Additional Material Mapping: By Element Property Value

In some cases, you may need to map multiple SAF materials to a single ARCHICAD Building Material.

To add an additional level of mapping:

1.Check the box to include ‘Fill Element Property by SAF Material’.

2.The Property pop-up is now available. Click to choose the Element Property (e.g. Strength Grade) by which to differentiate the Building Material.

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By including this property value in the mapping definition, you can create multiple mappings, based on the differing property values.

Important Notes:

In a given ARCHICAD model, only a single Element Property can be used as a value in SAF Material Mapping.

Only string-type Element Properties can be used for SAF Material Mapping.

Property values must be assigned to ARCHICAD elements (e.g. to Beams and Walls) - not to their Building Materials.

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