Hej guys,
this is an old topic I brought it up again as I never find the prefect solution.....
I managered to use Shapestemplate.xls file to ceate section xml files for structrual members in AECOsim.
but the type are limited within the predefined shapes....
is there a way I can make my own?? so that I can make my onw columns and beams.
fx. shapes like this??
I have tried to use the new profile function, but it is too far away from being useful..............
thanks a lot.
Hello Yijia Yin,
I used the place profile tool to model shapes like you are showing. I created two profiles in the profile.cel library, basically I copied the Zee-Profile-01 model, renamed and edited it. I created new Catalog Items under the Profile Catalog Type with the catalog editor and pointed these new profile catalog items to use the new cell profiles I created. I also set the Family & Part to Steel::Girts.
New Cells: Zee-Girt-01, Channel-Girt-01
New Catalog Items: Zee-Girt-01, Channel-Girt-01
I can now place those with the Place Profile tool.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Paul
That leads me to ask about the particular project you are working on. For example, in some projects we can utilize a form (like a wall) to represent the type of wall material. Like a metal stud wall, we are not modelling each stud in the wall, simply defining a form to the correct thickness and reflecting the material in the name of the wall - "4" Mtl Stud" for example. The walls could have a hatch pattern assigned to the family & part for representation on the drawings to designate that type of wall.
Then we could show in certain areas of detail the actual studs in the wall. For example where we are cutting a section drawing or having a enlarged plan drawing called out or needing to coordinate with mechanical, etc.
We think about this as the "level of detail" that we model to in our models. Sometimes we have to consider the return of investment of our time spent modeling and the subsequent file sizes to a level of detail we don't see on our drawings.
If there is a need for that level of detail (each project is different) then you may consider breaking the project up into smaller areas or zones, our federated approach to managing the project files. Then utilize reference attachments of the area/zone files to a master model where we see the whole project coming together.
Thanks