Architectural + DesignStream Interface + Material XML Transfer

Window and Door Sheets to DesignStream

With the function Building Components > Window and Door Sheets to DesignStream, you can create opening sheets and export them into the DesignStream system. The function requires that you are logged in to the DesignStream system and that the Quantity Surveying add-on feature is enabled. You can export opening sheets from a project that you have opened in DesignStream. At the same time, the material data of the building is transferred into the system in the component list (Material XML Transfer add-on feature of the Vertex BD software).

The program will collect windows and doors from every drawing-model pair of the building, and add sheet labels for them to the floor plan on a specific layer. The label format is as follows: PREFIX-NUMBER (UNIQUE NUMBER), for example, W-2 (5). The prefix depends on the numbering system, which is defined in the settings, see Window and Door Sheet Settings. The number following the prefix is the same for openings of the same type. The number in parentheses is a unique running number added for each opening. It is used to differentiate between identical openings in the DesignStream system.

The program will create an opening sheet for each different opening. The sheets are saved under the project in the Opngs folder. The program will export the sheets into the DesignStream system automatically. The sheets only present the geometry of the opening. The other data is added in the DesignStream system.

When a project is open, you can open a sheet in the project folder by using the function Open a Window or Door Sheet, or by double-clicking a sheet name in the project document browser.

If the walls of the building are paneled and the panel drawings have been created, the program will prompt you to update the panel drawings once the opening sheet labels have been added. The program will always prompt you to update the panel drawings upon changes to the opening sheet labels. Select either of the following:

Note

Window and Door Sheet Settings
Automatic Dimensioning of Window and Door Sheets
Deleting Sheets and Sheet Labels
Opening a Panel Drawing
Adding an Opening Sheet Label to a Wall Panel Drawing
Project Document Browser
Window and Door Sheets

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