Structural Design
User Guide
Walls and Floors : Create Wall and Floor Fittings : Create Wall Fittings
All of the tasks that are associated with the creation of a wall fitting are initiated from the Wall Fittings window which acts as a task hub.
All the tasks that are associated with the creation or modification of wall fittings are initiated from a central Wall Fittings window which acts as task hub. Dependant on selections made in the Wall Fittings window you are presented with further windows which prompt input.
By default the Create Standard option (single fitting) is selected.
From the Specification Data part of the Wall Fittings window, by default Electrical Fittings is selected. If another type of wall fitting is required, select from the drop-down list of available options.
The Current Selection part of the Wall Fittings window, by default is empty. Dependant upon the selection of specification made, you are presented with a list of fittings available for selection from the catalogue.
When the Default check box is selected, only the fittings from the default specification are available for selection.
When the Auto check box is selected, the fitting is automatically selected, where only one fitting is available for selection.
If both the Default and Auto check boxes are selected, the default fitting is automatically selected.
Once the Specification Data has been defined, the required fitting can be selected from the Wall Fitting window.
The Owning Type part of the Wall Fittings window is automatically populated with the types available for selection under the specification.
Click the required type and it displays in the Current Selection window.
The Owning Type window automatically changes to the Type window which displays a list of fittings. Click to select one of the items. The selected item displays in the Current Selection window and a sub-section item displays in the Type window.
Click the next selection in the Type window and the selected sub-section item appears in the Current Selection window.
To modify the properties of the fitting, click Properties to display the Modify Properties window. The name of the CE displays, by default.
Electrical Fittings: You can modify the Pline offset, which uses the Pline of a wall to calculate the offset between two elements that already exist.
Click Default to return to the default setting.
Click Reset to return to a previous setting.
Click OK to accept the modified properties.
Fire Protection: You cannot modify any properties.
Standard Windows: You can modify the inset from the Modify Properties window, the Inset from the wall face can be set manually or select Measure Inset from the wall face to pick the inset in the 3D view.
The Open Angle refers to the window opening angle in the representation of the window in the 3D view.
Click Default to return to the default setting.
Click Reset to return to a previous setting.
Click OK to accept the modified properties.
Standard Door: You can modify the inset from the wall face, from the Standard Door Modify Properties window. The Inset from the wall face can be set manually or picked in the 3D view, select Measure Inset from the wall face.
The Open Angle refers to the door opening angle in the representation of the door in the 3D view.
Click Default to return to the default setting.
Click Reset to return to a previous setting.
Click OK to accept the modified properties.
Example Openings: You can modify the dimensions for the opening. From the Example Opening Modify Properties window for General Rectangular Hole for Walls the X dimension, Y dimension, X offset dimension and Y offset dimension can be set manually or picked in the 3D view. Select the appropriate option.
From the Modify Properties window for General Circular Hole for Walls only the diameter can be Input or measured.
Click Default to go back the default setting.
Click Reset to return to a previous setting.
Click OK to accept the modified properties.
To view a pictorial representation of the wall fitting, from the Wall Fittings window, select Plotfile, to display the Plotfile window. The plotfile functionality depends on the type of wall fitting selected:
From the Positioning part of the Wall Fittings window, you must specify the distance offset from the outside or inside of the wall.
To position the fitting directly on the wall, click Position fitting to display the Positioning Control window. You are prompted to Position Fitting (Snap) Snap. Refer to Positioning Control for further information.
The Sub-Fitting Orientation part of the Wall Fittings windows allows you to orientate a sub-compound fitting relative to the owning compound fitting.
Input the direction of the Z axis of the fitting in the Sub-Fitting Direction (Z) field.
Input the rotation of the fitting about its Z axis in the Rotation Angle (Z axis) filed.
Click Apply to create the wall fitting or click Dismiss to discard any inputs and close the Wall Fittings window.
All of the tasks that are associated with the creation of a compound wall fitting are initiated from the Wall Fittings window which acts as a task hub. By default, Create Compound is selected.
The procedure to create the compound fitting is the same as for the standard fitting. Refer to Create Wall Fittings for further information.
All of the tasks that are associated with the creation of a wall sub-fitting are initiated from the Wall Fittings window which acts as a task hub. By default, Create Sub-Compound is selected.
