Defining the project characteristics
In the "Floor plan" tab, in the "Project" group of the main toolbar, the following project data can be defined:
Catalogues
Open BIM Cable Routing allows users to select catalogues of trays, conduits, tubes and cables from leading manufacturers.
The available options include "Download", "Update" or "Delete" for each manufacturer's catalogue. Users can also log in to the Open BIM Database to download other catalogues available on the Open BIM Database platform.
BIM model
This allows users to consult and modify the data of the elements entered in the model through a series of tables that contain the following information:
- Trays: model, description, Xo, Yo, Zo, Xf, Yf, Zf, angle.
- Flat corners: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- T branches: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- Horizontal supports: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- Vertical supports: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- 'L' supports: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- Connections between spans: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz, angle obtained due to bending of the element.
- Base connections: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz, angle obtained due to bending of the element.
- Vertical hinges: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz, angle obtained due to bending of the element.
- Elevation changes, descending: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz, angle obtained due to bending of the element.
- Elevation changes, ascending: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz, angle obtained due to bending of the element.
- Horizontal hinges: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz, angle obtained due to bending of the element.
- Corner connections: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- Flat angles: model, description, Xo, Yo, Zo, Xf, Yf, Zf, angle.
- External angles: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- Internal angles: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- Mechanism adaptors: model, description, X, Y, Z, Ux, Uy, Uz, Vx, Vy, Vz.
- Tubes: model, description.
Types of cable
Open BIM Cable Routing allows users to import predefined cable types from the "Generic" option, as well as to create new user-defined cable types.
The information collected for each type of cable is the reference, diameter and weight.
