Create member detail drawings

Member detail drawings include concrete beam detail drawings, concrete column detail drawings, concrete wall detail drawings, non-concrete beam detail drawings and non-concrete column detail drawings.

Individual member detail drawings can be created directly from the right click context menu as described in the topics below. Alternatively, multiple member detail drawings can be created manually, or generated automatically using the Drawing Management command.

Configure the detail drawing options

Before you create a drawing, ensure that the current drawing options meet your needs by doing the following:

On the Draw ribbon, click Settings
Go to Options > Member Details.
Click the drawing type whose options you want to review or adjust.
Adjust the drawing options according to your needs.
Click OK.

You can also adjust the layer configurations and layer styles if required in a similar way.

Create a concrete beam detail drawing

Concrete beam drawings display the beam reinforcement in elevation and section for each span. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table.

Hover the mouse pointer over the beam that you want to detail.
When the desired beam is highlighted, right-click it.
In the context menu, select Generate Drawing

The DXF Export Preferences dialog box opens.
Select the layer configuration and layer style for the drawing.
Set the drawing scale.
If necessary, to adjust the distance between independent lines of text, modify the minimum text block spacing.
Do one of the following:
- Accept the automatic file name.
- Clear the Use automatic file name option and name the file yourself.
Click OK.

The drawing opens in the default application that has been set for the .dxf file type.

Create a concrete column detail drawing

Concrete column drawings display the column reinforcement in elevation and section. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table.

Hover the mouse pointer over the column that you want to detail.
When the desired column is highlighted, right-click it.
In the context menu, select Generate Drawing

The DXF Export Preferences dialog box opens.
Select the layer configuration and layer style for the drawing.
Set the drawing scale.
If necessary, to adjust the distance between independent lines of text, modify the minimum text block spacing.
Do one of the following:
- Accept the automatic file name.
- Clear the Use automatic file name option and name the file yourself.
Click OK.

The drawing opens in the default application that has been set for the .dxf file type.

Create a concrete wall detail drawing

Concrete wall details drawings display the wall reinforcement in elevation and section. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table.

Hover the mouse pointer over the wall that you want to detail.
When the desired wall is highlighted, right-click it.
In the context menu, select Generate Drawing

The DXF Export Preferences dialog box opens.
Select the layer configuration and layer style for the drawing.
Set the drawing scale.
If necessary, to adjust the distance between independent lines of text, modify the minimum text block spacing.
Do one of the following:
- Accept the automatic file name.
- Clear the Use automatic file name option and name the file yourself.
Click OK.

The drawing opens in the default application that has been set for the .dxf file type.

Create a non-concrete beam detail drawing

Non-concrete beam detail drawings display individual steel beam details.

Hover the mouse pointer over the beam that you want to detail.
When the desired beam is highlighted, right-click it.
In the context menu, select Generate Drawing

The DXF Export Preferences dialog box opens.
Select the layer configuration and layer style for the drawing.
Set the drawing scale.
If necessary, to adjust the distance between independent lines of text, modify the minimum text block spacing.
Do one of the following:
- Accept the automatic file name.
- Clear the Use automatic file name option and name the file yourself.
Click OK.

The drawing opens in the default application that has been set for the .dxf file type.

Create a non-concrete column detail drawing

Non-concrete column detail drawings display individual steel column details.

Hover the mouse pointer over the column that you want to detail.
When the desired column is highlighted, right-click it.
In the context menu, select Generate Drawing

The DXF Export Preferences dialog box opens.
Select the layer configuration and layer style for the drawing.
Set the drawing scale.
If necessary, to adjust the distance between independent lines of text, modify the minimum text block spacing.
Do one of the following:
- Accept the automatic file name.
- Clear the Use automatic file name option and name the file yourself.
Click OK.

The drawing opens in the default application that has been set for the .dxf file type.

Create a base plate detail drawing

Base plate detail drawings display individual column base plate details.

Hover the mouse pointer over the base plate that you want to detail.
When the desired base plate column is highlighted, right-click it.
In the context menu, select Generate Drawing

The DXF Export Preferences dialog box opens.
Select the layer configuration and layer style for the drawing.
Set the drawing scale.
If necessary, to adjust the distance between independent lines of text, modify the minimum text block spacing.
Do one of the following:
- Accept the automatic file name.
- Clear the Use automatic file name option and name the file yourself.
Click OK.

The drawing opens in the default application that has been set for the .dxf file type.