Use Cast-in Material Template

Last modified by Linus Karlsson on 2024/02/21 19:07

A Cast-in Material Template is used for applying several Cast-in Materials to one or more walls at the same time. Each configuration has it own rules of how it should be placed according to the edge/endcap.

In this example, we will create a vertical connection between the solid walls. 

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Figure 1. Vertical connection for the solid walls.

Go to IMPACT - Elements - CIM Templates to start the command.

Create a new definition with the name 'WP20-VERTICAL' and the description 'Insert in top, plastic tube in bottom'.

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Figure 2. Create a new configuration.

The first step is configuring the Cast-in Material according to the edge/endcap. Click on 'New' (1).

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Figure 3. Create a new Cast-in Material configuration.

Select element type 'Wall' (2), endcap 'VD20-001' (3) at the top of the dialog. This is the bottom endcap of the element, which is going to host the plastic tube. Configure the Cast-in Material according to Figure 4 below. Don't worry about that the tube is inside the wall. It will extend when placed in the model. 

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Figure 4. Configuration for VD20-809.

Repeat the steps above for the top endcap 'VD20-000'.

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Figure 5. Configuration for VD20-000.

Now, the Cast-in Materials are configured so that they will be placed when the selected endcaps are used in a wall. We need to finish the template by deciding how the Cast-in Materials should be inserted in the length/height direction of the wall. 

The tabs 'Placing Top/Bottom/Left/Right' are used for configuring this. Click on the 'Placing Top' tab. 

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Figure 6. Placing in the length/height direction.

There are two options for the placement. 

  1. Specify a distance from the sides, and then a spacing. 
  2. The Cast-in Materials will be placed in a specific position depending on the element length.

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Figure 7. Setup for placing in the length/height direction. 

We are going to use setup 2 for both the top and bottom. 

Since this is a vertical connection, we don't need to configure any placement for the left and right sides of the wall. But since the endcaps used for the top and bottom are very basic, they could be used for the other sides as well. To be sure that we don't get the Cast-in Materials on the sides of the wall, we will just put '0' on the values for placing left and right. 

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Figure 8. Deactivate the left and right sides.

The CIM Template is now ready to be used. 

Go to IMPACT - Elements - Apply CIM Templates to start the command.

Select all solid walls in the model and end with 'Finish'.

Apply the template 'WP20-VERTICAL' that we just created. 

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Figure 9. Cast-in Materials added to the solid walls. 

On the next page, we are going to look at another way to add Cast-in Materials to elements.

Next: Smart CIM command

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