Place Sleeves
Sleeve Settings
Summary
As with hangers, the Sleeve Placement feature in eVolve is controlled by rules dictated through Sleeve Settings. Here you can create custom rule sets for placement and choose from many options, such as links to evaluate against.
- eVolve tab ⮞ Resources panel ⮞ Settings Menu⮞ Sleeve Settings button
Sleeve Settings/ Sleeves tab
Bands and Column Headers
Selection band
- Selection Filter text box - an element filter used to define the run type that the current rule set applies.
Host band
- Host Filter text box - an element filter used to define the element(s) hosting the sleeve for the current rule set.
Sleeve band
- Sleeve Family menu - displays available sleeve families loaded in the model.
- Sleeve Type menu - displays available types for the selected family.
- Loaded File Path text box - defines the file path of the sleeve family.
Oversizing band
- Additional Width Method menu - defines the method used to calculate the additional sleeve width.
- Value - a standard value such as 2"
- Index Position - for fabrication parts, you can also oversize the sleeve by the next available sizes available to the host element. An example here is +2 for applicable Pipework.
- Additional Sleeve Width text box - the sleeve width is oversized by the specified value (options are dependent on the Additional Width Method)
- Additional Sleeve Length text box - defines the amount the sleeve's length will increase beyond the default value.
- Evaluate Insulation checkbox - when enabled, the sleeve is oversized by the insulation thickness.
- Box Out Rule menu - displays available Box Out rule sets used to associate with the current sleeve rule set.
Record Navigator buttons
- Add - used to add a new row to the grid.
- Delete - used to delete selected row(s).
- Duplicate - used to duplicate selected rows.
- Export Grid - exports the grid as currently displayed to Excel.
Sleeve Settings/ Box Out tab
Bands and Column Headers
- Rule Name text box - rule identifier used on the Sleeves tab to associate the Box Out rule set to the Sleeve rule set.
- Box Out band
- Box Out Family menu - displays a list of the available Box Out families loaded in the model.
- Box Out Type menu - displays available types for the selected family.
- Association Method menu - defines the method used in determining the proximity of the elements to one another.
- Center to Center
- Edge to Edge
- Association Value text box - used to define the distance elements must be within for conversion.
- Oversizing band
- Additional Sleeve Height text box - defines the amount the sleeve's height will increase beyond the default value.
- Additional Sleeve Width text box - defines the amount the sleeve's width will increase beyond the default value.
- Additional Sleeve Length text box - defines the amount the sleeve's length will increase beyond the default value.
- Evaluate Insulation checkbox - when enabled, the sleeve is oversized by the insulation thickness.
Record Navigator buttons
- Add - used to add a new row to the grid.
- Delete - used to delete selected row(s).
- Duplicate - used to duplicate selected rows.
- Export Grid - exports the grid as currently displayed to Excel.
Sleeve Settings/ Settings tab
Sleeve Information panel
- Assign sleeve to same level as source element checkbox - when enabled, the sleeve is assigned to the same level as the hosting element.
- Include primary model checkbox - when enabled, elements in the primary model are also evaluated.
Loaded Linked Models panel - displays a list of the "loaded" linked models, check the links you would like to make active for sleeve/box out placement.
- Status panel
- On Placement menu - the specified value is applied to the Sleeve_Status parameter.
- Placement View panel
- The Placement View menu is used to select a specific used to calculate proper placement.
For example, if multiple links contain similar floors, this placement view should only show the valid floor and the other floor(s) should be hidden. This will ensure that EVOLVE places sleeves against what is valid.
