Element Installation - What's New?

Service Pack 2 2022 (V. 2702)

ALUCOBOND® suspended - Base point: With projection

For ALUCOBOND® suspended panels, the new With projectionoption is available for connection to the Base point. With this option, flanges can be created at the bottom of the base point, to which side flanges and a flange to the top/bottom can be connected if required (roof box).

 

The image below shows different examples:

Design Variant - SZ20 Base point with projection

When using ALUCOBOND SZ 20 tray panels, a flange can now be attached at the bottom connection to which an S- or Z-profile or a Z-fold can be automatically riveted. The length and angle of the flange can be configured.

This use case cannot be realized directly via the Element Installation dialogue window! Instead, a new design variant, SZ20 Base point with projection is available in the Sheet Metal sub-folder of the Civil Engineering functions docking window.

 

 

(1) Element installation without flanges at the base point, (2) Call up the design variant and select the connecting edge, (3) with Z-profile (4) with Z-fold

Service Pack 1 2022 (V 2701)

ALUCOBOND® suspended Polygon (5-8)

From HiCAD 2022 SP1 onwards, suspended ALUCOBOND® panels can now also be installed on 5- to 8-cornered polygons. The new variant ALUCOBOND® suspended Polygon (5-8) is available for this purpose.

ALUCOBOND® SZ 20 Polygon (3-8)

For installing ALUCOBOND® SZ 20 tray panels on 3- to 8-cornered polygons, the new ALUCOBOND® SZ 20 Polygon (3-8) variant is available as of SP1. This means that it is now also possible to install SZ20 tray panels on equilateral triangles and on 5- to 8-cornered polygons. It is possible to configure individually how the individual edges of the installation surface are to be processed. In this way, it can be determined at which point the S and Z profiles are to be created during installing.

Example:

The installation surface consists of two hexagons. The installing is done without configuring the edges here.

In the image below, installing is done with configuring the edges:

44024 = S-profiles -44025 = Z-profiles

Extended selection options for ALUCOBOND® suspended

As of HiCAD 2022 SP1, the connection for the Base point is extended by the Window connection, Lintel option.

Number of stiffeners for ALUCOBOND® SZ 20 tray panel and ALUCOBOND® suspended

For the variants ALUCOBOND® SZ 20 tray panel (with accessories) and ALUCOBOND® suspended, the number of stiffeners can now be defined on the Extended settings tab.

Major Release 2022 (V 2700)

Licensing

From HiCAD 2022 onwards the Plot Manager is part of the HiCAD ALUCOBOND® suite premium.

Corner types for triangular SZ20 tray panels

For triangular ALUCOBOND® SZ20 tray panels you can now configure which variant of the acute corner is created. For this purpose, the new Triangular flange area is available on the Extensions for SZ-20-Standard tab

As Corner type, you have the choice between Open and Triangular flange. Open corresponds to the previous HiCAD behaviour, where the corner did not receive any further processing and remained open. Alternatively, you can select the type Triangular flange, which creates a triangular flange including rivets for fastening.

Left: Corner version "Open"; Right: Corner version "Triangular flange"

If Triangular flange was selected as the corner version, you can also define a Lengthening of triangular flange. In this case the flange will be lengthened by the value entered here.

The triangular flange from the example above, extended by 50mm

Fasteners and fixing consoles by EJOT

Fasteners and brackets from EJOT have been added to the HiCAD catalogue. The following catalogues have been added or supplemented with new parts:

ALUCOBOND® easy fiX

The new ALUCOBOND® easy fiX panels are now also available for Element Installation.

You can choose between the fastening modes 90°, 135°, Bolted to profile or Bolted to sub-structure.

Element Installation