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Wall Protection Systems Accessories | wall, corner and door protection CMe gels ear Oa FE @ ee yy D G A Gradus components contain manufacturer specific render materials, Revit will try and find these materials on your computer in the following directory CALocalRVT\Bimstore\Materials\Gradus The first time you use these components you will need to copy the jpegs contained in the Textures folder included in the download, in to the ‘Gradus' file above (You may need to create the folder structure if you have not used bimstore components with custom materials before). ‘The Gradus texture will now load the custom render finishes from this location when the file is opened, Roe ltste mea Melee UO MEU UTM Ble lavaal Gradus offer a number of Materials that can be applied to their components, These materials are available in a Material Library (adsilib) file. To load this material lisrary into your project please follow the listed steps below; 1. Go to ‘Materials’ under Manage Tab 2.In the bottom left comer of the Materials browser is a folder, select this then ‘Open Existing Library’ as shown, 3, Navigate to the where you saved the downloaded content and select ‘Gradus_WallProtection_ColourRange.adskilib’ 4. Gradus materials library file is now available in your material 1 HE Loves browser which will appear typically in the bottom left side. [> ans 5, Select the desired material then click the arrow or double click to load the material inte your project. These components have been created as a Line Based families with standard configurations pre-defined as ‘types’. You can add the Railing component into your project using the following method. 1. Open the Revit fle containing your ‘project’ and navigate to an appropriate view. 2. Goto the insert tab on the Revit ribbon and select 'Load Family’ a2 oe —— a ae a ————_— i aa a LB nor J 3. Navigate to the location of the saved component that you have downloaded, select the component and click ‘Load 4, The component is now embedded into your project and ready to be placed. 5, The various types can be selected from the ‘Properties Tab’ on the the left of your screen. To da so, select the component (turning tt blue] and simply choose the type you require from the range as shown below: rt casa ncn css Place the component to desired location, then select the component and if available. use the type selector to pick the type range you require, 1. Once the family is placed and selected, the ‘Properties’ box will ‘appear on the screen. Under the heading ‘Dimensions’ is the instance parameter labelled Height From Floor’ - adjust this dimension to suit the required size then click apply. 2. Under the heading ‘Construction’ are the parameters to adjust to appearance & schedule of the product. To adjust these simply tick or untick and click apply. 3. Under the heading ‘Materials and Finish’ is the parameter to adjust | event | the colour or materials for the Railing. To adjust these colours / eee ‘materials simply click on ‘WallGuardMaterial' then change via the [tine | ‘Materials Browser and click apply. hosts —— J |e urs a epee ‘The Gradus families contain a host of technical and manufacturer specific data to assist the user when, building up their project or when scheduling. To access the data embedded into the families, simply select the desired component and click the Edit Type’ button at the head of the ‘Properties’ tab. All his information can be scheduled including URL links direct to Gradus and to the documentation links of the particular product, | Other Notes ‘This component is for design intent only and the data contained within should be treated as such. Please contact the manufacturer for more details and product literature. You can add the Gradus components to your company template file, they will then be available without loading when starting a new project. CMe Coty Version 1.0 - First Issue www.gradus.com call: 01625 428922 GRADUS Gradus Accessories Park Green Macolesfield Cheshire SK11 7LZ England UK Tel: 01625 428022 Fax: 01625 433040 eee ete ean ee crc Re er Se ee ee ee ee ees ee eet ec co etme) Cireer anette ber ten ee rent a eee ee etc et eee)

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