Penetration Manager

Penetration Manager is an automated process that helps identify cutting elements and host elements. It integrates configuration and clash checks to find clashes and the status of penetrations to create a new opening. When elements clash, it validates the number of clashes with the help of configurations. Updating the model creates penetrations on elements using configuration files, clash check files, and a penetration grid view report.

Accessed from:

Ribbon: Building Design > Collaborate > Penetrations > Penetration Manager
Ribbon: Building Systems Design > Collaborate > Penetrations > Penetration Manager

Layout and Settings

Penetration Manager consists of two panels. The left panel has the File option with Penetration and Validation Tabs and the right panel has the Configuration, Clash check, Update model etc, options where the configuration and clash check files can be selected from the drop-down list and a grid view consisting of element details. It also has the information option where the you can know if the clash file selection and configuration file selection is disabled.

Setting

Description

File > Open

Opens the Penetration Manager *.xml file.

File > Save

Saves the penetration configuration and clash check data.

File > Export to excel

Exports the grid data into excel format and saves the *.csv file.

File > Share

Creates and shares a package file which includes penetration data file, clash file and configuration file along with supported files.

Penetration Tab

Displays the project in a tree view with floor level-based root element "Create Penetration".

Setting

Description

Group by

The Group by option manages the project tree by sorting with the main header "Create Penetration". It consists of the following four options in the drop-down list: Status, Design file, Floor and Host element.

Column List

Lists the configuration file details and its elements in a grid format on the right panel. The highlighted rows are the host element rows.

Setting	Description
Clash id	Displays the clash ID of the penetrating elements and host elements.
Document	Displays the name of DGN file and reference file, for example, `Penetration Manager.dgn`.
Floor	Lists the floor names designated by the floor manager.
Element name	Lists the DG Catalog type name such as Duct, Wall, Floor, etc.
Element id	Displays the element id for penetrating elements and host elements. It is hidden by default and is used for tracking the change management.
Catalog item	Displays the catalog item type of the penetrating elements and host elements.
Opening shape	Displays the cutting element type, for example, Rectangular and Round. The data is predefined in the Penetration Configuration dialog.
Cutting element size	Displays the value of the cutting element size.
Penetration size	Displays the calculated value from given settings in the Penetration Configuration dialog.
Diameter	Displays the diameter of cutting elements.
Width	Displays the width of cutting elements.
Height	Displays the height of cutting elements.
Cut offset (A)	Sets the offset distance between the element and its opening.
Added Top offset (B)	Sets the offset distance between the top of the element and its opening.
Added Bottom offset (C)	Sets offset distance between the bottom of the element and its opening.
Current status	Displays the current status of cutting elements.
Is placeholder created	Displays Yes if a placeholder is created for cutting elements.
Is penetration created	Displays Yes if a penetration is created for cutting elements.
Joined clashes	Displays the clash ids of all the joined auto-penetrations if you have join conditions defined through offsets in the configuration dialog.
Add/Remove Columns	Adds or removes columns from the column grid by selecting or deselecting the columns from the drop-down list.

Configuration

Selects the cofiguration file from the drop-down.

Clash Check

Selects the clash check file from the drop-down.

Apply Changes

Enabled if any modifications are done in the Penetration Manager dialog.

Update model

Updates the model with the recent grid data and creates penetration in the geometry. The Status on the left panel changes to "Penetration Created."

Closes the Penetration Manager dialog without updating any data.

Note: Ignore All and Refresh option is disabled for Penetration Tab.

Note: Auto-penetrations does not support nested references.