Drawing settings
Click
to edit the following drawing settings specific to the current model.After they have been edited, click Save, Load, Cancel, or OK according to your requirements.
Click Global settings.
to edit theExport Preferences
Setting | Description |
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Drawing Variant list |
Allows you to select the drawing category whose export preferences you want to modify. |
Minimum Text Block Spacing |
Allows you to define a minimum value between independent drawing blocks. Note:
If the value is too great, text labels can end up far from the objects to which they refer. |
Available Scales list |
Displays the existing drawing scales. Note:
You can add user-defined scales in the list by typing the scale in the Scale field and clicking the Add button, or delete them by selecting the scale and clicking the Remove button. |
Scale |
Allows you to create a user-defined drawing scale by typing it in the field. |
Name |
Allows you to specify a name for a user-defined drawing scale. |
General
Setting | Description |
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Default export directory |
Allows you to specify the default path to be used in the DXF Export Preferences dialog. |
Layer Configurations
Setting | Description |
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Drawing Variant list |
Allows you to select the drawing category whose layer configurations you want to modify. Note:
Use the subpages of the Layer Configurations subpage to modify the required drawing type. |
Available Configurations list |
Displays the available layer configurations and allows you to
select or modify them. You can use the following buttons to
modify the available layer configurations:
|
Active Configuration |
Displays the name and layers in the selected layer configuration. |
Name |
Displays and allows you to modify the name of the selected layer configuration. |
Layers list |
Displays and allows you to select or clear the layers that are included in the selected layer configuration. Tip:
If you access the drawing settings from the Draw tab and modify them, consider saving the changes to a settings set, so that you can use them in later projects as well. |
Layer Styles
Setting | Description |
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Drawing Variant list |
Allows you to select the drawing category whose layer styles you want to modify. Note:
Use the subpages of the Layer Styles subpage to modify the required drawing type. |
Available Styles list |
Displays the available layer styles and allows you to select or
modify them. You can use the following buttons to modify the
available layer styles:
|
Active Style |
Displays the name and layers in the selected layer style. |
Name |
Displays and allows you to modify the name of the selected layer style. |
Apply to All... | This button opens a dialog for rapidly applying a single color, report color, line type, font, or font size to all layers in the active layer style. |
Layers list |
Displays and allows you modify the appearance of layers that are included in the active layer style. |
Description | The layer description is fixed and can't be changed. |
Name | The layer name as it will appear in the drawing can be edited if required. |
Is Merged, Merged with |
By checking the box you are able to merge two or more layers together. All objects in the merged layer are drawn in the Merged with layer, adopting its line type, font and font size. |
Color | The colors specified here are used for the different layers in the dxf drawing output |
Report Color | Member Reports have the facility to include a member drawing along with the calculations and diagrams etc. When a member report is printed the drawings adopt the report colors that have been specified here. |
Line Type | Different line types can be specified for the different drawing layers as required. |
Font | Different fonts can be specified for the different drawing layers as required. |
Font Size | Different font sizes can be specified for the different drawing layers as required. |
Options > Planar Drawings
General (all drawing variants)
Setting | Description |
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Hatching |
Allows you
to select how columns and walls are hatched in planar
drawings. You can select or clear the following options:
|
Force and Moment Values |
Note: Applies
to the following drawing variants:
Allows you
to select which force and moment values are displayed in
planar drawings. The options are:
Additionally factor by allows you to specify a value by which the strength or service factors are factored in the selected drawing category. |
Moment Values |
Note: Applies
to the following drawing variants:
Allows you
to select which moment values are displayed in planar
drawings. The options are:
|
Shear Force Values |
Note: Foundation Reactions drawing variant only.
Allows you
to select which shear values are displayed in Foundation
Reactions drawings. The options are:
|
Axial Force Values |
Note: Beam
End Forces drawing variant only.
Allows you
to select which axial force values are displayed in
planar drawings. The options are:
|
Display End Forces for |
Note: Beam
End Forces drawing variant only.
Allows you to select the members for which end forces are displayed. |
Enveloped Reaction Values |
Note: Beam
End Forces drawing variant only.
Include coincident forces: when this option is selected, further options are presented allowing you to choose the max/min values and coincident forces to display when the beam end forces drawing is created for a loading envelope. |
Beams (all drawing variants)
Setting | Description |
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Grouped Beam Labelling |
Allow you
to modify the labeling of beams when the beams have been
designed using groups. You can select or clear the
following options:
|
Concrete Beam Labelling Position |
Allows you
to set the position of the beam label in relation to the
beam in planar drawings. The options are:
|
Beam Mark Position |
Allows you
to adjust the appearance and position of the beam mark
in relation to the brace in planar drawings. To display
beam marks, select Show beam
mark. The position options are:
|
Beam Attributes Position |
Allows you
to adjust the appearance and position of beam attributes
in relation to the beam in planar drawings. To display
beam attributes, select Show beam attributes. The position options are:
|
Beam Attributes |
Allows you
to select which beam attributes are displayed in planar
drawings and how they are displayed. You can select or
clear the following options:
|
Braces (all drawing variants)
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Brace Mark Position |
Allows you
to adjust the appearance and position of the brace mark
in relation to the brace in planar drawings. To display
brace marks, select Show brace
mark. The position options are:
|
Brace Attributes Position |
Allows you
to adjust the appearance and position of brace
attributes in relation to the brace in planar drawings.
To display brace attributes, select Show brace attributes. The position options are:
|
Brace Attributes |
Allows you to select whether brace grades are displayed in planar drawings. |
Columns (all drawing variants)
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Grouped Column Labelling |
Allow you
to modify the labeling of columns when the columns have
been designed using groups. You can select or clear the
following options:
|
Column Mark Position |
Allows you
to adjust the appearance and position of the column mark
in relation to the brace in planar drawings. To display
column marks, select Show
column mark. The position options are:
|
Column Attributes Position |
Allows you
to adjust the appearance and position of the column
attribute in relation to the brace in planar drawings.
To display column attributes, select Show column attributes. The position options are:
|
Column Attributes |
Allows you
to select which column attributes are displayed in
planar drawings and how they are displayed. You can
select or clear the following options:
|
2x scale for steel columns |
Allows you to double the scale of steel columns to simplify viewing the columns and their orientation. |
Walls (all drawing variants)
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Wall Labelling position |
Allows you
to set the position of the wall label in relation to the
wall in planar drawings. The options are:
|
Show wall size in parentheses |
Allows you to select whether brackets are placed around the wall size in the wall label. |
Wall Reactions |
Allows you to select whether or not to include distributed vertical reaction values of walls in the Foundation Reactions planar drawing. These are available in two different formats:
|
Slabs/Mats (all drawing variants)
Setting | Description |
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Panel Labelling |
Allows you to select which panel properties are included in panel labels and how panel labels are displayed in planar drawings.
You can
select or clear the following options:
|
Include panel span direction symbol |
Allows you to select whether a direction symbol is displayed in the slab or mat geometry.
|
Loads (Loading Plan drawing variant only)
Setting | Description |
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Display size |
Allows you
to adjust the width and height of line, udl, and vdl
loads and the size of point loads in planar drawings.
The different options that you can adjust are:
|
Show dimensions for panel loads |
Allows you to include the dimensions of panel loads in planar drawings. |
Include dimensions to reference points |
Allows you to include the dimensions from panel loads to their reference points in planar drawings. |
Show dimensions for member loads |
Allows you to include the dimensions of member loads in planar drawings. |
Options > Member Details
Beam Detail > Content
Setting | Description |
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Grouped Beams tab |
|
Show number of beams in group |
If the beams in the model have been arranged into detailing groups, selecting the option causes the detailing number to be used as the member label instead of the beam reference. If detailing groups have not been used, the beam reference is always used as the member label. |
Levels tab |
|
Show span levels |
Allows you to display the span levels on the elevation. |
Cross-sections tab |
|
Spans list |
Allows you to select which cross-sections to display. You can decide to display no cross-sections, only the cross-sections for first spans of multi-span beams, or all spans. |
Positions list |
If cross-sections are displayed, the list allows you to select where they are positioned. You can decide to only position cross-sections for spans, for supports, or for supports and spans. |
Bar annotation list |
Allows you
to select the cross-section annotation. The options are:
|
Display bar marks |
If the cross-section annotation is set to Standard or IStructE, you can select the option to display bar marks in cross-section labels. |
Show slab lines in section |
Select the option to display slab lines in sections, as shown in the first image:
Clear the option to not display slab lines in sections, as shown in the second image:
|
Bar Labels tab |
|
Show bar marks in elevation |
Select the option to include bar marks in the bar labels on the elevation. Bar marks will also be displayed on the cross-sections, provided that the Display bar marks option is also checked. Clear the option to not display bar marks on cross-sections irrespective of the Display bar marks option. |
Show steel bar layer information |
Allows you to display steel bar layer information (B1, B2, T1, T2, and so on). |
Dimensions tab |
|
Laps list |
Allows you to select whether existing laps are dimensioned, not dimensioned, or the dimension is replaced by a standard label (TL). |
Anchorage lengths list |
Allows you to select whether any required anchorage lengths are dimensioned, not dimensioned, or the dimension is replaced by a standard label (AL). |
Axes list |
Allows you to select whether axes are not displayed, are displayed above the beam with dimensions, or are displayed below the beam with dimensions. |
Additional bottom span bar positioning dimensions |
Allows you to dimension any existing optional second span bars from the face of the support. |
Support region length |
If different stirrup regions have been used along a beam span, the option allows you to dimension the length of the support regions on the elevation. |
First and last stirrups |
Allows you to add dimensions from the face of the supports to the first and last stirrups. |
Support columns and clear spans |
Allows you to add dimensions showing the width of each supporting column and the clear beam span between supports. |
Beam section |
Allows you to dimension the beam depth and width on the cross-section. |
Slabs in beam sections |
Allows you to dimension the slab depth on the cross-section. |
Quantities tab |
|
Show reinforcement quantities table |
Allows you to include reinforcement quantity tables in beam detail drawings. |
Beam Detail > Style
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Beam Labels tab |
|
Print beam labels below the detail |
Allows you to display the beam label centrally below each span. Clear the option to position the label immediately above each span. |
Underline beam labels |
Allows you to to underline the beam label on the elevation. |
Label every span of multi-span beams |
Allows you to display a label for each span in multi-span beams. |
Cross-sections tab |
|
Section label style list |
Allows you to select the label naming style that is applied to cross-sections. |
Restart section labels in each beam line |
Allows you to restart the section labels for each line when multiple beam lines are displayed on the same drawing sheet. |
Add beam name label as prefix to section labels |
Allows you to prefix each section label with the beam name. |
Place cross-sections underneath the elevation |
Allows you to to position cross-sections under the elevation. |
Longitudinal Bars tab |
|
Draw bobs as shifted |
Allows you to apply a slight offset to bobbed bars in drawings, so that the bobbed bars do not overlap each other in drawings an therefore, the drawings are easier to read. |
Display only a single side bar in detail |
Allows you to draw only a single side bar is drawn full length when multiple side bars are required in each face. Clear the option to draw all side bars full length. |
Stirrups tab |
|
Draw stirrup labels in line |
Allows you to display stirrup labels in line on the elevation, as shown in the first image:
Clear the option to display stirrup labels above the line, as shown in the second image:
|
Print stirrup labels inside beam |
Allows you to display the stirrup labels inside the beam. Clear the option to display the stirrup labels below the beam. |
Stirrup label distance from bottom edge [n] % of the beam depth |
Allows you to control the vertical position of stirrup labels that are positioned inside the beam. |
Dimensions tab |
|
Lap and anchorage rounding increment |
Allows you to control the rounding increment of lap and anchorage dimensions. |
Column Detail > Content
Setting | Description |
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Grouped Columns tab |
|
Show number of columns in group |
Allows you to display the number of columns in a column group. |
Levels tab |
|
Show levels |
Allows you to label the construction levels. |
Cross-sections tab |
|
Show cross-sections |
Allows you to display cross-sections through each stack. |
Bar annotation list |
Allows you
to select the cross-section annotation. The options are:
|
Display bar marks |
If the cross-section annotation is set to Standard or IStructE, you can select the option to display bar marks in cross-section labels. |
Bar Labels tab |
|
Show bar marks in elevation |
Select the option to include bar marks in the bar labels on the elevation. Bar marks will also be displayed on the cross-sections, provided that the Display bar marks option is also checked. Clear the option to not display bar marks on cross-sections irrespective of the Display bar marks option. |
Dimensions tab |
|
Laps list |
Allows you to select whether existing laps are dimensioned, not dimensioned, or the dimension is replaced by a standard label (TL or CL). |
Support region length |
Allows you to dimension the support regions on the elevation. |
Levels |
Allows you to add dimensions between levels. |
Grid line offsets |
Allows you to add dimensions from the grid to the column face on the elevation. |
Connecting elements and clear heights |
Allows you to add dimensions connecting elements and clear heights. |
Column section |
Allows you to add column dimensions to the column section. |
Quantities tab |
|
Show reinforcement quantities table |
Allows you to include reinforcement quantity tables in column detail drawings. |
Column Detail > Style
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Column Labels tab |
|
Underline column labels |
Allows you to to underline the column label on the elevation. |
Cross-sections tab |
|
Section label style list |
Allows you to select the label naming style that is applied to cross-sections. |
Restart section labels in each column line |
Allows you to restart the section labels for each line when multiple column lines are displayed on the same drawing sheet. |
Add column name label as prefix to section labels |
Allows you to prefix each section label with the column name. |
Ties (Links) tab |
|
Draw tie (link) labels in line |
Allows you to display tie labels in line on the elevation, as shown in the image on the left. Clear the option to display tie labels above the line, as shown in the image on the right.
|
Dimensions tab |
|
Lap dimension rounding increment |
Allows you to control the rounding increment of lap dimensions. |
Wall Detail > Content
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Levels tab |
|
Show levels |
Allows you to label the construction levels. |
Cross-sections tab |
|
Show cross-sections |
Allows you to display cross-sections through each stack. |
Bar annotation list |
Allows you
to select the cross-section annotation. The options are:
|
Display bar marks |
If the cross-section annotation is set to Standard or IStructE, you can select the option to display bar marks in cross-section labels. |
Bar Labels tab |
|
Show bar marks in elevation |
Select the option to include bar marks in the bar labels on the elevation. Bar marks will also be displayed on the cross-sections, provided that the Display bar marks option is also checked. Clear the option to not display bar marks on cross-sections irrespective of the Display bar marks option. |
Dimensions tab |
|
Laps list |
Allows you to select whether existing laps are dimensioned, not dimensioned, or the dimension is replaced by a standard label (TL or CL). |
Support region length |
Allows you to dimension the support regions on the elevation. |
Levels |
Allows you to add dimensions between levels. |
Grid line offsets |
Allows you to add dimensions from the grid to the column face on the elevation. |
Wall section |
Allows you to add wall dimensions to the wall section. |
Quantities tab |
|
Show reinforcement quantities table |
Allows you to include reinforcement quantity tables in wall detail drawings. |
Wall Detail > Style
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Wall Labels tab |
|
Underline wall labels |
Allows you to underline the wall label on the elevation. |
Cross-sections tab |
|
Section label style list |
Allows you to select the label naming style that is applied to cross-sections. |
Add wall name label as prefix to section labels |
Allows you to prefix each section label with the wall name. |
Don't label typical panel bars |
Allows you to not label typical bars in cross-sections. Clear the option to label every bar in cross-sections. |
Horizontal Bars and Ties (Links) tab |
|
Draw labels in line |
Allows you to display tie labels in line on the elevation, as shown in the image on the left. Clear the option to display tie labels above the line, as shown in the image on the right.
|
Label bars inside panel |
Allows you to label bars inside the wall panel. |
Dimensions tab |
|
Lap dimension rounding increment |
Allows you to control the rounding increment of lap dimensions. |
Options > Member Schedules
General
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Note: The
settings that you see on the General tab depend on which drawing category subpage you have
selected in the left side pane.
|
|
Item list |
Allows you to select an item to view the text label that will applied to it in the concrete beam schedule drawing. |
Text |
Allows you to modify the text displayed in the beam schedule for the item selected in the Item list. |
Size Column Format |
Allows you to select whether to display the width of the beam or its height first in the size column. |
Use single column for size |
Allows you to display both the width and height in a single column. |
Use single column for bottom bars |
Allows you to display the bottom bars in a single column |
Omit top middle bars column |
Allows you to omit the top middle bars from the schedule drawing. |
Use single column for stirrups |
Allows you to display the stirrups in a single column. |
Show design group name |
Allows you to display only the design group name in the mark column. |
Show grouped column number |
Allows you to display column groups. |
Include starter bars |
Allows you to include starter bars in member schedule drawings. |
Show reinforcement quantities table |
Allows you to include reinforcement quantity tables in member schedule drawings. |
Bar annotation list |
Allows you
to select the cross-section annotation. The options are:
|
Display bar marks |
Allows you to display bar marks in cross-section labels. |
Show outline of stack below |
Allows you to display the outline of the column stack below. |
Dimension column section |
Allows you to add column dimensions to the column section. |
Dimension levels |
Allows you to add dimensions between levels. |
Show outline of panel below |
Allows you to display the outline of the wall panel below. |
Dimension wall section |
Allows you to add wall dimensions to the wall section. |
Bar Key
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Reference |
Lists every reference that can potentially appear in the bar bending details table in concrete beam schedule drawings. Tip:
Hover the mouse pointer over a reference to see the bar and its associated note. |
Use Custom Name |
Allows you to use a custom name for the selected reference. |
Custom
Name
|
Allows you to specify the custom name that replaces the original reference in the bar bending details table if the |
Options > Slabs and Mats > Layout
General
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Show columns and walls above the level as hatched |
Allows you to hatch columns and walls that continue above the current level. |
Show transfer columns and walls as cross hatched |
Allows you to cross-hatch transfer columns and walls. |
Beams
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Use detail group name |
Allows you to use the detail group name in the beam label. Clear the option to use the design group name in the beam label instead. |
Include the beam name |
Allows you to include the beam name in the label for grouped beams. |
Beam Labelling position |
Allows you to set the position of the beam
label in relation to the beam in slab and mat layout
drawings. The options are:
|
Show beam mark |
Allows you
to display beam marks in slab and mat layout drawings.
The position options for beam marks are:
|
Show beam attributes |
Allows you
to display beam attributes in slab and mat layout
drawings. The position options for beam attributes are:
|
Show beam size in parentheses |
Allows you to place brackets around the beam size in the beam label. |
Grade |
Allows you to display the beam grade in slab and mat layout drawings. |
Braces
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Show brace mark |
Allows you
to display brace marks in slab and mat layout drawings.
The position options for brace marks are:
|
Show brace attributes |
Allows you
to display brace attributes in slab and mat layout
drawings. The position options for brace attributes are:
|
Brace Attributes |
Allows you to select whether brace grades are displayed in slab and mat layout drawings. |
Columns
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Use detail group name |
Allows you to use the detail group name in the column label. Clear the option to use the design group name in the column label instead. |
Include the column name |
Allows you to include the column name in the label for grouped columns. |
Show column mark |
Allows you
to display column marks in slab and mat layout drawings.
The position options for column marks are:
|
Show column attributes |
Allows you
to display column attributes in slab and mat layout
drawings. The position options for column attributes
are:
|
Show column size in parentheses |
Allows you to place brackets around the column size in the column label. |
Grade |
Allows you to display the column grade in foundation layout drawings. |
2x scale for steel columns |
Allows you to double the scale of steel columns to simplify viewing the columns and their orientation. |
Walls
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Wall Labelling position |
Allows you
to set the position of the wall label in relation to the
wall in slab and mat layout drawings. The options are:
|
Wall Attributes |
Allows you to select whether brackets are placed around the wall size in the wall label. |
Slabs/Mats
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Include panel reference |
Allows you to include the panel reference in the panel label. |
Include panel thickness |
Allows you to include the panel thickness in the panel label. |
Include surface offset (if non-zero) |
Allows you to include any surface offset that has been applied to the panel in the panel label. |
Include border around label |
Allows you to add a border around the label. |
Align label to panel reinforcement |
Allows you to select how the panel label is aligned to the panel span direction. Select the option to achieve the result displayed on the left, and clear the option to achieve the result displayed on the right.
|
Include panel span direction symbol |
Allows you to select whether a direction symbol is displayed in the slab or mat geometry.
|
Extend loose bar panel reinforcement lines across full panel |
Allows you to draw bar panel reinforcement across the entire panel. Clear the option to display the loose bar reinforcement as shown in the following image:
|
Always show main bar layer for rectangular mesh |
If the mesh is not a square mesh, the main bars are normally put on the outer layer of the drawing, and no text is required in the drawing. However, if the bars are not on the outer layer of the drawing, they are indicated by adding B2 (if bottom mesh) or T2 (if top mesh) aligned to the main bar direction. Note:
If a square mesh (has the same size and spacing of bars in both directions) is applied, a square mesh symbol is used, and bars are shown equally spaced in both directions. If the mesh is not a square mesh (does not have the same size and spacing of bars in both directions), a rectangular mesh symbol is used. Bars are shown in both directions, but with closer spacing for the more closely spaced bars in the mesh. |
Anchorage rounding increment |
Allows you to specify the rounding value applied to the anchorage length. |
Patches
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Show patches with no reinforcement |
Allows you to display patches that have no reinforcement specified in drawings. |
Draw full anchorage lengths |
Allows you to display bars with full anchorage lengths. |
Draw curtailed (indicative) anchorage lengths = max() |
Allows you to draw curtailed (indicative) anchorage lengths instead of full anchorage lengths and specify their size. |
Punching Shear
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Show punching reinforcement details |
Allows you to include a detail to the side of the layout showing the punching shear reinforcement provided. |
Don't show area of steel requirement where rails have been designed |
Allows you to only display the area of steel requirement for punching shear check items where rails are not provided (such as walls or column drops). Clear the option to display the area of steel requirement for all punching check items. |
Hide punching reinforcement on the main layout |
Allows you to hide the punching reinforcement on the main layout. The reinforcement is still displayed in the punching check detail drawing, provided that Show punching reinforcement details is selected. |
Options > Slabs and Mats > Punching Check Detail
Content
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Dimensions tab | |
Show column to first stud spacing |
Allows you to add a dimension from the column face to the first stud. |
Show stud spacing |
Allows you to add dimensions displaying the stud spacings along the rail. |
Show rail spacing |
Allows you to add dimensions displaying the rail spacings. |
Include schematic showing stud dimensions |
Allows you to add a schematic displaying the stud width and height above the rail. |
Quantities tab |
|
Show reinforcement quantities table |
Allows you to include reinforcement quantity tables in punching check detail drawings. |
Style subpage |
|
Show column as hatched |
Allows you to hatch the column. |
Underline punching check label |
Allows you to underline the punching check label in punching check detail drawings. |
Style
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Show column as hatched |
Allows you to hatch the column. |
Underline punching check label |
Allows you to underline the punching check label in punching check detail drawings. |
Options > Foundations > Layout
General
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Show columns and walls above the level as hatched |
Allows you to hatch the columns and walls that continue above the current level. |
Show transfer columns and walls as cross hatched |
Allows you to cross-hatch transfer columns and walls. |
Show pile location and loading table | Click Columns to choose which columns of tabular
data are to be included in the table on the drawing. Note:
Only the single most critical load condition is reported in the table for each pile. - could be tension or compression - could be a gravity, wind, or seismic combination |
Beams
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Use detail group name |
Allows you to use the detail group name in the beam label. Clear the option to use the design group name in the beam label instead. |
Include the beam name |
Allows you to include the beam name in the label for grouped beams. |
Concrete Beam Labelling Position |
Allow you
to modify the labeling of beams when the beams have been
designed using groups. You can select or clear the
following options:
|
Show beam mark |
Allows you
to display beam marks in foundation layout drawings. The
position options for beam marks are:
|
Show beam attributes |
Allows you
to display beam attributes in foundation layout
drawings. The position options for beam attributes are:
|
Beam Attributes |
Allows you
to select which beam attributes are displayed in
foundation layout drawings and how they are displayed.
You can select or clear the following options:
|
Braces
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Show brace mark |
Allows you
to display brace marks in foundation layout drawings.
The position options for brace marks are:
|
Show brace attributes |
Allows you
to display brace attributes in foundation layout
drawings. The position options for brace attributes are:
|
Brace Attributes |
Allows you to select whether brace grades are displayed in foundation layout drawings. |
Columns
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Use detail group name |
Allows you to use the detail group name in the column label. Clear the option to use the design group name in the column label instead. |
Include the column name |
Allows you to include the column name in the label for grouped columns. |
Show column mark |
Allows you
to display column marks in foundation layout drawings.
The position options for column marks are:
|
Show column attributes |
Allows you
to display column attributes in foundation layout
drawings. The position options for column attributes
are:
|
Show column size in parentheses |
Allows you to place brackets around the column size in the column label. |
Grade |
Allows you to display the column grade in foundation layout drawings. |
2x scale for steel columns |
Allows you to double the scale of steel columns to simplify viewing the columns and their orientation. |
Walls
Setting | Description |
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Wall Labelling position |
Allows you
to set the position of the wall label in relation to the
wall in foundation layout drawings. The options are:
|
Wall Attributes |
Allows you to select whether brackets are placed around the wall size in the wall label. |
Slabs/Mats
Setting | Description |
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Include panel reference |
Allows you to include the panel reference in the panel label. |
Include panel thickness |
Allows you to include the panel thickness in the panel label. |
Include surface offset (if non-zero) |
Allows you to include any surface offset that has been applied to the panel in the panel label. |
Include border around label |
Allows you to add a border around the panel label. |
Align label to panel reinforcement |
Allows you to select how the panel label is aligned to the panel span direction. Select the option to achieve the result displayed on the left, and clear the option to achieve the result displayed on the right.
|
Include panel span direction symbol |
Allows you to select whether a direction symbol is displayed in the slab or mat geometry.
|
Show pile location table |
Allows you to include a table showing the pile locations in foundation layout drawings. |
Show pile reference |
Allows you to display the pile references in foundation layout drawings. |
Isolated Foundations
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Show pile type name |
Allows you to include the pile type names in the footing attributes displayed for each pile cap in foundation layout drawings. |
Show foundation details |
Allows you to include pad base or strip base and pile cap details, displaying the designed reinforcement, on the side of the foundation layout drawing. |
Show reinforcement quantities table |
Allows you to include the reinforcement quantity table for the pad bases and strip bases and pile caps displayed in foundation layout drawings. |
Show pad/strip base schedule |
Allows you to include the reinforcement schedule for the pad bases or strip bases in foundation layout drawings. |
Show pile cap schedule |
Allows you to include the reinforcement schedule for the pile caps in foundation layout drawings. |
Show allowable pile capacity |
Allows you to include the allowable pile capacity table for the piles under pile caps in foundation layout drawings. |
Show overall dimensions |
Allows you to include the overall dimensions of the pad bases or strip bases and pile caps in foundation layout drawings. |
Show pile spacings |
Allows you to include the pile cap pile spacing dimensions in foundation layout drawings. |
Include the foundation name |
Allows you to include the pad base or strip base or pile cap name in the footing mark for grouped footings in foundation layout drawings. |
Labelling Position |
Allows you
to control where the footing mark and attributes are
displayed for isolated foundations. The position options
are:
|
Options > Isolated Foundations > Detail
Content
Setting | Description |
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Grouped Foundations tab |
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Show number of foundations in group |
For isolated foundations designed using groups, selecting this option displays the number in the group in brackets after the group label. |
Cross-sections tab |
|
Positions list |
Allows you to select how cross-section positions are displayed. You can select to not display cross-section positions at all, display a length-wise section or display cross-sections in both directions. |
Pile Labels tab |
|
Show pile type name |
Allows you to include the pile type name in the pile label. |
Dimensions tab |
|
Show overall dimensions |
Allows you to include the overall dimensions of the base/pile cap. |
Show supported member dimensions |
Allows you to include dimensions of the column or wall being supported. |
Show pile spacings |
Allows you to include dimensions from center to center of each pile for pile caps. |
Quantities tab |
|
Show reinforcement quantities table |
When a drawing is created for an individual isolated foundation, this option allows you to include the reinforcement quantity table. (When a Foundation Layout drawing is created the reinforcement quantities table is always included, so this option has no effect). |
Style
Setting | Description |
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General tab |
|
Show supported member as hatched |
Allows you to hatch columns and walls that are supported on the base pile cap in isolated foundation detail drawings. |
Underline foundation label |
Allows you to underline the foundation label on the detail in isolated foundation detail drawings. |
Cross-sections tab |
|
Section label style list |
Allows you to select the label style to be applied to cross-sections in isolated foundation detail drawings. |
Restart labels in each foundation |
Allows you to restart labeling from the beginning of each section when multiple foundations are included in the same drawing. |