Editing User Defined Menu Keys

To edit keys, double-click the key you want to edit (or click the key you want to edit and select Edit > Edit).
 The Edit User Defined Key window appears.

Use the drop-down menu to select the type of key you would like to make. The selections are Assembly, Databook Key, and Databook Item.

ClosedAssembly

If you choose to make an Assembly Key, the Menu and Key fields appear.

Assign an Item to your custom Key by using the Menu and Key fields to point to it.  For example, the image below assigns the Key to takeoff a Adj. Galv.Clevis Hanger Assembly.

ClosedDatabook Item

If you choose to make a Databook Item Key, the CATEGORY, KEY, and SIZE fields appear.

Assign an Item to your custom Key by using the CATEGORY, KEY, and SIZE fields to point to it.  For example, the image below assigns the Key to takeoff a 1/4" L-HARD TUBE Copper Pipe.

ClosedDatabook Key

If you choose to make a Databook Key, the CATEGORY and KEY fields appear.

Assign an Item to your custom Key by using the CATEGORY and KEY fields to point to it.  For example, the image below assigns the Key to takeoff a L-HARD TUBE Copper Pipe.

Always prompt for size:  If selected, you will be prompted to select the Size of the Key's Item when you take it off.

Description:   Once you have populated the available fields, you can create your own description of your User-Defined Key, or click Generate Description.

If you select Generate Description, a description will be created based on the selections you made for the available fields.

Select OK when you are finished. The key you have edited will now display the new description.