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PDMSExampleforNewEquipmentCreationusingCopyOffsetFunction
PDMSExampleforNewEquipmentCreationusing
CopyOffsetFunction
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Inthispost,IwillexplainnewequipmentcreationusingcopyoffsetfunctioninPDMS.
TheEquipmentLayoutshowstherearethreevesselsV1001/A,B&Cwithcentertocenterdistance
2500mm.
Sinceallthethreeequipmentareidenticalindimensionsandorientation,wecanfirstmodeloneequipment
V1001/AandthencopythisusingcopyoffsetforcreatingtheothertwovesselV1001/B&Cusingthe
belowsteps
Step1:
MakeEquipmentV1001/AtheCE(currentelement)inthehierarchytree.
Step2:
TocreateacopyoftheequipmentusingcopyoffsetfunctiongottoCreate>Copy>Offset.
Step3:
Thecopyoffsetformasshownbelowwillbedisplayedwithdirectionaxesattheoriginofthe
equipment.
Note:
TocreateacopyintheNorthorSouthdirectiona+veorvevaluerespectivelyinmmshallbeenteredinY
box.
SimilarlytocreateacopyintheWestorEastdirectiona+veorvevaluerespectivelyinmmshallbe
enteredinXbox.
AndtocreateacopyintheUporDownwarddirectiona+veorvevaluerespectivelyinmmshallbe
enteredinZbox.
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Step4:
Sincewerequiretwocopiesoftheequipmentwhichare2500mmintheNorthdirectionformthe
currentequipment,Numberofcopiesshallbeenteredas2&OffsetYshallbeenteredas2500.
Step5:
ClickApplybuttontoexecutethenfunction.Thiswillcreatetwonewequipment&promptyouto
ConfirmwhethertoRetaincreatedcopies?.
SincethecreatedcopiesareaspertherequirementwewillclickYesintheConfirmform.
Step6:
OncethecopyfunctionisexecutedclosetheCopywithoffsetformbyclickingDismissintheform.
Step7:
Equipmentcreatedusingthecopyfunctioniswithoutanyname.Wehavetonamethemusingthe
Modifynamefunction.
MakeEquipmenttoberenametheCE(currentelement)inthehierarchytree&thangotoModify>Name
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Step8:
EnterthenameoftheEquipmentintheNameboxbeginningwithforwardslash/.Inthenextbox
selectRenameallandthenclickApply.Thiswillrenametheequipment.
InthisexampleweneedtorenametheCEtoV1001/Csoenter/V1001/CintheNamebox&clickApply
buttonintheform.
Step9:
Theequipmentwillberenamedasrequired.ClosetheNameformbyclickingDismissintheform.
Step10:
TorenametheothercreatedequipmentmakeittheCEandrepeatstep7to9.
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