Note: The Selection toolbar (shown below) is typically docked directly below the Standard toolbar. Select the walls and columns in the center of the building, but not the beams. You will now remove any unneeded columns. In the Wall dialog box, set the Thickness to TH12_CONCR, the Height to 4, and the Orientation to Down. (Walls) or in the Structural Design toolbar, clickĦ. Draw the Beams from 3D to 3F and 4D to 4F as shown below. In the Beam dialog box, select the Section type RC beam and the Section B 30x50Ĥ. (Beams) or in the Structural Design toolbar,ģ.
You also learn how to select and filter elements so that you can delete any unneeded columns.
(Section Shapes) to display the full size column as shownĪdd Beams, and Walls Learn how to add beams, and walls. In the Display Shortcuts bar, click below. Click the View tab to display the columns in a 3D view.ġ3. The columns are placed as shown below.ġ2. Set the Number of repetitions to 5 and pick two points going down.ġ1. To copy the group of columns to the rest of the locations, right-click and select Select and then select all of the copies that you just created.
Note: Alternatively, enter the following coordinates in the Translation vector box: 6.00, 0.00, 0.00. Place the cursor in the Translation vector box, click the intersection A6 to indicate the origin of the vector, and then click the intersection B6 to indicate the direction of the vector. In the Translation dialog box, set the Edit mode to Copy and type the Number of repetitions that you want to make, in this case 8. Note: You can also access the edit commands using a toolbar. To copy the column, select the first column and in the Menu Bar, click Edit > Edit > Copy…).
You can continue clicking on the intersections at which you want to add columns or copy the first column to additional places. Click the intersection of Grid A6 to add the column as shown below.ĥ. In the Column dialog box, set the Section type to RC column and the Section to C 45x45. (Columns…) or in the Structure Model toolbar,ģ. Save the project as Structure-Seismic.rtd.Īdd Columns Learn how to add columns, and how to copy them to additional places. Click Apply and then close the dialog box. to 5, the Height to 4, and the Numbering to Story 1,2,... (as shown below) and then click Add.ġ3. Select the existing Story 1 and click Delete. In the Stories dialog box, select Define manually. In the Menu Bar, click Geometry > Stories >ġ0. By default, there are Base and Story 1 levels as shown below.ĩ. In the view window, click the View tab to change to the 3D view. to 5, Distance to 6, and Numbering to 1 2 3... as shown below.ħ. to 8, Distance to 6 (m) and Numbering to A B C... and then click Add. In the Structural Axis dialog box, on the X tab, set the Position to 0, No. Click Tools > Job Preferences, and then select Metric as the default units system. In the Preferences dialog, in the Languages area, set the Regional settings to Eurocode, as shown below.Ĥ. Start a new project using the Building Design Template. Create the Structural Axis and Stories Learn how to create a structural axis as the basis for the column grid and how to add stories for the levels of the building.