1. Place a single BarJoist
a. Do not include detailed members
Figure 1 - BarJoist Envelope w/o Detailed Members
b. Observe that the bar joist command creates a TriForma compound cell containing a single structural member within.
Figure 2 - TFAnalyze Dialog with Compound Cell
c. The ISM export does not drill into the contents of compound cells and therefore the BarJoist envelope will NOT be exported to ISM.
i. As a test, press the “create ISM repository icon” and observe that the mapping fields are empty.
Figure 3 - DataGroup Use Mapping is Empty
2. Drop the compound cell using the “Drop TriForma Cell” command on the “Compound Cells “ task panel. For more detailed information about dropping a compound cell please see the article How To Drop A Compound Cell in AECOsim Building Designer
Figure 4 - Drop TriForma Cell Command
Figure 5 - Envelope in TFAnalyze Dialog after the compound cell has been dropped
3. Set the Material Property of the Envelope to “Steel Joist”
4. Add DataGroup Data using the “Add Instance Data Tool”
5. Create ISM repository
a. Observe the mapping fields are now populated with the single joist member.
Figure 6 - Dialog is now populated with a single mapping.
6. View the repository in the ISM viewer.
Figure 7 - Joist Envelope in ISM Repository