•Rectangular and circular (solid) Beams and Columns are handled automatically by the “Other Rectangular Profiles” and “Other Circular Profiles” default rules: they are converted to “Parametric - Rectangle” or “Parametric - Circle” SAF Cross Sections, with their actual dimensions (height/width or core diameter). (Their materials are defined based on the Material Mapping panel.)
•Rectangular or circular profiles which are hollow (tubular) are handled as “Other Profiles”.
•The “Other Profiles” default mapping rule applies to all other exported Complex Profiles that have no specific mapping. Its default Type can be either “General” or “Manufactured”.
Relevant topics
Default Mapping for “Other” Cross Sections (Import SAF to ARCHICAD)
•The “Other Rectangular/Circular” default rules generically map these incoming Cross Sections as “Rectangular” or “Circular”, with their actual dimensions (height/width or core diameter).
•The “Other Cross Sections” mapping rules apply ...
Add More SAF Cross Sections to Mapping List (Export to SAF)
In the Profile Mapping Panel of SAF Export Translator: there are two ways to expand the list of available SAF Cross Sections: Import a file, or add by hand.
Import SAF Cross Sections from SAF File
This is the preferred method, because you can avoid typing errors.
1.Click SAF Cross ...
Automatic Mapping Based on Database File for Manufactured Cross Sections (Import SAF to ARCHICAD)
Incoming 1D SAF Profiles are mapped based on the definitions in the Profile Mapping panel.
However, for manufactured SAF profiles that are NOT mapped by name in the Profile Mapping list: you can activate automatic mapping based on a default database, which contains more than 6000 SAF Cross ...