SELECTED PPOINT
PIN2 DIR U WRT/* THR IDPL@
MOVES PIN2 DOWN TO A SELECTED PLINE
PIN6 OFF
REMOVES PIN6
PIN6 OFF
TURNS PIN6 OFF
PKEY LTOC
CHANGES DIM FROM EXIST JUSL TO LTOC
POS PIN3 AT CE
PLACES A PIN3 AT POS OF CE
PREC 4 DP
GIVES PRECISE READOUT TO 4 DEC. POINTS
Q ANGLE (HVAC)
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT ANGLE
Q ATT
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT ATTRIBUTES
Q BANG
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT BETA ANGLE (IF IT HAS ONE)
Q BORE (PIPING)
RETURNS THE PIPE BORE SIZE
Q CREF
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT CONNECTION REFERENCE (IF IT HAS ONE)
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Q DER LEN
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT ACTUAL LENGTH (SCTNS, GEN SEC'S)
Q DESC
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT DESCRIPTION (IF IT HAS ONE)
Q DESP
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT DESIGN PARAMETERS (UNSET IF NONE SET)
Q DIR
RETURNS THE DIRECTION
Q DRINSTA
RETURNS THE DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT ELEMENTS CUT PLANE AT ITS START
Q DRNEND
RETURNS THE DIRECTION OF THE CURRENT ELEMENTS CUT PLANE AT ITS END
QE
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT EAST COORDINATE RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT NAME
Q ELEM Q FRAD
RETURNS THE RADIUS OF A PAVE BELOW PLOO BELOW PANE RETURNS THE RADIUS OF A VERT BELW NXTR BELOW PANE
Q FUNC
GIVES THE CE FUNCTION
Q FUNC
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT FUNCTION
Q GTYP
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT GENERIC TYPE eg W OR HP
Q HEI
RETURNS THE HEIGHT AT PLOO LEVEL OF A PANE (PLATE THK)
Q HH (PIPE SUPPT)
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT HANGER HEAD CO-ORDINATES
Q HT (PIPE SUPPT)
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT HANGER TAIL CO-ORDINATES
Q IDP @ WRT/*
RETURNS A PICKED PPOINT CO-ORDINATES WITH RESPECT TO WORLD
Q INREF
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT INTERFERENCE
Q ISPEC (PIPING)
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT INSULATION SPECIFICATION
Q JLINE
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT JOINT LINE PLINE SETTING
Q JUST
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT JUSTIFICATION LINE PLINE SETTING
Q LEV
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT DRAWING LEVEL
Q LIST
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT ALLOWABLE MEMBER TYPES
Q LOCK
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT LOCK STATUS
Q MATREF
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT MATERIAL REFERENCE
Q MDB
RETURNS THE CURRENT MDB NAME
Q MEM
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT MEMBER'S LIST
Q MEML
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT MEMBER LINE PLINT SETTING
Q NAM
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT NAME WITH FORWARD SLASH
Q NAMN
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT NAME WITHOUT FORWARD SLASH
Q POSS
GIVES THE CE START CO-ORDINATES
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Q POSS POSE
GIVES THE CE BOTH END CO-ORDINATES
Q PT (PIPING)
GIVES THE CE PIPE TAIL ATTRIBUTES
Q RAD (HVAC)
GIVES THE CE RADIUS
Q REF
GIVES THE CE PDMS REFERENCE NO
Q REPRES
GIVES THE CE REPRESENTATION STATUS
Q RRSF (DRAFT)
GIVES THE CURRENT VIEW RULE SETTINGS
Q SIZE (DRAFT) Q SNAP (DRAFT)
GIVES THE VIEW O/ALL DIMENSIONS GIVES THE PLOO JUSTIFICATION, ie UTOP, DCEN, DBOT GIVES THE SNAP SETTING (ON/OFF)
Q SPRE
GIVES THE CE SPECIFICATION REFERENCE
Q STEXT
GIVES THE PENETRATION IDENT AT ATTA
Q TCTLE OR (Q CUTL)
GIVES THE CE CUT LENGTH
Q TCTLEN
RETURNS THE CURRENT ELEMENT LENGTH REQUIRED TO MAKE THE SCTN
Q THPOS (DRAFT)
GIVES THE C/VIEW MATCHLINE CO-ORDS
Q TMRF (DRAFT)
GIVES THE CE (SYMBOL) NAME
Q TPOS (DRAFT)
GIVES THE CE PIPE TAIL CO-ORDS
Q TPT (DRAFT)
GIVES THE STRA TAIL POINT CO-ORDS
Q TYPE
GIVES THE CE TYPE ie SCTN, PANE
Q USER
GIVES THE CE USER DATABASE
Q VLIMITS (DRAFT)
GIVES THE VIEW LIMITS
Q VOL CE
GIVES THE CE VOLUME
Q VSCALE (DRAFT)
GIVES THE C/VIEW SCALE (ie 0.5) 0.5 = 1:2 0.2 = 1:5 0.1 = 1:10 0.05 = 1:20 0.04 = 1:25 0.02 = 1:50 0.01 = 1:100
Q VTYP (DRAFT)
GIVE THE VIEW ATT (ie GLOBAL HIDDEN)
Q XYPOS (DRAFT)
GIVES THE VIEW POSITION ON SHEET
Q ZDIS
GIVES THE CE FITTING DIST FROM START
RCODE RIGHT
ROTATES THE VIEW OF ORI TO THE RIGHT
REFPRES HOLES ON
ADDS HOLES REPRESENTATION
REFRESH
REFRESHES THE SCREEN
REM CE
REMOVES THE CURRENT ELEMENT FROM THE DRAWLIST
RENAME / XXX / YYY
RENAMES CE TO YYY
REPRE PROF ON CL OFF
SETS PROFILE REPRE-TIN. AS SOLID
REPRES DARC 1
SET ARC TOLERANCE TO 1 mm
REPRES DARC DEF
SETS ARC TOLERANCE TO 10mm (DEFAULT)
REPRES HOLES OFF
SAVES CHANGES CARRIED OUT AT THAT TIME
REPRES HOLES ON
ADDS HOLES REPRESENTATION
REPRES OBSTRUCTION OFF
TURNS HOLES OFF
REPRES PNODE COL YELLOW
PRIMARY NODS SHOWN YELLOW
Q SJUS
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REPRES PNODE ON
PRIMARY NODES SHOWN ONLY
REPRES PNODE SIZE 6
CHANGES PRIMARY NOTES TO 6mm
REPRES PROF ON CL OFF
SETS PROFILE REPR AS SOLID
REPRES SNODE OFF
SECONDARY NODES OFF
ROT ABO IDP@ BY 90
ROTATES CE LOCAL TO PPOINT BY 90 DEG
ROT ABO IDPL@ BY 90
ROTATES CE LOCAL TO PLINE BY 90 DEG
ROT ABO P1 BY 90
ROTATES CE ABOUT P1 BY 90 DEG
ROT ABO PPLIN TOS BY 15
ROTATES CE ABOUT PLINE TOS BY 15 DEG
ROT THR IDP@ BY 90
ROTATES CE ABOUT ANY PPOINT BY 90 DEG
ROT THR IDPL@ BY 90
ROTATES CE ABOUT ANY PLINE BY 90 DEG
ROT THR MIDP ABO D BY 90
ROTATES CE ABOUT MIDP POS BY 90 DEG
ROT THR POSE ABO D BY 30
ROTATES CE ABOUT END POS BY 30 DEG
ROT THR POSS ABO D BY 45
ROTATES CE ABOUT START POS BY 45 DEG
ROT THR W10000 N 20000 U30000 WRT/*ABO U BY 90
ROTATES CE ABOUT CO-ORDS WRT TO WORLD ABOUT VERT AXIS BY 90 DEG
ROT THRO MIDP ABO D BY 90
ROTATES CE ABOUT MIDP POS BY 90 DEG
ROT THRO POSS ABO D BY 45
ROTATES CE ABOUT START POS BY45 DEG
SAM
LETS YOU TOGGLE BETWEEN LAST 2 ITEMS
SAVEWORK
SAVES LATEST WORK
UNCLAIM ALL
UNLOCKS ALL CLAIMED MEMBERS
UNLOCK ALL
UN-LOCKS ALL ELEMENTS FROM THE DRAWLIST
UNM CE
UNMARKS CE NAME
UNMAR CE
REMOVES THE CURRENT ELEMENT FROM THE GRAPHICAL VIEW
WITHIN VOL CE 500 COL 4
SET AT PS WITHIN A VOL OF +500 COL YELLOW
ZDIST (ZDIST + 100)
MOVES ITEM 100 FROM ORIG POSITION
DRAFT QUERY COMMANDS Q ADEG
GIVES THE C/VIEW ANGLE (ie 90 DEG)
Q APOF
GIVES THE CE (NOTE) TERMINATOR POS'N
Q BSFT
GIVES THE DRG. SHT. REF. (STRU LVL)
Q CHEIGHT
GIVES THE TEXT CHARACTER HEIGHT
Q CPOF
GIVES THE CE (NOTE) LEADER LINE POS'N
Q DIR
GIVES THE C/VIEW DIRECTION (ie N)
Q DPOS
GIVES THE LDIM POSITION ON SHEET
Q DTER
GIVES THE LAYER/LDIM TERM'TR DEFAULT
Q FPT
GIVES THE STRA FROM POINT CO-ORDS
Q JUST
GIVES THE C/VIEW JUSTIFICATION (ie LEFT)
Q LEN
GIVES THE STRA LENGTH
Q LHEI
GIVES THE TEST LETTER HEIGHT
Q LSHAPE
GIVE THE LABEL LEADER LINE STATUS
Q LVIS
GIVES THE CE VISIBILITY
Q MPT
GIVES THE STRA MID POINT CO-ORDS
Q PKEY
GIVES THE DIM PLINE STATUS (ie TCTF)
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Q POS PLRF
GIVES THE CORRECT VSEC CO-ORDS
Q RRSF
GIVES THE CURRENT VIEW RULE SETTINGS
Q SIZE
GIVES THE VIEW O/ALL DIMENSIONS
Q SNAP
GIVES THE SNAP SETTINGS (ON/OFF)
Q THPOS
GIVES THE C/VIEW MATCHLINE CO-ORDS
Q TMRF
GIVES THE CE (SYMBOL) NAME
Q TPEN
GIVES THE TEXP COLOUR ATTRIBUTES
Q TPT
GIVES THE STRA TAIL POINT CO-ORDS
Q VLIMITS
GIVES THE VIEW LIMITS
Q VRAT
GIVES SCALE RATIO (ie 1 TO 245)
Q VSCALE
GIVES THE C/VIEW SCALE (ie 0.5)
Q VTYP (DRAFT)
GIVES THE VIEW ATT (ie GLOBAL HIDDEN)
Q XYPOS (DRAFT)
GIVE THE VIEW POSITION ON SHEET
DRAFT TYPED COMMANDS ADEG 0
MODIFIES TEXT HORIZONTAL
ADEG 45
MODIFIES TEXT/PRIMITIVES AT 45 DEG
ADEG 90
MODIFIES TEST VERTICAL
APOFFSET 5-5
RE-POSITIONS LTR END X5 Y-5
AT @
MOVES CE TO NEW CURSOR POS
AT IDP@
MOVES CE TO SELECTED PPOINT
AT IDPL@
MOVES CE TO SELECTED PLINE
BLNK FALSE
TEXT REMOVES BLANKED AREA BELOW
BLNK TRUE
TEXT BLANKS ALL IT OVERLAYS
BTEST'A-A'
MODIFIES TEXT TO A-A
BY @
MOVES CE BY LOCT FROM POS TO NEW POS
BY X100
MOVES CE X (EAST) 100mm
BY Y100
MOVES CE X (NORTH) 100mm
CPOFFSET 5-5
RE-POSITIONS LEADER LINE START X5 Y-5
DIM TEX'#100 TYP'
DIMENSION TEXT READS 100 TYP
DPOS @
PLACES THE LDIM POSITION BY CURSOR
DTAN DEF
DIMENSION TEXT DEFAULT
DTAN PAR
DIMENSION TEXT PARALLEL
DTAN HOR
DIMENSION TEXT HORIZONTAL
DTAN STAN
DIMENSION TEXT STANDARD
DTAN VERTICAL
DIMENSION TEXT VERTICAL
DTOF @
DIMENSION TEXT BY CURSOR
DTOF 0 4
DIMENSION TEXT OFFSET X0 Y4
DTAN PART DTOF 8 0
DIM TEXT PAR. & OFF X-8 Y0
NLPN OFF
TURNS LINE OFF(ie CLOUD VERTEX)
FPT @
MOVES STRA FROM POINT BY CURSOR
FPT BY X2 Y-2
MOVES STRA FROM POINT BY TYPED INPUT
FRAME ON
TEXT FRAME ON
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GAP @
LETS CURSOR DETERMINE DIMENSION GAP
GAP DELETE ALL
DELETES ALL DIMENSION GAPS
GAP DELETE AT
DELETES DIMENSION GAP BY CURSOR
GBOX 5
MODIFIES TEXT FRAME WITH 5 CLEARANCE
HIGH CE
HIGHLIGHTS CE
INCL CIRC 1 OF NOTE/TABLE
REPOSITIONS CIRC 1 TO PREV. SELECTED DESTINATION
INCL NAME………
REPOSITION CE TO A SELECTED DESTINATION
LEAD STRA
CHANGES LEADER LINE TO STRAIGHT
LEAD BENT @
PLACES ANOTHER VERTEX ON LEADERLINE
LVIS FALSE
TURNS CE VISIBILITY OFF
LVIS TRUE
TURNS CE VISIBILITY ON
LLEAD FALSE
LEADERLINE OFF
LLEAD TRUE
LEADER LINE ON
LTER OFF
LINE TERMINATOR OFF
LTER ARR
LINE TERMINATOR ARROW
LTER DOT
LINE TERMINATOR DOT
LTER OBL
LINE TERMINATOR DASH
MODIFY @
ENABLES MODS TO SLAB/GLAB GEOMETRY
NEW CIRCL DIAM 100 AT@
DRAWS CIRCLE AND POSITIONS BY CURSOR
NEW CIRCL RAD 50 AT@
DRAWS CIRCLE AND POSITIONS BY CURSOR
NEW GLAB COPY $V1
COPIES GLAB AS VARIABLE $V1
NEW GLAB COPY PREV AT@
COPIES GLAB TO PICKED LOCATION
NEW RECT XLEN40 YLEN20 ANG 45 ORIG CORNER AT @
DRAWS RECT AND POSITIONS IT BY CURSOR
NEW GLAB COPY PREV AT@
COPIES TEXT AND POSITIONS BY CURSOR
NLPN OFF
TURNS LINE OFF(ie CLOUD VERTEX)
OSHT 10
DIM LINE OVERSHOOT 10mm
OSHT @
DIM LINE OVERSHOOT BY CURSOR
PLCL @
POSITION LEADER LINE BY CURSOR
PROJ CLEAR @
SETS PROJECTION LINE POSITIONS BY CURSOR
PROJ CLEAR 6
SETS PROJECTION LINE POSITION BY 5mm
PROJ TEX 'TYP'
PROJECTION TEXT READS TYP
PTAN PAR
PROJECTION TEXT PARALLEL
PTAN HOR
PROJECTION TEXT HORIZONTAL
PTAN VERTICAL
PROJECTION TEXT VERTICAL
PTOF -8 0
PROJECTION TEXT OFFSET X-8 Y0
RCOD LEFT
ROTATES VIEW BOX LEFT
REPEAT 5 BY X10
COPIES CE 5 TIMES BY 10mm SPACES
SNAP ON/OFF
TURNS SNAP ON/OFF
SNAP ON 10
GIVES SNAP GRID X10 Y10
SNAP ON SPACING X10 Y20
GIVES SNAP GRID X10 Y20
TPEN 71
GIVES THE TEXP COLOUR ATTRIBUTE 71
TPT @
MOVES STRA TO POINT BY CURSOR
TPE BY X2 Y-2
MOVES STR TO POINT BY TYPED INPUT
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UPDATE ANNO
UPDATES ANNOTATION
UPDATE DESIGN
UPDATES DESIGN
UPDATE PICTURE
UPDATES GRAPHICS
CGRID ON/OFF
TURNS SNAP GRID VISIBILITY ON/OFF
#
UNDERLINES TEXT ie SECTION A-A
#DEF
DEFAULT DIMENSION ie 4500
#<#DIM #>
UNDERLINES DIMENSION ie 4500
#<#DIM#>#/TYP
UNDERLINES DIMENSION ie 45000 UNDERLINES DIMENSION ie TYP
WEST SHELL #< #>
WEST SHELL
#SPRE (C10:19)UB
FORMAT ON DRG. 254x102x22UB
#SPRE (C10:16)UB
FORMAT ON DRG. 254x102UB
EL.#DIMPOSU (C2:5).#DIMPOSU(C6:)
FORMAT ON DRG. EL.508.500
EL.+#DIMPOSU (C2:5).#DIMPOSU(C6:)
FORMAT ON DRG. EL. +508.500
GLOSSARY ATTA
PIPE ATTACHMENT REQ'D FOR STRUCTURAL PENETRATIONS THRO DECKS/WALLS, ETC
FITT
STRUCTURAL FITTING
NBOX
NEGATIVE BOX
NCON
NEGATIVE CONE
NCYL
NEGATIVE CYLINDER (BOLT HOLES ETC)
NDIS
NEGATIVE DISH (VESSEL/PIPE CAP)
NCTO NSLC
NEGATIVE TUBULAR RING (DOUGHNUT) NEGATIVE RING SEGMENT (RECTANGULAR XSECTION) NEGATIVE CYLINDER (WITH DIAGONAL CUT)
NSNO
NEGATIVE CONE (WITH OFFSET CAPABILITY)
NPYR PANE
NEGATIVE PYRAMID NEGATIVE EXTRUSION/SHAPE (BOX/TRIANGULAR ETC) STRUCTURAL PLATE/GRATING SECTION
PAVE
PPOINT OWNED BY PLOO
PFIT
PENETRATION THRO' DECK OR WALL PLATE (PIPE SLEEVE/ELECTRICAL TRANSIT, ETC)
PLOO
PLATE OWNED BY PANE HAS PLATE ATTRIBUTES
SCTN
STRUCTURAL SECTION ie, HEA, UNP, ETC
SJOI
SNOD MEMBER USED IN CONNECTION SCTN
SNOD
NODE POINT USED IN CONNECTING SCTN STRUCTURAL SECTION ie HEA, UNP, ETC MEMBERS
VERT
P POINTED OWNED BY NXTR
NRTO
NXTR
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To query last user sessions and dates Highlight element and type Q HIST This will give a history number You can query that number or any number below that Type Q SESSUSER (number) to query who created the mod Type Q SESSDAT (number) to query what date the item was modified/created ===========================================
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============================================================================================ Copying steelwork joints once a joint has been created it can very quickly be copied to many other beams REMEMBER…. To create Joints your members must be connected ! ( Connect - Connect) to copy a joint choose Modify > Joints > Joint Like > Use copied Pline
then just pick the end of the beam that contains the joint to be copied and then continually pick all the other ends of the members you wish to have the same joint. To finish the command just press the ESCAPE key twice. It may take a few seconds to complete
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Creating Panels
NB
Always create panels in a clockwise direction If you set your panel justification as Top of Panel then create it clockwise when you query the panel, the top of panel will be correct If the panel is created anti-clockwise then when you query the panel it will give the Top of Panel as the underside level This becomes very important when using GLAB's in DRAFT for level indicators as when you make the glab interrogate the POSU location it could give the bottom of the panel
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so adding #posu to the glab would result in the underside level of the panel being displayed
======================================================================================== Members Draw Dialogue Box This is a very handy utility allowing you to add/remove members, change colours and also transparency I always forgot where to find it so here it is Ver 12 -
This should then bring up the following dialogue box
Click the coloured box to bring up a colour pallet and choose a colour , then Add CE to add your member at that co Click SOLID box to change transparency, the higher the percentage then the more transparent your item will be
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======================================================================================== Lists to Remove Unwanted Items in Design Within Design, when you hilight a member and then 'ADD ALL WITHIN VOL CE 100' you usually get a load of rubbish coming in from areas that are either scratch areas, study areas or setout areas - basically crap you dont want to see. To get rid of these easy you can create a LIST and add all these unwanted items into the list
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Next time you open Design just open list and click Control>Restore then make sure you type REM CE in the lower box and then hit the Action button This will remove all items in list from drawlist !!
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CHANGING VIEW ORIENTATION TO SUIT STRUCTURE Sometimes, rarely should I say, its easier to change the view to suit the structure , if the structure is on a stupid angle - Shown here my structure is on weird angle
This view is looking North
I want to look at platform level with beams looking directly up
Firstly query the orientation of the beam you wish to point up - which in my case its the orange Q ORI WRT/* mine shows
Then right click on the Limits CE button and choose Look Explicit
Swipe the part of your Command Line that contains the orientation as I have done below and paste it into the Direction line
When you add this another box will pop up as shown below
Now click on the Pick command and then pick your member in the graphical view and then hit the Apply button
Your view should then be 90 degrees rotated to your chosen element, with the element facing up the screen. Rotate and clip view to create a plan view
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Can you adam an eve it.........
Weve found something that lets you attach to gensec.....it works, but I Once the NBOX is made we copied a NREV into that TMPL and bugger me it
Have to change a few settings to get it to show :- obstruction set to 2 Hope this helps for future. Cheers Pete
Justification Line Datums..... And P-Line Datums... It's kinda like SCTN>FITT>TMPL but for GENSEC's
===================================================================================== JOINTS WITH PNODES
more flexibly
turn on primary nodes button icon create member then create pnodes at member ends then click on pnode and in heirachy click on pjoint then modify joint and choose relevent joint and apply you can change desperam properties as other members by copying and pasting from pjoint desperam values
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thanks to Jason Hutchings
which in my case its the orange one !
Final View
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nsec.....it works, but I have no idea how ??
t TMPL and bugger me it works. :- obstruction set to 2 & Nappflag set to 2.
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g from pjoint desperam values
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Before starting to model steelwork you should probably set your PLINE rule to Normal or Beams the PLINE rule dictates to PDMS where connected sections will be cut back to when set to normal steelwork will be cut back to the web of another beam if the pline rule is unset then the steel will be cut back in line with the edge of the flange of the steelwork to set the pline rule from top menu
Settings>Pick Filters>Plines change this to Normal (or Beams)
to mitre end of member find member setout by clicking display axes top icon under Query q att and find
then type
depending on direction and angle of mitre
When creating steelwork members PDMS always uses a default minimum member length of 200mm. Sometimes this can be frustrating. To change it go to Settings>Tolerances as shown. Change number to suit.
the steelwork
how to create this sorta pipe
by Bob Din
Firstly get the coordinate of the pipe start point !! Under a piping zone. Type in the command line NEW PIPE NAM /XXXX NEW BRAN NAM /XXXX/B1 HPOS E2000 N3275 U1000 WRT/* HDIR S (head direction..south?) HBOR 200 (bore of pipe at head)
change these coordinates to suit your pipe start location
still in the command box. NEW ELB CHOO ALL (select the elbow) FCONN (This will connect it to the pipe head) DIR E 45U (Directs the elbow) NEW ELB COPY PRE (Copies the last elbow) CONN (connects to last elbow) Dist 200 (Or whatever distance you need) could also try PLAN U THR ID@ (Then click on the primitive)…(2 nd elbow on the screen shot) DIR E (Directs the leave of the elbow East. NEW FLAN CHOO ALL (Select the flange) CONN PLAN E THR ID @ (Click on the flange made of primitives) NEW GASK CHOO ALL (Select the gasket) CONN NEW FLAN CHOO ALL (Select the flange) CONN NEW ELB CHOO ALL
(select the elbow) CONN PLAN E THR ID @ (Click on the elbow made of primitives) DIR E NEW WELD CHOO ALL (Select the weld) CONN DIST 2000 (or whatever) BRAN CONN PT TO LAST MEM
to remove the dotted line CONN PT TO LAST MEM Connect pipe tail to last member, or if its at the head CONN PH TO FIRST MEM Guessing that’s the Pipe Head. If you are in forwards mode. Click on the atta BAC PLAN S THR CE ORI FOR BRAN CONN PH TO FIRST MEM
PLEASE PLEASE PLEEASSSEEEE TRY THE METHOD USED BELOW I am getting tired of trying to sort out peoples views , drawlists and Local rules If you adopt this method of working life would be sooooo much easier - please read carefully
PDMS DRAFT NOTES
COMMANDS ADEG CHEIGHT TPEN LFRA LLEAD AT@ VAR1NAM NEW GLAB COPY V1 ON ID @ SORF NULREF DELETE GLAB LLCL NEW GLAB COPY PRE ON ID@ -
DESCRIPTION ROTATION OF TEXT SIZE OF TEXT COLOUR OF TEXT TEXT BOX/TRUE OR FALSE = ON OR OFF TEXT LEADER / TRUE OR FLASE = ON OR OFF WHEN TEXT ELEMENT CANNOT BE SEEN FOR COPY TEXT FROM REFERENCE DRAWING TO FINALISE THE TRANSFER OF COPIED TEXT (ABO DELETED LABEL LEADER LINE CLEARANCE COPY TAG FROM SAME VIEW
(MODIFY DM TEXT IN FORMS) (- CAN INCORPORATE NORHINGS ON 2ND LINE) Q A TEXT = FOR SLABS TO CHANGE CONTENT - NEED TO PUT ('ATEXT') Q B TEXT = FOR GLABS TO CHANGE CONTENT - NEED TO PUT ('B TEXT') TO COPY FROM VNOTE - VARINAM/THEN (INCL $V1) ON THE SELECTED VNOTE (VARINAM) THE VNOTE YOU SELECTED AND $V2 TO TAKE SHORTCUT TO ELEMENT Q NLPN = NOTELINEPEN FOR PIPERACK VIEW PORTS TO GIVE LABEL SECOND (I.E.(LABEL) Q BTEXT THEN GET # EQUI(C2:) NOW ADD LABEL
#EQUI(C2:)#/(TEXT)' THN ALIGN HB TO GIVE EQUAL BOTH SIDES OF LEADERLINE BASE - TO GIVE DIRECT ON BASE BB - BOTTOM BODY TB - TOP BODY Q - L SPAC TO CHANGE SPACE BETWEEN (HB) 2 TEXTS DRAFT WHEN REMOVING A FRAM FROM VIEW AND PART WILL NOT REMOVE SELECT VIEW THEN: MODIFY VIEW SECTION FLAT CHANGE WORLD POS BY 1 UNIT IN REQUIRED DIRECTION SPPLY THEN UPDATE DESIGN TO REMOVE ALL LINES IN A VIEW FO TO ? NOTE AND TYPE LVIS_FAL -----------------------------------WHEN YOU CANT READ THE LONG LINES IN DRAW LIST MANAGER
to copy a note from one drawing to another hilight note in dwg 1 at command line type
VAR1NAM
in 2nd drawing click on viewport for note and hilight top of notes level in tree at command line type NEW VNOTE COPY $V1
or new SYMB or new STRA
note for additional notes you can use VAR2NAM and then COPY $V2 etc....
How to create bracing member centrelines for set-out purposes This is quite tricky but can be done in DESIGN ! Fistly you must disconnect the 2 members as you need to re-create a centre node Click Connect>Disconnect and then choose end of member to disconnect Then the member must be extended to the correct location for the node which in this case is the centreline of the bottom member Use Position>Extend>Thro I assume u know how to do this... Then once extended make sure the NODE button is pressed and then choose Create>Pnode at SCTN end a red nodepoint will then appear Final stage is to choose Connect>Connect and OK to Disconnect this will reconnect the members but leave the PNOD at the correct place
The PNOD's can then be used within DRAFT there ya go
Here's a bit of syntax for cleaning up draft drawings.
DELETE NULL IDLI - Gets rid of items from your drawlist which no longer poin
DELETE NULL ANNO - Gets rid of annotation which no longer points to anything
UPDATE DESIGN IGNORE (ignores dodgy drawlist items which stop update finishi
DRAFT TEXT LINES #< #/
starts underlining text starts new line
#DESPAR[1] ODx#DESPAR[2] THK#/CIRCULAR SECTION STIFF#/N/S & F/S
#
#> gives
#LOHE THK WEB PLT
gives
For elevation level - using a GLAB
attach GLAB to steel, remove leader and box and edit te
gives
VIEWS change Title of view window attributes to then add text for view label to read
PLAN AT EL+27.825 TOS #<#TITLE
This adds a coord label to the steel this location has a specific site coord different to others ~C COL#/#pos(c1:9)#/#pos(c11:19)
To place text with an apostrophe in the line you need to edit the text from the top menu Edit pulldown and choose Primitive. This method allows you to add the apostrophe thus creating BACK OF PFC's
= ON OR OFF LASE = ON OR OFF NOT BE SEEN FERENCE DRAWING R OF COPIED TEXT (ABOVE)
NE)
LEMENT
ADD
RLINE
ECT VIEW THEN:
SEE BELOW
SOLUTION. AT THE COMMAND LINE TYPE
:-
GOTO IDLN Q DESC THE SAME LIST WILL APPEAR IN YOUR COMMAND WINDOW
r new SYMB or new STRA etc….
hich no longer point to anything points to anything
stop update finishing)
gives
leader and box and edit text as shown below
gives
Used Thus
~D
he thus creating
Glab formula below shows a label for a UPN200 (+18)
the UPN level is +4018
but our plan is shown at EL 103.000 level so we want our UPN to indicate a level of +103.018 which means - as shown above - its +18mm label btext (or atext for slabs) formula :-
#CATREF(C2:) (#POSY+)
this gives UPN200 (+18) this works as follows :-
Note
#catref(c2:)
gives the UPN200
(
gives the first bracket before the +18
posy = midpoint
#posy
gives the elevation difference
posey = endpoint
+
gives the + before the 18
possy = startpoint
looks at the ddname value of the label glab which is for the UPN200 ... this would be refno of the member name similar to =16435/664288 (q refno)
WRT =16435/501216>
this is pointing to another steel member that is at the main level which is +4800
)
gives closing bracket after (+18
can also use posx posz posu
(changes from company to company) - may need to use #spref (c1:) etc.....
so its basically saying add member size UPN200 and get the elevation of that member (fr ddname) with respect to a main member (wrt =16435/501216) just remember you need to fill in the ddname value of the label from querying the member in the model using Q REFNO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You can attach a glab to other info, such as a zone level below is an example where we have moved the structure up by 98m but left all STRU's at 0,0,0 the labels would read incorrectly but they are now connected to the Zone name I changed the zone location to read E 0, N 0, D 98000 I named the Zone Zone Bldg-1-SOP I then checked the zone reference number using the Q REF command and addded this value into the formula below hilighted in blue T.O.S. EL.#POSE+(C21:24).#POSE+(C25:) The beauty of this is that you only need to change the value of the zone coord and all dwg levels will update to suit Note... DO NOT MODEL ANYTHING IN THIS ZONE AS ITS ONLY A REFERENCE TAG -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drawing Extents In PDMS Version 12 you cannot zoom out from your drawing sheet to see if there are items that have been moved outside of the drawing limits. However, by typing the following on the command line you can zoom out , and you can change the values to suit zoom levels EDIT _cdrCadcGa1_n1 AREA LIMITS -1000 -1000 TO 2000 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GLAB Leaders When turning on the leader option to a GLAB (Lleader 'true') you sometimes find that the arrow shoots off. To relocate the arrow hilight your glab then type and then click your screen
LEAD ATTA @
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NEW LIBY
NEW SHLB
NEW OVER
NEW VIEW - NEW NOTE (NORTH ARROW OR SIMPLE KEY PLAN CREATED USING PRIMITIVES )
UNDER THE ABOVE LIBY NEW DLLB NEW IDLI (DRAWLIST FOR VIEW ABOVE) KEEP IT SIMPLE
UNDER DRAWING SHEE IN DRAFT NEW OLAY OSRF NAME OF OVER ELEMENT ABOVE
Nigel Cope/STEP BY STEP ◄ LIBY IN YOUR DRAWING DEPT USUALLY CREATED IN AN ADMIN AREA
1:20:50 PM 1:21:14 PM
Nigel Cope/ONCE YOU 1:21:41 PM HAVE CONTRUCT ED THE VIEW WITH DRAWLIST UPDATE DESIGN ◄
◄
DEFINE THE VIEW IN THE NORMAL WAY
SIZE XYPO VSCA ETC ◄ ALL CLEVER Les JohnsonSTUFF ok will have a go...ta
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These retrieve ends of glab arrows that disappear when copying to / from views
Q EVAR PDMSUSER
checks default pdms directory
Q EVAR PMLLIB
checks default pdms pml library dire
UNNAME
to reset a member name to unset
SHOW !!filename
to load up a pml form from the pmlli
!!filename()
to load up a pml function from the p
Lead atta@ Lead conn@
(This is the end of the arrow point) (this is the start of the arrow near th
to create MTO UTILS REPORTS RUN C:\AVEVA\Pdms11.6.SP3\pdmsui\reports\templates
PRESS OK THEN BOX COMES
to delete non required NODES from a subframe firstly hilight subframe then find file delnodes.txt using TO MOVE MEMBERS FROM ONE SUBFRAME TO ANOTHER to find out info on pplin's
to find out which user ran original pipework to find out which user last modified pipework to mark database before changing items to copy selected sctn up by 100
to copy a site or zone or structure to another area you need to create a text output file to do this hilight the zone or struct you wish to copy then choose Utilities -DB Listings from top menu change filename to say c:\les1.txt and choose ADD CE then ok edit the file in notepad to modify any possible new duplicate names and top of file change the line to ONERROR CONTINUE then in PDMS move to heirachy where u want new structure etc… and on command line type OR if that doesn’t work save the file into your PDMS output directory (to check what the directory is type then at command line type
to add everything within 2000mm of the current element
to move item from one zone to another hilight item to be moved and type move to required location in heirachy and type to search for kit with the name Axes
Q EVAR PDMSUSER $m/%PDMSUSER%/111.txt
or search for stru name containing the name Axes
to add an element with transparrency and other colour this command adds current element red transparrency 25%
to add sites with name SITE 11……. the addsites.txt file must reside in your pdms default directory file consists of following text var !sites collect all site wi substring(name,1,3) eq '/11' var !sname eval name for all from !sites do !i to !sname.size() add $!sname[$!i] enddo $. 9/10
to remove a list of sites you don’t need create a txt file called STRIP.TXT in your pdms default dir file consists of following rem all site wi match(name, 'AXES') neq 0 rem all site wi match(name, 'AXIS') neq 0 rem all site wi match(name, 'TEST') neq 0 rem all site wi match(name, 'GRIDLINES') neq 0 rem all site wi match(name, '11GA-UMB-APG') neq 0 REM ALL SITE WI MATCH(NAME, '11GA-UMB-APK') NEQ 0 rename the names in ' ... ' to suit your project names
to create kicker flats around holes create the hole using Create>Fitting>Single and choose Hole Penetrations as shown then hilight the newly created PFIT in the Design Explorer window and type Q ATT
Change the Desperam numbers first number is radius change others numbers to see mods to hole
100 = hole dia 8 = thickness if thickness is 0 then it makes a clean hole makes a 100mm dia hole makes a 106mm dia hole
To easily create flooring panels or non-uniform plates the easiest way to create a flooring panel is by using a working grid method :Create Grid
Create Panel
To put hole in steelwork go to top sctn level new fitt zdist 300 new tmpl new nbox
or ncyl
then q att
gives distance to centre of hole from start end of member creates new template creates neg extrusion and change dimensions to suit
In Panels you dont need to create a new fitting or template at PANE level new nbox or ncyl
querying design history Q HIST
would give something like History 3217
Q SESSUSER 3217 Q SESSDATE 3217
gives name of session user gives date of session
To create your own personal startup menu you need 2 files for this les.txt this is just a list of commands referenced to buttons see mine below, don’t ask me what it means, I aint a clue but it works for me
synonyms.mac this file runs automatically when PDMS is started and resides in your pdmsuser directory this file contains a line that runs les.txt $s LES = $m/%PDMSUSER%/LES.TXT Then in PDMS I type LES on the command line to show the menu
this is what it looks like, nothing wonderful but it works
hecks default pdms directory
hecks default pdms pml library directory
o reset a member name to unset
o load up a pml form from the pmllib/forms directory
o load up a pml function from the pmllib/functions directory
This is the end of the arrow point) his is the start of the arrow near the label)
$m/c:/delnodes.txt incl id@
then pick members to move (make sure your CE is the destination subframe)
q idpl@
q userm q lastm markdb 'before' new sctn copy pre by u100
DB Listings from top menu
command line type $m/ c:les.txt
ER%/111.txt
where 111.txt is the new filename (edited)
add all within vol ce 2000
or
var1nam include $v1 Q ALL WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*AXES*')
add all pipe within vol ce 2000 add all sctn within vol ce 2000 add all pane within vol ce 2000
Q ALL STRU WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*AXES*')
ADD CE COL 2 TRANSL 25
note - autocolour off first
$m/%pdmsuser%/addsites.txt
see also word docs…
$m/%pdmsuser%/strip.txt
basically the match command looks at the name of the site for the occurance of the string 'AXES' if it doesn't find this string it returns a value of Zero if it does then it returns a number corresponding to where it finds the string in the character name ie if a site is called /SAM-AXES-99 it will return the value 5 so as 5 is neq (not equal to) zero it removes it from the view.
d of member
To create slotted holes Use nxtr which is a negative extrusion new fitt zdist 300 new tmpl new nxtr
creates neg extrusion
click on nxtr in heirachy tree and then use Panels and Plates menu and go to Modify Extrusion Panel change the values just like creating a plate, add radius to suit hole radius
This method is much cleaner than creating 2 neg cylinders and 2 nboxes
suser directory
Clipping User Defined
Clip Model
Headers Big thanks to Martin Wright and Ian Fanning
ARRLES-FORM
Centre CE Very handy when you dont know where an object is, just click the object in the Model Explorer window and the item will be displayed in the centre of your screen
Ok, have been using a similar version of this form for a while now. I decided to condense the form, remove unused buttons and add more buttons that I commonly use. This is what I ended up with, a form that works in both Design and Draft
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This form is quite a powerful tool and I honestly dont know all that it does but I will give a quick overview - please feel free to play
Holes Drawn
Attributes Window - click on any item to see attributes
Remember & Goto
Description and Att Data
Remember and Goto buttons. If you are constantly scrolling up and down in Design Explorer just click a stru and Rem 1 to remember it. Do same for other locations. Clicking Goto 1 will return you to that stru location
These work together. When you click on an attribute in the Attributes window, the name will appear in the Description box. The value of that name will appear in the Att Data. Once chosen these items can be modified and copied to other items. Click the options box to change standard values
Add CE - Rem CE and colours
Check / Uncheck to turn holes on / off
Click these to add/remove items from drawlist. Click Autocolour to choose colour and translucency box also Clicking the member you can then click on the Spref line which shows the steel member size. Spref will appear in the Description box as the name of the value and the actual value is shown in the Att Data box. You can now edit the value in the Att Data box to change the member properties when allowed. You can change all values by clicking on other attribute names such as coordinates, levels, justification and names. The box below gives some stored values for easy insertion
ID Point Very handy for checking levels, click and then pick a member point to show coords
at @ buttons Select, Include and Copy buttons
Used to move a picked item to a user defined location. Very handy when you lose an item, especially in Draft, just click the item then the at @ button and click screen to relocate item
Hilight a member, click Select CE then Copy CE to copy an element onto itself, then use Jog to move new element. Or click member and use Select CE with Include CE button to move an item elsewhere in the heirachy tree. Also these are powerful buttons and are used to copy or move single or multiple items. Its very difficult to explain the multiple copy/move function.Basically if there are 10 beams in a FRMW and you want to move the first 4 beams into another FRMW then hilight the first beam and add a number 4 into the Select CE box and hit enter on keyboard (DO NOT CLICK Select CE BUTTON AS IT WONT WORK). Next click on FRMW where you want to add the beams and then add a number 4 in the Include CE box and hit enter again. The beams will have now moved from one FRMW to another. Same principle with the Copy CE box....try it - also works well in DRAFT for copying dims,symbols,text,grids etc
Jog buttons Hilight element and move it in directions shown by clicking buttons. You can add an exact amount if required. Also change the divide / multiple value by ticking the /10 or *10 box. Use Jog Ends to move either end of item
CUT-ME Excellent tool for cutting one item from another
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Change Modules
Clean Restart
Command or String
Click to change to different PDMS modules
Click to delete PDMS startup files and restart PDMS
Type any normal command you would enter in the Command Window. Click apply to complete on 1 or more objects
User Defined Tab This is a very handy tab that allows saving your mostly used commands or forms in 1 central location thus preventing you from searching around the PDMS menu's for the commands you need. You can either use the Copy button to copy a button from another menu. You can also create a button which is a direct link to open up a widely used form. You can use the Button command to create your own buttons with plain syntax. Use the CLEAR button to clear ALL button or the Modify and Delete which are self explanatary. Below these three buttons are just a preview of what your form could look like, with plenty room for expansion
back to top Clipping Tab Again this tab is self explanatary to anyone with a touch of common sense. Pick a member and then click CE which will then place a clipbox around the item. Increase the size of the box to suit your requirements by either using coordinates or adding a figure in the Clip Vol input box before clicking the button. Turn on clipping and capping with the bottom tick boxes. Also use the Clipping command from the menu to add items within the volume
You can lock each clip limit by ticking the Lock box on the right side. Increasing the volume then would only work in the unchecked directions.
This may be expanded very soon to incorporate saved view names and for this function hopefully be shared for all users on a single project thus saving standard views such as on all gridlines.
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Cut-Me
A great tool for removing one members volume from another member. How to Use Very simple, click on green Cutting Tool button Then pick member/members to act as cutting tools Then press Escape Key and pick To Be Cut button. Now choose item/items that require cutting - see below Then press Escape Key and pick Apply button to confirm command
Beams look to be cut but from next wireframe image you can see they have straight ends
Using Cut-Me Tool
Members have now been cut
This also works with Panels back to top
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Situation :- Need to find all GLABS that have 'PURP' listed in BTEXT, which would indicate text for a
this finds all glabs that have btext with name PURP in and places them in list H, need to set CE also t then in newly created list we can then change any property of these BTEXT's , in this case we change instead of Plate Girder labels
Situation :- To find all corrupted dimensions this finds all dims that have corrupted extension lines. once found hilight each line in list to hilight relevent window on dwg where dim should be then change connection location of endpoint of beam to reconnect to member
Situation :- To find title block Rev A box to fill in globally
or to match specific date to change
changing 04NOV10 to 05NOV10
Situation :- To find all dimensions of size 3mm to change to 4mm
Situation :- To find all STRU that has no MMS Status code defined
Situation :- To find all SCTN with no Matref assigned
Situation :- To find all SCTN's less than 1mm in size derrived length less than 1
Situation :- To search for a drawing
Situation :- To find all members with Purpose unset
or on command line
which would indicate text for a Plate Girder
n list H, need to set CE also to relevent STRU EXT's , in this case we change the BTEXT to add comment labels
re dim should be - can use command on idp@ then pick point
V10 to 05NOV10 CE - make sure you are at either Drawing or Sheet level
CE - make sure you are at either Drawing or Sheet level
Situation :-
To find all SCTN with A Matref of /TYPE_XI assigned
Situation :-
/full name of dwg
To find all flooring panels with zero thickness
COPYING DRAWINGS
when you copy a drawing using the PDMS Copy Drawing from the top main menu, it takes care of renaming most t
Therefore what you should first do when you have copied a drawing is open new drawing and click on each view in Hilight View, then in command window type
Q IDLN IDLX
This will then return the value of IDLN on top line and IDLX below it
BOTH SHOULD READ EXA
To sort this out just click the top value which is IDLN and then press the enter key (in the command window) This will make them both the same - that’s it done if, however both say nullref then click another view that is ok, run the Q IDLN IDLX command for that window, click the corrupt window, then press enter to give this window the same IDLN and IDLX values You can then re-assign a different drawlist to that view Also, check the Local Rule for every window
you will find that the local rules are still pointing to the old drawing numbers, or the drawlists of the old drawing change these to suit new drawing number that should then be ok
CORRUPT VIEWS I have generally found that views are corrupted due to incorrect VSEC's
Users copy or create views and section flats incorrectly, usually more than 2 screws up the view if ma My solution is to delete the VSEC's from the view and then recreate them I have also found that corrupt views are more common in views that have been created with the USER DEFINED method, whicch many people find much easier and may be the common method However, I find the LIMITS DEFINED method more defined and have never had a corrupt view
MEMBERS DON’T APPEAR IN VIEW This is simple to answer but could become a pain in the bum Its all down to logical steps 1
have you included the members in the drawlist
2
have you assigned the drawlist to the view
3
have you chosen a correct style for the view that doesn’t hide your members
4
is your view correctly located in 3d space
5
are your clipping planes correctly placed
6
do your members appear in more than 1 drawlist that may be clashing with the main drawlist
7
is your drawlist or local rule pointing to another drawing - this is hard to spot and gets everyon
8
have you done a GETWORK
AND THE MAIN 1 EVERYTIME WHICH REALLY IS ANNOYING AS IT SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST THOUG 10
HAVE YOU CLICKED THE EXTERNAL BORDER OF THE DRAWING SHEET TH
DRAWLIST ERRORS
I see many people getting totally confused with drawlists and local rules, asssigning members in different ones a copying the same drawlist to more than 1 view - WHICH IS A DEFINATE NO !!!
1 Drawlist per view please
I suggest using a method shown to me that I think is great and nearly foolproof, but then again there are many o check out my word doc page in Word Docs and Basic-Draft and try it….very easy indeed Sir.
syntax errors try
KILL !!MSAV SAVEWORK then
DESIGN DRAFT
to restart application
sometimes errors occur when a routine has been stopped before finishing you will get a syntax error to clear this type EXIT on the command line if nothing happens then type EXIT again and again and again until you get a dialogue error box then you should be ok maybe kill the form that gave you the problem ie.
Kill !!arrlesclip
then reload the form
show !!arrlesclip
takes care of renaming most things apart from your idlx and your local rules.
wing and click on each view in turn to change the idlx to the correct name
BOTH SHOULD READ EXACTLY THE SAME
but they wont…..
y (in the command window)
LX command for that window, then click top one but before pressing enter
e drawlists of the old drawing number
2 screws up the view if made incorrectly
een created with the the common method
er had a corrupt view EVER !!!
ing with the main drawlist
ard to spot and gets everyone everytime….
LD BE YOUR FIRST THOUGHT
E DRAWING SHEET THEN DONE A 'GRAPHICS > UPDATE > ALL'
members in different ones and cancelling them out 1 Drawlist per view please
t then again there are many out there !
Version 11.6 Click the line then change the attribute Nlpen to a different number dependent on the line type you require These usually vary from one company to another - but it may help
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Version 12 Draw your line and then hilight it
Then click on Edit>Primitive
This box will then appear Click the Select button
Finally choose the required linestyle
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Colour Ref
Colour
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
syntax :-
grey red orange yellow green cyan dk blue pink maroon white lt pink violet
add ce col4 transl 30
colours dependent on setup modify to suit your system
gives translucency of 30
YOU MUST HAVE A COPY OF NAVISWORKS REVIEW !!
EXPORT FILE /c:\les\review.rvm OVER
EXPORT ALL SITE WI PURP INSET ('PIPE','SUPP','CONC','ELEC','INFR','HVAC','INST','MECH','S EXPORT ALL ZONE WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*/AP2*T') EXPORT ALL ZONE WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*/AP2*E') --EXPORT EXCLUDE ALL SITE WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'/A?2') $* Transfer design data to model file. EXPORT FINISH or u can type EXPORT CE when at any tree level just to export specific stuff ================================================================= first create a run.rvm file REPRE LEV PIPE 6 Representation level NOZZ 4 Representation level STRU 6 REPRE INSU ON EXPORT FILE /%PDMSUSER%/REVIEW.rvm OVER EXPORT HOLES ON EXPORT AUTOCOLOUR ON --reset all autocolour rules. EXPORT AUTOCOLOUR RESET --change number 61 to suit your project numbers export all zone wi matchwild(name,'*AAF*') col3 export all site wi matchwild(name,'*61*') col 5 EXPORT EXCLUDE ALL SITE WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*AXES*') EXPORT EXCLUDE ALL SITE WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*UNDERGROUND*') EXPORT EXCLUDE ALL SITE WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*OPTION*') EXPORT EXCLUDE ALL SITE WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*PILES*') EXPORT EXCLUDE ALL SITE WI MATCHWILD(NAME,'*???TEST*') EXPORT AUTOCOLOUR ALL PIPE COL 15 EXPORT AUTOCOLOUR ALL EQUI COL 2 EXPORT AUTOCOLOUR ALL STRU COL 21
run the file in pdms as $m/%pdmsuser%/run.rvm assuming the file is located in the default pdms user directory
open REVIEW.rvm file with Navisworks REVIEW software then save it as a .NWD file for others to view in roamer etc… easy peasy
R','HVAC','INST','MECH','STL','STLE','TRAN','GEN')
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Download cladding.zip from www.arrles.co.uk\\ this file contains 3 additional files save these files into your //pmllib/design/forms directory
crcladding.pmlfrm , cladding.plt and l
then type PML REHASH ALL at the command line then type or paste the following
q var !!pml.getpathname('crcladding.pmlfrm')
it should return the directory location of the added 3 files mentioned above check that a file called pml.index has been created in your pmllib directory hopefully it has The cladding.pmlfrm file needs editing in notepad to point the cladding.plt dir to your own dir Look for the line that shows --Les substitute the pathname where the supplied plotfile is stored So change the path to point to your \\pmllib dir on the command line now type this should now bring up a dialogue box
set name
click on ID Element and click an element to get co-ordinates
add dimensions to suit panel red'q
copy dims into form from an existing
this is me !
show !!crcladding
apply to create panel
This will create a cladding wall from a PANEL object , thus allowing placement of negative extrusions for hole
cladding.pmlfrm , cladding.plt and leslogo.png
PML LOAD FORM !!CRCLADDING
pathname('crcladding.pmlfrm')
dir to your own dir supplied plotfile is stored
ment of negative extrusions for holes/cutouts or roof slopes etc...
GLOSSARY ATTA
Pipe attachment required for structural penetrations thro decks /walls etc
FITT
Structural fitting
NBOX
Negative box
NCON
Negative cone
NCYL
Negative cylinder
bolt holes etc
NDIS
Negative dish
vessel/pipe cap
NCTO
Negative tubular ring
donut
NRTO
Negative ring segment
rectangular x-section
NSLC
Negative cylinder
with diagonal cut
NSNO
Negative cone
with offset capability
NPYR
Negative pyramid
NXTR
Negative extrusion / shape
PANE
Structural Panel / plate / grating section
PAVE
P Point owned by PLOO
PFIT
Penetration thro deck or wall plate
PLOO
Plate owned by Pane
SCTN
Structural Section
SJOI
Snod member used in connecting SCTN
SNOD
Node point used in connecting SCTN members
VERT
P Point owned by NXTR
pipe sleeve / elec transit etc has plate attributes
When creating aligned dimensions PDMS creates the dim from centre to centre which as shown on the image to the left gives an incorrect reading of 1208. To get the correct dimesnsion we must firstly query the ORI of the beam 'Q ORI' and then translate this angle to the 'Direction' value at the LDIM level Query the beam orientation Q ORI
Then modify the Direction attribute of the dimension
The dimension will then change as shown above (1200 in this case) The Direction value will probably show Truelength change this value to a specific angle
generally if north is facing up on the drawing sheet your horizontal dims will be facing WEST..ie to the left so the above dim of 1200 which is at 45 degree would therefore need a direction of W 45 S in other words ths dim is facing West but we rotate the dimension text line 45 degrees to turn left , ...or face sou this angle may depend on the first dim line location so if the above didnt work try W 45 N
============================================================================ To create a dimension line to an item thats not in the view or drawlist ie you have a section through a building showing a platform and it is 9000 from gridline 1 however there are no members at the section point on gridline 1 - only a big blank space so firstly in the model we find a member thats on gridline 1, click it and then type this should give us something like =41011/261660 so copy this value to clipboard and return to your drawing i now want to extend a dimension - shown as 2000 below, with a dimension to gridline 1
Click on dim then from top menu Modify > Dimension > Dimension Points then click any other member just to establish a dimension line - i chose a platform member
once the value has been changed we can then change the length and linestyle
WE NOW HAVE AN INTELLIGENT DIM...IN SPACE ============================================================================ Angular Dims OK TRY THIS see image right start a new dim at dim layer by typing NEW ADIM ON ID@ PKDIST0 and pick end of beam shown by P1 below then type NEW DPPT ON ID@ and pick end of angular beam shown P2 then type NEW DPPT ON ID@ and pick end of horizontal beam shown P3
d dimensions PDMS m centre to centre e image to the left ading of 1208. To get on we must firstly e beam 'Q ORI' his angle to the he LDIM level
ntation Q ORI
cing WEST..ie to the left
grees to turn left , ...or face south
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Q REF
then click right side dim line to hilight it
this dimension has 2 values shown below
the Owner value is the full dimension line the Ddname is the value of the item its connected to so the rest is easy make sure the right dim line is selected and then change the Ddname value to the one you copied onto the clipboard
If your not using the Arrles Form then change the value on the command line using Q ATT
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MODEL EDITOR
DESIGN
(the SUN)
This is a very powerful and extremely useful tool in both DESIGN and DRAFT.
MODEL EDITOR SETTINGS These can be found in the Selection pull down menu
Used for moving and rotating either single or many items.
* *
Below is a very basic example of how to move an item
*
First I want to create a beam in the middle of a rectangular platform
* * *
I hilight an existing beam and copy it onto itself
The most frequently used setting is to change the movement value increments as shown below
* * * * * Then click the model editor button and coord arrows will appear on the beam
Move mouse over relevent line or arc prior to moving item. Direction arrow will appear
* * *
NOTE
*
The Model Editor button will be inactive if you have the Navigate button hilighted. Cllick the Navigate button again to reactivate the Model Editor icon
* * * Now hold down your left mouse button on the line to drag the member the required distance
You can also enter the exact value instead by right clicking on the required line/arc and choosing 'Enter Value'
* * * *
MOVING MULTIPLE ITEMS Select all members by right clicking and dragging mouse to create a box around the members you wish to select
Then select one of first 2 options depending on what you require
You can also move the origin handle location by right clicking the origin point and selecting Move Handle > Snap to Point. This is very useful when relocating a set of members as shown below
The final images shows a stair hilighted and the origin handle moved to the nearest stringer top corner. The whole stair can now be moved to align with the platform steel. Once the handle has been moved to the required location, right click on the handle origin again and choose 'Snap to Point'
Now, once stair is selected and handle moved into correct location , just hover mouse over desired final location and snap points will appear. Choose your required snap point and left mouse click on it
Stair now in correct location ============================================================================================================================================
DRAFT Use the Model Editor in Draft to easily move items around your drawing Just click the item and drag
Orrotate the item by dragging the small circle
Again, rotate item using smaller circles
Select object then right click to bring up a dropdown menu for more commands Ideal for rotating text
