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This document has been carefully prepared with all the information needed to properly use this Advance product.
This document contains a brief description of the software functions and is not a replacement for the training program. This guide includes information about all the modules, including those that are optional.
In case of any discrepancy between the information given in this guide and the software, the software is the most up to date source.
The content of this guide can be modified without notice. Any reproduction or distribution, even in partial, by any means - electronically or mechanically - of the contents of the present guide and other supplied documentation is strictly forbidden without GRAITEC's explicit authorization.
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Contents
WELCOME .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE ? ...................................................................................................................................... 9 WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION IN ADVANCE CONCRETE .......................................................................................... 10
Accessing the online help ............................................................................................................................... 10 Using the context help and online help .......................................................................................................... 10 Using Self-training: Advance Learning Program ............................................................................................ 11
CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING ADVANCE ................................................................................................................. 13
CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Hardware configuration .................................................................................................................................. 14 Software configuration .................................................................................................................................... 14
DISTRIBUTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 LICENSE ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 BEFORE INSTALLING ADVANCE .............................................................................................................................. 15 INSTALLING ADVANCE ........................................................................................................................................... 15 INSTALLATION OF AUTOCAD® OR AUTODESK ARCHITECTURAL DESKTOP® ............................................................ 15 ADVANCE INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................... 16
CHAPTER 2 DISCOVERING ADVANCE ............................................................................................................. 19
SOFTWARE PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................................................................ 20 MODEL MODE ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 DRAWINGS MODE ................................................................................................................................................. 22 DOCUMENTS MODE ............................................................................................................................................... 22 ARCHITECT – DESIGN DEPARTMENT – CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES INTERFACE ........................................................ 23
From the architect........................................................................................................................................... 23 ...To the construction company ...................................................................................................................... 23 Find more about Archi-BE interface… ............................................................................................................ 23
TWO DIMENSIONAL FILES ....................................................................................................................................... 24 THE DRAWING SOFTWARE – CALCULATION SOFTWARE INTERFACE ........................................................................... 25 THE AUTOMATIC AND ASSISTED REINFORCEMENT ................................................................................................... 26 USER INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................................. 26
AutoCAD® environment ................................................................................................................................. 26 SMARTBAR ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 TOOLBARS ........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Project Settings toolbar .................................................................................................................................. 28 Model toolbar .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Levels toolbar ................................................................................................................................................. 30 Grid toolbar ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 Structural toolbar ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Foundations toolbar ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Openings toolbar ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Roof and Ramp toolbar .................................................................................................................................. 31 Stairs toolbar .................................................................................................................................................. 32 Formwork Functions toolbar ........................................................................................................................... 32 Reinforcement toolbar .................................................................................................................................... 32 Meshes Scraps toolbar ................................................................................................................................... 33 Reinforcement Bars toolbar ............................................................................................................................ 34 Reinforcement Renumbering toolbar ............................................................................................................. 34 Distributions toolbar ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Distribution Editor toolbar ............................................................................................................................... 35 Reinforcement 3D Viewer toolbar .................................................................................................................. 35 Sketch Designer toolbar ................................................................................................................................. 35 Reinforcement Solutions toolbar .................................................................................................................... 36 Lists toolbar .................................................................................................................................................... 36 Analysis and Design toolbar ........................................................................................................................... 37 Drawings toolbar ............................................................................................................................................. 37 Symbols and Labels toolbar ........................................................................................................................... 38 Dimensions toolbar ......................................................................................................................................... 38
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Views Toolbar ................................................................................................................................................ 38 Reinforcement Symbols toolbar .................................................................................................................... 40 Documents toolbar ........................................................................................................................................ 40 Tools toolbar .................................................................................................................................................. 41 Bar Editor toolbar ........................................................................................................................................... 41 Automatic Drafting toolbar ............................................................................................................................. 41 Graitec Transfer Center toolbar ..................................................................................................................... 42 Import-Export standard files toolbar .............................................................................................................. 42 Help Toolbar .................................................................................................................................................. 42
ADVANCE MENUS ................................................................................................................................................. 43 Main menu ..................................................................................................................................................... 43 Context menus .............................................................................................................................................. 44 Shortcut Access Menu ................................................................................................................................... 44
UTILITIES ............................................................................................................................................................ 45 AutoUCS ........................................................................................................................................................ 45
LAYER MANAGER ................................................................................................................................................. 45 Layer Name manager .................................................................................................................................... 46 Tooltips .......................................................................................................................................................... 46 Material Manager ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Object Geometry Manager ............................................................................................................................ 47 Representation Styles Manager .................................................................................................................... 47 Doors and Windows manager ....................................................................................................................... 48 Bars and Meshes manager ........................................................................................................................... 48 Multicriteria object selection .......................................................................................................................... 49 Displaying objects by type ............................................................................................................................. 49 Automatic Reinforcement Objects ................................................................................................................. 49 Viewer 3D ...................................................................................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 3 USING ADVANCE ......................................................................................................................... 51
ADVANCE BY EXAMPLES ....................................................................................................................................... 52 Formwork and Implementation ...................................................................................................................... 52 Reinforcement ............................................................................................................................................... 52
FORMWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION ....................................................................................................................... 53 Basic settings ................................................................................................................................................ 53
CONSTRUCT A MODEL .......................................................................................................................................... 54 Step 1: Create continuous walls .................................................................................................................... 54 Step 2: Draw a straight wall and a curved wall.............................................................................................. 55 Step 3: Adjust the walls ................................................................................................................................. 56 Step 4: Creating columns .............................................................................................................................. 57 Step 5: Create the beams and slabs ............................................................................................................. 58 Step 6: Create a door and a window ............................................................................................................. 60 Step 7: Use the AutoUCS tool to position a slab hole ................................................................................... 61 Step 8: Automatically create the second level............................................................................................... 62 Step 9: Generate foundations ....................................................................................................................... 63 Step 10: Use the "roof" function to raise a slab ............................................................................................. 64 Step 11: Creating stairs ................................................................................................................................. 66
CREATE DRAWINGS ............................................................................................................................................. 69 Step 12: Creating a cut .................................................................................................................................. 69 Step 13: Create a plan view .......................................................................................................................... 71 Step 14: Creating an associative dimension ................................................................................................. 72
CREATE A LAYOUT ............................................................................................................................................... 73 Step 15: Create an A4 layout ........................................................................................................................ 73
EXPORT THE MODEL FOR CALCULATIONS .............................................................................................................. 75 Step 16: Export the model to Arche Building structure ................................................................................. 75
REINFORCEMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 76 Create reinforcement drawings ..................................................................................................................... 76 Step 1: Create the reinforcement drawing of a wall ...................................................................................... 76
TRANSVERSAL REINFORCEMENT PLACEMENT ........................................................................................................ 79 Step 2: Define and place the transversal reinforcement around a window opening ..................................... 79
LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENT PLACEMENT ........................................................................................................ 86 Step 3: Define and distribute the longitudinal reinforcement around the window opening .................................... 86 Step 4: View the reinforcement in 3D ............................................................................................................ 90
PLACE REFERENCE MARKS ON THE DISTRIBUTION BARS ......................................................................................... 92
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Step 5: Place reference marks and dimensions on the distribution bars. ...................................................... 92 PLACE A BAR LIST ................................................................................................................................................. 95
Step 6: Place the list with bar bending details ................................................................................................ 95 PLACE THE MESHES .............................................................................................................................................. 96
Step 7: Place meshes on the wall sides ......................................................................................................... 96 PLACE A MESH LIST ............................................................................................................................................... 98
Step 8: Place the mesh list ............................................................................................................................. 98
APPENDICES COMMAND LINE .......................................................................................................................... 99
ADVANCE COMMANDS ......................................................................................................................................... 100 Getting help .................................................................................................................................................. 100 Managing the projects .................................................................................................................................. 100 Modeling a building....................................................................................................................................... 101 Modeling a level ............................................................................................................................................ 101 Creating the formwork .................................................................................................................................. 101 Creating the reinforcement ........................................................................................................................... 102 Creating and managing model drawings ...................................................................................................... 103 Dimensioning the drawings and views ......................................................................................................... 104 Adding symbols and annotations ................................................................................................................. 104 Creating and using the lists .......................................................................................................................... 105 Creating layouts ............................................................................................................................................ 105 Using Utilities ................................................................................................................................................ 105 Using Internet services ................................................................................................................................. 106
INDEX .................................................................................................................................................................. 107
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Welcome
In this Chapter
Welcome to GRAITEC Advance,
Perfectly integrated with AutoCAD®, Advance accelerates the creation of reinforced concrete and steel structures with tools dedicated to modeling and accelerates document creation required for the construction process: general arrangement drawings, detailing, manufacturing drawings, lists, BOM's, etc.
GRAITEC Advance includes:
– Advance Steel for creating structural steel arrangement drawings, shop drawings, lists and NC files.
– Advance Concrete for creating reinforcement and structural concrete drawings
– Advance Design for the analysis and design of reinforcement concrete and steel structures and automated creation of design reports.
Advance is part of the GRAITEC CAD / Analysis and Design suite and therefore directly connects to other GRAITEC engineering solutions.
This user guide, dedicated to the Concrete suite, allows you to get quickly and simply a set of main functionalities and to exploit the Advance work methodology. For a quick start, refer to the tutorial in Chapter 3 Using Advance.
All software tools described in this guide and all remarks related to the product pertain only to the Advance Concrete and for reading simplification only the generic name Advance is used.
■ Introduction
■ How to use this guide ?
■ Where to find information
■ Contacting technical support
■ Log on to GRAITEC Advantages Web site
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Introduction
Advance Concrete is the essential AutoCAD® extension for modeling and for automated construction and reinforcement drawing creation.
With intelligent Advance objects, a three dimensional model is created and stored in a drawing. Once the model is complete, Advance creates all structural and reinforcement drawings using a large selection of view production tools, dimensions, locations, symbols and automatic layout functions.
Advance is completely integrated in AutoCAD® making it easy and intuitive to learn. Advance uses the latest AutoCAD® ObjectARX® technology. This advanced technology provides users with professional objects (e.g., beams, columns, and bars) perfectly integrated into AutoCAD® on which most standard functions (e.g., copy, paste, extend, trim, stretch, etc.) can be applied.
The use of the ObjectARX® technology allows Advance to provide you professional tools combining the power of AutoCAD® or Autodesk Architectural Desktop® design & GRAITEC's experience in the field of structural modeling. Indeed, Advance is completely compatible with the structural calculation software proposed by GRAITEC.
The objective of this user guide is to train you in no time and to provide guidelines on installing and using the software along with suggestions for improving work efficiency and productivity.
This guide also contains information on Advance’s user interface and a tutorial on the main software features and concepts.
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How to use this guide ?
This guide includes:
The steps involved in installing the software and obtaining a license (Chapter 1: Installing Advance)
A description of Advance’s user interface and functions (Chapter 2: Discovering Advance)
A tutorial on using Advance (Chapter 3: Using Advance)
Spend some time for reading this guide and it will help you to take your first steps with Advance.
All Advance commands are listed in the Appendix.
An index is available at the end of the guide.
For mode information, contact your dealer or visit GRAITEC’s website (www.graitec.com).
http://www.graitec.com/
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Where to find information in Advance Concrete
Accessing the online help
Advance has an online help system that offers step-by-step instructions for every function. This system contains important information about the software concepts and functionality.
To access the online help during a work session, you can use:
Help toolbar: Click
Advance Menu: Select Help > Online help
Command line: Type grtchelp
Figure 1: Advance online help
Using the context help and online help
Advance has context help that provides information on dialog box controls. that can be used anytime you work on your project.
For assistance, click the [?] on the title bar and then click the control in the dialog box. An explanation tooltip is displayed.
Detailed information on dialog box controls is obtained by clicking Help or by pressing .
Figure 2: Accessing help for a dialog box
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Using Self-training: Advance Learning Program
The Advance Learning Program is an interactive self-training system that is installed with Advance. Since Advance works with AutoCAD® and Autodesk Architectural Desktop® basic tools, the Advance Learning Program involves training of the methodologies used in these systems. The Advance Learning Program contains step-by-step instructions for creating drawings and understanding Advance’s functions.
The advantage of using the Advance Learning Program is that the training is self-paced and focuses on specific subjects.
To access the Advance Learning Program:
Help toolbar: Click
Advance Menu: Select Help > Advance Learning Program
Command line: Type grtcselftraining
Figure 3: Learning Program
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Chapter 1 Installing Advance
In this Chapter
■ Software configuration
■ Installing Advance
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Configuration
To successfully install Advance certain requirements have to be met.
Hardware configuration
PC with a Processor min. 2 GHz (or equivalent)
Main memory min. 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
Min. 1 GB free disk space on the hard disk
Network adapter
DVD Drive
AutoCAD® compatible graphics-card (for more information, see http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard)
Software configuration
Installed operating system Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit version) \
Installed TCP/IP Protocol
AutoCAD® 2007, ADT 2007, AutoCAD® 2008, AutoCAD® Architecture 2008, AutoCAD® 2009, AutoCAD® Architecture 2009, AutoCAD® 2010, AutoCAD® Architecture 2010, AutoCAD® 2011 or AutoCAD® Architecture 2011
A MAPI compliant Microsoft mail system (Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, etc.) used for sending requests for technical support through Advance Concrete.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher. This software is required for using the internet functions or the Online help.
TCP/IP Protocol
Internet connection for license activation
Distribution
Advance is delivered on DVD.
The license is activated online.
License
An activation code and a serial number are required to use Advance commands in AutoCAD®.
If Advance was purchased, you already have the activation code and the serial number; otherwise please con-tact GRAITEC or the reseller.
Without an authorization a temporary license for 5 days may be installed. When the temporary license expires, only the AutoCAD® commands will be available.
If you have any problems contact your reseller or GRAITEC support.
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard
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Before installing Advance
Administrator rights are required to install Advance.
Installing Advance
AutoCAD® or Autodesk Architectural Desktop® must first be installed on the system prior to installing Advance.
Installation of AutoCAD® or Autodesk Architectural Desktop®
Follow the detailed instructions provided in the AutoCAD® or Autodesk Architectural Desktop documentation.
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Advance installation
Proceed with the installation as follows:
1. Close all active WINDOWS applications.
2. Insert the installation DVD into the DVD drive.
The setup program starts automatically and the following dialog box appears.
1. Close all active WINDOWS applications.
2. Insert the installation DVD into the DVD drive.
The setup program starts automatically and the DVD Browser appears.
If the Setup did not start automatically, the AutoPlay tool on the computer could be switched off. In this case, start the Advance setup program using the Run command.
Figure 4: Run option on the Start menu
– From the Windows menu, select: Start > Run.
– Enter the path and the name of the program to start in the Open field or click Browse to select the AdvanceSetup.exe program on the DVD.
– Click .
Figure 5: Run dialog box
3. Select the installation language and click Install products.
Figure 6: Starting the installation
4. On the next screen, select Advance Concrete and click Next.
Figure 7: Selecting the product
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5. Read the license agreement. Click I accept to agree to the specified terms and click Next to continue.
Figure 8: License agreement
6. On the next screen, select the interface language and the installation path.
To select the interface language, click Customize. In the next dialog box, select the interface language and the local settings for each installed application and click .
To change the destination path, click . In the next dialog box, enter a path or select a different folder in which to install Advance and click .
Note: If a previous version of Advance is already installed, select another installation folder.
Figure 9: Selecting the components to install and the interface language
7. Click Install to start the installation.
The installation starts.
8. Click Finish to complete the installation.
Figure 10: Finishing the installation
You can return to the first page and install another application of the Advance suite
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Chapter 2 Discovering Advance
In this Chapter
■ Software principles
■ Architect – design department – construction companies interface
■ The drawing software – calculation software interface
■ User interface
■ Utilities
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Software principles
The workflow consists of three design steps or modes: Model, Drawings, and Documents.
Layouts are created from drawings, which are in turn created from the model. A 3D model is created using the Advance intelligent objects. The model is the basis for the automated general arrangement drawings creation:
Cuts or global and local sections
Elevations
Top views or bottom-up reflected views
Isometric views
Reinforcement drawings and views
All the created drawings remain linked with the model. If there are any modifications to the model the drawings are automatically updated.
The generated views and user created drawings are used in the creation of the general arrangement drawings.
The three modes, Model, Drawings, and Documents, are accessible from the Pilot.
Figure 11: Project workflow
The Pilot is the starting point in the application. All different stages of the project creation are managed with the Pilot: model conception, general arrangement drawing creation, and layout creation.
Click each of the three modes on the Pilot. You can pass easily from one mode to another without any difficulty and without impact in the models or the drawings, in a similar way as an explorer:
Figure 12: The three mode of the Pilot: Model, Drawings and Documents
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Model mode
Figure 13: Model mode
The building structures, the civil engineering structures or precast concrete structures are drawn in the MODEL mode. This is the first step in building creation.
For buildings structures, you draw the structural elements in the plan view, the third dimension is generated automatically by the plan view by taken into account the height set in the level properties in the Pilot (right click on Level).
For the civil engineering structures drawings you can use the Advance objects modeling functions or the 3D AutoCAD® modeler in the same time.
For the drawings of precast concrete pieces made in three dimensions one can use the 3D AutoCAD® modeler functions.
In MODEL mode, draw the structures using the functions from the « Advance Model » toolbar. Using tools from this toolbar you can draw all structural components (walls, columns, beams, slabs, openings…) All functions necessary for the level by level modeling are available here: access to libraries, materials, conversion tools…
The drawing and the modeling of the structures are made with higher productivity due to a specific professional behavior. The Advance objects are also manipulated with AutoCAD® classical functions (Extend, Trim, Copy,…) so you can use directly your CAD experience.
In MODEL mode, you can also send the structures to the calculation software Arche Structure and Effel Structure.
In the next mode, DRAWINGS mode, the general arrangement drawings calculated from the model can be updated directly while modifying the model structural components.
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Drawings mode
Figure 14: Drawings mode
The details and views that have been defined in the Model mode are calculated and created in the Drawings mode. The folders listed in the Pilot, in Drawings mode, contain the created drawings.
The drawings can be created in two ways:
using Advance functions (ex: cuts, elevations,…) starting from the model in Model mode
manually using the function Create a new drawing. It's important to find a drawing specifically created by the user in DRAWINGS for automatic management and thereafter to be able to compose a global general arrangement drawing more easily.
Every drawing is an individual item, however several drawings can be grouped together using drag and drop of a drawing onto another drawing.
A model is modified when the properties of a structural element on a drawing are changed (e.g., modifying a cut changes the model). Clicking on a structural element edge displays its properties.
In addition, if the model is modified in the Model mode, a blue icon marks the views and drawings affected by this modification. Since there is an immediate warning, all drawing or conception mistakes are avoided. Right clicking on a drawing and selecting Activate and update updates the general arrangement drawing.
To complete the drawings, add dimensions, texts and annotations. This additional information is not erased during an update. The information is automatically updated if it was created with Advance functions.
The Reinforcement module is used in the Drawings mode to create reinforcement drawings.
The Advance Reinforcement toolbar contains all the necessary tools to create reinforcement drawings. Reinforcement can be added to any created drawing or view. The Create a reinforcement drawing starting from structural elements function automatically puts formwork edges on the selected structural elements and draws the reinforcement elements.
Documents mode
Figure 15: Documents mode
In DOCUMENTS mode, you composes the layouts using the previously created drawings. To create a layout, it's enough to click in the pilot on DOCUMENTS mode, then right click on « Layout ».
Constructing a layout is simply done by dragging and dropping the drawings created in Drawings mode onto the layout. The properties are available on the properties bar, Smartbar. Thus, all drawings created by the user or all views graphically calculated by Advance and completed, finished by the user, can be placed on layouts.
All the modifications made by Advance or by the user on the drawings and views in the Drawings mode, are automatically updated in the layout without any manual intervention. The layout definition properties, content and history are viewed by right clicking on a layout in the Pilot.
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Architect – design department – construction companies interface
From the architect...
With the AutoCAD® entity conversion tool, architect drawings are converted to Advance models. The conversion of basic 2D entities into structural elements accelerates the modeling step.
This functionality is accessed by clicking Convert an AutoCAD® entity on the Model toolbar.
Advance can easily convert elements from an architectural model into structural elements using the Autodesk Architectural Desktop® platform. The architectural drawings are used to get the construction drawings and the 3D model.
...To the construction company
Exporting a standard 2D DWG file from a general arrangement drawing or an Advance layout provides a contractor with a general arrangement drawing in a digital format.
To export a DWG file, right click a drawing or layout and select Export to DWG.
In DOCUMENTS mode, proceed in the same way to export a complete paper plan.
The DWG files created by this method only contain AutoCAD® classic entities without any Advance information.
Find more about Archi-BE interface…
Advance offers you the possibility to start from an architectural drawing file in order to draw the structure quickly.
It is possible to recover the information in two different ways, depending on the type of the architectural drawing.
Figure 16: Requalification of 2D entities in structural objects
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Two dimensional files
Advance offers specialized tools for converting 2D entities into structural objects.
The procedure is as follows:
1. After starting Advance, load a file.
2. Simplify the drawing by deactivating the architect's layers (facilities, partition walls, dimensions, etc.) and keeping only the supporting elements.
3. Select the two lines representing the outer and inner wall faces.
4. Click Convert an AutoCAD® icon.
5. On the dialog box, select two lines into a Wall.
6. Click OK to convert the 2D entities into structural objects.
7. Several two by two lines can be selected to create several walls at once.
8. If a line corresponds to the object central axis it can be converted into an object.
Figure 17: "Convert selected elements" dialog box
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The drawing software – calculation software interface
The same structural model must be able to be used for several applications: the structure created in Advance in MODEL mode is used to create all the execution drawings and it's exploited also to get the engineer's calculations using the suitable calculation programs.
Activate the toolbar « Advance Analyse » by right clicking on a Advance functionalities toolbar.
Figure 18: Analysis and Design toolbar
Export the Model to Arche Building structure
Draw your project in Advance, then click Export to Arche Building Structure. Coupled with Arche, your structure is exported directly in the Structure software. Arche Structure gets the calculations of load distribution according to the traditional method.
Export the Model to Effel Structure
In the same idea, for the more deeper calculations (seismic calculation, wind bracing,…), click on the icon Export to Effel Structure to study the structure using the finite elements calculation method.
Export the Model to Effel Structure
Advance models can be also exported in the Effel Advanced, Graitec new analysis software.
Advance – Arche Structure models synchronization
You can entirely synchronize Arche and Advance models using the synchronization and real time information tool. This tool allows reinforcing the collaboration between the engineer and the designer. For example, if the engineer changes the position or the dimension of a structural element, the designer is warned and he can accept or reject this modification. A specific detailed interface allows viewing and sorting the changes appeared in the structure.
Figure 19: “Synchronization” dialog box
Export the Advance structural elements to Arche Reinforcement Modules
With Arche Reinforcement Modules, you can query an individual structural element. Select an Advance element and export it directly to the reinforcement module in order to get preliminary dimensioning of the concrete element and also the reinforcement.
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The automatic and assisted reinforcement
Due to Advance's reinforcement module, directly connected to Arche modules, you can create reinforcement drawings for each structural element (walls, columns,…) with a single click !
Select an element, right-click and select « Create a reinforcement plan ». The reinforcement drawing of this element is instantly displayed. This reinforcement plan is created using the calculation facility of Arche. It's now possible to modify or to adapt the result by importing again the reinforcement plan in Advance and adding reinforcements, reference marks, dimensions or other types of notations. Then a reinforcement list can be generated to take in account the modifications.
User interface
AutoCAD® environment
A familiar environment is maintained since Advance is fully integrated into AutoCAD®. Customizable Advance Concrete toolbars are added to the list of available AutoCAD® toolbars.
The Advance main menu provides quick access to all program functions.
Figure 20: Advance - User Interface
1: Advance pilot
2: Fast access menu
3: Smartbar
4: Advance main menu
5: Advance toolbars
6: Command line
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Smartbar
Each object (model elements, dimensions, symbols...) has a properties bar, called Smartbar, for modifying the object's essential attributes.
Figure 21: Smartbar for slab elements
The smartbar is automatically activated in two instances:
When an object creation command starts, the smartbar of that object appears. During the creation process, one or several object attributes can be modified.
When one or several objects of the same type are selected, one or several attributes can be modified. The modifications are confirmed by pressing Enter.
Click to access the element’s detailed properties.
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Toolbars
Project Settings toolbar
The Project Settings toolbar contains all the commands to access the libraries.
This… Function
Units
Access the Layer name Manager
Define the Preferences
Access the Material library
Access the Geometry library
Access the Door and Window library
Access the Piles library
Access the Representation style library
Access the Bars library
Access the lap table
Access the hook table
Access rebar rounding rules
Access to the shape library
Default values for steel grade and concrete covers
Vie Access the Mesh library
Access to the bar supports library
Bar supports design rules
Weight review
Load a project
Save the project
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Model toolbar
The Model toolbar contains all the necessary tools for modeling a structure.
This… Function
Display or hide the Pilot
Create a new level above building
Access the Layer Name Manager
Access the Grid toolbar
Access the Structural toolbar
Access the Foundations toolbar
Access the Openings toolbar
Access the Roofs and Ramps toolbar
Bind elements to the roof or to the ramp
Combine roofs or ramps
Access the Stairs toolbar
Copy or move elements between levels
Convert AutoCAD® entities into modeling elements
Convert an element into an ACIS solid entity
Access the Formwork functions toolbar
Access the Drawings toolbar
Automatically generate a BOM
Material quantities management
Load Advance Steel
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Levels toolbar
The Levels toolbar contains tools for creating levels and copying existing elements to new levels.
Button Function
Create a new level above
Create a new level below
Display next level
Display previous level
Copy current level elements into the upper level
Copy current level elements into the lower level
Grid toolbar
The Grid toolbar contains all the necessary tools for creating and managing grids.
This… Function
Create a grid
Renumber the grid axis
Structural toolbar
The Structural toolbar contains the necessary tools for creating the model.
This… Function
Create a slab
Create a beam
Create a column
Create a wall
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Foundations toolbar
The Foundations toolbar contains tools for building foundations.
This… Function
Create an isolated footing
Create a bedding isolated footing
Create a continuous footing
Create a bedding continuous footing
Create a drill depth area
Create a pile
Automatically generate footings under columns and walls
Openings toolbar
The Openings toolbar contains tools for creating all types of wall and slab openings.
This… Function
Create a window
Create a door
Create a standard opening in a wall
Create a standard opening in a slab
Create a polygonal opening in a slab
Create a beam openings line
Create a lintel
Create a window sill
Roof and Ramp toolbar
The Roofs and ramps toolbar contains the tools for creating ramps and roofs.
This… Function
Create a roof
Create a ramp
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Stairs toolbar
The Stairs toolbar contains the necessary tools for stair creation and the links to the precast stairs manufacturers websites.
This… Function
Create a stair
Link to the PBM website (precast stairs)
Link to the SB website (precast stairs)
Formwork Functions toolbar
The Formwork Functions toolbar contains all the tools for adjusting Advance elements.
This… Function
Adjusting an element
Split a slab
Break an element
Create stepped footing
Edit a brick shelf
Bind 3D ACIS solids to structural
Unbind 3D ACIS solids to structural
Convert 3D ACIS solids to structural
Reinforcement toolbar
The Reinforcement toolbar contains the necessary tools for reinforcement.
This… Function
Create a reinforcement drawing starting from structural elements
Create a new drawing
Assign an element to a structure
Create a new bar shape
Create a point bar
Access the Reinforcement Bars toolbar
Create a polygonal bar
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This… Function
Break a bar
Create a separator
Create a simple mesh
Access the Meshes Scraps toolbar
Create a simple mesh outline
Create a mesh row
Trim one or several meshes
Create a bent mesh
Create a mesh cut
Access the Distribution toolbar
Access to the Edit distribution toolbar
Access the Reinforcement symbols toolbar
Create a distribution dimension
Create a bar or mesh bending detail
Access the Automatic drafting toolbar
View the bar library
View the mesh library
Access the Reinforcement renumbering toolbar
Access the Lists toolbar
Meshes Scraps toolbar
The Meshes Scraps toolbar contains tools for creating new meshes starting from scraps.
This… Function
Create a mesh starting from scraps
Automatically optimize mesh rests
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Reinforcement Bars toolbar
The Reinforcement Bars toolbar contains tools for creating all bar types in the views and drawings.
This… Function
Create a straight bar
Create a rectangular frame
Create a circular bar
Create a stirrup bar
Create a pin bar
Create a U bar
Create an L bar
Reinforcement Renumbering toolbar
The Reinforcement Renumbering toolbar contains tools for renumbering bars and meshes and displaying and hiding the distribution definition.
This… Function
Position renumbering of the mesh bars
Display the bar definition
Hide the bar definition
Distributions toolbar
The Distribution toolbar contains tools for placing bars or meshes.
This… Function
Create a linear distribution of the selected bar
Create a linear variable distribution of the selected bar
Create a quantitative distribution of the selected bar
Create a cut distribution of the selected bar
Create a free distribution of the selected bar
Create a one by one distribution of the selected bar
Create a section distribution
Create a bar field distribution
Create a distribution of a selected bent mesh
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Distribution Editor toolbar
The Distribution Editor contains the tools for editing the distributions.
This… Function
Trim the distribution bars
Edit a distribution
Apply a multiplication factor to the distribution
Display the hidden element (definition or distribution bar)
Reinforcement 3D Viewer toolbar
The Reinforcement 3D Viewer toolbar contains all tools for viewing the 3D reinforcement cages.
This… Function
Create a reinforcement view
Create a new reinforcement elevation
Create a new reinforcement cut
Delete a reinforcement view
Select and define the view
Start the 3D viewer
Clash check
Sketch Designer toolbar
The Sketch Designer toolbar contains all the necessary tools for creating a dynamic reinforcement solution.
This… Function
Create a sketch point by translation
Create a sketch point at the edge intersection
Create a sketch point at the edge-plane intersection
Create a sketch point on a line
Define an angle
Define a distance
Define a factor
Define a vector
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This… Function
Define a line
Define a plan
Restore all sketch points
Open color legend
Reinforcement Solutions toolbar
The Reinforcement Solutions toolbar contains tools for defining, applying and saving a reinforcement solution.
This… Function
Apply the solution
Update solutions references
Solution multiplication factor
Solution visibility properties
Compose dynamic reinforcement solution
Define a solution
Save the solution
Close the solution
Lists toolbar
The Lists toolbar contains tools for creating and editing the lists.
This… Function
Create a list
Update a list
Add elements to a list
Delete elements from a list
Split into pages
Export a list to Excel
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Analysis and Design toolbar
The Analysis and Design toolbar contains tools for exporting a model to the structure and load distribution calculation software.
This… Function
Export to Arche Building Structure
Export to Effel Structure
Export to Advance Design
Synchronize data with an Arche Structure file
Create a reinforcement drawing in Arche starting from structural elements
Import the Arche reinforcement drawing in object mode
Do a call/return with Arche reinforcement module corresponding to the selected element
Do a call/ return with KP1 module
Import a drawing (DXF file)
Drawings toolbar
The Drawings toolbar contains all the required tools for creating drawings and views.
This… Function
Create a cut or a section
Create an elevation
Create an isometric
Create a top / bottom view
Create a reinforcement drawing
Create a new drawing
Activate and update a drawing
Create a plan view
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Symbols and Labels toolbar
The Symbols and Annotations toolbar contains tools for creating and managing symbols and annotations.
This… Function
Create a symbol
Create multiple symbols
Add a symbol to the Symbol library
Access the Symbol library
Create a label
Create multiple labels
Add a new label to the library
View the label library
Dimensions toolbar
The Dimensions toolbar contains all the required tools for creating dimensions.
This… Function
Create a coordinates dimension
Create a level dimension
Create an arc dimension
Create an intersection dimension
Create an associative dimension
Create a dimension by points
Create a distribution dimension
Views Toolbar
The Views toolbar contains the necessary tools for dimensioning and annotating views. It is a mixed toolbar, containing native AutoCAD® dimensioning tools and Advance specific tools.
This… Function
Display or hide the Pilot
Activate and update a drawing
Copy drafting (AutoCAD® Function)
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This… Function
Access the Layer Name Manager
Create a linear dimension (AutoCAD® Function)
Create an aligned dimension (AutoCAD® Function)
Create a radius dimension (AutoCAD® Function)
Create a diameter dimension (AutoCAD® Function)
Create an angular dimension (AutoCAD® Function)
Create a quick dimension (AutoCAD® Function)
Create a dimension series (AutoCAD® Function)
Create a dimension style (AutoCAD® Function)
Create a coordinates dimension
Create a level dimension
Create an arc dimension
Create an intersection dimension
Create an associative dimension
Create a dimension by points
Create a symbol
Create multiple symbols
Add a symbol to the Symbol library
Display the Symbol library
Create an annotation
Create multiple annotations
Add annotation to the Annotation library
Access the Annotation library
Insert dynamic block
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Reinforcement Symbols toolbar
The Reinforcement Symbols toolbar contains tools for creating and managing symbols.
This… Function
Create a bar or mesh symbol
Create a symbol on the distributions entities
Create a bar rake symbol
Add a new symbol to the Symbol library
Access the Symbol library
Change the symbol target
Align the symbols
Documents toolbar
The Documents toolbar contains the tools for layouts management.
This… Function
Update layout
Print layouts
Access the Lists toolbar
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Tools toolbar
The Tools toolbar contains the necessary tools for selecting and displaying elements.
This… Function
Activate the AutoUCS tool
Isolate the selected elements
Hide the selected elements
Display elements by type
Select elements using multiple criteria
Select elements by type
Re-label elements
Launch the Simple Identification tool
Launch the Multiple Identification tool
Insert dynamic block
Bar Editor toolbar
The Bar Editor toolbar contains the necessary tools for breaking and editing bars.
This… Function
Break a bar
Edit a bar
Automatic Drafting toolbar
The Automatic Drafting toolbars contains tools for creating automatically symbols, dimensions and bending details on the desired element.
This… Function
Automatic drafting – Symbols and dimensions
Automatic drafting – Bending details
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Graitec Transfer Center toolbar
The Graitec Transfer Center toolbar contains tools for exporting, importing and synchronizing drawings with Advance.
This… Function
Export to GTC
Import to GTC
Synchronize with GTC
Import-Export standard files toolbar
The Import-Export standard files toolbar contains tools for importing/exporting to IFC.
This… Function
Export to IFC
Import from IFC
Help Toolbar
The Help toolbar contains the help tools and online help for Advance.
This… Function
Start the online help
Launch Self-training: Advance Learning Program
Access the GRAITEC website Welcome page
Request technical support
Access GRAITEC Advantages
Contact a GRAITEC dealer
GRAITEC Advantages - flash info
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Advance menus
Main menu
All the commands and dialog boxes are accessed using the Advance Concrete drop-down menu.
Using the Advance menu
After having selected the drop-down menu, select a command by clicking on its name. For example:
Figure 22: Advance Main menu
An arrow following a command name indicates that a submenu is available.
A command followed by (...) indicates that a dialog box is displayed with additional options.
The different submenus of the main menu
Button Function
Pilot Display or hide the Pilot
Project Access project management commands
Model Access structure object creation commands
Reinforcement Access reinforcement drawings creation commands
Drawings Access drawings and views creation commands
Visual elements Access visual elements creation commands
Documents Access document creation commands
Tools Access Advance utilities
Help Access online help and other documentation sources
Note:
You can access the menus and commands by pressing key and the menu shortcut key. For example, to open Advance menu, press .
When the mouse cursor hovers over an icon or a menu item, the status bar displays a short description.
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Context menus
Context menus are available by right clicking an item. The menu and the displayed menu options depend on the cursor position and other conditions, like the selection of an object or a node in the Pilot.
Object context menus
When a context menu is displayed for an object or a homogeneous group of objects, Advance commands are directly integrated into the AutoCAD® context menu.
Pilot context menus
Many context menus are displayed when a Pilot element is right clicked. These menus provide quick access to various creation and parameter definition commands.
Right click an element in the tree on the Pilot (e.g., « Project ») to display its context menu. The context menu concerning selected element appears. This is an example of this contextual menu type:
Figure 23: Example of a Pilot element context menu
Shortcut Access Menu
A button in the upper Pilot area provides a menu for quick access to display control and selection commands.
Figure 24: Pilot short access menu
Button Function
Display according to type Display control by element type
Multicriteria selection Select elements by multiple criteria
Select by type Select elements by type
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Utilities
There are key tools that are vital for the proper use of Advance modules. The online help is a good source for information on activating and using these tools.
AutoUCS
AutoUCS is an efficient and easy to use tool when working with relative coordinates in the creation and modification of structural elements. It can also be used as a measuring tool!
Figure 25: Using the AutoUCS tool
Layer manager
The layers in the project are organized according to a structured diagram that can be modified.
Each level or drawing has linked layers. This default organization of layers is modified using the layers manager. On level or drawing activation, the linked layers are automatically displayed.
Figure 26: Layer manager
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Layer Name manager
The layers and the layers names are automatically defined using Advance. The standards to define the layers with their names are created by users in accordance to their company rules. National or international preset standards are also delivered with Advance for management of layers in drawings.
Figure 27: Layer Name manager
Tooltips
The structure elements' characteristics (number, material, dimension, etc.) are displayed in a tooltip when the mouse is moved over the object.
Figure 28: Tooltip example
Material Manager
Advance includes a Material library for concrete, steel and timber structures. Materials may be added to this library and technical characteristics for each material in the library can be modified.
Figure 29: Management of the model material
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Object Geometry Manager
All types of geometries can be drawn in Advance.
Each Advance project includes the following categories:
Volumes (applicable for isolated footings, defined by an attach point, an angle and a volume)
Sections (applicable for beams, columns and continuous footings, obtained by extruding the section along the element's main axis)
Thicknesses (applicable for walls and slabs, obtained by extrusion of their contour depending on the thickness).
Different objects can share these stored geometries.
For example, all beams with 20x50 rectangular sections, in a project reference a single section. This mechanism considerably reduces the amount of memory space used by Advance.
Figure 30: Object Geometry Manager
Representation Styles Manager
In Advance, every object type can have a representation style. A representation style is a set of parameters that define the representation for objects of the same type. Object appearance (hatching, line thickness, etc.) is easily controlled using the representation styles.
Representation styles are stored in a manager. For example, the columns lines' color is changed by modifying the representation style. There is no need to select all columns as they are automatically updated.
Figure 31: Representation styles manager
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Doors and Windows manager
Instead of directly inputting the doors and windows sizes, a door or a window type may be selected directly from the Door and Window libraries included in Advance.
The existing libraries can be modified or supplemented. New libraries can also be created.
Figure 32: Doors and Windows Manager dialog box
Bars and Meshes manager
Advance includes a Bar and a Mesh library for reinforcement. This library can be supplemented and characteristics for each bar and mesh modified.
Figure 33: Bars library
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Multicriteria object selection
This is a powerful tool for sorting and selecting structural elements that enables the user to select the exact objects to modify.
Example: Beams number 101 to 107, having a 20x30 section and made by C25 from level 1 are selected.
Figure 34: “Multicriteria selection” dialog box
Displaying objects by type
Only objects of a specified type (column, wall, etc.) in the structure are displayed.
Figure 35: Displaying objects by type
Automatic Reinforcement Objects
For certain structural objects a reinforcement type is automatically assigned during object creation. These reinforcement styles are entirely customizable.
Figure 36: Automatic Reinforcement Wizards
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Viewer 3D
In Advance, although all reinforcement element are drawn in 2D, they can be materialized in 3D with the 3D viewer.
Using the information from the 2D drawings in the views, the viewer easily recreates the reinforcement cages. It works on bars, meshes and bent meshes. The 3D reinforcement cage can be stored as a drawing and printed.
Figure 37: 3D Viewer
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Chapter 3 Using Advance
In this Chapter
■ Basic settings
■ Construct a model
■ Create drawings
■ Create a layout
■ Export the model for calculations
■ Create reinforcement drawings
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Advance by examples
Formwork and Implementation
This example illustrates how to:
Quickly draw a simple building with foundation and two levels
Automatically create a section
Place an associative dimension
Create an A4 layout.
This example has 16 steps and takes about 30 minutes.
Reinforcement
In this exercise, the building model will be used to create a wall reinforcement drawing.
This example has 8 steps.
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Formwork and Implementation
Basic settings
Start Advance. Configure the Project properties as described below.
Instructions Explanations
In the Pilot, right-click Project and select Properties from the context menu.
Enter Project Exercise for the project name.
Click OK to validate.
In the Pilot, right-click Project and select Project Settings from the context menu. The Project Settings toolbar appears.
On the Project Settings toolbar, click the Units icon.
Click lengths Type and select Centimeter. All the values entered on the smartbar and all the length values for structural objects are in centimeters.
Click Apply.
Warning
In this project, the input values for the drawing length (drawing units) are in meters.
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Construct a model
Step 1: Create continuous walls
The first step consists of drawing foundation walls.
Instructions Explanations
On the Model toolbar, Structural flyout, click Create a wall in the current level.
Activate Ortho mode by pressing F8. Press F8.
Click on the graphic area to define a starting point and input these values:
Move the mouse cursor in the X direction, enter 2 on the command line and press Enter.
Move the mouse cursor in the Y direction, enter 2 and press Enter
Place the mouse cursor in X direction and input 5 and press Enter
Move the mouse cursor in the Y direction, enter 3 and press Enter
Move the mouse cursor in the -X direction and enter 7 and press Enter
Move the mouse cursor in the -Y direction, enter 5 and press Enter
Press Esc to end.
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Step 2: Draw a straight wall and a curved wall
This step explains how to draw a sloped wall and a circular wall:
Instructions Explanations
On the Model toolbar, Structural flyout, click on the Create a wall in the current level icon.
Activate object snap with the F3 key and select Endpoint and Midpoint for the Object Snap modes.
Press F3.
To draw a sloped wall, click the middle of the two lower right walls.
To draw a circular wall:
Click Create a wall in the current level.
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Instructions Explanations
On the Tools toolbar, click Activate AutoUCS.
Click the upper corner of the wall to place AutoUCS origin.
On the command line, enter the values: 1,0.
Press Enter.
>>Target point or X, Y coordinates: 1,0
On the command line type CE (Center) and press Enter.
Click the middle of the left vertical wall.
Click the vertical wall to end the circular wall as shown in the figure.
The drawing should look similar to the upper drawing.
Step 3: Adjust the walls
This step illustrates how to trim the walls.
Instructions Explanations
On the AutoCAD® Modify toolbar, select the Trim command.
Click on the 3 parts of the wall to be removed.
Note: The AutoCAD® Chamfer command works on Advance entities and could have been used instead of the Trim command. You could have used it here.
The drawing should look similar to the upper drawing.
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Step 4: Creating columns
This step explains how to position columns.
Instructions Explanations
On the Model toolbar, Structural flyout, select Create a column in the current level.
On the Smartbar enter C20 to draw a column with a square-shaped section and 20 cm sides.
Press Enter.
Select the central snap point from the drop-down list on the column properties smartbar.
To position the first column inside the angle formed with the sloped wall, press the CTRL key and right-click. Select Apparent Intersect, from the context menu.
Click the first wall and then on the second wall of the angle. On the command line, enter 0 for the column direction and press Enter.
First alignment wall:
Second alignment wall:
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Instructions Explanations
The first column is now positioned. To create a copy 2 m in the –Y axis direction, use the AutoCAD® standard copy function.
For this, use AutoCAD® standard copy function.
Click Copy.
Select the column and press Enter. Select the column again as the base point.
Enter @0,-2 on the command line to copy the column 2 m away.
Using the same process, copy the second column 5 m in the –X direction.
The drawing should look similar to the upper drawing.
Step 5: Create the beams and slabs
This step demonstrates how to draw beams and position slabs.
Instructions Description
On the Model toolbar, Structural flyout, select the Create a beam in the current level icon.
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Instructions Description
Draw the three beams by connecting the wall reference axes and the center of the columns as shown in the figure.
On the Model toolbar, Structural flyout, select Create a slab in the current level.
Enter D (Detection) on the command line and press Enter. D then press Enter
Click on the three areas (as shown in the figure) to create the slabs. The slabs are automatically created by boundary detection.
Press Esc to finish.
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Step 6: Create a door and a window
The purpose of this step is to create a door and a window opening.
Instructions Explanations
On the Model toolbar, Openings flyout, click Create a door.
Click the right side wall.
In the Smartbar, select the door type: LD 90x218 C7 J1.
Click the middle of the wall to place the door.
Next, click inside the building to define the door opening direction.
On the Model toolbar, Openings flyout, click Create a window.
On the Smartbar, select the window type LD 130x135 C90.
Click the upper wall and place the window in the middle.
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Step 7: Use the AutoUCS tool to position a slab hole
The purpose of this step is to create an opening in a slab.
Instructions Explanations
On the Model toolbar, Openings flyout select Create a slab opening.
Click the biggest slab. The opening symbol appears.
On the Tools toolbar, click Activate AutoUCS.
Click the upper left corner of the slab to place the AutoUCS origin.
On the command line, enter: 1,1.
Press Enter to validate.
>>Target point or X, Y coordinates: 1, 1
Enter 0 for the rotation angle and then press Enter.
The drawing should look similar to the upper drawing.
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Step 8: Automatically create the second level
Instructions Explanations
On the Level toolbar, click Copy the elements of the current level to the superior level.
Press Enter to validate.
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Double-click Building in the Pilot.
The two levels of the 3D building are displayed.
On the AutoCAD® Visual Styles toolbar, click Realistic Visual Styles to view the building.
On the AutoCAD® Visual Styles toolbar, click 2D Wireframe to return to wireframe mode.
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Step 9: Generate foundations
The purpose of this step is to automatically generate the foundation walls and footings for the supporting elements.
Instructions Explanations
On the Model toolbar, Foundation flyout, select Generate automatic slabs.
Select the Automatic determinations of footings option.
Click OK.
The foundations are automatically placed under the first level of the building.
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Step 10: Use the "roof" function to raise a slab
The purpose of this step is to create a roof element starting from an AutoCAD® line and using this element to define a raised surface.
Instructions Explanations
In the Pilot, double-click Level 2(+600 cm).
Before creating the roof, break the beam.
On the Model toolbar, Formwork Functions flyout select trim an element.
Click the beam.
Click the break point and press Enter to finish.
Click the AutoCAD® function Z Axis Rotate UCS to rotate the UCS around the z-axis.
In the plan view, draw an AutoCAD® line as shown in the figure.
This line represents the roof profile.
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Instructions Explanations
On the Model toolbar, Roof and ramp flyout, select Create a roof in the current level.
Click on the previously drawing line.
Click the lower left corner of the first column and then the lower right corner of the second column to define the roof's axis.
The roof is placed.
On the Model toolbar, Roof and ramp flyout, select Bind the roof or ramp elements.
On the command line, type B for Bind and press Enter.
B then press Enter
Click the elements to bind and press Enter.
The selected elements adjust to the surface defined by the roof.
Preview the building in 3D.
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Step 11: Creating stairs
This step explains how to position stairs.
Instructions Explanations
Copy the column at 1.5m in the -y axis direction.
In the Pilot, double-click Level 1(+300.0 cm).
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Instructions Explanations
Copy the lower left column 1.5 m in the –Y axis direction.
On the Model toolbar, Stairs flyout select Create a stair.
In the properties dialog box, set the step number to 16.
Add an upper platform width of 72 cm.
Indentation height and width: 20 cm
Set these values on all the properties tabs. Navigate the tabs using the Previous and Next buttons.
Add a lower platform.
Click the Bottom anchor tab.
Enter the values for the parameters of the bottom anchor:
Height: 12 cm
Width: 28 cm
Tilt width and height: 0 cm
Set these values on all the properties tabs. Navigate the tabs using the Previous and Next buttons.
Click OK.
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Instructions Explanations
Place the stairs by clicking the two points defining the width.
Press Enter to end.
Select the stairs.
Access the properties dialog box by clicking Properties on the Smartbar.
Define an upper level value of 0 relative to the lower level.
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Create drawings
The modeling part of the example is completed. The next part consists of the steps to create and fill the drawings.
Step 12: Creating a cut
This step learns you how to draw an elevation section of the building using the model.
Instructions Explanations
Select Plan view.
On the Model toolbar, Drawings flyout select Create a cut section.
Verify that Ortho mode is activated.
Draw the cutting plane. To define it, draw a vertical line across the building and press Enter.
Move the mouse to define the cut depth. Include the entire left part of the building as shown in the figure.
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Next, calculate the cut:
Instructions Explanations
In the Pilot, click Drawings to enter the Drawings mode.
In the Pilot, Section A-A appears. A red mark indicates that the vi