Precast

Catalog references

Defining the <ValueType> as xxxCatalogReference creates a regular Combo Box, but with predefined values from the Precast catalogs. Depending on the provided <ValueType>, the values are read from a corresponding catalog and put into <ValueList> during the palette creation by the PythonPart framework. This ensures that the user can choose only from the options available in the Precast catalog.

<Parameter>
    <Name>Concrete</Name>
    <Text>Concrete</Text>
    <ValueType>ConcreteGradeCatalogReference<!--(1)!--></ValueType>
</Parameter>

1. Replace this value with the desired catalog - see table below.

The return values are strings¹. The available catalog references, which can be set to the <ValueType> tag, and the corresponding Precast catalog, from which the values a read, are listed below:

Value type	Corresponding Precast catalog
FactoryCatalogReference	Factory Catalogs
NormCatalogReference	Standards Catalog
ConcreteGradeCatalogReference	Concrete Grade Catalog
FixtureCatalogReference	Fixture Catalog
InsulationCatalogReference	Insulation Material Catalog
BrickTileCatalogReference	Brick/Tile Catalog
PrecastElementTypeCatalogReference1	Element type catalog

Fixtures

A parameter of type Fixture will return three combo boxes to choose the path, file and fixture element from. The returned value is a FixtureProperties object.

<Parameter>
    <Name>PointFixture</Name>
    <Text>Point fixture</Text>
    <Value>FixtureProperties(PathShortcut(Office<!--(1)!-->)Group(Deckendosen)Element(E-Dose groß))</Value>
    <ValueType>Fixture</ValueType>
</Parameter>

1. Alternatively set this property to Project or Private to point to PRJ or USR directory respectively.

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1. The parameter type PrecastElementTypeCatalogReference will return an integer pointing to the corresponding precast element type ↩↩