cooling tower instructions.pdf
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Step 1: New Graphic
1. LaunchtheGraphicsEditorfrom
Start>Programs>SchneiderElectric>TACGraphicsEditor>GraphicsEditorTGML2. SelectonthemaintoolbartoShowGrid.ThisautomaticallyselectsSnaptoGrid
also.Makesuretoselectthemboth.
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Step 2: Draw an Ellipse
1. Drawanellipseusingtheellipsetoolonthemaintoolbar.2. Aftertheellipseisdrawn,usethePropertiesPanetosettheheightandwidth.
a. Height=100b. Width=100
3. WiththeEllipsehighlighted,usethetoolbartosetthestrokecolorandfillgradient.a. Stroke=#404040b. Fill=LinearGradient:whiteonlefttogreyonright.
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Step 3: Draw the Next Ellipse
1. Drawanellipseusingtheellipsetoolonthemaintoolbar.2. Aftertheellipseisdrawn,usethePropertiesPanetosettheheightandwidth.
a. Height=100b. Width=10
3. WiththeEllipsehighlighted,usethetoolbartosetthestrokecolorandfillgradient.a. Stroke=Noneb. Fill=#404040
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Step 4: Draw the Next Ellipse
1. Drawanellipseusingtheellipsetoolonthemaintoolbar.2. Aftertheellipseisdrawn,usethePropertiesPanetosettheheightandwidth.
a. Height=100b. Width=10
3. WiththeEllipsehighlighted,usethetoolbartosetthestrokecolorandfillgradient.a. Stroke=Noneb. Fill=#404040
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Step 5: Draw the Next Ellipse
1. Drawanellipseusingtheellipsetoolonthemaintoolbar.2. Aftertheellipseisdrawn,usethePropertiesPanetosettheheightandwidth.
a. Height=10b. Width=10
3. WiththeEllipsehighlighted,usethetoolbartosetthestrokecolorandfillgradient.a. Stroke=Noneb. Fill=RadialGradient:whiteinthemiddletogreyontheedges
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Step 6: Add Rotation to the Fan Blade
1. Highlighttheellipsefortheverticalfanblade.2. IntheObjectsPane,rightclickontheEllipseandselectNew>Rotate3. Defaultsettingsarecorrect.Verify:
a. Angle=0.0b. Center=0.5,0.5
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Step 7: Add Animation to the Rotation
1. IntheObjectPane,rightclickontheRotatetagandselectNew>Animate2. Setthefollowingattributesfortheanimatetag:
a. Animation=Startb. AutoReverse=Falsec. CalcMode=Lineard. Duration=2e. Freeze=Truef. Repeat=Foreverg. From=0h. To=360i. Attribute=Angle
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Step 8: Add Rotation and Animation to the other Fan Blade
1. IntheObjectsPane,rightclickontheRotatetagfromtheverticalfanbladeandselect
Copy.2. IntheObjectsPane,rightclickonthehorizontalfanbladeandselectPaste.
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Step 9: Select all Fan Components
1. IntheDesignPane,clickanddragarectanglebigenoughtoencompassallexisting
ellipses.2. Allcomponentsshouldbecontainedwithinarectanglethesamesizeastheircombined
footprint.
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Step 10: Align the Shapes
1. Withalloftheellipsesselected,choosethealigntoolfromthemaintoolbar.2. SelectCentreMiddletoalignthecenteroftheshapeshorizontallyandvertically
simultaneously.
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Step 11: Group as a Component
1. IntheDesignPane,rightclickonthealignedshapesandselectGroup>Groupas
Component
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Step 12: Add Perspective to the Component
1. InthePropertiesPane,settheheightofthecomponenttomakeitappearasifitis
beingviewedatanangle.a. Height=30
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Step 13: Line the Shape back onto the Grid
1. Aligningandgroupingtheshapesmayhavetakenthemoffthegrid.2. MakesuretheLeftandTopareevenmultiplesof10.
a. Left=350b. Top=50
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Step 14: Add the Base of the Tower
1. Addanellipsewiththesamedimensionsasthefancomponent.
a. Left=350b. Top=120c. Height=30d. Width=100
2. WiththeEllipsehighlighted,usethetoolbartosetthestrokecolorandfillgradient.a. Stroke=#404040b. Fill=LinearGradient:greyonlefttowhiteonright.
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Step 15: Add Body of the Tower
1. Drawarectangleusingtherectangletoolonthemaintoolbar.2. Aftertherectangleisdrawn,usethePropertiesPanetosettheheightandwidthand
position.a. Height=70b. Width=100c. Top=65d. Left=350
3. WiththeEllipsehighlighted,usethetoolbartosetthestrokecolorandfillgradient.a. Stroke=Noneb. Fill=LinearGradient:greyonlefttowhiteonright.
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Step 16: Send Rectangle to the Back
1. IntheDesignPane,rightclickonthebodyrectangle.2. SelectArrange>SendtoBack
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Step 17: Send the Base to the Back
1. IntheDesignPane,selecttheEllipsethatisthebaseofthetower.2. RightclickontheellipseandselectArrange.3. SelectSendtoBack.
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Step 18: Preview Finished Cooling Tower
1. SwitchtoPreviewMode.2. Thetowershouldbespinningthebladeswithperspective.