Create a Reference Wiring Equipment Item - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

Press F8 to open the Reference Explorer.

In the Reference Explorer, expand the Wiring Equipment folder.

Right-click an appropriate child folder and then on the shortcut menu, select New > Wiring Equipment.

Because reference wiring equipment items do not have parent hierarchy items, the software does not check the name uniqueness of new reference wiring equipment items. Therefore, make sure that you name your new reference items appropriately.

On the New Wiring Equipment dialog, under Name, type the name of the item and select OK.

On the Wiring Equipment Properties dialog, on the General tab, do one of the following to define the name of the new equipment:

• Select the Apply naming convention check box selected if you want the software to name the new equipment automatically according to the naming conventions that are set for this type of equipment in the Administration module. For more information, see Naming Conventions Administration Module help.

• Clear the Apply naming convention check box and under Name, type the name of the new equipment. Note that if you do not clear the Apply naming convention check box, the software will ignore the name that you type under Name.

Select the Double width check box if the item occupies a double width slot.

In the Details group box, type a description.

Select an item type, model, and manufacturer. If the required value is not available on the list, select to define a new one.

Enter a sequence if you need to define the sequence of the new item in its parent item. This sequence also determines the order in which wiring items appear under their parent item in the Domain Explorer tree view.

Select the Category Properties tab.

If you are creating a miscellaneous wiring equipment item, the Category Properties tab is not available.

Revise and modify category property values as you require. Select the value for each property and modify it as needed.

Wiring equipment categories that are shipped with Smart Instrumentation have predefined properties. You cannot delete or rename any of these categories or their properties. You can only edit their values. However, you can add user-defined properties to any category which you can rename or delete as you want. For details, see Customize and Use Wiring Equipment Categories.

Select the Associate Symbols tab to associate a symbol with the current item. The software will use this symbol when generating a report in the Enhanced Report Utility. For details, see Associate a Symbol with an Item.

Select OK to accept your settings and close the dialog.