Inserting a Special Item

Use this procedure to add newly drawn special components to the Bill of Materials.

1. Insert or draw the special component in the drawing.

2. From the Bill of Materials tab, select Special Item.

The Special Item dialog box appears.

3. In this dialog box, do the following:

In this…	Do this…
Main Pipe Size scroll list	Select the required main pipe size value
Branch Pipe Size options and scroll list	Set the branch pipe size, if required.
Rating scroll list	Select the required rating value
Spec list	Select the required specification type
Description input box	Type a description for the special item
Material input box	Type the item’s material information
Schedule input box	Type the item’s schedule information
Manufacturer input box	Type the manufacturer name
Catalog Number input box	Type the item’s catalog number
Tag input box	Type the item’s tag value/description

4. Click OK.

5. In the drawing, click inside the newly drawn or inserted component image.

AutoORTHO inserts an INFO block containing the information defined in Step 3.

6. Update the Bill of Materials to show the new component

A REVISION block listing appears in the Bill of Materials displaying the new component information.