4.9.3. Specifying types. Letter shortcuts<br>

### 4.9.3. Specifying types. Letter shortcuts

Pipe type and valve type fields are selection fields. In each of these fields you can display a list of available types. You can select any type of pipe from any catalogue you like.

! List of types displayed in the data table depends on the catalogues selected in the project.

! Connection type and fittings can be specified only after the pipe type is specified.

In the current version of the software you can assign letters to fittings and components from catalogues: pipes and pipe fittings, valves and fittings, insulation, radiators and radiant heating components. The types and fittings used most often may then have their letter shortcuts assigned to facilitate design work.

Of course, you can always choose any required component from a list without assigning a letter shortcut.

¨ To assign a letter shortcut:

1. Select “Options / Edit letter shortcuts” (Ctrl+L ).

2. Enter in the “New shortcut” field a letter or a sequence of letters which is to form the assigned shortcut. No distinction is made between lower and upper case letters.

3. Choose the component you want to assign the letter shortcut to in the “Catalogue item” list.

4. Click the “Assign” button.

5. Click “OK” to carry the assignment into effect.

¨ To delete a letter shortcut:

1. Select “Options / Edit letter shortcuts” (Ctrl+L ).

2. Select in the “Defined shortcuts” list the shortcut you want to delete and component assigned to it.

3. Click the “Delete” button.

4. Click “OK” to carry the deletion into effect.

¨ To display the list of current letter shortcuts select View / Show/hide letter shortcuts .

A letter shortcut applies to a family of pipes or a family of other components. This means that when in the data table you enter a letter assigned to a pipe type in the “Pipe type” field, the program will select pipe type size from the chosen pipe family. To impose pipe diameter, enter: <diameter> <letter shortcut>, e.g. 10a, if a pipe type is assigned to “a”.

Remember that letter shortcuts are assigned to user, not to the project, and that means that, for instance, they cannot be transferred with the project file onto another computer.