Connection parameters

Tool(s): Wall Element Design + Modify Design + Modify wall connection

After you have selected the wall(s), the program proposes the last connection you created for the currently selected wall connection geometry (number of walls, number of layers, angle between walls, and so on). Adjust the parameters accordingly.

Note: All the wall types of Wall Element Design can be combined as desired. The program offers a variety of combination connections.

General tab

Joint

Width

Enter the width of the joint. A zero joint is created at corners in the in-situ concrete layer of a double wall or thermal wall.

Connection filter

You can narrow down the available connections and possible variants that are presented when it comes to selecting the section. Click and clear the check boxes of the connections you want to exclude from the selection menu of the section. The connections that are actually available to you depend on the selected wall type.

Section

Select a joint section.

Note: The manner in which connections are formed usually depends on the production plant and may vary from plant to plant. If the default connections provided do not meet your requirements, you can have them customized for your needs. Please consult your sales engineer or our technical support team in Salzburg.

When you do so, please provide us with a precise sketch defining the joint point by point and the associated layer adjustments. If you want to define the connections yourself in the future, you can also schedule a training session.

Joint height

This parameter is only available when you create connections at corners or T-joints; it is only relevant if there are walls of different height. To specify the height of the connection, you can choose between Like high wall and Like low wall.

Section height / Section thickness / Angle / Edge offset
Angle
Offset by
Offset...
Layer shortening / Breaking joints ...
Layer ... / Offset / Minus...
Layer shortening ...

Depending on the wall type and the selected joint section, you can specify a number of additional parameters. The effects of the entries are immediately displayed in the preview of the connection.

Create fixtures

This parameter is only available if fixtures can be created for the selected joint section. After you have selected this parameter, the Fixtures area is displayed.

Fixtures

This area is only available if fixtures can be created for the selected joint section and you have selected the Create fixtures parameter. Select the fixture and specify how it is to be placed.

Fixture

Click in the column on the right to add new fixtures to or remove existing fixtures from the Fixtures dialog box or to define the parameters of the fixtures in the table. and take you from entry to entry.

Drop-in point

Define the direction of the fixture. Direction ... stands for the individual walls.

Fixture from

Specify whether the fixture is to be taken from the Allplan office path, Allplan project path, Allplan private path, a Manufacturer catalog or an Article catalog. For the first three options, you need to specify the File and Entry, and for the other two options, the Catalog, Class, Subclass (if necessary) and the Article.
Only symbol fixtures and group fixtures are presented for selection. You can also use symbol group fixtures with shaped solids.

Distribution option

You can specify whether the fixtures are placed From the bottom level, From the top level or From the middle of the joint height.

Distribution values

You can specify whether the values for placing the fixtures are entered as Absolute values or As a % of the joint height.

Move reference point

You can enter the offset of the first fixture to the reference point specified for the Distribution option. Positive values point in the positive z direction.

Offset of fixtures

You can enter the offset of the other fixtures to the first fixture.