Using the Traffic Cop
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Materials List
Overview When you have finished configuring the I/O area of your system, you may want to
know what materials are required to create the hardware system as config ured. The
material list function creates a list of all required materials (as co nfi gure d) and the ir
associated part numbers.
When the materials list is first launched it will generate a list of materials required by
the selected project. The materials list will be created from the project if offline or
from the controller if online. On a second launch of the materials list th e data will b e
read from the project rather than generated. You can add prices and comments to
existing materials as well as add new materials to the list. The materials list can t hen
be printed or saved to HTML, MS Excel or MS Word.
Using the
Materials List In the project navigation panel (tree):
Note: The Material List utility makes some assumptions about cablin g that sh ould
be checked and modified before printing.
Step Action
1 From the traffic cop icon right click menu, select Materials List.
2 Enter up to six lines of text in the Header text box. This text will be displayed at
the top of the printed materials list.
3 Add or edit materials in the grid. All fields are editable except Total which is
calculated.
4 To regenerate a material list from the controller or project, select Generate from
the materials grid right click menu.
5 To inset a row at the current cursor position, select Insert from the materials grid
right click menu.
6 To clear the currently selected row, select Clear from the materials grid right click
menu.
7 To delete the currently selected row and shuffle the remaining rows up, select
Delete from the materials grid right click menu.
8 To save the materials list to another format, select Save As from the materials
grid right click menu.
9 To print out the materials list, select Print from the materials grid right click menu.
10 Close the materials list to save the changes.