Insert object

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Function

Operations

Insert object

Create new product

Example

Suppose you want to select an object of that category and insert it into the model.

Configure object

Select product

The product defines the appearance and behavior of the object. Select the appropriate product in the product database. You may need to search for it or create a new product.

You have found the appropriate product

Select the desired entry by double clicking . The product database is closed. The object dialog opens.

The product is difficult to find

Suppose the product database contains a wide selection and the product is hard to find. In this case, various functions can assist you in your search. More

The product database is organized as a tree structure and equipped with search fields . You can also broaden or limit your search .

Extend and limit search

You can expand or limit the effect of the search fields as is required.

Show only used products

Setting	Effect
	The product database limits the display to products that are used in the current project.
	The product database expands the display to all available products.

Flat mode

Setting	Effect
	The effect of the search fields applies to all branches of the tree structure.
	The effect of the search fields is valid only for the active branch of the tree structure.

No appropriate product exists

Create a new product.

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Check additional settings

Check the settings.

Reference

The default setting is Free. The insertion point is defined for most objects in this group so that at mounting height=0 it is placed at its typical standard height.Exceptions are outlet fittings according to ISO 14617.

Setting	Effect
Ceiling (FCL)		The value at Distance refers to the height of the ceiling (at room height).
Suspended Ceiling (SCL)		The value at Distance refers to the height of the suspended ceiling.
Finished Floor (FFL)		The value at Distance refers to the upper edge of the finished floor level.
Slab (SSL)		The value at Distance refers to the upper edge of the unfinished floor level.
Free		The mounting height is independent of the building model. The value in Distance refers to the height Z=0 in the absolute coordinate system.
User 1 - …User 4 -		The entries User 1 - to User 4 - contain variable standard heights. You can select and modify a standard height (e.g. User 3 - 0.850). To do so, Product is activated for input. The entered value is stored for this entry as new standard height and can also be selected for other objects. This change has no effect on the mounting height of already inserted objects, these are automatically assigned the setting Free.

Lock Height

Setting for the behaviour of the object in the event that the height of the selected reference in the building model changes. Example

Setting	Effect
	DDScad calculates a new value for Distance. The object ignores the change of the building model.
	DDScad checks changes in the height ratio between the object and the selected reference using the function Check and Verify Models.Workflow Close all dialogs. Select: Tools Analyze Model Check and Verify Models The dialog appears. Activate the tab: Check Model Activate: changed reference for mounting height Click OK. The test starts. DDScad will report all cases that meet the criteria.

Confirm the settings with OK. The cursor takes the symbol of the object to its insertion point.

Insert object(s)

You have many options to insert an object. Select the operation depending on the situation.

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	Installation above the selected reference.
	Installation below the selected reference.