OpenPlant Support Engineering Help

How To Place Trapeze Tray Support

  1. Select the cable tray component(s) to be supported. If a stack of trays are selected, as shown below, the selected support option will place a support under each tray.
  2. Select the Trapeze Tray Support option from the tool drawer.

    The following dialog displays listing the tray component(s) which were selected.

    Note: The tray components are for viewing purposes only and cannot be edited, or removed.
  3. (Optional) The Clear Selection After Placement option will clear the selection set after the support has been placed.
  4. Click Place to display the Properties dialog.
  5. Define the parameters for the support in the Properties dialog.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Use either the mouse, or the Path Placement Dialog to determine the precise location along the length of the tray(s) to place the support.
  8. Once you have selected the location, left-click a data point then again to confirm the placement.
    Note: If using the Path Placement dialog, once you have clicked the data point, you can click OK to confirm and complete the placement.
    Note:
Note: While placing OpenPlant Support Engineering supports, you are using referenced piping/structural/equipment models to help determine the location of the support component. Click Here for additional information on attaching the referenced model(s).