User Guide BIMWIZARD® for Autodesk® Revit® · 2020. 8. 26. · For assistance contact TecAssist® 1800 811 222 [email protected] July 2020 i User Guide BIMWIZARD® for Autodesk®

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User Guide BIMWIZARD® for Autodesk® Revit®

Australia

July 2020

Version 3.00

USGBoralBuildingProductsPtyLimited

Level3,40MountStreet,NorthSydney2060

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©2020USGBORAL.Allrightsreserved.ThetrademarksUSGBORAL,INNOVATIONINSPIREDBYYOU,BIMWIZARD,TecASSIST,Unispan,Soundstop,Echostop,Firestop,Wetstop,FireWetstop,Impactstop,Multistop,Flexiboard,Shaftliner,Partiwall,IntRwall,Multiframe,OutRwall,Shaftwall,Ventshaft,FireTunnel,Linerstrip,WetAreaSealantaretrademarksofUSGBoralBuildingProductsoroneormoreofitsaffiliates.SHEETROCK&FIBEROCKaretrademarksownedbyUnitedStatesGypsumCompanyandusedunderlicense;DONN,Mars,ClimaPlus,CleanRoom,Eclipse,Impressions,Micro,Radar,RockFaceandPixelsaretrademarksofUSGInteriors,LLCandusedunderlicense.

X‐BlockisaregisteredtrademarkownedbyFletcherBuildingHoldingsLtd.NZandusedunderlicense.

Pink®Partition,PinkCeilingBattsandPinkWallBatts®Sisalation®andPermastop®areregisteredtrademarksofOwensCorningusedunderlicensebyFletcherInsulationPtyLimited.

VillaboardisatrademarkofJamesHardieAustralia.

TSB™isatrademarkownedbyTontineInsulation–adivisionofPacificNonwovensPtyLtd.

FiresoundisatrademarkofH.B.Fuller.

Promaseal,FyreSealMasticandIBSaretrademarksofPromatInternational(AsiaPacific)Ltd.

Autodesk®andRevit®areregisteredtrademarksofAutodesk,Inc.

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Document Revisions

Date Version Number Document Changes

25/03/2016 0.01 InitialDraft

05/05/2016 0.10 FinalDraft

06/05/2016 1.00 Publication

08/11/2018 2.00 Additionofnewfeatures

28/07/2020 3.00 Additionofnewfeatures

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What’s New In This Revision?

UpdateWindow Allupdatesandinstallsarenowaccompaniedbyaninformation

windowthatdetailswhathasbeenaddedorchangedinBIMWIZARD.

MaterialReplacementMaster Usersmaynowdesignatematerialsfromtheirprojecttoreplace

genericmaterialsinoursystems.StudWidthFilter Userscannowselectthewidthofstudtobeusedintheirwallor

spanningceiling.FramingConfigurationFilter Insystemswithvariedframingconfigurations,usersmayspecifythe

combinationofstud,furringchannelanddirectfixedlinings.FlooringTypeFilter Userscannowsortceilingsundertimberorconcretebythetypeof

flooringtheywantovertop.NewSystems NewwallsandceilingshavebeenaddedincludedCinemaWalls,

acousticplasterboardceilingsandmetalceilingtiles(inacousticsuspendedceilingtiles).

WatchforthebelowsymbolthroughouttheUserGuidetoeasilyspotnewfeatures:

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................................1

1.1....ScopeandPurpose.............................................................................................................................................................1

1.2....Installation............................................................................................................................................................................1

1.3....InterfaceLayout.................................................................................................................................................................2

2 SystemSelectionWorkFlow................................................................................................................................3

2.1....SelectWall/CeilingType.................................................................................................................................................3

2.2....Filtering..................................................................................................................................................................................4

2.2.1PerformanceCriteria.................................................................................................................................................................4

2.2.2Attributes........................................................................................................................................................................................7

2.2.3Ancillary..........................................................................................................................................................................................7

2.2.4AcousticCeilingTiles.................................................................................................................................................................8

2.2.5GeneralFilterArea–ButtonsandFeatures....................................................................................................................8

2.3....BrowseResultsandSelectDesiredSystem.............................................................................................................9

2.4....SavingtoRevit..................................................................................................................................................................10

2.4.1SaveToRevit..............................................................................................................................................................................10

2.4.2DrawInRevit.............................................................................................................................................................................10

2.5....Tabs.......................................................................................................................................................................................11

2.5.1FoldersTab.................................................................................................................................................................................11

2.5.2SolutionsTab–NEW!.............................................................................................................................................................12

3 Options–NEW!.......................................................................................................................................................14

3.1....GeneralOptions................................................................................................................................................................14

3.1.1Auto‐Minimise–NEW!..........................................................................................................................................................14

3.2....AdvancedFeatures.........................................................................................................................................................15

3.2.1Wall/CeilingRevitFamilyNamingTools–NEW!......................................................................................................15

3.2.2FolderUtilities–NEW!..........................................................................................................................................................18

3.2.3FeedbackTab–NEW!............................................................................................................................................................19

4 Customisation.........................................................................................................................................................20

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1 Introduction

1.1 Scope and Purpose

WelcometotheUserGuideforUSGBoral’sAutodesk®Revit®Add‐in,BIMWIZARD®!Thisguidewillhelpyounavigatethemultipleareasandfunctionsofthisapplicationaswellasunderstandthewaysitmaysaveyoutimeandreducedesignrisk.

TheBIMWIZARD®applicationisapowerfultoolthatstreamlinestheprocessofselecting,designingandcreatingthecorrectUSGBoralwallorceilingsystemforyourprojectrequirements.BIMWIZARD®willrecommendUSGBoralsolutionsbasedonyourspecificationsandseamlesslyaddyourselectiontothefamilylibrarywithouthavingtoleavetheRevitenvironment.

KeybenefitsofincorporatingBIMWIZARD®intoyourworkflowinclude:

Aneasytouse,intuitiveinterface

Accessto100,000+USGBoraldata‐richmodelsrepresentingourfullproductcatalogue

Abilitytosortbysystemperformance,productattributesandphysicaldimensions

Savehoursofdesigntimeandanxietybyusingourpre‐qualifieddesignsolutions

Automaticallyself‐updatestoensureyouhaveourlatestdatabase

AllcontentcompliantwithAustraliaNewZealandRevitStandards(ANZRS)

ThisguideassumesthattheuserhasaccesstoandabaseknowledgeofRevitsoftware.

1.2 Other BIMWIZARD® Versions

BIMWIZARD®isnowavailableinmultiplecountriesforvariousBIMplatforms.ThismanualisspecificallyfortheAustralianRevit®version.PleaseusethealternatelinksonthedownloadpageforotherBIMplatforms.IfyouareoutsideAustralia,navigatetoyourcountryviaUSGBoral’sinternationalwebpagewww.usgboral.com.

1.3 Installation

Downloadandopentheinstallerfilenamed‘BoralBimWizard.msi’andfollowthestepsontheinstallationwizard.Uponcompletion,theBIMWIZARD®Add‐inwillbeinstalledandavailableonthe‘Add‐ins’ribbonthenexttimeRevitisopened.

NOTE:Upondownloadyoumayreceiveawarningmessagesincetheinstallerisanexecutablefiletype.Thesewarningscansafelybedismissed.


1.4 Interface Layout

ThebelowimageisatypicalscreenshotfromtheBIMWIZARD®Add‐inhomepagewithlabelsofcommonlyreferencedareas/featuresadded.

WallSelector

CeilingSelector

HelpfulLinks

FilterMinimisationButton

Attributes

PerformanceCriteria

Designsolution(Active)

AcousticCeilingTileFilters

Designsolution(Inactive)

SaveToRevitButton

ExpandedResults

DrawInRevitButton

ResetAllFieldsbutton

Ancillaryfilters Options

Button

Solutionstab

Folderstab


2 System Selection Work Flow

ThegeneralworkflowforfindingthewallorceilingsystembestsuitedtoyourneedsandimportingitintoyourRevit®familylibraryisasfollows:

Step1:Selectwall/ceilingtype

Step2:Filtering(selectperformancecriteria,liningattributesandmiscellaneousoptions)

Step3:Browseresultsandselectdesiredsystem

Step4:ExportsysteminformationtoRevitproject

2.1 Select Wall/Ceiling Type

WhenBIMWIZARD®firstopens,onlythewallandceilingselectorsarevisibleandactive.Selectingfromoneofthesemenusstartsthefilteringprocess.

Tips:

Onlyonewalloroneceilingtypecanbeselectedatatimeandallresultswillbelongtothecurrentsystemtype.

Somesystemsthataren’ttechnicallywallsarefoundinthewalltypemenu,suchas:o Fireclad®externalcladdingo Columnprotectionsystems.

Somesystemswithbothverticalandhorizontalelementsappearinbothmenus,suchas:

o Beamprotectionsystemso Firetunnel™


2.2 Filtering

Tofindthesystembestsuitedtoyourproject’srequirements,utilisethevariousfilteroptionsavailablebelowthesystemselectors.Pleasenotesomeofthefilterswillbegreyandinactivedependingonwhichsystemtypewasselected.Thisisbecausethosefiltersarenotapplicableornotneededforthecurrentsystemtype.

Tips:

Noneofthefiltersneedtobeusedtogetbasicresults,butsomesystemswon’tshowunlesscertainfiltershavebeenactivated.Forexample:

Mostsystemswithspecialattributes,likemouldresistance,won’tshowuntilthecorrespondingattributeboxhasbeenticked

Systemswithinsulationgenerallywon’tshowuntilanacousticratinghasbeenset

StudarrangementsshowmaximumspacingandminimumBMTuntilawallheightorceilingspanhasbeenset

Thefiltersaregroupedintofourareas;PerformanceCriteria,Attributes,AncillaryandAcousticCeilingTiles.

2.2.1 Performance Criteria

Filtersinthisgroupdefineacharacteristicoftheoverallsystemsuchasfirerating,acousticratingorphysicaldimensions.

Filter(Active)

Filter(Inactive)


2.2.1.1 Fire Resistance Level

Thisfilterhasoptionsforloadbearing(XX/XX/XX)ornon‐loadbearing(‐/XX/XX)fireratings.Selectinganon‐loadbearingoptionwillreturnallfireratingsofequalorgreaterdurationbutselectingaloadbearingoptionwillreturnonlyloadbearingfireratingsofequalorgreatervalue(e.g.selecting‐/60/60willreturn60/60/60resultsbutselecting60/60/60willnotreturn‐/60/60results)

2.2.1.2 Acoustic Rating

ThisfiltergivestheoptiontosearchbyeitherRworRw+Ctrvalues.ForsomeceilingsystemsLn,wandLn,w+Clarealsosearchable.Onlysystemswiththeleastinsulation(usuallynone)willshowuntiltheAcousticRatingfilterhasbeenactivated.

2.2.1.3 Max System Width/Tile Width & Max Tile Length

Foracousticceilingtiles,thesetwofieldssetthemaximumdimensionsofanindividualtile(e.g.600x1200).Forallotherapplicablesystems,theleftfieldsetsthemaximumthicknessofthewallorceiling.

2.2.1.4 Wall/Ceiling Pressure

Thisisforsettingthepressureonawallorspanningceiling.ChangingthisfilteronlyinfluencessearchresultsiftheWallHeight/CeilingSpanfilterisalsoused.

2.2.1.5 Wall Height/Ceiling Span

Enteringavalueintothisfieldwilladjustthespacingand/orbasemetalthickness(BMT)offramingmembersinthesearchresultstomakethemstructurallyappropriate.Maximumheights/spansforeachresultcanbeseenintheexpandedresult.

2.2.1.6 Show Max Stud Spacing Only & Show Min Stud BMT Only

Onceawallheight/ceilingspanvaluehasbeenentered,BIMWIZARD®makesadecisionforyouonthemostefficientframingarrangement.Shouldyouwanttoseeonlysolutionswiththemaximumstudspacing,youcanticktheShowMaxStudSpacingOnlyboxandifyouonlywantsolutionswiththeminimumBMT,youcanticktheShowMinStudBMTOnlybox.Refertotheexamplebelow.


Example:

TickingtheShowMaxStudSpacingOnlyboxchangesthestudspacingto600mmcentresandcompensateswitha0.75mmBMT.

TickingtheShowMinStudBMTOnlyboxsimultaneouslychangestheBMTto0.55mmandcompensateswitha76mmwidestud.

Forthesystem,pressureandwallheightspecifiedabove,BIMWIZARD®hassuggested64mmwidestudsat400mmcentreswitha0.50mmBMT.


2.2.1.7 Stud Width & Framing Configuration – NEW!

Thesetwomenusallowforselectionofsystemswithframingthatutilisesspecificstudwidthsorlayouts.Availablelayoutsconsistofcombinationsofindependentstuds,furringchannelsanddirectfixedlinings.

2.2.1.8 Masonry Type, Column Type, Ceiling Fixing Type & Flooring Type – NEW!

Thesefourmenusallowforselectionofaspecificelementinparticularsystems,namely:

Thethickness/typeofmasonryinmasonryupgradesystems

Thetypeofcolumnincolumnprotectionsystems

Thetypeofceilingfixinginsomeceilingsystems

Thetypeofflooringusedoversomeceilingsystems.

2.2.2 Attributes

Filtersinthisgroupdefineacharacteristicofthesystemliningsuchasimpact,moistureormouldresistanceattributes.

TheNotRequiredboxremovesallsystemswithspecialattributesfromthesearchresults(someshowbydefault).Somesystemswithimpactboardsprovidesuperioracousticperformance,soit’sgoodpracticetonotusethisboxwhentryingtomeetacousticcriteria.

2.2.3 Ancillary

FiltersinthisgroupareusedforrefiningsearchresultsbasedonUSGBoralsystemandmaterialnamingconventions.


2.2.3.1 System No.

ThisfilterisusedwhensearchingforaspecificUSGBoralsystem.Aminimumof3charactersisrequiredtoactivatethefilterwhichwillreturnanysystemsthatcontainanexactmatchoftheinputtextintheirsystemreference(firstcolumnoftheresults).

2.2.3.2 Material filters

Thesefiltersareusedwhenspecificliningproductseitherneedtobeused(selectInclude)ormustnotbeused(selectExclude).EngagingmultiplefiltersworkswithanANDlogic(e.g.intheimagebelow,thefilterwouldonlyreturnsystemswithFirestop®/FireWetstop™ANDatleastone13mmliningANDdon’thave13mmMultistop™.

2.2.4 Acoustic Ceiling Tiles

Filtersinthisgroupapplyspecificallytoacousticceilingtilesystems.

2.2.5 General Filter Area – Buttons and Features

Besidesthefiltersinthethreemainareasthereareafewotherfeaturesworthmentioninginthegeneralfilterarea.

2.2.5.1 Filter Minimisation Button

LocatedbesidetheCeilingTypeselector,thisbuttonhidestheentirefilteringareatodisplaymoreresultsatonetime.

2.2.5.2 Reset All Fields Button

Quicklyclearsallinputsandsetsfiltersbacktodefault.

2.2.5.3 Helpful Links

TheseareweblinksthatgivequickaccesstovariouslocationsontheUSGBoralwebsite.


2.3 Browse Results and Select Desired System

Onceawallorceilingtypehasbeenselected,youwillseethisareapopulatedwithdesignsolutionswhereeachrowrepresentsaspecificsystemarrangement.

Theresultswillupdatedynamicallyasyouengagevariousfilters

Resultsatthetopofthelistarethemostrecommendedsolutionsforyoursetofdesignrequirements

Themoredetailyouinput,thebetteryoursolutionswillbe.

Leftclickanywherewithinarowtoseeadditionalinformationincluding:

Fullsystemnumber Systemdescription Maximumwallheight/ceilingspan Heightlimitingfactors.

Rightclickanywherewithinarowtobringupthecontextmenuandsavetheselectedsystemtoafavouritesfolder.

Tips:

Multiplerowsmaybeexpandedsimultaneously,butonlythehighlightedrowiscurrentlyselectedforsavingtoRevitorafolder.


2.4 Saving to Revit

Onceyou’vefoundthesolutionyouwant,you’rereadytogeneratethesystemandaddittoyourRevitlibrary.Therearetwooptionstodothis,youcanSaveToRevitorDrawInRevit.

2.4.1 Save To Revit

TheSaveToRevitbuttonwillexporttheselectedsystemtoRevitasawallorceilingfamilytype.

Thisoptionworksbetterifyouwanttoaddmultiplesystemsinonesitting.

Tips:

SinceRevitisnottheactivewindowwhileusingBIMWIZARD®,exportedsystemsareaddedtoaqueue,thengeneratedwhenRevitismadetheactivewindowagain.Youcanchecktheexport’sprogressinRevit’sstatusbar.

2.4.2 Draw In Revit

TheDrawInRevitbuttonwillminimiseBIMWIZARD®andactivatetheRevitwallorceilingsketchtoolwiththeselectedsystemsothatyoucanplaceitinyourprojectimmediately.

Thisoptionworksbetterifyouonlyneedtoaddasinglesystemanddon’twanttosearchthroughtheRevittypeselectorlater.


2.5 Tabs

Withthelatestrelease,BIMWIZARD®has2xnewpagesprovidedtomakethedesignprocessasconvenientaspossible:theFolderspageandtheSolutionspage.

2.5.1 Folders Tab

TheFolderspagecanbeaccessedanytimebyclickingtheFoldersTabatthetopoftheBIMWIZARD®window.Thispageisusedforstoringandorganisingsystemsforlateruse.ItwillinitiallybeunpopulatedbutsystemscanbeaddedtoitfromtheBIMWIZARD®mainpageortheSolutionspage.Thebelowimageisanexamplefolderstructureinthefolderspage.

2.5.1.1 Folder tree

Initially,therewillbeasingle,emptyfolderherebutfoldersandsubfolderscanbeeasilyadded,renamed,copiedordeletedusingthecontextmenu(rightmouseclick).

2.5.1.2 Saved Wall, Ceiling and Acoustic Ceiling Tiles Areas

Theseareasarewherethesavedsystemsoftheactivefolderappear.ThecolumnsandrowsherebehavethesameasintheresultsareaofthemainBIMWIZARD®page,allowingeachsystemtobeexpandedandsavedtoRevitwiththeSaveToRevitandDrawInRevitbuttons.EntirefolderscanbesavedtoRevitatoncebyrightclickingontheappropriatefolderinthefoldertreeandselecting‘SaveAllToRevit’fromthecontextmenu.

Foldertree

Savedacousticceilingtiles

Savedceilings

SubfolderViewBoxSavedwalls


2.5.1.3 Subfolder View Box

Ifthisboxisunticked,onlysystemswithintheselectedfolderwillbevisibleintheSavedSystemsareas.Iftheboxisticked,allsystemsinanysubfolders(includingnestedsubfolders)willappearaswell.

2.5.2 Solutions Tab

TheSolutionspagecanbeaccessedanytimebyclickingtheSolutionsTabatthetopoftheBIMWIZARD®window.TheSolutionspageisspecificallyfortheearlystagesofdesignwherenotallthedetailsrequiredfordetailedwallandceilingspecificationmightbeknown.TheSolutionsWizardhas3stepswhereminimumrequirementsforsatisfyingBuildingCodeofAustralia(BCA),AustralianStandardsandindustrybestpracticearedetermined.

2.5.2.1 Step 1

InStep1,theproject’sbuildingclassisselected.ConsulttheBCAfordeterminingtheappropriatebuildingclass.

2.5.2.2 Step 2

InStep2,theproject’sconstructiontypeisdeterminedbasedonthenumberofstoriesselectedand/orthebuildingclassselectedinStep1.Donotincludeanystorieslocatedfullybelowground.Forstorieslocatedpartiallybelowgroundoratthetopofthebuildingandusedonlyforutilityandliftplantpurposes,consulttheBCA.

2.5.2.3 Step 3

InStep3,theproject’sprimaryframingsystemisidentifiedasSteelorTimber.


2.5.2.4 Solutions

Onceall3stepsarecompleted,asetofresultswillbedisplayed.Eachtypeofsystem(i.e.externalwall,shaftwall,spanningceiling,etc)isgiventheirownfieldofresultswhicharefurthercategorisedbytheiruniqueadvantage(i.e.mosteconomical,highperformance,etc).ThecolumnsandrowsherebehavethesameasintheresultsareaofthemainBIMWIZARD®page,allowingeachsystemtobeexpanded,savedtoRevitwiththeSaveToRevitandDrawInRevitbuttonsand/orsavedtoafolderwiththecontextmenu(rightmouseclick).


3 Options The‘About’windowhasgrownintoanoptionsmenuforBIMWIZARD®userpreferencesandadvancedfeatures.

3.1 General Options

3.1.1 Auto‐Minimise

Undergeneraloptionsthereisacheckboxtotoggleauto‐minimise.Whenthisboxisticked,BIMWIZARD®willautomaticallyminimiseitselfwhentheDrawInRevitbuttonisselected.

Revit®wallfamilytypenamingtool

Generaloptions

Folderimport/exporttool

Feedbacktab

Revit®ceilingfamilytypenamingtool

MaterialReplacementMaster


3.2 Advanced Features

BIMWIZARD®hasseveralauxiliarytoolsavailabletohelpfurtherstreamlinethedesignanddocumentationprocess.

3.2.1 Wall/Ceiling Revit Family Naming Tools

BIMWIZARD®includesawaytoautomaticallyrenameallsystemsitgeneratesaccordingtotheuser’spreferences.Thereareseparatetoolsforwallsandceilingssothattheycanfollowdifferentstandardsifrequired.Thereisalsotheabilitytoexportandimportthestandardssotheycanbestoredorshared.Belowisanimageofthewallnamingtoolatitsdefaultsetting.

3.2.1.1 Name Fields

Thevalues(namefields)foundinthisareadeterminehowBIMWIZARD®willnamegeneratedRevitfamilies.Thedefaultvaluesare‘DefaultName’and‘ModelNumber’.These2values,inthisorder,givethestandardUSGBoralnamingconvention.The‘DefaultName’valuecanberemoved,butthe‘ModelNumber’valuecannot.ThisistoensureeverygeneratednameisuniqueasBIMWIZARD®willnotgenerateafamilyifoneofthesamenamealreadyexists.AddnamefieldstothisareafromtheavailableandcustomfieldareaswiththeirrespectiveAddbuttonsandremovenamefieldsfromthisareawiththeRemovebutton.

Tips:

YoucanidentifytheDefaultNamepartofthestandardUSGBoralnamingconventionbyitsendingtext,“_USGBoral_”,everythingafterthisisthesystemmodelnumber

ItemsatthetopoftheNameFieldsareaappearfirstinthefamilytypename Checkhowthecurrentsetofnamingvalueswilllookinthepreviewtextjust

belowthepreviewselector

CustomTextFieldwithAddButton(greenarrow)

NameFields(currentlyselected)

AvailableFields(availableforselection)

AddButton(greenarrow)RemoveButton(redarrow)

Up/DownButtons

PreviewSelector

ResetButton

Import/ExportButtons


3.2.1.2 Available Fields

ThisareacontainsallthestandardnamevaluesthatareavailabletobeaddedtotheNameFieldsarea.

NameField Description ExampleValue

DefaultNameBeginningofstandardUSGBoralfamilytypename

Internal_Separating_TimberStuds_USGBoral_

ModelNumber EndofstandardUSGBoralfamilytypename ST90.2A.FxF.64x50Bx600.50

SystemType Briefdescriptionofsystem TimberStaggeredStudsManufacturer Nameofmanufacturer USGBoralFunction Thebasicpurposeofawall Interior

FullFireRatingLoadbearingandnon‐loadbearingfireratingwithdirectionandRISF

90/90/90(LB),‐/120/120(NLB)FromBothSides

AbbreviatedFireRating

Singlenumbertorepresentthefireratinginminutes

120

FullAcousticRating

Allapplicableacousticratings Rw64;Rw+Ctr57;Ln,w54;Ln,w+CI49

Acoustic–Rw/NRCSinglenumber,eitherRworNRC(ifacousticceilingtile) 64

Acoustic–Rw+Ctr Singlenumber,Rw+Ctr 57Acoustic–Lnw/CAC

Singlenumber,eitherLnworCAC(ifacousticceilingtile) 54

Side1/External:3rdLayerThickness

Thicknessinmmofthirdlayerofliningonthefirstorexternalsideofthewall

10

Side1/External:2ndLayerThickness

Thicknessinmmofsecondlayerofliningonthefirstorexternalsideofthewall

10

Side1/External:1stLayerThickness

Thicknessinmmoffirstlayerofliningonthefirstorexternalsideofthewall

10

Side2/Internal:1stLayerThickness

Thicknessinmmoffirstlayerofliningonthesecondorinternalsideofthewall

10

Side2/Internal:2ndLayerThickness

Thicknessinmmofsecondlayerofliningonthesecondorinternalsideofthewall

10

Side2/Internal:3rdLayerThickness

Thicknessinmmofthirdlayerofliningonthesecondorinternalsideofthewall

10

TopLayerThicknesses–All

Thicknessinmmofallplasterboardlayersontopofaceiling,concatenated

1616

BottomLayerThicknesses–All

Thicknessinmmofallplasterboardlayersonbottomofaceiling,concatenated

131313


NameField Description ExampleValue

MasonryThicknessThicknessinmmofsystem’smasonrycomponent 150

SystemWidth/TileWidth

Widthinmmofentiresystem(exceptOutRwall®whereit’sthesystemlesscladdingandacousticceilingtileswhereit’stheshortersideofthetile)

134

TileLengthThelongersideofaceilingtileinmm 1200

StudWidth Thewidthofasystem’sstudinmm

92

2ndStudWidth Thewidthofasystem’ssecondstudinmm

92

TrackWidth(StaggeredStudOnly)

Thewidthofasystem’strackinmm,ifdifferentthanthestudwidth

150

StudBMT(x100)BaseMetalThicknessofasteelstudinmm,multipliedby100 75

StructuralSpacingSpacingofprimaryframingmembersinmm 600

3.2.1.3 Custom Field

Thisareaisusedforaddingtext,numbersorsymbolstothenamingconvention.Thisisusefulforaddingseparators,likedashes(‐)andunderscores(_),orlabelsforvalues,likeadding“FRL”beforetheAbbreviatedFireRatingfield,orgivingallUSGBoralsystemsaprefixsuchas,“Manufacturer‐“.

Tips:

AnytextaddedfromtheCustomFieldareawillappearinallsystemsofthesameelementtype(wall/ceiling)

Someavailablefieldsarenotpopulatedallthetime(e.g.the2nd&3rdlayerfields,MasonryThickness,TrackWidth,etc)sotakecautionaddingcustomtextbeforeandafterthesefields

o Ifall3xSide1LayerThicknessfieldsareappliedandseparatedwithdashes(‐)thenasystemwith3xlayersof13mmboardwillappearas“13‐13‐13”.However,underthatsamenamingconventionasystemwithonly1xlayerof13mmboardwillappearas“‐‐13”.

SomespecialcharacterscannotbeusedintheCustomFieldarea,thesecharacterssimplywon’tappeariftypedorpastedintothefield.

3.2.1.4 Preview Selector

Justbelowthisdropdownmenuisatextstringwhichgivesabasicpreviewofwhatthecurrentnamingconvention(determinedbythecontentsandorderoftheNameFieldsarea)willlooklikefortheselectedsystem.Choosingadifferentsystemwillupdatethepreviewbelow.Pleasenotethismenudoesnotchangethenamingconventioninanyway.


3.2.1.5 Reset Button

Thisbuttonwillresetthecurrentnamingtabtoitsdefaultsettings.ThismeansBIMWIZARD®willresumeusingthestandardUSGBoralnamingconvention.TheResetbuttononlyaffectsonetabatatime,soresettingtheWallTypeNametabwillnotaffectanycustomCeilingTypeconventionandviceversa.

3.2.1.6 Import/Export Buttons

Thesebuttonscanbeusedtoexportthecurrentcustomnamingconventionasa.BIMfile.ThisfilecanbeimportedagainlaterbyanyBIMWIZARD®user.

Tips:

ThiscanbeahandymethodofestablishinganorganisationfamilytypenamingstandardforallutilisedUSGBoralsystems

Multiplenamingstandardscanbeexportedandarchived WallandCeilingstandardsimport/exportseparately

3.2.2 Folder Utilities

ThebuttonsinthisareacanbeusedtoexportthecurrentFolderspagefoldertreeandincludedsystemstoan.XMLfile.ThisfilecanbeimportedagainlaterbyanyBIMWIZARD®user.AlsothereistheDeleteAllbuttonwhichclearstheFolderspagebacktoitsempty,defaultstate.

Tips:

Easytorelocatefoldersifworkingonmultipledevices Sendprojectfolderstocolleagues Archivefolderswhenaprojectisfinished Setafolderstandardforanorganization


3.2.3 Feedback Tab

ThisareaisforsendingfeedbacktotheBIMWIZARD®developers.Allfeedbackiscarefullyconsideredandincorporatedintofuturedevelopmentplanswhereverpossible.Theformcanbesentwithoutfillingoutallfields,butthemoreinformationwereceive,themorevaluablethefeedbackis.

Ifyouwishtobecontactedbythedevelopmentteamviaemail,youcanincludeyourcontactdetailsinfield5alongwithyourquestion/concern.YourdetailswillbehandledinaccordancewithUSGBoral’sprivacypolicyhttps://www.usgboral.com/en_au/legal.html.Responsetimeswillvary,butweendeavourtoanswerallenquiriesinareasonabletimeframe.Ifyourequiremoretimelyassistance,pleasecontactTecAssistat1800811822,[email protected]/au/tecassist.


3.2.4 Material Replacement Master Tab – NEW!

ThistabisforindicatingwhichUSGBoralgenericmaterialsyouwouldliketobereplacedwhengeneratingnewfamilytypeswithBIMWIZARD®andwhatmaterialinyouropenprojectyouwanttoreplacethemwith.

3.2.4.1 Using the Material Replacement Master Tab

Tosetareplacementmaterial,clickthePickNew…buttoninthePickNewMaterialcolumncorrespondingtotheUSGBoralmaterialyouwanttoreplace.AnewwindowwillappearwithalistofeverymaterialfoundintheactiveRevitproject.SimplyselectoneandclickOK.

Import/ExportButtons

ResetButton

ResetIndividualMaterialButtons

NewMaterial(set)

PickNewMaterialButtons

USGBoralMaterialName

NewMaterial(notset)


3.2.4.2 Reset Individual Material Buttons

UsethesebuttonstoclearthepreviouslyselectedNewMaterialfromaspecificrow.

3.2.4.3 Reset Button

UsethisbuttontoclearallpreviouslyselectedNewMaterialsfromtheNewMaterialNamecolumn.

3.2.4.4 Import/Export Buttons

Thesebuttonscanbeusedtoexportthecurrentreplacementmaterialsassignmentasa.JSONfile.ThisfilecanbeimportedagainlaterbyanyBIMWIZARD®user.

Tips:

ThiscanbeahandymethodofestablishinganorganisationmaterialreplacementstandardforallutilisedUSGBoralsystems

Multiplematerialreplacementschedulescanbeexportedandarchived

NOTE:BIMWIZARD®cannotmoveyourRevit®materialsbetweenprojects!

IfachosenreplacementmaterialisnotfoundintheactiveRevitproject,anexclamationmarkwillappearnexttotheNewMaterialNametoindicatethis.Whenasystemcontainingthismaterialisgenerated,itwillusethedefaultUSGBoralmaterialinsteadofthereplacement.Tofixtheproblem,importthemissingmaterialintotheactiveproject,makingsurethenameisexactlythesameasintheNewMaterialNamefield.

AwarningwillalsoappearinthemainBIMWIZARD®windowifthereareanymissingreplacementmaterials.


4 Customisation OnceplacedwithinaRevit®project,changestoUSGBoralsystemsarenotrecommended.Changestothewallstructuremayvoidthefirerating,acousticratingand/orahandfulofotherparametersassociatedwiththesystem.ItisalwayssafertoreturntotheBIMWIZARD®interface,findthecorrectsystemandreplacetheincorrectone.

NOTE:thereareelementsthatcanbechangedafterfamilytypegenerationwithoutvoidingthesysteminformation.Someoftheseelementsarelistedbelow:

RevitFamilyTypename–Thisisonlyasuggestednamingconventionandcanbereplacedbyyourownwithoutlosinganyinformation.

Lininglocationonasymmetricsystems–Somewalltypeshaveinternalstructuresthatareasymmetricalanddifferentliningsoneitherside.Withthesesystems,itmayoccurthatyouwanttoswitchthesideofthewallthattheliningsareon(e.g.amasonryupgradesystemmighthavestudsandRegularBoardononesidebutfurringchannelsandWetstop®ontheother,butyouwanttheWetstop®onthestudsideinstead).Youmayswaptheliningsbuttakecarenottoalterthenumberoflayersorthicknessofeitherlining.It’seasiertokeepthemateriallayersintactandusethe‘Up’and‘Down’buttonsratherthandelete,replaceormodifythelayers.

Materialaesthetics–Youmaychangethegraphicsandappearanceofmaterialstosuityourprojectstyle.However,itisnotrecommendedtochangethesurfacegridpatternonacousticceilingtilematerials.

Genericmaterials–Manyofoursystemscontaingenericmaterialsthatwedonotmanufacturesuchascladdingorflooring.Youmayswaptheseoutforyourownmaterialssolongastheymatchthedescriptiongivenandmeetorexceedanyspecifiedrequirements.

Documents

User Guide BIMWIZARD® for Autodesk® Revit® · 2020. 8. 26. · For assistance contact TecAssist® 1800 811 222 [email protected] July 2020 i User Guide BIMWIZARD® for Autodesk®