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Smart Connections
Getting Started Guide
Getting started with Smart Connections
Cuts and elements can be inserted with Smart Connections to the following element categories:Walls, Parts, Structural Framing, Line-based Generic Models (can host rebar)
Elements that can be used for cuts andelements are point- and line-based families of the following categories:Generic Models, Structural Framing, and Structural Connections
Getting started with Smart Connections
▪ All Smart Connections
commands are available from the
T4R: Create/Modify ribbon or the
TOOLS4BIM Dock (see
Introduction e-help file)
Smart Connections from T4R: Create/Modify ribbon
Smart Connections from TOOLS4BIM Dock
Getting started with Smart Connections
▪ Before inserting cuts or elements
to elements, you have to set up
rules. To do this – use the
‘Configuration’ command.
NOTE: all configurations are saved in Configuration
Files Location.
NOTE: to read more about it, find appropriate e-help file
Getting started with Smart Connections
▪ After preparing configurations,
insert elements by using the
‘Insert elements’ command.
NOTE: to read more about it, find appropriate e-help file
Getting started with Smart Connections
▪ If you have inserted elements, but you want to modify some of them in one instance – use the ‘Modify elements’ command.
▪ Or if you have inserted elements by several configurations, use Multi-Rule Manager to modify selected configuration
NOTE: to read more about it, find appropriate e-help file
Getting started with Smart Connections
▪ If you have made changes to configurations andyou want to update elements of an element according to new configuration settings – use the ‘Update by DC’ command.
▪ If you have made changes to configurations butyou want to update elements of an element according to old configuration settings – use the‘Update elements’ command
▪ If you want just update just special parameters values – use Update Parameters (special parameters in famlies with # and ## in the front of the name are used to read values from host or connected element)
NOTE: to read more about it, find appropriate e-help file
Getting started with Smart Connections
▪ If you want to delete only elements created with Smart Connections – use the ‘Delete Inserted Elements’ command
▪ If you want to delete elements defined in one detail priority tab – use the ‘Delete Selected’ command
▪ If you want to delete elements created with Smart Connections and placed manually – use the ‘Delete Allelements’ command
▪ If you want to delete elements without Host, use last command in the list – ‘Delete Elements w/o Host’
NOTE: to read more about it, find appropriate e-help file
Getting started with Smart Connections
▪ If you want to insert Gravity Point to your element (Wall, Part, Generic line Based Model, Structural Framing) according to its shape and all elements inserted with Smart Connection – use the ‘Insert Gravity Point’ command.
▪ To delete Gravity point – use the ‘Delete Gravity Point’ command
▪ To update Gravity point according to changes of elements or main element shape – use the‘Update Gravity Point’ command.
NOTE: all elements should have materials with Physical properties (Density parameter) assigned.
NOTE: to read more about it, find appropriate e-help file
