The settings in Assign component information are primarily data for the #bill of materials (Stückliste). Only the textures and edges also influence the appearance or the geometry of a cabinet. On the other hand, CAM data , regulates the transfer of the component into the independent CAM module ElementsCAM, which is only available for the Windows operating system.
For the assignment with the arrow downbutton, categories must first be marked. This is done either with the checkbox in the corresponding line of the categorie name or more generally with one of the three checkboxes under the heading All which enables the marking of all class names of the groups #Front, #Corpus and All.
General information is assigned to a component / cabinet, which is then used by the parts list and in ElementsAV / ElementsWeb. The data is written into the database Elements Cover sheet of the component.
The #class tree name (Klassenbaumname) is the name for an #Elements category (Elements-Klassenbaum). This consists of several category names for the assignment of class-specific characteristics - in particular a texture for the individual representation of the components. Each cabinet is assigned this class tree name in the Attribute class field and then receives the settings accordingly (if available).
A texture can be selected here, which is then assigned to the category names marked under the Sel checkbox with the Down arrow button.
The textures to be displayed here must be available in the Vectorworks user Favorites file as a design (.vwx). Drawings from a "renderworks" subfile are preferred. If this subfile already exists, only drawings from it are offered.
If you want to link to drawings in other locations, you must do this with the #command line command (Kommandozeilenbefehl) "mklink", otherwise no textures will be loaded as symbols. To do this, open a #command line (Kommandozeile) "cmd" as administrator and change to the favorites file with "cd" before issuing the #command (Befehl) - here as an example for the Elements library.
cd C:\Users\IBims\AppData\Roaming\Nemetschek\Vectorworks\2019\Libraries\Favorites
mklink "Elements Bibliothek.vwx" "C:\Users\Public\Documents\ElementsCAD\Favoriten\2020\Elements Bibliothek.vwx"
If you want to link to the "renderworks" file with drawings, the parameter / D must be used with the "mklink" #command (Befehl).
mklink /D renderworks "C:\Users\Public\MyRenderworksFolder"
If you mark the 90° option of the #category names (Klassennamen), these textures are then rotated by 90 ° to the standard display. In addition, length and width are swapped in the #parts list (Stückliste).
If this checkbox is activated, a note appears in the #parts list (Stückliste), for example for #plate optimization (Plattenoptimierung), that the fiber direction must be taken into account.
These #buttons (Schaltflächen) create / delete a #category tree. For a better overview, not all possible categories are created, but only the existing categories of the currently active cabinet. Note: If you click on the category name of a grayed-out class that does not yet exist, the symbol of a hand appears. Now you can force the additional creation of a specific category.
In the dropdown menu all drawings from the directory C:\Users\[Benutzername]]\AppData\Roaming\Nemetschek\Vectorworks\202X\Bibliotheken\Favoriten\Renderworks are displayed. The folder Renderworks should be created to force that only files with Renderworks textures are shown, otherwise all created favorites are shown here, for example symbols or hatching...
Windows master data path:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\ElementsCAD\Stammdaten.
Pfad der Stammdaten MAC:
\Benutzer\Library\Application Support\Vectorworks\202X\Bibliotheken\Favoriten\Renderworks.
In the "Material" area, the components are assigned the materials #Plates (Platten), #veneer (Furnier) and #solid (massiv) using the category names. This is done by selecting in the dropdown fields either directly at the corresponding category or by marking.
The materials available for assignment are located in a configuration file in the #master data (Stammdaten) file of the ElementsCAD user data. This file is a text file in which each line means a data record and the individual values within a line are separated by the TAB separator.
In this area, the components are assigned to the surfaces using the category names. This is done by selecting in the dropdown fields either directly at the corresponding class or by marking.
The materials available for assignment are located in a configuration file Oberflaechen.csv in the Master Data folder of the ElementsCAD user data. This file is a text file in which each line means a #data record (Datensatz) and the individual values within a line are separated by the TAB separator.
Here, by clicking on the buttons of the edges on the left, right, above and below, an edge selected in the list of edge definitions is assigned and, if necessary, the thickness is adjusted to the right of the button. This edge definition consisting of four edges can then be assigned to a component class together with the corner formation in the lower area of the edge assignment.
The edge definition already assigned to the component categories are shown here. Clicking on the Down arrow button in the respective line assigns the component definition to the edge definition entered above. The arrow up button, on the other hand, enters the edge definition of the corresponding component class for further use in the upper area.
Note: The graphic display of edges is done by the "Textures" tab. There is a "Edges" class available here. In order to avoid that the areas of edges intersect with the #plate area (Plattenfläche), edges are preset multiplied by a very minimal factor. This behavior can be controlled under Configure cabinet -> #Body/Corpus (Korpus) -> Checkbox "Expand edges"i>.
The corner formation of the edges can be set here by clicking on the four corners of the graphic.
Edges are viewed from the front (-> fronts, rear walls ...) / from above (-> floors, compartments ...) and from the side (-> sides, middle sides ...). A small gray #rear wall groove (Rückwandnut) in the graphics "bottom" and "side" illustrates the position of the components.
These settings refer to the export of free parts with the exception of #Export backplane groove (Export Rückwandnut) and enable Elements CAM specific settings. Any assignments can be made on a component-specific basis. For example, it can be defined that a milling contour with left radius correction and tool number 102 should be carried out for the lower floor, side L and side R components. The result would be:
#WEr: 102 #Rad: L #Bea: Fr
This assignment would be evaluated during the import of ElementsCAM, so that the rear wall would not be sawn but milled according to the settings.
If the variable #Export backplane groove is not assigned to the cabinet, the cabinet interprets it as activated. It follows that the back wall groove is exported as standard even without this assignment. If you want to control the back wall groove separately through a BasisV3.ldf in Elements CAM , you have to explicitly switch off the option. The comment "Act: 0" then appears in the "Assignment to selected object" line.
The user variables are numbered variables CAM1 to CAM20 for numbers (data type Float) freely available in Elements CAM. These variables allow you to perform any operation in ElementsCAM. In the component folders of the directory C: \ Users \ Public \ Documents \ ElementsCAM \ 11.0 \ data \ group \ Elements there are files with the name "Basis_V3.ldf". If, for example, additional processing by variable is to be assigned to the rear wall, this can be done with a Varialble. For example, a variable CAM2 = 2 is created in ElementsCAM. If a hole, milling, etc. created in ElementsCAM now fulfills this condition, the machining is generated. ElementsCAD variable 2 should contain a "2" to meet the condition. For more information, please refer to the ElementsCAM manual or the explanatory videos on the manufacturer's homepage.
The assignment is made either directly to the selected objects or to categories.
When assigning to a selected object - usually a free part or the cabinet for the variable Export back wall groove, this object receives the corresponding entries in the DB Elements CAM.
When assigning to a category, this takes place for all cabinet components of this class only when the cabinet / cabinets are regenerated. The selected cabinets are regenerated automatically after leaving the dialog. All other cabinets with the same attribute class receive these values assigned to the classes even after the first regeneration.