Placing PHILIPP fixture

Module(s): PHILIPP

You can use the Place PHILIPP Fixture tool to select a fixture and place it as you require.

Drop-in points of fixtures

Representation of fixtures

To place a fixture

1. Click Place PHILIPP Fixture (How).
   

   Activate Place PHILIPP Fixture in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Products, Manufacturers PHILIPP

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   PHILIPP

2. Read the software agreement, which you can suppress after you have selected this tool for the first time, and click OK.
   

   You can use the tools in the modules of the Products, Manufacturers family to place fixtures that are provided by the individual manufacturers. Allplan GmbH does not assume any responsibility for these fixtures.
   Fixtures are placed automatically based on the results of the calculation program provided by the relevant manufacturer.

   More details are provided in the software agreement.

   This software agreement opens whenever you select a tool in the modules of the Products, Manufacturers family. To hide the software agreement, select the Do not show this dialog box in future option.
   

   Note: When you use the cleanstd hotline tool (on the Service menu in the Services application) to restore Allplan's default values, the software agreement will appear again.

   The Selection of Articles dialog box is displayed. Choose a catalog and select a fixture. You can use the PHILIPP Homepage tool to update the existing fixtures.
   Clicking a manufacturer in the tree view displays information on this manufacturer in the right pane. Click Options ... to specify whether the Selection name or the Company name is displayed in the tree view.

3. Click OK to confirm the selection and place the fixture.
   The input options provide a number of tools you can use to do this.
4. Set the label's text parameters before you specify the drop-in point. The settings you make are valid until you place the next fixture.
5. Enter the angle of rotation at the keyboard.
6. Define the label’s drop-in point.
   

Note: You can use the Replace Fixtures tool in the Fixtures module to replace PHILIPP fixtures with other PHILIPP fixtures. You cannot replace fixtures with fixtures of different manufacturers or with user-defined fixtures.