How can I add a new material to the default bill of materials of a standard?

Introduction

The materials used by the Cubus programs are standard-dependent and are saved as default materials in a file. This serves to make the selection list of the programs as compact as possible.

The following explains how you can modify or extend the default material list. In addition, it is explained how to save the adjusted default list of materials so that this list is also available after an update of the programs.

Please note that these changes apply to all users of a PC using these installed programs.

A bill of materials for each of the most common standards is supplied with the installation.

File names

The following table shows which standard uses which list of materials. The predefined file names must not be changed. For standards that use the “DefaultBstf.lst” file as standard, the file designations according to the following table in the “Custom” column must be respected.

DEFAULT LIST OF MATERIALS STORAGE LOCATION

The storage of the default list of materials differs depending on the program generation used. The storage locations for generation 9 and generation 8 are explained below. For generation 7, we proceed analogously to generation 8, substituting the generation number accordingly.

Generation 9

The predefined list for an XY standard can be found in the “Default_XY.lst” file in the “...\CubusSharedCodes9Bstf” directory of the latest version. If no specific list of materials exists for a standard, the “DefaultBstf.lst” file is used as a reference.

You can define your own list of materials for an XY standard by copying the original “Default_XY.lst” file to the “...\CubusSoftwareConfigureCubusSharedCodes9Bstf” directory and add new materials or change existing ones in it. For more details about the file, refer to the installation instructions.

It is advisable not to change the original data in the original storage location. Make changes only in the copy of the Config directory. If the “Default_XY.lst” file exists in the Config directory, it has priority over the original list of materials file when initializing a new calculation.

Generation 8

The predefined list for an XY standard can be found in the “Default_XY.lst” file in the “...\CubusSharedCodesodes8” directory of the latest version. If no specific list of materials exists for a standard, the file “DefaultBstf.lst” is used as a reference.

You can define your own list of materials for an XY standard by copying the original “Default_XY.lst” file to the “...__Cubus Software” directory and add new materials or change existing materials in it.

It is advisable not to change the original data in the original storage location. Only make changes to the copy in the Config directory.

If the “Default_XY.lst” file exists in the Config directory, it has priority over the original list of materials file when initializing a new calculation.

Caution: Please note that Cubus Software cannot provide support for files that you have created yourself in the Config directory.

Modifying the default list of materials in the config directory

The following explanations apply to all standards and are explained below using the SIA standard as an example. Since each default list of materials is clearly assigned to a standard, the corresponding file must be selected or created yourself for the other available standards.

Generation 9

Copy the “Default_SC.lst” file from the installation (in the image below: ...\CubusSharedCodes9Bstf“) to ‘...\Cubus Software ’ConfiguredCubusSharedCodes9Bstf”.

Note: The number “2331” indicates the program version. It will change continuously. The folder with the highest number should be used in the installation.

1. In CubusExplorer, define SIA as default standard for new designs.
2. Start CEDRUS and create a new slab design.
3. Define a new material in the “Bill of materials” dialog box, which is accessed via the main menu under “Options” → “Materials”.
4. Save the design.
5. Open the file “BstfData.lst” in a neutral text program such as “Notepad”. This is located in the subdirectory “...\INPQB” of the calculation you have just saved. The easiest way to get to this folder is to press the key combination <Ctrl> + <E> in the open calculation.
6. At the same time open in a neutral text program the copied file “Default_SC.lst”, which is located in the directory “...\INPQB” (see point 1).
7. Copy the line corresponding to the new material (usually the last line) from “BstfData.lst”.
8. Copy the same line to the end of the “Default_SC.lst” file and save the change.
9. If necessary, rename the file according to the table above so that it only applies to a specific standard.

Generation 8

To modify and/or extend the predefined list of materials for a standard, proceed as follows:

Copy the “Default_SC.lst” file from the installation (in the image below: ...\CubusSharedCodes“) to ‘...\Cubus Software ’ConfiguredCubusSharedCodes”.

Note: The number “2331” indicates the program version. It will change continuously. The folder with the highest number should be used for installation.

1. 1. In CubusExplorer, define SIA as default standard for new designs.
   2. Start CEDRUS and create a new slab design.
   3. Define a new material in the “Material list” dialog box, which is accessed via the main menu under “Options” → “Materials”.
   4. Save the design.
   5. Open the file “BstfData.lst” in a text-neutral program such as “Editor”. This is located in the subdirectory “...\INPQB” of the calculation you have just saved. The easiest way to get to this folder is to press the key combination <Ctrl> + <E> in the open calculation.
   6. At the same time open in a neutral text program the copied file “Default_SC.lst”, which is located in the directory “...\INPQB” (see point 1).
   7. Copy the line corresponding to the new material (usually the last line) from “BstfData.lst”.
   8. Copy the same line to the end of the “Default_SC.lst” file and save the change.
   9. If necessary, rename the file according to the table above so that it only applies to a specific standard.

   You can proceed in the same way if you want to change an existing default material (e.g. concrete “C”) to “C 30/37”. In this case, however, you must replace the corresponding line.

   The next time you open a design based on the SIA standard, the new user-defined material will be available.