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1. Orientation Tee Exercises
In this exercise, instructions for both an Imperial-units project and a mixed-
units project are included. Whenever there is a difference in instruction,
follow the instructions that match the type of project that has been created for
your training. Make sure not to mix Imperial-units input with mixed-units
input.
1.1 Rules for Orientation Tee

1. The Orientation Tee is only visible in two windows in the graphics
session at any given time. One Orientation Tee is available for
Windows 1 - 4 and one Orientation Tee for Windows 5 - 8.
2. The Orientation Tee will only be visible within the window view if the
Orientation Tee placement is within the volume of the window view.
3. If a form is placed over the Orientation Tee and then moved, it will cause
the Orientation Tee to disappear from view. To reset the Orientation
Tee in the view select the Set Refresh Views from the Settings
Pulldown menu or the View Palette. Choose the views in which you
wish to see the Orientation Tee with a data button in the views. Choose
up to two views, one in windows 1 - 4 and a second in windows 5 - 8, or
choose a reset button on the mouse after the first view is set. Read the
prompt for details. Failure to reset the view after the selection of only
one view will cause any following command to fail, as the system is still
waiting for the identification of the second Refresh View.
4. If the Orientation Tee is not reset from the commands in step 3 refresh
the Orientation Tee by selecting the Set Active Point command from the
Settings Pulldown menu and reset the active point.



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1.2 Suggestions for Screen Management

1. Activate the following palettes:
Equipment from the Equipment Pulldown menu
Component from the Equipment Pulldown menu
Precision Point from the Equipment Pulldown menu
Refresh Manipulations from the Equipment Pulldown menu
View from the View Pulldown menu
2. Arrange the view(s) and the palettes so the palettes do not overlap the
view(s).
3. Arrange the main form so the form does not overlap the main view or the
palettes. In Equipment Modeling the Start form acts as the main form.
Select the Start form from the Equipment Palette. Arrange the Start
form in the location desired for the placement of all other forms and exit
the form with a Red X.
4. Set the Active Point as described in the exercises at the beginning of this
chapter.
You are ready to begin Equipment Modeling.
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1.3 Setting Up
Objective: Establish a situation where the activities performed in
subsequent labs will be visible on screen.
1. Launch PDS using the PDS icon.
2. Select project instructed by your trainer.
3. Select EQUIPMENT MODELING from the form.
4. Select EQUIPMENT MODELING from the equipment modeling options.
5. Find Area and Model for each class.
6. Select the WINDOW CENTER command from the View palette.
7. Key in xy=0,0,0. Press Return.
8. Select view 1 using the left mouse button <D>. .
9. Select the Set Active Point command from the Settings pull-down
menu.
10. Select the ABSOLUTE PDS XYZ command from the Precision Point
palette on the Equipment pull-down menu.


11. Key in:0<CR>,0<CR>,0<CR>.




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1.4 Orienting the Placement Tee
Objective: Learn the basic Placement Tee manipulation commands
available in PDS. Be sure to pay close attention to the Tee during the
execution of each step.
1. From the View Direction palette, select ISO and select view 1 (left
mouse button <D>).
2. Select North, South, East, West, Up, and Down from the Refresh Tee
Palette on the Equipment pull-down menu. (If the axis does not rotate,
select the ACTIVE POINT command again.) Ensure Primary Axis is
active (**P - in, S - out).
3. Repeat Step 2 a few times to become familiar with the coordinate
system orientations.
4. Select CHANGE AXIS from the Refresh Tee palette.

5. From the Refresh Tee palette, select DEFLECT.

6. Key in 30.
7. Reset four times (right mouse button <R>). (Deflection by 90 from the
last orientation occurs all four times for the secondary axis.) If the axis
does not rotate, select the ACTIVE POINT command again.
8. Select CHANGE AXIS from the Refresh Tee palette.

9. Select DEFLECT from the Refresh Tee palette.

10. Key in 20.
11. Reset with the right mouse button <R>six times. (Deflections by 90 are
measured from the main axes.)
12. From the Refresh Tee palette, select SWAP.

13. From the Refresh Tee palette, select INVERT.

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1.5 Moving the Placement Tee
Objective: Learn the basic steps involved in placing the Refresh Tee (and
equipment items) in a specific point in space through a number of different
methods.
1. Select the Set Active Point command from the Settings pull-down
menu.
2. Select Abs PDS XYZ from the Precision Point palette.

3. Key in the following data:

For Imperial units For mixed units
Easting: 0 Easting: 0
Northing: 2 Northing: 609
Elevation: 0 Elevation: 0
4. Select Abs PDS XYZ from the Precision Point palette

5. Key in the following data:

For Imperial units For mixed units
Easting: 3 Easting: 914
Northing: 0 Northing: 0
Elevation: 0 Elevation: 0
6. Select Delta PDS XYZ from the Precision Point palette.

7. Key in the following data:

For Imperial units For mixed units
Delta E: -3 Delta E: -914
Delta N: 0 Delta N: 0
Delta Elev: 4 Delta Elev: 1219
8. Orient the primary Down.
9. From the Precision Point palette, select Move Along Prim.

10. Key in the following data:

For Imperial units For mixed units



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4 6 (4 feet 6 inches) 1371
11. From the Precision Point palette, select Move Along Prim.

12. Key in the following data:

For Imperial units For mixed units
-2.5 (minus 2 feet 6 inches) 762 MM

13. Orient the secondary East.
14. Select Move Along Sec from the Precision Point palette.

15. Key in the following data:

For Imperial units For mixed units
5:3 1/16 (5 feet 3-1/16 inches) 1:6 (1m:6mm)

16. Select Move Along Sec.

17. Key in the following data:

For Imperial units For mixed units
-26 (2 feet 2 inches) -660

18. Select Dist and Direct from the Precision Point palette.

19. Key in the following data:

For Imperial units
5,45,0 where
5 =distance in feet
45 =azimuth angle positive in the clockwise direction from the
North axis
0 =elevation angle.

For mixed units
1524,45,0 where
1524 =distance in mm
45 =azimuth angle positive in the clockwise direction from the
North axis
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0 =elevation angle.
20. Select Restore Last from the Precision Point palette using the following
command sequence.

21. Repeat the previous step.
22. Select Set Active Point from the Settings pull-down menu.
23. From the Precision Point palette, select Construct Point.

24. In Move to Easting key-in field enter 0.
25. In Move to Northing key-in field enter 0.
26. In Move to Elevation key-in field enter 0.
27. Select Confirm to accept the form.
























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