Element Numbers

Element numbering is a key tool for organizing serial production, regardless of the size of the production run. The element numbering system offers different types: unique, sortable, and fixed element numbers.

• The previously available type of unique element numbers automatically ensures that no element number occurs twice. The sequence can be easily assigned. This is the proven method for small to medium-sized projects and when there are few identical elements.

• Elements with sortable element numbers are checked for similarity. Identical elements are therefore assigned the same element number. In projects with multiple identical elements, this can reduce documentation effort and streamline processes. This further optimizes serial prefabrication, especially for larger projects.

• If storage areas have already been created, or if the element numbers can no longer be changed for other organizational reasons, fixed element numbers can be assigned. The element number will then no longer be changed by the program.

Element numbers consist of a prefix and the actual number. Since the element number also contains the prefix, the number only needs to be compared within elements with the same prefix. The following explanations generally refer to elements with the same prefix.

• Unique element numbers

  • Each element number exists only for one element. Therefore, each element has its own number.

  • Every time an element number is changed, all elements are checked. If the element number already exists as a unique element number in another element, it is incremented there.

• Sortable element numbers

  • In the special element sorting, elements are compared for equality. If they are completely identical, they are assigned the same number.

  • Each sortable element number can exist in multiple elements. Multiple elements can have the same number.

  • The sorting of the elements is triggered manually by the 1-8-6 function or automatically by sorting the components. Furthermore, the sorting occurs each time the "7-6-1 Reassign, Change Element Numbers " function is called.

• Fixed element numbers

  • A fixed number is assigned manually, which is therefore not changed by the program.

  • If multiple elements are assigned the same fixed number, no verification of the elements' equality is performed. It is up to the individual's own assessment whether the same numbers are justified.

  • Each fixed element number can exist for multiple elements. Multiple elements can have the same number.

  • Fixed element numbers are identified by the additional symbol " " in the display. The element number FE_12 is displayed as "FE_12" .

Element numbering for roof elements.

Roof surfaces can also be elemented along Y (verge). Until now, the element number was determined along X (eaves). Roof elements along Y receive the same element number with a dot and a counter that necessarily starts at 1.

• This form with " element number in Y " can still be used.

  • To do this, in the 1-7-8 limit values ​​of the roof structure, the entry " Element number in Y " is set to " Point.Number (.1) ".

  • The setting is saved in the structure. The selected setting remains in every structure.

  • Due to the automatic counting in Y, only unique element numbers can be used in this form.

• If the option "none" is selected for " Element number in Y ", unique, sortable and fixed element numbers can be used.

  • The element numbers can be assigned independently of the order in X and Y.

  • For sortable element numbers, identical elements are found regardless of their position along Y.