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BimAttachComposition

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Attaches a BIM composition to solids.

 

Accessing the Command

Commandline: BIMATTACHCOMPOSITION

Quad: Bim | Attach Composition

Ribbon:

  • Home | Classify | Attach Compostition
  • Data | Attach | Attach Compostition

 

: BimAttachComposition

Prompts you in the command bar:

Enter composition name or [Dialog/Entity] <Dialog>: (Press Enter or select an option.)

The Compostions dialog box displays.

Select a composition in the In Project or the In Library list:

Double click the composition or click the Select button on the Compostions dialog box.

Select entities to attach composition: (Select solids.)
Entities in set: 3
Select entities to attach composition: (Select more solids or press Enter.)

 If a single ply composition with a variable thickness is selected then the selected composition is attached to the selected solid(s),

else the reference face* of the selected solids highlights.

A darker volume indicates the volume and position of the solid after attaching the composition.

Press Enter to accept the current reference face(s) and attach the multiply composition or choose a reference option.

* Reference face: defines the position of the exterior ply of multiply compositions.

Command Options

Option

Description

Dialog

Opens the Compositions dialog box.

Option:

Click the type list button to select a composition type:

  • All : Lists all compositions
  • Wall : Lists compositions of the type Wall only.
  • Slab : Lists compositions of the type Slab only.
  • Roof : Lists compositions of the type Roof only.
  • Generic : List compositins of the type Generic only.

The composition type is defined by the Type property of the composition. Although compositions are grouped into Wall , Slab , Roof and Generic compositions, any type of composition can be attached to any dwg entity, including 2D entities.

Do one of the following:

  • Double click a composition.
  • Select a composition, then click the Select button.

Entity

Applies the composition of an existing solid.

Prompts you:
Select other entity to get composition - (select to copy the composition from.).

Select entities to attach composition - (Select a solid.)
Entities in set: 1
Select entities to attach composition:
Select entities to attach composition - (Select more solids or press Enter.)

Choose reference face [Accept] - (Press Enter to accept the current reference face or choose a reference option.)

Allows to control the reference face when attaching a multiply composition or a single ply composition with a fixed thickness.

  • Click the widget to flip the reference face to the opposite face of the solid.
  • Move the cursor over the widget then then choose an option in the menu.

    • Flip composition: reverses the order of the plies of a multiply composition.
    • Redefine reference face: 
      Prompts you:
      Select reference face - select a face of the solid.
      Select opposing face - selecct the opposite face.
      Choose reference face [Accept] - press Enter to accept the reference face.
    • Align by reference face: keeps the position of the reference face.
    • Align by center: keeps the position of the center line of the solid.
      Click the Flip composition option to reverse the ply order of asymmetric mutliply compositions.
         

Compositions panel

Drag a composition from the Compositions panel onto a selection of solids.

 

Procedures

Creating a new composition

Editing a composition 

Modifying the thickness of a ply 

Copying compositions 

Deleting compositions 

 

Related Commands

Bimflip - Flips the starting face from which the layers of a composition are set out.

BimProjectInfo - Opens the BIM Project Info dialog box.

BimUpdateThickness - Re-applies the overall thickness of a composition to the solid.

BimSetReferenceFace - Defines a reference and an opposing face to control the ply layout of a composition.

BLCompositions - Opens the compositions library in the current project and the referenced library.

BLMaterials - Opens the physical materials library in the current project and the referenced library.

BimClassify - Classifies an entity as a Building Element and get a name and an internal GUID (= globally unique identifier).

LevelOfDetail - Changes the visibility of a solid's the composition in your model. 

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