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Configure – Calculate Quantities

Calculates basic quantities for objects based on their 3D geometry.

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KeyTypeValue
SHADOW_AREASOn/OffCalculate shadow areas for all objects
Default = ON
CONTAINERSOn/OffCalculate quantities for containers based on the parts of the container
Default = ON
SMALL_OPENING_THRESHOLDAreaIgnore openings smaller than this value in net area and net volume calculations
Default = 0 m2
DENSITY_FOR_WEIGHTNumberThe density for weight calculations. The default 7850kg/m3 is the density for steel
Default = 7850
PSET_NAMETextThe name of the property set into which all properties created by this tool are written
Default = ePset_SimplebimBasicQuantities

The following alternative keys and values are supported for backward compatibility:

SHADOWAREAS for SHADOW_AREAS

SMALLOPENINGTHRESHOLD for SMALL_OPENING_THRESHOLD

DENSITYFORWEIGHT for DENSITY_FOR_WEIGHT