Autodesk AUTOCAD PLANT 3D 2011 - SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, Tutorials Manual

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■ SFD
■ SCH
■ SID
27 Click the drop-down arrow button next to Parameter Configuration, and
select Values.
28 Select the 4.000 in the WTh column, click the Edit button from the Edit
Part Sizes dialog box toolbar, and add the following values: 4.0, 6.0. Click
OK.
29 Repeat the previous step for each of the following parameters:
■ FTh: 6.0, 8.0, 12.0
■ SFH: 4.0, 6.0, 8.0
■ SFD: 24.0, 36.0
■ SCH: 24.0, 36.0
■ SID: 48.0, 60.0, 72.0
30 Click the drop-down arrow button next to Values, and select Calculations.
31 Double click in the cell in the PrtSN to open the Calculation Assistant.
32 Change the Precision to 0.
33 Click in the text box, right after PrtD, and press the space bar.
34 From the Insert Variable list, select FTh and then click Insert. The FTh
variable is inserted into the Part size name.
35 Enter “in Floor” after the FTh variable. (Exclude the quotation marks.)
36 Repeat the previous steps, adding variables and text for SCH, SFD, SFH,
SID, WTh. The complete string should look something like this:
PrtD FTh in Floor SCH in Cone Hgt SFD in Frame Dia SFH in Frame Hgt
SID in Barrel Dia WTh in Wall.
37 Click Evaluate to see the resultant part name.
Note that the name is long and partially cut off on the right. Click the
name and use your keyboard arrow keys to see the rest of the name. This
is a required step to ensure that each part has a unique part name when
added to the part list.
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