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Hangers Gallery

Used to place Hanger support components.

Accessed by expanding the Supports list from the Piping Ribbon:

The following gallery displays which can be left floating or docked to the drawing area.

The following table shows the component options in the gallery along with the key in syntax. Selecting a tool from one of the placement galleries activates the Place Component dialog. The generic placement settings, along with the unique set of dimensional and data properties provide the core workflow used to accurately position equipment components in the model.

Component <component class> in Placement Key In syntax (Mechaddin PLACE <component class> dsc=Support)
Rod Hanger ROD_HANGER
Single C Channel Trapeze SINGLE_C_CHANNEL_TRAPEZE
Spring Hanger SPRING_HANGER
Rod Spring Hanger ROD_SPRING_HANGER
Spring Can Trapeze SPRING_CAN_TRAPEZE

Handlers

Handlers are available for hanger support. Three handlers are available,

  • Drag to Slide (at the top): To change the length of the rod.
  • Drag to Revolve: To rotate the support around the Pipe.
  • Drag to Slide (at the bottom): To move the support along the Pipe.