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Training Materials
*The following training documentation is used on hand with a FBE
Technician over the phone or via remote support.*
There are two sections to this section.
Section 1 is a minimalist description of the screens in MH Pro! and
the call-outs and numbers that exist on Pages 4 to 7 of this overview.
Section 2 is a set of screen shots laid out so that the process of using
MH Pro! can be explained in a phone call by referencing Pages 5, 6 and
7.
Section 1-A. The following screens and menus are presented on
page 4.
A (RED). JOB
This is the first screen you’ll use when starting a new job. This
is where jobs are created, loaded/unloaded and deleted. This includes
reference jobs, which are covered later in the training.
B (RED). JOB DATA
This screen allows for several types of information to be entered
for the current job. This includes contact data, contractor information
and many other general details about the job.
(The Apply button commits all entries and changes to MH Pro! This is
used on most screens)
C (RED). MH Pro! EZ SCREENS MENU
This screen shot shows the ‘Screens’ pull down menu, listing all
the available screens. There are also Interface icons which can also be
used to bring up MH Pro! screens.
See Page 4
--- Setup
B. The following screens and menus are presented on page 5.
1. (RED). FLOW TREE
This screen controls the loaded job. Structures can be added,
named and deleted here. You can arrange these structures either
alphabetically or by flow order. Selected structures for reports are
also selected from this screen.
- (yellow) Current Structure: Shows the
selected structure.
2. (RED). SITE PLAN VIEW
This screen displays the entire job in a site plan view.
It allows you to visually check the angle and distances with the
engineering drawings.
(All viewing screens allow you to zoom in and out, change the
angle and reset the view on the graphics in the window.)
1. (yellow= y) Current Structure: Shows the selected
structure.
5. (y) Checked Structures: This is how you select individual
structures for the Reports and Link Data screens.
3. (RED). STRUCTURE
This screen allows you to input the data to define each
individual structure. Like the Flow Tree Screen, the user is able to
add, name and delete structures from here. It also shows names of the
structures directly upstream and downstream from the current structure.
1. (y) Current Structure: Shows the selected structure.
2. (y) Reference Structure: Brings definition data and type
of structure to the Structure Screen from the Structure
Design Screen.
3-I. (y) Pipe Input: This pull down menu displays the pipes
marked ‘Used’ in the Pipe Screen.
4-I. (y) Frame Input: This pull down menu displays the
castings marked ‘Used’ in the Fab. Steel Screen.
4. (RED). PLAN VIEW
This view shows the structure from the top. It’s helpful when
checking opening locations. It also lists information about the
openings.
5. (RED). PIPE
The Pipe Screen is used for creating pipes and assigning existing
pipes to a specific job. It also allows the user to assign ends and
connectors to the pipe.
3-S. (y) Pipe Source: Shows a list of possible pipes to
choose from.
6. (RED). FABRICATED STEEL & CAST IRON
This screen allows the user to define frames, grates and other
fabricated steel associated with the current job. You can add castings
the same way you add pipe.
4-S. (y)
Frame Source: Shows a list of possible castings to choose from
7-S. (RED). STATUS
This screen has three tabs. The Status tab lists any problems or
errors with the data that is input. For instance, if you’ve left off a
cover or water is flowing uphill. The BOM tab is described next. If a
precast company has requested the Quotation Add-on then there is a Quote
Tab.
See Page
5 --- Navigation and Input
C. The following screens and menus are presented on page 6.
7-B. (RED). STATUS
This screen shows the BOM (Bill of Materials)
- (y) Bill of Materials: Lists all pieces
and materials associated with the stack.
8. (RED). AUTOMATIC STACKING
Once the structure has been defined, MH Pro! will determine the
best possible stack based on the information provided. The user then
selects from a list of stackings and chooses the one that best fits
their criteria.
6. (y) Build Height Calculations: This part of the
Automatic Stacking Screen displays three different
representations of the build height.
- (y) Candidate Stack: This is a stack that
MH Pro! has determined to be the best stack for the situation based
on the goodness criteria.
9. (RED). ELEVATION VIEW
This view shows the structure from the side. It shows the
casting, individual pieces and their height. It also shows and
identifies the openings in the structure.
(The Elevation View will not show the structure until the
structure is stacked)
10. (RED). REPORTS
This screen allows the user to choose which type of report (or
reports) to be generated, and which structures you would like the report
to include.
- (y) Report Selection: This lists the
Reports that MH Pro! can produce.
10. (y) Structure Selection: Here all the structures in the
current job are selected.
See
Page 6 --- Stacking and Reports
11. (RED). STRUCTURE DESIGN
This is the screen where the information that defines reference
structures is entered. A reference structure is a set of all the
possible pieces that can be used to create a certain type of structure
and the rules that govern which pieces can be used to create valid
stacks.
See Page 7
--- Reference Structures
Reference Structures
The Structure Design Screen allows the user to set up the
characteristics of
a Reference Structures that will later be used to speed the data entry
process while working on the takeoff for a job. A Reference Structure is
a structure in a Reference Job. A Reference Structure is made available
by MH Pro! so the task of defining a candidate stack can be simplified.
Each Reference Structure consists of a listing of suitable precast
pieces that are available for the design of a given type of structure
(Box, Round Storm, or Sanitary).
The Structure Design Screen has an upper section and a General Tab which
allow the description of the type of Reference Structure that is being
created. There are also three additional Tabs; Base, Middle and Top,
that allow the selection of the precast pieces (and incidental objects)
that can be used to create candidate stacks. The information in a
Reference Structure is used by the Automatic Stacking Screen to create
candidate stacks for a structure and to provide BOM reports with data
about incidental objects. A structure must be selected in the Flow Tree
Screen or Site Plan Screen to use any portion of this screen.
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