About Structure Design Support to CC&T (Construction, Cities, and Territories) Industry | ||
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Creation of Structure Design Objects as Building & Civil Structure Types
In Structure Design, you can now create plates, stiffeners, and members as Building & Civil Structure types, using the commands from the action bar as below:
| Structure Design Command | Created Object with Building & Civil Structure Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Plate | Plate (AecPlate) | |
| Parametric Plate | Plate (AecPlate) | |
| Stiffener and Stiffener on Free Edge | Stiffener (AecStiffener) | |
| Member commands | Type: Member | Member (AecMember) |
| Type: Column | Column (AecColumn) | |
| Type: Beam | Beam (AecBeam) | |
The created object carries IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) extensions (defined by Building and Civil Assemblies) and structure extensions (defined by Structure Design) with attributes. You can edit the object
attributes and IFC extensions using the Product Attributes
command. For more information, see
Civil Engineering Design User's guide: Specifying Product Attributes:
Adding and Editing Product attributes.
| Important: You need to set a dedicated XML file as a Structure PLM Modeling Definition resource in Data Setup. The sample StructurePLMModeling_AEC.xml file is available at ...\startup\Structure\PLMModel. For more information, see Available Resources in Structure Resources. |
In the Structure PLM Modeling Definition resource, you can set a compatibility criteria for the longitudinal direction of each specific type of a member. During the creation of the member, its direction is checked for the compatibility with the criteria. If it is not compatible, a warning message is displayed.
| Type | Attributes in Structure PLM Modeling Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
ReferenceDir
(Reference Direction) |
Mode (Mode) |
AngularTolerance (Angular Tolerance in Degrees)
|
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| Column | 0,0,1 |
Parallel (Parallel) |
30 |
| Beam | 0,0,1 |
Perpendicular (Perpendicular) |
30 |
For example, as specified in the above table, the direction of the column must be parallel to the direction of the vector (0,0,1) within the angular tolerance of 30 deg.
Synchronization of Functional Objects to Building & Civil Structure Objects
You can synchronize the Structure Functional Design panels, stiffeners, and members to corresponding Building & Civil Structure objects.
| Functional Design Objects | After Synchronization (Building & Civil Structure Objects) | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel | Each split plate is synchronized to a plate (AecPlate) and is aggregated under the element assembly (AecElementAssembly). | |
| Parametric Panel | Plate (AecPlate) | |
| Stiffener | Stiffener (AecStiffener) | |
| Stiffener on Free Edge | Stiffener (AecStiffener) | |
| Member | Type: Member | Member (AecMember) |
| Type: Column | Column (AecColumn) | |
| Type: Beam | Beam (AecBeam) | |
FBDI: Importing V5 Objects as Building & Civil Structure Objects
You can import the V5 SR1 objects (plates and shapes) as Building & Civil Structure types.
| V5 Data Type | Import Result: Building & Civil Structure Object |
|---|---|
| SR1 Plate | Plate (AecPlate) |
| SR1 Shape | Member (AecMember) |
Use of Building and Civil Structure Objects as Inputs
The Building & Civil Structure objects can be used as inputs, support and limit for example, while using other Structure Design commands.
A few exceptions are as below:
| Building & Civil Structure Object | Usage as Input |
|---|---|
| Plate | Cannot be used as a web support for creating a stiffener. |
| Stiffener |
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| Member |
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Exporting Objects to IFC Format
You can export the created objects to IFC files. For more information, see Format Converter User's Guide: Converting IFC Data Interactively: Exporting Data to IFC.
Quantity Take Off Attributes
The plate (AecPlate) and member (AecMember, AecBeam, and AecColumn) objects carry the Quantity
Take Off (Qto) parameters under the skeleton representation. To update the values of
these Qto parameters, click Update
after the object creation and each
time the object is modified. To create a skeleton representation under the object,
the WithSkeletonRep attribute in the XML file must be set to
TRUE.
For the member objects, you can set the WithSkeletonRep attribute to
FALSE to create the objects without a skeleton representation.
In this case, the Qto parameters are aggregated directly under the object.
The parameters are listed below:
| Parameter | Description | Illustration |
|---|---|---|
| Width | Thickness of the plate. |
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| Perimeter | Sum of the outer lines of the plate's face |
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| Gross Area | Area of the plate's face. Cutouts are not taken into account. |
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| Net Area | Area of the plate's face considering cutouts. |
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| Gross Volume | Volume of the plate. Cutouts are not taken into account. |
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| Net Volume | Volume of the plate considering cutouts. |
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| Gross Weight | Gross Volume × Material Density | - |
| Net Weight | Net Volume × Material Density | - |
| Parameter | Description | Illustration |
|---|---|---|
| Length | Length of the member's trace. |
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| Cross Section Area | Cross section area of the member. |
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| Outer Surface Area | Surface area of the member excluding the area of start and end faces. |
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| Gross Surface Area | Total surface area of the member. Cutouts are not taken into account. |
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| Net Surface Area | Surface area of the member considering cutouts. |
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| Gross Volume | Total volume of the member. Cutouts are not taken into account. |
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| Net Volume | Volume of the member considering cutouts. |
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| Gross Weight | Gross Volume × Material Density | - |
| Net Weight | Net Volume × Material Density | - |