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Practical Session 2: Add Diagram
Estimated completion time = 10 minutes.
In this practical session, you will create a diagram representing a dynamic schematic of the plate. The figure below provides a view of how your EASAP will look at the end of this session.
Please follow the instructions below to complete this practical session.
- Under the EASA→Author→Applications menu, select My EASAPs and find your EASAP.
- Click on it and then click on the EASAP Builder link in the new page.
. Now expand the Now you are ready to create your first diagram. Child
- Right-click STYLE LIST and select Sibling→Add DIAGRAM. Rename this diagram object plate1.
We add a rectangle to act as a white background for your diagram.
Note: 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 and select Child→Add RECTANGLE. Rename it backgrd and 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 (
) and 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 and select Sibling→Add RECTANGLE. Rename it plate and set:
| Parameter Name | Parameter Value |
|---|---|
| Origin: | 0, 0 |
| Size: | L, t |
| Fill Style: | Red |
| Line Style: | Black t1 full |
The final step is to associate the new DIAGRAM with the TABBED PANE in which it will be displayed.
- Expand the TABBED PANE LIST, and 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 check your work.
The first TABBED PANE window will now look like this:
You can also check on the diagram functionality by making changes to values for the 'Length' or 'Thickness'.
- Save the EASAP by clicking on the Save button.
- Check your work.
The EASAP tree should look like this:
- When you are done checking your EASAP, exit EASAP Builder.
You are now finished with Practical Session 2.