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Alphanumeric string (maximum 15 characters) for unique identification of the object for the parts list. DDScad automatically suggests a character string when a new product is created. You can accept the suggestion or replace it with a number. DDScad prevents duplicate numbers automatically.

Character string (max. 256 characters) for a verbal description of the product. The text appears as a selection aid in the product database and in evaluations (parts lists, calculation reports).

Code to call a symbol that was created with DDScad and corresponds to the file name of a specified convention. The input becomes irrelevant if External symbol (2D;3D) refers to another symbol.

Code for representation in the rendered model.

Field for an individual text block of the part text with up to a maximum of eight characters in length.

Numeric code fur using a pen for the representation in the model.

Setting	Effect
0	The object is displayed with the pen that is the default for its object type.
≠0	The object is not displayed with the pen that is the default for its object type. The number corresponds to the ID of the pen in the dialog Pen table. Determine ID for pen assignment Close all dialogs. Select: Format Project's Pen, Layer, Font Setups The dialog appears: Project Properties. Activate: Pen Click Configure.... The dialog appears: Pen table. Search for the appropriate pen. To display the ID: double click on the name of the required pen. A message displays the code being searched for.

Numeric code for the assignment of the object to a layer.

Setting	Effect
0	The object is assigned to the default layer of its object types.
≠0	The object is assigned to the inserted layer number that is available in its discipline. You can use existing or non-existing layer numbers. If you used a non-existing layer number, the layer will be automatically created by using the object in the project. Identify existing layer numbers Close all dialogs. Select: Format Layers... The dialog appears: . Deactivate: List only those in use The list shows all available layers regardless of whether they were used in the model or not. Enter the value in Number.

Text string for the name of the manufacturer.

Unit of measurement for inclusion in the parts list.

Code which is provided along with the object during an IFC export and enables the receiving system to assign the object to a class. The syntax is standardized: buildingSMART | Domain specific data schemas.htm

Link to an external document that is associated with this product, such as a PDF file, an Excel spreadsheet or text document. If a product contains a link you can open the document in the model. The application possibilities are endless.

Examples

• Data sheets with technical specifications of the object
• Bill of materials for composite objects
• Images

Syntax

General principle:

• Start with a semicolon ;
• Enter the full path to the document.

Examples

Storage	External info
in the file system	;C:\documents\armature devices\Pump.pdf
on the Internet	;http://www.beispiel.de/downloads/Pump.pdf

Application

If you have assigned a document to the object, you can access it within the model:

1. Select the object by clicking .
2. Click . The context menu appears.
3. Select: Show product sheet...
   The document opens within DDScad in a separate window.

Reference to drawing files that need to appear instead of the once addressed in Symbol number. The referenced files must be stored either in the Project folder or in the USER folder.

You can use the following file types:

*.bim (native file format of DDScad)

You can create the object using the geometric functions of DDScad. For use as a symbol in 2D and/or 3D enter in External symbol (2D;3D):

Application	Syntax
Only 2D (in 3D the code applies in Symbol number)	name2D
In 2D and 3D.	name2D;name3D
Only 3D (in 2D the code applies in Symbol number)	;name3D

*.cfi (extracted from DWG/DXF)

You can isolate the symbol from a DWG/DXF file and save it as a CFI file. For use as a symbol in 2D and/or 3D enter in External symbol (2D;3D):

Application	Syntax
Only 2D (in 3D the code applies in Symbol number)	name2D.cfi
2D and 3D	name2D.cfi;name3D.cfi
Only 3D (in 2D the code applies in Symbol number)	;name3D.cfi

*.3ds (models from 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio MAX)

Many providers offer elaborate objects, such as boilers, sanitary objects, lighting, furnishing and decorative elements in the format *.3ds.

Important!

Please note that this could concern objects that can only be acquired by paying a fee. Copyright aspects must always be respected.

For use as a symbol in 2D and/or 3D enter in External symbol (2D;3D):

Application	Syntax
Only 2D (in 3D the code applies in Symbol number)	name2D.3ds
2D and 3D	name2D.3ds;name3D.3ds
Only 3D (in 2D the code applies in Symbol number)	;name3D.3ds

Space requirements of the symbol in 2D representation.