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ITM Hangers

Feature Summary. This feature allows you to automatically place single service fabrication supports such as clevis hangers for pipe and strap hangers for ductwork using the fabrication (ITM) database…

Updated 3 years ago

ITM Hanger Adjustments

ITM Hanger Adjustments. Summary. This feature allows hanger rods to be extended and/or embedded families to be placed into structural elements or a reference plane. eVolve tab ⮞ Supports panel ⮞ ITM…

Updated 1 year ago

Single Service Hanger Collision Adjustment

Collision Adjustment Options. Collision Adjustment. When placing hangers, eVolve can automatically detect collisions and attempt to adjust the place to where the hangers will not collide with other e…

Updated 4 years ago

Hanger Placement Settings

Trapeze Settings. Before placing Trapeze hangers (Multi-Service Bearer), you will need to create a placement profile. A profile may be set up to place Fabrication (ITM) trapeze hangers or Family (RFA…

Updated 1 week ago by Makenzie Page

Hanger Placement

Summary. Hanger Placement allows you to automatically place single and trapeze-style hangers along a run of elements. Hangers may be placed along the path of elements to a change of direction, like a…

Updated 1 month ago by Makenzie Page

Place Seismic Support

Window Overview. Seismic Family panel. Family Menu - displays a list of the available seismic families in the model. Custom Family Requirements (Pick One) The parameter "eVolve_Feature" must exist an…

Updated 1 month ago by Makenzie Page

Clash Detection

Clash Detection. Summary. This command detects and highlights hanger and seismic rod clashes with non-structural elements. Only elements visible in the current view are considered. eVolve tab ⮞ Suppo…

Updated 1 year ago by Kerry Poe

Clash Detection (Legacy)

Clash Detection. This command simply highlights the hanger support which is colliding with other elements in the model, and will also highlight the colliding objects. Will only check for collisions b…

Updated 2 years ago

Bearer Width Rounding

Bearer Width Options. Our Bearer Width Rounding options allows for real world content and accurate BOM's.If the bearer's length is modified, this function increases the bearer length in 2" increments…

Updated 3 years ago

Trapeze Family Overview

Trapeze Family Overview. Overview. Family Names. The following will apply to families that have a _v6 or greater within the family name. Current list of eVolve hanger families: eE_ASM_HS_Trapeze_NWH_…

Updated 3 years ago

Estimate Point Loads

Estimate Point Loads. Summary. IMPORTANT: The average weight value is an estimate and should be verified by a licensed engineer. The Estimate Point Loads feature sums the total weight for all selecte…

Updated 2 years ago by Brett Stacks

Family Hanger Adjustments

Family Hanger Adjustments. Summary. Family Hanger Adjustments allows users to recalculate rod lengths of hangers based on attachment settings. Additionally changes can be made to rod attachments, har…

Updated 1 year ago by Kerry Poe

Strap Settings

Strap Settings. Summary. The Strap Settings define options to customize the Auto Place Straps feature. eVolve Electrical tab ⮞ Resources panel ⮞ Settings menu ⮞ Strap Settings option. Window Overview…

Updated 1 year ago by Kerry Poe

Auto Place Straps

Auto Place Straps\Strap Settings. Summary. Auto Place Straps allows you to automatically model strut straps on selected hangers and struts. This feature does not currently support Fabrication ITM Tra…

Updated 1 year ago by Kerry Poe

Update Seismic Support

Update Seismic Support. Summary. The Update Seismic Support feature in eVolve allows users to recalculate attachment points or modify placement options for selected seismic supports. eVolve tab ⮞ Sup…

Updated 1 year ago by Kerry Poe

Estimate Point Loads Settings

Estimate Point Loads will total the weight for all selected elements, divide that weight by the number of selected hanger supports. This feature will then give you the option to apply an adjustment t…

Updated 2 years ago by Brett Stacks

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