Electric box in wall (84)
Electric box in wall (84) creates electric boxes in walls.
Objects created
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Electric boxes
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Tubes
Use for
Situation |
Description |
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Electric box in a wall with top connection. |
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Electric box in a wall with bottom connection. |
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Electric box in a wall with top and bottom connections. |
Selection order
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Select a concrete panel.
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Pick a position for the electric box.
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Pick a position for the top connection.
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Pick a position for the bottom connection.
The electric box and connections are created automatically.
Part identification key
Part |
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Electric box |
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Panel |
Picture tab
Use the Picture tab to control the shape, number and position of the tubes and the position of the electric boxes.
Tube direction
Option |
Description |
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Select the tube shape in the up direction. |
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Select the tube shape in the down direction. |
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Select the tube direction in relation to the start point (yellow) and end point (magenta) of the wall. |
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Select the number of tubes in the up direction. |
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Select the number of tubes in the down direction. |
Tubes to concrete / Electric parts to concrete
Select how the tubes and the electric parts are connected to the concrete part.
Option |
Description |
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As subassembly |
Add as a subassembly to the concrete part. |
By cast unit |
Add to the concrete part. |
Welds |
Weld to the concrete part. |
Not |
Do not connect to the concrete part. |
Tube and electric box positions
Option |
Description |
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Select the position of the up connection in the concrete part. |
Select the position of the electric box in the concrete part. |
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Select the position of the down connection in the concrete part. |
Parts tab
Use the Parts tab to control the tube properties at the top and bottom of the concrete part and the position of the tube reference points.
Tube top / Tube bottom
Option |
Description |
Default |
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t, b, h |
Define the tube thickness, width and height. |
D19 |
Pos_No |
Define a prefix and a start number for the part position number. |
ET 1 |
Material |
Define the material grade. |
PVC |
Name |
Define a name for the tube. |
E-tube |
Class |
Define the part class number for the tube. |
2 |
Comment |
Add a comment for the tube. |
1st reference point
Define a reference point for the tube. The reference point determines the position of the part mark in a drawing.
Option |
Description |
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At top |
Start point is positioned at the top of the tube. |
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At bottom |
Start point is positioned at the bottom of the tube. |
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At longest segment |
Start point is positioned at the longest segment of the tube. |
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At smallest segment |
Start point is positioned at the smallest segment of the tube. |
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Electric box tab
Use the Electric box tab to control the shape, number and dimensions of the electric boxes and to define a possible connection piece (Tube a).
Electric box / Tube a
Option |
Description |
Default |
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t, b, h |
Electric box and the connection piece (Tube a) thickness, width and height. |
D19 |
Pos_No |
Prefix and a start number for the part position number. |
ET 1 |
Material |
Material grade. |
PVC |
Name |
Name for the electric box and the connection piece. |
E-tube |
Class |
Part class number for the electric box and the connection piece. |
2 |
Comment |
Add a comment for the electric box and the connection piece. |
Rotation
Control the rotation of the electric box and the connection piece.
Option |
Example |
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Front |
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Top |
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Back |
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Below |
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Electric box shape
Option |
Description |
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Profiles / Custom part Example custom part:
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You can use a profile from the profile catalog or select a custom component from the Applications & components catalog. If you use a custom component, browse for the component and use the list of options to position the custom component. |
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Select the shape of the electric box and define the dimensions for the electric box. |
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Select an extra shape for creating several different types of electric boxes. This shape is visible in drawings and it indicates the front and back side of the electric box. |
Number = |
Number of electric boxes in horizontal or vertical direction. |
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1 |
Select the top connection pieces for the electric box. |
2 |
Select the left side connection pieces for the electric box. |
3 |
Select the right side connection pieces for the electric box. |
4 |
Select the bottom connection pieces for the electric box. |
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Dimensions of the connection pieces. |
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Positions of the connection pieces. |
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Options to add the electric box to the part.
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Top conn / Bottom conn tab
Use the Top conn and Bottom conn tabs to control the shape and dimensions of the top and bottom connection boxes, and to define a possible connection piece (Tube a).
Top box / Bottom box / Tube a
Option |
Description |
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t, b, h |
Top and bottom connection box and the connection piece (Tube a) thickness, width and height. |
Pos_No |
Prefix and a start number for the part position number. |
Material |
Material grade. |
Name |
Name for the connection box and the connection piece. |
Class |
Part class number for the connection box and the connection piece. |
Comment |
Add a comment for the connection box and the connection piece. |
Rotation
Control the rotation of the connection piece (Tube a).
Connection box shape
Top conn |
Bottom conn |
Description |
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Profiles / Custom part |
You can use a profile from the profile catalog or select a custom component from the Applications & components catalog. If you use a custom component, browse for the component and use the list of options to position the custom component. |
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Select the shape of the connection box and define the dimensions for the box. |
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Dimensions of the connection box. |
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Position of the connection piece. |
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Options to add the connection box to the part.
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Select the connection pieces for the connection box. |
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Select the number of connection boxes. |
Connect
Define how to the connection box is connected.
UDA tab
Use the UDA tab to add information in the parts’ user-defined attributes (UDAs).
Option |
Description |
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Part |
Select to which part the related information can be saved: Nothing Tube top Tube bottom Tubes Electric box Top connection Bottom connection All |
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UDA name |
Enter the name of the user-defined attribute. For
example, to add a comment UDA, open the
objects.inp file in a text editor
and search for
The
first text between the quotation marks is the UDA name,
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UDA name:
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UDA:
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Type |
Type of the user-defined attribute. |
Use String for text, Integer for numbers, Float for numbers with decimals and Option for selecting an item in a list. You can find the UDA type in the objects.inp file |
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Value |
Enter the value that is saved to the user-defined attribute. |
Example