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Practical Session 2: Add a Diagram
Estimated completion time→10 minutes.
In this practical session, we will create a diagram representing a dynamic schematic of the plate. The figure below provides a view of how the EASAP will look at the end of this session.
Please follow the instructions below to complete this practical session.
Under the EASA→Author→Applications tab,
- Select My EASAPs
- Click on our EASAP
- Click on the EASAP Builder link in the new page.
In the Builder expand the USER INTERFACE branch,
- Click on its
. - Expand the DIAGRAM LIST.
Now we are ready to create our first diagram.
- Right-click STYLE LIST
- Select Sibling→Add DIAGRAM
- Rename it plate1
We add a rectangle to act as a white background for the diagram.
The Child objects under DIAGRAM are drawn in the order that they appear on the Tree from top-to-bottom. Thus we draw the background first, and then draw the two rectangles afterward. If we drew the background last, it would hide the rectangles from view.
- Right-click plate1
- Select Child→Add RECTANGLE.
- Rename it backgrd
- Set:
| Parameter Name | Parameter Value |
|---|---|
| Origin: | -0.5 [ft], -5 [ft] |
| Size: | 11 [ft], t + 10 [ft] |
| Fill Style: | White |
Expressions that pass the automatic checks will be colored blue. If a problem is detected, the expression will be colored red.
- Right-click backgrd
- Copy (
), then Paste (Sibling) (
). - Rename it wall.
- Set:
| Parameter Name | Parameter Value |
|---|---|
| Size: | 0.5 [ft], t + 10 [ft] |
| Fill Style: | Gray |
| Line Style: | Black t1 full |
We will add a third rectangle to show the plate length and thickness.
- Right-click wall
- Select Sibling→Add RECTANGLE
- Rename it plate
- Set:
| Parameter Name | Parameter Value |
|---|---|
| Origin: | 0, 0 |
| Size: | L, t |
| Fill Style: | Red |
| Line Style: | Black t1 full |
In the final step we associate the new DIAGRAM with the TABBED PANE in which it will be displayed.
- Expand USER INTERFACE→TABBED PANE LIST
- Select input
- Click in the Diagram: parameter value box, and a pop-up window showing plate1 will appear.
- Select it and hit OK.
- Save and Test the EASAP.
The first TABBED PANE window will now look like this:
We may check on the diagram's functionality.
- Change values for the 'Length' or 'Thickness'.
- Save the EASAP, click on the Save button.
- Let's check our work.
The EASAP Tree should look like this:
When finished checking the EASAP,
- Exit EASAP Builder
We are now finished with Practical Session 2.