Create new product– Plenum

Example

Suppose you want to use a special object of this category in the model, but it is not available in the product database. In this case, you can create a new product and assign the desired properties.

Workflow

In the starting situation the object dialog is opened.

  1. Click ... . The product database appears.
  2. Switch to the filter to which a new product should be created.
  3. Select a suitable product Closedas a template. A product is suitable as a template if it matches in as many properties with the new product.
  4. Click . The context menu appears.
  5. Select: Duplicate
    The copy template is duplicated. The product number is generated automatically and the product description begins with the word Copy. You can edit the copy and customize the product properties.
  1. Select the copy by clicking . The context menu appears.
  2. Select: Change
    The dialog appears: Change Product
  3. Edit the data fields of the new product and click OK. The dialog is closed. You return to the main dialog of the product database. You can use the product in the current project.

Data fields of the product database

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.

Length

Width

Height

Dimensions for the beginning of a ventilation duct on the object. The ventilation duct adopts these dimensions.

The Duct height parameter determines the geometric shape of the ventilation duct.

Duct height Effect
= 0 The ventilation duct is round. The Duct width value corresponds to the diameter.
> 0 The ventilation duct is rectangular.

Material (do not change!)

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.

GTIN / EAN (not used)

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.

  1. Close all dialogs.
  2. Select: Format Project's Pen, Layer, Font Setups
    The dialog appears: Project Properties.
  3. Activate: Pen
  4. Click Configure....
    The dialog appears: Pen table.
  5. Search for the appropriate pen.
  6. 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.

  1. Close all dialogs.
  2. Select: Format Layers...
    The dialog appears: .
  3. Deactivate: List only those in use
    The list shows all available layers regardless of whether they were used in the model or not.
  4. 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

IFC Class Name Effect
empty The object contains a default code that is defined by the DDScad object class.
Faulty syntax
Correct syntax The object is exported with the entered code.

Search code (do not change!)

Settings for the mounting height which DDScad provides as selections when the product is called.

Syntax Description

empty

The default settings apply for objects of this type.
<Reference>;<Distance>;</ Lock Height:>

Specific settings for this product.

Selection of a reference line in the building to define the mounting height.

Code Reference
0 Ceiling (FCL)
1 Suspended Ceiling (SCL)
8 Finished Floor (FFL)
2 Slab (SSL)

3

Free

4...7

User 1 - …User 4 -

Code Reference
0 No distance to the selected <Reference>
Value>0 Distance to selected <Reference> in the direction into the room (e.g. below the ceiling, above the floor)
Value<0 Distance to selected <Reference> in the direction towards the outside of the room (e.g. above the ceiling, below the floor)

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

Code Lock Height: Effect
0

DDScad checks changes in the height ratio between the object and the selected reference using the function Check and Verify Models.ClosedWorkflow
1

DDScad calculates a new value for Distance. The object ignores the change of the building model.

External symbol (2D;3D) (do not change!)

Dongle code (not used)

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.

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

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

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.
Setting Effect
10 Supply air
11 Extract air
13 Intake
14 Exhaust

Connection (do not change!)

Resistance coefficient of the object.

Exit direction (do not change!)

Distance to exit (do not change!)

Distance between connection point and bottom of plenum box.

Nominal size for connecting the air terminals.

Exit height (do not change!)