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Inthispost,IwillexplainnewequipmentcreationusingcopyoffsetfunctioninPDMS.

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TheEquipmentLayoutshowstherearethreevesselsV1001/A,B&Cwithcentertocenterdistance
2500mm.

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Sinceallthethreeequipmentareidenticalindimensionsandorientation,wecanfirstmodeloneequipment
V1001/AandthencopythisusingcopyoffsetforcreatingtheothertwovesselV1001/B&Cusingthe
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Step1:
MakeEquipmentV1001/AtheCE(currentelement)inthehierarchytree.

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TocreateacopyoftheequipmentusingcopyoffsetfunctiongottoCreate>Copy>Offset.

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Step3:
Thecopyoffsetformasshownbelowwillbedisplayedwithdirectionaxesattheoriginofthe
equipment.
Note:
TocreateacopyintheNorthorSouthdirectiona+veorvevaluerespectivelyinmmshallbeenteredinY
box.
SimilarlytocreateacopyintheWestorEastdirectiona+veorvevaluerespectivelyinmmshallbe
enteredinXbox.
AndtocreateacopyintheUporDownwarddirectiona+veorvevaluerespectivelyinmmshallbe
enteredinZbox.

Step4:
Sincewerequiretwocopiesoftheequipmentwhichare2500mmintheNorthdirectionform
thecurrentequipment,Numberofcopiesshallbeenteredas2&OffsetYshallbeenteredas
2500.

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Step5:
ClickApplybuttontoexecutethenfunction.Thiswillcreatetwonewequipment&promptyou
toConfirmwhethertoRetaincreatedcopies?.
SincethecreatedcopiesareaspertherequirementwewillclickYesintheConfirmform.

Step6:
OncethecopyfunctionisexecutedclosetheCopywithoffsetformbyclickingDismissinthe
form.

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Step7:
Equipmentcreatedusingthecopyfunctioniswithoutanyname.Wehavetonamethemusing
theModifynamefunction.
MakeEquipmenttoberenametheCE(currentelement)inthehierarchytree&thangotoModify>Name

Step8:
EnterthenameoftheEquipmentintheNameboxbeginningwithforwardslash/.Inthe
nextboxselectRenameallandthenclickApply.Thiswillrenametheequipment.
InthisexampleweneedtorenametheCEtoV1001/Csoenter/V1001/CintheNamebox&clickApply
buttonintheform.

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Step9:
Theequipmentwillberenamedasrequired.ClosetheNameformbyclickingDismissinthe
form.

Step10:
TorenametheothercreatedequipmentmakeittheCEandrepeatstep7to9.

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