SONarchitect
What is a "double wall" of?
A "double wall" consists of two layers of heavy wall. In other words, it consists of 2 layers of heavy wall (concrete/brick).
Add acoustic conditioning solutions to enclosures
InSONArchitect, absorbent material can be added to walls, floors and ceilings of any enclosure. To do this, the following steps must be followed: Once inside the project and having drawn the outline of the building/retire under study, it should be ...
Allocation of forges and ceilings/coverers
When allocating a forging on a floor plan, the forging will be allocated on the plant being intervened. The ceiling/cover of that floor plan will be omitted from calculations when a higher floor plan is created and a forging. The forging on the upper ...
Multiple modification of previously allocated windows
It is possible to modify all windows of the same type while maintaining the area assigned to it with the previous model. To do this, the Assign/View Materials section must be accessed.and select the type of window item: It is then necessary to access ...
Error message "SONarchitect cannot communicate with the OpenGL layer"
If you start the SONarchitect software the following error: You will need to upgrade your graphics card drivers to the latest version. If it is a Nvidia graphics card, you may need to force its use when running SONarchitect through the Nvidia ...
Error message "Sentinel License Manager version too old (H0042)"
If after installing and running SONarchitect the following error: This means that on your PC you installed Sentinel dongle drivers from some other software manufacturer or you need to set up the network license, so the installation of the latest ...
Sentinel Drivers Update
Some customers have experienced problems with USB drivers with the latest Windows 10 update. If you are one of them, simply uninstall the Safenet Sentinel hardware key from your device's administrator, disconnect the USB key and restart. Install the ...
Calculate the noise level in enclosures when it comes from other enclosures
This example defines the spectrum of a custom noise source located in a particular enclosure, in order to calculate the levels received in the adjacent enclosures. 1) Draw the plan of the next building on one floor and assign the different ...
Import insul constructive elements of Insul to SONarchitect
To move constructive elements from Insul to SONarchitect, the following steps must be taken: 1) In Insul, please contactExport/SonArchitect(located in the top toolbar). The following window will open: 2) Define your identifier in the fieldDescriptor, ...
Calculation of acoustic parameters with SONarchitect
SONarchitect calculates the parameters based on models that are dealt with in paragraph 4 of ISO 12354-11. The DnT parameter is calculated from R', taking into account that T0 is 0.5, as extracted from the formula (7): SONarchitect calculates R' from ...
Importation of "Suspended ceilings" from Insul
FromInsuldirect exports of suspended ceilings cannot be made and subsequently imported intoSONarchitect. What needs to be done is calculated withInsulthe index of improving sound insulation provided by the suspended ceiling, calculating the ...
Virtualization of spaces with SONarchitect
In certain projects, it is common to encounter the need to create gaps that pass along the various floors of a building (lift holes, open inner courtyards, stairs,...). To define these types of spaces, thevirtualization. To explain how this tool ...
Network Installation Instructions - SONarchitect
SONarchitectcan be run on a local area network (LAN). You must install Licensing Manager on a computer, which would normally be a server or master computer that runs all the time and which each running client computer can access. Licensing Manager is ...
Import DXF files into SONarchitect
To import a template in DXF format, you must first create a new project or have open a project in which work has begun. It will then have to be placed in the Drawing mode option and activate the "Plants" tab (where the different Plants of the ...
Can 3D models be imported from other software for use as a template in SONarchitect?
SONarchitectallows you to import files in DXF format as a template for drawing planes from a CAD project. Imported drawings from other projects ofSONarchitectas templates for drawing the plans of the current project. Once these plans have been drawn, ...
Is the volume of the enclosure recalculated when adding a suspended ceiling?
SONarchitect only takes into account the heights of the plane and the length of the walls to calculate the volumes of the enclosures. If a false ceiling is added, it is not taken into account for calculating the volume of the enclosure.
Difference between Mass of a Wall and Flanking Mass
The mass value of a wall is only different from that of flanking mass when the behaviour of the constructive solution within the flanking path is different: Heavy Double Walls.
Model unions with lightweight solutions
With lightweight solutions you only need to check the "Light Element" check box and SONarchitect will select the correct joining model when calculating.
Error: SONachitect cannot communicate with the OpenGL layer
Depending on which computer model/graphic card, the following error message may appear when you run SONarchitect: This is because the graphics card of the respective computer is not compatible withOpenGL(require to run SONarchitect). The problem can ...