Plate
Note:
Placement is completed using the controls found on the
Placement ribbon tab and the
Property Panel which is loaded with the active
Building element catalog items and properties.
Accessed from:
Placement tab
Note:
The
Placement tab opens on the ribbon when placing
Building elements. The
Placement tab contains settings specific to the
Building element being placed that are used to define the position, orientation
or dimensions of the Building element being placed. Also available on the
Placement tab, are a collection of Building
common tools selected specifically because of their relevance to the Building
element being placed.
Plate Properties
Setting | Description |
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Catalog Type Selector | Used to select from available Catalog Types. Selections made here updates the Catalog Item Selector combo box. |
Catalog Item Selector |
Used to select from available
Catalog Items. The
Catalog Item Selector combo box contains
several options and settings designed to make it easier to find the exact
catalog item you need to place/change.
The
Catalog Item list also includes user
defined assemblies, and RFA catalog items, if any.
|
Catalog Tools |
A split button located to the right of the
Catalog Item Selector contains tools to
assist with managing catalog data prior to placement of selected catalog items.
Note: The
Save Catalog Item and
Save Catalog Item As... tools perform
administrative tasks on DataGroup System catalogs. Administrators and users may
want to hide the tool icons to avoid incidental or unwanted changes to their
firm's dataset by setting the user configuration variables
BB_CATALOGITEM_ADMIN_IN_PLACECMDS
and
BB_CATALOGITEM_SAVEAS_IN_PLACECMDS to "0", respectively.
|
Preview |
Displays the selected catalog item in the preview
window. This display changes and the preview updates as various options are
chosen. The preview also changes dynamically with some of the
prominent settings on the Placement tab, e.g Height, Rotation angle, etc. A
right-click in the Preview opens a
Show/Hide Viewing Tools option menu:
|
Properties list - toolbar |
Used to manage catalog item properties during
placement or modification. Catalog item properties define the catalog item
instance in the model, and are accountable in the DataGroup System data
management tools. You can place a catalog item with its default property values
or you can change property values as needed, place an instance in the model,
and optionally save the changes to the catalog.
The Properties combo box contains tools for sorting and searching the properties list:
|
Classification | Building Classification Systems are supported by the DataGroup System. MasterFormat, OmniClass, and UniFormat property values can be associated with any Building element. Click the Value cell to open the Classification System selection combo box. The combo box is populated with selected classification system property values. It can be resized by clicking on the combo box's bottom right corner. Search for properties by name. Search results are displayed in the classifications hierarchy. Double click a property to select it. This action also closes the selection menu. The selected property displays in the selected classification system property value (on the Properties list). |
Plate - Plate | Type | |
Structural Usage | Lists Structural usage properties. Structural function and material properties can be applied (if undefined) to active catalog items making them fully promoted Structural members. |
Materials | Lists Part and Family definition assignments. Clicking in the Value column cell opens a Family and Part selection box. Here parts and families are available from the option menus. |
Identification | Lists identification properties for the active catalog item type. |
Construction Phase | Lists design and construction phase properties for walls such as New Construction, Future Construction, and Items to be Moved. |
IFC Override | Lists IFC properties not automatically mapped to DataGroup System properties that can be manipulated for export. |
Structural Data |
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Note:
Information in the
Value column rows can be completed by selecting
the applicable cell to activate an editor field, an option menu, or a pop up
dialog. This data is written to the element properties. Properties displayed
with grey text are read only. Some of these are set in the placement tool's
Placement tab, and can be modified there. The
dividing bar between the
Property, and
Value columns can be moved to change the width
of either area, or resize the dialog. A vertical and horizontal scroll bars are
available to scroll and adjust
Properties panel viewing and the display of
data.
Catalog selection with key-ins
Use the Catalog_Item argument to directly key-in the desired catalog item saved in the active DataGroup System catalog to pre-populate the tool settings. For instance TFPLACEMENT COMPONENT WALL Foundation(1'0" x 8" hi) + Wall (6" x 8"hi) where Foundation(1'0" x 8" hi) + Wall (6" x 8"hi) is the catalog item name.
Note: The Catalog_Item argument
is case sensitive. Be sure to key it in exactly as it appears in the
catalog.
Use the Catalog_Type and Catalog_Item arguments to key-in your user defined wall catalog items. For instance TFPLACEMENT COMPONENT USERWALL MyWalls "My Wall 001" where MyWalls is the catalog type and "My Wall 001" is the catalog item.
Note: When
keying in User Defined catalog items, the Catalog_Type and
Catalog_Item arguments can not contain spaces because within the
key-in, the space character is reserved to separate the key-in arguments. If
the Catalog_Type or Catalog_Item names contain spaces in
their names, they must be entered in quotes. If there are no spaces in their
names, there is no need for the quotes. This is different when keying in the
catalog items only. Here the Catalog_Item argument can contain spaces.
Tip: When keying in
User Defined catalog items, you must use the catalog type definition
Type Name for the Catalog_Type argument
instead of the
Display Name which can not be processed by the
key-in.
Type Name can be displayed in the
Catalog Editor
by selecting the
Show Catalog Types filter control or
Properties from the catalog item right click
menu (opens the
Catalog Type
Definition dialog
where catalog types are created and managed).