Scaffold System

O Scafom-Rux

Scaffold System

HAKI Universal

New tool

ScaffBlock

Tube and Clip tool

Significant Enhancements

The Tube & Clip tool functionality has been significantly enhanced to bring modeling process for the tube and clip scaffold to a new level. 
It is possible now to use the only one tool - the Tube and Clip tool for any scenario:

• to form scaffold legs by two points clicked in the model (independent 2 point insertion) or 
• to add tube and fittings over the legs or other tubes (component dependent insertion by 2 items selected). 
  The Tube Connector tool functionality has been depreciated.

The tool now has the contextual toolbar introduced for fast options control on the fly on the insertion defining:

• an input type - by two points(for legs) or by two components picked in the model
• coupler types at ends
• tube length automatically to suit the scenario or from the list of available tubes in the catalogue (insertion by number of tubes also available) 
• direction of the tube and fittings insertion - perpendicular to two components picked or free placement by 2 points for braces

Extra functionality on the contextual toolbar is now available:

• conversion to two points to be considered after insertion
  define amount of tubes in a list by available tube lengths 
• change tube joiner type
• define joiners at ends
• add extra clips such band and plate coupler, board retention clip, double, swivel and putlog couplers
• define extra clips to be added by a point, component or line segment being clicked
• directly create base plates (single or triple timber boards), head jacks, planks and toe boards
• perform copy commands by number of copies required
• control tube length extension at ends
• flip(mirror) the tool over the inserted points/items
• show inputs for the tool, dimensions and annotations if required to be checked.

Fittings added from the tool now considered as a part of the tool and might be mirrored in one go with the tool or freely repositioned along the tube.
Tubes and fittings inserted now might be freely moved to any location including out of the range of tubes it's been originally inserted.

Tubes and fittings tool now allows directly create:

• Base Plates (including single and triple sole board options)
• Head jacks
• Timber planks and Toe boards.

O-Layher

Timber decking available

The Bay and the Wall trace tools now contain timber decking option to be used.

Bay Tool

Vertical Ladder Access

It is now quick and easy to add vertical ladder access to a bay using the Vertical ladder creator in the bay tool. 
The vertical ladder access contains variety of options to choose:

• define a ladder connection type: ledger, bracket, tube and clip
  control ground clearance and bracket offset
• add ladder access all the way up to the working platform or stop it at the first lift
• define tube joiner type 
• create gates option and 
• define a bay end the ladder access will be added to.

Bay Tool

Top and Bottom ends extra controls

The Top and Bottom ends of a bay now have extra options to choose.
The Top end includes following options:

• Spigot - the default value - uses standards with spigots
• Open -  uses open standards at the top
• Head Jack - creates head jacks in one at the top standards
• Base Plate - creates base plates at the top standards

The Bottom end of a bay now can be set to following options:

• Open - removes all base plates
• Head Jack - adds head jacks at the bottom
• Base Plate - adds a base plate by chosen type (steel or timber)

Top and  Bottom jacks offsets now can be controlled by  the Top and Bottom extensions options respectively (a numerical value of the offset allowed to be typed). 
Once top and/or bottom type of an end defined, any type of a base plate now can be directly rotated from the Bay tool dialogue.

Bay Tool

Console brackets at ends

It is now possible to create console brackets on a bay ends.

Bay tool
Tube and Clip

Independent stair towers

Single and Triple sole board arrangements

The new sole board arrangement feature allows to add single or triple sole board arrangement in the Bay, Tube and Fitting and Independent Stair tower tools.

New Tool

Advanced Options

The Advanced Options tool located under the Help Ribbon tab  and allow to set and define default values for:

• Timber sole board sizes
• Timber Plank sizes
• Smart copy modular distance
• Tube length to be used
• ScaffBlock storage location (model and/or system specific)
  and other miscellaneous options for the user interface.

Ribbon

Phase Manager added

The Phase manager tool has been added under the Project Management tab for quick access. 

The tool allows to split a model into phases. The full workflow and information is available under following link:
Phase manager: Splitting a job by phases

Roof System

Proscaf roof system components

Proscaf Smart Roof components added to catalogue allowing to model the Smart Roof system with full power of the Item tool. 

Once a roof configuration modeled -  together with the ScaffBlock it is possible to save the roof configurations and reuse any time needed.

Catalogue

Over 190 extra components added to the catalogue

Item tool

New features on the contextual toolbar

It is possible to remember and store set of properties for selected component if the Apply button is pressed. Once the Apply feature activated set of properties for the selected component will be remembered for next time on the insertion.

List of Create commands have been extended and now it is possible to directly Create more components from a component selected (ex. create a clampable rosette from a standard, create a tube from girder couplers and more).

Some couplers now have the Pivot feature for ease of repositioning (ex. Putlog coupler).

It is possible to show or hide component name from the contextual toolbar.

Start and End handles of a component now colored in yellow and magenta to match with the start/end point color for clarity.

Item tool

Warning on the Position "At depth" and "On plane" 

Added warning (an exclamation mark) to Position "At depth" and "On plane" in Scaffold Item user interface dialog as it is not recommended to be used.

Bay tool
Bird Cage

Height manipulator

The Bay height arrow now allows to change top working platform height directly from the arrow by typing a numerical value of the bay height. 

The feature available for the Bay and the Bird cage tools.

Bay tool

Gates for hatch stair access

It is now possible to remove gates when the hatch stair option for the bay access is in use.

Custom item tool

Improvements

Following improvement for the Custom Item tool has been introduced.
In addition to the start and end snapping points it is now possible to add extra snapping points along a custom item created for ease of snapping to intermediate points often needed along a component.

Now it is allowed to create custom lengths of timber planks using the parametric creation option.

The tool now compares components in the model and firm folders to avoid duplications.
UB Claw has been added to the library of the miscellaneous components.

Stairs

1.5m risers option for Kwikstage

From now on it is possible to use 1.5m risers for Kwikstage Attached and Independent stairs.

Encapsulation

Insertion by points option available

Complementary to an attached to a bay option it is possible now to add encapsulation by points clicked in the model to cover any scenario required. 
Vertical and horizontal array of sheeting supported with variety of offsets and extensions controls.

The input method might be defined on the insertion as well as type opened or closed layout, as well as height.

After the insertion the layout might be changed to horizontal or vertical type as other options controlled from the contextual toolbar.

2D drawings

Default text sizes and symbols added

Text sizes for drawings has been unified to be small (2mm), medium(2.5mm) and Large (3mm) for text and dimensions. 

Colors for setout dimensions in red now available.

The default symbol is set to red calling a tie position symbol to be appeared.

Text and annotation has variety of options to be used in various colors and sizes.

Section marks are set to the industry standards.

Lattice Beam tool

Add couplers directly from the tool

It is now possible to add couplers directly from the tool and relocate them as desired on the drag and drop of the coupler point.

Knowledge Base

Help button on tools

The Help button has been linked to the knowledge base video tutorial sections for ease of access.

E-Learning

Extra model templates added

A Bridge scaffold and Exhaust stack models added for educational and demonstration purposes into the list of models templates.

Wall Trace tool

Closed/Open layout icon changed

The closed or open layout type of scaffold has been changed as per the picture below: