Getting Started
FIXS provides three methods to locating solutions to fabrication errors. The first method is to use the Generic Solutions for common fabrication errors. The second method of searching is to use the Find Solution command. The third method uses the Browse Solutions command. The Find Solution route is the preferred method to locate solutions for the majority of cases since this is a guided method of searching.
When using FIXS for a particular fabrication error, the tutorial may provide information that can be used in combination with a solution located by the rules and/or cases.
The Tutorial Tool provides generic solutions for common fabrication errors. It contains a set of categorized generic fabrication errors and solutions, which are collected from multiple DOTs and national fabricators or generalized from actual cases. Since fabrication errors are seldom identical but often similar, generic problems and corrections may assist engineers in categorizing situations and determining the best possible solutions to offer the fabricator.
When using Find Solution, the application presents several questions to the user in the form of organized dialogs with check boxes, text fields, list boxes, etc. The basic idea is to provide the system with as much information as possible such that a match to governing rules and historical data can be made. Once enough information has been entered to predict a solution the system provides details of the located solution(s) for the user to use in solving the error.
The Browse Solutions command is provided to allow the user to browse through available solutions to locate a possible solution procedure manually. This command has little power when compared to the Find Solution command but may be useful to obtain ideas for possible solutions.
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