Horizontal Structure Libraries and Types Dialog Box

Edit the floor and ceiling library in the dialog box. You can only edit customer-specific libraries in the custom/complibs/lbs folder. You can create a new library, edit the default properties of structures, add, and delete structures.

Structure libraries and types

You may have several libraries available. The structures are grouped by selection groups in the libraries. If you wish to edit an existing library, select the library and selection group from the list in the top left-hand corner of the dialog box. You can search for a library by activating the list box and pressing Ctrl+F. Enter the desired character string in the text field. If you wish to collapse or expand all libraries, right-click to open the context-sensitive menu and select Expand all or Collapse all.

You can also create a new, customer-specific library.

Create a New Library

Edit the Description of a Library

Select Available Libraries

Priority of Libraries in the Library List

Delete a Library

Thumbnail images of the structures are displayed below the list box.

Floor or ceiling

If you wish to edit the layers and parameters of an existing structure, select the thumbnail image of the structure in the bottom left corner of the dialog box. You can search for a floor or ceiling by activating the list box and pressing Ctrl+F. Enter the desired character string in the text field.

The layers of the selected structure, and their parameters, are displayed in the center of the dialog box.

You can only edit the floors and ceilings in the customer-specific library in the custom/complibs/lbs folder. If the structure belongs to the system library, the following text is displayed at the bottom of the dialog box: "Please notice that this is a system horizontal structure library and cannot be edited."

If you have created a new library, add the first floor or ceiling to the library by copying a structure from an existing library. You can copy a structure from any library, including the system library. You can then add, copy or move other floor or ceilings to the library.

Copy a Component From One Library to Another

Create a New Component to a Library

Move a Component From One Library to Another

Select the Available Structures

Default Structure When Adding a Floor or Ceiling

Edit the Library Data of a Component

Delete a Component From a Library

Representation of Thumbnail Images

Parameters of a floor or ceiling

Floor or ceiling parameters are available for selection when you have made a thumbnail image active by clicking, and no layer is selected in the Layers table or the preview image. If necessary, deselect a layer by clicking an empty space in the Layers table.

Currently, you can select the U-value parameter for a floor or ceiling. The U-value is used in the energy calculations.

Indicative U values have been determined for the building components in the structure libraries included in the basic software delivery. If you edit the number, thickness or materials of layers, the U value is not updated automatically. If necessary, recalculate the U value and update the new value to the properties.

If the parameter is not displayed in the dialog box, you can display it as follows:

Open the context-sensitive menu in the parameter table.
Select Show all parameters.

Layers

Select a type, material, thickness, and bottom and top height for each layer of the floor or ceiling. You can add and delete layers.

Type - Select the type from the list. In addition to the main type, you can define a specifier for some layers, which limits the alternatives displayed on the Material list. For example, main type "Frame", specified "Framing".
Material - Select the material from the list. The list will only contain the alternatives that are possible for the chosen type. The alternatives are defined in the layer library.
Thickness - The value is updated automatically according to the selected material. If necessary, you can also enter the desired value in the field.

A floor or ceiling must always have a frame layer.

Add a Layer

Delete a Layer

Edit the Floor and Roof Layer Library

Select a Framing Tool

Layer Parameters

Layer parameters are available for selection, when you have selected a layer in the Layers table or in the preview image.

Select a Floor or Ceiling Layer

You can display all parameters as follows:

Open the context-sensitive menu in the parameter table.
Select Show all parameters.

Layer Parameters of a Floor or Ceiling

Preview

The model and cross-section of the structure is displayed in the preview windows.