Section and material library – BuildSoft Support

Some materials and/or cross-sections seem to be missing in the library

Dorien Elleboog — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:11:01 +0000

When you click on , you should see concrete, steel and timber qualitities.

When you click on , you should see a long list with a lot of cross-sections.

If one of the materials/ cross-sections is missing, you unintentionally defined a filter in the material (or section) Library.

Solution

Go to Edit > Material (or Section) library.
On the left side at the bottom, you have a button Clear all. Click on it.
Close the Material (or Section) library.
Check if the material (or cross section) is now available with (or ).

Error: Requested value ‘tcCustomTables’ was not found at Borland.Delphi.TObjectHelper.Dispatch(Object Self, Object& Message)

Dorien Elleboog — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:37:33 +0000

When adding a new material to the library, you get the error

Requested value ‘tcCustomTables’ was not found.

at Borland.Delphi.TObjectHelper.Dispatch(Object Self, Object& Message)
at Borland.Vcl.TControl.WndProc(TMessage& Message)
at Borland.Vcl.TWinControl.WndProc(TMessage& Message)
at Borland.Vcl.TCustomForm.WndProc(TMessage& Message)
at Borland.Vcl.TWinControl.MainWndProc(TMessage& Message)

Solution

Click ‘OK’ until the message is gone.
Close the library.
Open the library.
Add a new material, choose as type ‘Steel’ (even if it is ‘Other’ you’d like to have).
Change the Material type to ‘Other’.

How to change the default material

Dorien Elleboog — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:07:36 +0000

You can define a default materials for concrete, steel and timber. To do so:

Open Diamonds
Go to Edit > Material library.
Select the material you want as default. Either:
- Click on .
- or click with the right mouse button and select ‘Default’.
Default materials are shown in red.

Local versus shared/ central libraries

Dorien Elleboog — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:25:02 +0000

The libraries can be stored locally on your computer or can be stored on any computer in the network.

If the libraries are stored on any computer in the network, we call these central or shared libraries. An administrator manages the central libraries, the users get automatic updates when changes are made. The advantage of this system is that all users use the same library and that the library is always up to date.

To configure the system of central libraries, please refer to the Installation Guide §5.4.1. Note that this system requires adjustments in your BuildSoft licenses.

How to add a new section

Dorien Elleboog — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:05:55 +0000

Go to Edit > Section library
Click on.
Give the section a name.
Define the groups to to which the section belongs.
- Click on ‘[-]’.
- Add a new group by writing the group name and clicking afterwords.
- Select the desired group.
Click on to define the shape, dimensions and preferred material.
If you want the section to be available for other projects as well, select the button .
Click on to save the changes.

If you add a lot of sections/ material to the library, it is advised to make a back up of the libraries.