Summary

• Create a Assembly Unit by importing information written in a predefined Text format.

• The text file format is CSV (Comma-Separated Values) in UTF-8 format, so you must save it in that format before importing.

How to Run

[Base Mode]

• Ribbon Menu > [Base] Tab > [Library] Group > Assembly > Text File

Explanation

• NAME: Name of Assembly Unit

• UNIT LENGTH: Unit length of Assembly Unit

• DIRECTION: Direction of Default Constraint Path

  • blank condition

    • Assembly unit is always blank

• ALIGN TYPE : Set the Global-Z Axis Orientation of the Assembly Unit space

  • value (default : auto)

    • tangential

    • parallel

    • auto

• NAME : Name of Constraint Plane

• LOCATION : Location of the Constraint Plane (Distance from Default Constraint Path start point)

• MEASURE : Calculating method of position of Constraint Plane

  • value

    • by distance

    • by ratio

• ALIGN ORIGIN: Base Points for Calculating Constraint Plane Positions

  • value

    • start

    • end

    • user

  • blank condition

    • MEASURE = “by ratio”

• RATIO: Position of the reference point (Ratio)

  • blank condition

    • MEASURE = “by ratio”

    • ALIGN ORIGIN = “start” or “end”

• SKEW: Skew Option when assigning to layout

  • value

    • 0

      • Non-Skew

    • 1

      • Applied Skew

• REFERENCE POINT: Reference point for Skew value (relative to the assigned Segment)

  • value

    • start

    • end

  • blank condition

    • SKEW = “0”

• ROTATION ANGLE : Applied method of Skew

  • value (default : angle)

    • angle

      • Rotates the reference point by its skew value

    • parallel

      • Rotates in a direction parallel to the Plane of the reference point.

  • blank condition

    • SKEW = “0”

• NAME: Name of Main Constraint Path

• PLANE(START), PLANE(END): Name of the constraint plane to which the start and end points of the Main Constraint Path are constrained.

  • value

    • default(start)

      • Start point Constraint Plane of Default Constraint Path

    • default(end)

      • End point Constraint Plane of Default Constraint Path

    • *CONSTRAINT_PLANE > NAME

• VARIABLE PATH: Options for applying offset values to the start and end points of the Main Constraint Pathvalue

  •  

    • 0

      • Apply the same Offset value to the start and end points

    • 1

      • Apply different Offset values to start and end points

• OFFSET-Y(START), OFFSET-Z(START): Offset values in the Y- and Z-axis directions from the start point

• OFFSET-Y(END), OFFSET-Z(END): Offset values in the Y- and Z-axis directions from the end point

  • blank condition

    • VARIABLE PATH = “0”

• VARIATION TYPE(Y-AXIS), VARIATION TYPE(Z-AXIS): Types of changes in curves by Y- and Z-axis direction

  • value

    • linear

    • parabolic

    • cubic

    • polynomial

    • arc

• ORDER(Y-AXIS), ORDER(Z-AXIS): Degree of curve by Y- and Z-axis direction

  • blank condition

    • VARIATION TYPE ≠ “polynomial”

• RADIUS(Y-AXIS), RADIUS(Z-AXIS): Radius of curve (Arc) by Y- and Z-axis direction

  • blank condition

    • VARIATION TYPE ≠ “arc”

• CONVEXITY(Y-AXIS), CONVEXITY(Z-AXIS): Shape of curves by Y- and Z-axis direction

  • value

    • 0

      • Concave curve

    • 1

      • Convex curve

  • blank condition

    • VARIATION TYPE = “linear”

• REFERENCE POINT: Reference point for Horizontal Distance to apply Super Elevation (coordinates in Global-Y direction)

• CALCULATION POINT: Calculation point for Horizontal Distance for applying Super Elevation (Offset distance from Path)

• NAME: Name of Rigid Constraint Path

• PATH: Name of the constraint path that the rigid constraint path is constrained.

  • value

    • default

    • *MAIN_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

• REFERENCE LOCATION TYPE: Types of Reference Locations for Calculating Rigid Constraint Paths

  • value

    • by point

    • by plane

• REFERENCE POINT: Name of the Constraint Point corresponding to the reference position

  • value

    • *CONSTRAINT_POINT > NAME

  • blank condition

    • REFERENCE LOCATION TYPE = “by plane”

• REFERENCE PLANE: Name of the Constraint Plane corresponding to the reference position

  • value

    • default(start)

      • Start point Constraint Plane of Default Constraint Path

    • default(end)

      • End point Constraint Plane of Default Constraint Path

    • *CONSTRAINT_PLANE > NAME

  • blank condition

    • REFERENCE LOCATION TYPE = “by point”

• DISTANCE TARGET: Coincident Point to apply the distance from the reference location.

  • value

    • start

    • end

• DISTANCE FROM REFERENCE: The distance from the reference location to the Coincident Point.

• LENGTH: The length between the Start Coincident Point and the End Coincident Point.

• EXTRA LENGTH(START), EXTRA LENGTH(END): The additional length from the Coincident Point.

• DIFFERENT OFFSET: Option to apply Offset values for the start and end points of the Rigid Constraint Path.

  • value

    • 0

      • Apply the same Offset value to the start and end points

    • 1

      • Apply different Offset values to start and end points

• OFFSET-Y(START), OFFSET-Z(START): Offset values in the Local Y-axis direction and Global Z-axis direction of the Rigid Constraint Path for the start point.

• OFFSET-Y(END), OFFSET-Z(END): Offset values in the Local Y-axis direction and Global Z-axis direction of the Rigid Constraint Path for the end point.

  • blank condition

    • DIFFERENT OFFSET = “0”

• NAME : Name of Sub Constraint Path

• POINT(START), POINT(END) : Name of the Constraint Point to which the start and end points of the Sub Constraint Path are constrained.

  • value

    • *CONSTRAINT_POINT > NAME

• HORIZONTAL(START), VERTICAL(START) : Options for calculating coordinates at the point of the Sub Constraint Path.

  • value

    • 0

      • Applies the coordinate system of the Segment start point to which the Assembly unit is assigned.

    • 1

      • Applies the Path coordinate system of the location where the constraint point is placed.

• HORIZONTAL(END), VERTICAL(END) : Options for calculating the coordinates of the Sub Constraint Path endpoints.

  • value

    • 0

    • 1

• GEOMETRY TYPE : Geometry type of Sub Constraint Path

  • value

    • line

    • arc

• X(START), Y(START), Z(START) : Coordinates of the Sub Constraint Path start point.

• X(END), Y(END), Z(END) : Coordinates of the Sub Constraint Path end point.

• X(OTHER), Y(OTHER), Z(OTHER) : Coordinates of the point inside the Sub Constraint Path.

  • blank condition

    • GEOMETRY TYPE = “line”

• NAME: Name of Constraint Point

• PATH TYPE: The type of Constraint Path that the Constraint Point is constrained.

  • value

    • main

    • rigid

• PATH: Name of the Constraint Path to which the Constraint Point is constrained.

  • value

    • If PATH TYPE is "main"

      • default

      • *MAIN_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

    • If PATH TYPE is "rigid"

      • *RIGID_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

• LOCATION: Location of the Constraint Point (distance from the Constraint Path point).

• MEASURE: Calculating method of position of Constraint Point.

  • value

    • by distance

    • by ratio

• ALIGN ORIGIN: The base point for calculating the position of the Constraint Point.

  • value

    • start

    • end

    • user

  • blank condition

    • MEASURE = “by ratio”

• RATIO: Position of the reference point (Ratio).

  • blank condition

    • MEASURE = “by ratio”

    • ALIGN ORIGIN = “start” or “end”

• NAME, PATH TYPE, PATH

  • See *CONSTRAINT_POINT

• MINIMUM CLEARANCE(START), MINIMUM CLEARANCE(END): Clearance lengths for the Constraint Path start and end points to adjust the Array segments.

• ARRAY TYPE: Arrangement Method for Constraint Array Point.

  • value

    • pattern spacing

    • uniform division

    • uniform max.spacing

    • uniform min.spacing

    • user defined

    • by segment

    • by layout

• DIRECTION: Array direction of the Constraint Point.

  • value

    • positive

    • negative

• SPACING / DIVISION: The array spacing, or number, of constraint points.

• LIBRARY NAME: The name of the Library to import.

  • The name of the Library to import that exists in the same folder as the csv.

• TYPE: Type of Library

  • value

    • curve

      • curve library

    • point

      • Point library

• RENAME LIBRARY: The name of the change after applying the parameter.

  • Note!

    • Do not apply the same name as LIBRARY NAME.

• PARAMETER : Name of the Parameter Set to apply to the assigned library

  • value

    • *BASE_PARAMETER_FOR_LIBRARY의 Parameter Set Name

  • Note!

    • If there is no value, apply the Default Assigned Parameter.

• PARAMETER NAME : Name of the parameter

  • Enter the same name as the Parameter Name defined in Base Parameter for the Library to import.

• VALUE : The value of the variable in Parameter.

  • Value has the following units.

    • LENGTH : m

    • ANGLE : deg

    • COORDINATE : m

• NAME: Name of the Point Library to assign.

  • value

    • Point Library registered in Base mode

• POINT: Name of the Constraint (Array) Point to which the origin of the Point Library is constrained.

  • value

    • *CONSTRAINT_POINT > NAME

    • *CONSTRAINT_ARRAY_POINT > NAME

• HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL: Options for calculating the coordinates of the Point Library origin.

  • value

    • 0

      • Applies the coordinate system of the Segment start point to which the Assembly unit is assigned.

    • 1

      • Applies the Path coordinate system of the location where the constraint point is placed.

• X, Y, Z: The X, Y, and Z coordinates of the Point Library ori

• VXX, VXY, VXZ: A vector value in the X-axis direction from the Point Library.

• VYX, VYY, VYZ: A vector value in the Y-axis direction from the Point Library.

• PARAMETER : Name of the Parameter Set to apply to the assigned library

  • value

    • *ASSIGNED_PARAMETER의 Parameter Set Name

  • Note!

    • If there is no value, apply the Default Assigned Parameter.

• NAME: Name of the Curve Library to assign.

  • value

    • Curve Library registered in Base mode.

• PATH: Name of the Constraint Path to which the Curve Library is constrained.

  • value

    • default

    • *MAIN_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

    • *RIGID_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

    • *SUB_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

• DIRECTION: Assignment direction in the Curve Library.

  • value

    • from start

    • from end

• OFFSET-Y, OFFSET-Z: The offset distance in the Local Y and Local Z axis directions from the Constraint Path.

  • blank condition

    • PATH ≠ default

• ROTATION TYPE: The type of additional rotation to apply.

  • value

    • all

      • Rotate both the offset direction and geometry.

    • offset

      • Rotate offset direction only.

    • object

      • Rotate geometry only.

• ANGLE : Rotation angle

• SECTION VARIATION : The type of cross-sectional change for Path Linked Entities in the Curve Library based on Super Elevation.

  • value (default : rigid)

    • rigid

      • The geometry of the user section does not change.

    • deformed

      • The geometry of the user section has changed

• RIGID TYPE : Rotation of a fixed cross-sectional shape by Super Elevation.

  • value (default : level)

    • level

      • Section does not rotate with Super Elevation

    • rotation

      • Section rotates based on Super Elevation

  • blank condition

    • SECTION VARIATION = "deformed"

• REFERENCE POINT : Number of reference points to apply when changing the cross-sectional shape based on Super Elevation.

  • value (default : 1)

    • 1

    • 2

  • blank condition

    • SECTION VARIATION = "rigid"

• REFERENCE POINT-1 : Location of the first reference point (offset distance from the path to which the Curve Library is assigned).

  • blank condition

    • SECTION VARIATION = "rigid"

• REFERENCE POINT-2 : Location of the second reference point (offset distance from the Path to which the Curve Library is assigned).

  • blank condition

    • SECTION VARIATION = “rigid"

    • REFERENCE POINT = "1"

• PARAMETER : Name of the Parameter Set to apply to the assigned library.value

  •  

    • Parameter Set Name of *ASSIGNED_PARAMETER

  • Note!

    • If there is no value, apply the Default Assigned Parameter.

• NAME : Name of Tendon Group

• START POINT : The starting location of the path.

  • value

    • start

    • end

• X-DIRECTION(VX), X-DIRECTION(VY), X-DIRECTION(VZ) : Vector value in the X axis direction of the cross section.

• OFFSET(HORIZONTAL), OFFSET(VERTICAL) : Horizontal and vertical offset distance of reference points

• ALIGN TYPE : Direction to track the location of the Tendon Profile Point from the Tendon Path.

  • value

    • tangential

    • parallel

• GROUP: Name of the Tendon Group

  • value

    • *TENDON_GROUP > NAME

• PATH-#: Name of the Constraint Path to which the Tendon Group is constrained.value

  •  

    • default

    • *MAIN_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

    • *RIGID_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

    • *SUB_CONSTRAINT_PATH > NAME

• NAME: Name of Tendon Anchorage

• USE DB: Applicability of DB

  • value

    • 0

      • Not applying DB.

    • 1

      • Applied DB

• MANUFACTURER: Manufacturer's Name

  • value

    • List of folders in the path below

      • CIM installation folder\Tendon Anchorage\

  • blank condition

    • USE DB = “0”

• ANCHORAGE TYPE: Types of Tendon Anchorage

  • value

    • dead end

    • flat

    • plate

• DB LIST: Name of DB

  • value

    • ex. if "MANUFACTURER = Dywidag", "ANCHORAGE TYPE = dead end"

      • “CIM installation folder\Tendon Anchorage\Dywidag” The value in the first column from the "dead end.anc" file in the folder.

  • blank condition

    • USE DB = “0”

• NAME: Name of Tendon

• GROUP: Name of Tendon Group

  • value

    • *TENDON_GROUP > NAME

• TENDON TYPE: Types of Tendons

  • value

    • longitudinal

    • transverse

• TENDON DIRECTION: Tendon Creation Direction

  • value

    • horizontal

    • vertical

  • blank condition

    • TENDON TYPE = “longitudinal”

• LINE TYPE: Curve Types for Tendons

  • value

    • spline

    • round

    • polygonal

• ARRAY VALUE: Array Spacing for Transverse Tendons

  • blank condition

    • TENDON TYPE = “longitudinal”

• ARRAY NUMBER: Number of arrays of Transverse Tendons

  • blank condition

    • TENDON TYPE = “longitudinal”

• TENDON AREA: Tendon's Area

• DUCT: DUCT application options

  • value

    • 0

      • Not applying Duct

    • 1

      • Duct applied

• DUCT TYPE: Types of DUCTs

  • value

    • round

    • flat

  • blank condition

    • DUCT = “0”

• DUCT DIM. 1: The first dimension of the DUCT.

  • blank condition

    • DUCT = “0”

• DUCT DIM. 2: The second dimension of the DUCT.

  • blank condition

    • DUCT = “0”

    • DUCT TYPE = “round”

• ANCHORAGE(START), ANCHORAGE(END): Name of the Anchorage that is created at each end of the Tendon.

  • value

    • *TENDON_ANCHORAGE > NAME

  • If no value: Import as "None".

• NAME: Name of Tendon

  • value

    • *TENDON_PROPERTY > NAME

• STATION: The distance from the start of the path to the coordinate point.

• SPAN STATION: Position of coordinate points in the Span (Ratio)

• OFFSET(HORIZ.), OFFSET(VERT.): The distance of a coordinate point in the horizontal and vertical directions from the Reference Point.

• STRAIGHT(START), STRAIGHT(END): Straight line length from start, end from coordinate points

• RADIUS(HORIZONTAL), RADIUS(VERTICAL): Horizontal and vertical radius from coordinate point

• TYPE : Types of Parameters

  • value

    • length

    • angle

    • coordinate

• PARAMETER NAME : Name of Parameter

• VARIABLE NAME : Variable Name for Parameter

• LENGTH : Length value of the parameter

  • blank condition

    • TYPE ≠ “length”

• ANGLE : Angle value of the parameter

  • blank condition

    • TYPE ≠ “angle”

• COORDINATE : Coordinate value of the parameter

  • blank condition

    • TYPE ≠ “coordinate”

• PARAMETER NUMBER : Parameter's number

  • Note!

    • The first Parameter is numbered "1".

• FUNCTIONAL : Automatic calculation of Parameter values via Equation.

  • value

    • 0

      • Entered a parameter value directly

    • 1

      • Auto-calculate Parameter values via Equation

• EQUATION : Automatic formulas for parameter values

  • blank condition

    • FUNCTIONAL = "0"

• LENGTH : Length value of the parameter

  • blank condition

    • FUNCTIONAL = "1"

    • Parameter type of that number ≠ "length"

• ANGLE : Angle value of the parameter

  • blank condition

    • FUNCTIONAL = "1"

    • Parameter type of that number ≠ "angle"

• COORDINATE : Coordinate value of the parameter

  • blank condition

    • FUNCTIONAL = "1"

    • Parameter type of that number ≠ "coordinate"

Reference Materials

• Unzip the file to a folder and run Text format.