Step 7 of 14: Create an Additional Child Object (User Component)

1.) Understand what an Additional Child Object is. A user component is user-defined, created from predefined profile types (I-profile, U-profile, T-profile, etc.), and used to add non-standard geometry to the drawing. It's created via the corresponding property of the selected parent component (e.g. the shaft door), inserted relative to that parent's base point, and can itself contain further child objects. It's project-specific — an additional child object doesn't permanently affect the parent component it's attached to.

2.) Create a new child object. Select a parent component (e.g. the shaft), then click Add new under the Additional Child Objects entry.

3.) Choose the profile type and confirm the insertion point. Determine the profile type via the Navigator window. The insertion point is the parent component's base point.

4.) Assign the component group, and define the designation. Assign a component group to control the new user component's visibility — after closing the dialog, a new entry appears that can be copied, renamed, or deleted. Then define the designation and color via the profile's Properties.

5.) Define the size and position. Size uses fixed values. Position uses fixed values, a 3D parameter, or an equation of both — for example, to position a profile in the headroom: X0 [mm] = 0.5*CW + 180 (CW = Car Width), Y0 [mm] = 0.5*CD + 280 (CD = Car Depth), Z0 [mm] = DZ – 1000 (DZ = Shaft Height). Set position and angle calculation to Manually by Equations to make 3D Parameters available for this.

A custom user component (e.g. a profile) exists as an additional child object, correctly grouped, named, colored, sized, and positioned — including via equations using 3D parameters.