Exchange Beams (3-D SE)

• Exchange beams
• Handling of article masters during exchanging of semi-finished products
• Further Exchange functions

Exchange beams

Steel Engineering > Further functions > Exchange

You use this function to replace a fitted beam by any standard, prototype, series or sketch beam.

Procedure:

1. Identify the beam to be exchanged. Depending on the function selected, the same dialogue is started as for fitting standard beams, i.e. the selection window for standard beams is displayed.
2. Select the replacement beam. Select OK to exit the window.
3. The Fixed point window is displayed. This window allows you to define a new reference axis for the beam to be replaced and the reference axis of the new beam so as to be able to place the new beam exactly. To rotate the new beam during fitting, you can also define the rotation angle. Make the desired settings.
4. Choose OK to exit the window.

The beam is exchanged. All processing that you have carried out on the beam to be replaced is transferred providing it is plausible.

Example 1

I-beam replaced by T-beam
Reference point for old beam: top left, reference point for new beam: top right, rotation 180°

Example 2

Replacement of several mitre-cut I-beams by T-beams (via BOM)

Important:

Please note that the following settings in the Configuration Editor will be considered during exchanging of Steel Engineering beams:

• System settings > HELiOS > Handling of article master and
• System settings > HELiOS > Taking over of semi-finished product attributes.

Please note:

• If you exchange a part belonging to a referenced assembly that also occurs in other drawings, the visibility and dimensions will be preserved in the other drawings. (see also Exchange Part).
• The processing that you have carried out on the beam to be replaced will only be transferred if it is plausible. HiCAD automatically performs a plausibility check for this. If a processing step cannot be performed on the new beam, a corresponding message is displayed
• You can use this procedure, in particular, to replace bar elements in draft constructions by the correct beams.
• You can also replace several beams in one step. To do this, specify a relevant part list, i.e. select all beams that you want to be replaced. You can then activate the function via the context menu by right-clicking one of the beams.
• A series beam requires only a sub-part to be selected. The entire beam is replaced.
• The exchanging of beams and profiles routed along composite edges is not possible! In such cases the error message Option cannot be applied to curved beams ! will be displayed.
• Beams can also be exchanged via a double click in the feature log; here, too, the settings in the Configuration Editor for the parameters Handling of article master and Taking over of semi-finished product attributes will be considered.

Handling of article masters during exchanging of semi-finished products

The handling of manually assigned article masters during exchanging of semi-finished products can be specified in the Configuration Editor at System settings > HELiOS.

The following setting options for the parameter Handling of article master are available:

• Query
  If the semi-finished product to be exchanged has a manually assigned article master, a query will be issued:
  

If you choose Yes, the article master of the semi-finished product to be exchanged will be deleted and, if required, replaced with the article master of the semi-finished product to be exchanged. If you choose No, the article master of the semi-finished product to be exchanged will be retained unchanged. This is the default setting.

• Delete
  An article master that is manually assigned to the semi-finished product to be exchanged will be deleted without any further query and, if required, replaced with the article master of the semi-finished product to be exchanged.
• Retain unchanged
  An article master that is manually assigned to the semi-finished product to be exchanged will be retained unchanged in the exchange process. No query will be issued.

At Taking over of semi-finished product attributes you can additionally specify which semi-finished attributes will be assigned to the manually assigned article attributes. The assignment must be defined as follows:

Semi-finished product attribute;Article attribute

Each assignment must be specified in a separate row in the collection, e.g. as follows:

The String Collection Editor is initially empty by default.

Example:

Let us assume that he drawing contains a beam with manually assigned article masters, e.g.

In the I-Beams catalogue, the table I (DIN 1025-1) has been assigned to HELiOS. Semi-finished product attributes are DESIGNATION and STANDARD DESIGNATION.

Now, the beam with the manually assigned article master is to be exchanged with an I-beam according to DIN 1025-1.

Further Exchange functions 

Steel Engineering > Further functions > Exchange

Clicking opens a pull-down menu with functions enabling you to replace a fitted beam by a prototype beam, sketch beam or a series beam, a multi-part standard beam or an elongated plate. Here you will also find functions allowing you to replace beams by series beams that can be selected via the Catalogue, the Explorer, LogiKal or the article/document master.

Proceed as follows:

1. Select the required function.
2. Identify the beam to be exchanged. Depending on the function selected, the same dialogue is started as for. If you have, for instance, selected the Exchange with prototype beam function, the Prototype beams dialogue window is displayed.
3. Select the replacement beam, the series or, respectively, the sketch. If you select the Exchange with sketch beam function, you will be prompted to enter attributes like designation (article number), weight/length or material. Once you have made your entries, choose OK to exit the window.
4. The Fixed point window is displayed. This window allows you to define a new reference axis for the beam to be replaced and the reference axis of the new beam so as to be able to place the new beam exactly. To rotate the new beam during fitting, you can also define the rotation angle. Make the desired settings.
5. Choose OK to exit the window.

The beam will be exchanged. All processings that you have performed on the beam to be replaced will be applied (provided that they are plausible).

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