About Classify

Explains the concept of classifying components.

Via Classification, the suitable calculation type is assigned to components in order for them to perform the desired function during calculation.

Classification dialog in the LINEAR Solutions for Autodesk AutoCAD

The components in this dialog are divided into Group, Subgroup and Variant. In the group you first select the type of component. You then select the calculation type in the subgroup. With this function, the component is classified e.g. as a washstand or a toilet and specifies default values for technical data to be used for calculation. Some calculation types have several variants for further definition, which have a different name and for which different technical data is stored.

Technical data can be edited in each component individually. Use the function Technical data ... in the section Components.

After you carried out the classification, the assignment is saved either to the concrete instance of a component, or to the block (and thus to all components of that name in the project). In both cases, the assignment is additionally stored in the corresponding (local) user file. When you release your project for collaboration in the BIM context, all classifications are preserved.

If a project contains unclassified components, proposals can be loaded from the locally available user file in the Classification dialog. Afterwards, a message informs about the number of loaded assignments. After closing the dialog, the loaded classification suggestions are saved in the project by clicking OK as described.

Tip: The classification also means that components without IFC classifications automatically receive the IFC classification corresponding to the calculation type.

During classification, a components number of connectors and the flow direction in those connectors is determined. A washstand e. g. has two inlets for cold and hot water and one outlet for waste water.