Exclusions

This section lists the exclusions which have been identified.

Penetration Holes

The interface does not allow the description of holes within Linear Members.

Templates

Catalogu are not covered by Linear members and Plates contained in Templates or Groups will be transferred on export. There is no facility for constructing a new Template or Group on import. Elements that are in pre-existing Templates or Groups will be compared and merged, but new elements will not be placed in the same container.

Non-prismatic end details

Linear members in the current interface exchange format cannot describe any details at member/cleat ends apart from full orthogonal cuts. Hence, all sloped cuts, notches, . will be approximated from minimum to maximum local longitudinal co-ordinate, which should be conservative regarding clash detection. The interface only transfers fully prismatic Plates. Hence, the Plate cuts/intersections which are not fully orthogonal to the Plate's local plane cannot be transferred. Such Plates will be exported 'uncut', which again should be conservative for clash detection.