Uploading Equipment To Community Server

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Uploading created equipment to the Community Sever allows all WireCAD users to access, download and modify equipment for their drawings. This prevents having to store a massive equipment list locally and prevents having to create a new piece of equipment when it is not in your local database.




Before You Start

Please note when you first install WireCAD, you are asked if you would like to "Automatically Contribute My Work", "Only After I Check the Approved Box for Each Record" or "No Thanks". Depending on your selection, WireCAD will automatically upload your equipment or wait for you to approve it. If you have selected "Automatically Contribute My Work" you are done and no further action is required.


Uploading Equipment If You Have Selected "Only After I Check The Approved Box For Each Record"

Step Description
From your Equipment Library, find the equipment you have created. You can search by any criteria you like or just browse down through the equipment list.
Equipment List
After you have found your equipment, highlight it and select the [Detail] tab. You should now see the detail page with all the information you entered when you created this piece of equipment.
Equipment Detail Page
Click [Add Equipment To Library] When you click [Add Equipment To Library], a dialog box will pop up with a series of fields that you are required to fill in as well as some that are optional.
New Equipment Window
In the dialog box, start by selecting the Manufacturer field and input who makes your piece of equipment. Clicking anywhere in the field will populate a drop down menu in which you will be able to select from the list of Manufacturers currently avaliable. Alternately, if your Manufacturer isnt listed and you havent created it yet, you can Click the [...] which will bring up a new dialog box allowing you to create your Manufacturer from here.
Add Manufacturer Window
After filling out the first set of fields Click [Next] You are now presented with another set of fields to fill out. The only reccomended field is the front panel field. Click [...] to open the folder and select the 2D_Elevations folder. This folder contains a set of premade panels. Here you will need to browse in order to find the panel that works best for your type of equipment. You can also refer to Creating Equipment Panels to learn how to create custom panels.
Panel Select Window
After selecting your panel and filling out any other information you would like, Click [Finish]. Your new equipment will now be created and you will automatically be taken to it in your Equipment Library.