IMPACT Precast 11.2 Migration Guide

Contents

1 Installation ........................................................................................................................ 2

1.1 Server installation ...................................................................................................... 2

1.2 New version of the ELiPLAN sync .............................................................................. 2

1.2.1 Installation & Configuration .............................................................................. 3

2 Configuration in AutoCAD 2012 on client machines ......................................................... 8

2.1 Group display mode .................................................................................................. 8

2.2 Show rollover tooltip ................................................................................................. 9

2.3 Settings if you present your shop drawings in layouts ............................................ 10

3 After upgrade and before use ......................................................................................... 11

3.1 Barmark definitions ................................................................................................. 12

3.2 Reinforcement bending schedule ........................................................................... 14

3.3 Reinforcement view beam ...................................................................................... 17

3.4 Reinforcement templates beams ............................................................................ 19

3.5 Sloped user defined beam sections......................................................................... 22

3.6 Reinforcement view column ................................................................................... 24

3.7 Reinforcement templates columns ......................................................................... 26

3.8 Side indication on shop drawing ............................................................................. 28

3.9 Material name and description to specification ..................................................... 29

3.10 ELiPLAN export settings ........................................................................................... 29

3.11 Double Dimensions for walls ................................................................................... 36

Peter Karlsson

Structural Design Software in Europe AB

2011-12-05

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1 Installation

1.1 Server installation No server installation needed for IMPACT Precast 11.2 it runs on IMPACT Precast 11.0

Server.

1.2 New version of the ELiPLAN sync From version 10.1 it is possible to install and set up synchronization between the IMPACT

and the ELIPLAN databases. All projects with State ‘IN PROGRESS’ and ELIPLAN Sync ‘Yes’ will

then be synchronized.

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IMPACT users will always have updated:

Production Date

Delivery Date

Status

Information transferred to ELiPLAN is:

Ready for Production Date

Planned Drawing Date(Drawing End Date in ELiPLAN)

Planned Storage Date/Planned Delivery Date (Delivery Start Date in ELiPLAN)

Depends on the setting in the ELiPLAN tab in project properties.

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Erection Sequence

1.2.1 Installation & Configuration

Contact the IMPACT Precast support to get the link to the installation file.

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The following files shall be stored in the C:\[database]\Impact\Sync folder on the same

server as the database.

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export_status.exe

export_status.txt

import_status.exe

import_status.txt

StruSoft.IMPACT.DB.110.dll

StruSoft.IMPACT.DB.dll

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Edit export_status.txt

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Edit import_status.txt

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The folder \\STR50\spab\impact_eliplan should be accessible for both IMPACT and ELiPLAN

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Set up Windows Task Scheduler to do following tasks

Name Account Trigger Action

IMPACT to pcs-file Ingres Daily at 24:00:00 every day export_status.exe

pcs-file to ELiPLAN Daily at 01:00:00 every day import\run.bat

ELiPLAN to sql-file Daily at 02:00:00 every day export\run.bat

sql-file ti IMPACT Ingres Daily at 03:00:00 every day import_status.exe

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The programs (export_status.exe and import_status.exe ) will use ODBC System DSN

‘IMPACT_Server’ on the server.

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2 Configuration in AutoCAD 2012 on client machines There are some things in AutoCAD default settings in AutoCAD 2012 that needs to be

changed to get some features in IMPACT Precast to work correctly.

To access this setting type options in AutoCAD’s command. After changes have been made

you need to shut down your AutoCAD then the changes will be saved.

2.1 Group display mode

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This setting in AutoCAD that is default checked will give problems when moving element

mark text separately from the element mark. It will also give troubles on elevations when

moving components using grip points.

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Uncheck the setting Show single grip on groups.

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2.2 Show rollover tooltip If this setting is checked the tooltip in IMPACT Precast will not work.

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2.3 Settings if you present your shop drawings in layouts If this setting is one AutoCAD will add default viewport to each layout.

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This setting will make the update of the layouts to work correct.

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3 After upgrade and before use In IMPACT Precast 11.2 some changes have been done. Some of the changes require

changes to the existing settings and components. There are also new possibilities that can be

used or not (that is described in the recommended part).

All the following steps shall be run from an upgraded client.

Recommended:

To get all the advantages of the new version it’s recommended to do the following:

Barmark definitions

Reinforcement bending schedule

Reinforcement view beams

Reinforcement templates beams

Sloped user defined beam sections

Reinforcement view column

Reinforcement templates columns

Side indication on shop drawing

Material name and description to specification

ELiPLAN export settings

Double dimensions for walls

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3.1 Barmark definitions In previous versions, Barmarks where stored in each drawing and distributed to other

drawings in a project by using an IMPACT Reinforcement specific project database. Now

there’s a possibility to store Barmarks in the same database as all the other components or

definitions used by IMPACT Precast.

Just as other definitions, Barmarks can be stored on company, factory and project levels and

subsequently a project specific Barmark will override a factory or company specific Barmark

with the same name etc.

To prevent problems in ongoing projects the use of Precast Barmarks must be switched on

by setting the project property “Use Barmark Definitions” to “Yes”. We recommend only

using this feature in new projects!!!

The same setting can be done in general for all new projects by setting the default value in

IMPACT Administrative tool.

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There is also a new setting to automatically set mark on straight bars. If you mark you

straight bars today this setting can be good to turn on otherwise leave this as no.

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To set the up naming of Barmarks on straight bars and stirrups (only used in Double walls

today) you add a setting in IMPACT Administrative Tool.

The text can contain the following macros:

Macro Description

“$DIM” diameter

“$LEN” Cut length of the bar

“$NR[1]” number to start with

“$SHAPE” Shape code

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Some samples:

Variable Diam Length Shape barmark

“A$NR[100]”

A100

“$SHAPE$DIM$NR[1]” 12 B B121

“A$LEN” 1250 A A1250 Table 3

It’s possible to set up the measure tolerance for match barmark.

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3.2 Reinforcement bending schedule By setting the project property “Use Barmark Definitions” to “Yes”, Reinforcement bending

schedules can be created from the Project Manager. The samples below show three

different types of reinforcement bending reports.

If you like to use one of them download the export from the link beneath the picture.

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http://download.strusoft.com/IMPACT/IMPACT/inst/11_2/ReportRcBendingScheduleSumm

ary.zip

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http://download.strusoft.com/IMPACT/IMPACT/inst/11_2/ReportRcBendingScheduleEleme

nt.zip

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http://download.strusoft.com/IMPACT/IMPACT/inst/11_2/ReportRcBendingSchedulePicture

.zip

To import one of the reports in you standard start by downloading the files in the link above.

Then start IMPACT Precast Administrative tool.

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Right click on reports.

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You can the customize you report in the same way as normal. Change the logotype by open

the template and change it using Excel. The files are located in the folder

…\common\1100\1100\templates_reports and …\common\1101\1101\templates_reports.

If you like to use the report with pictures you need to download the following file

http://download.strusoft.com/IMPACT/IMPACT/inst/11_2/pictures.zip

Unzip the folder and place all the pictures in a folder called pictures in the

folder…common/1100/1100/templates_reports

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Where 1100 shall be replaced with your common account.

To get the report template to an existing project do as follow in the Project Manager.

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3.3 Reinforcement view beam A specific drawing view, View 4 can be created for showing reinforcement on shop drawings

for beam. Whenever View 4 is present, reinforcement drawn by the program will be using in

this view. By using the reinforcement view in combination with layout you can easily create

specific reinforcement drawings in the same way as for walls.

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Add the view 4 to your standard templates for beams.

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3.4 Reinforcement templates beams

The beam definition dialog has a new tab “Reinforcement”, where you can specify the

reinforcement templates for the definition. The dialog consists of three grids; one

“Templates” for showing which reinforcement templates that are defined in the current

definition. The other two grids “Straight bars” and “Stirrups” shows the straight bars and

stirrups defined in the current reinforcement template, which is the template which has the

focus in the “Templates” grid.

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The “Straight bars” grid is quite easy to understand with columns showing the quality,

dimension and location of each bar in the section. The length of the bars is determined by

the length of the beam reduced with cover distances specified in the dialog.

The “Stirrups” grid requires a little more explaining, first of all stirrups are divided in three

types “First”, “Second” and “Main”.

Precast Plan →Definitions →Section Definitions…

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“First” is used when you want to add a single stirrup at a specified location from each end of

the beam. You can create a bundle of stirrups by setting “Nbr of” to as many stirrups as you

want in the bundle.

“Second” is used when you want to add multiple stirrups within a specific part of each beam

end. The part is defined by “Location” which is the distance from beam end to the first

stirrup, “Length” which is the distance from the first stirrup to the last stirrup and “Spacing”

which is the distance between stirrups. Just as with type “First” you can use “Nbr of” to

bundle many stirrups together.

“Main” is used when you want to add a stirrup with distribution line, where “Location”

determines the location of the first stirrup from each beam end.

The other columns in the “Stirrups” grid describes which barmark to use, the location and

rotation of the stirrup in the section and just as with types “First” and “Second” you can use

“Nbr of” to bundle many stirrups together.

Since filling in these grids can be quite tedious and time consuming, we’ve provided a short

cut through the use of the following dialog which is displayed when creating a new

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reinforcement template. The dialog is divided in different pages, one for straight bars and

one or two for stirrups depending on whether it’s a ledged beam or not.

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You can also add and remove bars and stirrups for a template by using right-click menu

items “New” and “Delete” from the “Straight bars” or “Stirrups” grids. The “Stirrup” grid

menu also have a special item “Add..”, which will let you add stirrups to the current

template by displaying the same dialog as above but with “Stirrup” pages only .

For each beam element you can use the beam properties dialog to specify which

reinforcement template to use. The bars and stirrups of the selected reinforcement

template will be shown in the section preview control.

The reinforcement template is applied when using AutoCAD-commands “Generate shop

drawings…” or “Draw Template Proposal”. To update reinforcement in beam section use

command “Draw Reinforcement in Sections”.

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3.5 Sloped user defined beam sections A new section type, “Sloped User Defined”, has been created for beam definitions. From the

definition dialog you can specify section geometry from a drawn polyline and the sloping on

each side of the ridge. The pictures below displays one sloped double tee beam and one

sloped I-shaped beam.

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Draw the profile polyline.

Note, the polyline can include circle segments but they are skipped when creating the

element geometry.

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Precast Plan →Definitions →Section Definitions…

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Select the pre- drawn polyline.

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The “Lifting” page of beam definitions has been changed; a new setting called “Method” has

been added. The setting contains two options “Two lifts in single line” which is normally

used for beams and “Four lifts in two lines” which can be used together with section types

“User Defined” and “Sloped User Defined” to create beam definitions for Double Tees and

Sloped Double Tees. When using option “Four lifts in two lines” you specify the placing of lift

items in both directions.

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3.6 Reinforcement view column A specific drawing view, View 4 can be created for showing reinforcement on shop drawings

for columns. Whenever View 4 is present, reinforcement drawn by the program will be using

in this view. By using the reinforcement view in combination with layout you can easily

create specific reinforcement drawings in the same way as for walls.

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Add the view 4 to your standard templates for columns.

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3.7 Reinforcement templates columns

The column definition dialog also has a new tab “Reinforcement”, where you can specify the

reinforcement templates just as you can with beams.

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Precast Plan →Definitions →Section Definitions…

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When creating a new reinforcement template a dialog similar to the one used for creating

reinforcement templates for beams is displayed.

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3.8 Side indication on shop drawing It’s possible to get a side indication on the shop drawing.

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If you like to use this you can download the following file unzip and place the dwg files in the

folder …common\1100\1100\templates_drawings. Where 1100 shall be exchanged to your

company number.

http://download.strusoft.com/IMPACT/IMPACT/inst/11_2/Side_indication.zip

Side in IMPACT Name in block

Top 2

Bottom 5

Left 3

Right 4

Near side 1

Far side 6

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The blocks can of course be customized to other numbers or names if you like.

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3.9 Material name and description to specification New attributes are available to place in the specification of the drawing.

Attribute name Type of element

IMP_MATERIAL_NAME All

IMP_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION All

IMP_ELEMENT_THICKNESS All

IMP_MATERIAL_NAME_INNER Sandwich

IMP_MATERIAL_NAME_INSULATION Sandwich

IMP_MATERIAL_NAME_OUTER Sandwich

IMP_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION_INNER Sandwich

IMP_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION_INSULATION Sandwich

IMP_ELEMENT_THICKNESS_INSULATION Sandwich

IMP_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION_OUTER Sandwich

IMP_MATERIAL_NAME_PANEL_1 Double wall

IMP_MATERIAL_NAME_PANEL_2 Double wall

IMP_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION_PANEL_1 Double wall

IMP_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION_PANEL_2 Double wall Table 5

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3.10 ELiPLAN export settings The settings dialog in the export to ELiPLAN has been changed to give a better

understanding of the different choices that are available.

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Available versions are still the same.

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This setting is indicating if the project shall be synced with ELiPLAN if you use the sync

program.

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This setting indicates that the Product used in IMPACT shall be converted in the export file.

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This setting tunes what to export of concrete volume.

Setting Description ELiPLAN required

No No concrete is exporter

Treatment or Material If treatment is set in the drawing specification that is used otherwise Material is used

(Material + Quality+ Exposure class) or Material

If Concrete Quality and Exposure class is set in the drawing specification that is used in combination with Material otherwise Material is sent

1.30

Material Material is sent 1.30 Table 6

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This setting tunes what to export of insulation volume.

Setting Description ELiPLAN required

INSU+thickness The text INSU + the thickness of the insulation in millimeters are transferred

Material The material of insulation with possible conversion

Material+thickness The material +thickness passing the conversion table

1.30

Table 7

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This setting tunes what to export of surfaces area.

Setting Description ELiPLAN required

PAINT The text PAINT are transferred

Treatment or Surface_up/dn The drawing specification value for up and down in mould are transferred passing the conversion table.

Table 8

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This setting tunes which date that should be exported as “Planned Delivery Date” to

ELiPLAN.

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This setting tunes in what unit the reinforcement measurements shall be transferred to

ELiPLAN.

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New values to place in the specification that then will be transferred to ELiPLAN directly.

Attribute name

VOLUME

VOLUME_CONCRETE

VOLUME_INNER

VOLUME_INSULATION

VOLUME_OUTER

VOLUME_PANEL_1

VOLUME_PANEL_2 Table 9

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In the #Material section of the ELiPLAN export an extra row is exported.

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Accessory Volume 800999

Quantity Volume (m3) 1.1141

Mapped to in the IMPACT Administrative tool

QUANTITY_VOLUME

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New values to place in the specification that then will be transferred to ELiPLAN directly as

area in the #Material section.

Attribute name

NET_AREA

NET_AREA_INNER

NET_AREA_INSULATION

NET_AREA_OUTER

NET_AREA_PANEL_1

NET_AREA_PANEL_2 Table 11

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3.11 Double Dimensions for walls Now there is a setting where you can decide to always have double dimensions for walls.

The default is that when the distance is less than 2 meters there will be a double dimension

but now it’s possible to always get that.

You change it in project properties.

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The same setting in the Administrative tool to change the default value.

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