Apply fire proofing

The Show/Alter State Fire proofing attribute allows you to graphically set and review the fire proofing applied to 1D member types.

Review fire proofing

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Fire proofing.
Set the [M]ode to Review

The member color coding indicates the fire proofing status. If working to Eurocodes the beams that have been set to have a fire resistance check are also indicated.

Note: By hovering the cursor over an individual member or panel a tooltip is displayed. This reports the cracked status, and also the EI_major, EI_minor values. For partially cracked members/panels the percentage is also given.

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Fire proofing.
Set the [M]ode to Set On
Set Checks to Protected
Select which of the protection properties (exposure, shape, thickness & density) you want to apply proofing of the
Select Entire member to apply the new setting to all spans/stacks, or leave it unselected to update individual spans/stacks only.
Click or box around those 1D member(s) you want to set.
The member color coding updates to reflect the details that have been applied.
- Members color coded as 'On' have the fire proofing that is shown in the properties window.
- Members color coded as 'Other details' have other fire proofing properties. These are displayed in a tooltip when you hover the cursor over each member.

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Fire proofing.
Set the [M]ode to Set On
Set Checks to Check for fire resistance
Select Set exposure to specify whether the member is exposed on all sides or 3 sides only.
Select Entire member to apply the new setting to all spans, or leave it unselected to update individual spans only.
Click or box around those beam(s) you want to set.
The member color coding updates to reflect the details that have been applied.
- Members color coded as 'On' have the fire resistance that is shown in the properties window.
- Members color coded as 'Other details' have other fire resistance properties. These are displayed in a tooltip when you hover the cursor over each member.

Open a view and change the view regime to Review View.
On the Review tab, click Show/Alter State.
Go to the Properties window.
In the Attribute list, select Fire proofing.
Set the [M]ode to Toggle
If working to Eurocodes, choose whether you want to toggle the protection or fire check settings.
Click or box around those 1D member(s) you want to toggle.

The member properties toggle between on and off.