Insert new objects

Basics

To insert a new object into your document, you have to

• select the object to be inserted,
• position the cursor at the place at which you want to insert the object and
• insert the object by clicking the left mouse button.

If an object is selected for insertion and you move the cursor down to the drawing area, the cursor changes to a cross-hair cursor. This cursor is used to determine the place where to draw the selected object.

The specification values of any component inserted will be read from the EBSILON^®Professional. This database is a Microsoft Access database and is delivered along with EBSILON^®Professional. You will need Microsoft Access, if you want to change the standard default values.

The objects to be inserted differ in their object types:

• Components are divided in 17 categories. Each category contains similar components. Each component can have different shapes.

• There are different types of pipelines, graphical elements and OLE objects.

• Value crosses, text fields, alert fields and buttons (command buttons) do not need any further detailed data.

Inserting objects of different types

Objects of all types can be inserted through the menu command "Insertà...".

Components, pipelines, graphical objects, value crosses, text fields, alert fields and buttons can also be inserted with the help of the Component bar.

Further, components can also be inserted via the Component Wizard bar.

Using the menu command "Insert”

Insert Components

The menu command "InsertàComponent” opens submenus at different levels. The first submenu displayed contains the category of the components, the next level shows the components. A shape for the selected component must be selected from the last submenu displayed.

Insert Streams

The menu command "InsertàStreams” opens a submenu that displays the available types of streams. Select the desired type of stream.

Graphical Element

The menu command "InsertàGraphical Element” opens a submenu that displays the available element types. Select the desired element type.

Insert OLE Object

The menu command "InsertàOLE Object...” opens a new dialog "Insert Object".

If the OLE object is already present in a file, choose "Create from File" and select the file. Else, choose "Create New" and select the Object Type from the list.

Decide whether the object will be displayed or shown as an icon only.

Press the "OK" button.

Insert text

Through the menu command "InsertàText field" a text field can be inserted.

Insert value cross

Through the menu command "InsertàValue-Cross"value crosses can be inserted.

Insert alarm field

Through the menu command "InsertàAlarm field" alarm fields can be inserted.

Insert Button

Through the menu command "InsertàButton"buttons (command buttons) can be inserted.

Using the Component bar

The first 15 icons of this bar refer to the 17 categories of components mentioned above. The remaining icons refer to pipes, graphical objects, value crosses, text fields, alarm fields and buttons (command buttons).

Selecting an icon from the Component Wizard bar opens a submenu, which is necessary in order to request for more information.

Using the Component Wizard bar

This bar comprises of three drop-down boxes (named as ”Component”, ”Shape”, ”Macro-Name” from left to right) and an icon  ("Insert-Macro" to the right of these).

Use the Component Wizard bar to

• select components (by using the drop-down lists "Component" and "Shape"), or
• select macros from the macro database (by using the drop-down list "Macro-Name" or the "Insert-Macro" button).

Insert Components

To select the component to be inserted, simply click in the drop-down lists "Component" and "Shape". The first drop-down list determines the component, the second decides its shape.

In the dropdown box in the component wizard it has been possible to type in the component number or the initial letters of the component type in order to have only the respective components displayed. This has been expanded in such a way that components are not searched for by their initial letters, but the search is for all those containing the respective string of characters. E.g. when typing in “turbine“, “gas turbine“ is  displayed, too.

Insert Macro

There are two ways to select a macro to be inserted:

• Select the macro from the drop-down list "Macro-Name".
• Click on the icon "Insert-macro" in the right corner of the bar. The window "Insert Macro" opens. If a macro is selected, it description is displayed in the lower field. Upon clicking the "OK" button, the window closes, the cursor changes into a cross-hair cursor and the macro can be inserted.

 

Using the Insert-Macro command from the menu bar

The window "Insert Macro" is displayed. If a macro is selected, it description is displayed in the lower field. Upon clicking the "OK" button, the window closes, the cursor changes into a cross-hair cursor and the macro can be inserted.

Determine the position, at which the component will be drawn

If you have selected an object for insertion and the cursor is still outside of the drawing area, move it into the drawing area.

The cursor changes to a cross-hair cursor. Move the cross-hair cursor to the position of the window, where you want the object to be inserted in the drawing or document respectively.

Do not press any mouse button, until you have positioned the cursor correctly.

Insert the selected object

Press the left mouse button to insert the object. If the cross-hair cursor is still visible, it is possible to

• position the object again, in order to insert another object of the same type, or
• stop the insert process by clicking the right mouse button.

If the cross-hair cursor changes after having clicked the left mouse button, the insert process could not be executed and has been stopped. The insertion may fail, because an object already exists at the position chosen. Keep in mind, that an object

• can be larger than its visible extent.
• can be invisible, because its layer has been deactivated
• can be invisible, because the ”View à Show All” option is deactivated.

You can stop the insert process at any time by pressing the right mouse button with the cross-hair cursor visible. The cursor changes back to its normal look.