General procedures to manage X-Hardware solids

To set the X-Hardware options

1. Do one of the following:

2. Click the Options tool button () on the  X-Hardware toolbar.

3. Choose Hardware > Options in the X-Solids menu.

4. Type xoptions in the command bar, then press Enter.

The X-Hardware Setup dialog box displays:

2. Choose your preferences.

3. Click the OK button to save the options.

To create a X-Hardware solid

1. Do one of the following:

2. Click the All Hardware tool button () on the X-Hardware toolbar.

3. Choose Hardware > All Hardware in the X-Solids menu.

4. Type xhardware in the command bar, then press Enter.

The X-Hardware dialog box displays:

3. Choose a specifications standard from the Standard list button: e.g. Euro.
   The choice of a standard limits the number of options on the next list buttons.

4. Choose a category from the Category list button: e.g. Beam

   The choice of a category limits the number of options in the next list buttons.

5. Choose a type from the Type list button: e.g. HEA-BEAM, EURONORM 53-62.

6. Choose a size from the Size list button.
   Only sizes for the selected type are available in the list.

7. To define the length of the X-Hardware solid, do one of the following:

8. Type the length in the Length field.

9. Choose a length from the Length list button.

10. Click the Pick Points button ().
    The X-Hardware dialog box closes temporarily.
    You are prompted in the command bar to specify two points to define the length.
    After specifying the second point the X-Hardware dialog box reopens.

8. Click the OK button to create the X-Hardware solid.
   The X-Hardware dialog box closes.
   The command bar reads: Insert point:

9. Specify a point in the drawing.
   The X-Hardware solid is placed along the Z-axis of the current UCS.
   The length is measured along the negative Z-axis.

10. Do one of the following:

11. Specify a point in the drawing to place another copy of the X-Hardware solid.

12. Right click to stop.

To edit a X-Hardware solid

1. Do one of the following:

2. Click the Change tool button () on the X-Hardware toolbar.

3. Click the Edit tool button () on the X-Solids toolbar.

4. Choose Edit in the X-Solids menu.

5. Type xhardwarechange in the command bar, then press Enter.

The X-Hardware dialog box displays, showing the settings of the selected X-Hardware solid:

2. (option) Choose a different standard from the Standard list button.

3. (option) Choose a different category from the Category list button.

4. (option) Choose a different Type from the Type list button.

5. (option) Choose a different Size from the Size list button.

6. (option) To modify the length of the X-Hardware solid, do one of the following:

7. Type the new length in the Length field.

8. Choose a length from the Length list button.

9. Click the Pick Points button ().
   The X-Hardware dialog box closes temporarily.
   You are prompted in the command bar to specify two points to define the length.
   After specifying the second point the X-Hardware dialog box reopens.

7. Click the OK button to apply the changes.