[QUOTE=Rhino;4184]Although it is possible to create your spec "manually", I'm sure most people would advise against typing each line into the command line. I found this in the Specon manual:
NEW SPECIFICATION /RF300
MATREF =0
FLUREF =0
RATING 0.000
LINETYPE NUL
HEADING
TYPE NAME PBOR0 SHOP CATREF DETAIL MATXT CMPREF BLTREF
- - - =
TUBE */20TU 20.0 TRUE /TUEE /DTUB1 /MTUB =0 =0
TUBE */25TU 25.0 TRUE /TUFF /DTUB1 /MTUB =0 =0
...
HEADING
TYPE NAME PBOR0 STYP SHOP CATREF DETAIL MATXT CMPREF BLTREF
- - - PE =
FTUB */20FT 20.0 PE TRUE /FTEE /DFTUB /MFTUB =0 =0
FTUB */25FT 25.0 PE TRUE /FTFF /DFTUB /MFTUB =0 =0
You need to put your information(see above example) into a text file and then use the syntax
$m c:\temp\mySpec.txt
to create the spec.
You obviously need to learn how to output an existing spec in either old or new format. New format creates a new spec and old format modifies an existing spec, although it is possible to mix the two. If you already have a spec, you would use
OLD SPECIFICATION /RF300
For a new spec:
NEW SPECIFICATION /RF300
When you get to the heading, new format shows TYPE and then NAME as in the example above. Think of the syntax:
NEW SPCO /RF300-ELBO-6"
Notice how you state the element type and then the name.
If you are modifying a selector, the NAME column comes before the TYPE column.
You can search the Specon manual for "Outputting a Specification" to get some info on what to type to get a file to start from, assuming that you have an existing spec that you can "copy" and then modify.
Is it possible to modify existing spec by using modified spec in text format ?
[QUOTE=Rhino;4184]Although it is possible to create your spec "manually", I'm sure most people would advise against typing each line into the command line. I found this in the Specon manual:
NEW SPECIFICATION /RF300
MATREF =0
FLUREF =0
RATING 0.000
LINETYPE NUL
HEADING
TYPE NAME PBOR0 SHOP CATREF DETAIL MATXT CMPREF BLTREF
- - - =
TUBE */20TU 20.0 TRUE /TUEE /DTUB1 /MTUB =0 =0
TUBE */25TU 25.0 TRUE /TUFF /DTUB1 /MTUB =0 =0
...
HEADING
TYPE NAME PBOR0 STYP SHOP CATREF DETAIL MATXT CMPREF BLTREF
- - - PE =
FTUB */20FT 20.0 PE TRUE /FTEE /DFTUB /MFTUB =0 =0
FTUB */25FT 25.0 PE TRUE /FTFF /DFTUB /MFTUB =0 =0
You need to put your information(see above example) into a text file and then use the syntax
$m c:\temp\mySpec.txt
to create the spec.
You obviously need to learn how to output an existing spec in either old or new format. New format creates a new spec and old format modifies an existing spec, although it is possible to mix the two. If you already have a spec, you would use
OLD SPECIFICATION /RF300
For a new spec:
NEW SPECIFICATION /RF300
When you get to the heading, new format shows TYPE and then NAME as in the example above. Think of the syntax:
NEW SPCO /RF300-ELBO-6"
Notice how you state the element type and then the name.
If you are modifying a selector, the NAME column comes before the TYPE column.
You can search the Specon manual for "Outputting a Specification" to get some info on what to type to get a file to start from, assuming that you have an existing spec that you can "copy" and then modify.
Is it possible to modify existing spec by using modified spec in text format ?
