Cluster

Clusters are used for the surface allocation of infrastructure to a specific area. Various evaluations, such as the display of statistics or the export of a bill of material, can be carried out for a cluster.

The form for the building is opened by right-clicking on Industry Model Explorer > Administration > Clusters.

Tabs

General

Attribute	Description
Name	Enter a name for the cluster here. (1)
Type	Select a cluster type. (2)
State	A state can be selected for the cluster. (3)
Info	Information about the cluster can be entered. (4)
Markers	The number of markers present in the cluster is displayed. Clicking on opens the forms for all markers in the cluster. (5)
Area	The area of the cluster in the graphic is displayed. (6)
Assignments	The number of buildings in the cluster is displayed. Clicking on opens the forms for all buildings in the cluster. The button displays all buildings assigned to a cluster in the filter. The number of points in the cluster is displayed. Clicking on opens the forms for all points in the cluster. The button displays all points assigned to a cluster in the filter. The number of lines in the cluster is displayed. Clicking on opens the forms for all lines in the cluster.  The button displays all lines assigned to a cluster in the filter.(7)
Documents	This displays whether documents have been attached to the form. (8)

Menu items

Edit

Using the ‘Edit’ menu, you can view the statistics, export the materials list and refresh the status.

Clicking ‘Show statistics’ opens a window containing details about the cluster:

Export Bill of materials

A materials list can be generated following a design phase or to determine the quantities required for a specific area.
The NET options allow you to specify how edges that intersect cluster boundaries should be calculated.
The values are transferred to the materials list unrounded and displayed rounded to two decimal places. This may result in minor discrepancies in the totals.

Update status

Once a status has been assigned to the cluster in (3), it can be assigned to all objects within the cluster.

A prompt will first appear asking whether the new status should also be applied to objects that already have a different status assigned to them.

A prompt will then appear asking whether the status should also be updated for subordinate objects.

Overviews/Reports

You can open the forms for the generated labels via the ‘Overviews/Reports’ menu.

Export to NET Build

The ‘Export to NET Build’ menu is used to initiate the transfer of data from NET Engineering to NET Build or to perform a validation. The procedure for this export is described under Export to NET Build.

Cluster type

Users have the option of defining various types of clusters themselves. The form is opened by double-clicking in the Type field in the cluster form.

Tabs

1. The ID of the cluster type is displayed.
2. This is where you enter the short name.
3. Enter the name of the cluster type here.
4. The date when the record was created can be specified.
5. The person who created the record can be entered.
6. A comment on the cluster type can be entered here.
7. Only active cluster types can be selected from the drop-down list in the detailed form for clusters.
8. A priority for the type can be assigned.
9. The number of clusters to which this type is assigned is displayed. Clicking on lists all clusters that use the current cluster type. The button displays all clusters to which a cluster type has been assigned in the filter.