Other Structural Quantity Sources
OpenBuildings Designer provides several other sources of quantity information for Structural linear members. These include the Building Element Info tool (on the Quantities tab) and the Structural Report Spreadsheet tool (opens STF Quantity ReportV8.xls). The tables below show the new DataGroup schema properties and the other sources of these properties.
CAUTION: The
logic used in the Building Element Info tool and the Structural Report
Spreadsheet is not shared and it is not the same as the DataGroup calculations.
The following tables summarize the properties introduced with the Structural Quantities schema StructuralQuantities. Structural Quantities properties are listed and published sources are marked with X.
| Attribute | Display Name | DataGroup System | BuildingElement Info | StructuralQuantity Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Length | X | X | X |
| AreaCrossSection | Area Cross Section | X | X | . |
| AreaCrossSectionModeled | Area Cross Section (Modeled) | X | X | . |
| FeatureVolume | Feature Volume | X | X | . |
| VolumeGross | Gross Volume | X | X | . |
| VolumeGrossModeled | Gross Volume (Modeled) | X | X | . |
| VolumeNet | Net Volume | X | X | . |
| VolumeNetModeled | Net Volume (Modeled) | X | X | X |
| UnitWeight | Unit Weight | X | . | X |
| MaterialDensity | Material Density | X | . | X |
| LengthXUnitWeight | Weight (Length * Unit Weight) | X | . | X |
| VolumeGrossXDensity | Weight (Gross Volume * Density) | X | . | . |
| VolumeGrossModeledXDensity | Weight (Gross Volume * Density) [Modeled] | X | . | . |
| VolumeNetXDensity | Weight (Net Volume * Density) | X | . | . |
| VolumeNetModeledDensity | Weight (Net Volume * Density) [Modeled] | X | . | X |