Element plan configuration entry

'General' tab

Local mark numbers:

Do not use: the element plan only uses the global mark number of the placing drawing. For example, this option is useful when steel quantities are not calculated by element. This way, the marks in the element plans can be clearly associated with the marks in the placing drawing.

Auto ascending starting at 1: when the element plan is created, the global mark numbers are changed to local mark numbers in accordance with fixed rules. The same rules are used to update these mark numbers every time you modify the data. Starting at 1, the program constantly increments the entire reinforcement of a precast element.
This option is useful when you need to calculate steel quantities by element. Due to the following reasons, however, this option can be a disadvantage if a precast element has already been planned for production:

Because of the fixed rules as to how mark numbers are assigned, each bar or mesh you add causes the mark numbers to be updated continuously.
Gaps that arise when you delete marks are closed immediately.

Manual: when the element plan is created, the global mark numbers are changed to local mark numbers in accordance with fixed rules. Then you can assign the local mark numbers manually. As the mark numbers do not update automatically when you make modifications, any gaps that arise are not closed.
The reinforcement of the element plan can be split off from existing marks using New Mark Number and then rearranged again manually using Rearrange Marks.

'Export files' tab

Only one sheet/file for identical mark numbers:

This setting defines the number of sheets and export files that are created when you select Element Plan in Batch Run.

Selected: the existing element plan is printed for each group of identical precast elements. In other words, there may be fewer element plans than existing precast elements altogether. When it comes to exporting the files (Data output in the subordinate dialog box of Element Plan in Batch Run), only one file is created for each group of identical precast elements.
Use the Piece and Precast-IDs (same mark no.) attributes of the Precast concrete elements area for the label styles of the title block in these element plans. It does not make sense to use the Precast-ID attribute for the title block, as this attribute always refers to the precast element for which the common element plan has been defined.

Not selected: the existing element plan is printed and/or exported for each precast element in the group. In other words, the element plan is printed and/or exported multiple times. Whereas the Precast-ID attribute cannot be used to make a distinction in the title block of the element plans, as this attribute always refers to the precast element for which the common element plan has been defined, the additional component ID produces different file names for the export. However, the contents of the files are always the same.

One PDF file for multi-page element plans:

For PDF data output, this setting defines the number of PDF files that are created when you select Element Plan in Batch Run or export TIM data. This setting only applies to element plans consisting of several pages.

Selected: a single PDF file with several pages, including the page with the 3D-PDF, is created for a multi-page element plan.

Not selected: a separate PDF file, including the page with the 3D-PDF, is created for each page of a multi-page element plan. The PDF files created in this manner are numbered consecutively.

File name includes:

Specify whether the Mark number, Mark number text or the Component name is used for the file name generated automatically.

When set to Mark number text, Allplan uses the label for the mark number line defined in the configurations. You can define the component name in the configurations for structural precast elements.

Basically, the names of the export files consist of the following parts:
ProdName.[page number.](MrkNo/MrkNoText/Component name.).[component ID.](dxf/dwg/pdf/plt/abs) The [page number.] part is only created if the layout consists of several pages, and the [component ID.] part is only created if the Only one sheet/file for identical mark numbers is not selected.

Output path for DXF/DWG/PDF/HPGL export files and BVBS files:

Export files are saved to the folder or drive you enter here. Enter e.g. A:\ if the files are saved to a floppy disk. You can enter any path, including network paths. If the folder does not exist, the program creates it.
If you use the [prj] string in the output path, this string is replaced by the name proposed for the production file (*.dat file). You can use the convention to define this name.

Example:
Output path: P:\element plans\pdfs\[prj]
Name proposed for DAT file: 123456GF.dat
Destination path: P:\element plans\pdfs\123456GF

When you specify the output path for the individual export files here, you cannot select a folder in the settings of the Element Plan in Batch Run tool.
If you want to select the folder there, leave this field blank.