Ruukki Toolbox for Revit & AutoCAD. Installation, registration and basic usage

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1 Ruukki Toolbox for Revit & AutoCAD Installation, registration and basic usage

2 1. Contents 1. Download installation package 4 2. Unzip and install the application 4 3. Registration 6 4. Basic usage Using Ruukki Panels as walls Inserting Ruukki Panels as individual beams 13

3 These instructions describe the installation and registration actions required to successful installation of Ruukki toolbox for Revit & AutoCAD. Installation and usage supports versions Revit Note! Installation requires administrative rights.

4 1. Download installation package Download the installation package from address: Installer will be downloaded to default location on your computer. 2. Unzip and install the application Unzip the installation package to your computer. After unzipping the files, start installation from ProdLibSetup.exe file. Picture 1, Start installation by selecting "Ruukki ProdLib 2015 setup.exe. Use option "run as administrator" (by clicking right mouse button) if you don't have sufficient user rights for installation Start installation and follow the instructions on screen. Picture 2, Proceed installation by selecting "Next"

5 Picture 3, approve the license agreement and proceed selecting "Next" Picture 4, Confirm installation by selecting "Install" After successful installation message will be prompted Installation completed (picture 5)

6 Picture 5, Information of successful installation After installation, new window will appear to computers system tray (bottom right corner of your desktop) (picture 6) Picture 6, new icon in system tray 3. Registration To start using Ruukki Add On for Revit, the application must be registered and content downloaded. Follow the steps below. Start AutoCAD or Revit normally. When opening the program, new menu has appeared to software, titled ProdLib. Open the menu and select Ruukki (picture 10 & 11) Picture 7, new menu "ProdLib" in Revit

7 Picture 8, Continue registration and usage by selecting "Ruukki" from ProdLib menu When starting first time, window requiring registration will appear. Continue by selecting Register and fill in requested information. Note! Working address is required for successful registration and usage (picture 12). Picture 9, Continue by selecting "Register"

8 Picture 10, Fill in requested information After sending the form, window with instructions to complete registration will be prompted. As requested, check your mail complete registration by clicking the link in your mail (picture 11). Note! If you don t receive the , check also the spam mail box in case the mail was filtered there. Picture 11, after confirming the registration from the link in your , you can log in and start usage.

9 After the installation and registration is completed, latest versions of all content available will be downloaded to your computer. This typically takes 1-5 minutes depending your network connection. In future, only new content will be downloaded. When started first time, you must accept the End user license agreement. View of Ruukki add on in Revit.

10 4. Basic usage Ruukki Panels can be inserted to model as Revit Wall objects or individual beam objects. Wall object can be used and edited as normal Revit wall object. Beam objects are inserted as individual Panels and then copied for the whole project. Using Panels as individual beams enables control of each individual panel and its properties, for example colors. Also accurate listing of panels is enabled. These instructions describe basic usage of both options. 5. Using Ruukki Panels as walls Start inserting Ruukki Panels by selecting a required view in model and select desired Panel type from Ruukkis product catalogue. Picture 1, Plan view of project with modelled floor and columns Start Ruukki Product catalogue from tab ProdLib and click icon Ruukki Picture 2, Open project browser by pressing "Ruukki"

11 Browse between products and select required panel type. You can also change the panel colors before inserting the wall. Select option insert as wall and press Insert to start wall modelling. Picture 3, Select option "insert as wall to add panel as Revit wall object. Wall properties can be modified as normal Revit wall. Define the wall height, location line etc. Picture 4, modify wall properties

12 Show insertion points of the wall. Picture 5, inserted Panel walls Panel walls can be modified with normal window, door etc. opening tools. Picture 6, window and door openings inserted to model

13 6. Inserting Ruukki Panels as individual beams Start new project and select view to start inserting panels. Picture 7, Plan view of project with modelled floor and columns To enable easier copying of panels, create levels according height of the Panel element (typically 1200 or 1100 mm). Picture 8, 7 levels created according to panel heights

14 Start inserting panels by going to plan view in ground floor level. Open Ruukki product catalogue and select required panel. Use option insert as beam and start insertion. Picture 9, Select required panel and select option "insert as beam" Continue by showing start and end point of panel Picture 10, show start and end point of the panel. As default panels have gab of 20mm between them. Picture 11, Inserted panel in plan view

15 Picture 12, Inserted panel in 3D view When modelling panels as individual beam, used insertion point is inside surface in middle of the vertical joint. Default joint width is 20mm and is managed with panel properties Panel start/end shortening Picture 13, as default panels have gab of 20mm between them.

16 Same panel properties are used to manage corners. For example when panel wall thickness is 200 mm, make other panel property Panel Start shortening to 200 mm to reach required corner joint. Picture 14, Corner panel lengt modified with 200 mm Picture 15, corner joint

17 Modify all corners as required for the first layer of panels Once the 1 st layer is modified as required, use the commands copy to clipboard and Paste to aligned levels to copy panels to next levels. Picture 16, Select panels to copying and use "copy to clipboard" command

18 Picture 17, use option "Paste aligned to selected levels" Picture 18, Model after copying panels to 7 layers

19 Colors, lengths and other panel properties can be modified for each individual panel from their properties. In case of installation or usage problems, please contact