Tutorial Engineering Allplan BIM 2008 PDF
Tutorial Engineering Allplan BIM 2008 PDF
Tutorial Engineering Allplan BIM 2008 PDF
Engineering Tutorial
Engineering Tutorial
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Contents
Welcome ......................................................................................... 1
Introduction............................................................................................................2
Sources of Information .......................................................................................2
Documentation............................................................................................................ 2
Additional Help............................................................................................................ 4
Training, Coaching and Project Support........................................................5
Feedback on the Documentation.....................................................................6
Unit 1: Basics................................................................................. 7
Initial Settings........................................................................................................7
Input Options ............................................................................................................... 7
Palette Configuration................................................................................................ 7
Track Tracing ..............................................................................................................16
Understanding Drawing Files ......................................................................... 17
Drawing file status............................................................................................. 18
Information on the active drawing file ...................................................... 19
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 20
What do I do when ? ............................................................................................20
What if.. .......................................................................................................................20
Using Layers......................................................................................................... 28
Understanding Layers ............................................................................................. 29
Defining the Current Layer ................................................................................... 30
Setting the Format Properties of Layers ........................................................... 31
Layer access rights ................................................................................................... 32
Setting the layer visibility in drawing files ...................................................... 32
Managing layers and layer structures................................................................ 34
Advantages of Organizing Data using Layers.................................................. 35
Relationship between Layers and Drawing Files............................................. 35
Using privilege sets.................................................................................................. 36
Using layer sets......................................................................................................... 37
Creating a Project .............................................................................................. 38
Drawing File Structure ..................................................................................... 40
Creating Filesets ....................................................................................................... 42
Tips on Project Organization .......................................................................... 45
Setting Up Layers ............................................................................................... 45
Defining Layer Sets.................................................................................................. 48
Training Project on Internet ........................................................................... 53
Downloading the Training Project ...................................................................... 54
Design Check..............................................................................................................97
Dimensioning .......................................................................................................... 100
Turning Layers On and Off .................................................................................. 101
Stair Outline ............................................................................................................ 104
Slab ............................................................................................................................ 107
Walls in Basement as a 2D Design using the Draft Module...................... 114
Exercise 2: Elevator Shaft..............................................................................126
3D Model using the 3D Modeling Module ..................................................... 128
A Note on Solid Components............................................................................. 136
3D Model using the Basic: Walls, Openings, Components Module......... 140
Index............................................................................................325
Engineering Tutorial Welcome 1
Welcome
Welcome to Allplan 2008, the high-performance CAD
program for civil engineers.
With this tutorial workbook you will learn about all the
basic functions for the main modules in Allplan 2008.
You will find that within a short time, you will be in a
position to use Allplan 2008 effectively in your daily
work.
This chapter covers the following:
The contents of this tutorial
Documentation for Allplan 2008
Additional help on Allplan 2008
Where to turn for training, coaching and project
support
2 Introduction Allplan 2008
Introduction
The Engineering Tutorial builds on the Basics Tutorial, which
contains six examples in the form of exercises. These are used to
show how to design in 2D. An additional example provides an
introduction to 3D modeling.
The aim of this Engineering Tutorial is to guide you with easy to
follow steps from floor plan design to key plan generation to fully
automatic creation and management of reinforcement drawings in
3D. This workbook consists of 9 exercises, which are divided into 6
units.
This tutorial will provide you with a sound introduction to Allplan
2008. As it only touches on the possibilities of some of the tools,
please consult especially later when you work with Allplan 2008
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 assumes that you have a working knowledge of
Microsoft Windows programs. Basic CAD knowledge is helpful;
however, 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 2008.
Sources of Information
Documentation
The Allplan documentation consists of the following:
The online Help is the main source of information for learning
about and working with Allplan.
While you work with Allplan, you can get help on the current
function by pressing the F1 key, or activate Help on the
Standard toolbar and point to the icon on which you require
help.
The Manual consists of two parts. The first part shows how to
install Allplan. The second part is designed to provide an
Engineering Tutorial Welcome 3
Additional Help
Tips on efficient usage
The Help menu includes Tips on efficient usage. This topic provides
practical tips and tricks for working with Allplan in an easy and
comfortable manner.
User board
User board in our Serviceplus portal: thousands of users exchange
their knowledge. To register, go to http://serviceplus.nemetschek.de
LineLetter
The LineLetter is a publication that appears several times a year. It is
sent in digital form free of charge to Serviceplus customers. The
LineLetter includes practical tips and tricks on all program areas.
Documentation
Phone: (0 18 01) 75 00 00
Fax: (0 18 01) 75 00 01
Email: Dokumentation@Nemetschek.de
Engineering Tutorial Unit 1: Basics 7
Unit 1: Basics
This unit defines the basic settings which should be used
for drawing the following lessons. It also contains
information on palette configuration and general
explanations on drawing files.
A short troubleshooting section is provided at the end to
make sure you succeed.
Initial Settings
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.
Palette Configuration
Allplan 2008 provides a new arrangement of module-specific and
element-specific tools - the Palette Configuration.
This configuration displays the Wizards, Tools and Properties
palettes on the left and the Filter Assistant and the Edit toolbar on
8 Initial Settings Allplan 2008
the right. The palette configuration is the default when you install
Allplan for the first time.
If the Palette Configuration is not set, select it now.
You can use the palettes to access the families, the modules with
their tools, the properties of design entities and the Wizards.
Note:
You can adapt the arrangement of the palettes to your needs and
requirements using the Customize... tool (Palettes tab) on the Tools
menu.
Engineering Tutorial Unit 1: Basics 9
When the Tools tab is open at the bottom of the palettes, the following options are available:
Pulldown menu in the top Tabs on the right-hand side Tool selection
part of the palette
When the Properties tab is open at the bottom of the palettes, the following options are available:
Pulldown menu in the top Tools at the bottom of the Element properties
part of the palette palette
When the Wizards tab is open at the bottom of the palettes, the following options are available:
Pulldown menu in the top Tabs on the right-hand side Tool selection
part of the palette
Note: You can use the Pin to show ( ) and hide ( ) the palette
window.
7 Position the palette window as you need.
16 Initial Settings Allplan 2008
Track Tracing
The innovative track tracing feature, which was launched with
Allplan 2006, facilitates the intuitive design process considerably. As
you will not use this option in the following exercises, start by
disabling track tracing (which is active by default).
4 Click OK to confirm the settings and press ESC to quit the tool.
Engineering Tutorial Unit 1: Basics 17
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 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 Drawing files can temporarily be assigned to filesets; this
temporarily assignment is cleared when you switch to a different fileset.
Engineering Tutorial Unit 1: Basics 19
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.
20 Troubleshooting Allplan 2008
Troubleshooting
Sometimes, things will not immediately work out as required. This
checklist should help you solve problems.
What do I do when ?
... I have selected the wrong tool?
Press ESC and click the tool you actually wanted.
... I make a mistake as I go along?
Press ESC to cancel (several times if necessary).
Click Undo.
... I have inadvertently 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 a dialog box or entered wrong
values?
Click Cancel.
What if..
..the workspace is empty but you are sure the drawing file
contains design data?
- Click Plan.
... the result of a design operation is not displayed correctly?
Click Regen in the border of the viewport.
... the workspace is suddenly divided into a series of different
viewports?
On the Window menu, click 1 Viewport.
Tip: Check whether the ...specific kinds of elements such as text or hatching do not
relevant layer is set so that it appear in the workspace?
is visible.
Engineering Tutorial Unit 1: Basics 21
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.
Allplans 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 to structure data
Tips on project organization
Note: If you wish to skip the general chapters, continue
with the section entitled Creating a Project (see page 38)
Note: You can also download the project used in this
tutorial from the Internet. For more information, see the
section entitled Training Project on the Internet (see
"Training Project on Internet" on page 53).
Engineering Tutorial Unit 2: Project Organization 23
User interface
Preview (C)
A preview of the currently selected document (drawing file, layout) is
displayed in the preview area. To move the preview, click it with the
Engineering Tutorial Unit 2: Project Organization 25
Sorted in ascending order (arrow points Sorted in descending order (arrow points
upwards) and according to drawing name downwards) and according to drawing name
whether this is possible by the shape of the cursor when the mouse
pointer is positioned over the destination area.
Cursor Meaning
Icon Use
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.
Using Layers
Engineering Tutorial Unit 2: Project Organization 29
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.
30 Using Layers Allplan 2008
When defining linestyles, you can specify whether they change with
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.
32 Using Layers Allplan 2008
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: You can configure the program to display all the elements on
and, on the shortcut menu, frozen layers using a single color by activating the check box in the
select Modify Layer Status Display area of the Layer dialog box.
and then Isolate Element
Layer to hide all the layers
with the exception of the
layer on which the element
clicked is located.
34 Using Layers Allplan 2008
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.
Creating a Project
You 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.
Engineering Tutorial Unit 2: Project Organization 39
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).
structural levels and use the shortcut menu of the project to save the
different status settings as a favorite, which you can retrieve later.
When working with the building structure, you cannot place
detailing windows in filesets or assemble layouts using filesets.
As the focus of the following exercises is to teach you how to create
reinforcement, the fileset structure is used in this tutorial.
Please refer to the Architecture Tutorial for information on creating a
building structure, which you can also use here. In addition, you can
find more detail on the building structure in Allplan's online Help.
42 Drawing File Structure Allplan 2008
Creating Filesets
For the exercises that follow, you will create your own, simple
project structure. In "live" projects it is best to structure projects
using stories and layer sets. For more information see Tips on
Project Organization (see page 45).
To create a fileset
Tip: To display a section of 1 Click Open on a Project-Specific Basis.
the drawing at a larger scale,
The Fileset structure is set.
open a detailing window in a
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 Open on a
project-specific basis: drawing files from fileset/building
structure dialog box
or
click Collapse selected entries at the top.
3 Click Create Fileset, enter the fileset name Basement and
click OK to confirm.
5 Click drawing file 101, press and hold down the SHIFT key and
Tip: You select the drawing
files as in Windows Explorer: click drawing file 110.
Press the CTRL key to select a This selects drawing files 101 to 110.
series of non-adjacent
drawing files
(e.g., 10, 16 and 28).
Press the SHIFT key to select
a range of adjacent drawing
files (e.g. 10 20).
Or open a selection rectangle
around selected drawing files
with the mouse.
6 Click within the selection, keep the mouse button pressed down
and drag the drawing files to the fileset Basement. Then release
the mouse button again.
The drawing file tree for the fileset opens. The drawing files are
thus assigned to the fileset.
If you have selected a drawing file too many, you can drag it out
of the list in the same way.
Note: Instead of dragging and dropping, you can also select the
fileset, select the drawing files and click Assign to current fileset
on the shortcut menu.
44 Drawing File Structure Allplan 2008
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.
46 Setting Up Layers Allplan 2008
2 Click New layer set in the Layer Set Manager dialog box.
3 Name the first layer set Key plan and click OK to confirm your
entry.
You do not need to define a group for this tutorial.
Now you need to define which layers are to be visible and which
hidden in each layer set.
3 Expand 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).
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!).
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7 When layers have been assigned to all the layer sets, click Apply
and then OK.
Overview of Exercises
Exercise 1: floor plan of basement and viewports
You will draw an elevator shaft for the basement created in exercise
1 using the tools in the 3D Modeling module. As an alternative,
you will use the tools in the Basic: Walls, Openings,
Components module.
58 Exercise 1: Floor Plan of Basement Allplan 2008
You will mainly use the tools in the Basic: Walls, Openings,
Components module. You can access these tools using the Tools
palette, Create and Change areas.
You will also learn about viewports.
Finally, you will create the walls of the basement in 2D.
Tools Objective:
Wall
Join Linear Components
Column
Downstand Beam,
Upstand Beam
Door
Window
Hidden Line and
Wireframe Calculation
Slab
Recess, Opening in
Slab/Plate
Viewports:
3 Viewports
Hidden Line Image
Save, Load View
60 Exercise 1: Floor Plan of Basement Allplan 2008
Settings
Start by making initial settings.
Walls
Note: When you are working 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
Engineering Tutorial Unit 3: Floor Plan and Shell Drawing 61
Note: 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.
You need to enter a wall thickness, which is important for the wall
to be displayed to scale. A hatching or a fill can be applied to
intersected walls.
You need to enter the height to ensure that Allplan 2008 can
generate a three-dimension model based on the floor plan. It is also
possible to set additional parameters such as a material and building
trade.
Tip: When setting the walls Click in the Priority column and enter 300 (analogous to
priority rating: thickness).
thickness of wall in mm.
Note: 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: m.
Set Interaction to dynamic.
Check the Auto-Join box.
The Wall dialog box should now look like this:
Engineering Tutorial Unit 3: Floor Plan and Shell Drawing 63
Tip: The parameters set are 7 Now click the button marked Height... and enter settings in the
valid until you explicitly Height dialog box. Enter the top and bottom levels of the wall as
change them. absolute values. Click the relevant elevation icon.
Top level of wall (= bottom of slab): -0,31.
Bottom level of wall (= top of floor slab): -2,79.
Tip: For more information on To enter a value, click in the data entry field. Enter the value at the
the Wall tool, press keyboard and press ENTER.
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 a position. The values displayed on the left of the
preview show the distance to the edges.
66 Exercise 1: Floor Plan of Basement Allplan 2008
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:
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.
Tip: You can change the If this is not so, click Reverse offset direction on the
component axis at any time Wall Context toolbar to reverse the wall's offset direction.
while entering elements using
4 Enter a value of 3.51 for the X coordinate in the dialog line.
shortcut keys or in the
dialog line. The other walls are joined automatically when you enter dX and
dY values for the length in the dialog line (as with lines).
5 Enter the following values:
70 Exercise 1: Floor Plan of Basement Allplan 2008
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
2
A Wall's offset direction
Draw the interior walls using different thickness and priority rating
settings than those of the exterior walls. The height of the wall is the
same.
6
dY = 2.40
dX = 5.815
4
72 Exercise 1: Floor Plan of Basement Allplan 2008
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 -2.48 for the Y coordinate and then -1.00 for the
X coordinate.
Tip: Instead of pressing ESC, 10 Press ESC to close the wall polyline and to quit the Wall
you can also quit tools by tool.
clicking a toolbar with the
right mouse button.
Engineering Tutorial Unit 3: Floor Plan and Shell Drawing 73
You will use the Join Linear Components tool to design the
next wall. This tool can be used to extend a wall to the point where
it intersects another wall.
To join walls
1 Click the elevator wall to be lengthened with the right mouse
button.
2 Select Join Linear Components on the shortcut menu. Check
that the joint width is set to 0.00 and change this setting in the
dialog line, if necessary.
3 Click the exterior wall through to which the wall is to extend.
4 3
1 4
You will design more interior walls based on the reference point of
existing walls and using the ortho-constraint method, which creates
elements at right angles to existing elements. After you have drawn
the interior wall at top left, which is described in this section, you
should be able to create the other walls yourself using the
information provided below.
Refresh Refresh sets the display scale so that all the elements in the
visible files can be seen. But if you have loaded a view using
Save, Load View, only this view is displayed.
Press ESC to abort the process.
Tip: You can also double-click with the middle mouse button.
Zoom Section Zoom Section Zooms in on a section. To do this, press and hold
down the left mouse button and enclose the elements you want to
zoom in a selection rectangle. Note: When there are several
viewports, the section is displayed in the viewport where you
clicked this button. The section itself, however, can be defined in
any of the viewports. Requirements: you have not selected a
perspective view and the same view is displayed in both viewports.
Tip: You can also use the right mouse button without activating the
Zoom Section tool.
Pan Pan Pans the section that is visible in the active viewport by a vector
you specify. To enter a vector, press and hold down the left mouse and
then drag. You can also pan in the active viewport by pressing and holding
down the middle mouse button and then dragging. Alternatively, use the
cursor keys.
Regen Regen Regenerates the section that is visible on screen. Press ESC to
abort the process.
Reduce View Reduce View Reduces the section displayed on screen in incremental
steps. (The display scale doubles.)
Enlarge View Enlarge View Enlarges the section displayed on screen in incremental
steps. (The display scale halves.)
78 Exercise 1: Floor Plan of Basement Allplan 2008
Standard Views You can choose between plan view and any of the standard views.
flyout
3D View 3D View opens the 3D View dialog box, where you can set
views.
For more information, see 3D View.
Navigation Mode In a viewport: sets a perspective view. When dragging, the cursor behaves
as if you were in an animation window (sphere mode, camera mode).
In an animation window: when switched off, you can draw in animation
windows as you would in isometric windows.
Previous View Previous View displays the previous view.
Next View Next View displays the next view.
Save, Load View Save, Load View Saves the view currently set or loads a view
you have saved. This way, you can save frequently used views and
retrieve these whenever they are needed.
The following exercise will help you understand how the viewports
work.
To save a view
1 Use Zoom Section to choose a section where the design is
displayed in plan (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 click Load.
Tip: You can calculate hidden The view is now active (the icon is pressed in); in other
line images and save views in words, when you click Refresh, it is displayed.
any viewport by clicking the
4 Disable Save, Load View (icon is not pressed in) and then
relevant icon.
click
Refresh.
Now the design is displayed in its entirety again.
5 On the Window menu, click 1 Viewport. This disables the
hidden line image, too.
Engineering Tutorial Unit 3: Floor Plan and Shell Drawing 83
Columns
Now you will place a column in the basement.
Thickness: 0.40 m
Priority: 250
Hatching: 7
4 Click the button marked Height... and enter the height of the
column as absolute values:
Top level: -0,51.
Bottom level: -2,79.
5 Confirm the two dialog boxes.
6 On the Column Context toolbar, set the Anchor point for
preview to bottom right.
Assigning Layers
In the case of walls and upstands, you assign layers and other format
properties (pen, line and color) in the Properties dialog box.
Note: 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: To see which layers have 2 If the layer AR_COL is available for selection in the quick access
already been assigned, click list, click it.
Select, Set Layers on the 3 If it isn't, click Set... and activate the layer in the dialog box by
Format menu and select the double-clicking.
List existing layers in open
documents option in the List
box contents area.
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Beam
The next step involves creating a beam over the column.
To draw a beam
1 Click Downstand Beam, Upstand Beam (Tools palette,
Create area). On the Downstand Beam, Upstand Beam Context
toolbar, click Properties.
4 Define the height by clicking the relevant the icons. Enter the
height of the beam as absolute values:
Top level: -0,31.
Bottom level: -0,51.
5 Confirm the two dialog boxes.
6 Click the starting point (see below).
7 Click Enter using ortho constraint and enter 0 for dX.
8 Check the beams offset direction in the preview and, if necessary,
change it by clicking Reverse offset direction .
9 To define the end point of the beam, click the horizontal wall.
As the ortho constraint mode is active, you can also click a
corner of the wall.
The beam is drawn.
6
8
Openings
Note: The procedure for creating an opening be it a door, window,
niche or recess is always the same. The differences lie in the
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Entering Openings
Tip: You can enter names for Place the first side of the opening.
combinations of parameters Enter properties and set the height.
and save them as favorites.
You can use to match Enter the width of the opening.
the settings from an existing You only have to make the settings for the opening once if you want
component. to create a series of identical openings. The properties and the height
information are stored by the system until you redefine them.
8 Click Height and enter the height of the top and bottom levels
of the door as absolute values. Enter
-2.79 for the bottom level. The top level is obtained from the
door height to which the thickness of the floor is added (0.09 cm).
Enter -0.69.
13 Now draw all the other door openings yourself. You only need to
Tip: You can set the anchor
point (left, right or centered) enter the width of the opening in the dialog line (except for the
on the Door Context toolbar. elevator door which is 2.25 m high). Make sure that the offsets
are correct. Change the height of the elevator door in the dialog
You can also disable the
box:
Enquire width of opening
Bottom level = -2.79; top level = -0.54.
prompt to create several
doors of the same width.
Design Check
You can generate a hidden line image to check your design. This
way, you can see whether the window and door openings are placed
at the correct height. The hidden line image can be saved to a
drawing file.
6 Select drawing file 105 in the Select the target drawing file
dialog box.
7 Click Open on a 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 View.
9 Your workspace should now look like this.
You can also output the image to the printer by clicking Print.
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Dimensioning
Now you will dimension the floor plan using the approach described
in exercise 5 in the Basics Tutorial. Select the Basic family in
the Tools palette and open the Dimension Lines module.
Make drawing file 104 current, open drawing file 101 in edit
mode and close all the other drawing files.
Check the current Scale in the status bar and set it to 1:100, if
necessary.
The dimensions for the doors, windows and beam are on layer
DL_GEN and the wall dimensions are on layer DL_100.
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4 Click OK to confirm.
The dimension on the layer DL_GEN are displayed in color 25,
which you selected for frozen layers.
To set the frozen layer to modifiable again, use the right mouse
button to click a dimension line with color 25, choose Modify Layer
Status on the shortcut menu and click Modifiable.
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 privilege set does not have the necessary privileges. In
this case, in the Layer dialog box, Select Layer/Visibility tab,
Privilege set list box, select a privilege set with all rights or
contact your system administrator and ask him/her to assign you
a privilege set.
You can also change the layer of the current element. The layers
of associated components (e.g. window openings in walls),
however, do not change. 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 toolbar). This tool
also modifies the layers of associated elements.
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Stair Outline
You can create stairs in two ways:
Tip: To select a tool you have 2 Select the Draft module in the Tools palette.
already used beforehand, you
3 Use Line, Rectangle and Parallel Lines (Tools
can activate it on the Repeat
palette, Create area) to draw the stringers and the steps.
menu.
You can choose from the 30 Check that the layer DE_GEN02 is selected. If it isn't, activate it
tools you have selected most via the Format menu or toolbar.
recently. 4 Use Line and Perpendic. Bisector (Create area) to draw
the line of travel.
5 Use Line to draw two section lines.
6 Use Auto-Delete Segment (Change area) to delete redundant
line segments.
7 Click Modify Format Properties.
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Slab
The basement now needs a slab. You can create slabs using the
Slab tool. As with walls, start by entering the properties and then
draw the outline of the slab.
Tip: You can also use the 1 Make drawing file 101 current and set 103 to edit mode.
Slab tool to create floor slabs. 2 Select the Basic: Walls, Openings, Components module in
Allplan provides separate the Tools palette, click Slab (Create area) and select pen
tools for the design of thickness 0.50 mm.
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 Height... and enter the height of the slab as absolute values.
The unfinished floor of the ground floor = top level of the slab
above the basement = -0.11. As the slab is 20 cm thick, the
bottom level = -0.31.
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To avoid entering the same properties again and again, you can set
them as required and save them as favorites. You can do this for any
component.
2 Select the Project folder, enter a name and click Save to confirm.
3 Click OK to confirm the Slab dialog box.
The next time you need a slab with these settings, click Open
favorite file and select the relevant file.
The values in the dialog box will change automatically.
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Now you will define the position of the slab. You 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.
You will now insert an opening in the slab in the area of the stair 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 do is define the shape of
the opening. You can choose between rectangular, circular, polygon
and free-form openings.
You will also insert a slab opening for the elevator shaft using the
Outline Auto-Detect tool. Using this tool, you can detect a
closed polyline simply by clicking within its boundaries.
5 5
5 5
5 5
5 5
6 To close the outline, click the first point again or press ESC after
the last point.
This defines the slab opening for the stair. The next step is to
define the slab opening for the elevator shaft.
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using the tools in the Draft module. You can access these tools
using the Tools palette, Create and Change areas.
Tools: Objective:
Offset Polyline
Rectangle
Delete Doubled Line
Line
Parallel Lines
Auto-Delete Segment
Move
Walls are drawn using the Rectangle tool. With the options
to snap to points and to enter offset values, openings can be
taken into account. This approach will be used for drawing the
interior walls.
Tip: When you enter a 2 Select layer DE_GEN02. This way, you can use the 2D floor plan
negative offset, the offset for the key plan and the slab reinforcement.
polyline is created on the side
3 Number of parallel offset lines: enter 2.
opposite the one you clicked.
The direction in which it is 4 Enter the offset for the parallel lines in the dialog line: 1st offset:
entered, however, does not = 0; 2nd offset: = 0.30
change.
5 Click in the workspace to place the starting point at bottom
left.
6 Click left to define the offset direction in the Input options, use
the X coordinate and Y coordinate data entry fields in
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dX = 3.51 dY = 1.00
Tip: If you have entered an dX = 5.19 dY = -1.00
incorrect value or made an dX = 4.505 dY = 16.45
error, press ESC and dX = -3.205 dY = 1.00
Delete (Edit toolbar) the dX = -3.275 dY = -1.00
error. You can then resume
your work. dX = -3.275 dY = 1.00
dX = -3.45 dY = -8.375
dX = -1.20 dY = -3.00
dX = 1.20 dY = -6.075
Tip: If the wall thickness
differs 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.
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Draw the interior walls using the Rectangle tool. This way, door
openings can be taken into account. Start with the horizontal walls
near the stairwell.
2 4
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
11 You can delete the superimposed lines at the point where the
horizontal and vertical walls intersect using the Delete
Doubled Line tool (Tools palette, Change area).
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Draw the other interior walls yourself (see figure). Use the options to
snap to points and to enter offset values and the Parallel Lines
tool.
When you have drawn all the walls, delete the redundant lines in the
areas where the walls intersect. You can also delete the lines in the
region where the interior walls and the exterior walls meet as the
same material is used for all walls.
Use the Line tool to complete the door lintels and the beam near
the column. To do this, select pen thickness 0.25 mm.
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6
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Use the same approach to draw all the other window openings
yourself (see figure).
Tip: Use the Outline Use the Hatching tool (Tools palette, Create area) to apply
Auto-Detect tool to apply hatching to the walls of the floor plan as described in exercise 5
hatching. in the Basics Tutorial. Select pen thickness 0.25 mm and
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2 Click the layer SU_HATCH with the right mouse button and
choose Visible, frozen on the shortcut menu. Click OK to
confirm.
The hatching is displayed in color 25, which you selected for
frozen layers.
3 If necessary, modify the layer assignment and set the status of
the SU_HATCH layer to Modifiable again.
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1 Set drawing file 101 to edit mode. In addition, open drawing files
103 and 104 in edit mode.
2 On the Format menu, click Select, Set Layers.
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 4 Select the Key plan layer set and click OK twice to confirm.
when the Shell drawing layer Now the 2D floor plan and the main dimension lines are
set is active.
displayed on screen. The hatching is not visible.
If you want to display one
floor plan only, you can 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the Shell drawing layer set. Enable
define visibility settings for the Set all layers visible in the layer set to modifiable option.
layers or open/close the
relevant drawing files.
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3D Modeling
You will mainly use the tools in the 3D Modeling module. You
can access these tools using the Tools palette, Create and Change
areas.
Tools Objective:
Box
Planar Polygonal 3D
Surface
3D Line
Polyline Sweep Solid
Move
To draw a cube
1 Click Box (Tools palette, Create area).
Note: By default, the layer 2 In plan view (viewport on the right), click a point in the
AR_GEN is used with the workspace. The start point is to be the bottom left point of the
tools in the 3D Modeling box.
module. As sections with their 3 Enter the following values in the dialog line:
own layers will be created
Diagonal point: enter 2.54 for the X coordinate and 3.00 for
later using the the Y coordinate. Then press ENTER to confirm.
Associative Views module,
Click point on parallel surface or enter height = 0.30
the layer setting is irrelevant.
4 On the Window menu, click 3 Viewports again to refresh
the view in all the three viewports.
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In the next steps, you 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:
Create the outline as a planar polygonal surface.
Create the path using 3D lines.
Generate the polyline sweep solid.
dZ = 1.10
dX = 0.70
dZ = 0.30
dX = -1.00
dZ = -1.40
dX = 0.30
The next step involves drawing the path for the polyline sweep solid
as a 3D line.
Now you 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.
2.2
2.1
3
The volume model and the 3D floor plan created in exercise 1 must
be be congruent. In addition, the top of the elevator shaft and the
bottom of the basement walls must be identical. To finish this
exercise, you will now move the volume model.
This elevator shaft and the floor plan of the basement will serve as
the basis for exercise 4 that shows you how to create sections using
the tools in the Associative Views module and apply
reinforcement using the tools in the Bar Reinforcement module.
Printing out layouts is covered in Unit 9: Plot Layout.
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8 Move the cursor to the bottom left wall corner of the elevator
shaft, click in the workspace with the right mouse button and
select Component dialog on the shortcut menu.
Tools: Objective:
Wall
Slab
Recess, Opening in
Slab/Plate
Move
To create walls
1 Click Wall (Repeat menu).
2 Click Properties.
3 The Wall dialog box opens. Select wall thickness 0.300, priority
rating 300, pen thickness 0.50 mm and hatching style number 7.
Click Height....
4 Enter the height as absolute values:
Top level of wall: -3,09.
Bottom level of wall: -4,19.
Now you will create the slab and the floor slab for the elevator shaft.
Tip: You can also use the 9 Repeat steps 2 through 8 to enter the floor slab. The floor slab
Slab Foundation tool to projects 0.20 m beyond the wall. Enter the height of the floor
create the floor slab. slab as absolute values:
This tool allows you to define Top level of slab: -4,19
the top level of the
foundation by matching the Bottom level of slab: -4,49
bottom level of an existing
component. 10 Press ESC to quit the tool.
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Tip: You can also select the 2 Click the upper slab.
slab in elevation or isometric
3 On the Recess, Opening in Slab/Plate Context toolbar, click
view.
Properties.
4 Select the Opening type and the Free-form outline. Then
click OK to confirm.
5 Activate Outline Auto-Detect in the dialog line (icon must
be pressed in).
6 Click within the walls of the shaft. The system automatically
detects the area.
7 Press ESC to quit the tool.
8 On the Window menu, click 3 Viewports to refresh the view
in all viewports.
9 In the border of the viewport of the isometric view (viewport at
top left), click Hidden Line Image followed by Regen.
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Key Plan
In this exercise, you will create a key plan based on the floor plan of
the basement. This exercise requires exercise 1.
You will mainly use the tools in the Key Plan module. You can
access these tools using the Tools palette, Create and Change areas.
Tools: Objective:
Horizontal Mark
Slab Mark
Move
Modify Lines
Tip:
See the section entitled "Key Start by making initial settings.
Plan module - Basics" in the
online Help: To select drawing files and to set options
1 Select the Engineering family in the Tools palette and open
the Key Plan module.
2 Click Open 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.
3 On the Window menu, click 1 Viewport.
4 Check the reference scale (1:100) and the current length (m) in
the status bar.
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As the half-space landing and the flights of the stair will be created
as precast elements, only the boundaries of these components are
drawn now. After this you can use layer sets to specify which design
entities are visible.
3 Select the List entire layer hierarchy option and click the
button at top left to close the tree structure.
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First, you will apply marks to the exterior walls. Next, a mark will be
assigned to the slab.
Tip: You can specify the type 8 Reference: click the exterior wall. A leader appears. Press ESC to
of leader on the Context finish.
toolbar.
9 Set a start point, click text or enter additional text: set the text
parameters and click where the additional text is to be displayed.
10 Enter d=30 for the additional text and press ENTER to confirm.
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Two options are available for displaying slab marks: a mark can be
displayed horizontally or at an angle that reflects the angle of the
slab diagonal. In this exercise, you will create horizontal marks.
4
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You can use this tool to modify lines and their reference.
To modify marks
1 Click Move (Edit toolbar).
2 Select the element(s) you want to move: click the mark.
The mark including additional text, leaders and slab diagonals is
selected.
3 From point: click the center of the circle.
4 To point: drag the circle on the diagonal upwards to the right.
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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. You can
then print the marks and the additional text using the
List/Schedule tool (Tools palette, Create area).
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Complete the key plan as shown below. Do not assign marks to the
half-space landing and the flights of the stair as these components
are precast elements.
Then open drawing file 104 in edit mode. As you have selected the
Key plan layer set, only the main dimension lines are displayed.
Unit 5: Reinforcement
Drawing
This unit consists of four exercises, which provide basic
information on creating reinforcement drawings.
You will use the tools in the Associative Views
and Bar Reinforcement modules to
reinforce a 3D elevator shaft and create a
reinforcement model at the same time (method 1). In
addition, an introduction to
Reinforcement Schedules is provided.
You will use the tools in the Bar Reinforcement
module to reinforce a 2D door lintel, create a
reinforcement model (method 2) and
save the reinforcement as a symbol.
You will use the tools in the Bar Reinforcement
and Mesh Reinforcement modules to reinforce a
2D slab without creating a model (method 3).
You will use the tools in the BAMTEC module to
reinforce a section of a slab.
To finish, you will learn how to manage
Cross-Section Catalogs.
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Overview of Exercises
Exercise 4: 3D elevator shaft with model (method 1)
You will use the tools in the Associative Views and Bar
Reinforcement modules to reinforce the elevator shaft you created in
exercise 2 in model on mode.
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You will save the door lintel as a symbol in a catalog. You will then
retrieve and modify it.
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Initial Settings
Until now you have been working with the Palette Configuration
and you have activated tools by selecting the relevant family and
module in the Tools palette.
In the following exercises you will access tools in different families
and modules without setting them in the Tools palette first. This
requires the following settings:
Tipp: The step-by-step Show the Engineering toolbar, which contains the most
instructions make extensive important tools in the Engineering family on flyouts.
reference to flyouts and the Click the status bar with the right mouse button and click
icons they contain. If you Engineering on the shortcut menu. Double-click the title bar of
are a novice, we strongly the Engineering toolbar to dock it at top left.
recommend that you make a
copy of this and stick it on Model flyout
your screen!
Enter Bending Shape and Placement flyout
Area Reinforcement flyout
Area Reinforcement (Mesh) flyout
BAMTEC flyout
Display flyout
Engineering Modify flyout
Lists/Schedules flyout
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Tipp: In this exercise you will reinforce the 3D elevator shaft you designed
See the chapter entitled in exercise 2. First, you will create the shell using associative
"Reinforcement methods" in sections. Next, you will create the reinforcement in model on mode
the online Help: (method 1). This exercise requires exercises 1 and 2.
Start by selecting fileset 2 with the following drawing files:
Tools: Objective:
Grundriss Bodenplatte d=30cm Grundriss Schachtwnde d=30cm
Create Section
Copy
Modify View and
Section Properties
Properties palette
2.1
2.2
Note:
You can also activate Select elements fully bounded and
intersected by selection rectangle in the Filter Assistant and
define the selection rectangle independently of the direction.
Tipp: In Observer mode, the 3 On the Create Section Context toolbar, you can switch between
lower edge is always placed Observer and Folded by clicking the buttons. Select Observer.
horizontally; in other words,
horizontal edges are always
horizontal, regardless of the
viewing direction.
When set to Folded, however,
the section created is folded.
4 Select viewing direction: click in the circle. This has the effect
that the shell is viewed from the top when the section is
calculated.
5 From point or element: click to the left of and below the bottom
left corner of the upper floor slab (see below).
6 To point or element: click to the right of and above the top right
corner of the upper floor slab (see below) and press ESC to finish.
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Tipp: You can press the F11 12 To point or enter a rotation angle: place the section so that it is to
key or click in the dialog the right of and aligned with the architectural floor plan.
line
13 Press ESC as you do not want to define additional sections.
to enable and disable track
tracing, which helps you align 14 To define the label for the plan view, enter
with points. Floor slab, t = 30cm
in the dialog line and press ENTER to confirm.
15 Set the labels parameters (text height 5mm, text width 4mm) and
place the label for the view.
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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 created beforehand by enclosing it in a
selection rectangle or by clicking the view border.
2 Select viewing direction: click below the circle. The effect of this
is that the shell is viewed from the front when the section is
calculated.
3 Define the clipping area by clicking the bottom left corner and
the top right corner in the area of the door opening (see below).
Then press ESC to finish.
Finally, you will copy the plan view and modify the height settings
in order to display the floor slab and shaft walls separately.
3 Select the element(s) you want to modify: select all the sections
by enclosing them in a selection rectangle and then press ESC to
quit the tool.
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Tools: Objective:
Tipp: You can also place open 3 You can select a bending shape. As a predefined open stirrup is
stirrups automatically using not available, you need to design it yourself. Click Custom
the FF Bar Bar.
Reinforcement tool. You will
learn how to do this when
you enter the open stirrup in
the transverse direction. This
tool contains the Open
stirrup with corrugated legs
bending shape.
4 Enter 0.04 for the concrete cover on all sides and confirm
the Context toolbar that is displayed. A concrete cover of 4 cm is
applied to all sides. Set all the other values as shown above.
5 To enter the open stirrup, click the points in section A-A as
shown below. The next step is to define the segment length.
A 1st point
B 2nd point
D C
C 3rd point
A B D 4th point
10
11 This defines the bending shape. You can now place the open
stirrup you just created. However, you can also press ESC to quit
the tool and place the mark later using the Place tool.
In this exercise you will place it now.
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3.2
Tipp: The entries you make
are immediately displayed in
the preview. You can
check the effects of your
settings at any time.
3.1
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).
Another dialog box opens:
9 Set the parameters as shown, click Toggle, enter 1.00 for the
height:width ratio and place the label.
Note: When you click Refresh, you can see that the program has
created the reinforcement in the associative views as well as a
reinforcement model of the 3D elevator shaft.
Whereas this model is in the current drawing file, all the other
reinforcement elements are created in the drawing file with the
associative sections.
Label
Dimension Line/Label
Reinforcement placed is displayed in all the views and sections.
During creation, however, reinforcement can only be labeled in the
placing view. You need to place labels in all the other views and
sections later.
2nd point of mirror axis: in the dialog line, enter a value that is
Tipp: You can press the F11
not zero for the
key or click in the dialog
line Y coordinate and press ENTER to confirm.
to enable and disable track 4 Press ESC to quit the tool.
tracing, which helps you align
with points. 5 Using the right mouse button, click the bar in the section and
select Label on the shortcut menu.
6 Place the mark where you require and press ESC to quit the tool.
5 3 2
6
8
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5 Move the crosshairs in section B-B onto the bottom right edge of
the floor slab until the open stirrup is displayed correctly, then
click the left mouse button.
Tools: Objective:
Enter
Area Reinforcement
Span Reinforcement
New Mark Number
Modify Mark
Modify Placement
Display Mode
7 Define the layer depth. Click in the box beside Layer Depth.
8 Layer in reference view: click the bottom left point in section
B-B.
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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 90 degrees for the placing
angle. Check the settings and click OK to confirm.
20 Select a bar to be displayed and place the dimension line and the
label to which you have added custom text.
Now that you have completed the bottom layer, you should be able
to create the bars for the top layer yourself. The following section
should serve as a guideline.
Instead of creating the top layer from scratch, you can mirror and
copy the bottom reinforcement.
As the diameter of the top bars is 12 mm, you need to assign new
mark numbers to the bars of the mirrored reinforcement using the
New Mark Number tool (Engineering Modify flyout).
You can then change the diameter using the Modify Mark tool
and select the bars to be displayed and place labels using the
Modify Placement Display Mode tool.
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Tools: Objective:
FF Bar Reinforcement:
Open Stirrup
Stirrup
Modify Placement
Display Mode
Place:
Edge-based
Dimension Line/Label
5 Using the right mouse button, click the top left point of the outer
edge of the wall in the floor plan of the floor slab and select
Placement depth from on the shortcut menu.
6 Using the right mouse button, click the bottom left point of the
outer edge of the wall and click Placement depth to on the
shortcut menu.
The placing region is reduced accordingly.
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4 Click Rotated, enter 90 degrees for the placing angle and confirm
the settings. The bending shape is brought into the correct
position and displayed accordingly in the preview.
Tipp: The sequence in which
you enter points is irrelevant
in aligned placing mode.
When set to moved or
rotated, however, the
sequence in which the points
are entered defines the
direction of the placing
region. 5 Confirm the next dialog box, select the bars to be displayed and
press ESC twice.
See the chapter entitled
Placing mode: align / move / 6 Place the dimension line and the label and press ESC to quit the
rotate in the online Help: tool.
7 Use the Mirror and Copy tool to copy the reinforcement and
its label to the transverse wall at the top. (Alternative: place
reinforcement in the transverse wall at the top and enter -90
degrees for the placing angle.)
8 Click Place again and confirm the value displayed in the
dialog line: Mark 7.
9 Select Edge-Based.
10 1st point of placing line: click the bottom right outer corner of
the 30 cm shaft wall in the floor plan of the shaft walls.
11 2nd point of placing line: click the point where the lower reveal
and the 30 cm shaft wall intersect.
The placing region is indicated by small triangles displayed in the
wall on the left.
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11
10
12 Click Rotated, enter 180 degrees for the placing angle and
confirm the settings. The bending shape is brought into the
correct position and displayed accordingly in the preview.
13 Confirm the following dialog box. As the starter bars for the wall
are not within the clipping area of the shaft walls, all the bars are
only displayed in the floor plan of the floor slab, regardless of the
selected display mode.
14 Press ESC to finish.
15 Use the same approach to place the starter bars above the door
opening. To define the first point of the placing line, click the
point where the upper reveal and the 30 cm shaft wall intersect.
Click the top right outer corner of the 30 cm shaft wall to define
the second point of the placing line.
16 Using the right mouse button, click one of the placements in the
floor plan of the floor slab, click Modify Placement Display
Mode on the shortcut menu and select Show Middle Bar
Only.
17 The display of the placement clicked changes. Now click the
second placement.
18 Use the shortcut menu and the
Dimension Line/Label tool to place labels.
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You will now create and place a closed stirrup in the wall near the
door opening.
Tipp: You can also use the To create and automatically place a closed stirrup using
Bar Shape tool to enter FF bar reinforcement
stirrups (see exercise 5).
1 Using the right mouse button, double-click the open stirrups of
the floor slab in any view.
The FF Bar Reinforcement tool opens.
Check that the layer BR_GEN is selected. If it isn't, activate it via
the Format menu or toolbar.
2 Click Stirrup (green self-expanding stirrup) in the Catalog
shapes area of the Select Bending Shape dialog box.
3 Set the Diameter to 12 on the Define Position of Bending Shape
Context toolbar.
4 Move the crosshairs in section A-A over the left outer edge of the
wall on the right until the open stirrup is displayed correctly,
then click the left mouse button.
4
8
5 Using the right mouse button, click a corner of the upper reveal
in the floor plan of the shaft walls and select Placement depth
from on the shortcut menu.
6 Using the right mouse button, click a corner of the lower reveal
and select Placement depth to on the shortcut menu.
The placing region is reduced accordingly.
7 In the 3D Placement dialog box, enable the Label reinforcement
option and click Place automatically.
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Tools: Objective:
Due to the offset, a cranked bar needs to be created for the exterior
wall reinforcement. You will create this bar manually using the
Tipp: If you want to generate
Custom Bar bending shape. You can also use the non-standard bar
complex bending shapes (e.g.
bent-up bars for silos, towers shape provided in the FF Bar Reinforcement tool.
or barrel roofs), you can use
the Read Properties tool To manually enter and place cranked bars as custom
to convert a bending shape bars
you have drawn using the 1 Using the right mouse button, click an existing starter bar in any
Draft module to a bar.
view and select Enter on the shortcut menu.
The design entities are
Check that the layer BR_GEN is selected. If it isn't, activate it via
interpreted as the center line
of the bar. This should be the Format menu or toolbar.
borne in mind when the 2 Select Custom Bar.
design entities are created.
3 Enter 0.00 for the Concrete Cover (Start) and the Concrete Cover
(End).
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4 Click the outside corners of the left wall in section B-B. Start at
the top.
5 Press ESC. Enter 0.95 when the dialog line prompts you to
Click point for 1st segment or enter external dimension and enter
1.10 when prompted for the last segment.
6 Place the mark.
A 1st point
B
B 2nd point
C
C 3rd point
D 4th point
D
1 Select Edge-Based.
2 Click the bottom left outside corner of the 30 cm shaft wall in the
floor plan of the shaft walls to define the 1st point of the placing
line.
3 Click the bottom right outside corner of the 30 cm shaft wall to
define the 2nd point of the placing line.
4 Align is still active. Enter 0.10 for Concrete Cover All Sides
(taking an offset of 6 cm into account) and click OK to confirm.
5 Select Show All Bars, confirm the settings and press ESC.
6 Place the dimension line and the label. The floor plan of the shaft
walls should now look like this:
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7 You should be able to place this mark yourself in the floor plan
of the shaft walls (not in the area near the door!) and to apply
labels. Bear in mind that the concrete cover of the placement and
the bars beside the reveals is 0.04 instead of 0.10.
Select Rotated and enter 90, 180 and 270 for the placing
angle on the right, at the top and on the left, respectively.
10
10
4,9
13 Using the right mouse button, 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 click OK to confirm.
17 Work in a clockwise direction and place the mark on the inside
edge of the walls in the floor plan of the shaft walls. Set the
Concrete Cover (Start) and (End) to 0.00 and enter 0.015 for the
bar spacing in the dialog box for defining the placing parameters.
19 L-shaped bars are required near the door. In this area, you need
to Delete (Edit toolbar) the straight bars (mark 10) placed on
the inside.
With the Select elements based on direction setting, you
need to start on the left hand side when you open the selection
rectangle. You can also activate the Fully bounded selection
option in the Filter Assistant.
20 Using the right mouse button, click a L-shaped bar placed, select
Modify Placement Display Mode on the shortcut menu and
click Show Middle Bar Only in the Input options.
21 Click all the L-shaped bars placed and press ESC.
22 Use the shortcut menu and the Dimension Line/Label tool to
label marks 10 and 11 in the wall on the right.
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The floor plan of the floor slab also contains marks 9 and 10. You
will now hide the wall reinforcement in this area.
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.
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Next, you will create horizontal bars as straight bars. They will be
entered in the floor plan of the shaft walls and placed in the
sections.
3
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14 Now you can place mark 12 along the other vertical bars or you
can mirror and copy the placement:
Now, you will complete the labels in the sections and floor plans.
Start with section A-A.
Schnitt A-A
Schnitt B-B
13 Complete the labels in the floor plan of the shaft walls as shown
below:
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Now you have reinforced the elevator shaft with the exception of the
horizontal corner reinforcement, which will be created using FF
components. Finally, you will define the clipping area of the shaft
walls.
Tools: Objective:
FF Components Regelschnitt
Place: horizontale Eckbewehrung
4*ausfhren
Place In View
Modify Number Off
Factors
Regelschnitt
horizontale Eckbewehrung
4*ausfhren
5 Enter the following global values in the first line of the Wall
corner dialog box: 12 for the Diameter, 0.10 for the
Bar spacing, 0.80 for the Segment length and 0.055 for the
Concrete cover. As the reinforcement in the corner is only
required for assembly, set the diameter to 8 and click OK to
confirm.
6 Move the cursor to the left shell edge of the wall corner until the
reinforcement is displayed correctly, then click the left mouse
button.
7 Click Cancel as you do not want to enter dimensions in the
placing direction.
Entering dimensions causes the program to determine the number
of the stirrups and the length of the longitudinal bars based on
the component settings specified.
8 In which view? click the floor plan of the shaft walls. This
assigns the standard detail to this view.
9 The system prompts you to specify the position of the label for
the first stirrup. Press ESC.
10 Select Place In View and click OK to confirm.
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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.
There are two types of schema:
Full Schema
Number off information on all the placements of a mark
Partial Schema
Number off information on a 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.
Tools: Objective:
Create Schedule
Create Legend
Start by printing out the bar schedule, which Allplan 2008 has
created automatically as you worked.
3 Click New.
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Tip: See the chapter entitled In the following exercise, you will create a precast element of a
Reinforce with or without reinforced door lintel as a symbol. You will apply reinforcement to a
model? in the online Help: 2D shell in model on mode (method 2, see Tip).
3 301 2D shell
302 Bar reinforcement - model on
303 Modified door lintel
The fileset is in the Tutorial project (see Unit 2: Project Organization).
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Tools: Objective:
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Now you will create and place the stirrup reinforcement for the
Tip: See the chapter entitled
beam. The setting you make defines the spatial orientation for the
Orientation in space in the
entire reinforcement (see Tip).
online Help:
The layer BR_GEN is proposed for bar reinforcement. You can use
this layer here as it is not necessary to differentiate between the
upper and lower reinforcement layers.
Tip: You can also enter The Closed stirrups bending shape group and the Stirrup type
stirrups automatically using are displayed in the list box at the top in the Bar Shape palette.
the FF Bar 4 Select diameter 8 in the parameter area of the palette.
Reinforcement tool (see You can leave the other settings as they are.
exercise 4).
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12 Enter 0.05 for the concrete cover on all sides and click OK to
confirm the dialog box.
Tip: You can change the 13 Set the spacing to 0.10, select Show All Bars and click OK
placement display mode later to confirm.
using Modify Placement 14 Press ESC, select the dimension line type and place the
Display Mode. dimension line and label below the beam.
Note: If you have not worked through exercise 4, you need to use
the Dimension Line Options, Dimension Line, to set
the height:width ratio to 1.00.
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Next, you will create and place the longitudinal reinforcement of the
beam based on the stirrup reinforcement you just entered.
4 Start on the left and click the bottom endpoints of the beam in
elevation view. This creates the bar.
If you want, you can now change all the parameters except for
the bar type.
5 Click Label near the bottom of the Bar Shape palette, set the
label parameters as shown below and place the label.
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4 4 6 6
7 Confirm the selected area, enter 4 for Add Number and confirm
the settings.
8 Press ESC, select the 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 mark below the bars. The system
automatically draws leaders to all the bars.
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The next step is to enter the top longitudinal reinforcement. You will
learn about an approach that is particularly useful for reinforcing
components in section or plan without creating an additional view.
6 Select the value for the Bar length in the parameter area of the
palette, click this box with the right mouse button and, on the
shortcut menu, choose Paste.
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13 8
11
15 Click Mirror and Copy and mirror the top longitudinal bar
in the section.
16 Press ESC to quit the tool.
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Now that you have completed the reinforcement of the door lintel,
you will save it as a symbol. You will then retrieve and modify it.
Symbols and their use is covered in the Basics Tutorial.
Tip: You can also change the 5 Click the bottom left corner of the beam in elevation view to
position of a symbols base define the symbols base point. This is the point at which the
point when you retrieve it. symbol will be attached to the crosshairs when it is retrieved.
6 Click Dumb symbol (not snoop-enabled) in the dialog box and
click OK to confirm.
7 Click the next available subfolder and enter a name: Standard
details.
8 In the Name area, choose an unassigned number and enter a
name for the symbol: Door lintel.
9 Press ESC to quit symbol entry.
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Tools: Objective:
3 301 2D shell
302 Bar reinforcement - model on
303 Modified door lintel
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First, you will retrieve the symbol and place it in a separate drawing
file.
Next, you will modify the clear dimensions of the door opening and
the width of the door lintel. In addition, you will modify the spacing
between the stirrups 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. If you only define
the reinforcement as a symbol, you can also place the reinforcement
in a new shell.
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4 2
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Next, you will alter the spacing in the middle of the beam. First, you
will assign a new mark number. Then you will modify the spacing
and rearrange the marks so that the stirrup reinforcement is
combined to a single mark again. Finally, you will change the
diameter of the bottom longitudinal reinforcement.
To modify reinforcement
1 Click New Mark Number (Engineering Modify flyout).
2 What is to become a new mark? click to the left of the 14 stirrups
in the middle of the beam and enclose them in a selection
rectangle without releasing the left mouse button ( Select
elements based on direction is active 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 Click a stirrup in the middle with the right mouse button 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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4
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.
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Tip: Look in the online Help Finally, you can create a bar schema. The approach is the same as
for basic information on the with the elevator shaft in exercise 4.
Associative Views As you created the reinforcement in model on mode, you can delete
module. In addition, see the the elevation or section at any time and create new views and
section entitled "Reinforce sections using the tools in the Associative Views module. As
With or Without Model?" in opposed to the elevator shaft, only the three-dimensional
the "Reinforcement methods" reinforcement cage is displayed (see Tip).
chapter:
If you want to reinforce a component in the floor plan only, you can
create a new plan view provided the original view or the section still
exists.
Tip: See the chapter entitled In this exercise, you will reinforce a floor slab in model off mode
Reinforce with or without based on the 2D floor plan of the basement created in exercise 1
model? in the online Help: (method 3, see Tip). This exercise requires exercise 1.
You can open drawing file 101 of exercise 1 in edit mode instead of
drawing file 102. In this case, set 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.
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Tools: Objective:
Now you will start by placing meshes in the span at bottom left in
the floor plan.
9 Repeat these steps with the top side of the polygon and click OK
Tip: When Transverse
Overlap is enabled, only to confirm the settings.
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 the Longitudinal Overlap and Transverse Overlap to
0.34.
Define the other settings as shown above.
Tip: The shell polygon of the 3 Working counter-clockwise, click the inside corners of the span
area reinforcement placed is and press ESC to finish.
displayed in construction line
4 The support depth for the exterior wall is 0.15. Click Support
format. Clicking this polygon
selects the entire placement. Depth in the dialog box, click the exterior wall, enter 0.15 and
click OK to confirm.
5 Select mesh type Q513 A and set the placing angle to 0.00
degrees.
6 Confirm.
The reinforcing steel mesh placement is drawn and labeled.
Task 2: Recess
Now you will apply reinforcement to the slab opening created for the
elevator shaft.
You will mainly use the tools in the Bar Reinforcement module.
You can access these tools via the flyouts on the Engineering
toolbar.
Tools: Objective:
Edge Reinforcement
Additional
Reinforcement
Rearrange Marks
Diameter 12
Offset to edge 0.04
Spacing 0.07
Bar length 4.00
Straight Bar
Number of bars 3
Placement display mode Show All Bars.
6 Click OK to confirm.
7 Place the dimension line and the label. Se 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 yourself.
The bar length for the reinforcement at the top and bottom is 4.0
m and 5.0 m for the reinforcement on the left.
9 Press ESC to quit the tool.
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10 Although the same bar shape has been placed along each edge,
the individual placements have been assigned consecutive marks.
Click Rearrange Marks (Engineering Modify flyout) and
confirm the settings.
11 Finally, click in the Select, Set Layers list box and select Set....
12 Click in the layer structure with the right mouse button and, on
the shortcut menu, choose Match visibility from layer set....
13 Select the Reinforcement, bottom layer layer set, enable the Set
all layers visible in the layer set to modifiable option and click
OK twice.
The entire reinforcement (bottom layer) and the floor plan are
displayed on screen. The hatching, however, is not visible.
14 Move the labels of the bar and mesh reinforcement so that they
do not collide.
Tools: Objective:
Support Reinforcement
Place Individually
Modify Format
Properties
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 you 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).
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Spacers
Basically, spacers are only important when it comes to ordering steel
and they should therefore be included in reinforcement schedules.
The steel quantities need to be calculated based on the drawing file
with the meshes.
There are two ways to display spacers:
You can define the placing region 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 as construction lines, it is
displayed on screen but not printed out. Advantage: the
required number is determined automatically. Disadvantage: the
cutting diagram and the reinforcing steel mesh schedule include
cut spacers. This does not reflect standard on-site and bending
shop practice (only entire spacers are ordered and supplied).
In the last step of this exercise, you will enter spacers using the
Place Individually tool.
To enter spacers
1 Click Place Individually (Area Reinforcement flyout).
Check that the layer MR_M_T is selected. If it isn't, activate it via
the Format menu or toolbar.
Tools: Objective:
Cutting Diagram
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1 Make drawing file 401 current. Drawing files 102 and 402 are
open in edit mode.
2 On the Format toolbar, select pen thickness 0.25 mm and
linetype 1.
3 Click Select, Set Layers on the Format menu and set layer
MR_M_B to Modifiable and layer MR_M_T to Visible, frozen.
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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.
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BAMTEC
Tip: See the chapter entitled In this exercise you will manually create BAMTEC carpet
Reinforce with or without reinforcement based on FEA calculation results (i.e. the FEA results
model? in the online Help: are not used automatically). You will work without reinforcement
model (method 3, see Tip) as you will create a floor plan without
sections.
You will mainly use the tools in the BAMTEC module. You can
access these tools via the flyouts on the Engineering toolbar.
5 501 Structure
502 Carpet outline
503
504
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Tools: Objective:
Tip: Look in the online Help Carpet Outline
for basic information on the
BAMTEC module: Separate into Files
Carpet Mounting Strips
Basic Carpet
Reinforcement
Additional Carpet Teppichdatei:
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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. The FEA results used here are also taken
from this manual.
In this exercise, you will reinforce the area with hatching (see
below).
The first step involves defining the carpet outline, i.e. the size of the
carpets, the unroll direction, the label and the position of the carpets
in the slab.
Note: Certain technical criteria pertaining to the application
guidelines for the BAMTEC reinforcement technology have to be
observed (see Tip on page 278)!
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.
Before you can create the reinforcement for the carpets, you need to
distribute the individual carpets in the placing drawing onto
different drawing files. You will use 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 following 1 Click Separate into Files (BAMTEC flyout).
option:
2 Select the Copy ONE carpet outline polygon to a different
Copy ALL carpet outline
polygons to different drawing file option in the File Settings and Reinforcement
drawing files Mode dialog box.
3 Check the box in the File Splitting area and click OK to confirm.
4 Click the first bar of carpet B1.1.
5 Specify the first drawing file - 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 .)
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Using carpet B1.1 as an example, you will now learn about the
Tip: As opposed to manual
functions used for reinforcing carpets manually. You will use the
reinforcement, the following tools:
Reinforce tool is used to
reinforce carpets Carpet Mounting Strips
automatically. Basic Carpet Reinforcement
This tool is designed with
economic considerations in Additional Carpet
mind, allowing you to create Reinforcement
a structurally adequate
reinforcement system in a
fully automatic manner. Note: 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 are spaced at 1.55 m intervals.
dx offset = 0.15,
dy offset = 6.002,
Bar length 6.45,
Spacing 0.20,
Number 10.
You can use the Create Schedule and Create Legend tools to
generate various reinforcement schedules.
Now you will create a BAMTEC file for carpet B1.1.
Tip: If drawing file 504 is 3 Set the definition point: specify the carpet's local reference point.
open in edit mode, you can The system proposes two points. Click the point at bottom right.
use the definition point you The point clicked is marked by a symbol.
specified when the carpets
were separated. 4 Place the name of the carpet file where you require.
294 Exercise 7: BAMTEC Reinforcement Allplan 2008
To place symbols
1 Click Get from Library (Standard toolbar).
2 Click Symbol catalog in the Library area and BAMTEC Layout
Symbols in the Path area and click OK to confirm.
3 In the Get Symbol dialog box, select the BAMTEC Symbols file
and click ROLL-UP 1:50 (number 7). Click OK to confirm the
dialog box.
4 Place the symbol with the text to the right of the carpet.
5 Click Delete (Edit toolbar) and delete all the redundant
elements.
6 Move (Edit flyout) the text into the correct position.
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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.
2 Click Stock Mesh 500 M (A) and then Edit. A full overview of
the mesh cross-section catalog is displayed:
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:
9 Now you can set the parameters as you need. Start by entering
values for the length, width and the spacing between the bars.
The overlap values depend on these parameters.
10 Save the settings and finish.
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Smart Symbols
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. Attributes can
only be used when you assigned them during project creation or
later.
Tools:
To assign attributes
1 On the File menu, click Open Project....
2 Click Select Attributes.
3 Select the following attributes:
Architect, Architect address, Client, Client address,
Construction project name, Location/plot, Structural analysis,
Structural engineer address.
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4 Select the Tutorial project, open the shortcut menu and click
Properties
5 Click Assign Attributes and label the attributes by clicking in
the column on the right and then entering text.
The attributes you just assigned will now be used in the label style
for the title block.
Tip: The training project, You do not need to draw the title block from scratch. You can use
which can be downloaded, the one that you defined and saved in the Basics Tutorial.
includes the title block as a
drawing file and as a symbol To create the title block as a label style
(see Unit 2: Project
Organization). The title block Original is available from the Basics Tutorial.
Open an empty drawing file and close all the others.
Select the Bonus Tools family in the Tools palette and open
the Smart Symbols module.
Set the scale to 1:1.
Tip: To quickly and precisely 1 Click Get from Library (Standard toolbar).
position the label styles later,
2 In the dialog box which appears, select the Text library and the
you can place Point Office path.
Symbols as Construction
Lines at the beginning of the 3 Select Title block and then Original.
original text to be deleted 4 Place the title block and press ESC to quit symbol retrieval mode.
(Create menu, Draft module).
5 Delete the text that is to be replaced by attributes (project-specific
information).
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.
Note: The Label Style tool can also be found in the following
modules:
Tools:
Page/Plotter Setup
Layout Border
Layout Element
Label
Update Layout
Plot Layouts
Layout Window
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To define a layout
1 Select the Layout Editor (Standard toolbar).
The icon remains depressed until you quit the layout editor and
switch back to document edit mode.
The first time you click this button, the dialog box for selecting
layouts opens automatically. Otherwise, click Open on a
Project-Specific Basis and select a layout.
2 Click in row 1, enter Elevator shaft - reinforcement drawing for
the name and click OK to confirm.
4 Select the output device and paper format (e.g. DIN A2) as you
would in any other Windows application.
5 Click Layout Border (Tools palette, Create area).
8 Click OK to confirm.
9 Place the border in the bottom left inside corner of the sheet.
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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.
4 Click the Layer box. You can use layers to define visibility
settings for the layout elements:
The Layer set, current setting of the selected layer set option
only displays elements on layers of the layer set currently
selected.
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The finished layouts are saved and can be plotted now or later, as
you choose. When documents have been changed, you need to
update the layout using
Update Layout (Tools palette, Change area).
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To plot layouts
1 Click Plot Layouts (Tools palette, Create area).
Tip: You can make specific 2 Select the output device (printer / plotter) in the Output tab.
settings for printing in the
You can also select a different output device and define the paper
Settings tab. For more
format in this dialog box. If you have configured Nemetschek
information, activate the
online Help system - all you drivers in the Services application, they will also be presented in
need to do is press F1. the device list.
If you want to use Nemetschek raster drivers, click Yes. The Use
Nemetschek raster driver for output option is active.
4 Select layout 1 on the Selection tab.
You can exclude specific elements (hatching, for example) from
the plot operation in the Plot elements / options area.
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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
several polygons. 8 Repeat steps 3 through 7 to create a layout window for drawing
file 204 or 303.
9 Click Modify Layout Window (Tools palette, Change area)
and select Enter new polygon for layout window to change the
size of the window.
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Index
column 83
A downstand beam, upstand
access rights 32 beam 86
additional carpet reinforcement opening 89
289 save as favorites 109
additional reinforcement (bar slab 107
reinforcement) 265 wall 62
align copy
bar reinforcement placed 184 reinforcing bars placed 188
associative section without create BAMTEC file 292
height being delimited 170 cross-section catalogs 296
associative views 168 cutting diagram 273
attributes
assign attribute values 304 D
for projects 304 define reference point, overview
Attributes 96
match attributes 45 door 89
downstand beam 86
B drawing file
BAMTEC 277 general 17
basic carpet reinforcement status 18
287 drawing file status 18
carpet outline 281 drawing file structure 40
enter mounting strips 286
place additional reinforcement E
289 edge reinforcement
placing symbols 293 meshes 269
separate into files 285 reinforcing bars 261
bar reinforcement 180 engineering toolbar 165
bar-based 241 Extension
basic carpet reinforcement 287 single-tier 67
bending schedule 234
box 128
F
favorites
C save 109
carpet mounting strips 286 FF reinforcement
checklist 20 open stirrup 190, 201
column 83 stirrup 208
common approaches in fileset
ProjectPilot 25 create, new 42
component axis 65 folded 170
component parameters full schema 227
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H M
height mesh reinforcement 255
absolute heights 62 model
enter parameters 62 reinforce in model off mode
hidden edges 81 (method 3) 254
hidden line image 81, 97 reinforce in model on mode
hidden reinforcement 216 (method 1) 166
reinforce in model on mode
I (method 2) 235
input options 7 modify mesh cross-section
catalog 296
K modules
key plan 145 3D modeling 127
modify 153 associative views 168
L BAMTEC 277
bar reinforcement 180
label 314 basic
label bar reinforcement placed
220 walls, openings,
label style components 59
create 306 draft 114
layers 28 key plan 145
access rights 32 mesh reinforcement 255
advantages 35
assignments 102 O
Attributes 31 observer 170
Format Properties 31 offset polyline 115
general 29 online help system 2
in drawing files 35 open stirrup
layer sets 48 enter automatically 190
line attributes 45 enter manually 181
manage 34 opening
pen, line, color 45 enter 89
select current layer 85 output
set to visible, frozen 101 layout 311
settings 45 symbols 249
Troubleshooting 102
visibility 32
P
layout palette configuration 7
definition 312 paste
elements 314 symbols in catalog 247
layer set 314 Pen
layout window 321 for layer 45
plot 318 pen thickness
Layout pen for architectural surface
layer set 48 elements 60
line attributes for layers 45 place automatically 190, 201,
line for layer 45 208
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U
upstand beam 86
V
view 76
viewports 76
W
wall
offset direction 69
walls
three-dimensional 62
two-dimensional 115
window
three-dimensional 93
two-dimensional 120