Creating and Managing Properties—Exercises

Basic Data Setup

Creating Classes

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to create classes.

Windows:
Class
Classes
Standard/Classes

  1. Create the following classes: e.g. junction box design object and design part class, power cable design object and design part class, a pump centrifugal design object and design part class and a gasket design part class.

General exercise for Creating Classes

Creating Class Properties

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to create class properties.

Windows:
Class/Class Relations

  1. Create Class Properties with the values defined in the table rows for the columns (fields) defined below:
Class Class Property Name Class Property Value Check Box
JUNCTION BOX CAN HAVE TERMINALS Selected
JUNCTION BOX UPDATE TERMINALS FROM PART Selected
POWER CABLE CAN HAVE CONNECTIONS OR WIRES Selected
POWER CABLE UPDATE WIRES FROM PART Selected
PUMP CENTRIFUGAL CAN HAVE MECHANICAL NOZZLES Selected
GASKET CAN BE NOZZLE PART Selected

General exercise for Creating Class Properties

Creating Design Parts

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to create design parts.

Windows:

        Design Part
Design Parts

  1. Create design parts for the following classes to use in the exercises to come:
    Class Design Part ID
    JUNCTION BOX JB 2
    POWER CABLE AKKJ 3*120/41
    GASKET GSKT 1

General exercise for Creating a Design Part.

Creating Design Objects

Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to create design objects.

Windows:
Design Object
 Design Objects

  1. Create design objects for the following classes to use in the exercises to come:
    Class Design Object ID
    JUNCTION BOX JB 4
    JUNCTION BOX JB 6
    POWER CABLE AKKJ 4*120/41
    PUMP CENTRIFUGAL PM-312-PA-004

General exercise for Creating a Design Object.

Main Exercise

Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to create and manage design object and design part properties.

Windows:
Design Part Terminals
Design Part Wires
Design Object Terminals
Design Object Wires
 Design Object
Design Object Nozzles

Creating a Design Part Terminal

  1. Open the Design Part Terminals window.
  2. Click New.
  3. In the Standard field, enter CompanyName_standard (where CompanyName is the name of your company or similar). The standard of the default plant if defined in User Settings will be displayed by default. 
  4. In the Design Part field, enter JB 2.
  5. In the Sort Order field, enter 1.
  6. In the Terminal field, enter T1.

Optionally enter:

  1. In the Type field, enter green.
  2. In the Group field, enter double terminals.
  3. In the Connection Level field, enter JB.
  4. In the Potential field, enter +.
  5. In the Max No of Wires field, enter 2.
  6. Click Save.

Creating a Design Part Wire

  1. Open the Design Part Wires window.
  2. Click New.
  3. In the Standard field, enter CompanyName_standard (where CompanyName is the name of your company or similar). The standard of the default plant if defined in User Settings will be displayed by default. 
  4. In the Design Part field, enter AKKJ 3*120/41.
  5. In the Sort Order field, enter 1.
  6. In the Wire field, enter W1.
  7. Click Save.

Creating Design Object Terminals

  1. Open the Design Object Terminals window.
  2. Click New.
  3. In the Plant field, enter CompanyName_plant (where CompanyName is the name of your company or similar). The default plant if defined in User Settings will be displayed by default. 
  4. In the Object ID field, enter JB 4.
  5. In the Sort Order field, enter 1.
  6. In the Terminal field, enter T4.

Optionally enter:

  1. In the Type field, enter green.
  2. In the Group field, enter double terminals.
  3. In the Connection Level field, enter JB.
  4. In the Potential field, enter -.
  5. In the Max No of Wires field, enter 2.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Repeat steps 2-12 to create a terminal for object with Object ID JB 6 and Terminal T6. 

Creating a Design Object Wire

  1. Open the Design Object Wires window.
  2. Click New.
  3. In the Plant field, enter CompanyName_plant (where CompanyName is the name of your company or similar). The default plant if defined in User Settings will be displayed by default.
  4. In the Cable No field, enter AKKJ 4*120/41.
  5. In the Sort Order field, enter 1.
  6. In the Wire field, enter W2.
  7. In the From Object field, enter JB 4.
  8. In the From Terminal field, enter T4.  
  9. In the To Object field, enter JB 6.
  10. In the To Terminal field, enter T6.  
  11. Click Save.

Inheriting Properties from Design Part to Design Object

  1. Open the Design Object window and search for the design object, JB 4. 
  2. Click the Relations tab.
  3. In the Design Part field, enter JB 2.
  4. Right-click and click Inherit Properties from Design Part. The Inherit Properties from Design Part dialog box opens.
  5. Select the Keep check boxes for Terminals. 
  6. Click OK.
  7. Open the Design Object Terminals window, search for the design object, JB 4, and observe that T2 is the terminal, as before.
  8. Open the Design Part Wires window and search for the cable object AKKJ 3*120/41.
  9. In the From Label field, enter Room 1.
  10. In the To Label field, enter Room 2.
  11. Back on the Design Object window for the design object, search for design object AKKJ 4*120/41, right-click and click Inherit Properties from Design Part.
  12. Select the Update check boxes for Wires. 
  13. Click OK.
  14. Open the Design Object Wires window and search for the cable object AKKJ 4*120/41. Observe that the From Label and To Label have been updated and the new wire, W2, has been added.
  15. Open the Design Object window and search for the design object, JB 4. 
  16. Right-click and click Inherit Properties from Design Part. The Inherit Properties from Design Part dialog box opens.
  17. Select the Replace check boxes for Terminals and Wires. 
  18. Click OK.
  19. Open the Design Object Terminals window, search for the design object, JB 4, and observe that the terminal T4 has been replaced by the terminal T2. 

Creating a Design Object Nozzle

  1. Open the Design Object Nozzles window.
  2. Click New.
  3. In the Plant field, enter CompanyName_plant (where CompanyName is the name of your company or similar). The default plant if defined in User Settings will be displayed by default.
  4. In the Object ID field, enter PM-312-PA-004.
  5. In the Label field, enter IN1.
  6. In the Service field, enter Main Inlet.
  7. In the Rating field, enter 300#.
  8. In the Type field, enter BW.
  9. In the Dimension field, enter 1 1/2".
  10. In the Facing field, enter RF (Raised Face).
  11. In the Finish field, enter 125um.
  12. Click Save.

Viewing Design Object Property Settings

  1. Open the Design Objects window and search for the design object, JB 4.
  2. Right-click and click Property Inheritance from Parts to Objects. The Property Inheritance from Parts to Objects dialog box opens.
  3. Observe that the Inheritable check box is selected for Terminals because the design part terminals have been inherited by the design object.
  4. Search for the design objects JB4 and JB6.
  5. Right-click and click Property Inheritance from Parts to Objects. The Property Inheritance from Parts to Objects dialog box opens.
  6. Observe that the Inheritable for Some check box is selected for Terminals because the design part terminals have been inherited by the design object JB4 but not so for JB6.
  7. Also observe that the Non Inheritable check box is selected for Wires because no wires have been inherited for JB4 or JB6. 

Connecting a Gasket Part to a Design Object Nozzle

  1. Open the Design Object Nozzles window and search for the design object, PM-312-PA-004. 
  2. In the Gasket field, enter Graphite.
  3. In the Gasket Part field, enter GSKT 1.
  4. Click Save.