Details on Component Lists

Component lists process component data for displaying and outputting the data in tabular form, for directly supplementing/modifying the data and for exporting/importing the data using Excel for external supplementation or modification. By importing you can, for example, import room log books into building models.

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Component classes

Lists the component classes of all components visible in the current view (model or layout view) and allows to select them. If you activate or deactivate storeys or disciplines in your project, for example, you can update the list of component classes visible in the view using the Enter new button. If you need only certain components in the component lists, you can preselect the corresponding components in the drawing before opening the dialog.

The basis for displaying the component classes are the classifications assigned to the components. Exceptions are the component classes under Pipes and Ducts and other non-classifiable contents such as AutoCAD blocks and base elements. These are listed under the component class *Other*. If your drawing contains further unclassified elements, these are also listed with the component classes *Other*.

When a component class is selected, all associated components are automatically displayed in the drawing. You can disable this function by deselecting the Show components checkbox. If required, you can edit the components displayed in the drawing and at the same time selected with further commands such as Classify ... or the commands of the Material Data area.

The parameters of activated component classes are displayed in various parameter groups in the Parameters area.

If necessary, use the search field to search for specific component classes. You can also search for components of the component class name, e.g. fitting, to display all component classes that contain this term. Upper and lower case is not considered. If the search result consists of several hits, you can use to go through the individual hits one after the other. Alternatively, press F3 to continue searching for search results with multiple hits. As you scroll through the search results, the corresponding parts are highlighted in the drawing.

Parameters

In the Parameters area, the available parameters of the activated component classes are displayed in different parameter groups. The sorting of the parameters into the different groups is based on the origin of the data. For example, if the data originates from the pipe network calculation of a heating network, it will be listed in the group Analyse Heating. Enable the checkbox of a parameter to add the parameter as a column to the component list.

If you have opened the Component lists dialog before a calculation and have performed a calculation afterwards, you can use the Update detection button to transfer the data newly written by the calculation into the dialog. The parameters resulting from the calculation are then listed in a newly added parameter group (for example, Analyse Heating), if necessary.

Common parameters only

Enabled: Only parameters that are present in all selected component classes are displayed.

Disabled: All parameters of the activated component types are displayed; also the parameters that are present only in individual component classes.

If necessary, use the search field to search for specific parameters. You can also search for parts of a parameter name, e.g. loss, to display all component classes that contain this term. Upper and lower case is not considered. If the search result consists of several hits, you can use to go through the individual hits one after the other. Alternatively, press F3 to continue searching for search results with multiple hits.

Detect again

Updates the data listed in the dialog. Use the button, for example, if you have deactivated a storey or discipline while the dialog is open and want to update the dialog data. If you perform a calculation while the dialog is open, you can use this button to update the newly calculated component data in the dialog. The calculated parameters are then displayed in the parameter group (for example, Analyse Heating).

Load …, Save …

Load ...

Opens the Load settings dialog where you load the component lists (*.clSet - ComponentListSetting).

Save...

Opens the Save settings dialog where you save the component lists (*.clSet - ComponentListSetting). The current configuration of the dialog is saved with all settings and any adjustments made. You can distribute saved *.clSet files as office standard via the Manage User Customizations dialog (LINEAR Installation Center ➤ Extras > ➤ User customizations ...) if required.

Reset

Resets the selection in the area Parameters.

Create label

Opens the Name of label dialog where you define the name of the label. Then, based on the current configuration of the component list, a label is created and opened for editing. When creating the labels, the parameter order in the label is defined by the column order of the parameters in the component list. The parameter names used in labels are displayed in the tooltips of the component list column headers.

You can create labels that are then only available in the currently activated planning type or labels that are available in all planning types. You define this by means of a query while creating a label.

Component list

The component list displays the parameters enabled in the area Parameters column by column for each element selected in the component classes. The rows represent the individual components of the enabled Component classes, unless the list data has been combined.

Modify existing component data - component data highlighted in light gray and default color

Component data can be displayed in light gray font color or in standard font color. You can overwrite component data without losing the original value, as it is preserved in the background and still used for its original purpose. Amended values of component data are displayed in bold. Delete the entered value and exit the field to restore the original value. When overwriting component data, the new entered value is only used for documentation and output purposes. If, for example, you change the nominal width of a pipe section, the changed nominal width is used in labels, AutoCAD tables, exported Excel workbooks, etc. However, the original value from the calculation is not changed. The pipe section is still considered in the calculation with its original nominal width.

For standard colored component data, on the other hand, you change the original value. If, for example, you assign a different layer to a component, this component will actually be moved to the layer in the project. This direct link to the original values was previously implemented for block attributes, layers and layer components.

buttons of the component list cells

For some parameters you can open context menus via the buttons in the individual cells of the parameter columns. Whether the buttons and thus the context menus are available and which contents the context menus offer depends on the type of parameter. For parameters with stored value lists, the stored values are offered as default values in the context menus. In addition, for most parameters you can open the dialog Set parameter through the menu item Settings ... . In this dialog you can adjust certain settings depending on the type of parameter. In the case of custom parameters, you can subsequently adjust the parameter name, the unit used and the storage location for the parameter value(s) (per component, per component class) in the Set parameters dialog.

Edit component lists

Right-clicking a column header opens a context menu that allows you to edit the respective column or the entire component list (Filter data..., Merge data...). Columns that have been sorted, filtered and/or summed up are marked with an asterisk (*) in the column header.

Context menu of the component columns

Sort ascending, Sort descending, No sorting

Defines whether and how the column is alphabetically sorted. If you use columns with numbers, make sure that the same number of digits is used for all numbers (0001, ...,0050, ...,0100, ..., 1000) to ensure correct sorting. You can also sort by several parameters. The order in which you sort the individual columns is decisive.

Filter data...

Opens a context menu where you can filter by the values of the parameter.

Sum up data...

Sums up components with the same value and outputs the number in a new column. You can also create component lists that combine data in more than one column, for example, first by manufacturer and then by product type. The order in which you combine the individual columns is decisive.

Number!

Numbers the column according to the selected increment.

Move column left, Move column right

Moves a column of the component list one position to the left or right. To move a column by more than one position, click the corresponding menu item several times.

Remove column

Removes the column from the component list.

New parameter ...

Opens the Set parameter dialog where you can specify the name of the new parameter and, if necessary, the unit to be used. Furthermore, you can decide whether a parameter value should be used for all components of a component class or whether the values should vary per component. Afterwards, the parameter is added to the component list as a column and listed in the Parameters section in the group Product information.

Alternatively, you can use the buttons Export ... and Import ... to use the Excel export and import functions to supplement the data outside of AutoCAD. Newly added columns of an Excel table become new parameters by importing the table. The column name in the first row of the column is used as the parameter name. The parameter values must start from the second row onwards.

Search components <

Clicking on Search components < and the subsequent selection of a component in the drawing highlights the row of the component in the component list.

Create table <, Update table <, Edit table <, Get table <

You can use these functions to place the compiled lists from the component lists as AutoCAD tables in drawings and transfer the configuration of already placed tables back into the dialog for editing. You can then transfer the changed configuration back to the placed tables. You can also use these functions to customize item lists of assembly plans and layouts for creating assembly plans.

Create table <

Opens the Create table dialog where you specify the title for the AutoCAD table. Then you have to define the insertion point in the current view. You can adjust the appearance of the table in the Table style AutoCAD dialog using the Default style. Alternatively, you can assign a different style to the table.

Update table <

Only applies changes to data rows in AutoCAD tables that have already been created. This means that, for example, changed column names are retained in the created tables.

Edit table <

In addition to changes to the data rows, also applies structural changes to the table such as added and removed columns or adjustments to the column sequence in AutoCAD-tables that have already been created. The table will be completely revised. If manual adjustments were previously made in the created table, e.g. column headings were changed, these adjustments are lost.

Get table <

Loads all settings with which the selected table was created.

Import …, Export ...

As an alternative to editing the component list in the dialog, you can also export the component list to an *.xlsx file so that you can then edit the list in Microsoft Excel, for example.

By adding further columns in the Excel table, you can add further parameters to the respective component class (and thus to all associated parts). Enter the desired name for the parameter in the first row of the added column. The parameter values have to be defined from the second row onwards. Make sure that there is no empty column within the table, otherwise columns with content behind the empty column will not be imported.

When you (re-)import the *.xlsx file, the changed or added data is written to the components and is thus available, for example, for IFC export or for labeling. You find the added parameters in the Parameters section under the Product Information. You can also use the Excel import to import room log books into building models.

The Data Exchange ID parameter listed under ID is required to uniquely identify the components during data exchange. The values of this parameter are preset with the IFC_GUIDs of the components by default. However, you can also use other values to uniquely identify the components, e.g. the AutoCAD handles of the components or, in the case of room books, the names of the rooms. Click one of the buttons in the Data Exchange ID column to adjust the value to be used.

Import ...

Opens the Select file to import dialog where you select and open the *.xlsx file to import.

Export ...

Opens the dialog Select target file or create a new file, in which you select a destination file or specify the location and file name for the *.xlsx file to be saved.

Resolve variables, Show components

Resolve variables

By default, the variable is displayed for values that are defined by variables. If you select the checkbox, the program displays the variable values instead of the variables.

Show components

Enabled: Selected component classes and components are highlighted in the drawing. The component that are highlighted in the drawing and selected at the same time can be edited directly with further commands if required.