Edit stage data dialog box
Summary
The Edit Stage Data dialog box allows you to define construction stages and their durations when performing a staged construction analysis.
Location
To display the dialog:
- Switch the view regime for a Structure 3D view to
Review View. - On the Review ribbon, click Show/Alter State.
- Go to the Properties window.
- In the Attribute list, select Staged Construction.
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In the Properties window, click Stage Data, then click the Edit button
Content
Each row in the above table corresponds to a level that has been marked as a floor in the Construction Levels dialog box.
The number of construction stages can be controlled by adjusting the active/inactive
setting in the Active Stage column.
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To reduce the number of stages, set Active Stage at a particular level to Inactive. The members at that level are then moved to the next active stage.
Initially each floor defaults to either Auto (Active), or Auto (Inactive):
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Auto (Active) - the floor level is an active stage because it contains at least one member, or has a member attached to it from below.
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Auto (Inactive) - the floor level is not an active stage because it doesn’t contain at least one member, or have a member attached to it from below.
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The auto defaults can be overridden by manually setting a level to be an active or an inactive stage.
Stage durations can be edited in the above table, or via the Properties window.
The Stage time (which can’t be edited) is the sum of durations of current and previous stages; it only affects concrete creep allowance during the construction stages.
If you have made edits to stages and/or durations but then change your mind, you can revert back to the original defaults by clicking the Reset All button in the Properties window.
Note that if you do click Reset
All:
- All stages are reset to their original Auto (Active)/(Inactive) setting
- All members are reassigned to their default stage.
- All stage durations are reset to default.