mds-user-guide

MDS11.6Issue270605Rev0UserGuideNOTE:AVEVASolutionshasapolicyofcontinuingproductdevelopment:therefore,theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.AVEVASOLUTIONSMAKESNOWARRANTYOFANYKINDWITHREGARDTOTHISDOCUMENT,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadetoverifytheaccuracyofthisdocument,AVEVASolutionsshallnotbeliableforerrorscontainedhereinordirect,indirect,special,incidentalorconsequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performanceoruseofthismaterial.Thismanualprovidesdocumentationrelatingtoproductstowhichyoumaynothaveaccessorwhichmaynotbelicensedtoyou.ForfurtherinformationonwhichProductsarelicensedtoyou,refertoyourlicenseconditions.Copyright1991through2005AVEVASolutionsLimitedAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise,withoutpriorwrittenpermissionofAVEVASolutions.ThesoftwareprogramsdescribedinthisdocumentareconfidentialinformationandproprietaryproductsofAVEVASolutionsoritslicensors.FordetailsofAVEVA'sworldwidesalesandsupportoffices,seeourwebsiteat:’srole..................................................................................................................21.4MDScataloguesandspecifications.........................................................................................22Startingtheapplication........................................................................................32.1Creatingamultidisciplinesupport...........................................................................................62.1.1CreatebyCursor.....................................................................................................142.1.2CreatebyClearance................................................................................................152.1.3CreatebyDimensions.............................................................................................162.2Changingthesizeofthesteelwork........................................................................................172.3Addingapackingpiece..........................................................................................................182.4Creatingandmanipulatingconnectionstoexternalsteelwork..............................................192.5Endingthecreationofasupport............................................................................................202.6Modifyingasupport................................................................................................................212.7Deletingasupport..................................................................................................................252.8Copyingasupport..................................................................................................................262.9Modifyinganancillarytype.....................................................................................................272.10Modifyingancillarydimensions..............................................................................................272.11Modifyingasupportname......................................................................................................282.12Viewingtheapplicationdefaults.............................................................................................292.13Addingadrawingnote...........................................................................................................302.14Addingasupporttothedrawlist.............................................................................................302.15MDSadministrationoptions...................................................................................................302.15.1Reloadingdefaults...................................................................................................312.16Alignaguidetoasupport......................................................................................................322.17Associateapadwithashoe..................................................................................................322.18Queryingthesizeofanancillary............................................................................................332.19Specialsupports.....................................................................................................................342.19.1Creatingaspecialsupport........................................................