hsbMaterials

This document will show you how to create different Material Densities.

Materials in hsbcad can have different densities.
These densities can be set custom and are kg per m3.
The densities can be used in different situations, the tsl hsbCenterOfGravity calculates the weight of entities using the densities. And for example the tsl HSB_W-Lifting calculates the center of a (roof) element using data from the hsbCenterOfGravity tsl.

When a material is in your drawing without a density the default density is used in the calculations.

Adding a material

Depending on what ribbon you are using the Material Densities command will be located in a different place in these ribbons.

• Select the hsbMaterials / Material Densities button in the ribbon to open the Material Densities screen.
• Add a Material by selecting the Add Material button.
• Give it a material a name. When an entity (beam or sheet) has this name in the Material field (in the properties), this density is used.
• Give it a densitiy value, this is kg/m3.

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The material densities are saved in your company folder. In the subfolder Abbund there is a .xml file called Materials.

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Other interesting documents

hsbMaterials: Materials in hsbcad can have different densities.

hsbCenterOfGravity: This tsl calculates the center of gravity of any hsbcad item, element or assembly.

hsbCAD_Show Frame Weight: This tsl will show the frame and total weight of an Element.

hsb_ShowElementWeight: This tsl exports Element Item with information of the stickframe weight to the database.

hsb_AssignOpeningWeight: This tsl assigns the weight to the windows and doors, based on the type of glass and also the timber and their area.

How to export the element weight in Excel: This video is about exporting the Element weight in Excel.