Sandwich wall horizontal seam

Sandwich wall horizontal seam creates a horizontal seam between two sandwich walls. Seam dimensions and rabbets can be defined for all layers: inner shell, foil, insulation, and outer shell. In addition, you can define an extra foil layer.

Objects created

Seams
Rabbets
Foil
Insulation
Extra foil layer

Use for


Situation	Description
	Seams between sandwich wall shells.
	Seams with additional rabbets.

Before you start

To be able to select the needed parts, activate the Select objects in components switch.

Selection order

Select the inner shell of the first sandwich wall.
Select the inner shell of the second sandwich wall.

The seam is created automatically when the secondary part is selected.

Part identification key


	Part
1	Concrete part (wall, column, beam, slab)
2	Point Multiple points can be picked.

Picture tab

Use the Picture tab to control the horizontal seam properties.

Seam position

Seams can be defined for inner shells, insulation and outer shells. Draft angles can be defined for the outer shells.

Define the seam position between the sandwich wall shells. The middle line between the walls is used as a reference when the seam position is calculated.

Example:

Shell classes

Define the part classes to be applied to the seams. By default, the Sandwich Wall Horizontal Seam component creates inner shells with class 1, foil with class 2, insulation with class 3, and outer shells with class 4. Use these classes to apply seams.

To prevent the creation of seams between foils, insulation shells and outer shells, leave the Insulation classes box empty.

Rabbets in insulation

You can create rabbets in the insulation layer.


Option	Description
	No rabbet for the insulation layer.
	One side rabbet for the top and bottom of the insulation layer. Rabbet depth and width can be defined.
	Mirrored one side rabbet for the top and bottom of the insulation layer. Rabbet depth and width can be defined.
	Two sided rabbets for the top and bottom of the insulation layer. Rabbet depth and width can be defined.

Offset

You can define offset for the seam.

Rabbets tab

Use the Rabbets tab to define rabbets in inner shells, insulation layers and outer shells.

Rabbet side

Select to which side of the sandwich wall the rabbets are applied. You can define the rabbets separately for both sides.

The options are:

Top side
Bottom side
Both sides

Connection type

You can select a tongue or groove joint connection for both sides.


Option	Option	Description
		Tongue joint connection, based on the outer geometry
		Groove joint connection, based on the center line
		Tongue joint connection, based on the center line
		Groove joint connection, based on the outer geometry

If you create one tongue and one groove joint, it is possible to overlap the parts. This is defined on the Picture tab with seam position values. Enter negative values to move the parts closer together.

Extra Foils tab

Use the Extra foils tab to define an extra foil layer in the seam.

Foil


Option	Description	Default
t	Define the extra foil thickness.	`1 mm`
Pos_No	Prefix and start number for the part position number.	The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in File menu > Settings > Options.
Material	Material grade.	The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in File menu > Settings > Options.
Name	Name for the extra foil.	`FOIL`
Class	Part class number for the extra foil layer.
Comment	Add a comment for the extra foil layer.

Connection method


Option	Description
No connection	Select how the extra foil is attached to the sandwich wall. No connection (foil is a loose part) Weld Cast unit As subassembly
At Inside shell	Select the profile to which the extra foil is connected. At inside shell At outside shell
Position h*b	Select a prefix for the foil layer. Position hb and Position bh create a profile without a prefix. Position PLhb and Position PLbH create a profile which start with PL prefix. Par. section hb and Par. section bh: enter a prefix in the box below.
Auto	Select the rotation of the foil layer. Auto Below Front Top Back
Foil shape	Define shape of the extra foil.

General tab

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General tab

Analysis tab

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Analysis tab