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Copy Equipment

Once a piece of equipment has been placed and sized in the model it can be copied. From the Equipment Editor select Edit > Copy Equipment to open the Equipment Copy dialog.

Equipment Copy

SettingDescription
Equipment to Copy If the piece of equipment to be copied is not the one selected, choose the correct piece from the drop down list in the Equipment to Copy field.
New Name Used to enter the name of the new piece of equipment. The new equipment name does not have to be pre-defined in the Equipment List. If a name that already exists in the Equipment List is chosen, you are prompted with:
"Equipment <equipment name> already exists. 
Do you want to change it to match the copied values?"
PlantBuilder will not allow you to copy a piece of equipment to a name that has been defined for a different type of equipment.
Include You can choose what attributes of the equipment to copy in this area of the dialog. Attributes that can be copied are: the user-defined attributes (length, width, height, diameter, etc.); location; nozzles; and nozzle location.
  • Attribute Values – The dialog opens with the Equipment Attribute Values option greyed out because it is a redundant option.
  • Location – When de-selected, the Equipment Attribute Values becomes available and the Nozzle Locations option is greyed out.
  • Nozzles – When de-selected, the Nozzle Locations option becomes unavailable.
Location The new piece of equipment can be placed with a new location or by offsetting from the placement point of the original piece of equipment. The type of placement is selected in this area of the dialog. The new coordinates or offset values are then entered into the fields below.
Open Equipment Editor Opens the Equipment Editor for the new piece of equipment after the copy has been Accepted.
File menu Used to:
  • Save the model (Save Model);
  • Save the model under another name (Save Model As);
  • Close the dialog.
Edit menu Used to:
  • Open the Equipment Editor for the new piece of equipment (Copied Equipment);
  • Open the Equipment List.