Allplan 2006 Engineering Tutorial PDF

Allplan 2006
Engineering Tutorial
First Steps
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Engineering Tutorial Contents I
Contents
Welcome ......................................................................................... 1
Introduction............................................................................................................2
Sources of Information .......................................................................................2
Documentation for Allplan 2006..............................................................................2
Additional help................................................................................................................4
Training, Coaching and Project Support........................................................5
Unit 1: First Steps ........................................................................ 7

Overview of Exercises...........................................................................................8
Initial Settings for Exercises 1 and 2...............................................................9
Input options....................................................................................................................9
Engineering configuration..........................................................................................9
Track tracing.................................................................................................................. 11
Project and drawing files.......................................................................................... 12
Understanding drawing files ................................................................................... 13
Drawing file status...................................................................................................... 14
Information on the active document .................................................................. 15
Exercise 1: Title Block........................................................................................ 17
Task 1: designing the title block ............................................................................ 18
Task 2: entering text for the title block.............................................................. 25
Task 3: saving and retrieving the title block as a symbol............................. 33
Exercise 2: Precast Balcony Unit ................................................................... 38
Task 1: designing the precast balcony unit ....................................................... 39
Task 2: dimensioning the precast balcony unit................................................ 52
Task 3: applying hatching to the precast balcony unit and making a
quick printout............................................................................................................... 62
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 69
What do I do when ? .............................................................................................. 69
What if.. .......................................................................................................................... 69
II Contents Allplan 2006
Unit 2: Project Organization ................................................... 71

Managing Data with ProjectPilot ................................................................. 72
What is ProjectPilot?.................................................................................................. 72
ProjectPilots user interface .................................................................................... 73
Common approaches in ProjectPilot.................................................................... 74
Using Layers ......................................................................................................... 78
Understanding layers ................................................................................................. 78
Defining the layer on which to design................................................................ 78
Setting the format properties of layers.............................................................. 79
Layer access rights ...................................................................................................... 80
Setting layer visibility ................................................................................................ 81
Managing layers and layer structures ................................................................. 82
Advantages of organizing data using layers..................................................... 82
Relationship between layers and drawing files................................................ 83
Layer hierarchy............................................................................................................. 83
Using design groups................................................................................................... 85
Using layer sets ............................................................................................................ 86
Creating a Project .............................................................................................. 87
Creating a Fileset................................................................................................ 89
Tips on Project Organization .......................................................................... 92
Setting Up Layers ............................................................................................... 93
Defining layer sets ...................................................................................................... 95
Training project on the Internet............................................................................ 99
Engineering Tutorial Contents III
Unit 3: Floor Plan and Shell Drawing................................. 101

Overview of Exercises......................................................................................102
Exercise 3: Floor Plan of Basement.............................................................104
Creating the 3D model using the Basic: Walls, Openings, Components
module...........................................................................................................................105
Settings .........................................................................................................................106
Walls...............................................................................................................................107
Views and viewports.................................................................................................120
Columns ........................................................................................................................124
Beam ..............................................................................................................................127
Openings.......................................................................................................................129
Design check................................................................................................................137
Dimensioning ..............................................................................................................139
Turning layers on and off.......................................................................................140
Stair outline.................................................................................................................142
Slab .................................................................................................................................145
Drawing the walls in the basement in 2D with the Draft module..........152
Exercise 4: Elevator Pit ...................................................................................162
Creating the 3D model with the 3D Modeling module...............................163
A note on the component modeler ....................................................................171
module...........................................................................................................................174
Unit 4: Key Plan ....................................................................... 179

Exercise 5: Key Plan for the Basement ......................................................180
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Unit 5: Reinforcement Drawing ...........................................191

Overview of Exercises......................................................................................192
Initial Settings...................................................................................................196
Exercise 6: 3D Elevator Pit with Model (First Method) ........................197
Task 1: shell entities / views and sections ........................................................199
A note on the Associative Views module .........................................................209
Task 2: edge reinforcement of the floor slab .................................................219
Task 3: area reinforcement of the floor slab ..................................................233
Task 4: starter bars....................................................................................................239
Task 5: wall reinforcement ....................................................................................247
Task 6: typical section..............................................................................................261
Task 7: bar schema....................................................................................................265
Task 8: reinforcement schedule and bending schedule ..............................267
Exercise 7: 2D Door Lintel with Model (Second Method) ...................273
Task 1: designing a reinforced door lintel .......................................................274
Task 2: modifying the door lintel........................................................................284
Exercise 8: 2D Slab without Model (Third Method) ..............................291
Task 1: mesh reinforcement, bottom layer......................................................291
Task 2: recess...............................................................................................................297
Task 3: support reinforcement / spacers...........................................................302
Task 4: cutting diagram / excess reinforcing steel mesh............................307

Exercise 9: BAMTEC Reinforcement .........................................................311
Cross-Section Catalogs...................................................................................327
Unit 6: Layout Output.............................................................335

Requirements for Plotting.............................................................................336
Making a quick printout.........................................................................................336
Exercise 10: Custom Title Block...................................................................337
Exercise 11: Plot Layout.................................................................................343
Task 1: assembling the layout...............................................................................344
Task 2: plotting layouts...........................................................................................348
Task 3: layout windows ...........................................................................................351
Engineering Tutorial Contents V
Unit 7: Data Import................................................................. 353

General Information........................................................................................354
Importing Allplan Data...................................................................................355
Compressed data........................................................................................................355
Importing DXF/DWG/DGN Files....................................................................357
Further Processing ...........................................................................................360
Index ........................................................................................... 361

VI Contents Allplan 2006
Engineering Tutorial Welcome 1
Welcome
Welcome to Allplan 2006, the high-performance CAD
program for civil engineers.
This tutorial is designed to give you a quick and practical
introduction to Allplan 2006.
You will find that within a short time, you will be in a
position to use Allplan 2006 effectively in your daily
work.
This chapter covers the following:
Information on the contents of this tutorial
Documentation for Allplan 2006
Additional help on Allplan 2006
Where to turn for training, coaching and project
support
2 Introduction Allplan 2006
Introduction
With easy to follow steps, you will be guided from initial 2D drafting
to the fully automatic creation and management of a reinforcement
drawing in 3D. This workbook consists of 11 exercises, which are
divided into 7 units.
This tutorial will provide you with a sound introduction to
Allplan 2006. As this workbook only touches on the possibilities of
some of the tools, please consult especially later when you work
with Allplan 2006 the F1 online Help as an important source of
information.
The data used in this tutorial can be downloaded from the Internet.
More information is provided at the end of Unit 2, Project
Organization.
This tutorial also assumes that you have a working knowledge of
Microsoft Windows programs. Following this tutorial will provide
both the experienced CAD user as well as newcomers to CAD with a
solid foundation in the methods and approach employed by
Allplan 2006.
Sources of Information
Documentation for Allplan 2006
The Allplan 2006 documentation consists of the following:
The online Help is the main source of information for learning
about and working with Allplan 2006.
While you work with Allplan 2006, you can get help on the
current function by pressing the F1 key, or activate Whats
This on the Standard toolbar and point to the icon on which you
require help.
The Manual consists of two parts. The first section shows you
how to install Allplan 2006. The second section provides an
overview of basic concepts and terms as well as methods for
entering data in Allplan 2006.
The Architecture Tutorial guides you step by step through the

process of designing a building. In addition, you learn how to
analyze and evaluate the building data using lists and schedules
and to output the results to a plotter.
The Engineering Tutorial guides you step by step through the
process of creating key plans, shell and formwork drawings as
well as reinforcement drawings - from simple 2D drawings to
fully automatic reinforcement drawings managed in three-
dimensional space.
The brochure New Features in Allplan 2006 provides
information on what's new in the latest version.
Each volume in the Step-by-Step series deals with a specific
concept or series of tools/modules in Allplan 2006 in detail. The
areas covered include data management, system administration,
geodesy modules, presentation tools, 3D modeling etc. These
guides can also be obtained from the Nemetschek training
department:
Nemetschek Deutschland GmbH
Campus Center Munich
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1
81829 Munich
Germany
Phone: (0 18 01) 75 00 00
Fax: (0 18 01) 75 00 01
4 Sources of Information Allplan 2006
Additional help
Tips for efficient usage

The Help menu provides the Tips for efficient usage item. This topic
includes practical tips and tricks on navigation and usage.
User board
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LineLetter
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sent in digital form free of charge to Serviceplus customers. The
LineLetter includes practical tips and tricks on all program areas.
FAQs on the Internet

Up-to-date FAQs are available on the Internet at the following
address:
http://www.serviceplus.nemetschek.de/faq
Note: You can also get this address right from the program. On the
Help menu, point to Nemetschek on the Web and click FAQ.
Feedback on the Help

If you have suggestions or questions on the online Help, or if you
come across an error, send an e-mail to:
Dokumentation@nemetschek.de
Note: You can also get this address right from the online Help.
To do this, go to the Allplan menu and click Help Feedback.
Training, Coaching and Project Support

The type of training you are given is a decisive factor in the amount
of time you actually spend working on your own projects: A
professional introduction to the programs and advanced seminars for
advanced users can save you up to 35% of your editing time!
A tailor-made training strategy is essential. Nemetscheks seminar
centers offer an extensive range of programs and are happy to work
out a custom solution with you that will address your own needs and
requirements:
Our sophisticated, comprehensive seminar program is the
quickest way for professional users to learn how to use the new
system.
Special seminars are designed for users who wish to extend and
optimize their knowledge.
One-on-one seminars are best when it comes to addressing your
own particular methods of working.
One-day crash courses, designed for office heads, convey the
essentials in a compact format.
We are also happy to hold seminars on your premises: These
encompass not only Allplan 2006 issues but include analysis and
optimization of processes and project organization.
The up-to-date seminar guide is available on the Internet:
www.nemetschek.de/campus
For more detailed information on the current training program,
please contact the Nemetschek Campus in Munich:
Phone: (0 18 01) 75 00 00
Fax: (0 18 01) 75 00 01
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Engineering Tutorial Unit 1: First Steps 7
Unit 1: First Steps

This unit has two exercises that focus on the following
modules:
Draft
Text
Dimension Lines
You will draw a title block that you save as a file that
you can use again later.
You will draw a precast balcony unit including
dimensioning information and hatching.
A short troubleshooting section is provided at the end to
make sure you succeed.
8 Overview of Exercises Allplan 2006
Overview of Exercises
Exercise 1: title block
Precast Balcony Unit, Type 12
Exercise 2: precast balcony unit

Initial Settings for Exercises 1 and 2

Exercises 1 and 2 present the drafting tools in Allplan 2006.
Project and drawing management issues are not discussed at this
stage. A minimum of management is nevertheless required.
Detailed information on project organization is provided in unit 2.
Start by making the following toolbar settings:
Input options
By default, the Input options float freely in the workspace so that
they are always visible. If the Input options are located at bottom
right in the status bar or dialog line, float them.
To float the Input options

1 On the View menu, point to Toolbars and then Input Options.
2 Click Float Input Options (if this setting is not active).
Engineering configuration
This tutorial uses the Engineering Configuration. Not only are all
the tools you need immediately at hand, but this also ensures that
the maximum amount of space possible is available to you on screen.
To set the engineering configuration

On the View menu, point to Default Configurations and click
Engineering Configuration.
In the CAD Navigator in the Basic family, select the Draft

module.
10 Initial Settings for Exercises 1 and 2 Allplan 2006
The Basic Tools toolbar on the left side of the screen should now
Tip: The step-by-step
look like this:
instructions make extensive
reference to flyouts and the
(always available)
icons they contain. Draft flyout
Basic tools
If you are a novice, we Text flyout
strongly recommend that you
make a copy of this and stick Dimension Line flyout
it on your screen! Plan flyout
Edit flyout
CAD Navigator
Draft module
Tools in the
Create flyout
Create II flyout
Modify flyout
The Engineering toolbar consists of the following flyouts:
Model flyout
Enter Bending Shape and Placement flyout
Area Reinforcement flyout
Area Reinforcement (Mesh) flyout
BAMTEC flyout
Display flyout
Modify flyout
Lists/Schedules flyout
Track tracing
Track tracing is a new feature in Allplan 2006. In particular, this
innovative option facilitates the process of designing intuitively. As
we will not use this option in the following exercises, we will start by
disabling track tracing (which is active by default).
To deactivate track tracing

1 Click Line (Draft flyout).
2 Click in an empty area of the workspace with the right mouse
button and select Point Entry Options on the shortcut menu.
3 Select the Track Tracing tab and clear the Track Tracing check
box.
Tip: You can quickly enable

and disable track tracing at
any time while entering
points by pressing the
F11 key.
4 Click OK to confirm the settings and press ESC to quit the tool.
Project and drawing files

In Allplan 2006, you draw in drawing files and NDW-format files.
Drawing files are organized by project. A project is an organizational
unit. A new project is created for each construction project.
If you have not yet created any projects on your computer, the
"unnamed project" also referred to as the 'private' project is
automatically the active project.
This is the project we will use for the initial exercises.
To select a project
1 On the File menu, click Open Project .
2 Click the < > project and press OK to confirm the dialog box.
Understanding drawing files

In Allplan 2006, the actual design and data creation process happens
in drawing files. These are the equivalent of the transparencies used
in conventional building design. Drawing files can be used to give
projects a structure. In IT terms, a drawing file is a conventional file
stored on your hard disk. You can display and edit up to 60 drawing
files at once - in other words, you can have several files open
simultaneously. A project can contain up to 6000 drawing files.
When working without layers, the individual building elements (such
as walls, stairs, labeling, etc.) are drawn on different drawing files
and superimposed like transparencies.
Drawing file 6000
Drawing file 150
Drawing file 15
Drawing file 3
Drawing file 2
Drawing file 1
In order to edit the drawing files, they have to be activated (opened).

This is done in the Open on a project-specific basis: files and
filesets dialog box.
Drawing file status

With the drawing file status, you define the drawing file on which
you draw and which drawing files are visible and/or can be modified.
The following illustration shows the different drawing file statuses.
An explanation is provided in the table below.
Number Drawing file status Remark
1 Active drawing file The active drawing file is the one on which you draw. There must
always be one active drawing file.
2 Drawing file open in edit Elements in edit mode drawing files are visible and can be
mode modified. You can open up to 60 drawing files in edit and/or
reference mode.
3 Drawing file open in Elements in drawing files that are open in reference mode are
reference mode visible, but cannot be modified. In the Global Options, you
can configure the program to display all the elements in
reference drawing files using a single color. Empty drawing files
cannot be opened in reference mode.
4 Inactive Elements on inactive drawing files are not visible.
5 Empty drawing file Empty drawing files have no data type icon.
6 Drawing file assigned The drawing file is assigned temporarily to the fileset; this
temporarily assignment is deleted when you switch to a different fileset.
To change the (edit) status of a drawing file, click in the relevant

box.
Information on the active document

To get information on the active document, click in the workspace
with the right mouse button and on the shortcut menu, choose
Properties. An information box with all the important information
about the file opens.
Information Meaning
Memory allocation This shows how much of the memory reserved for a
file has already been allocated (as a percentage).
Background information: a certain amount of
memory is reserved for files.
Document The number of the current file is displayed here. The
number is also displayed in the title bar of the
Allplan application window.
Document type The file type is displayed here. This corresponds to
the data type icon that is displayed in the status bar.
Max. size The maximum amount of memory available for the
file is displayed in Kbytes.
Min./Max. values The minimum and maximum coordinates in the file
are displayed here.
For the exercises in this unit, you will be using empty drawing files.
First, though, you need to name them. We will now open a drawing
file.
To name and select drawing files

1 Click Open on a project-specific basis (Standard toolbar)
2 Click drawing file number 1 with the right mouse button and on
the shortcut menu, choose Rename.
Tip: To change the status of a You can now enter a name for the drawing file.
selection box, just click it
again. 3 Enter Title block and press ENTER to confirm.
4 Enter Precast balcony unit in the next empty drawing file.

5 Double-click 1 Title block to activate this drawing file and to
close all the others.
Exercise 1: Title Block

In this exercise, you will create a title block and label it.
To do this, we will use the Draft and Text modules in the

Basic family.
Note: There are also other ways of creating and labeling title blocks.
The Plot Layout module contains the Label tool where you
can select from a number of title blocks. These are title blocks that
were created as label styles and that convey information on date,
project name and more. An example showing how to create a title
block as a label style is provided in "Unit 6: Layout Output".
18 Exercise 1: Title Block Allplan 2006
Task 1: designing the title block

In the first part of the exercise that follows you will draw the layout
of the title block with tools in the Draft module.
Use the Draft flyout on the Basic Tools toolbar.
Tools: Objective:
Reference Scale
Rectangle
Parallel Lines
Auto-Delete Segment
Delete
Modify Format
Properties
Each module has its own set of default settings which you can
define using the Options tool. These contain defaults that
affect the manner in which the individual tools function.
This way, you can configure the program to suit your own
preferences.
Start by selecting the unit of measurement for the values you enter.
We will use mm for this exercise.
To set units
1 Click Options (Standard toolbar) and click Global Options in
the dialog box.
2 Select the Entry tab and click mm in the Unit of length list box.
Tip: Alternatively, set the unit
of measurement in the status
bar: click in the field beside
Length and select mm for this
exercise.
3 Click OK to confirm the settings.

Before you start working, you should also set the reference scale.
You can set any scale you want.
The title block will be drawn at a scale of 1:1.
To set the reference scale

Tip: Alternatively, set the 1 On the View menu, click Reference Scale.
reference scale in the status
bar: click in the field beside
Scale and select 1:1.
2 Click 1.00 in the Scale dialog box.
User-defined dialog boxes

In the user-defined dialog boxes in Allplan 2006 you can enter
any value in addition to those presented.
This option is preset: Enter a value at the keyboard and

press ENTER. The value is set without being added to the
list.
Clicking this symbol and entering a value at the keyboard

(press ENTER to confirm) adds the value to the list.
Selecting a value and clicking this symbol deletes the

value.
You can only delete values you defined yourself.
Start by drawing the outer border of the title block.
To draw the outer border as a rectangle

1 Click Rectangle (Draft flyout).
2 Place the first point in the workspace.
3 Place a diagonally opposite point
Enter 170 for the length.
Press the TAB key and enter 155 for the width.
Press ENTER to confirm.
The rectangle is drawn.
4 In the border of the viewport, click Refresh.
Tip: Did you make an

incorrect entry?
Click Undo. You can undo
all steps back to the last save.
Create the interior lines as lines parallel to the border.
To draw interior parallel lines

1 Click Parallel Lines (Draft flyout).
2
2 Click element
Click the bottom line in the border.
3 Point through which element is to pass / Enter offset
Enter 20 for the offset and
press ENTER to confirm.
4 Which side?
Click inside the rectangle.
5 Number: 1.
6 Point through which element is to pass / Enter offset: 10;
Number: 4.
Number: 1.
Number: 1.
Number: 3.
10 Press ESC to quit the tool.
11 To draw the parallel vertical lines, click Parallel Lines again.
12 Click the left-hand side and create two parallel lines - one at an
offset of 15 and the other at an offset of 120.
12
Finally, delete the lines you do not need.
To delete lines and segments of lines

1 Click Auto-Delete Segment (Draft) flyout and delete the
superfluous vertical line segments.
2 Click Delete (Edit flyout) and delete the vertical line on the
left.
3 Click Auto-Delete Segment again and delete the superfluous
horizontal lines.
1 1
2 1
3
The border of the title block needs to stand out.
To modify the pen thickness

1 Click Modify Format Properties (Edit flyout).
Tip: Further editing tools are

also available on the shortcut
menu (right click).
Check that no other tool is
active when you do so.
2 Select the Pen thickness check box, select pen 3 (0.50) and
press OK to confirm.
3 Click the four lines in the border one after the other.
Your drawing should now look like this:
Task 2: entering text for the title block

The following part of the exercise involves entering the text for the
title block using the tools in the Text module.
Use the Text flyout on the Basic Tools toolbar.
Tools: Objective:
Horizontal Text
Midpoint
X Coordinate
(Delta Point)
Y Coordinate
(Delta Point)
Copy
Edit Text
Explode Paragraph
Change Text Settings
Start by entering a label for the contents of the plan in the title
block.
To enter centered text

1 Click Horizontal Text (Text flyout).
The start point of the text will be exactly in the middle of the
small rectangle - in other words, the midpoint of an imaginary
diagonal line.
2 Click in the workspace with the right mouse button, then on the
shortcut menu (Point Assistant), choose Midpoint and
click two diagonally opposite points in the box.

2
3 Click to expand the dialog box so that all the parameters are
visible and enter the text parameters:
Font: 8 ISONORM DIN 6776.
Text height: 5.0
The text width adapts dynamically according to the aspect
ratio set (in this example: 1.00).
Click to center the text starting point
4 Enter the following text: Precast Balcony Unit, Type 12
5 Click OK or press CTRL+ENTER.

The Horizontal Text tool remains active.
Enter the name of the construction project in the next field. It is to

be left-aligned and we will enter the text as paragraph text. To enter
paragraph text, we need to specify a value for the line spacing.
Paragraph text:
When Paragraph Text is active, the lines you enter will form
a paragraph. The individual lines of text in a paragraph retain
their original spacing regardless of the reference scale you set.
The lines in a paragraph can also be addressed as a single entity
for easy manipulation.
To delete individual lines from a paragraph, use .
You can also insert lines in a paragraph using the dialog box
provided for entering and modifying text.
Explode Paragraph resolves paragraph text into its
constituent lines.
Line spacing:
The spacing between lines is based on the line spacing value
multiplied by text height. Whenever you press ENTER to confirm
a line of text, the program automatically goes to the next line.
Point snap feature:
To position the text exactly, use the point snap feature and enter
an offset. This is very useful when you want to place a point
relative to an existing point.
To enter paragraph text by specifying an offset and

using the point snap tools
Tip: You can use to save The Horizontal Text tool should still be active.
combinations of text settings We will define the texts starting point by entering an offset and
as favorites: using the point snap tools.
use to enter a name in 1 Point to the point in the title block as shown below.
the list and set the Do not click the point!
corresponding parameters.
This sets the point that will serve as a reference for measurement.
The point appears as a small marker.
To indicate that the entries for and refer to the point the
program has snapped to, the data entry boxes for the
X Coordinate and Y Coordinate are highlighted in yellow
in the dialog line.

1
New condominium
with underground parking
2 In the dialog line, enter a value of 45 for dX, press the TAB
key, enter a value of -5 for dY and press ENTER to confirm.
3 In the dialog box, change the position of the text's starting point
to top left and the Line Spacing to 1.70 and
activate Paragraph Text if it isnt active.
4 Enter the following text:
New condominium [ENTER]
with underground parking
5 Press CTRL+ENTER or click OK to finish entering text.
Enter a line of text on the right in the title block and copy it to the
fields below.
To enter and copy text

1 Click Horizontal Text (Text flyout).
2 To set the starting point of the text, use the point snap feature
and enter an offset:
a) point to the top left corner of the box
(see figure below)
b) dX = 2, TAB key
c) dY = -2
d) Press ENTER to place the point.
3 Set the text starting point to top left and change the
Text Height to 2.5.
For the sample text, enter: Date.
4 Press OK to confirm the text you entered.

6 Click the text Date with the right mouse button and on the
shortcut menu, choose Copy.
7 From point
Click the top left corner of the box.
8 Enter 4 for the number of copies and press ENTER to confirm.
9 Place point (to point) or enter the number of copies
Click the top left corner of the box below.
7
9
Modify the text using the Edit Text tool.
Text modification:
Text can be edited at any time. This provides a comfortable
approach if you are using boilerplate - all you have to do is
update the text.
To edit text and add a line

1 Click the text at the top with the right mouse button and on the
shortcut menu, choose Edit Text.
The relevant dialog box appears and can be modified.
2 Enter Date at the end of the text, press ENTER to go to the next
line and
enter a placeholder for the date in the next line: XX.XX.200X
Note: Check that Paragraph Text is enabled as this is the only
way you will be able to modify the lines together later.
3 Press OK to confirm the text you entered.
4 Change the entries underneath and use placeholders as shown
here following the instructions in steps 2 and 3.
Change the appearance of the placeholder for the plan number.

Assign it different text parameters. We will give it a character height
of 5 mm and a character width of 6 mm. First, we need to 'explode'
the paragraph.
Defining text parameters:

When you enter text, you can use one of the 20 Allplan fonts or
you can use all the TrueType fonts you have installed.
The Text Height and Text Width parameters are absolute values.
This means that the text will print out using the values you enter
regardless of the selected reference scale.
To change text settings

1 Click the Plan number... text block with the right mouse button
and select Explode Paragraph on the shortcut menu.
This explodes the paragraph and you can now modify each line
separately.
2 Press ESC to quit the Explode Paragraph tool.
3 Click the placeholder XXX with the right mouse button and on
the shortcut menu, choose Change Text Settings.
4 Change the text parameters:

Text height: 5
Text width: 6
5 Click the placeholder XXX.

6 Complete the label using the information provided below.

Task 3: saving and retrieving the title block as a symbol

Tools:
Write to Library
Get from Library
In the last part of the exercise you will save the title block as a
symbol in a symbol catalog. Then, you will learn how to retrieve it
and place it in an empty drawing file.
Symbols
Symbols are design entities that you can use whenever you need.
Symbols automatically adjust to the scale of the drawing file and
can be addressed as single objects using the middle and left
mouse buttons in combination. You can alter symbols and save
them using another name.
Symbols are often used for drawings and other common
components. In time, you will find that you develop your own
extensive symbol libraries for title blocks, fixtures, equipment
etc. that you can use time and again.
Symbol catalogs
Symbols are managed in symbol catalogs. Each sub-folder can
contain a large number of symbols. Using the ProjectPilot, you
can also copy, delete and rename them.
Sub-folders are assigned to libraries.
Office: This folder contains the offices standard libraries and
sub-folders. The data in this folder is available to the entire
office:
Standalone: for all the local projects
Network: for all local and remote users and projects. Only the
system administrator can store and manage symbols.
Project: The catalogs in this path belong to a specific project and
are only available in that project.
Private: The catalogs in this path belong to the user that is

currently logged on and cannot be accessed by other users in a
network.
If you are not keen on making your own symbol catalog, you
can use the extensive symbol catalogs available from
Nemetschek.
Insert the title block as a symbol in a catalog.
To insert a symbol in a catalog

1 Click Write to Library (Standard toolbar).
2 The title block is to be made available to the entire office. In the
Path area, click Office.
3 In the Library area, click Text.
Tip: You can also change the 4 Press OK to confirm.

position of a symbols base 5 Select text you want to save as a text symbol
point when you retrieve it.
Use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around
the title block. It is displayed in the selection color.
6 Set the text symbol's base point

Click the bottom right corner. This is the point at which the
symbol will be attached to the crosshairs when it is retrieved.
7 In the dialog box that appears, choose the option Dumb symbol
(not snoop-enabled) and press OK to confirm.
8 Click an empty line under Subfolder and enter a name for the
symbol file: Title block.
(If you choose a name that is already assigned, only the name is
overwritten.)
9 Click an empty line under Name and enter a name for the
symbol: Original.
(Choosing an assigned name will cause the symbol it contains to
be overwritten.)
10 Press ENTER to finish.

Now retrieve the symbol and place it in an empty drawing file.
In practice, the new drawing file might be a drawing file for

another construction project. All you would need to do then is
change the project-specific information and save the title block
again as a symbol - this time in the Project folder.
Besides the symbols you create and save yourself, you can use
this approach to retrieve symbols in the Nemetschek symbol
catalogs as well as DWG and DXF format symbols.
To retrieve a symbol from a catalog

1 Click Open on a project-specific basis (Standard toolbar),
open a new, empty drawing file and close the drawing file with
the title block.
2 On the View menu, click Reference Scale and select 1 (1.000).
Alternatively, click the Scale field in the status bar.
3 Click Get from Library (Standard toolbar).
4 In the dialog box which appears, select the Office folder and the
Text library.
5 Press OK to confirm.
The Get Symbol dialog box appears.
Tip: Activate the Preview

check box to get a preview of
the symbol.
Tip: Using the Input options, 6 Select Original in the Title Block subfolder.
you can change the position 7 If you want, you can enable the Automatic adjustment to
of the symbols base point reference scale option. Then click OK to confirm.
and orientation.
You can use the shortcut Now you are back in the workspace. The symbol is attached to
menu provided for entering the crosshairs at its base point.
points to define the exact
8 To place the symbol, click in the workspace.
drop-in point in the drawing
file. 9 To quit symbol retrieval mode, press ESC.
10 If the title block appears too small, click Refresh in the border
of the viewport.
38 Exercise 2: Precast Balcony Unit Allplan 2006
Exercise 2: Precast Balcony Unit
In this exercise you will create a shell drawing for a precast balcony
unit. To do this, you will use the tools in the Draft and
Dimension Lines modules.
Task 1: designing the precast balcony unit

In the first part of the exercise that follows, you will draw a precast
balcony unit in plan as well as two sections using the tools in the
Draft module.
Tools: Objective:
Rectangle
Fillet Two Elements
Parallel Lines
Auto-Delete Segment
Line
X Coordinate
(Delta Point)
Y Coordinate
(Delta Point)
Mirror and Copy
Midpoint
Stretch Entities
Fold Line
Start by making initial settings.
To select a drawing file and to set options

1 Click Open on a project-specific basis (Standard toolbar) to
make drawing file 2 Precast balcony unit current and to close all
others.
2 Click the Length currently set in the status bar and select m.
Tip: If you have defined the 3 On the View menu, click Reference Scale and select 25.
scale using the button,
this scale is also presented for
selection in the status bar.
We will start by drawing the outline.
Bear the coordinate system +y

+
in mind and the direction of +x
rotation of angles!
-x
-
-y
To get a suitable view, use the tools in the border of the viewport:
Refresh Enlarge View
Zoom Section Reduce View
Pan Regen
To draw the outline in plan

2 Click in the workspace to place the starting point of the rectangle.
When you move the mouse, you will notice that the diagonally
opposite point is displayed attached to the crosshairs (rubber-
band).
3 Place a diagonally opposite point
Enter 2.60 for the length. Press the TAB key and
enter 1.05 for the width.

Tip: Did you make an 4 In the border of the viewport, click Refresh.
incorrect entry? 5 Click Fillet Two Elements (Draft flyout).
Click Undo (Standard
toolbar). 6 Click the left and right side of the rectangle and confirm the
radius proposed by the system.
The system gives you a choice of four fillet options.
Select the semi-circle at the bottom.
6 6
7 Click Refresh again.

8 Press ESC to quit the Fillet Two Elements tool.
9 Delete the bottom line in the rectangle.
To do this, click the line with the right mouse button and select
Delete on the shortcut menu.
(Alternatively, you can also select on the Edit flyout and then
click the line).
In the following section you will draw the interior lines of the
precast balcony unit.
To create parallel lines

1 Click Parallel Lines (Draft flyout).
2 Click the semi-circle you have just created.
3 For the offset, enter 0.1.
Which side?
Click within the polygon copies the circle towards the interior.
Press ENTER to confirm the number (1).
4 For the next offset, enter 0.02.
Which side?
Towards the interior again.
Confirm the number (1).
5 Click again to create lines parallel to those on the sides.
6 Click the line of the left and then the endpoints of the semi-circle
one after the other (see below).
6 6 6 6
2
7 Click again to create lines parallel to the line at the top.

8 Click the top line and enter 0.1 for the offset.
9 Click below the line to specify the side on which the parallel lines
are created. Confirm the number (1).
10 For the next offset values, enter 0.02, 0.04 and 0.02 and confirm
the number (1) each time.
Delete the redundant line segments in the corners and complete your
design by drawing new elements.
To delete redundant line segments

Tip: If you have inadvertently 1 Click one of the lines you want to delete with the right mouse
deleted the wrong line button and select Auto-Delete Segment on the shortcut menu.
segment, double-click in the (Alternatively, you can also select in the Draft flyout and then
workspace with the right click the line).
mouse button (this restores
the element deleted last) or 2 Click all the line segments you want to delete.
select Undo (this undoes Use Zoom Section (in the border of the viewport) to get a
actions back to the last saving better view.
operation).
4 Draw the new elements as shown below.

Create the cages at the top and on the sides.
To draw cages in plan by specifying an offset and

using the point snap feature
2 Point to the top left corner.
This sets the point that will serve as a reference for measurement.
The point appears as a small marker.
To indicate that the entries for and refer to the point the
program has snapped to, the data entry boxes for the
X Coordinate and Y Coordinate are highlighted in yellow
in the dialog line.
3 Press the TAB key to go to the Y Coordinate data entry field,
enter a value of 0.50 for dY
and press ENTER to confirm.
This defines the starting point of the line.
4 Enter the following values in the dialog line:
dX = -0.08
dY = -0.40
dX = 0.08
6 Now draw the cage at the top using the same approach. Careful
with the direction and the sign (positive/negative)!
7 You can create the cage on the right by mirroring the one on the
left. To do this, click Mirror and Copy (Edit flyout).
8 Select the cage on the left by enclosing it in a selection window
(from left to right) while pressing and holding down the left
mouse button.
9 To define the first point for the mirror axis, click the line at the
top with the right mouse button and select Midpoint on the
shortcut menu.
Make sure that you do not click the midpoint of the line or any
other existing point.
This defines the first point of the mirror axis.
10 To create a vertical mirror axis, press the TAB key to jump to the
Y Coordinate in the dialog line and enter a dY value that is
not equal to 0.
This creates the cage on the right and completes the design.
In the next exercise we will draw the outline of the longitudinal

section and place it below the floor plan.
To draw the outline of the longitudinal section

2 On the Format menu, click Select Pen Thickness and select a
thickness of 0.50 mm.
Note: While drawing, you can change the pen thickness on the
Format toolbar at any time.
3 Place the first point below the plan.
Now enter the following values in the dialog line. Pay attention
to the sequence in which you enter the values!
Tip: If you have entered an Bear the coordinate

incorrect value, quit the tool, +y system in mind!
+
delete the entry and resume +x
at the endpoint of the last
-x
line. -
-y
dX = 2.60, dY = 0.33, dX = -0.10, dY = -0.12

dX = -2.40, dY = 0.12, dX = -0.10, dY = -0.33.

In the next step we will modify the upstands.
To modify the outline of the longitudinal section

1 Right-click the bottom right point of the upstand on the left (see
below) and select Stretch Entities on the shortcut menu.
(Alternatively, you can also select on the Edit flyout and then
click the point).
2 Place a point (from point) or enter the dx vector
For the dX value, enter 0.02 in the dialog line,
confirm the dY value (0) and press ESC.
3 Now click Fold Line (Edit flyout).
4 Click the right line of the upstand.
5 Endpoint: Point to the bottom right point you have just modified.
The program snaps to this point. It appears as a small marker.
6 Press the TAB key to go to the Y Coordinate data entry field
in the dialog line, enter a value of 0.10 for dY and press ENTER
to confirm.
1 / 6

8 Now modify the upstand on the right.
When finished, press ESC to quit the tool.
9 Select a pen thickness of 0.25 on the Format toolbar and draw

the cage on the left using the Line tool (Draft flyout).
The start point is at bottom left.
dX = -0.08
dY = 0.18
dX = 0.08
12
10 Press ESC to quit the Line tool.

11 Create the cage on the right of the longitudinal section using the
Mirror and Copy tool (Edit flyout):
Press and hold down the left mouse button and enclose the
cage in a selection rectangle (from left to right).
Click the line at the top with the right mouse button and select
Midpoint on the shortcut menu.
Press the TAB key to go to the Y Coordinate data entry
field in the dialog line and enter any value for dY.
Your design should now look like this:

Finally, we will draw the entire transverse section in one go and

place it to the left of the floor plan.
To draw the transverse section using the options

provided for entering points
1 Select a pen thickness of 0.50 mm and click Line (Draft
flyout).
2 Place the starting point of the line at top left beside the plan.
Tip: To skip a coordinate: 3 Enter the following values in the dialog line. Careful with the
Press the TAB key to go to the sequence in which the values are entered!
next data entry field. The section itself is displayed on the left so that you can check
your design as you go along.
To enter relative coordinates:
Enter values for , and
in the dialog line (use the dX = 0.33 ENTER
TAB key to switch between 2 dY = -2.35 ENTER
the data entry fields). Press dX = -0.33 ENTER
ENTER to place the point. dY = 0.10 ENTER
dX = 0.02 TAB
dY = 0.02 ENTER
dX = 0.07 ENTER
(press TAB to go to )
dX = 0.04 TAB
dY = 2.05 ENTER
dX = 0.02 TAB
dY = 0.02 ENTER
dY = 0.04 ENTER
dX = -0.13 ENTER
dX = -0.02 TAB
dY = 0.02 ENTER
dY = 0.10

5 Select a pen thickness of 0.25 mm and finish designing the cage
(8/18 cm) at the top.

Task 2: dimensioning the precast balcony unit

In this exercise you will dimension the precast balcony unit using the
tools in the Dimension Lines module.
Tip: In the Dimension Use the Dimension Lines flyout on the Basic Tools toolbar.
Line Options you can set a
tolerance value for tilted
(dimension) text, specify the Tools: Objective:
decimal marker, enter
blanking values and much Horizontal Dim. Line
more. Vertical Dim. Line
Auto Dimensioning
Add Dim. Line Point
Modify Dim. Line
To dimension a design, you first need to set the dimension line

parameters. Dimensioning then involves three steps:
Define the dimension line type (Vertical, Horizontal, Angle or
Direct)
Specify a location for the dimension line
Click the points to dimension
The dimension lines generated can be modified at any time. You
can add and delete dimension line points, move the dimension
line and change the dimension lines settings.
Start by setting the dimension line parameters.
The most important parameters are the unit, the position of the
dimension text, and the dimension text height and width.
The dimension line always references the design dynamically
(associative dimensioning; the points you click are the reference
points). Any changes you make to the design are reflected in the
dimension line.
To set dimension line parameters

In the CAD Navigator select the Dimension Lines module.
1 Click Dimension Line (Dimension Lines flyout).
2 Click Properties.
3 Check the settings in the top (general) part of the dialog box,
select an Arrowhead and enter its Size and set the Format
properties for the individual elements of the dimension line.
This is where you set the dimension line pen, line, color and
layer, regardless of the settings on the Format toolbar.
4 Check the settings on the Text tab in the bottom part of the
dialog box and set the text parameters so that they match those
in the figure below.
5 Select a font and define the dimension text height and width by
entering the following values:
- Dim. text height: 2.5
- Aspect: 1.25 (the text width adapts dynamically to the aspect
ratio set: 2.0 in this example)
6 To define the position of the dimension text, click as required in
the Orientation area.
7 Switch to the Dimension Text tab and set the parameters as

shown below.
8 Switch to the Entry Options tab and enable the No extension

lines setting.
Set the other parameters as shown here.
9 Click in the bottom left corner and save the parameters as a

favorite file called "Tutorial".
10 Click Save to confirm.

11 Press OK to confirm the Dimension Line dialog box.
We will now dimension the longitudinal section using horizontal

dimension lines.
To create horizontal dimension lines

The Dimension Line tool is still active.
1 Set the view so that there is enough space at the top for the
dimension line.
2 On the Context toolbar, click Horizontal.
3 Place a point for the dimension line or click a dim. line
Specify the position of the dimension line by clicking in the
workspace above the longitudinal section. When the dimension
line is generated, it will pass through this point.
4 Click the six points to be dimensioned.
A preview of the dimension line is displayed immediately. This
preview will update automatically to include new dimensioned
points. You can click the points you want to dimension in any
sequence.
5 To finish entering points, press ESC.
Horizontal remains active so that you can create the next
dimension line.
Place a point below the longitudinal section through which the
dimension line is to pass.
7 Click the points to be dimensioned and press ESC.
4 4 4 4
7 7 7 7
In the following exercise, we will dimension the longitudinal section

using vertical dimension lines.
To create vertical dimension lines

The Dimension Line tool is still active.
1 On the Context toolbar, click Vertical.
2 Place a point to the left of the section through which the
dimension line is to pass.
Tip: To define the spacing 3 Click the corners of the cage and the upstand and press ESC to
between the individual quit the tool.
dimension lines, click
Vertical remains active so that you can create the next
Properties. dimension line.
But you can also move
dimension lines later using 4 Place a point for the dimension line or click a dim. line
Move Dimension Line. Move the crosshairs to the left of the dimension line as the next
dimension line should be to the left of the first one.
The system snaps to the dimension line, which appears in the
selection color. In addition, a symbol indicates the side on which
the new dimension line is created.
5 Click in the workspace to confirm the side on which the new

dimension line is to be created.
6 Click the points to be dimensioned.
7 Create the other, still missing vertical dimension lines in the
section and on the right.
Now we will dimension a part of the floor plan using the Auto
Dimensioning tool. All you need to do is enter a single line. The
program automatically dimensions all the points where this line
intersects the design.
To create dimension lines automatically

1 Click Auto Dimensioning (Create flyout).
2 On the Context toolbar, click Match parameters from
dimension line and click an existing dimension line.
3 Place a point above the plan through which the dimension line is
to pass.
Confirm the value 0.00.
5 Place direction point 1 or enter a direction angle or line
Click the first point above the cage to the left of the precast unit.
6 Place the next direction point
Click the equivalent point on the right.
7 Place the next direction point
Press ESC twice to quit the tool. All the points where the line
intersects the design are dimensioned.
5 6
In the next exercise, you will learn how to add points to existing
dimension lines.
Dimension lines will update automatically to reflect changes

(stretching entities, lengthening lines etc.) you make to the
design. But this will only work when all dimension lines are in
the same drawing file or when the file is open in edit mode.
Often, changes in a design will mean that new dimension line
points need to be added or removed. In these cases, you do not
need to create a new dimension line. You can simply add
dimension line points to existing dimension lines or delete points
which are no longer required.
To add dimension line points

Tip: To remove a dimension 1 Click the dimension line to which you want to add points with
line point, click Del Dim. the right mouse button and click Add Dim. Line Point on the
Line Point and then the shortcut menu.
point. You can also use the (Alternatively, you can also select Add Dim. Line Point on
shortcut menu. the Dimension Lines flyout and then click the dimension line).
2 Click the points to be dimensioned (left and right exterior edge of
the cages).
2 2
3 Press ESC twice to quit the tool.

It is also possible to change the parameter settings of dimension lines

(apart from the spacing between dimension lines).
Click Modify Dim. Line.
- Set the new dimension line parameters in the Properties

and click the dimension lines to apply the changes.
You can also copy the parameters from existing dimension
lines. Click Match parameters from dimension line and
click an existing dimension line to use its settings.
- Alternatively, you can also select a dimension line type for
which the new parameters are to apply on the Context toolbar
and then enclose all the dimension lines in a selection
rectangle.
You can also modify dimension lines by clicking a dimension line
with the right mouse button and selecting Properties on the
shortcut menu.
The Section/Point tab is only available in the Dimension Line
dialog box when you activate dimension lines using this
approach. Using this tab, you can modify the parameters of
dimension line sections. Depending on the section you clicked,
you can modify arrowheads or alter other parameters., for
example. All the settings you make only apply to the section you
clicked.
Click , , and to switch between the individual
dimension line sections or elevation points.
Complete the dimensions using the information provided below:

Task 3: applying hatching to the precast balcony unit and making a quick
printout
The following part of the exercise involves applying hatching to the
sections of the precast balcony unit using the tools in the Draft
module.
Tools: Objective:
Hatching
Outline Auto-Detect
Convert Surface Element
Reshape Surface
Element, Architectural
Area
Show/Hide
Print Preview
Print
Start by selecting a hatching style representing reinforced concrete

and apply it to the longitudinal section of the precast balcony unit.
To apply hatching
1 Click Hatching (Draft flyout).
Tip: When you click the 2 On the Hatching Context toolbar, click the button displaying the
number displayed on the hatching style.
Hatching Context toolbar, the
following dialog box appears.
To select a hatching style, just
click it.
3 In the Hatching dialog box, select hatching style 7.
4 Specify the other settings as shown above.

5 Click OK to confirm the dialog box.
6 Click Outline Auto-Detect (dialog line, icon must be pressed
down).
Tip: To apply hatching to

rectangular areas, click two
diagonally opposite points
and press ESC.
7 Click within the area where hatching is to be applied. The system

will detect the boundary of the area automatically.
8 Press ESC to finish defining the area.
The next step is to change the hatching style.
To modify the hatching style

1 Click Convert Surface Element (Draft flyout).
Tip: To modify the hatching 2 Set the Convert Surface Element Context toolbar as shown below
style, you can also click the and click the button displaying the hatching style.
hatching with the right
mouse button and select
Properties on the shortcut
menu. This opens the
Hatching dialog box (see
previous exercise).
3 In the Hatching dialog box, select hatching 6 and click OK to

confirm.
4 Select surface elements to convert to hatching
Click the hatching you have applied to the longitudinal section.
Now we will remove the hatching where it overlaps the dimension

text.
Tip: You can also apply white To cut out hatching near the dimension text
fills to dimension text.
1 Click Reshape Surface Element, Architectural Area (Draft
To do this, enable the Apply
flyout).
blanking (fill) to dimension
text option in the 2 Select element to modify
Properties of the dimension Click the hatching applied to the longitudinal section.
line, Text tab.
3 Disable the Outline Auto-Detect tool in the dialog line (icon
must not be pressed down!).
4 Click Minus in the Input options, use the left mouse button to
mark out the area around the dimension line and press ESC twice.
The hatching is removed from this area.
5 Repeat steps 2 and 4 for the second dimension line.
Now use the same approach to apply hatching to the transverse

section as shown below:
Finally, we will make a quick printout of the precast unit.

Requirement: the drawing file 2 Precast balcony unit is still active.
Quick printout
Using this tool, you can quickly print out interim results. Often,
it is convenient to have the current edit status on paper without
having to assemble a layout first. This can be done using the
Print tool. This way, you can quickly print out details or
sections of floor plans. Before you start printing, you need to
check that your output device has been correctly installed and
configured.
Requirements for printing
If you are working in a network, you can use any device
connected to a remote machine (assuming it is configured
correctly).
Connect the output device and open the Windows Print Manager
(2000 or XP) to install it. In a network environment, it makes
sense to install the device on the computer to which it is
connected. Then share it.
For more detailed information, please consult the Windows
documentation or Allplans online Help.
The settings (e.g. margins, header, footer, construction lines) you

have made in the Print Preview tool are used for printing. You
can also set a scale, define the section to be printed out and set up
the printer.
If you want to print out the current contents of the screen without
making print settings beforehand, just click Print on the
Standard toolbar. The default printer is used.
But if you want to select a different printer, click Print on the
File menu.
To print the current contents of the screen

Tip: To print more screen 1 Click Print Preview (Standard toolbar).
contents, click Print on
the Standard toolbar.
This prints using the most
recent settings.
2 Click Print Preview Options, select the Display tab and

enable the Thick line check box This not only makes the different
line weights visible on screen but also ensures that they are also
printed out as such.
If you want elements which are created as construction lines to

appear in the printout, enable the Print construction lines check
box. Specify the other options to suit your own preferences.
3 If necessary, set the scale in the print preview.

4 Click Set Up Printer if you do not want to use the default
printer.
5 Select another printer in the Name area of the Printer Setup
dialog box and click OK.
6 Click Print.
The printer you have selected in Set Up Printer is used.
7 Press ESC to close the print preview.
Tip: Click Properties to set

the paper size etc. Detailed
information is provided in the
printer documentation.
Troubleshooting
Sometimes, things will not immediately work out as required.
This checklist should help you to resolve common problems.
What do I do when ?
I have selected the wrong tool
Press ESC and click the correct icon.
A tool fails to execute as intended
Press ESC to cancel (several times if necessary).
Click Undo.
I have deleted the wrong elements
If Delete is still active:
press the right mouse button twice.
If no function is active: Click Undo.
I have unintentionally opened or want to reject changes made
in a dialog box. Press Cancel.
What if..
..the workspace is empty but you are sure the drawing file
contains design data.
- Click Refresh (in the viewport border).
- Click Plan View.

...the result of a design operation doesn't display correctly
Click Refresh in the border of the viewport to refresh the
display.
Tip: Check whether the ...the workspace is suddenly divided into a series of different
relevant layer is set so that it viewports
is visible. Click 1 Viewport (Window menu).
...specific kinds of elements such as text or hatching do not
appear in the workspace
Click Show/Hide (Standard toolbar) and check that the
element in question is selected.
70 Allplan 2006
Engineering Tutorial Unit 2: Project Organization 71
Unit 2: Project
Organization
Project structure, i.e. the way in which you organize your
data, is an essential part of any building design project.
An efficient and logical structure will allow you to locate
the data you need without having to perform tedious
searches.
It is worth spending time carefully planning a projects
structure before even drawing the first line. Consider the
time and effort spent doing this as a good investment -
after all, in the long term, it will save you time and
money.
Allplan 2006s flexible approach allows users to create
their own office-specific structures which, in turn, can be
altered to suit the needs of special projects.
This chapter covers the following:
Managing data with ProjectPilot
Using layers
Tips on Project Organization
Note: If you want to skip the general chapters, continue
on page 87.
Note: You can also download the project used in this
tutorial from the Internet. More information is provided
on page 99.
72 Managing Data with ProjectPilot Allplan 2006
Managing Data with ProjectPilot

What is ProjectPilot?
You use the ProjectPilot to create and structure projects in a simple
and clear manner.
The ProjectPilot is a powerful data management tool developed
specially for the data structure of Allplan 2006. The ProjectPilot
provides tools for copying, moving, renaming and deleting data
(e.g., projects, drawing files, symbols, etc.).
If you are already familiar with Windows Explorer, then youll find
that working with ProjectPilot is just as easy. Most steps can be
accomplished via the shortcut menu and you can move or copy files
by dragging and dropping them.
ProjectPilots user interface

Projects and folders are displayed in a tree The folders and documents contained in the
structure in the area on the left. Click the plus selected node (on the left) are displayed in the area
sign (+) to display the levels in the folder. on the right. You can sort the displayed documents
Click on the name of a folder to display its by clicking on the title of a column. Clicking in the
contents in the right pane. background with the right mouse button lets you
You can display the contents of the folder and display the documents as a list or as icons.
open it at the same time by double-clicking.
A preview of the currently selected document is displayed in the preview area.

To move the preview, click it with the left mouse button and drag. To zoom in on
an area in the preview, open a selection rectangle using the middle mouse
button. Double-clicking with the left mouse button or pressing the * key on the number pad
restores the preview to its original size.
To display in an isometric view: use the number keys on the number pad.
Check that the Num Lock key is active as you do so.
Common approaches in ProjectPilot

If you are already familiar with Windows Explorer, you will quickly
find your way around the ProjectPilot. Most steps can be
accomplished via the shortcut menu or by dragging and dropping.
Sorting the displayed documents

You can sort the displayed documents by clicking on the title of a
column. The first time you click the column title, the documents are
sorted in ascending order. Clicking the same column title again sorts
the documents in descending order. An arrow is displayed to indicate
which column is being sorted and whether sorting is in ascending or
descending order.
Sorted in ascending order (arrow points Sorted in descending order (arrow points
upwards) and according to drawing name downwards) and according to drawing
name
Copying and moving with drag & drop

Instead of using the shortcut menu, you can also drag & drop
selected documents in order to move or copy them. Select the
documents, click within the selection with the left mouse button,
keep the mouse button pressed down and then drag. You can tell
whether this is possible by the shape of the cursor when the mouse
pointer is positioned over the destination area.
Cursor Meaning
The document will be copied to the folder that is below the mouse pointer.
The document will be moved to the folder that is below the mouse pointer.
Note: To move documents, hold down the SHIFT key while dragging the
documents.
A shortcut to the document will be created in the folder below the mouse
pointer (e.g., when assigning drawing files to a fileset).
The document cannot be placed here.
Working with the shortcut menu

Almost all tools available in the ProjectPilot can be accessed via the
Shortcut menu. Depending on which element you click, a shortcut
menu appropriate to the element opens.
Shortcut menu of a project Shortcut menu of the fileset

folder
Using the preview

A preview of the selected document is displayed in the preview area.
In this view, you can zoom, pan and select isometric views. You can
specify on the View menu - Preview whether and at which position
the preview is to be placed.
To disable the preview: on the View menu, point to Preview and
click None.
To zoom: use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle
around the area you want to view in detail. The cursor changes to
crosshairs.
To pan in the preview: move the view with the middle mouse
button. The cursor changes to a hand. Alternatively, use the
cursor keys.
To restore the full view of the image in the preview: double-
click in the preview are with the middle mouse button, or press
the * key on the number pad.
To display in an isometric view: use the number keys on the
number pad. Please note that NUMLOCK and the preview window
have to be enabled.
Note: The preview is displayed with specific documents (drawing file,

layout) only.
Generating and printing reports

You can display and print out reports by clicking the category for
which you wish to generate a report with the right mouse button and
then clicking Report on the shortcut menu.
Icon Use
Goes to the first page in the list.
Scrolls back one page.
Displays the current page and the total number of pages.
Scrolls forward one page.
Goes to the last page in the list.
Prints out the individual page or all the pages in the list on
a standard Windows printer.
Opens the Print Setup dialog box, where you can choose a
different printer and make settings.
Exports the list in different formats.
Enlarges or reduces the display.
A company logo and address is displayed in the header and footer of

a report. The program ships with the logo and address of Nemetschek
AG but, of course, you can replace this information with your own
logo and address:
To replace the logo displayed in the header, enter your company
logo in the rptlogo.bmp file in the nem\allplan\etc
folder. In the report the logo is resized to a size of 120x120
pixels. This change has to be made at all workstations.
To modify the information displayed in the footer, enter Allplan
2006, select Tools Defaults Office Name and Address and
enter the name and address of your company. If you are working
on a network with Workgroup Manager, only the administrator
(sysadm) can make these entries or changes.
78 Using Layers Allplan 2006
Using Layers
Understanding layers
Layers provide an additional means of applying a structure - within
drawing files. Metaphorically speaking, a layer is a transparency on
which design elements belonging to a specific category (load-bearing
walls, non-bearing walls) are drawn. Layers can be set so that they
are visible or hidden.
The use of layers obviates the need for frequent switching between
drawing files and they ensure that associative elements - such as
wall dimensions or sill elevation labels - reside in the same drawing
file and yet can still be hidden from view.
Layers are important organizational elements. Their importance
increases the more people are involved in a project and the more a
CAD system is used for the specialist design processes. Layers do not
replace drawing files. Rather, they complement them.
Defining the layer on which to design

Every element is automatically drawn on a specific layer. The layer
on which you draw is based on the tool you use. A line and a wall,
for example, are drawn on different layers.
The layer on which you draw is governed by the following
settings:
When you activate a tool (e.g., Line) for the first time, a specific
layer is automatically selected as the current layer. The layer in
question depends on which tool you activate. This is only possible
when the Auto-select layer with menu option is activated in the
Layer dialog box. If this option is disabled, the Default layer is
always used.
You can use Select Layers or the Format toolbar to define a

different layer as the current one. This layer will then
automatically be used as the current layer the next time you
activate the tool.
If you save components as styles, the layer you have currently set
is also saved. When you retrieve favorite files later, this layer is
automatically set as the current layer.
The sill representation of door and window openings get the layer
of the wall in which they are inserted, regardless which layer is
currently set.
Setting the format properties of layers

Every layer has pen, line and color properties. In the Layer dialog
box, you can specify that an element is to automatically assume the
properties of the layer on which it is drawn.
The format properties of a layer can also be defined as a linestyle
and saved under a name of your choice. Elements can then be
assigned the format properties from this layer in a fixed manner.
When defining linestyles, you specify whether they change according

to the scale or drawing type. You can define different linestyles for
various scale ranges and/or drawing types so that the display of
elements varies depending on the reference scale / drawing type set.
Linestyles enable users to work on a scale-independent basis.
Drawing types define how elements are displayed on screen and in
the printout. The display of the elements varies depending on the
selected drawing type. Requirements: the format properties are taken
from the layer (in a fixed manner) and the use of linestyles is
enabled.
Layer access rights

There are different layer access rights. These rights control whether
you can see and/or modify layers (and thus the elements assigned to
the layers). The access rights are presented by icons in the Layer
dialog box, Select Layer/Visibility tab:
Icon Access right Explanation
Current The layer on which you draw.
Modifiable Elements in this layer are visible and can

be modified.
Visible, frozen Elements in this layer are visible but
cannot be modified.
Hidden, frozen Elements in this layer are not visible and
cannot be modified.
The color of the bottom part of the layer icon shows the rights of the
current user group (yellow = editing rights, gray = only visible ->
cannot be edited).
The color used to display the upper part shows the current visibility
status.
In the Select Layer/Visibility tab, you can limit access rights to
layers and, for example, set the status of Modifiable layers to
Visible, frozen.
But access rights to layers also depend on the design group to which
the relevant user belongs. Design groups are required when several
users are working on different levels within the layer hierarchy. This
ensures that the layers which serve as the basis for a design are not
changed by users unless their design group has the explicit right to
do so.
Thus, you cannot assign a higher status (for example, set hidden
layers to modifiable) to layers which you are not allowed to access
due to the design group you belong.
Setting layer visibility

You can set layers so that they are visible or invisible and thus
show/hide the corresponding elements.
This way, you can quickly hide the elements you don't need during
the current design phase, selectively modify elements in the
displayed layers, check your plan and see whether all the elements
are assigned to the desired layer. For example, you might choose to
hide the slab layer and then view the spatial arrangement of the
building as a hidden line image in perspective view.
If you find that you often require the same combination of visible
and hidden layers (for dimensioning or labeling at certain scales, for
example), then it is best to define what is known as a layer set. You
can also use layer sets when assembling your layout later on so that
only the visible layers are printed out.
Tip: Right click an element Note: In the Layer dialog box, enable the Display option to use a
and select Modify Layer fixed color to display elements on frozen layers.
Status on the shortcut menu
and then click Isolate
Element Layer to hide all the
layers with the exception of
the element layer.
Managing layers and layer structures

The management of layers and layer structures is generally the
responsibility of the system administrator. This person defines which
layers are used, sets up the design groups and grants access rights.
Employees (architects, engineers, etc.) are assigned to the design
groups, and thus they are granted the relevant access rights to the
individual layers.
Advantages of organizing data using layers

With large projects in particular, organizing data using layers has
significant advantages.
Task-oriented approach
For individual disciplines or design phases like, for example,
designing the office arrangement in an administrative building, the
same reference drawing files and current drawing file are required for
each floor. As you work, you need to switch between the floors
frequently.
If you work with layers, you do not need to reassemble the necessary
drawing files each time or create filesets with each new project. Just
define the layer sets you need for certain design phases/disciplines
and store these as an office-specific standard. You can reuse the
layer sets time and again even in new projects.
Benefits during the analysis phase

In order for the interaction between elements to function cleanly, the
walls and columns in question have to reside in the same drawing
file. This is also the case for certain analysis and evaluation
operations. With layers, you can meet these requirements easily.
Easier to assemble layouts

Layer sets are user-defined compilations of layers. These can also be
used when editing and assembling layouts. When assembling a
layout, you can choose to display only the elements in a specific
layer set- switching between 1:50 and 1:100 is thus no problem.
Simplified data exchange via interfaces

Exporting drawing files to DXF/DWG layers is easier as you can
assign each layer in a drawing file to a different DXF/DWG layer.
When importing DXF/DWG files, the DXF/DWG layer structure can
be automatically integrated in the layer hierarchy.
Relationship between layers and drawing files

The use of layers doesn't mean that drawing files don't play a role
when it comes to organizing your data. With large project in
particular, a combination of both is essential. With the same
structural depth, the number of drawing files required is far less
when working with layers.
The number of drawing files you need not only depends on the size
of the project, but also on your hardware. Modern, fast computers
with a lot of memory can handle a lot more data per drawing file
without this leading to a noticeable downturn in performance. To be
on the safe side, however, it is advisable to settle for a compromise
between drawing file size and computing power in order to avoid
pushing the hardware to its limits.
The interplay between layers and drawing files depends on the
following factors:
The size of the project and the number of designers involved at
any one time.
If several designers are working on one floor, create one drawing
file per area of responsibility (e.g., East Wing, Central Unit, West
Wing, for example.)
Simultaneous involvement of specialist designers on the project.
Separate drawing files should always be used for the specialist
designs in order to facilitate concurrent activity.
Layer hierarchy
The management of layers and layer structures is generally the
responsibility of the system administrator. This person defines which
layers are used, sets up the design groups and grants access rights.
Employees (architects, engineers, etc.) are assigned to the design
groups, and thus they are granted the relevant access rights to the
individual layers.
Layers are not arranged linearly but hierarchically in a tree structure.

An exception is the default layer which is not integrated in the
hierarchic structure. The layer structure consists of the following
three hierarchic levels:
The first level describes the layer category (e.g., ARCHITECTURE,
ENGINEERING).
The second level is divided into special fields within the category
(e.g., Design, Room).
The third level consists of the layers themselves. Every layer has a
full (long) name with a detailed explanation of the contents. Each
layer also has an abbreviated name (e.g. Ceiling, RA_CE).
Layers
File
1. Level 2. Level 3. Level Abbr.

Design Load-bearing wall General 003WT111
including flush piers Masonry 003WT012
concrete 003WT013
Timber design 003WT014
Steel construction 003WT016
003WT017
003WTMER
The current layer's abbreviation is displayed on the Format toolbar.

The long name is displayed in the ToolTips of the Select, Set Layers
dialog box.
When you create a project, you can decide whether you want to use
the layer structure of the office standard or a project-specific layer
structure. Detailed information is provided in Using Project
Resources.
You can save layer structures and give them names. If you have
assigned linestyles, they are saved together with the layer structure
(with the same file name plus the extension .sty). When importing a
saved layer structure, you can import this linestyle file, too.
Using design groups

Access privileges can be controlled at layer level by means of design
groups. Design groups are generally assigned when there are several
people working on the same project: When installing with
Workgroup Manager, the individual users are assigned to one or
several design groups, Thus, the users can only see and/or modify the
layers to which the relevant design group is granted access rights.
All Layers Design Groups Users
Other layers
Layers for the Electrical

Designer design group Electrical Fisher
Designer
Clark
Layers for the Architect
design group Architect
Miller
Layers for the Relocation Smith
Planner design group Relocation
Planner
Other layers
Design groups not only control who accesses which layers. By

defining design groups with a selection of layers that are available
while drawing, the entire design process can be facilitated.
The design group called ALLPLAN is created automatically after the
program has been installed. This group has read and write access for
all layers. Thus, all users can see and modify all layers.
Using layer sets

A layer set is a set of layers that you can select when compiling and
arranging layouts. You can also use layer sets control which layers
are visible/hidden. Only the elements in the selected layer set are
displayed in the layout.
For example, you can select a layer set for working drawings so that
only the data that is relevant to a working drawing appears in the
final printout.
Creating a Project
We will start by creating a project for the exercises in the units that
follow.
To create a project
1 On the File menu, click ProjectPilot / Admin....
ProjectPilot opens.
2 In ProjectPilot, click New Project on the File menu.
3 Enter the project name Tutorial, enable the Same folder name as
project name option and click Next.
4 Set the layer structure and linetypes to Project and press Next to
confirm.
88 Creating a Project Allplan 2006
5 Confirm the last dialog box with Finish.

6 Exit ProjectPilot by clicking Exit on the File menu.
You are back in Allplan 2006 in the project Tutorial.
Path settings
These define whether the pens, linetypes, hatching styles, fonts
and material catalogs available in that project are based on the
office standard or whether they are project-specific. In practice,
the office standard is generally used.
Office: Choose this option if you want different projects within
the same office to use the same settings (for hatching,
linetypes etc.). If you are working in a network, the
office standard is the same on all computers and can
only be changed by users with special privileges.
Project: Choose this option if you want the settings, for
instance for patterns and/or hatching styles, to apply to
this project only (in which case they will probably be
different to those used as the office standard).
Creating a Fileset
For the exercises that follow, you will create your own, simple
project structure. In the case of a live project, we recommend that
you organize your data by story and layer sets (see Tips on Project
Organization" on page 92).
Tip: To display a section of To create a fileset

the drawing at a larger scale,
open a detailing window in a 1 Click Open on a project-specific basis.
drawing file or fileset.
2 Close the drawing file tree for fileset 0 by clicking the minus sign
beside the fileset called <No fileset> in the Files and Filesets
dialog box.
Or click Collapse All Filesets displayed in the toolbar at the
top.
3 Click Create Fileset at top left, enter the fileset name
Basement and press ENTER to confirm.
4 Create the filesets Elevator pit, Standard lintel, Slab

reinforcement and BAMTEC in the same way.
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5 Click drawing file 101, press the SHIFT key and click drawing file
Tip: You select the drawing
files as in Windows Explorer: 110.
Press the CTRL key to select a This selects drawing files 101 to 110.
series of non-adjacent 6 Click within the selection and drag it to the fileset Basement and
drawing files release the mouse button again.
(e.g., 10, 16 and 28).
The drawing file tree for the fileset opens. The drawing files are
Press the SHIFT key to select
thus assigned to the fileset.
a range of adjacent drawing
files (e.g. 10 20). If you have selected a drawing file too many, you can drag it out
Or open a selection rectangle of the list in the same way.
around selected drawing files
with the mouse.
Note: As an alternative to dragging & dropping, you can also

select the fileset, select the drawing files and, on the shortcut
menu, click Assign to current fileset.
7 Now assign drawing files to the other filesets in the same way
and using the information in the table below.
Fileset Drawing file Drawing file name

number
1 101 3D plan
102 2D plan
103 2D stairs
104 Dimensions and labels
105 3D hidden line image
110 Key plan
2 101 3D plan
201 3D modeling
202 Component modeler
203 Walls, openings, components.
204 3D views and sections
205 Bar reinforcement, model on
3 301 2D shell
Notes:
For the filesets 2 and 4, you 303 Modified door lintel
will use the floor plan of the
4 102 2D plan
basement created in exercise
3. It is not necessary to copy 401 Reinforcement, bottom layer, model off
or create it from scratch. All 402 Reinforcement, top layer, model off
you need to do is assign
drawing files 101 and 102 to 5 501 Structure
the filesets 2 and 4. 502 Carpet geometry
Assign the empty drawing 503
files 503 and 504 to fileset 5.
504
We will place the separated
carpet outline in these 8 Name the drawing files as shown.
drawing files in a later Naming drawing files was dealt with in unit 1.
chapter.
9 Select a drawing file and click Close.
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Tips on Project Organization

Allplan is a very flexible system that allows you to develop your own
custom solutions for projects within the office. The structure
presented here for large-scale projects is intended only as a guide.
You can use the entire structure or just parts of it.
You will probably find this structure useful when you start. As you
progress, you will be in a better position to judge what needs
changing/adding to suit your own needs and requirements. We
would like to emphasize once again that a carefully though out
project structure will save time for everybody in the long run. The
system has the following structure:
General project-related information is stored on drawing files 1-
99. This is universally required data (plan layout, axis system
etc.).
Story design starts at drawing file 100, starting with the building
pit. Use the drawing files starting at number 300 for the key plan.
Use the drawing files starting at number 1000 for formwork and
shell drawings. The first digit indicates the number of the story.
The last two digits provide information on the contents. The
sequence in which the drawing files are named should be
identical on each floor.
Use the drawing files starting at number 2000 for reinforcement
drawings All edits are stored on drawing files 2000-2009. Use the
following drawing files for precast units and special components.
This example largely reflects the programs project organization for

engineering which you can select in the ProjectPilot when creating a
new project.
Setting Up Layers
When you created the project, you set the layer structure to Project.
All the settings you make, therefore, will apply to this tutorial project
only.
The office standard is thus unaffected by any changes. You will
probably use the office standard in your daily work. The office
standard's settings are defined by the system administrator and apply
for the entire office.
Allplan provides a very extensive layer structure designed to meet a
broad range of requirements.
You can also define your own layer categories/hierarchies and layers.
For this guide you will be using the layers in the main architectural
and engineering categories.
You can specify whether the format properties (pen, line, and color)
are based on your custom settings, whether these properties are
proposed by the program and displayed on the Format toolbar (you
can modify them at any time) or whether these attributes are always
taken from the relevant layers (from the linestyle or the setting
assigned to the layer).
In the tutorial, we will work independently of the selected layer
properties and make these settings while drawing.
We will start by making basic layer settings.
To define basic settings for layers

Tip: The From Layer setting in 1 Click Select, Set Layers (Format menu).
the Layers Format Properties The Select Layer/Visibility tab is active.
area on the Format
Definition tab is disabled by 2 Enable the Auto-select layer with menu check box.
default. Thus, the check boxes
3 If necessary, disable all the check boxes in the Layers format
in the Layers Format
Properties area on the Select properties area.
Layer/Visibility tab are not 4 Enable the Use a set color to display elements on frozen layers
available. check box and select color 25.
This is the color used to display drawing files open in reference
mode (as set in the Global Options).
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Note: You can use the , and buttons at top left to

enable and disable the tree structure of the layers and to look for
specific entries.
Defining layer sets

A layer set is a saved combination of visible and hidden layers.
Both when setting up your layouts and when turning layers on and
off, activating a layer set is a rapid way of showing/hiding only
those layers that are required for a specific situation. First create and
name the layer sets. Then assign layers to these layer sets.
To define layer sets

The Layer dialog box is still open.
1 Select the Layer Sets tab and click Define and Modify Layer
Sets....
2 In the Layer Set Manager dialog box, click New layer set....
3 Name the first layer set Key plan and click OK to confirm your
entry.
4 If you are working with workgroup manager, assign the user local
to the layer set.
5 Repeat steps 2 through 3 (4) and create more layer sets:

- Shell drawing
- Reinforcement, bottom layer
- Reinforcement, top layer
6 Press OK to confirm the entries you have made in the layer set
manager.
Now you need to define which layers are to be visible and which
hidden in each layer set.
To define visible and hidden layers for the layer sets

The Layer dialog box is still open. The first layer set Key plan is
displayed.
1 Click the button at top left to close the tree structure.
2 As only a few layers are to be visible, start by setting all layers to
Hidden. To do this, select the layer structures Architecture,
Engineering and Precast Units click the selection with the right
mouse button and click Hidden on the shortcut menu.
3 Open the Draft, Dimension line and Key plan areas by clicking
the plus sign, press the CTRL key and select the layers which are
to be visible in the Key plan layer set (see table below).
4 Click the selection with the right mouse button and click Visible
on the shortcut menu.
Make sure that you select individual layers (and not layer
structures or even the entire layer hierarchy!).
5 Click Apply to save the current setting.

6 Select the next layer set in the Layer set in list box area and
make the relevant settings (see table below).
Tip: You can also start by copying the settings from a layer set
you have already defined and customize them.
Category Layer Abbrev. Key plan Shell Reinf., Reinf.,

drawing bottom layer top layer
Design General 01 DE_GEN01

General 02 DE_GEN02
Surface Hatching SU_HATCH

elements
Text General TX_GEN
Dimension General DL_GEN

line
Dimension line DL_100
1:100
Architecture Wall AR_WALL

Column AR_COL
Slab AR_SLAB
Beam AR_BEAM
Shell General SH_GEN

Shell SH_SHELL
Bar Bar reinforcement BR_R_B

reinforcement at bottom
Bar reinforcement BR_R_T
at top
Mesh Mesh reinforcement ME_M_B

reinforcement at bottom
Mesh reinforcement ME_M_T
at top
Key plan General KP_GEN

Key plan KP_MARK
7 When all the layer sets haven been assigned layers, click Apply
and then OK.
Training project on the Internet

If you do not want to work through the entire tutorial step by step,
the training project is available on the Internet so that you can
download it. It contains all the drawing files at different levels of
completion so that you can get started wherever you want. For
example, you do not need to generate the shell first. Just open the
corresponding drawing file and start creating reinforcement.
Downloading the training project
The data used in this tutorial can be found on our website in the
library of the Nemetschek Serviceplus Portal:
http://serviceplus.nemetschek.de
Use your customer number and email address to register.

Registration is free of charge and not subject to any conditions.
Registering only takes five to ten minutes. Once this process is
complete, you can immediately access data and information
stored in the library.
To download the training project used in this tutorial, do the
following:
http://serviceplus.nemetschek.de Portal log on by entering
your user name and password you have specified homepage
library
The library contains the project, a guide showing how to import
the project and an up-to-date version of this document as a
PDF-format file.
Note: As a Serviceplus customer, you will find more step-by-step

guides on our products in the library. It usually takes one to two
working days to make these documents available to Serviceplus
customers.
General information on Serviceplus is available on the Internet:

http://www.nemetschek.de/serviceplus
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Engineering Tutorial Unit 3: Floor Plan and Shell Drawing 101
Unit 3: Floor Plan and Shell

Drawing
In this chapter you will learn the basic functions for
effectively creating shell drawings.
You will create a floor plan for a basement as a
3D model using the tools in the Basic: Walls,
Openings, Components module. You will also learn
about viewports.
Alternatively, you will create a simple 2D floor plan
of a basement using the tools in the Draft module.
Using the tools in the 3D Modeling module, you
will create a simple 3D shell drawing of an elevator
pit.
Alternatively, you will create the same 3D shell
drawing of an elevator pit once again. But this time
you will use the tools in the Basic: Walls,
Openings, Components module.
You should work your way through these exercises step
by step as we will need the results in later chapters.
Exercise 3: floor plan of basement and viewports
You will design the floor plan of a basement as a 3D model using the
tools in the Basic: Walls, Openings, Components module.
Afterwards, you will draw the same floor plan as a 2D drawing sing
the tools in the Draft module.
Exercise 4: 3D elevator pit
You will draw an elevator pit for the basement you have created in
exercise three using the tools in the 3D Modeling module. As an
alternative you will create the same elevator pit using the tools in the
Basic: Walls, Openings, Components module.
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Exercise 3: Floor Plan of Basement

Requirements:
Check in CAD Navigator to see whether you have licensed
the following modules:
Basic: Walls, Openings, Components
In this exercise you will create a floor plan for a basement.

To do this, you will mainly use the tools in the Basic: Walls,
Openings, Components module. You can select these tools via the
Create, Create II and Modify flyouts on the Basic Tools toolbar.
Furthermore, you will also learn about viewports.
Finally, you will create the walls of the basement as a 2D design.
Start by selecting fileset 1 with the following drawing files:

number
1 101 3D plan
102 2D plan
103 2D stairs
110 Key plan
This fileset is in the Tutorial project (see Unit 2: Project
Organization).

module
If you have not licensed the Basic: Walls, Openings,
Components module, create the floor plan in 2D (see page 152),
dimension it and create the stairs (see page 142).
Tools: Objective:
Wall
Join Linear Components
3 Viewports
Viewports
Hidden Line
Image
Save, Load
View
Column
Downstand Beam,
Upstand Beam
Door
Window
Hidden Line Image,
Wireframe
Slab
Recess, Opening in
Slab/Plate
Settings

1 In the CAD Navigator select the Basic: Walls, Openings,
Components module in the Architecture family.
open the drawing file tree for fileset 1 by clicking the plus sign
beside the name of the fileset and double-click drawing file 101.
3 In the status bar, click the Scale currently set and select 1:100;
click the Length and select m.
4 Click Options (Standard toolbar) and select Architecture.
5 In the Display tab, activate the Fixed pen for architectural
surface elements check box, select pen (1) 0.25 mm and click OK.
6 On the Format toolbar, select pen thickness 0.50 mm and

linetype 1.
Walls
When you work with the tools in the architectural modules, you
are effectively working in three-dimensional space. To accurately
define the position of a component (wall, door, window etc.) in
space, it is necessary to know the height of the components top
and bottom levels. The height is entered using absolute values.
For the basement in the building we will be assuming the following

settings:
The elevation of the floor slabs finished floor is 2.70 m. We will be
working using unfinished dimensions. Thus, the elevation of the
unfinished floor will be 2.79 m. The elevation of the bottom level
of the slab is 0.31 m.
The position of a wall is defined by its start and end points and
an offset direction relative to an imaginary line between the start
and end point.
To ensure that the wall is displayed true-to-scale, you can define
its thickness. You can select a hatching or a fill for the display of
intersected walls.
By setting the height of the wall, you ensure that Allplan 2006
can generate a 3D model based on the floor plan. It is also
possible to set additional parameters such as a material and
building trade.
This exercise involves creating the walls in the basement. We will

ignore quantity takeoff issues. It is therefore enough if we just define
the wall thickness and height and select a hatching style.
We will start by defining the wall parameters.
To set wall parameters

1 Click Wall (Create flyout).
2 On the Wall Context toolbar, click Properties.
The Wall dialog box opens.
3 Enter the following information:
In the Setup, number of layers area, enable the wall type 1:
wall with a single construction layer.
In the graphics area, use the cursor to move the component
axis to an edge of the wall.
The position of the component axis controls the wall's offset

direction. The component axis can be at a side of the wall or
anywhere within the wall.
4 Enter the following information in the Parameters, Attributes

tab:
In the first row, click the Thickness column.
In the list box that appears, click , type 0.300 and press
OK. (This selects the entry '0.3000' and adds it to the list.)
Tip: When setting the walls Click the Priority column and enter 300 (analogous to
priority rating: thickness).
thickness of wall in mm.
The priority rating controls the manner in which components
intersect. Components with a lower priority rating have a 'hole'
cut in them where they are intersected by other components. This
ensures that these areas are not counted twice in subsequent
quantity takeoff operations.
For the computation mode select: Volume.

Set Interaction to dynamic.
Enable the Auto-Join check box.
The Wall dialog box should now look like this:
5 The settings from the Format toolbar are used for the Format
Properties tab. At the moment the tab looks like this:
Note: The settings in the Format toolbar have no effect on the

format properties of walls.
6 Enter the following information in the Display of areas tab:
Check the Hatching option.
Click the field below the button and select hatching style
number 7.
The Display of areas tab should now look like this:
Tip: The parameters you set 7 Now click the button marked Setup and enter settings in the
are retained in the dialog box Height dialog box. We will enter the top and bottom level of the
until you change them. wall as absolute values. Click the relevant elevation triangle.
Walls top level (= bottom level of slab): 0.31.
Walls bottom level (= bottom level of floor slab): 2.79.
8 Press OK to confirm the Height and Wall dialog boxes.
Tip: For more information on

the Wall tool, press
Entering data in property sheets
F1 To enter a value, click in the data entry field. Enter the value at
the keyboard and press ENTER.
The description of the tool in
To enter and add values in custom list boxes, click first.
the online Help is displayed.
To apply entries, press OK.
To discard entries, press Cancel or ESC.
Component axis, general information

Components are entered along their component axis. The walls
direction of extension depends on the position of the component
axis, the direction in which the wall is entered and the position of
the first construction layer in the wall. Click Rotate about
axis on the Wall Context toolbar to change the wall's direction of
extension.
You can position the component axis as follows:
Centered in or on the sides of the entire component
(wall as a whole)
Centered in or on the sides of the each construction layer
At a freely definable distance to a component edge (wall edge)
Small boxes in the preview indicate the positions you can select.
A Component axis
B Possible positions on the sides of/centered in the layer or entire wall
C Number of construction layers
You can place the component axis in several ways:

Intuitive
Use the mouse to move the axis: the cursor becomes a double
arrow, and the component axis will snap to the positions marked
by small black boxes. The values displayed on the left of the
preview show the distance to the edges.
Centered in or on the sides of a construction layer or of the
entire wall/upstand
In the Position column, click the icon of the construction layer or
of the entire wall/upstand in which you want to position the axis
and select the desired position. The values displayed on the left of
the preview show the distance to the edges.
Left edge of component or construction layer
Right of component or construction layer
In the middle of component or construction layer
Freely definable (for Total wall only)
Freely definable position by entering a value
Click one of the data entry boxes on the left of the preview area
and enter any value for the offset of the axis to the wall edge.
The program automatically calculates the value for the other side
and displays the Free position icon in the Total thickness
area.
Offset direction of components, single-tier walls

Components are entered along the component axis. Depending on
the position of the axis within the component, you can use the
direction of extension to specify on which side of the component
axis (relative to the direction in which the component is entered) the
component is to be drawn. With Rotate about axis, you have
the option to tilt" the wall or to reverse the setup of the construction
layers.
Tip: Using the offset The direction is indicated by an arrow and by the position of the first
direction, you can quickly construction layer. This can be enabled/disabled in the Point
toggle between inner and Entry Options, Scan, Display tab.
outer dimensions when
entering walls.
Depending on the position of the component axis, the following

options are available:
Single-tier wall, lateral component axis:
1 Start point of component

2 End point of component
A Component axis
B Extension
C Direction in which component is entered
After clicking Rotate about axis:
1 Start point of component

2 End point of component
A Component axis
B Extension
C Direction in which component is entered
Single-tier wall, centered component axis:

Clicking Rotate about axis does not make any difference.
When all the parameters have been set, you can draw the walls. In
this exercise, the values are outside dimensions. Therefore, the walls
offset direction is towards the interior.
To draw exterior walls

1 Click the wall type Straight Wall.
2 Define properties or place the start point
Place the starting point in the workspace.
A preview of the wall should now be visible attached to the
crosshairs. Check that track tracing is disabled. If it isnt, a small
marker (cross) will appear at the starting point you specified.
If necessary, disable the track tracing feature by pressing the
F11 key.
3 Check and define the walls offset direction:
In the Wall dialog box, you have defined a lateral wall axis
(= line you enter).
The values are outside dimensions (see illustration below).
Start with a horizontal wall at bottom left.
As the starting point is on the outside, the walls offset
direction is to the top (= towards the interior).
Check the offset direction based on the preview of the wall
attached to the crosshairs. The small arrow should point to the
top (= inwards).
Tip: You can quickly modify If not, click Rotate about axis on the Wall Context
the component axis at any toolbar to reverse the wall's offset direction.
time while entering elements.
4 Enter a value of 3.51 for the X Coordinate in the dialog line.
All you need to do is click
in the dialog line and make Now draw the next walls as you would a polyline, specifying the
an entry via the keyboard. dX and dY values for the length of the walls in the dialog line:
You can also use shortcut
keys.
5 Enter the following values:

dY : 1.0 dX : 5.19
dY : -1.0 dX : 4.505
dY : 16.45 dX : -3.205
dY : 1.0 dX : -3.275
dY : -1.0 dX : -3.275
dY : 1.0 dX : -3.45
dY : -8.375 dX : -1.2
dY : -3.0 dX : 1.2
dY : -6.075
Tip: If you cant see the entire
design, go to the lower
border of the viewport and
click Refresh.
Offset direction
6 The wall polyline closes automatically.

Press ESC to quit the Wall tool.
To draw the interior walls, we need to change the wall properties. We

will change the thickness and the priority rating. The height of the
wall is the same.
To draw interior walls

The Basic: Walls, Openings, Components module is active.
1 Double click an exterior wall with the right mouse button.
This activates the Wall tool and gets the element's properties
at the same time. Defining the height, for example, is no longer
necessary.
2 Click Straight Wall.
3 Modify the following Properties:
in the Parameters, Attributes tab:
Thickness (m) = 0.24
Priority = 240
in the Format Properties tab:
Pen = 0.35 mm
and press OK to confirm.
4 Define properties or place the start point
Draw the first horizontal interior wall by placing the starting
point on the bottom left corner of the wall (see illustration below)
in the area of the stairwell. Observe the walls offset direction in
the preview and, if necessary, change the it by clicking
Rotate about axis.
5 Enter a value of 5.815 for the X Coordinate. Then enter a
value of 2.40 for the Y Coordinate.
6
dY = 2.40
dX = 5.815
4
6 Close the wall outline by clicking the corner of the exterior wall
at the top.
7 Click the point at top right to set the starting point for the
elevator walls (see illustration below).
8 Enter a value of 1.78 for the X Coordinate.
9 enter a value of 2.48 for the Y Coordinate and then 1.00
for the X Coordinate.
Tip: You can also quit tools by 10 Press ESC to close the wall polyline and to quit the Wall tool.
right clicking a toolbar
instead of pressing ESC.
To design the next wall, we will use the Join Linear Components
tool. This tool can be used to extend a wall as far as another wall.
To join walls
1 Right-click the elevator wall you want to lengthen.
2 Select Join Linear Components on the shortcut menu.
Check that the joint width is set to 0.00. If it isnt, set it to this
value in the dialog line.
3 Click the exterior wall through to which the wall is to extend.
4 3
1 4
4 Lengthen the elevator wall as far as the wall of the stairwell and
quit the tool.
To design more interior walls, you will use the reference point of
existing walls and the ortho-constraint placement method. After you
have drawn the interior wall at top left, you should be able to create
the other walls yourself using the information provided in the
illustration below.
To draw more interior walls

2 Click Straight Wall.
3 Click the first interior wall corner at top right (see illustration
below) and specify the offset direction towards the right/bottom.
4 Enter the length of the wall as follows: X Coordinate = 0 and
Y Coordinate = -7.78.
5 Click Entry at right angles in the dialog line.
6 If necessary, confirm the value dy = 0 in order to enter a value in
the x direction and define the end point of the wall by clicking
the point where the interior wall you just created and the exterior
wall intersect.
7 To set the starting point of the horizontal wall at the top, click the
line on the right of the vertical wall you just created.
The reference point is displayed.
8 If required, move the reference point onto the bottom left corner
and enter the distance between the reference point and the start
of the wall: 1.40.
9 Entry at right angles is still active in the dialog line.
Check that the offset direction is towards the top and click the
wall corner at bottom right.
10 Now draw the other interior walls yourself.
11 The wall polyline closes automatically. Press ESC to quit the

Wall tool.
Views and viewports

Refresh When working with walls and other components, you can get an
Zoom Section
impression of how the building looks in 3D space at the click of a
mouse button. Each viewport has its own set of viewing tools in the
Pan lower viewport border.
Regen
Reduce View
Enlarge View
Scroll Left, ....
With Allplan 2006 you can display a number of different views on

Plan screen simultaneously and work in all of them. Each viewport can
Rear Left Iso. contain a section, the entire design or an isometric view.
Changes you make to the design in one viewport are immediately
Rear Elev. reflected in all the others. You can define your own viewports or
Rear Right Iso. select from one of the standard arrangements provided and then
modify it to suit your needs.
Left Elev.
Right Elev.
Front Left Iso. Select the screen arrangement on the Window menu.
Front Elev.
Front Right Iso.
3D View
Navigation Mode
Previous View
Next View
Save, Load View
Always on Top (on)
Always on Top (off)
Each viewport has icons in its lower border. These tools are described
Hidden Line Image
in detail in the manual.
Activate Section
Copy to Clipboard
The following exercise will help you understand how the viewports
work.
How to set viewports: detailed view and full view

1 On the Window menu, click 3 Viewport.
2 Click on Plan View in the viewport at top left.
3 Click Zoom Section in the border of the viewport on the right.
4 Define a section in the viewport at top left.
The section is displayed in the viewport where you clicked
Zoom Section (here: in the viewport on the right).
Using this approach, you can work on details in your design
while still displaying the entire model/floor plan in another
viewport.
To create a hidden line image

1 Click 3 Viewports.
2 In the border of the viewport at top left, select Hidden Line
Image..
3 Click Regen in the border of the same viewport.
The hidden-line image is displayed.
To save a view
1 Use Zoom Section to define a section you want to view in
plan view (viewport on the right).
2 Click Save, Load View.
3 In the Save, Load View dialog box, click New, enter a name for
the view and select Load.
The view is now active (the icon is pressed down); in other
Tip: You can calculate words, when you click Refresh, the active view is displayed.
hidden-line images and save
4 Disable Save, Load View again (icon is not pressed down) and
views in any viewport by
clicking the relevant icon. click Refresh.
This displays the image in its entirety again.
5 On the Window menu, click 1 Viewport. This disables the
hidden-line image.
Columns
The basement of the floor plan needs a column.
Tip: You can use the Column To draw a column

tool for any kind of column-
shaped elements not only The view is set to plan view and drawing file 101 is active.
round and rectangular Linetype 1 and pen thickness 0.50 mm are set.
columns but also small flush
1 Click Column (Create flyout).
piers.
Check that the layer AR_COL is selected. If it isn't, activate it via
the Format menu or toolbar.
2 On the Column Context toolbar, click Properties.
3 In the Column dialog box, set the parameters as shown above:

Shape of outline: rectangular
Width: 0.25 m
Thickness: 0.40 m
Priority: 250
Hatching: 7
4 Click the Setup button and enter the height of the column using
absolute values:
Top level: 0.51.
Bottom level: 2.79.
5 Confirm both dialog boxes.
6 On the Column Context toolbar, set the Anchor point for
preview to bottom right.
7 Point to the interior corner (see above).

This corner will now serve as the reference point for further
entries. The data entry fields in the dialog line are highlighted in
yellow.
8 Enter a value of 0.00 for the X Coordinate in the dialog line
and a value of 2.85 for the Y Coordinate.
Press ENTER to confirm. The column is positioned.
Assigning layers
For walls and upstands, layers and other format properties like pen,
line and color are assigned in the Properties dialog box.
In general, the appropriate layer for the selected tool is activated

automatically (provided you set the layers as described in unit 2
Project Organization).
If it isn't or you want to use a different layer, do the following.
Tip: Selecting layers To select the active layer

Always proceed as follows: The Column tool is active.
- Start by selecting the The dialog box with the properties is closed.
function
1 Click in the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar).
- Check the layers
abbreviation displayed in 2 If the layer AR_ST is available in the quick selection list, click it.
the Format toolbar. 3 If the layer AR_ST is not presented in the quick selection list,
- Switch layer if necessary. click Set and double click the layer in the dialog box to
select it.
Tip: To see which layers are

already in use, click
Select, Set Layers on the
Format menu and select the
List existing layers in open
documents option in the
List box contents area.
Beam
Now you create a beam over the column.
To draw a beam
1 Click Downstand Beam, Upstand Beam (Create flyout) and
click Properties on the Context toolbar.
2 Enter the other settings for the beam so that they match those in
the figure above.
Thickness: 0.25 m
Priority: 250
Pen: 0.35 mm
Hatching: 7
3 Check that the layer AR_BEAM is selected. If it isn't, activate it.
4 Click the icons representing the height end enter the height of the
beam using absolute values:
Top level: 0.31.
Bottom level: 0.51.
5 Confirm both dialog boxes.
6 Click the starting point (see below).
7 Click Entry at right angles in the dialog line and
enter 0 for dX.
8 Observe the beams offset direction in the preview and, if
necessary, change it by clicking Rotate about axis.
9 To define the end point of the beam, click the horizontal wall.
As the data entry mode is set to ortho constraint, you can also
click a corner of the wall.
The beam is drawn.
10 Press ESC to finish entering the beam.

11 To check its position, select an isometric view on the View menu
or open multiple viewports.
Openings
Doors and windows are openings, as are niches and recesses. The
procedure for creating openings is always the same, regardless of
the type of opening. The differences lie in the settings you can
make; these vary depending on the type of opening you select.
Walls and openings are inherently linked. A wall knows about
the openings in it an opening in a wall will move with the
wall.
All the doors in the basement are single-leaf doors and, except for
the doors to the stairwell and the elevator, they are 0.885 m wide
and 2.10 m high. We will not be using smart symbols here. We will
merely draw the door opening. To display the door lintel, we will
enable the reveal option.
The procedure for creating door openings also applies to all other
kinds of openings.
Tip: You can name

combinations of settings and Entering openings
save them as favorites.
Place the first side of the opening
You can use to copy
settings from existing Enter properties and set the height
components.
Enter the width of the opening
You only have to make the settings for the opening once if you want
to create a series of identical openings. The properties and the height
information are stored by the system until you redefine them.
To create door openings

You should still be in the Basic: Walls, Openings, Components
module.
1 Click Door (Create flyout).
A preview of the door opening is displayed attached to the
crosshairs.
The layer AR_MAK is proposed for placing a smart symbol in the
opening. Openings always have the same layer as the component
into which they are inserted, regardless which layer is currently
active.
The layer setting has no significance in this context.
2 On the Door Context toolbar, set the Anchor point for
preview to bottom right and enter a value of 0.00 for the
Offset to Reference Point in the dialog line. Now you can
enter a reference point.
3 Click a point on the outside of the stairwell wall roughly where
you want to insert the door (see the following illustration).
The reference point is displayed as an arrow and the distance
between this and the point clicked is displayed in the dialog line.
4 Check the position of the reference point and, if necessary, move

it to the inside corner at top left. For the offset, enter 3.825 m in
the dialog line.
5 Click Properties.
6 Select the rectangle for the type.

7 Click the button in the Door swing area and click Off to
prevent a door swing symbol from being displayed.
8 Click the Setup button and enter the height of the top and bottom
levels of the door as absolute values. For the bottom level, enter
2.79. The top level is based on the door height plus the
thickness of the floor (0.09 cm). Enter -0.69.
9 Press OK to confirm the dialog box.

10 In the Door strip area, select the Both sides option.
Select pen 0.35 mm for the strip; leave the line and color settings
unchanged.
Deactivate the Create reveal element option.

12 Enter the width of the opening in the dialog line: 1.01 m.
The door opening is drawn.
Tip: You can set a different 13 Now draw all the other door openings yourself. For all the interior
anchor point (left, right or doors (except for the elevator door which is 2.25 m high) you
centered) on the Door merely have to enter the width of the opening in the dialog line.
Context toolbar. Make sure that the offsets are correct. For the elevator door,
You can also disable the change the height in the dialog box:
Enquire width of opening Bottom level = -2.79; top level = -0.54.
prompt to create several
doors of the same width.
Tip: To quickly check the

design visually in 3D space,
select an isometric view on
the View menu, then click
followed by in the
border of the viewport.

In the following exercise, we will insert the window openings in the

walls. Some of the window openings will be wider and higher than
others and the height of the sill in each opening is also different.
Like the doors, the windows will also be drawn with a reveal.
You should be familiar with the approach from the previous
exercises. Set the height, select the window shape and position the
opening in the plan.
To create window openings

Tip: If you need, you can 1 Click Window Opening (Create flyout).
change how the opening is 2 On the Window Opening Context toolbar, set the Anchor
attached to the cursor on the
point for preview to bottom right and check that the Offset
Window Context toolbar.
to Reference Point is set to 0.00 in the dialog line.
Moreover, you can also click
another corner to move the If it isnt, enter it.
arrow marking the reference 3 Click the line representing the exterior of the wall at top left and
point. enter the offset to the reference point in the dialog line.
4 Click Properties.
5 The dimensions of the window openings are 80 by 60 cm. With a

lintel of 20 cm, the top level of the openings is at 0.51 and the
bottom level at 1.11.
Click the Setup button and enter the height as absolute values.
6 In the Sill area, select the Both sides option. Do not change the
pen, line and color settings of the sill.
Deactivate the Create reveal element option.
8 Now draw the windows using the information provided in the

illustration. Do not forget to change the settings for the exterior
wall on the left.
You can modify the settings in two ways:
Set the height of the sill to 1.31 and the height of the
opening to 0.80.
or click the Setup button and change the bottom level to
1.31.
Defining the reference point

To move the reference point proposed by the system, you can
set another point on the wall or
click a point beyond the line.
The reference point will move to the point on the wall that is
perpendicular to the point you clicked.
Design check
By generating a hidden-line image, you can check whether the
entries you have made so far are correct and whether the door and
window openings have been placed correctly. The hidden-line image
can be saved to a drawing file.
To copy the 3D view to a different drawing file

1 In the border of the viewport, click Front Right Iso.
2 On the Standard toolbar, select Hidden Line Image,
Wireframe.
3 In the Hidden Line Image, Wireframe dialog box, click Hidden

Line Image.
4 Click OK to confirm the dialog box.

Now you will see a message. Click OK to confirm it.
The hidden line image is displayed in a separate window.
Tip: To save the hidden line 5 Close the window by clicking the X in the top right corner and
image as a NDW-format file, acknowledge the prompt by clicking Yes.
click Save as ... on the
File menu.
6 Select drawing file 105 in the Select destination drawing file

dialog box.
7 Click Open on an project-specific basis and double-click
drawing file 105 to make it current.
As the isometric view is still active, nothing is displayed in the
workspace.
8 In the border of the viewport, click Plan.
9 Your workspace should now look like this.
If you need, you can click Print to output the image to the
printer.
Dimensioning
Now you will dimension the plan using the tools in the
Dimension Lines module. Use the Dimension Lines flyout
on the Basic Tools toolbar.
Make drawing file 104 current, open drawing file 101 in edit
mode and close all other drawing files.
Check the current Scale in the status bar and, if required, set it to
1:100.
Place the dimensions for the doors, windows and the downstand
beam on the DL_GEN layer and the wall dimensioning on the
DL_100 layer.
Turning layers on and off

To check whether the dimension lines are on the correct layers, we
will now set the dimension line layer of the openings (DL_GEN) to
visible and frozen.
To turn layers on and off

1 On the Format menu, click Select, Set Layers.
2 Select the List existing layers in open documents option and
click the button at top left to open the tree structure.
3 Click the layer DL_GEN General with the right mouse button
and select Visible, frozen.
Tip: If you change the status

of the current layer, the
DEFAULT layer becomes the
current one.
The dimension lines placed on the layer DL_GEN are displayed
using the color you selected for elements on frozen layers: 25.
To set the frozen layer to modifiable again, right-click a dimension

line displayed using the color representing elements on frozen layers,
select Modify Layer Status on the shortcut menu and click
Modifiable.
What to do when elements are no longer visible?

On the Format menu, click Select, Set Layers and make all
the layers visible.
If the elements are still not visible, then this may be because the
selected user group does not have the necessary privileges. In this
case, in the Layer dialog box in the Design group list box, select
a user group with all rights or contact your system administrator
and ask him/her to assign you a user group.
Which layer is the element on?

You can find out which layers individual elements are on by
turning each individual layer on using the Select, Set Layers
tool on the Format toolbar.
You can find out which layer an element is on by clicking the
element with the right mouse button and selecting Format
Properties.
All the properties including the layer are displayed.
You can even change the layer of the element currently selected.
But the layers of associated components (e.g. window openings in
walls) are not changed in this process. We recommend that you
use Modify Format Properties.
You can change the layer assignments of one or several elements

using the Modify Format Properties (Edit flyout) tool. This
tool modifies the layers of associated elements, too.
Stair outline
You can create stairs in two ways:
You can model it in 3D with the tools in the Stairs module or
You can draw it in 2D using the tools in the Draft module.
Half-space landings and flights of stairs are often created as precast
units and do not need to be designed or reinforced. Consequently, in
the following exercise, we will draw the stair outline using the tools
in the Draft module. The following steps are intended as a
guideline for drawing the outline of the stair. You should be familiar
with most tools employed.
To draw the stair outline

1 Make drawing file 103 current, open drawing file 101 in edit
mode and close all other drawing files. Select a pen thickness of
0.13 mm.
Tip: If you want to select a 2 Use Line, Rectangle and Parallel Lines (Draft flyout)
tool you have already used to draw the stringers and the steps.
beforehand, you can activate Check that the layer DE_GEN01 is selected. If it isn't, activate it
it on the Repeat menu. via the Format menu or toolbar.
You can choose from the 30
tools you have selected most 3 In the CAD Navigator select the Draft module in the
recently. Basic family.
4 Use Line and Perpendic. Bisector (Create II flyout)
to draw the line of travel.
5 Use Line to draw two section lines in the stair.
6 Use Auto-Delete Segment (Draft flyout ) to delete redundant
line segments.
7 Click Modify Format Properties
8 In the Modify Format Properties dialog box, enable the Linetype

check box, select linetype 2 and press OK to confirm.
9 Select the element(s) you want to modify
Select the elements to which you want to apply the new linetype
and press ESC to quit the tool.
10 Make drawing file 104 current, open drawing files 101 and 103
in edit mode and close all other drawing files.
11 Dimension the outline and modify the dimensioning of the door.
To do this, use the right mouse button to double-click a frozen
opening dimension line.
This selects the Dim. Line tool together with the layer DL_GEN.
Slab
The basement now needs a slab. You can create slabs using the
Slab tool. The approach is similar to that for creating walls:
First enter the properties of the component.
Then enter the outline as you would define a normal polyline.
To set the slabs properties

Tip: You can also use the 1 Make drawing file 101 current and set 103 to edit mode.
Slab tool to create floor 2 In the CAD Navigator, select the Basic: Walls Openings,
slabs.
Components module, click Slab (Create flyout ) and select a
Allplan provides separate
pen thickness of 0.50 mm.
tools for the design of
foundations. Check that the layer AR_SLAB is selected. If it isn't, activate it
via the Format menu or toolbar.
3 On the Slab Context toolbar, click Properties.
4 Click the Setup button and enter the height of the slab as
absolute values.
The unfinished floor of the ground floor = top level of the slab in
the basement = -0.11. The slab is 20 cm thick. Thus, the bottom
level = -0.31.
5 Press OK to confirm the height settings, define the Priority rating

and select a Hatching style.
Do not close the Slab dialog box as it is needed in the next
exercise.
As is the case with all element settings, the slab properties do not
have to be entered from scratch each time. You can save
combinations of settings as favorites under a name of your choice.
To save component properties as a favorite

The Slab tool is still active and the dialog box is open. If not,
activate the tool and click Properties.
1 In the bottom left corner of the dialog box, click .
2 Click the Project folder, enter a name of your choice and click
Save to confirm.
3 Press OK to confirm the Slab dialog box.
The next time you need a slab with these settings, click and then
the name of the file:
The values in the dialog box will change automatically.
Now we will define the position of the slab. We will do this using the
polyline entry tools. These allow you to map the outline in a single
step. The only requirement is that you click an element in the
polyline and not a point.
General polyline entry tools

You can use these tools to enter or map any outline.
Polygonize entire element: the start point also serves to specify the direction. In the case of
circles and curves, you also need to enter a value for the number of segments in the circle or
arc/curve.
Define portion of element to be polygonized: generates a polyline based on a portion of an
element. The portion is defined using a from and a to point.
Reference point: identifies a point on the element as the starting point for the new element.
This starting point is determined by clicking a point on the element and entering an offset
value between it and the nearest significant point (displayed as an arrow).
Find closed polylines: click a point on a polyline and the system will detect the entire
boundary.
To create the slab using the polyline entry tools

1 Define properties, place polygon point 1 or enter offset: Click a
line representing the outside of a wall. Make sure that you do not
click the line near a point.
2 Click in the Input options.
3 Click a point (near to the first point) beyond the floor plan. The
system automatically detects the outline of the entire floor plan.

Now we need to insert an opening in the slab near the stairs to

provide access to the ground floor. You can use the Recess,
Opening in Slab/Plate tool to pierce slabs in their entirety. Height
settings are not required all you need to enter is the shape of the
opening. You can choose between a rectangular, circular, regular
polygon and free-form opening,
We will also insert a slab opening for the elevator shaft. To define
the area, we will use the Outline Auto-Detect tool. Using this
tool, you can detect a closed polyline simply by clicking within its
boundaries.
To create a free-form slab opening

1 Click Recess, Opening in Slab/Plate (Create flyout).
2 Click the basement slab.
3 On the Recess, Opening in Slab/Plate Context toolbar,
click Properties.
Tip: The settings for slab

recesses and slab openings
are identical.
Difference: slab recesses
have their own height
setup as they do not pierce
the slab entirely.
As with door and window
openings, the slab opening
is placed automatically on
the layer of the component
in which it is inserted.
4 In the Type area, select Opening and in the Shape of outline

area, click the icon for a free-form opening.
5 Click the corners of the stair outline one after the other.
5 5
5 5
5 5
5 5
6 To finish, either click the first point again or press ESC after the
last point.
This defines the slab opening for the stairs. Next, we will define
the slab opening for the elevator shaft.
7 Enable Outline Auto-Detect in the dialog line (icon must be
pressed down).
8 Click in the elevator shaft. The system automatically detects the
area.

10 In the border of the viewport, click Front Right Iso.
11 In the border of the viewport, click Hidden Line Image and
then Regen.
The design should look like this:

Printing out layouts is covered in Unit 11: Plot Layout.

Drawing the walls in the basement in 2D with the Draft module

As an alternative to the Basic: Walls, Openings, Components
module, you can use the tools in the Draft module to create the walls
in the basement as a 2D design.
To do this, use the tools in the Draft module. Use the Draft flyout
on the Basic Tools toolbar to access these tools.
Tools: Objective:
Offset Polyline
Rectangle
Delete Doubled Line
Line
Parallel Lines
Auto-Delete Segment
Move

1 In the CAD Navigator select the Draft module.
2 Click Open on a project-specific basis (Standard toolbar) and
double-click drawing file 102.
3 Check the current scale in the status bar and, if required, set it to
1:100. The current length should be set to m.
linetype 1.
Now draw the exterior walls.
Approaches
You can draw floor plans in 2D in different ways:
The walls are created using the Line and Parallel
Lines tools. You used this method for drawing the title block.
The walls are drawn using the Rectangle tool. Using the
point snap and offset entry feature, openings can be taken
into account. This approach will be used for drawing the
interior walls.
The walls are created using the Offset Polyline tool.
In addition to these tools, the floor plan can also be entered in
2D using the tools in the Basic: Walls, Openings,
Components module without specifying the height (by setting
the top level = bottom level = 0.00). This approach is the same as
the procedure described above.
To create the exterior walls as offset polylines

Plan view is enabled and the Hidden-Line Image is
disabled.
If not, click 1 Viewport on the Window menu.
1 Click Offset Polyline (Draft flyout).
Tip: When you enter a 2 Select the layer DE_GEN02 so that you can use the floor plan in
negative offset, the offset 2D for the key plan and the slab reinforcement.
polyline is drawn in a
3 Number of parallel offset lines
contrary direction to that in
Enter 2.
which you are drawing.
4 Enter the offset for the parallel lines in the dialog line:
st
1 offset = 0;
2. Offset = 0.30
5 Click in the workspace to define the starting point. Place it at
bottom left.
6 In the Input options, click left to define the offset direction, use
the X Coordinate and Y Coordinate data entry fields in
the dialog line to enter the values in the x and y direction as
shown below and press ESC to quit the tool.
Use the TAB key to switch between the data entry fields.
dX = 3.51 dY = 1.00
dX = 5.19 dY = -1.00
dX = 4.505 dY = 16.45
dX = -3.205 dY = 1.00
Tip: When you have made a dX = -3.275 dY = -1.00
wrong entry, press ESC and dX = -3.275 dY = 1.00
Delete (Edit flyout ) the dX = -3.45 dY = -8.375
wrong value. then select the
dX = -1.20 dY = -3.00
command again, click the
dX = 1.20 dY = -6.075
exterior line, specify the
direction, enter the value and
continue with the floor plan.
Tip: If the thickness values of

the walls differ in the floor
plan, you can enter the offset
values each time you place a
point or you can use the
Modify Offset tool to
correct the offset between
the parallel lines after you
have finished entering the
floor plan.
In the following exercise, we will enter the interior walls using the
Rectangle tool. This way, door openings can be taken into
account up front. Start with the horizontal walls near the stairwell.
To draw the interior walls as rectangles

2 Start point
Click the re-entrant corner of the exterior wall on the left
(see below).
2 4
3 Diagonally opposite point

For the length, enter 6.055 (= length of wall) in the
X Coordinate data entry field and for the width,
enter 0.24 (= thickness of wall) in the Y Coordinate data
entry field. Press ENTER to confirm.
4 To create the vertical wall, click the top right corner of the wall
you have just created and for the length, enter 0.24 and for
the width, enter 2.40.
5 Click Delete Doubled Line (Modify flyout) and delete the two
superimposed lines in the corner (generated by the two rectangles
you have entered).
6 Click Rectangle and draw the exterior wall at the top of the
stairwell. The starting point is the interior edge of the corner
(see illustration below), length = 3.825, width = 0.24.
7 The Rectangle tool is still active. To define the starting point

of the next rectangle, use the point snap and offset entry feature.
8 Move the crosshairs to the bottom right corner of the wall you
have just drawn (see below). The data entry fields in the dialog
line are highlighted in yellow.
Tip: Bear in mind that you 9 Enter a value of 1.01 for the X Coordinate in the dialog line
can select a wide range of and press ENTER to confirm.
tools simply by clicking the
10 Enter 3.00 for the length and 0.24 for the width.
element in question with the
right mouse button (when no
function is active).
8 11
Moreover, you can activate

tools you have already used
via the Repeat menu.
11 The point where the horizontal and vertical walls intersect is also
a doubled line. Use Delete Doubled Line (Modify flyout ) to
delete it.
Following is a summary of the interior walls you can create using the
instructions on the previous pages. The point snap and offset entry
feature is used widely; you can also experiment with the Parallel
Lines tool.
When you have drawn all the walls, clean up the floor plan at the
points where the walls intersect. You can also delete the lines where
the interior walls meet the exterior walls as all the walls have the
same material.
Use the Line tool to add the edges of the door lintels and the
beam near the column. To do this, set the pen thickness to 0.25 mm.
In the next exercise, we will insert the window openings in the

exterior walls.
To draw the window openings

1 Select a pen thickness of 0.50 mm and click Line (Draft
flyout).
2 Move the crosshairs to the top left corner of the exterior wall. The
data entry fields in the dialog line are highlighted in yellow.
3 Enter a value of 0.55 for the X Coordinate in the dialog line
and press ENTER to confirm.
4 Enter a value of 0.30 for the Y Coordinate.
5 Click Parallel Lines (Draft flyout) and draw a line to the right
of the existing line at an offset of 0.80.
6 Use Auto-Delete Segment to delete the lines for the lintel and
draw the edges of the lintels for the windows using a pen
thickness of 0.25 mm.
2 6
6
Using the method described above, you can draw all the other
window openings yourself.
Do not forget to use the Copy and Copy and Resize tools.
Tip: When you apply Now use the Hatching tool (Draft flyout) to apply hatching to the
hatching, you can use the walls of the floor plan as you did in unit 2.
Outline Auto-Detect tool. To do this, use hatching 7 and pen thickness 0.25 mm. Check that
the layer SU_HATCH is activated.
To finish, you will check the layers used, move the 2D floor plan so
that it is congruent with the 3D floor plan, insert the opening for the
stairs and check the entire design using the Key plan and Shell
drawing layer sets.
To check the layer settings

If everything is correct, only the DE_GEN02 and SU_HATCH
layers are visible now.
2 Click the SU_HATCH layer with the right mouse button, on the
shortcut menu, choose Visible, frozen and press OK to confirm.
The hatching is displayed using color 25. This is the color you
have selected for elements on frozen layers.
3 If required, modify the layer assignment and set the status of the
SU_HATCH layer to Modifiable again.
To move the drawing in the workspace

1 Make drawing file 102 current and open drawing file 101 in
reference mode.
2 Click Move (Edit flyout).
3 Select the entire 2D floor plan and place it so that it is congruent
with the 3D plan.
4 Use the Line tool to draw the edge of the slab in the stairwell.
To check the design using layer sets

1 Set drawing file 101 to edit mode and, in addition, open the
drawing files 103 and 104 in edit mode.
3 Click in the layer structure with the right mouse button and, on
the shortcut menu, choose Match Visibility from Layer Set.
Tip: The design exists twice in 4 Select the Key plan layer set and press OK twice to confirm your
the Shell drawing layer set. settings.
You can hide a single floor
Now the 2D floor plan including the main dimension lines but
plan using the visibility status
without hatching is displayed on screen.
of layers or the Open on a
project-specific basis dialog 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the Shell drawing layer set. Select
box to . the Set all layers visible in the layer set to modifiable option.
162 Exercise 4: Elevator Pit Allplan 2006
Exercise 4: Elevator Pit

Requirements:
this module:
3D Modeling
In this exercise, you will design an elevator pit for the basement you
have created in exercise 3.
To do this, you will mainly use the tools in the 3D Modeling
module. You can select these tools via the Create, Create II and
Modify flyouts on the Basic Tools toolbar.

number
2 101 3D floor plan

201 Shell (3D Modeling)
203 Shell (Basic: Walls, Openings, Comp.)
Organization).
Creating the 3D model with the 3D Modeling module

If you have not licensed the 3D Modeling module, use the
Basic: Walls, Openings, Components module to create the
elevator pit (see page 174).
Tools: Objective:
Box
Surface
3D Line
Polyline Sweep Solid
Move

1 In the CAD Navigator select the 3D Modeling module in
the Bonus Tools family.
open the drawing file tree for fileset 2 by clicking the plus sign
beside the name of the fileset and double-click drawing file 201.
linetype 1.
5 On the Window menu, click 3 Viewports.
This way, you will see the design in isometric view, elevation and
plan view as you go along.
Start by designing the floor slab using the Box tool.
To draw a box
1 Click Box (Create flyout).
2 In plan view (viewport on the right), click a point of your choice
in the workspace. The start point is to be the bottom left point of
the box.
3 Enter the following values in the dialog line:
Place a diagonally opposite point
X Coordinate = 2.54,
Y Coordinate = 3.0 and press ENTER.
Note: By default, the layer Click point on parallel surface or enter height
AR_GEN is used with the Enter 0.30
tools in the 3D Modeling
module. As we will use the 4 On the Window menu, click 3 Viewports again to refresh the
tools in the Shell module view in all the three viewports.
to edit the design later, the
layer setting is irrelevant at
the moment.
In the next steps, we will create the polyline sweep solid consisting
of vertical walls which are joined with the floor slab in the basement.
This involves three basic steps:
Creating the outline as a planar polygonal surface
Creating the path using 3D lines
Generating the polyline sweep solid
To create an outline as a planar polygonal surface

1 Click Surface (Create flyout). The following dialog box
appears:
2 Select using new lines and click OK to confirm.

3 In isometric view (viewport at top left), move the crosshairs to the
top front corner of the box. The data entry fields in the dialog
line are highlighted in yellow.
3
4 Enter a value of 0.20 for the X Coordinate and a value of

0.50 for the Y Coordinate and press ENTER to confirm.
The crosshairs are not attached to the starting point.
5 Use the Z Coordinate and X Coordinate data entry fields
in the dialog line to enter the values defining the planar
polygonal surface using the information provided below.
Use the TAB key to switch between the data entry fields.
dZ = 1.10
dX = 0.70
dZ = 0.30
dX = -1.00
dZ = -1.40
dX = 0.30
The design should now look like this in isometric view:

The next step in this exercise involves drawing the path for the
polyline sweep solid as a 3D line.
To draw the path for a polyline sweep solid as a

3D line
1 Click 3D Line (Create flyout).
2 In isometric view, click the top left point of the outline (see
below).
3 Use Y Coordinate and X Coordinate in the dialog line to
enter the shaft dimensions:
dY = 2.00
dX = -1.54
dY = -2.00
dX = 1.54

Now we will create the polyline sweep solid. The 3D line will serve as
the path; in other words, the polygonal surface will be moved
(swept) along this line.
To create a polyline sweep solid

1 Click Polyline Sweep Solid (Create flyout).
2 Click path for sweep solid
Select the 3D line. Use the left mouse button to enclose it in a
selection window.
3 Click profile for sweep solid
Click the polygonal surface.
2.2
2.1
3
The surface is swept along the profile.

Your display should now look like this:
To finish this exercise, we will move the volumetric model so that it

is congruent with the 3D plan and that the top level of the elevator
pit and the bottom level of the basement walls are identical.
To move the volumetric model

reference mode.
2 Your workspace should still be divided up into 3 Viewports.
Click Move (Edit flyout).
3 In plan view (viewport on the right), select the entire volumetric
model.
4 On the Window menu, click 3 Viewports to refresh the view
in all the three viewports.
5 Position the volumetric model so that it is congruent with the 3D
floor plan and so that the shaft dimensions match.
6 The Move tool is still active.

Select the volumetric model again by double-clicking the right
mouse button and move it by dz = -4.49.
This value is based on the absolute height of the basement walls
(= -2.79) and the overall height of the elevator pit including the
floor slab (= 1.70).
We will use this elevator pit as a basis for our work with the
Shell module. In exercise 6, we will merge it to form one solid
and apply reinforcement using the tools in the
Bar Reinforcement module.
A note on the component modeler

You can use the innovative Component Modeler tool, which
requires a separate license, to enter engineering components in
three-dimensional space quickly and easily. This tool is provided in
the 3D Modeling module.
This tools contains predefined components whose dimensions can be
customized in component-specific dialog boxes. All entries you make
are immediately displayed in a preview or on screen.
A number of tools is provided to assist you when it comes to placing
the component designed automatically.
In the next exercise, we will create the slab and the walls of the
elevator pit using the pocket foundation component provided in the
Component Modeler tool.
To create the slab and the walls of the elevator pit

using the Component Modeler
close drawing file 201 and open drawing file 202.
2 Click Component Modeler (Create flyout).
Note: By default, only the

catalog called All is provided
with the program.
In addition, you can define
your own component-specific
catalogs (consult the
online Help).
3 In the Select Component dialog box, choose Pocket foundation

type 2.
4 Enable the Place pocket on foundation axis option.
5 In the section view, click the overall height of the pocket
foundation, enter 1.40 and use the TAB key to go to the next
data entry field. Enter the dimensions of the component as shown
below:
6 Press OK to confirm settings you entered.

Now a preview of the component is displayed attached to the
crosshairs. Click the bottom left corner of the elevator pit to
specify the drop-in point. The bottom center of the foundation
plate serves as the components reference point.
7 Enter half the length of the opening in the dialog line:
X coordinate = 0.77
Y coordinate = 1.00
8 Move the cursor to the bottom left wall corner of the elevator pit,
right-click in the workspace and select Component dialog on
the shortcut menu.
The components dialog box is displayed again so that you can

modify the entries you have made beforehand.
9 Select Enter elevation specs and enter 4.49.
Tip: When you modify

settings, all changes you make
are displayed directly in the
workspace.
10 Click OK to confirm the dialog box and to place the component.

Then press ESC to quit the tool.

module
As an alternative to the 3D Modeling module, you can also use
the tools in the Basic: Walls, Openings, Components module to
create the elevator pit.
You can select these tools via the Create, Create II and Modify
flyouts on the Basic Tools toolbar. As you are already familiar with
these tools, we will not describe them in detail.
Tools: Objective:
Wall
Slab
Recess, Opening in
Slab/Plate
Move

1 In the CAD Navigator select the Basic: Walls, Openings,
Components module.
linetype 1.
Create the walls of the elevator pit.
To create walls
2 Click Properties.
3 In the Wall dialog box, set the thickness to 0.300, the priority
rating to 300 and the pen to 0.50 mm. Select hatching style 7
and click Height.
4 In the Height dialog box, use absolute values to define the height
settings:
Top level: 3.09
Bottom level: 4.19
5 Press OK twice to confirm the settings.

6 Click Rectangular Wall.
7 Start point
In plan view (viewport on the right), click a point of your choice
in the workspace.
8 Disable Entry at right angles in the dialog line and observe
the walls offset direction in the preview: make sure that it is
towards the outside! If it isnt change it by clicking
Rotate about axis.
9 Diagonally opposite point

Enter a value of 1.54 for the X Coordinate and a value of
2.00 for the Y Coordinate and press ENTER to confirm.
Now we will create the slab and the floor slab for the elevator pit.
To create the slab and the floor slab

1 Click Slab (Create flyout).
2 Click Properties.
3 In the Slab dialog box, set the priority rating to 300; select
hatching 7 and click the Setup button.
4 In the Height dialog box, use absolute values to define the height
settings:
Top level: 2.79
Bottom level: 3.09
5 Click OK twice.
6 Define properties, place polygon point 1 or enter offset
Enter 0.70 for the offset in the dialog line.
7 In plan view, click the bottom left corner of the wall you have
just created.
8 To point or element / enter offset
In plan view, click the top right corner of the wall you have just
created.
Tip: You can also use the 9 Repeat steps 2 through 8 to enter the floor slab. The overlap to
Slab Foundation tool to the wall is 0.20 m. Use the following absolute values to define
create the floor slab. the height of the floor slab:
This tool allows you to define
Top level: 4.19
the top level of the
foundation by matching the Bottom level: 4.49
bottom level of an existing
component. 10 Press ESC to quit the tool.
In the next exercise we will insert an opening in the slab.
To create a slab opening

1 Click Recess, Opening in Slab/Plate (Create flyout).
Tip: You can also select the 2 Click the slab at top.
slab in an elevation or 3 On the Recess, Opening in Slab/Plate Context toolbar, click
isometric view.
Properties.
4 Select the Opening type, set the shape of outline to free-from,
and click OK to confirm.
5 Enable Outline Auto-Detect in the dialog line (icon must be
pressed down).
6 Click within the walls. The system automatically detects the area.
9 In the border of the viewport of the isometric view (viewport at
top left), click Hidden Line Image and then Regen.
To finish, move the elevator pit below the elevator shaft in the
basement you created in exercise 3.
To move the elevator pit

reference mode.
2 Your workspace should still be divided up into 3 Viewports.
Click Move (Edit flyout).
3 In plan view (viewport on the right), select the entire elevator pit.
5 Position the elevator pit so that it is congruent with the 3D floor
plan and that the shaft dimensions match.
Engineering Tutorial Unit 4: Key Plan 179
Unit 4: Key Plan

This unit presents basic information on the tools in the
Key Plan module. In addition, you will learn how to
create key plans quickly and easily.
180 Exercise 5: Key Plan for the Basement Allplan 2006
Exercise 5: Key Plan for the Basement

Requirements:
this module:
Key Plan
In this exercise, you will create a simple key plan based on the floor
plan of the basement. This exercise is based on exercise 3.
To create this key plan, you will mainly use the tools in the
Key Plan module. You can select these tools via the Create,
Create II and Modify flyouts on the Basic Tools toolbar.

number
1 101 3D plan
102 2D plan
103 2D stairs
110 Key plan
Organization).
Tools: Objective:
Horizontal Mark
Slab Mark
Move
Modify Lines
Tip: See the section entitled
"Key Plan module Basics" in
the online Help:
To select drawing files and to set options

1 In the CAD Navigator select the Key Plan module in the
Engineering family.
2 Click Open and on a project-specific basis (Standard
toolbar), open the drawing file tree for fileset 1, select drawing
file 110, open drawing files 102 and 103 in edit mode and close
all the others.
linetype 1.
6 Click Options (Standard toolbar) and select Key Plan.
7 Enter settings as shown above and click OK to confirm.
As the half-space landing and the flights of the stair will be created
as precast units, we will start by drawing the boundaries of these
components. Next, we will define the visibility of the design entities
using layer sets.
To specify the visibility of design entities

2 Click in the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and select
Set....
3 Select the List entire layer hierarchy option and click the
button at top left to close the tree structure.
4 Open the Key plan area of the Engineering layer structure by
clicking the relevant plus sign and double-click the layer
KP_GEN.
5 Draw the missing components and press ESC to quit the tool.
6 Click in the Select, Set Layers list box again and select Set....
8 Select the Key plan layer set and press OK twice to confirm your
settings.
Now the floor plan including the lines you have just created is
displayed on screen.
First, we will apply marks to the exterior walls. After this, the slab
will be assigned a mark name.
To create horizontal marks

1 Click Horizontal Mark (Create flyout).
Check that the layer KP_POS is selected. If it isn't, activate it via
2 On the Horizontal Mark Context toolbar, click Without

Direction of Load and select Bubble.
3 Enable Plus Text, Leader and Number +. This defines the

appearance of the mark text.
4 Click to make settings for the mark text.
5 Set the parameters as shown above.

6 In the dialog line, enter W01 and press ENTER to confirm.
7 Place the mark bubble displayed attached to the crosshairs on the
exterior wall on the left (see illustration below).
Tip: You can specify the type 8 Reference

of leader on the Dynamic Click the exterior wall. A leader appears this serves as the link
toolbar. to the component. Press ESC to finish this process.
9 Set a start point, click text or enter additional text
Set the text parameters and click where the additional text is to
appear.
10 Enter d = 30 for the additional text and press ENTER to confirm.
11 Press ESC. The next number is already displayed attached to the

crosshairs. You can modify it in the dialog line.
12 Label the exterior wall at the bottom W02.
13 Continue like this with the other exterior walls and assign them
the mark numbers W03 and W04.
To assign mark numbers to slabs, you can choose between two

different display options. The mark name can be written either
horizontally or at an angle that reflects the angle of the slab
diagonal. In this exercise, we will use horizontal text.
To create slab marks

1 Click Slab Mark (Create flyout).
2 Click All Sides, set the arrow length to 0.10 and disable the
Leader option.
3 In the dialog line, enter 01 and press ENTER to confirm.
4 Start point
Click the bottom left corner of the slab.
5 Diagonal point
Click the top right corner. The mark is displayed.
6 Click where the additional text is to appear.
7 In the additional text in the dialog line and press ENTER to
confirm.
8 Press ESC twice to finish.
If you want to modify the key plan (for example, a mark name
directly lies above a recess), a number of tools are provided:
This tool modifies the shape of the mark border.
This tool modifies mark text.
This tool modifies lines and their reference.
This tool edits additional text.
This tool changes text settings.
This tool replaces mark text (very useful when copying stories
in which only the number identifying the story needs to be
changed).
In the following exercise we will move the slab mark.
To modify mark text

2 Select the element(s) you want to move
Click the mark name.
This selects the additional label with direction arrows and slab
diagonals.
3 From point
Click the center of the circle.
4 To point
Drag the circle on the diagonal to top right.
The slab diagonals have also moved.

5 Click Modify Lines (Modify flyout).
6 Click line you want to modify
Click the end point on the lower diagonal.
7 To point
Click the bottom left corner.
8 Repeat this process with the line at the top.

Schedule output
You can assign additional text to the marks. In order for the
marks to be displayed more clearly, you can check the
Additional text as construction lines option in the Key Plan
modules options. Now you can print the marks and the
additional text out using the List/Schedule tool (Create
flyout).
Complete the key plan as shown below. Do not assign mark numbers
to the half-space landing and the flights of the stair as these
components are precast units.
To finish, open drawing file 104 in edit mode. As you have selected
the Key plan layer set, only the main dimensions are displayed.

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Engineering Tutorial Unit 5: Reinforcement Drawing 191
Unit 5: Reinforcement
Drawing
This unit provides basic information on the modules
providing tools for creating reinforcement drawings. In
four exercises, you will learn how to efficiently create
reinforcement drawings.
Using the tools in the Shell and
Bar Reinforcement modules, you will reinforce the
3D elevator pit and create a reinforcement model at
the same time (first method). Moreover, you are given
an introduction to the tools in the
Reinforcement Schedules module.
Using the tools in the Bar Reinforcement module,
you will reinforce a simple 2D door lintel, create a
reinforcement model (second method) and save the
reinforcement as a symbol.
Using the tools in the Bar Reinforcement and
Mesh Reinforcement modules, you will reinforce
a simple 2D slab without creating a model (third
method).
Using the tools in the BAMTEC module, you will
reinforce a section of a slab.
To finish, you will learn how to manage
Cross-Section Catalogs.
Exercise 6: 3D elevator pit with model (first method)
You will reinforce the elevator pit you created in exercise 4.
To do this, you will use the tools in the Shell and Bar Reinforcement
modules with the reinforcement model being enabled.
Floor slab t = 30 cm Shaft walls t = 30 cm

Typical section
horiz. corner reinf.
Section A-A Section B-B
Reinforcement Schedule Bending Shapes

Exercise 7: 2D door lintel with model (second method)

You will draw a door lintel with the tools in the Draft module and
reinforce it using the tools in the Bar Reinforcement module (with
the reinforcement module being enabled).
Door Lintel 1:50

Elevation Section
You will save the door lintel as a symbol in a catalog, retrieve and
modify it.
Door Lintel 1:50

Elevation Section
Exercise 8: 2D slab without model (third method)

You will reinforce sections of the slab you created in exercise3.
To do this, you will use the tools in the Mesh Reinforcement and
Bar Reinforcement modules with the reinforcement model being
disabled.
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Exercise 9: BAMTEC reinforcement

You will reinforce a section of the slab using the tools in the
BAMTEC module with the reinforcement model being disabled.
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196 Initial Settings Allplan 2006
Initial Settings
In unit 1, you floated the Input options and selected the Engineering
Configuration. In addition, make the following settings:
Tip: The step-by-step In the CAD Navigator select the Shell module in the
instructions make extensive Engineering family. The Basic Tools toolbar should now look like
reference to flyouts and the this:
icons they contain.
(always available)
If you are a novice, we Draft flyout
strongly recommend that you
Basic tools
Text flyout
make a copy of this and stick
it on your screen! Dim. Lines flyout
Plan flyout
Edit flyout
CAD Navigator
Shell Module
Create flyout
Create II flyout
Modify flyout
As the engineering configuration is enabled, the Engineering

toolbar is visible:
Model flyout
Enter Bending Shape and Placement flyout
Area Reinforcement flyout
Area Reinforcement (Mesh) flyout
BAMTEC flyout
Display flyout
Modify flyout
Lists/Schedules flyout
Exercise 6: 3D Elevator Pit with Model (First

Method)
Requirements:
Shell
Bar Reinforcement
Check the Engineering toolbar to see whether the following tools
are available:
Reinforce with Model on/off
FF Bar Reinforcement
FF Components
Tip: See the section entitled In this exercise you will reinforce the 3D elevator pit you have
"Reinforcement Methods" in designed in exercise 4. First, you will create all necessary views and
the online Help: sections using the Shell module. Next, you will create the
reinforcement with the model being enabled (first method). Please
note that this exercises requires exercises 3 and 4!

number
2 101 3D floor plan

201 Shell (3D Modeling)
203 Shell (Basic: Walls, Openings, Comp.)
Organization).
198 Exercise 6: 3D Elevator Pit with Model (First Method) Allplan 2006
Floor slab t = 30 cm Shaft walls t = 30 cm

Typical section
horiz. corner reinf.

Task 1: shell entities / views and sections

In the first part of the exercise, you will transfer (use) the 3D elevator
pit you created earlier to shell view and create views and sections
Tip: See the section entitled which will form the basis for the reinforcement (see Tip on the left).
"Shell module Basics" in the
online Help: To do this, you will use the tools in the Shell module. You can
select these tools via the module-specific flyouts (Create, Create II
and Modify) on the Basic Tools toolbar.
Tools: Objective:
Use for Shell

Section
Convert View to Section
Delete Clipping Path
Label View
You can use the tools in the Shell module to create clipping
paths and views. These form the basis for the reinforcement
drawing later.
At first glance, views and sections would appear to be not
different from 2D data. However, they are derived from a three-
dimensional model and are therefore inherently linked.
Placing reinforcement or making modifications in a view or
section has an immediate and direct effect on the three-
dimensional model and consequently on all the other views and
sections.
Due to this three-dimensional association, views and sections

have to be modified using the module-specific edit tools.
To create reinforcement, at least two orthogonal views or
sections are required. You can create any number of additional
sections by deriving them from the three-dimensional model. The
reinforcement is automatically displayed in the appropriate
manner.
Sections are different to views in that they have a spatially
delimited depth. This delimitation is defined using two clipping
lines.

1 In the CAD Navigator, select the Shell module in the
Engineering family.
2 Click Open and on a project-specific basis (Standard
toolbar), open the drawing file tree for fileset 2, select drawing
file 204, open drawing files 101 and 102 (or 103) in edit mode
and close all the others.
4 In the status bar, click the current Scale and select 1:50; click the
current Length and select m.
Tip: You can specify how 5 Click Options (Standard toolbar) and select Shell.
views and sections are 6 Switch to the Tools tab and in the Section/view border area, set
displayed in the Options
the Shape option from Off to Box or Fill.
for the Shell module. Detailed
information is provided in 7 On the Format menu, click Select, Set Layers, select the List
Allplans online Help system. existing layers in open documents option and click the
button at top left to open the tree structure.
8 Select the layers AR_GEN and AR_WALL, click the selection with
the right mouse button and, on the shortcut menu, choose
Modifiable.
First, we will transfer the 3D elevator pit to shell view.
When you transfer elements (as opposed to converting them),

the original drawing file data is retained. You can set transfer
parameters (e.g. pen, line and color) in the Options for the
Shell module.
To transfer 3D elements to shell view

Tip: You can also transfer 3D 1 Click Use for Shell (Create flyout).
elements to shell view using The system proposes the layer SH_GEN.
the Shell module. Note,
2 Click in the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and select
however, that this will destroy
Set....
the original data. You should
therefore make a copy first. 3 Select the List layers assigned to currently selected menu option
and double-click the layer SH_SHELL.
4 Select the elements to be used for the shell
Press and hold the left mouse button, work from right to left and
enclose the elevator pits upper floor slab (see below) in a
selection rectangle. This selects the elements fully bounded and
intersected by the selection rectangle ( Select elements in
direction-dependent manner is enabled in the Filter Assistant).
4.1
4.2
Note:
Alternatively, you can select in the Filter Assistant and define
the selection window independently of the direction.
5 When the system prompts whether you want to merge entities,
type Y for Yes in the dialog line and press ENTER or click the
relevant icon in the Input options.
Tip: You can modify the 6 Press ESC to quit the tool.
display of lines later using the The 3D elements are transferred as a shell view. The lines (pen,
Modify Format Properties linetype, color) are displayed according to the settings you have
tool. made in Options of the Shell module.
7 Close drawing files 101 and 201 (or 203).
Using the shell view, we will now create a longitudinal and

transverse section required for the reinforcement drawing.
To create sections
1 Right-click a line of the shell view you have just created and
select Section on the shortcut menu.
2 Select a view/section from which to create a section

Click anywhere in the floor plan. A circle will appear at the
center, and the crosshairs will be displayed as attached to the
circle.
Tip: In Observer reference 3 On the Section Context toolbar, you can switch the reference
mode, the lower shell edge is mode by clicking Observer and/or Folded. Set it to Observer.
always placed horizontally; in
other words, horizontal edges
remain horizontal, regardless
which side they are viewed
from.
In Folded reference mode,
however, the section created
is simply folded.
4 Select viewing direction
Click below the circle. The effect of this is that the shell object
will be viewed from the front when the section is calculated.
Before you define the clipping area, you can control how the
clipping path and the section itself are displayed. To do this, click
Show Clipping Path on the Section Context toolbar.
The following options are provided in the Section dialog box:

You can configure the system to display the clipping path:
enable the Place clipping line and Place direction symbol
options and set parameters.
You can specify the overlap of boundary lines and define
format properties.
You can select a hatching, pattern or fill.
For this exercise, we will not make additional settings in this
dialog box.
5 Enter points to define the section
Define a rectangular section that passes through the door opening
(see the illustration below) and press ESC to finish entering the
polyline.
6 Place the section in the workspace or enter a rotation angle
Place the section below and aligned with the plan.
7 Enter more points to define another section
The entire height of the wall is displayed in the section. However,
only the wall junction is relevant for the reinforcement drawing.
Define the section again (the upper boundary should be about
50 cm above the floor slab).
2 5
1 5
6 7
8 The Section tool should still be active. Click in the floor plan
again and create the longitudinal section (viewed from the right).
9 Place the section to the right of the transverse section.
10 Enter more points to define another section
Adjust the height of the section area by clicking diagonally
opposite points in the boundary of the transverse section. Then
press ESC.
10
10 9
You can configure the program to automatically dimension

views and sections when they are created. All you need to do is
open the Options for the Shell module, enable the main
toggle in the Automation tab and set general defaults in the
Views and Sections area. You can then enable/disable the
dimensioning of views and sections (Input options) while you are
creating them.
In the next step we will convert the shell view to a section. The
clipping area will be defined so that only the lower floor slab and the
pit walls are displayed.
To convert a view to a section

Tip: When you click a section 1 Right-click a line of the shell view again and select Convert
with the right mouse button, View to Section on the shortcut menu.
the Convert Section to
View tool is presented on the
Click the bottom left boundary point in the transverse section and
shortcut menu instead of the
a point above and to the right of the floor slab and press ESC.
Convert View to Section
tool. 3 Enter more points to define another section
Click the bottom left boundary point in the longitudinal section
and a point above and to the right of the floor slab and press
ESC.
2 3
2 3

Finally, we will create another section that will display both the pit
walls and the adjoining walls in the basement.
The final position and extents of the section will be defined later.
To create another section

1 Double click a line of any section of your choice with the right
mouse button.
2 Select a view/section from which to create a section
Click the transverse section and set the viewing direction from
above.
In the transverse section, click a point on the left just below the
upper floor slab and on the right just above the upper floor slab
and press ESC.
4 On the Create Section Context toolbar, click Fix and place the
section as you want in the workspace.
5 Set the transport point to the inside left corner of the shaft and
place the section to the right of and aligned with the floor plan.

7 If the clipping paths of the sections created are displayed, click

any line with the right mouse button, select Delete Clipping
Path on the shortcut menu and delete all the clipping paths.
8 Click a line with the right mouser button, select Label View
on the shortcut menu and label the sections as shown below.
Floor slab (plan view) t=30cm Shaft walls (plan view) t=30cm
Views and sections have to be modified using the

module-specific edit tools: move, copy, rotate and delete.
You can delete and create views and sections whenever required.
One view or section in the drawing file is sufficient.
A note on the Associative Views module

In the previous task you created views and sections using the
Shell module in the Engineering family. You can also create the
shell as associative sections using the Associative Views module
in the Bonus Tools family.
The great advantage of the Associative Views module is that any
changes made to a 3D component, view or section are automatically
updated in all the representations of the component in question. If,
for example, you move a window in the elevation or insert a door in
plan view, everything is updated automatically to reflect any changes
you have made. You can also make modifications in isometric views.
All relevant views are updated automatically. Although you work on
a layout-oriented basis, you can harness all the advantages provided
by designing in three-dimensional space.
You can select the tools via the module-specific flyouts (Create,
Create II and Modify) on the Basic Tools toolbar.
Tools: Objective:
Floor slab, t = 30cm Shaft walls, t = 30cm
Create Section
Copy
Modify View and
Section Properties
Edit Text
Sections are different to views in that they have a spatially

delimited depth. This delimitation is defined using two clipping
lines.

You have the Associative Views module.
The layers are set as described in task 1.
1 In the CAD Navigator select the Associative Views

module in the Bonus Tools family.
2 Click Open and on a project-specific basis (Standard toolbar)
and assign drawing file 206 to fileset 2. Then make drawing file
206 current, open drawing files 101 and 201 (or 203) in edit
mode and close all the others.
5 Click Options (Standard toolbar) and select Associative
Views.
6 Check that the die Allow creation on a cross-file basis option is
active. If it isnt, activate it now.
We will begin by creating a plan view based on the 3D shell drawing

data. In this example, we will not delimit the height of the
associative section.
To create a plan view

1 Click Create Section (Create flyout).
You cannot select a layer for this tool. The layer of the
3D components is used automatically.
2 Select 3D elements of which you want to create a section
Press and hold the left mouse button, work from right to left and
enclose the elevator pits upper floor slab (see below) in a
selection rectangle. This selects the elements fully bounded and
intersected by the selection rectangle ( Select elements in
direction-dependent manner is enabled in the Filter Assistant).
2.1
2.2
Note:
Alternatively, you can select in the Filter Assistant and define
the selection window independently of the direction.
3 On the Create Section Context toolbar, you can switch the
reference mode by clicking Observer and/or Folded. Set it to
Observer.

Click in the circle. The effect of this is that the shell object will be
viewed from the top when the section is calculated.
5 From point or element
Click a point below the bottom left corner of the upper floor slab
(see below).
6 To point or element
Click a point above the top right corner of the upper floor slab
(see below). Then press ESC to finish.
The View and Section Properties Context toolbar appears and the
section is attached to the crosshairs.
7 On the View and Section Properties Context toolbar, click the
Status box until Hidden is displayed.
8 Click the Def... button and enable the Show hidden lines option
in the Settings for Calculation of Hidden Lines dialog box. Then
click OK to confirm the dialog box.
9 On the View and Section Properties Context toolbar, click

Section Settings for Associative Views beside .
10 In the Section display area, activate the Show boundary line and
Apply thick line around intersected elements options. In
addition, clear the show section area elements of architectural
components check box and click OK to confirm this dialog box.
Leave the other settings as they are.
11 On the View and Section Properties Context toolbar,

click Dimension Line to disable dimensioning.
12 To point or enter a rotation angle
Place the section to the right of and in alignment with the
architectural floor plan.
13 Press ESC as no other sections need to be entered.
14 To define the plan views label, enter
Floor slab, t = 30cm in the dialog line and press ENTER.
15 Set the labels parameters and place the label.
Using the shell view, we will now create a longitudinal section and a
transverse section. We will do this using the plan view we generated
beforehand.
To create sections
The Create Section tool is still active. If it isnt, activate it
now.
1 Select 3D elements of which you want to create a section
Select the entire plan view you just created by enclosing it in a
selection rectangle.
Click below the circle. The effect of this is that the shell object
will be viewed from the front when the section is calculated.
3 Define the clipping area by clicking the bottom left corner and
then the top right corner in the area of the door opening (see
below). Then press ESC to finish.
4 On the View and Section Properties Context toolbar, click the

Def... button and clear the Show adjacent edges when material
changes check box in the Settings for Calculation of Hidden
Lines dialog box. Then click OK to confirm the dialog box.

Section Settings for Associative Views beside and make
the following settings in the Section object area of the Section
dialog box:
Check the Display section objects (as construction lines) box.
Clear the Height of section object based on intersected
elements check box and enter2.29 for the top level and
4.49 for the bottom level.
Press OK to confirm the dialog box.
6 To point or enter a rotation angle

Place the section below and in alignment with the plan.
7 Define the label in the dialog line, press ENTER and place the
label.
8 The Create Section tool is still active. Select the plan view
again and create the longitudinal section (viewed from the right).
9 Place the section to the right of the transverse section.
You can configure the program to automatically dimension

associative views and sections when they are created. All you
need to do is make appropriate settings on the View and Section
Properties Context toolbar.
Finally, we will copy the plan view and modify the height settings in
order to display the floor slab and the pit walls in separate sections.
To copy the plan view and adjust the height

1 Click Copy (Edit flyout).
2 Select the entire plan view by enclosing it in a selection rectangle
and place the copy to the right of and in alignment with the plan
view.
3 Click Modify View and Section Properties (Modify flyout)
and select the plan view on the left by enclosing it in a selection
rectangle.
Section Settings for Associative Views and make the
following settings in the Section object area of the Section dialog
box:
Clear the Height of section object based on intersected
elements check box and enter -4.00 for the top level.
Leave the bottom level as it is at -4.49.
5 Place the modified plan view so that it is congruent with the

original one. In other words, the position is unaffected by the
changes you just made.
Note: When you click Apply to confirm the View and Section
Properties Context toolbar, the modified plan view is usually
moved to a different position.
6 Using the same approach, modify the height settings of the plan
view on the right. Enter the following values:
Top level -2.75.
Bottom level -3.15.
7 Modify the label of the plan view on the right using the
Edit Text tool as shown below.
Floor slab, t = 30cm Shaft walls, t = 30cm

Task 2: edge reinforcement of the floor slab

In the following exercise you will place bar reinforcement with the
model being enabled (first method: see Tip on the left).
Tip: Detailed information is
provided in the Reinforce To do this, you will use the tools in the Bar Reinforcement module.
with or without model? Use the flyouts on the Engineering toolbar and the shortcut menu to
chapter in the online Help. access these tools.
We will start by creating the edge reinforcement of the floor slab:

We will enter the longitudinal reinforcement manually using the
Enter tool.
We will enter the transverse reinforcement automatically using
the FF Bar Reinforcement tool.
Tools: Objective:
Reinforce with Model on

Enter:
Custom Bar
Place:
Edge-based
Mirror and Copy
Label
Dimension Line/Label
FF Bar Reinforcement:
Open Stirrup
Modify Placement
Display Mode

1 On the View menu, click Default Configurations and select
Engineering Configuration (if you have not already done so).
2 In the CAD Navigator select the Bar Reinforcement
module in the Engineering family.
make drawing file 205 current, open drawing file 204 in edit
mode and close all the others.
1:50. The current unit of length should be set to m.
Tip: You can specify how bar Before you begin placing reinforcement, you need to specify which
reinforcement is displayed in working mode you want to use (see Tip on page 219).
the Options for the In this exercise, we will work with the reinforcement model being
Bar Reinforcement module. enabled (first method). This means that the placed reinforcement will
Detailed information is be managed internally by the system and displayed in all the views
provided in Allplans online and sections you created in the Shell module.
Help system.
The floor slab is 30 cm thick. We will create two-way bar
reinforcement: 12/10 cm in the top layer and 10/10 cm in the
bottom layer. The concrete cover is 4 cm.
The system proposes the layer BR_GEN. As, in this exercise, we do
not need to differentiate between the bottom and top reinforcement
layers, we will retain this layer.
In exercise 8, we will arrange the slab reinforcement on several
layers.
We will start by entering the bending shape of the open stirrup

manually.
To enter a custom bar manually

1 Click Reinforce with Model on/off (Model flyout) to activate
the model (the icon is pressed in).
2 Click Enter (Create flyout).
Check that the layer BR_GEN is selected. If it isn't, activate it via
3 You can select a bending shape. As the open stirrup (U-shaped

Tip: You can use the
bar) is not amongst those provided, you need to form it yourself.
Click Custom Bar.
tool to place open stirrups
automatically. You will learn
how to do this later. It
contains the bending shape
called Open stirrup with
corrugated legs.
4 On the Enter Context toolbar, click Concrete Cover All Sides

at bottom left and enter 0.04. This creates a concrete cover on all
sides with a thickness of 4 cm. Set all the other values as shown
above.
5 To enter the U-shaped bar, click the points as shown below. You
can define the segment length in the next step.
th rd
4 point 3 point
st nd
1 point 2 point
6 Press ESC to finish entering the U-shaped bar.

7 Click point for first segment or enter external dimension
Enter 0.80.
8 Click point for last segment or enter external dimension
Enter 0.80.
9 Make settings for the mark text in the dialog box that appears.
Click Toggle and select font number 8.

10 Place the mark number.
10
11 This defines the bending shape. After definition, the program

automatically proceeds to the placement operation. You can press
ESC to quit the tool and place the mark later using the
Place tool.
In this exercise we will continue and place the mark.
To place the open stirrup in an edge-based manner

1 The dialog box shown below is open.
If it isnt, click the U-shaped bar to be placed with the right
mouse button and, on the shortcut menu, choose Place.
2 Select Edge-Based and click OK to confirm.

3 Click the edges of the shell to define the placing area.
st
1 point of placing line
In plan view, click the point at bottom right.
nd
2 point of placing line
Click the point at top right (see illustration).
3.2
Tip: In the preview, the
placement is displayed
together with the entries you
make. This way, you can check
the settings you make as you
go along.
3.1
The placing area is displayed with dashed lines.

On the Place Context toolbar, you can modify the position of the
bar and the concrete cover for the placement.

provided in the Placing
mode: align / move / rotate
chapter in the online help.
4 Click Align, leave the setting for the concrete cover as it is and
confirm.
Align uses the spatial orientation and position of the identified
mark and places the reinforcement in alignment
(see Tip on the left).
Another dialog box appears:
5 Select From Middle Outwards and Show Middle Bar

Only. Click the Add Number button and select 30. Set the other
parameters as shown above and click OK to confirm.
Tip: When you want to place The system will prompt for another placement. Press ESC.
more bars, you can do this Another dialog box appears. Use it to configure how the
immediately after having dimension line is to be displayed.
created the first placement.
6 Click dimension Line Options, then Dimension Line and

check that layer RU_ALL is active. Select font 8 and change the
aspect ratio to 1.00.
7 Click OK to confirm the dialog boxes and place a point through

which the dimension line is to pass.
In the dialog box that appears, you can specify the contents of
the label for the placement:
8 Set the parameters as shown above, click Toggle, select font

number 8 and place the label.
You can choose between the following display modes:

All the bars are displayed.
Only the bar in the middle is displayed.
You can select the bars to be displayed.
A single bar is displayed as folded. The program presents
various folding directions for selection.
You can make modifications later using the Modify
Placement Display Mode tool.
You can place labels immediately or later. The following tools

are provided for applying labels at a later stage:
Label
Dimension Line/Label.
Placed reinforcement is displayed in all the views and sections.
But during creation, it can only be labeled in the placing view.
If you want to place labels in other views and sections, too, you
need to do this later.
Instead of placing the bar again on the opposite side, we will mirror
mark 1. Then we will apply a label.
To mirror and copy reinforcement

Tip: To activate general edit 1 Click Mirror and Copy (Edit flyout).
tools, you can also click in the 2 Click the bar in the section.
workspace with the right
mouse button and select a 3 Define the mirror axis:
st
tool on the shortcut menu. 1 point of mirror axis
Click a horizontal line of the floor slab with the right mouse
button (see below) and select Midpoint on the shortcut menu.
Make sure that you do not click the midpoint of the line or any
other existing point.
nd
2 point of mirror axis
Enter a value that is not equal to 0 for the Y Coordinate in
the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm.
5 Right-click the bar in the section and select Label on the
shortcut menu.
6 Position the mark number where you want and press ESC to quit
the tool.
5 3 2
6
7 As the sections are inherently linked, the placement you have just
mirrored is also displayed in plan view. Right-click the bar in
plan view and select Dimension Line/Label on the shortcut
menu to label the placement.
8 Place the dimension line and the text to the left of the plan and
press ESC to quit the tool.
8
Alternatively, we will now place the transverse edge reinforcement

automatically using the FF Bar Reinforcement tool.
To enter and automatically place reinforcement using

1 Double-click the U-shaped bar you just created with the right
mouse button.
This will automatically activate the FF Bar Reinforcement
tool and the layer RU_ALL.
Nevertheless, you should check the layer.
2 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, click Open stirrup

with corrugated legs.
3 On the Define Position of Bending Shape Context toolbar, set the

Diameter to 12 and change the Steel grade and
Concrete grade, if necessary.
4 In addition, set the segment lengths to 0.800 and check the
Enter concrete cover separately box.
5 In section B-B, move the cursor over the bottom right edge of the
floor slab. When the stirrup expands automatically to adjust to
the correct position, click with the left mouse button.
6 In the Concrete cover on segment dialog box, enter the concrete

cover of the stirrups side which is displayed in the selection
color. To get to the next side, click Next and enter the concrete
cover.
As these bars are in the second layer, enter 0.055 for the concrete
cover of the horizontal legs. For the vertical legs, the system
proposes a value of 0.040. Accept it.
7 In the 3D Placement dialog box, enable the Label reinforcement

Tip: When you click
option and click Place automatically.
Place manually, the
Place tool is activated 8 Place the label.
automatically. This approach
was described with the 9 Click Mirror and Copy (Edit flyout) and select the
longitudinal reinforcement. reinforcement you have just created as an entity group in plan.
st
10 1 point of mirror axis
In the plan, click a vertical line of the floor slab with the right
mouse button select Midpoint on the shortcut menu.
nd
11 2 point of mirror axis
Enter a value that is not equal to 0 for the X Coordinate in
the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm. Press ESC.
12 Right-click the placement in plan, select Modify Placement
Display Mode on the shortcut menu and activate Show
Middle Bar Only.
Tip: You can also mirror the 13 Use the Label and Dimension Line/Label tools to label the
label and the dimension line reinforcement you have just mirrored.
by selecting them with the
reinforcement.
Floor slab t=30cm Shaft walls t=30 cm

Task 3: area reinforcement of the floor slab

The edge reinforcement of the floor slab has been placed. The
following part of the exercise involves creating area reinforcement.
Tools: Objective:
Enter Area
Reinforcement
Span Reinforcement
New Mark Number
Modify Mark
Modify Placement
Display Mode
We will start by creating the two-way bar reinforcement.
To create the bottom layer as span reinforcement

Tip: Alternatively, you can 1 Click Span Reinforcement (Area Reinforcement flyout).
also click Enter Area 2 Check that the layer BR_GEN is selected. If it isn't, activate it via
Reinforcement in the
Create flyout and select
Span Reinforcement on 3 From point or element / enter offset
the Context toolbar: Click the bottom left corner in plan.
4 To point or element / enter offset

In the dialog line, enter 0.04 for the support depth.
By entering a negative value, the placing polygon is moved
towards the interior.
5 Click the top right corner of the plan.
6 Press ESC to finish. This selects the area.
7 Define the layer depth. In the Enter Area Reinforcement dialog

box, click in the Layer Depth data entry box.
8 Layer in reference view

Click the point at bottom left in section B-B.
The dashed line represents the current layer depth of the

reinforcement taking the concrete cover into account. The
elevation mark represents the layer depth of the definition point
entered. The arrow indicates the direction of the positive bar leg
and the placing direction of the bar.
9 In the same dialog box, click Concrete Cover (Bottom) and
enter 0.04. Notice how the dashed line moved in section B-B.
10 Click OK to confirm your entries.
11 Set the placing parameters on the Enter Area Reinforcement

Context toolbar:
Diameter 10,
Spacing 0.10,
Angle 0.00,
Equal Offsets to Edge .
At bottom right, set the placement to PP (= place in polygon).
For the placement display mode, set Show Selected Bars as
the bars are congruent with the U-shaped bars in plan view and
will hide them otherwise.
13 Select the bar you want to display
In the preview, all the bars are displayed in the selection color.
Click a bar in the upper third and press ESC.
14 Enable the Mark Intersected Bars option and place the dimension
line.
15 Click Custom Text, enter bottom and place the label.

16 Next, we will place the transverse reinforcement. You do not need
to enter the shell polygon again; you can copy the one we have
used for the longitudinal reinforcement. Click Copy in the Input
options.
17 Select the shell polygon you want to use

Click the existing polygon.
18 The system will automatically propose 0.050 for the concrete
cover at bottom. Increase this value to 0.055 (this is to take the
bar ribs into account) and click OK to confirm.
19 The system will automatically propose an placing angle of
90 degrees. Check the settings and click OK to confirm.
20 Select a bar, place the dimension line and the label containing the
custom text bottom.
The bottom layer should now look like this:
Now that you have finished the bottom layer, you should be able to
create the bars for the top layer yourself. The following section has a
"rough design guideline" - tools that you have already encountered
are no longer explained in detail.
To create the top layer as span reinforcement

1 The Span Reinforcement tool is still active.
If it isnt, select it now.
2 Use the existing shell polygon.
3 To define the layer depth, click the top left point in the floor slab
in section B-B.
4 Click the Concrete Cover (Top) data entry box and enter 0.04.
5 Confirm the settings and set the placing angle to 0.00 degrees.
6 Change the diameter to 12 in the dialog line and confirm.
7 Select a bar, place the dimension line and the label containing the
custom text top.
8 Proceed as usual with the second layer in the reinforcement at the

top. After you have copied the shell polygon, bear in mind that
you have to set the reference for the layer depth to the top level
and click Concrete Cover (Top) again. Set the diameter to 12
once again.
The floor slab should now look like this:
Instead of creating the top layer from scratch, you can mirror and
copy the bottom reinforcement (including the dimension line and
label).
As the diameter of the top bars is set to 12 mm, the bars of
reinforcement you just mirrored need to be assigned a new mark
number using the New Mark Number tool (Modify flyout).
Then you can change the diameter using the Modify Mark tool
and you can select the bars to be displayed and label the placement
with Modify Placement Display Mode.
Task 4: starter bars

The reinforcement for the floor slab is complete. We now need to
reinforce the walls. To do this, we will begin by placing starter bars.
Tools: Objective:
FF Bar Reinforcement:
Open Stirrup
Stirrup
Modify Placement
Display Mode
Place:
Edge-based
To enter and place starter bars using FF Bar

Reinforcement
1 Double-click a U-shaped bar with the right mouse button.
tool.
2 In the Select Bending Shape dialog box, click Open stirrup
with corrugated legs.

Diameter to 12, the segment length to 1.000 and clear the
Enter concrete cover separately check box.
4 In section A-A, move the cursor over the left exterior edge of the
wall. When the stirrup expands automatically to adjust to the
correct position, click with the left mouse button.
5 In the plan of the floor slab, right-click the top left point of the
exterior edge of the wall and select Placement depth from on the
shortcut menu.
6 Right-click the endpoint at bottom left on the exterior edge of the
wall and select Placement depth to on the shortcut menu.
The placing area is reduced accordingly.
7 In the 3D Placement dialog box, click Place automatically
8 Disable the Mark Intersected Bars option in the dimension line
settings and place the dimension line.
9 Disable the custom text by clicking the data entry box and
activating the button in the dialog box.
10 Place the placement label in the plan view and the definition bar
label in the section and press ESC to quit the tool.
11 Right-click the placement in plan, select Modify Placement
Display Mode on the shortcut menu, set the display mode to
Show Selected Bars, click the three bars below the center and
press ESC twice.
The floor slab should now look like this in plan:

Now we will place mark 7 in more walls.

There is a door opening in the wall on the right in the basement. We
will insert closed stirrups here. Consequently, we will only place
mark 7 in the other area of the wall. We will define the placing area
in the view where the shaft walls are displayed in plan. The placed
bars, however, will only be displayed in the view where the floor slab
is displayed in plan as the starter bars are not located in the clipping
area of the shaft walls.
To place starter bars using the Rotated option

1 Click Place and confirm the value proposed by the system in
the dialog line: mark 7.
2 Select Edge-Based.
3 Place mark 7 in the lower transverse wall (from left to right). To
define the endpoints of the placing line, use the points where the
interior walls and the exterior edge of the bottom wall intersect
(use Point of Intersection on the shortcut provided for
entering points).
3 3
4 Click Rotated, set the Placing Angle to 90 degrees and confirm

your settings. The preview of the bending shape rotates.
Tip: The sequence in which

points are entered is
irrelevant in an aligned
placement. However, with
moved or rotated
placements, it is this very
sequence that defines the
direction of the placing area.
5 Confirm the next dialog box, select the bars to be displayed and
Detailed information is press ESC twice.
provided in the Placing
mode: align / move / rotate 6 Place the dimension line and the label and press ESC to quit the
chapter in the online Help. tool.
7 Use the Mirror and Copy tool to copy the bars you have just
placed to the upper transverse wall. Do not forget to copy the
label, too. (Alternative: continue and place reinforcement in the
transverse wall at the top. Set the Placing Angle to 90 degrees.)
8 Click Place again and confirm the mark proposed by the
system in the dialog line: mark 7.
st
10 1 point of placing line
In the view where the shaft walls are displayed in plan, click the
bottom right outside corner of the 30 cm shaft wall.
nd
Click the point where the door reveal (at bottom) and the 30 cm
shaft wall intersect.
This selects the placing area in the wall on the left.
10
11
12 Click Rotated, set the Placing Angle to 180 degrees and confirm
your entry. The preview of the bending shape rotates.
13 Confirm the next dialog box, too. As the starter bars are not
located in the clipping area of the shaft walls, all the bars are
displayed in the view in which the floor slab is displayed in plan
regardless of the display mode you select.
14 Press ESC to finish placing reinforcement.
15 Use the same approach to place reinforcement above the door
opening. Use the points where the upper door reveal and the 30
cm shaft wall intersect as well as the top right outside corner of
the 30 cm shaft wall.
16 In the plan view of the floor slab, right-click a bar you have just
created, select Modify Placement Display Mode on the
shortcut menu and set the display mode to Show Middle Bar
Only.
17 The display of the reinforcement clicked changes. Now click the
second placement.
18 Apply labels using the Dimension Line/Label tool on the
shortcut menu.
We will now create and place a closed stirrup in the wall near the
door opening.
Tip: You can also enter To create and automatically place a closed stirrup
stirrups manually using the
using FF Bar Reinforcement
Enter tool (see exercise 7).
1 Double-click a U-shaped bar with the right mouse button.
tool.
2 In the Catalog shapes area of the Select Bending Shape dialog
box, click Stirrup (green expansion shape).
Diameter to 12.
4 In section A-A, move the cursor over the left exterior edge of the
wall on the right. When the stirrup expands automatically to
adjust to the correct position, click with the left mouse button.
4
8
5 In the plan of the shaft walls, right-click a corner of the upper

door reveal and select Placement depth from on the shortcut
menu.
6 Right-click a corner of the lower door reveal and select
Placement depth to on the shortcut menu.
The placing area is reduced accordingly.
7 In the 3D Placement dialog box, click Place automatically
8 Place the label in the section and in the plan views and press ESC
to quit the tool.
9 On the Repeat menu, click Modify Placement Display Mode
and click the placement in the plan of the floor slab.
Only the bar in the middle is displayed as you have already
selected Show Middle Bar Only in the previous exercise.
This completes the starter bars for the vertical walls.
Floor slab t=30cm

Task 5: wall reinforcement

The following part of the exercise involves reinforcing the vertical
walls as far as the top level of the floor slab (TL = -2.79). We will
enter the reinforcement in the floor plan of the shaft walls.
Tools: Objective:
Enter: Section A-A

Custom Bar
Straight Bar
Place:
Edge-based
Define Batch
Show Clipping Path
Stretch Entities
Delete Clipping Path
For the exterior wall reinforcement, we need to design a cranked bar.

We will create it manually using the Custom Bar bending shape.
Tip: For complex bending Alternatively, you can also use the non-standard bar shape of the
shapes, e.g. bent bars for silos, FF Bar Reinforcement tool.
towers etc., you can also
convert lines to bars. To do To enter and place cranked bars manually
this, enter the bending shape
using the tools in the 1 Right-click an existing starter bar in a view of your choice and
Draft module and convert select Enter on the shortcut menu.
it using . Check that the layer BR_GEN is selected. If it isn't, activate it via
During conversion, the design the Format menu or toolbar.
entities are interpreted as
being the center of the bar. 2 Select Custom Bar.
Please keep this in mind when 3 Enter 0.00 for the Concrete Cover (Start) and the same value for
you draw the 2D entities.
the Concrete Cover (End).
4 In section B-B, click the outside corners of the wall on the left.
Start at the top.
5 Press ESC.
st
Click point for 1 segment or enter external dimension
Enter 0.95.
Click point for last segment or enter external dimension
Enter 1.10.
6 Place the mark number.
st
1 point
nd
2 point
rd
3 point
th
4 point
8 In the view where the shaft walls are displayed in plan, click the
bottom left outside corner of the 30 cm shaft wall to define the
st
point of the placing line.
9 Click the bottom right outside corner of the 30 cm shaft wall to
nd
define the 2 point of the placing line.
10 The Align option is already selected in the next dialog box.
Enter 0.10 in the Concrete Cover All Sides data entry box and
click OK to confirm your entries.
11 Select Show All Bars, confirm your settings and press ESC.
12 Place the dimension line and the label. The floor plan of the shaft
walls should now look like this:
8 9
13 Now continue on your own and place this mark in the floor plan
of the shaft walls (not in the area near the door!) and apply
labels. Bear in mind that the concrete cover near the door reveals
needs to be changed from 0.10 to 0.04.
Select the Rotated option for the placement and set the placing
angle to 90 degrees (on the right), 180 degrees (at the top) and
270 degrees (in the left).
14 To make sure that the wall reinforcement, which projects beyond

the clipping area of the shell, is displayed in its entirety, click
Modify Offset (Edit flyout) and modify the upper section
borders of the reinforcement in the two sections (height above
upper floor slab: 1.0 m).
To complete the vertical reinforcement for the walls, we will create

and place a straight bar. In addition, we will insert a L-bar as tension
reinforcement in the first floor slab.
To enter the straight bar and L-bar manually and to

place them in batch mode
1 On the Repeat menu, click Enter.
2 Click Straight Bar.
3 Enter 0.00 for the Concrete Cover (Start) and the same value for
the Concrete Cover (End). The Concrete Cover for the Bar is set
to 0.04.
4 In section B-B, click the left inside edge of the shaft wall (see
figure) to define the starting point.
5 In the dialog line, enter 0.00 for the X Coordinate and a
value of 2.40 for the Y Coordinate and press ENTER to
confirm.
6 This creates the bar. It is assigned the mark number 10. Place it.
7 Press ESC to finish.
8 Click Enter again and select Custom Bar.
9 In section B-B, click the left inside edge of the shaft wall again
to define the starting point.
10 For the next points, click where the inside edge of the shaft wall
and the top level of the upper floor slab intersect and the top left
endpoint of the floor slab.
11 Press ESC and enter 1.00 for the length of the legs.
12 Place the mark number and press ESC.
10
10
4,9
13 Right-click one of the bars you have just created and select
Define Batch on the shortcut menu.
14 Select bars for the batch
Select marks 10 and 11 using the Brackets (Filter Assistant
toolbar).
15 Click mark 10 with the right mouse button and select Place on
the shortcut menu.
16 Click Batch Mode and press OK to confirm.
17 In the floor plan of the shaft walls., place the mark on the inside
edge of the walls and work in a clockwise direction.
For the transverse walls, set the Concrete Cover (Start) and (End)
to 0.00 and for the longitudinal walls, set it to 0.04. Enter 0.015
for the spacing between the bars.
18 Apply labels as shown below.
Using the same approach, continue with the wall on the right (but
skip labeling).
Tip: When you click Custom

in the Input options after you
have defined the first
placement, you can continue
and enter the next placing
region along any placing line
(in this exercise, the wall on
the left, for example). Then
you can create labels and
dimensions for all placements.
Enable the Add Number
options for the individual
dimension lines.
19 L-bars are required in the area near the door.

Delete (Edit flyout) the interior straight bars (mark 10).
When Select elements in a direction-dependent manner is
enabled, open the selection rectangle from left to right.
Or:
Activate the Select elements fully bounded by selection
rectangle only option in the Filter Assistant.
20 Right-click a L-bar, select Modify Placement Display Mode
on the shortcut menu and click Show Middle Bar Only in the
Input options.
21 Click all the L-bars and press ESC.
22 Open the shortcut menu, choose Dimension Line/Label and
apply labels to marks 10 and 11 (in the wall on the right).
The floor plan of the floor slab also contains marks 9 and 10. We
want to hide the wall reinforcement here.
To hide reinforcement
1 Click Reinforcement Tools (Display flyout).
Tip: Click to show 2 Click Hide (hides selected reinforcement in one view).
hidden reinforcement again.
3 In the floor plan of the floor slab, click all the bars of the wall
reinforcement you want to hide.
In the next steps, we will create the horizontal reinforcement using

straight bars. We will enter these bars in the floor plan of the shaft
walls and place them in the sections.
To create and place horizontal bars

1 In the floor plan of the shaft walls, click a mark (10, for example)
and on the shortcut menu, choose Enter.
Then click Straight Bar.
2 Enter 0.00 for Concrete Cover All Sides and set the Concrete
for Bar value to 0.055 as the bar is to be inside the vertical
reinforcement.
3 Working from top to bottom, click the inside corners of the shaft
wall on the right in the view with the shaft walls in plan. The bar
is displayed in the preview. Place the label.
3
4 The bar created can be placed immediately.

Select Edge-Based.
5 In section A-A, place the horizontal bars from top to bottom
(see figure).
6 Enter 0.055 for Concrete Cover (Start) and confirm.
7 Confirm the next settings, too, and press ESC.
8 Select a different dimension line for the label of mark 12. On the
Enter Context toolbar, click Dimension Line Type.
9 Select a dimension line type and confirm your setting.
10 Click the button with the leader and set it to Man

(as shown above).
11 Place the mark text.
12 Click all the bars to which the leader is to point.
14 Now you can place mark 12 along the other vertical bars or you
can mirror and copy the placement:
Tip: If you consider the

spacing between the mark
border and label to be too
large, select the Bar
Reinforcement Options ,
switch to the Label Options
tab and change the setting
for the spaces after the mark
border.
15 Now continue with the horizontal reinforcement for the

transverse side as described above. Do not forget to hide the
transverse reinforcement in the floor plan of the floor slab.
Next, we will complete the labels in the sections and floor plans.
Start with section A-A.
To apply labels later

Tip: To modify the contents 1 In section A-A, click mark 3 (lower longitudinal reinforcement in
or position of a label, click the floor slab) with the right mouse button and select Label on
the label in question with the the shortcut menu.
right mouse button and select
2 Select Start with Mark and Aut, enable Diameter and
Modify Label on the
shortcut menu. Spacing and place the label.
If you make modifications
and quit this tool without
repositioning the label, the
changes are applied and the
label is not moved.
3 Click mark 5, confirm the settings and place the label. Press ESC.
4 Click mark 4 with the right mouse button and select
Dimension Line/Label on the shortcut menu.
5 Confirm the dimension line type set (the one we used for the
horizontal reinforcement).
6 Set the leader to Man, click the Add Number button so that the
number off factor is not displayed and place the label.
7 Click all the bars to which the leader is to point.
8 Press ESC to finish.
9 Click mark 6, confirm the settings and place the label.
10 Click all the bars to which the leader is to point and press ESC.
11 On the Repeat menu, click Label again and label marks
9, 10 and 11. Click to disable the Diameter and Spacing options
and set the leader to Aut. Define the position of the mark number
as you require.
Section A-A
12 Now create the labels for section B-B as shown below:
Section B-B
13 Complete the labels for the shaft walls as shown below:
Floor plan shaft walls t=30cm

Except for the horizontal, lateral corner ties, which will be displayed
as a standard detail, the elevator pit has been reinforced completely.
The last step involves defining the final clipping area of the shaft
walls.
To modify the clipping area

1 In the floor plan of the shaft walls, click an edge of the shell with
the right mouse button and, on the shortcut menu, choose
Show Clipping Path .
2 Show in which view?
Click section A-A.
3 Use Stretch Entities (Edit flyout) to modify the upper section
border just below the bottom level of the upper floor slab. Make
sure that at least one bar of the transverse reinforcement is within
the clipping area.
Section A-A
5 5
4 Click the clipping path you have just modified with the right
mouse button and, on the shortcut menu, select
Delete Clipping Path.
5 As the clipping area exists twice for the shell and the
reinforcement click the clipping path again and press ESC to
quit the tool.
Task 6: typical section

In this exercise, you will learn about the Place In View placing
mode.
Tools: Objective:
FF Components Typical section

Place: horizontal corner reinforcement
Place In View
Modify Number Off
Factors
The view-type placement allows you to assign placement

quantities to a bar view without having to actually place the
bars. The reinforcement is only displayed in one view.
This placing mode is useful for displaying typical details. When
you do not specify dimensions in the placement direction, you
need to determine the number of bars manually.
In this placing mode, the location of the placement in space is
not defined. The placement only affects the quantities (number
off figures).
To create a typical section using FF Reinforcements

component entry and to place it using the Place in
View mode
1 Use the tools on the Draft and Text flyouts to draw a wall corner
as a typical section, place it to the right of the floor plan of the
shaft walls and label it (see below).
Assign the layer RU_ALL to the elements by clicking
Select, Set Layers on the Format menu and double-clicking
the layer RU_ALL.
Typical section
horizontal corner reinforcement
2 Click FF Components (Enter Bending Shape and Placement

flyout).
Note: By default, only the

catalog called All is provided
with the program.
In addition, you can define
your own component-specific
catalogs
(consult the online Help).
3 In the Select Component dialog box, double-click Wall corner.
4 Enter the following global values in the first line of the

Wall Corner dialog box: set the diameter to 12,
the bar spacing to 0.10, the segment length to 0.80 and the
concrete cover to 0.055. As the reinforcement in the corner is
only required for assembling purposes, set the diameter to 8 and
press OK to confirm.
5 Move the cursor to the left shell edge of the wall corner you have
just drawn. When the reinforcement expands automatically to
adjust to the correct position, click with the left mouse button.
6 Click Cancel to skip the entry of the dimension in the placement
direction. When you enter a value here, the program uses the
component settings you have specified to determine the number
of the stirrups and the length of the longitudinal bars.
7 In which view?
Click the view where the shaft walls are displayed in plan. This
assigns the typical detail to this view.
8 The system prompts you to specify the position of the label for
the first U-shaped bar. Press ESC.
9 In the next dialog box, select Place In View and click OK to

confirm.
10 For Add Number, enter 14 (the number of horizontal bars) and

set the Spacing to 0.10.
11 Enable the Add Number, Diameter and Spacing options and
place the label.
12 The system prompts you to define the position of the label for the
second U-shaped bar. Press ESC.
13 The procedure is the same as for the first U-shaped bar.
14 For the length of the longitudinal bars, enter 1.35. Do not change
the other settings and press OK to confirm.
15 As the wall corner exists four times, click Modify Number Off
Factors (Modify flyout).
16 Select placed reinforcement to modify number off factors
Select the entire reinforcement of the typical section, enter 4 for
the component factor and press ESC to quit the tool.
17 On the Repeat menu, click Dimension Line/Label and apply
labels to the horizontal bars, (mark 15).
Task 7: bar schema

The following part of the exercise involves creating bar schemas. We
will create full schemas which are true to scale drawn to scale and
place them beside the design.
Tools: Objective:
Full Schema
The Partial and Full Schema tools provide a way of displaying

the internal number-off and bending shape management in the
reinforcement drawing. You can place a schema bar and label for
every mark in the drawing file. The schema will automatically
update to reflect any changes you make to the placed
reinforcement or bending shapes.
You can select between two different types of schemas:
Full Schema
Number off information on all the placements of a mark
Partial Schema
Number off information on a single placement of a mark
The bending shape can be drawn to scale or not and it can be
displayed so that it is aligned with the placement.
To create a full schema

1 On the Display flyout, click Full Schema.
2 Select Meshes or Rebars in the Input options, and in the dialog
line, enter the number of the mark based on which a schema is to
be created or click the mark.
Tip: If you have deleted a bar
while working, the bars mark
number will remain
unassigned.
You can use Rearrange
Marks to correct this.
3 Enter the settings as shown above.

4 The schema and its label are attached to the crosshairs.
You can use the Rotate and Mirror options to control the
position of the bars. Place the schema to the right of the sections.
5 Now you should be able to create the other bar schemas yourself.
For straight bars, you can switch off leg dimensioning. Set the
text angle so that it matches the position of the bar shape.
Task 8: reinforcement schedule and bending schedule

The last part of this exercise involves creating a reinforcement
schedule and a bending schedule.
Tools: Objective:
Reinforcement Schedule Reinforcement Schedule Bending Shapes

Steel Key
Reinforcement schedules are created as you work and are thus

always up-to-date. They can be printed out whenever required.
Start by printing out the bar reinforcement schedule which Allplan

2006 has created automatically.
To print out the bar reinforcement schedule

1 Click Reinforcement Schedule (Lists/Schedules flyout).
The entries in the Layout and Component areas are automatically

taken from the name of the drawing file.
Changes you make to these entries are retained. When you click
Use list head again, you can copy the names of the drawing
and drawing file.
2 In the Schedule Number data entry box, enter B1. Using this
number, the reinforcement schedule can be retrieved later.
3 If you want, you can enable the Print current schedule check
box. Click OK to confirm the dialog box.
4 A dialog box appears in which you can select predefined schedule
forms.
Do not change the settings and click OK to confirm the dialog
box.
Tip: Mark-related parameters

such as number off factor,
steel grade, diameter and
individual length are saved by
the program and can be
edited in the Reinforcement
Schedules module.
The schedules available in the
Select List dialog box can
only be printed out after they
have been generated as
specific information like
bending shape is taken
straight from the drawing 5 Click All in the Input options.
file.
6 The bar schedule is displayed in a separate window.
Click Print to start printing.
In the last exercise, we printed out a reinforcement schedule that was

generated while we worked. But you can also create schedules for
reinforcement drawings that have not been created with Allplan
2006 such as drawings created manually on a drawing board. The
program will perform all the calculations.
To enter or modify reinforcement schedules

1 In the CAD Navigator select the Reinforcement Schedules
module.
2 The following dialog box appears. You can specify whether you
want to modify an existing reinforcement schedule or create a
new schedule.
3 Click New.
4 Click Reinforcement Schedule.

In the Schedule Header area, you can enter text as required.
5 Click the data entry boxes. Additional boxes appear you can
accept the values or enter new values.
Allplan 2006 lets you create bending schedules and place them
in layouts. To print out bending schedules, you can use the
schedule called Bar schedule, bending shapes provided in the
Reinforcement Schedule tool.
272 Allplan 2006
In the next steps, we will create a bending schedule and place it in a

drawing file.
To output a bending schedule to a drawing file

1 Click Steel Key (Lists/Schedules flyout).
2 Select the list you want to use and click OK to confirm the
Select List dialog box.
3 Select all the marks you want to include in the list.
To select all marks, click All in the Input options.
4 Place the schedule in the workspace.
It should now look like this:
Reinforcement Schedule Bending Shapes
The bending schedule is saved with the drawing file.

Exercise 7: 2D Door Lintel with Model

(Second Method)
Requirements:
Shell
Bar Reinforcement
Check the Engineering toolbar to see whether the following tool
is available:
Reinforce with Model on/off
In exercise 6, you reinforced a 3D shell with the reinforcement model

being enabled (first method, see Tip on the left).
Tip: Detailed information is In the following exercise, you will create a symbol for a reinforced
provided in the Reinforce precast door lintel. To do this, you will apply reinforcement to a
with or without model? 2D shell, with the reinforcement model being enabled (second
chapter in the online Help. method, see Tip on the left).

number
3 301 2D floor plan

303 Modified lintel
Organization).
274 Exercise 7: 2D Door Lintel with Model (Second Method) Allplan 2006
Task 1: designing a reinforced door lintel

We will begin by creating an elevation and section view of a precast
door lintel as the shell. To do this, we will use the tools in the
Draft module.
After this, we will apply reinforcement with the tools in the
Bar Reinforcement module. Use the flyouts on the Engineering
toolbar and the shortcut menu to access these tools.
Finally, we will save the precast door lintel as a symbol in a catalog.
Tools: Objective:
Reinforce with Model on Door Lintel 1:50

Enter: Elevation Section
Rectangular Stirrup
Straight Bar
Straight Bar as Point
Place:
Edge-Based
Bar-Based
Freehand
Write to Library
First, draw the shell.
To draw a two-dimensional shell

open the drawing file tree for fileset 3 and double-click drawing
file 301.
3 Create the drawing shown below using the tools in the Draft
flyout. Use pen thickness 0.35 mm for the elevation and 0.50 mm
for the section. To do this, use the Rectangle and Line
tools.
Assign the DE_GEN02 layer to the elements by clicking in the
Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and selecting the
layer DE_GEN02 .
Door Lintel 1:50

Elevation Section
The coordinate system and the 3D view (shown as dashed lines)

are displayed as an aid to orientation and do not need to be
drawn.
4 Double-click in the workspace with the middle mouse button to
display the entire image.
Now we will create and place the stirrup reinforcement in the beam.
We will also define the orientation in three-dimensional space for the
provided in the Orientation
entire reinforcement (see Tip on the left).
in space chapter in the
online Help. The system proposes the layer BR_GEN. As, in this exercise, we do
not need to differentiate between the bottom and top reinforcement
layers, we will retain this layer.
To create and place stirrups manually

1 Make drawing file 302 current and set 301 to edit mode.
2 Click Reinforce with Model on/off (Model flyout) to activate
the model (the icon is pressed in).
3 Click Enter (Create flyout).
Tip: You can also enter 4 Select Rectangular Stirrup, Closed.

stirrups automatically
using the FF Bar
Reinforcement tool
(see exercise 6).
5 Set the concrete cover on all sides to 0.03 and select 8 for the
diameter.
Tip: As you are creating a 6 Click two diagonally opposite points in the section and click a
3D reinforcement cage, you corner for the hook, at top right, for example.
need to provide the system
with a spatial reference. In
the case of 3D shells, this
spatial information is
defined by the view.
7 Select a projection for 3D position

The stirrup is located in the Y-Z plane and is to be placed in the
X direction. Click X and press OK to confirm.
This setting defines the spatial orientation for the entire
reinforcement.
8 Place the label for the bar in the section. Set the parameters so
that only the mark number is displayed.
9 Place the bar using the Edge-Based placing mode.
st
Bottom left end of beam.
nd
Bottom right end of beam.
12 Select viewing direction Click in the workspace to the right of the
bending shape. The placed area is selected (marked) and you can
check whether the bar is located in the correct position.
Press OK to confirm.
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12
10 11
Tip: You can alter how the 13 Set the spacing to 0.10, select Show All Bars and
placement is displayed later click OK to confirm.
using Modify Placement
Display Mode.
14 Press ESC, select the dimension line type and place the
dimension line and label below the beam.
Note: If you have not yet worked through exercise 6, you need to
enable font 8 and set the aspect ratio to 1.00. To do this, click
Dimension Line and then Properties.
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Next, we will create and place the longitudinal reinforcement of the

beam. The stirrup reinforcement we have just entered will serve as a
basis.
To create and place the longitudinal reinforcement at

the bottom
1 Click Enter (Create flyout) again.
2 Click Straight Bar.
3 The concrete cover is set to 0.03 on all sides. Change Concrete
Cover for Bar to 0.04 and set the Diameter to 14.
4 In elevation view, click the two ends of the beam at the bottom,
working from left to right. This creates the bar.
5 Set the parameters for the label as shown above and place it.
6 Select the Bar-Based placing mode and enter the placing area
in the section from the corner at the stirrup at bottom left to the
corner of the stirrup at bottom right (see below).
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4 4 6 6
7 Confirm the selected placement, set the Add Number value to 4

and confirm your settings.
8 Press ESC, select the following dimension line type and click OK
to confirm.
9 Set the parameters so that the number off value and the diameter
are displayed. Place the label for the mark below the bars. The
system automatically draws a leader to all the bars.
To enter the longitudinal reinforcement at the top, you will learn to

use a method that is particularly useful for reinforcing components
in section or plan, without having to create an additional view.
To create the longitudinal reinforcement at the top and

to place it freely
1 The Enter tool is still active.
2 Click Straight Bar as Point.
3 Set the Diameter to 12 and press OK to confirm.

st
4 Enter 1 point or bar length
Click the bottom left end of the beam.
nd
5 Click the 2 point
Click the bottom right end of the beam.
6 The bar length is determined by the program and displayed in the
dialog line.
To take the concrete cover (3.0 cm) at the start and end of the bar
into account, enter a value that is 6.0 cm smaller: 1.93.
7 Place reinforcement or enter angle
For dx Offset and dy Offset enter 0.04 and set the
Reference Point to top right.
8 The intersected bar is attached to the crosshairs. Click the top
right corner of the shell in the section.
9 You do not need to place a label. Press ESC.
10 Select the Freehand placing mode.
11 In which view?
Click the beam displayed in elevation.
12 Confirm the next settings.

13 For dx Offset enter 0.03 and for dy Offset enter 0.04 and
click the top right corner of the beam in elevation.
14 Press ESC, confirm the dimension line type and place the marks
label above the bar.
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14
13 8
11
15 Click Mirror and Copy and mirror the longitudinal bar at the
top in the section.
Now we will apply labels to all the bars that have not been labeled
yet.
To label intersected bars later

1 Click Dimension Line/Label.
2 Press and hold the left mouse button, work from left to right and
enclose the two top bars displayed in the section in a selection
rectangle ( Select elements in direction-dependent manner is
enabled in the Filter Assistant).
3 Confirm the dimension line type and place the marks label above
the bars. You can set the direction angle for the label in the
dialog line. The system automatically draws a leader to all the
bars.
As opposed to the bottom longitudinal bars, the program has not

automatically updated the number of the top longitudinal bars. This
is due to the fact that the top bar you mirrored is a separate
placement and the label in the elevation view is only displayed for
one placement. As the two bars are congruent (one behind the other),
you cannot select both bars.
To obtain a label for the two bars, you can move a bar downwards,
create the label and then move it back to its original position.
To label the top bars

2 In the section, click a top bar and move it by entering dX = 0.00
and dY = -0.10.
3 Use to delete the existing label for the top longitudinal bars in
the elevation.
4 Click Dimension Line/Label, use the brackets feature to select
the two top longitudinal bars in the elevation and place the
marks label above the bars.
5 Click Move, got to the section and move the bar again by
entering dX = 0.00 and dY = 0.10.
6 Press ESC to quit the tool. The drawing should now look like this:
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Now that you have reinforced the door lintel completely, you can
save it as a symbol so that it is available as a typical detail for future
use. Then, we will retrieve it and modify it.
Working with symbols has already been covered in Unit 1: First
Steps.
To create and save symbols

1 Click Write to Library (Standard toolbar).
2 The reinforcement symbol is to be available to all users. In the
Path area, select Office and in the Library area, select Symbol.
The dialog box disappears. Now you are back in the workspace.
Tip: You can also change the 4 Keep the left mouse button pressed down and enclose the
position of a symbols base reinforcement symbol in a selection rectangle. It is displayed in
point when you retrieve it. the selection color.
5 Now we need to define the symbols base point. Click the bottom
left corner of the beam in elevation view. This is the point at
which the symbol will be attached to the crosshairs when it is
retrieved.
6 In the dialog box, choose the option Dumb symbol (not snoop-
enabled) and click OK to confirm.
7 Click the next available subfolder and enter a name: Typical
details.
8 In the Name area, choose an unassigned number and enter a
name for the symbol: Door lintel.
9 To finish entering the symbol, press ESC.

Task 2: modifying the door lintel

In this exercise, we will retrieve the door lintel and modify it.
Tools: Objective:
Get from Library Door Lintel 1:50

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Stretch Entities
New Mark Number
Modify Placement
Rearrange Marks
Modify Mark
This exercise also requires fileset 3:

number
3 301 2D floor plan

303 Modified lintel
Organization).
Start by retrieving the symbol and placing it in a separate drawing

file.
To retrieve symbols
4 In the Path area, select Office and in the Library area, select
Symbol.
5 Press OK to confirm. The Get Symbol dialog box appears.
6 Select Typical details and Door lintel.
Now you are back in the workspace. The symbol is attached to
the crosshairs at its base point.
8 To place the symbol, click in the workspace.
9 To quit symbol retrieval mode, press ESC.
10 Double-click in the workspace with the middle mouse button to
display the entire image.
The next steps involve modifying the inside dimensions of the door
opening and the width of the door lintel. In addition, we will modify
the spacing between the stirrups placed in the middle and the
diameter of the bottom longitudinal reinforcement.
As you saved the door lintel with the 2D shell when you defined the
symbol, you do not need to create the shell again. When you save
just the reinforcement as a symbol, you can also place it in a new
shell.
To modify the dimensions of the door lintel

1 Click Stretch Entities (Edit flyout).
2 In right-hand part of the section, enclose the stirrup leg on the
right and the top and bottom corner bars in a selection rectangle
using the left mouse button.
3 Enter dX = 0.06 and dY = 0.00 to change the width to 30 cm.
The shell and reinforcement will update automatically.
4 Now use the same approach to modify the area on the left in the
elevation (dX = -1.00 and dY = 0.00).
The door lintel should now look like this:
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4 2
4 2
In the next exercise, we will alter the distance between the

reinforcement in the middle of the beam. First, we will assign a new
mark number. Then we will modify the distance and rearrange the
marks so that the stirrup reinforcement is combined to a single mark
again. After this, we will change the diameter of the bottom
longitudinal reinforcement.
To modify reinforcement
1 Click New Mark Number (Modify flyout).
2 What is to become a new mark?
Press and hold the left mouse button, work from left to right and
enclose the 14 stirrups in the middle of the beam in a selection
rectangle ( Select elements in direction-dependent manner is
enabled in the Filter Assistant).
3 The system proposes a new mark number (based on the last mark
number assigned plus one). Accept it and press ESC.
4 Right-click a stirrup in the middle and select Modify
Placement on the shortcut menu.
5 Change the Spacing to 0.20, confirm the settings and press ESC
to quit the tool.
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2
4
2
6 Click a bar with the right mouse button and select

Rearrange Marks on the shortcut menu in order to combine
the two marks to a single mark.
7 Do not change the settings and click OK to confirm.

8 Delete the label for the stirrups in the elevation,
click Dimension Line/Label and use the brackets feature to
select all the stirrup in the elevation.
9 For the Dimension Line Type, select the dimension line without
dimension text , enable the Number Off and Spacing
options and place the dimension line.
10 For the label, turn the spacing details off, place the label and
press ESC to quit the tool.
11 Click the bottom longitudinal reinforcement with the right mouse
button and, on the shortcut menu, choose Modify Mark.
12 In the Modify Mark dialog box, click Diameter and enter 16.
13 Confirm your entries and press ESC to quit the tool.

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Tip: Detailed information on

the Shell module is Finally, you can create a bar schema. The approach is the same as for
provided in the online Help in the elevator pit in exercise 6. Consequently, it is not covered here.
the section entitled
Reinforce with or without As you have created the reinforcement with the model being enabled,
model?. you can use the tools in the Shell module to delete and create the
elevation or section at any time. As opposed to the elevator pit, only
the three-dimensional reinforcement cage is displayed (see Tip on
the left).
When a component is to be reinforced in plan only, you can create a
new plan view provided the original elevation or section still exists.
290 Allplan 2006
Exercise 8: 2D Slab without Model (Third

Method)
Requirements:
Mesh Reinforcement Bar Reinforcement
Tip: Detailed information is This exercise involves reinforcing a floor slab based on the 2D floor
provided in the Reinforce plan of the basement created in exercise 3. In this exercise we will
with or without model? not work with the reinforcement model (third method, see Tip on
chapter in the online Help. the left). This exercise is based on exercise 3.

number
4 102 2D floor plan

401 Reinforcement, bottom layer model off
402 Reinforcement, top layer model off
Organization).
Instead of drawing file 102, you can also open drawing file 101 of
exercise 3 in edit mode. In this case, set the status of the existing
layers to Modifiable and hide the hatching so that you can see
better: click Show/Hide (Standard toolbar) and disable the
hatching setting.
Task 1: mesh reinforcement, bottom layer

In this part of the exercise, you will create the mesh reinforcement
for the bottom layer.
292 Exercise 8: 2D Slab without Model (Third Method) Allplan 2006
To do this, you will use the tools in the Mesh Reinforcement

module. Use the flyouts on the Engineering toolbar to access these
tools.
Tools: Objective:
Reinforce with Model

off
Span Reinforcement

Tip: You can specify how 1 On the View menu, click Default Configurations and select
mesh reinforcement is Engineering Configuration (if you have not already done so).
displayed in the Options
for the Mesh Reinforcement
open the drawing file tree for fileset 4, make drawing file 401
module.
Detailed information is current and open drawing file 102 in edit mode.
provided in Allplans online 3 In the status bar, click the current Scale and select 1:50; click the
Help system. current Length and select m.
Now we will start by placing meshes in the span at bottom left in the
floor plan.
To create span reinforcement

1 Click Reinforce with Model on/off (Model flyout) to disable
the model (icon must not be pressed in).
2 Click Span Reinforcement (Create toolbar).
The system proposes the layer MA_ALL.
3 Click in the Select, Set Layers list box (Format toolbar) and
select Set....
4 Select the List layers assigned to currently selected menu option
and double-click the layer MA_M_U.
5 From point or element / enter offset
6 Define the placing polygon by clicking the interior corner of the
wall at bottom left and then the corner at top right.
Press ESC to finish.
7 The support depth needs to be changed for the right and top side
of the polygon. Click Support Depth.
8 Click side of polygon
Click the side on the right and enter 0.12.
9 Repeat this procedure for the support depth at the top and click
Tip: When the Transverse
OK to confirm the settings.
Overlap option is enabled
(button is pressed in), only
entire meshes are placed.
The value proposed by the
system is displayed in the
data entry box and cannot
be altered.
10 Click Mesh Type and select Q257 A.

This sets the values for Longitudinal Overlap and
Transverse Overlap to 0.34 and 0.34 respectively.
Define the other settings as shown above.
Tip: Allplan 2006

automatically calculates the 11 Click Toggle and select font number 8.
overlap depending on the
type of reinforcing steel mesh 12 Click OK to confirm your entries.
you select. The placement The placement should now look like this:
algorithms are designed with
economic considerations in
mind. However, this can be
changed at any time by
specifying the lap joint
yourself. The lap joint can be
labeled if required
(see Options).

Next, we will apply reinforcement to the adjacent span on the right.

We will mark out the span using a freeform outline.
To place more meshes in span

1 Click Span Reinforcement (Create toolbar).
2 In the dialog line, enter 0.12 for the support depth.
Tip: The shell polygon of the 3 Working counter-clockwise, click the inside corners of the span
area reinforcement placed is and press ESC.
displayed in construction line
4 For the exterior wall, the support depth needs to be changed
format. Clicking this polygon
to 0.15. Click Support Depth, click the exterior wall,
selects the entire placement.
enter 0.15 and press OK to confirm.
5 Set the mesh type to Q513 A and the placing angle to 0.00
degrees.
6 Confirm.
The reinforcing steel mesh placement is drawn and labeled.

Now place the reinforcing steel meshes as shown below. The support
depth at the interior walls is 0.12. At the exterior walls it is 0.15.
Finally, you can apply various labels.

Use Label to label meshes at a later stage if you inadvertently
deleted the text, for example.
Use Dimension Overlap to manually dimension mesh overlaps
in longitudinal and transverse direction. All the laps are
dimensioned automatically in this process.
Use Mesh Dimensions to select labels for dimensions as
dimensions with the same mark number only need to be labeled
once.
Task 2: recess
This section involves applying reinforcement to the slab opening
created for the elevator shaft.
To do this, you will use the tools in the Bar Reinforcement
tools.
Tools: Objective:
Edge Reinforcement
Additional
Reinforcement
Rearrange Marks
Start by placing open stirrups around the elevator shaft.
To create edge reinforcement

1 Click Edge Reinforcement (Enter Area Reinforcement
toolbar).
The system proposes the RU_ALL layer.
select Set....
and activate the layer RU_R_U via the shortcut menu.
4 Select the List existing layers in open documents option and set
the layer MA_M_U to Hidden, frozen so that you can see better.
st
5 Enter the 1 edge point or click a line
Click the bottom inside corner in the shaft wall on the right.
nd
6 2 point
Click the top inside corner.
7 To specify the direction point, click the slab to the right of the
shaft wall.
8 Click Support Depth, click a side of the polygon and enter the
offset. Enter 0.03 for the side towards the recess and 0.00 for all
the other sides.
9 Enter 0.70 for the Edge Reinforcement Length and click OK to
confirm.
10 In the next dialog box, set Diameter to 8 and Spacing

to 0.15. Then click the Shape button.
Tip: You can use the

Shape for each side
of polygon parameter to
define the bending shape
at the edges of the shell
polygon, regardless of the
general bending shape
selected for the reinforcing
bars. This allows you to
define hooks at the
supports and create
straight lap joints at the
same time, for example.
11 In the Bending Shape Defaults dialog box, select the bending

shapes for the start and end of the bar as shown above.
12 Enter values for the a and b parameters as shown above and click
OK to confirm.
13 Set the display mode to Show Selected Bars, switch the start
point so that the placement begins on the left and click OK to
confirm.
14 Select the bars to be displayed and place the dimension line and
the label.
Click Dimension Line and select layer RU_R_U,
enable font 8 and set the aspect ration to 1.00, if necessary.
Disable the No.+Dist. option for the dimension line and select
Add Number, Diameter and Spacing for the label.
15 The next edge point for the next placement is now displayed
attached to the crosshairs. Click the corner at top left, set the
parameters and complete the edge reinforcement as shown in the
illustration below.
We now need to create the longitudinal reinforcement.
To place additional reinforcing bars as area

reinforcement
1 Click Additional Reinforcement (Enter Area Reinforcement
toolbar).
2 Click From-to in the Input options.
3 Enter start point
Click the top inside corner in the shaft wall on the right.
4 Enter end point
Click the bottom inside corner.
5 Make the following settings:
Diameter 12
Bar Displacement 0.04
Spacing 0.07
Bar Length 4.00
Shape straight bar
(Number of) Bars 3
Show All Bars.
7 Place the dimension line and the label. Set the text parameters so
that only the Number off value and the Diameter are displayed.
8 Now place the additional reinforcement above the three other
shaft walls.
The bar length for the upper and lower placement is 4.0 m.
For the placement on the left, it is 5.0 m.
10 Although the same bar shape has been placed along each edge,
the individual placements have been assigned consecutive marks.
Click Rearrange Marks (Modify flyout) and confirm the
settings.
11 Finally, click in the Select, Set Layers list box and select Set....
13 Select the Reinforcement, bottom layer layer set, enable the
Set all layers visible in the layer set to modifiable option and
press OK twice.
The floor plan with the entire reinforcement (bottom layer) but
without hatching is displayed.
14 Move the labels of the bar and mesh reinforcement so that they
do not collide.
The drawing should now look like this:

Task 3: support reinforcement / spacers

In this exercise, we will create support reinforcement. Finally, we will
enter spacers.
To do this, you will use the tools in the Mesh Reinforcement
tools.
Tools: Objective:
Support Reinforcement
Place Individually
Modify Format
Properties

make drawing file 402 current and check that drawing files 102
and 401 are still open in edit mode.
1:50. The current unit of length should be set to m.
Now we will create the support reinforcement.
To create support reinforcement

1 Click Support Reinforcement (Create toolbar).
2 Click Select, Set Layers on the Format menu, match the
visibility of the layers from the Reinforcement, top layer layer
set to hide the reinforcement at the bottom, select the List layers
assigned to currently selected menu option and double-click the
layer MA_M_O.
st
3 Enter the 1 support point, the direction or an angle
Enter 90.0.
4 Click the diagonally opposite points in the wall.
5 Click Support Reinforcement Length and set it to 1.50.

6 Click Support Depth and make the following settings:
0.15 for the exterior wall and 0.12 for the interior wall.
4
7 The area delimited by a dashed line represents the placing

geometry.
9 Set the Mesh Type to R377 A and click OK to confirm.
The reinforcing steel mesh placement is drawn.
Edge reinforcement
The Edge Reinforcement tool in the Mesh Reinforcement
module is equivalent to the tool with the same name in the
Bar Reinforcement module. The procedure was described with
the edge reinforcement around the slab recess. The procedure for
selecting the mesh type and setting the parameters is the same as
for the tools we have already used in the Mesh
Reinforcement module. Consequently, this tool is not described
any further here.
A special placing mode surplus mesh placement can be used
for edge reinforcement. To do this, create a reinforcing steel
mesh cutting diagram and place it in the drawing. Then you can
click a left-over mesh and place it in its entirety or just parts of
it (see further down).
Spacers
Generally speaking, spacers are only important when steel is
ordered and should therefore be included in reinforcement
schedules. But this is only possible when the drawing file with
the reinforcing steel meshes contains the data required for
calculating the steel quantities.
You can display spacers in two ways:
You can define the placing area for the spacers using the
Span Reinforcement tool. Areas without reinforcement at
the top can be entered as recesses. Then select spacer for the
Mesh Type.
When you create the placement in construction line mode, it
is displayed on screen but not printed out. Advantage: the
number of required spacers is calculated automatically.
Disadvantage: the cutting diagram and the reinforcing steel
mesh schedule contain incomplete spacers. This does not
reflect standard on-site and bending shop practice (only
entire spacers are ordered and supplied).
You can define a spacer using the Place Individually tool
and calculate the required number yourself. This is a
relatively fast approach and fully appropriate for display
purposes.
In the last step of this exercise, we will enter spacers using the Place
Individually tool.
To enter spacers
1 Click Place Individually (Create toolbar).
2 Click Mesh Type and select spacer DK16.

Enter the required number (e.g. 120).
For the number of meshes, enter 2 and set the layer number
to 60. Set the placing angle to 0.00 degrees.
3 Set placing parameters / specify placing location
Click anywhere in your drawing and press ESC to quit the tool.
4 Click Modify Format Properties (Edit flyout), select the
Convert 2D entities to construction lines option, click OK to
confirm and select the meshes you have just created (assuming
that you want to exclude the spacers from subsequent printouts).
Task 4: cutting diagram / excess reinforcing steel mesh

To finish, you will create a cutting diagram for the bottom mesh
reinforcement layer and place excess mesh.
Use the flyouts on the Engineering toolbar to access the necessary
tools.
Tools: Objective:
Cutting Diagram
Place Individually Bauteil : Bewehrung untere Lage - Modell aus Seite : 1
3*Q513 A 3*Q513 A 1*Q513 A 2*Q188 A 1*Q188 A
19 264/215
315/125.5
444/ 215
18
3
52 4.5/2 15
554/215
10
220/215
1*Q188 A 1*Q188 A 1*Q188 A 3*Q377 A 3*Q377 A
8
10
1 83.5 /215
7
220 /215
264/ 133. 5
4
16
417.5/215
442 .5/2 15
12
16 4/21 5
11
220/174.5
10
220/215
13
137 .5/1 64
1*Q377 A 1*Q377 A 3*Q257 A

7 Q513 A 630.00
17
14 6 Q188 A 194.40
8 Q377 A 540.80
29 4.5/ 125. 5
3 23.5 /215
5
41 7.5/1 55. 5
3 Q257 A 132.30
24 Summe 1497.50
Start by creating the cutting diagram for the bottom reinforcement

layer.
To create a cutting diagram, a drawing file with reinforcing steel

meshes must be current. If the reinforcing steel meshes to be
included in a cutting diagram are located in different drawing
files, open the other drawing files in edit mode. Meshes on
visible but frozen layers are not included in the cutting diagram.
To output a cutting diagram to a drawing file

1 Make drawing file 401 current and open drawing files 102 and
402 in edit mode.
linetype 1.
3 On the Format menu, click Select, Set Layers and set the
layer MA_M_U to Modifiable and the layer MA_M_O to Visible,
frozen.
4 Click Cutting Diagram (Lists/Schedules flyout).
The Cutting Diagram dialog box appears:
5 Click Generate Cutting Diagram.

6 The schedule header appears. Enter the drawing number and
more.
7 The diagram is generated in a separate window.

Bauteil : Bewehrung untere Lage - Modell aus Seite : 1
3*Q513 A 3*Q513 A 1*Q513 A 2*Q188 A 1*Q188 A
19 26 4/21 5
3 15/1 25.5
444/ 215
18
3
52 4.5/2 15
5 54/2 15
10
22 0/21 5
1*Q188 A 1*Q188 A 1*Q188 A 3*Q377 A 3*Q377 A
10
1 83.5 /215
7
220 /215
264/ 133. 5
4
16
4 17.5 /215
442 .5/2 15
12
16 4/21 5
11
22 0/17 4.5
10
2 20/2 15
13
137 .5/1 64
1*Q377 A 1*Q377 A 3*Q257 A

7 Q513 A 630.00
17
14 6 Q188 A 194.40
8 Q377 A 540.80
29 4.5/ 125. 5
3 23.5 /215
5
41 7.5/1 55. 5
3 Q257 A 132.30
24 Summe 1497.50
8 Click to place the cutting diagram in the drawing file.
Tip: To output the cutting You can also save the cutting diagram in the drawing file and
diagram to the printer, use place it in the layout later. This way, the cutting diagram will be
the Mesh Schedule tool. included in printouts.
As the cutting diagram is in a separate window, you can see which

excess pieces are left. You can click and then place these.
To place excess mesh

Tip: Changing the dimensions You have created a cutting diagram and placed it in the drawing
of an excess will create a new file.
reinforcing steel mesh. The
1 Click Place Individually (Create toolbar).
cutting diagram does not
update automatically to 2 Select a layer. Make sure that you do not mix the bottom and top
reflect this change. reinforcement layers.
3 Click Copy.
4 In the cutting diagram, click a piece of excess reinforcing steel
mesh that you wish to place.
5 Place it. You can retain the dimensions of the reinforcing steel
mesh copied automatically or reduce them. The cutting diagram
updates automatically.

Exercise 9: BAMTEC Reinforcement

Requirements:
this module:
BAMTEC
Tip: Detailed information is In this exercise you will manually create BAMTEC carpet
provided in the Reinforce reinforcement based on FEA calculation results. In other words, the
with or without model? FEA results are not used automatically. You will work without
chapter in the online Help. reinforcement model (third method, see Tip on the left) as you will
create a floor plan without sections.
To do this, you will use the tools in the BAMTEC module. Use the
flyouts on the Engineering toolbar to access these tools.

number
5 501 Structure
502 Carpet outline
503
504
Organization).
312 Exercise 9: BAMTEC Reinforcement Allplan 2006
Tools: Objective:
Carpet Outline
Tip: See the section entitled Separate into Files
"BAMTEC module Basics" in
the online Help: Carpet Mounting Strips
Basic Carpet
Reinforcement
Additional Carpet Teppichdatei:
BAM0503.TEC
Reinforcement
BAMTEC File l
ng a
s
reuq
a
Get from Library
The following exercise is based on the slab outline shown below.

The process of creating this slab outline is described in detail in the
Finite Elements manual. For this exercise, we will use the FEA
results from this step-by-step guide and reinforce the area with
hatching (see below).
To copy or draw the slab outline

1 If you have already performed FEA calculations for this example,
copy the floor plan (consisting of grid, walls and recesses) to
drawing file 501.
Arrange the walls, beams, columns, recesses and the grid on
different layers.
2 If these drawing files are not available, you can draw the outline
of the slab using the tools in the Basic: Walls, Openings,
Components or Draft modules. Arrange the design entities
(grid, walls, beams, columns and recesses) on different layers -
all you need to do is use the layers proposed by the system.

Tip: You can specify how 1 On the View menu, click Default Configurations and select
BAMTEC reinforcement is Engineering Configuration (if you have not already done so).
displayed using the
Options for the
make drawing file 502 current and open drawing file 501 in edit
BAMTEC module.
Detailed information is mode.
provided in Allplans online 3 Check the current scale in the status bar and, if required, set it to
Help system. 1:100. The current length should be set to m.
linetype 1.
5 Click Reinforce with Model on/off (Model flyout) to disable
the model (icon must not be pressed in).
The first step involves defining the carpet outline, that is, its size,
unroll direction, label and position of the carpets in the slab.
Certain technical criteria pertaining to the application guidelines

for the BAMTEC reinforcement technology have to be observed!
To define the carpet outline

1 Click Carpet Outline (BAMTEC flyout).
The system proposes the layer BA_B.
select Set....
and double-click the layer BA_B_U_1.
4 From point or element / enter offset
5 To create the first carpet, use the inside wall corner in the B/1
axis for the starting point.
6 In the dialog line, enter a value of 14.10 for the X Coordinate

and a value of 14.25 for the Y Coordinate and press ENTER
to confirm.
7 Press ESC to close the polyline and click OK to confirm the this
dialog box:
8 On the Carpet Outline Context toolbar, enter an angle of 180

degrees. This defines the position of the first bar and thus the
unrolling direction.
9 Enter 0.10 m for the distance between the first bar and the edge.
10 Define the carpet label as shown. B 1.1 stands for bottom layer
of the first carpet in slab 1
11 Press OK to confirm the entries.

The carpet outline is created with the unroll direction, first bar
and label.
12 Now you can enter the next carpet. Repeat steps 4 thorough 11
and create the other carpets. Name them B1.2, B1.3, B1.4., B1.5
and B1.6.
Please read the following section first.
Enter the outlines of the carpets B1.2 and B1.3 for the longitudinal
direction yourself. Please note the following:
In the D and F axes, the carpets are joined without overlap.
When you define the carpet outline for carpet B1.3, do not
include the rectangular area at bottom left between gridpoint G/1
and the top right corner of the recess as this would cause the
program to generate illegal reinforcing bars. The offset around the
recess needs to be set to 0.05 m.
The values displayed above on the Carpet Outline Context toolbar

apply to the carpets B1.4, B1.5 and B1.6. The angle for the unroll
direction (90 instead of 180 degrees) and the offset to the first bar
(0.05 instead of 0.10 m) are different. Use the layer BA_B_U_2.
The carpets B1.4 and B1.5 are 12.00 m long in the transverse
direction. With an overlap length of 0.50 m, the length of carpet
B1.6 is 12.70 m. Like carpet B1.3, carpet B1.6 has a recess in the
bottom left area.
To define the lap joint, specify the start point by moving the
crosshairs to the bottom left corner of the carpet previously
created. Then enter a value of 0.50 in the Y Coordinate data
entry field, which is highlighted in yellow. In this case, the offset
values are 0.00.
Alternatively, you can enter an offset of -0.50 for the top side of
the outline of the carpets B1.5 and B1.6.
Compare what you have drawn with the finished carpet placing
drawing below.
Before you can create the reinforcement for the carpets, you need to
distribute the individual carpets in the placing drawing onto different
drawing files.. We will use the carpet B1.1 as an example.
Tip: You can also separate all To distribute carpets onto different drawing files
the carpets in one go by
selecting the Copy ALL carpet 1 Click Separate into Files (BAMTEC flyout).
outline polygons to different
2 In the File Settings and Reinforcement Mode dialog box, enable
drawing files option.
the Copy ONE carpet outline polygon to a different drawing file
option.
3 Activate the check box in the File Splitting area and click OK to
confirm.
4 Click the first bar of carpet B1.1.
5 Specify drawing file number 503 in the Select destination
drawing file dialog box.
The program automatically creates drawing files 503 (data for
assembly drawing) and 504 (layout). (See for yourself: click .)
Tip: As opposed to manual Based on carpet B1.1, you will now learn about the tools used to
reinforcement, the reinforce carpets manually. You will use the following tools:
Reinforce tool is used Carpet Mounting Strips
to reinforce carpets
automatically. Basic Carpet Reinforcement
This tool is designed with Additional Carpet
economic considerations in Reinforcement
mind, allowing you to create
a structurally adequate
reinforcement system in a
fully automatic manner. For production reasons, the following values defining the
spacing between mounting strips must be adhered to:
the first mounting strip begins after 52.5 cm. After this, the
mounting strips have to be arranged at a distance of 1.55 m.
To place mounting strips

2 Click Carpet Mounting Strip (BAMTEC flyout).
Carpet mounting strips are always created on the BA_B_TRG
layer, regardless of the layer currently set.
3 As you have already separated the carpets, this drawing file
contains an outline polygon. Click Copy in the Input options.
4 Select the shell polygon you want to use
Click the outline and press OK to confirm.
5 On the Carpet Mounting Strip Context toolbar, make the
following settings:
Spacing 1.55,
Angle 90 (entering an angle of 90 places the start point at
bottom right. Productions also starts at this point),
Offset to Starting Edge 0.515,
Linetype for Bar 4.

7 The mounting strips are displayed in the selection color. The
dimension line is displayed attached to the crosshairs. You do not
need to dimension the mounting strips manually as they will be
arranged automatically by the production machine. Click Cancel
to quit the Context toolbar.
8 Press ESC to quit the Carpet Mounting Strip tool.
For the basic carpet reinforcement, we will define a diameter of

12 mm and an offset of 20 cm. In addition, it will be assigned
mark number 3.
To define the basic carpet reinforcement

1 Click Basic Carpet Reinforcement (BAMTEC flyout).
2 Assign basic reinforcement to which carpet
Click the carpet outline polygon.
3 Enter the following parameters on the Basic Carpet
Reinforcement Context toolbar:
Diameter 12,
Spacing 0.20,
Offset to Starting Edge 0.100,
Linetype for Bar 1.

5 The basic reinforcement is displayed in the selection color.
The Context toolbar for the dimension line appears.
Click Dimension Line and select layer BA_B_U_1,
enable font 8 and set the aspect ration to 1.00,
if necessary.
Enable the Show dimension line option and place the
dimension line in the workspace.
6 On the Context toolbar, set the label parameters so that the Add
Number, Diameter and Spacing values are included and place the
label in the workspace.
7 Press ESC to quit the Basic Carpet Reinforcement tool.
We will place five different types of additional reinforcement in

carpet B1.1 (marks 4,5,6,7, and 8).
To create additional carpet reinforcement

Tip: In the preview, the 1 Click Additional Carpet Reinforcement (BAMTEC flyout) and
placement is displayed select the layer BA_B_U_1.
together with the entries you
2 Set the following parameters on the Additional Carpet
make. This way, you can
Reinforcement Context toolbar:
visually check the settings
you make as you go along. Diameter 8,
Reference point (point at which placement starts): top left,
dx offset = 0.35,
dy offset = 4.002,
Bar Length 5.25,
Spacing 0.20,
Angle = 180
Number of Bars 10.
3 Place the additional reinforcement at the top left corner of the

carpet outline polygon.
4 The additional reinforcement is displayed in the selection color.
Place the dimension line and the label using the settings proposed
by the system.
We will now create more additional reinforcement. Repeat steps 2 to

4 and use the settings given in the following section.
To create more additional reinforcement

1 The Additional Carpet Reinforcement tool is still active.
2 Make the following settings on the Context toolbar:
Diameter 8,
dx offset = 0.15,
dy offset = 6.002,
Bar Length 6.45,
Spacing 0.20,
Number of Bars 10.
3 Place the additional reinforcement at the top left corner of the

4 Place the dimension line and the label.
Diameter 8,
dx offset = 0.055,
dy offset = 8.002,
Bar Length 5.65,
Spacing 0.20,
Number of Bars 24.
7 Place the additional reinforcement, the dimension line and the

label.
Diameter 8,
dx offset = 0.055,
dy offset = 12.802,
Bar Length 6.25,
Spacing 0.20,
Number of Bars 8.
10 Place the additional reinforcement, the dimension line and the

label.
12 Enter the following settings on the Context toolbar. Do not forget
to change the reference point:
Diameter 8,
Reference point (point at which placement starts): top right,
dx offset = 0.25,
dy offset = 13.202,
Bar Length 5.35,
Spacing 0.20,
Number of Bars 6.
13 Place the additional reinforcement at the top right corner of the

14 Place the dimension line and the label.
15 Press ESC to quit the Additional Carpet Reinforcement tool.
You can use the Reinforcement Schedule and Steel Key tools to
generate a wide range of reinforcement schedules.
The next step involves creating a BAMTEC file for carpet B1.1.
To create a BAMTEC file

1 Click BAMTEC File (Lists/Schedules flyout).
2 Select placements based on which BAMTEC file is to be created
Select all the placements using the bracket feature (Filter
Assistant toolbar) or the left mouse button.
Tip: If drawing file 504 is 3 Set the definition point

open in edit mode, the Specify the local reference point of the carpet. The system
definition point has already proposes two points. Click the point at bottom right.
been defined when you A dimensioning symbol is create at the point you clicked.
separated the carpets.
4 Place the name of the carpet file as required.
As the carpet is still missing the symbols required for the actual
production, we will create them in the next step (this is not necessary
when carpets are reinforced automatically). To finish, we will create
these symbols using the ones supplied with the program.
To place BAMTEC symbols

2 In the Library area, select Symbol and in the Path area, select
BAMTEC Drawing Symbols and click OK to confirm.
3 In the Get Symbol dialog box, select the BAMTEC Symbols file
and click ROLL-UP 1:50 (symbol number 7).
4 Place the symbol with the text to the right of the carpet.
5 Click Delete (Edit flyout) and delete all the redundant
elements.
6 Use Move (Edit flyout) to move the other text elements into
the correct position.
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Based on the approach described for carpet B1.1, you should now be
able to reinforce carpet B1.4 yourself. For the start point, use the
bottom left corner of the carpet. To define the spacing between the
additional reinforcement, enter the following values (reference point
at top/bottom right):
Additional reinforcement 1 (mark 3): dX = 4.151, dY = 1.00,
L = 5.85
L = 6.50
L = 4.45
L = 2.85
L = 4.85
Carpet B1.4 should look like this when finished:
Teppichdatei:
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Cross-Section Catalogs
This chapter shows two examples of cross-sections catalogs. You will
learn how to modify mesh cross-section catalogs and enter new
custom meshes.
The Cross Section Catalogs module contains self-explanatory

forms for managing and updating bar and mesh cross-section
catalogs. Using these forms, you can view individual cross-
section catalogs and output them to the screen or to a printer in
a comfortable and easy manner. Not only can you modify
existing cross-section catalogs but you can also define new
catalogs (custom reinforcing steel meshes, for example).
In the next steps, we will change the length of a standard stock mesh
from 6.00 m to 12.00 m.
To modify a mesh cross-section catalog

1 In the CAD Navigator select the Cross Section Catalogs
module in the Engineering family. The following dialog box
appears:
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2 Click Stock Mesh 500 M (A) and then Edit. A full overview of
the mesh cross-section catalog is displayed:
3 Click a mesh and then Edit.

The following dialog box appears:
4 For the length of the mesh, enter 12.00 m.

5 The weight of the mesh updates automatically to reflect the
change you have made. this way, you can modify and save
settings without any problems.
Next, we will enter a new custom mesh.
To enter a new custom mesh

1 In the CAD Navigator select the Cross Section Catalogs
module in the Engineering family.
2 In the Cross-Section Catalogs dialog box, click New. The
following dialog box appears:
3 Click Mesh X-Section Catalog.

Another dialog box appears:
4 Click in the Label data entry box and enter Custom Meshes.
5 Click in the Steel grade data entry box and enter 500 M.
6 Click New.
A dialog box shows which meshes can be defined and how:
Stock mesh without display of individual bars; only

the length, width and overlap are variable.
Stock mesh with display of individual bars;
parameters are entered in a dialog box.
Stock mesh can be designed in the workspace.
Custom mesh without edge bars; parameters are

entered in a dialog box.
Custom mesh with edge bars; parameters are entered
in a dialog box.
Custom mesh can be designed in the workspace.
Fully user-definable custom mesh with any bar

combination; can be designed in the workspace
using special tools.
Spacer with/without individual bars; entered in the

same way as stock mesh without bar display.
Spacer with display of individual bars; can be
designed in the workspace.
7 Click Custom mesh, without edge bars.

8 In the dialog box that appears, enter a name for the new mesh:
Custom Mesh 1.
9 Now you can set the parameters as required. Start by entering

values for the length, width and the spacing between the bars.
The overlap settings are dependent on these values.
10 Save the settings you make and finish.
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Engineering Tutorial Unit 6: Layout Output 335
Unit 6: Layout Output

This unit deals with printing and plotting.
In the two exercises that follow you will learn about the
basic functions available for assembling and printing out
layouts.
Using the tools in the Smart Symbols module, you
will create a title block as a label style.
Using the tools in the Plot Layout module, you will
print out a layout containing the elevator pit you
reinforced in exercise 6 (unit 5).
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Requirements for Plotting

Before you print or plot, the output device needs to be configured
correctly. If you are working in a network, you can use any device
connected to a remote machine (assuming it is configured correctly).
To do this, connect the output device and install it in the Windows
Print Manager. In a network, install the device on the computer to
which it is connected and then share it.
For more detailed information, please consult your printers or
plotters user guide or the documentation of the operating system.
Making a quick printout

Printing the screen contents to a printer or plotter was dealt with in
exercise 2. This section covers the approach once again.
To print out the contents of the screen

1 Select the drawing files and layers you want to include in the
printout.
2 Click Print Preview (Standard toolbar).
3 Click Print Preview Options, select the Display tab and
enable the Thick line check box This not only makes the different
line weights visible on screen but also ensures that they are also
printed out as such.
If you want elements which are created as construction lines to

appear in the printout, enable the Print construction lines check
box. Specify the other options to suit your own preferences.
4 If necessary, set the scale in the print preview.
5 Click Set up printer and select a printer.
6 Click Print.
7 Press ESC to close the print preview.
Exercise 10: Custom Title Block

Requirements:
this module:
Smart Symbols
Allplan provides a wide range of "intelligent" title blocks based on

label styles. Label styles contain design entities, text and attributes.
The advantage of a title block with attributes is that the text will
update whenever the layout is opened..
You can create your own label styles or modify existing title blocks
using the tools in the Smart Symbols module. You can only use
attributes if they have been assigned in ProjectPilot / Admin ....
when you created the project.
Open an empty drawing file.
Tools:
Get from Library
Label Style
To assign attributes
1 On the File menu, click Open Project. .
2 Click Select Attributes. .
3 Select the following attributes:
Client, Location/plot, Architect, Structural analysis,
Construction project name, Client address, Architect address,
Address of person responsible for structural analysis.
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4 Select the Tutorial project and click Settings.

5 Click Assign Attributes and label the attributes by clicking in
the column on the right and then entering text.
6 Press OK to confirm the settings and close the Project Attributes

and Project Settings dialog boxes.
7 To close the Select Project dialog box, click Cancel.
The attributes you just assigned will now be used in the label style
for the title block.
You do not need to draw the title block from scratch. You can use
the one that you defined near the beginning of this workbook.
To create the title block as a label style

Open an empty drawing file and close all the others.
In the CAD Navigator select the Smart Symbols module
in the Bonus Tools family.
Tip: Set the scale to 1:1.

Place construction-line 1 Click Get from Library (Standard toolbar).
format single points at
the start of the original text 2 In the dialog box which appears, select the Office path and the
items to be deleted (Draft Text library.
module, Create flyout) so that This is where you saved the title block in Unit 1.
you can position the custom
label styles quickly later and 3 Select Title block and then Original.
with great accuracy. 4 Place the title block and press ESC to close the dialog box.
5 Delete the text that is to be replaced by attributes (project-specific
information).
6 Click Label Style (Create flyout).

7 On the Context toolbar, click Attribute.
8 Select Plan manager, click the attribute called Construction

project, name and press OK to confirm.
9 Set the text parameters as shown below and change the format:
A30.
This defines the attribute as a text item with 30 characters
maximum.
10 Set the attribute so that it is left-aligned in the box for the

construction project details.
11 Repeat steps 7 through 9 and place the following attributes. For
the Client address and Architect address attributes, set the text
height and width to 4.000 mm. For all the other attributes, set the
text height and width to 5.000 mm.
Category Attribute Format Text height
Plan manager Construction project, name A30 5.000 mm

Location/plot A30 5.000 mm
Client A22 5.000 mm
Client address A30 4.000 mm
Architect A22 5.000 mm
Architect address A30 4.000 mm
Structural analysis A22 5.000 mm
Person responsible for A30 4.000 mm
structural analysis
Admin Plan name (1-50 characters) A40 5.000 mm
Tip: To place text in exact

alignment, you can use the
middle mouse button or the
Align Text tool (Text
flyout).
12 Click DefFol (Define Foil).

13 Enclose the entire title block in a selection rectangle using the left
mouse button.
14 Click the point at bottom right. This will serve as the reference
point.
Title blocks must always be saved in subfolders 7 and 8 as these

subfolders are associated with the Label tool in the
Plot Layout module.
15 Click sub-folder number 8 and enter Title blocks.
16 Click entry number 1 and enter Reinforcement drawing.

17 Press OK to confirm the Save Data dialog box.
The title block is now saved as a label style.
The Label Style tool can also be found in the following

modules:
Object Manager
Quantity Takeoff: Rooms, Surfaces, Stories
Landscaping
City Planning
Exercise 11: Plot Layout

Printing out finished layouts is a critical step. In Allplan 2006, a
layout is the element that you bring to paper.
As opposed to design using a conventional drafting board, the scope
of the layout does not have to be defined in advance.
Generally, you leave the layout (which involves arranging and laying
out drawing files and/or filesets) until youre finished with the
design. This is also the stage where you define the paper size, scale,
border, angle, etc
Each project can contain up to 3000 layouts.
Tools:
Page/Plotter Setup
Layout Border
Layout Element
Get from Library
Update Layout
Plot Layouts
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Task 1: assembling the layout

In the following exercises you will set up a layout with the shell and
reinforcement of the elevator pit. This involves two steps:
Setting up the layout i.e. defining the sheet size and border.
Selecting the elements for the layout i.e. the filesets/drawing files
and the title block.
To define a layout
1 Select the Layout Editor (Standard toolbar).
The icon remains pressed down until you switch back to
document edit mode.
The first time you click this button, the dialog box for selecting
layouts appears automatically. Click Open on a project-
specific basis to select a layout.
2 Click in row 1, enter Elevator pit reinforcement drawing for
the name and click OK to confirm.
Tip: The name you enter here

will appear as the Plan name
attribute in the title block!
3 Click Page/Plotter Setup (Create flyout).

4 Select the output device and paper format (e.g. DIN A2).
5 Click Layout Border (Create flyout).
Tip: Custom size lets you 6 Select DIN A2 for the border size.
define your own borders. 7 Define the Anchor Point and select the border type Filing margin
(DIN 824 A).
9 Place the border in the bottom left inside corner of the sheet.
Layout elements are mainly drawing files that you place in the
layout. Drawing files can be positioned individually or as a fileset.
You can specify which layers are to be included in the printout by
selecting a layer set.
To select layout elements

1 Click Layout Element (Create flyout).
2 On the Layout Element Context toolbar, click in the Fileset data

entry box and select fileset 2, Elevator pit.
Drawing files 101, 201, 202 and 203 are disabled by default (as
in document edit mode).
3 Click the Layer box. You can use the options provided in this
dialog box to control the visibility settings of the layout elements
based on the layers selected:
The Layer set, current setting of the selected layer set option
only displays elements on layers of the layer set currently
selected.
When you enable the Current, always use the current layer
setting option, the visibility settings you defined using the
Select, Set Layers tool on the Format menu apply.
The Fixed, save layer setting in the layout element option
lets you define the visibility setting for each layer
individually.
4 Place the drawing files in the layout.

Now the next drawing file is automatically displayed attached to
the crosshairs.
5 Press ESC to finish selecting layout elements.
6 Click Label (Create flyout).
Tip: To change the annotation 7 Click the layout border.

for the layout, switch to the 8 Click in the Label Style box.
Text module and use the
standard tools for entering
and modifying text.
9 In the Office folder, select the label style called Reinforcement

Drawing and press OK to confirm.
10 Place the title block in the bottom right corner.
Instead of attributes, the values assigned are now displayed.
The finished layouts are saved and can be plotted straight away or
later, as you choose. When you make changes in documents, you
need to adjust the extents of these documents. To do this, you can
use the Update Layout (Modify flyout) tool.
Task 2: plotting layouts

The finished layout now needs to be plotted.
Before you follow the steps in the exercise below, check that the
plotter has been correctly installed and configured.
To plot layouts
1 Click Plot Layouts (Create toolbar).
Tip: You can make specific 2 Select the output device (printer / plotter) in the Output tab.
settings for the plot operation You can also select a different output device and define the paper
in the Settings tab. For more
format in this dialog box. If you have configured Nemetschek
information, activate the
drivers in the Services application, they will also be presented in
online Help system all you
need to do is press F1. the device list.
3 Depending on the selected output device, you can use Nemetschek

raster drivers. These printer drivers are especially useful should
you want to print large-format plans as raster drivers have the
following advantages: they speed up the printing process, the
quality of the output is high and they are very reliable.
If you want to use raster drivers, activate the Use Nemetschek
raster driver for output option and choose a raster driver
appropriate to the selected printer in the list box.
Note: You can define the properties for the selected Nemetschek
raster driver by clicking the button for the printer and selecting
Properties.
Note: The first time you select an output device for which
Nemetschek raster drivers are available, the following prompt will
appear:
If you want to use Nemetschek raster drivers, acknowledge this

prompt by pressing Yes. The Use Nemetschek raster driver for
output option is active.
4 Select layout 1 in the Selection tab.
You can exclude specific elements (hatching, for example) from
the plot operation in the Plot elements / options area.
6 Do you want to start plotting?
Click Yes.
The layout will then be plotted out.
Task 3: layout windows

You can use layout windows to place just portions of documents or
filesets in a layout. This is useful if you want to display just specific
areas or elements that are far apart in the fileset. In the following
exercise you will create layout windows and display sections of
individual drawing files.
To create layout windows

Open an empty layout.
1 Click Create Layout Window (Create flyout).
We will create the window so that the drawing file it is to display
is immediately available for selection.
2 Click ...and place associated layout elements.
3 Click Get LE (Layout Element) in the Input options.

4 Select drawing file 101 (File) and place it in the layout.
5 Select drawing 401 (File) and click within the boundary of the
drawing file you just placed.
6 Press ESC as no other drawing files need to be selected.
Tip: Using the polyline entry 7 Define the size of the layout window by entering two diagonally
tools, you can create layout opposite points (bottom left and top right) with the left mouse
windows that are delimited button.
by polylines or composed of
8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to create a layout window displaying
several polygons.
drawing files 204 and 205 (or 303).
9 Click Modify Layout Window (Modify flyout) and select

Enter new polygon for layout window to change the size of the
window.
10 To change the arrangement of the layout windows, you can use

Move (Edit flyout).
The result might look like this:

Engineering Tutorial Unit 7: Data Import 353
Unit 7: Data Import

As the use of CAD systems becomes increasingly
widespread and the pressure to rationalize costs rises,
data exchange is an issue that cannot be ignored. When
working together with architects and other people
involved in a project, the question as to who is using
which CAD system is often top priority.
This unit provides an overview of the data formats
supported by Allplan and you will find out how to
import and export data as well as process this data.
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General Information
As a wide range of different operating systems and data formats is in
use today, it is not always possible to exchange data seamlessly.
Using what are known as interfaces, the data has to be adapted for
the target system. When all your partners are using Allplan 2006,
then the effort involved in exchanging data is reduced significantly.
You should nevertheless ask your data exchange partner for the
following information:
What operating system was used to create the data?
(Windows 2000, Windows XP)
Which version was used to generate the design?
What was saved? (Project, drawing file, ...)
Is the data compressed and, if so, which compression utility was
used? Ask for self-decompressing files, if possible.
Is the data 2D or 3D? Was the drawing created with the tools in
Allplan 2006s architecture modules?
Importing Allplan Data

Allplan 2006 runs on various operating systems. You may well be
given data that was created on a different operating system and that
you wish to import.
The tools you require are provided on the File menu in the Services
application:
Compressed data
Transfer process usually involve large volumes of data. You can
therefore use a compression utility to save the data. This compresses
the data. Prior to importing the data, you have to decompress it
again. When you save compressed data files, they are given filename
extensions.
Allplan supports the following formats:
dxf, dwg standard uncompressed
zip compressed with pkzip
exe self-decompressing DXF/DWG/DGN files (created
with zip2exe)
arj to be decompressed with ARJ.EXE

lha to be decompressed with LHA.EXE
lzh to be decompressed with LHARC.EXE
zoo to be decompressed with ZOO.EXE
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In order to use Allplan 2006s automatic decompression and import

features, the data you receive should be in the formats mentioned
above (contact the person with whom you are exchanging data). As
the versions of the compression utilities vary, you should always
make sure that the compression utility used is saved with the data to
be transferred on the storage medium.
To import Allplan data

1 In the Services application, click Configuration and then Backup
Path. Select the backup path from which the data is to be
imported.
2 Click Data Backup and point to Restore Backup.
Tip: When you import data to 3 Click Named Project and select the project to which the data is to
an existing project, drawing be imported.
files with the same numbers
will be overwritten.
4 Select the project you wish to import and click OK.

The files are decompressed automatically.
Importing DXF/DWG/DGN Files

You can also import DXF, DWG and DGN files into Allplan 2006.
Special translation utilities are used to convert the data from the
source CAD system to the target CAD system. Not only the data is
created and saved but also the necessary conventions based on which
the CAD data was generated.
Importing and converting DXF-format files involves three steps:
Importing the DXF-format file into the data exchange folder.
Creating a new project to ensure that no settings will be
overwritten when the data is imported.
Converting the DXF data and importing it to the project using the
Interfaces module.
To import a DXF-format file into Allplan 2006

1 In the Services application, activate the Configuration menu,
select Backup Path for File and DXF/DWG and click Always
select.
2 Click DXF/DWG and point to DXF/DWG/DGN File Admin.
Tip: More information is 3 Click Import DXF/DWG/DGN Files.

available on request.
358 Importing DXF/DWG/DGN Files Allplan 2006
4 Select Fully automatic.
5 Select Any folder and press OK to confirm.

Tip: If this Select dialog box
does not appear, check which
path has been set in the
Services application
Configuration Backup Path
for File and DXF/DWG.
6 A dialog box appears. Select the drive and the folder where the
files to be imported are located.
7 If required, insert the medium with the files in the relevant drive
and press OK to confirm. The program will recognize the file
format and automatically use the correct program for importing
data.
8 If the file to be imported is an .exe file and you choose Yes at the
confirmation prompt, the data will be imported and
decompressed. If the data has been saved with the Fcopy utility,
Frestore will be used. Follow the instructions displayed on screen.
After this, the DXF test utility will start automatically.
9 Now the data exchange folder contains the DXF-format files. The
next step involves converting the files to Allplan 2006 data.
To convert DXF-format files to Allplan 2006 data

1 Create a new project prior to importing the DXF files. For this
project, set all the path settings to Project.
2 Select an empty drawing file and select the Interfaces module.
3 Click Import (Create toolbar).
Tip: Detailed information on 4 Select the file(s) you want to convert.

the options available for 5 Click Options.., enable Allow incomplete assignments in the
transferring DXF/DWG/DGN-
General Settings tab and press OK to confirm.
format files is provided in the
Note: Allow incomplete assignments ensures that the file is
online Help system.
converted even if not all the elements are assigned.
6 Click Open.
Allplan 2006 starts the automatic assignment.
7 Start the conversion process by clicking OK.

Note: To check or modify the assignments, click Modify.
8 Then check the log file.
360 Further Processing Allplan 2006
Further Processing
The modules available for processing the files you have imported
vary depending on the data type.
Two-dimensional data
You can edit the data in the Draft module without having to
perform further conversion processes. Set the required scale and, if
necessary, modify the pen and line settings. To complete the design,
you can add or delete individual elements like sections, details or
hatching, dimensions and text.
Three-dimensional data
The following options are provided for editing 3D data:
You can add 2D entities (in one drawing file, if possible).
You can use the 3D Modeling and/or Walls, Openings,
Components modules to complete your design.
You can use the Shell module to generate sections and views or
just partial sections.
You can also convert the data to 2D. Please note that the
three-dimensional information (height = z axis) will be lost.
Engineering Tutorial Index 361
Index
common approaches in
A ProjectPilot 74
access rights 80 component axis 111
adding dimension line points 59 component modeler 171
additional carpet reinforcement component properties
321 column 124
additional reinforcement downstand beam, upstand
(reinforcing bars) 300 beam 127
align opening 130
placing reinforcing bars 224 saving as favorites 147
associative section 211 wall 108
associative views 209 compressed data 355
attributes copying
assigning attribute values 338 bar reinforcement 227
for projects 337 creating a BAMTEC file 324
auto dimensioning 58 cross-section catalogs 327
B cutting diagram 308
BAMTEC 311 D
additional reinforcement 321 defining the reference point,
basic carpet reinforcement overview 136
320 deleting
carpet outline 314 auto-delete segments 23
entering mounting strips 319 general 44
separating 318 dialog boxes
symbols 324 user-defined 20
bar reinforcement dimension line parameters 53
bar-based 279 saving 55
freehand 280 setting 53
Bar reinforcement 219 dimension lines
bar schema 265 horizontal 56
bar-based 279 vertical 57
basic carpet reinforcement 320 dimensioning 52
basic tools toolbar 196 adding dimension line points
batch mode 250 59
beam 127 automatically 58
bending schedule 272 horizontal 56
box 164 setting parameters 53
C vertical 57
Door 130
carpet mounting strips 319 draft
column 124 precast balcony unit 39
362 Index Allplan 2006
title block 18 hidden placement 253

drawing file horizontal dimensioning 56
status 14
drawing file status 14
I
drawing files importing Allplan data 355
naming 16 input options 9
selecting 16 interfaces 359
understanding 13 K
DXF/DWG/DGN files 357
key plan 179
E modifying 186
edge reinforcement L
meshes 304
reinforcing bars 297 label style
element creating 339
auto-delete segments 23 label styles 17
engineering configuration 9, 196 labeling 347
engineering toolbar 196 labeling reinforcing bars 257
entering layer
polylines 148 selecting current layer 126
layers 78
F access rights 80
favorite 55 advantages 82
saving 147 assignments 141
FF bar reinforcement attributes 79
open stirrup 229, 239 format properties 79
filesets general information 78
creating, new 89 in drawing files 83
Fillet 41 layer sets 95
Fold Line 48 managing 82
folded 203, 211 troubleshooting 141
Folding a Line 48 turning on and off 140
freehand 280 visibility 81
full schema 266 layout
elements 346
G layouts
general polyline entry tools 148 defining 344
layer sets 95
H layout windows 351
hatching plotting 348
cutting out 65 library 33
modifying 64 line feed 27
setting parameters 63
height M
absolute values 110 mesh reinforcement 292
entering parameters 110 model
hidden line image 122 reinforce with model (first
hidden lines 122 method) 197
reinforcing with model (second placing bar reinforcement

method) 273 bar-based 279
reinforcing without model freehand 280
(third method) 291 manually 223
modification placing excess mesh 310
stretch entities 48 placing reinforcing bars
modifying automatically 231, 240, 245
hatching 64 batch mode 250
pen thickness 24 hidden 253
text parameters 31 planar polygonal surface 165
modifying a mesh cross-section plotting
catalog 327 layer set 346
modules layout 343
3D Modeling 163 layouts 348
associative views 209 requirements 336
BAMTEC 311 polyline sweep solid 168
bar reinforcement 219 polylines
basic entering using advanced tools
walls, openings, 148
precast balcony unit 38
components 105
applying hatching 62
dimension lines 52 designing 39
draft 18, 39, 152 dimensioning 52
key plan 179 print preview 67
mesh reinforcement 292 printing 67
shell 199 printing screen contents 67
text 25 priority 108
O private
data path 34
observer 203, 211
project
office
downloading training project
library 33
99
offset direction
project attributes 337
single-tier walls 112
project organization
offset polyline 153
tips 92
online help system 2
ProjectPilot
open stirrup
common approaches 74
enter automatically 229
projects
enter manually 221
creating 87
openings
selecting, switching 12
entering 129
outline auto-detect 64 Q
P quick printout 67, 336
parallel lines 21 R
place automatically 231, 240, recess 297
245 rectangle 21
place In view 262 reference scale 20
reinforce creating automatically 245

with model (first method) 197 stirrups
reinforcement drawing 191 creating manually 276
reinforcement schedule stretch entities 48
entering/modifying manually support reinforcement
269 mesh 303
printing 268 surplus mesh placement 304
reinforcing symbol base point 35
with model (second method) symbol catalogs 33
273 symbols
without model (third method) general 33
291 path 33
reinforcing bars retrieving 36, 285
3D placement 231 saving 283
retrieving
symbols 285
T
text 25
S horizontal 25
saving modifying parameters 31
component properties as paragraph text 27
favorites 147 setting parameters 26
dimension line parameters 55 text settings
favorite 55 general information 31
symbols to catalog 283 title block
saving a view 123 designing 18
scale 20 entering text 25
section using label style 347
creating 202, 215 toolbar
delete clipping path 208 basic tools 10
displaying clipping path 204 engineering 10, 196
modifying area 260 training project on Internet 99
typical section 261 transferring 3D elements to shell
selecting view 201
drawing files 16 troubleshooting 69
shell drawing 101 troubleshooting checklist 69
Slab opening typical section 261
free-form 149
Sources of information
U
training, coaching and project unit
support 5 of length 19
spacers 305 V
span reinforcement
mesh 293 vertical dimensioning 57
reinforcing bars 233 view
Stairs 142 converting to section 206
starter bars 239 viewports 120
stirrup views 120
views and sections 199
W two-dimensional 153
windows
wall three-dimensional 134
offset direction 114 two-dimensional 158
three-dimensional 108
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Allplan 2006

2nd edition, March 2006

Document no. 060deu01m03-2-MR0106

Unit 1: First Steps ........................................................................ 7

Unit 2: Project Organization ................................................... 71

Unit 3: Floor Plan and Shell Drawing................................. 101

Unit 4: Key Plan ....................................................................... 179

Unit 5: Reinforcement Drawing ...........................................191

Unit 6: Layout Output.............................................................335

Unit 7: Data Import................................................................. 353

Index ........................................................................................... 361

The Architecture Tutorial guides you step by step through the

Tips for efficient usage

FAQs on the Internet

Feedback on the Help

Training, Coaching and Project Support

Nemetschek Technology GmbH

Unit 1: First Steps

Precast Balcony Unit, Type 12

Exercise 2: precast balcony unit

Initial Settings for Exercises 1 and 2

To float the Input options

To set the engineering configuration

In the CAD Navigator in the Basic family, select the Draft

The Engineering toolbar consists of the following flyouts:

To deactivate track tracing

Tip: You can quickly enable

Project and drawing files

Understanding drawing files

Drawing file 6000

Drawing file 150

In order to edit the drawing files, they have to be activated (opened).

Drawing file status

Number Drawing file status Remark

To change the (edit) status of a drawing file, click in the relevant

Information on the active document

To name and select drawing files

4 Enter Precast balcony unit in the next empty drawing file.

Exercise 1: Title Block

Precast Balcony Unit, Type 12

To do this, we will use the Draft and Text modules in the

Task 1: designing the title block

3 Click OK to confirm the settings.

To set the reference scale

2 Click 1.00 in the Scale dialog box.

User-defined dialog boxes

This option is preset: Enter a value at the keyboard and

Clicking this symbol and entering a value at the keyboard

Selecting a value and clicking this symbol deletes the

Start by drawing the outer border of the title block.

To draw the outer border as a rectangle

Tip: Did you make an

Create the interior lines as lines parallel to the border.

To draw interior parallel lines

Finally, delete the lines you do not need.

To delete lines and segments of lines

The border of the title block needs to stand out.

To modify the pen thickness

Tip: Further editing tools are