Configuring material series for the detailed model
A project may require the combined use of products from different material series (classic system, electrofusion system or thermofusion system; soundproofed or non-soundproofed systems, etc.) depending on the specific needs of each part of the installation.
To take this into account in the programme, you need to generate lists of specific material series to be used in the detailed model of the project by clicking on ‘General Options’ in the ‘Project’ block, within the ‘Digital Model’ tab.
General options
Clicking on this option opens a pop-up window with two tabs, ‘Pipes’ and ‘Valves’.
- In the list on the left, click on ‘Add’ to add a new series to the list. In the ‘Catalogue pipe selection’ or ‘Catalogue valve selection’ window that appears, enter the ‘Reference’ of the series and, in the case of pipes, select the ‘Type of installation’, either ‘Water drainage’, ‘Solar thermal collection’ or ‘Water supply’.
- Once the series has been created in the list on the left, the materials that comprise it must be added to the list on the right. To do this, use the tools at the top. This allows you to select a ‘Manufacturer’ and one of the available ‘Series’ and ‘Groups’. At the bottom, tick the boxes in the ‘Select’ column for the specific products you want to add to the series of materials to be used in the project. Then click on ‘Accept’. This operation can be repeated as many times as necessary until the specific series of materials to be used in the project is complete.
The series created can be ‘Imported’ and ‘Exported’ to files on disk (with the extension .bib905) using the options on the right-hand side so that they can be used in other projects.
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| The series of materials to be used on the project may be composed of materials corresponding to different manufacturer series, and even from different manufacturers. For example, when defining pipe materials for a sanitation installation, you can import products from a manufacturer's non-soundproofed series up to a certain diameter (such as 83 mm), and then incorporate products from the soundproofed series above that diameter. |
