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This help file is an extract of the Advance Concrete FAQs published on the GRAITEC Advantage web site. Please visit GRAITEC Advantage on www.graitec.com for new FAQs. The GRAITEC Advantage team.
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Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are collisions between reinforcement bars found in a reinforcement drawing?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer In many cases, reinforcement drawings included in a project contain an important number of reinforcement bars, distributed in several views. During creation of these drawings, due to their complexity, the user needs assistance for ensuring that the reinforcement bars are correctly created and distributed. The collisions between bars can be found by using the "Clash check" option, available in the "AC: Drawing" menu, on the ribbon "Others".
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For example, an analysis of all bar collisions is required in the reinforcement drawing of a plain wall positioned between columns, automatically reinforced with dynamic reinforcement. After accessing the "Clash check" command, all elements are selected and the Enter tab is used. In the open window, the user has the option to set several parameters for a custom verification.
The user can choose a tolerance, the minimum value of the overlapping length of bars for which the program issues a collision notification. If the "0" value is kept, all collisions in the drawing will be considered.
Bars of smaller diameters can also be excluded from the analysis, by choosing a value from the highlighted field in the figure.
The last option in the window is for displaying the analysis report in the Smartbar. If the option is unchecked, the user will not be able to view the results when the command is finalized.
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There is also the possibility to access the "Help" page for this command by using the Help button in the window. After all these settings have been completed, the analysis can be started by clicking the "Start" button.
The analysis evolution is indicated through the green progress bar. After completion, the number of collisions found is automatically displayed and the "Close" button is used. If the option to show clashes on the Smartbar was checked, the results of the analysis are displayed, as shown in the following figure:
If there are more than one clashes, each is displayed with the help of the arrow tabs in the smartbar:
For each clash there are 3 possible statuses: opened, solved, ignored. The user can choose one of these from the drop-down list.
The Smartbar menu also contains 2 tabs for showing the exact position of the collision: - ZOOM tab - after clicking it, the drawing area of the clash is zoomed in and a blue arrow indicates the exact position.
- 3D tab - after clicking it, a 3D zoom-in view of the bars involved in the clash is created; this view can be saved in a separate drawing.
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In some situations, when identifying a bar clash, the user immediately modifies the reinforcement elements to correct the problem. Using the "UPD" tab on the Smartbar, the clash report can be updated by re-initializing the analysis.
After all clashes have been analyzed, the Smartbar menu can be closed by clicking the "Finish" tab. A message window appears, asking the user to confirm ending the clash check. If "No" is clicked, the Smartbar remains available for use.
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Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are reinforcement bars numbered after they are modified in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete offers the possibility of numbering the reinforcement bars, after modifying some properties, such as length, diameter, or steel grade. This option is very useful when working on complex projects with a large number of reinforcement bars. This functionality can be accessed from the AC Instruments submenu, found on AutoCAD's Ribbon, using the Preference, Numbering tab.
This option is usualy used when in a drawing there are multiple bars having the same mark.
Depending on user preferences three options are available for modified bars: - Modify all the bars with the same mark - Assign a new bar mark - Ask each time
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The Modify all the bars with the same mark option is used when the modification made on a bar must be applied to all the reinforcement bars with the same mark.
If the change is only for a single reinforcement bar, the Assign a new bar mark option must be used, so that the modified reinforcement bar has a new mark and the others remain with the initial marks.
The Ask each time option applies when the user wants to be prompted to choose whether to "modify all bars with the same bar mark" or "assign a new mark".
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Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Documents
Question:
How are Advance Concrete files exported to DWG?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete provides the option to export all the drawings (reinforcement drawings, isometric views, elevations, layouts) in DWG format that can be opened with AutoCADÂŽ. In order to export a reinforcement drawing or a layout use the "Export to DWG" option which can be accessed on the "Publish" ribbon on the "AC: Drawings" menu or from the drawing's properties list.
On the export dialog window there are several export to DWG options available which change the aspect of the exported file.
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While the work on the project is in progress (the user creates reinforcement views, isometric views, reinforcement bars, symbols, etc.), Advance Concrete automatically creates layers; we can export DWG files to AutoCADÂŽ for various reasons (from last minute modifications to plotting issues). For these situations, especially if the layout does not have many entities, we choose to export the files with "A single layer by drawing"; by exporting the file with this option, Advance Concrete assigns "Layer 0" to all entities.
If the drawing which we want to export is complex, we might find it useful to export the file to DWG so Advance Concrete will create layers following the chosen Layer standard rules. This option is useful because each type of entity will be assigned a custom layer which will make its identification easier. Users can create their own set of layer rules, or they can choose a predefined one (Advance, AIA, CAS-3.0, etc.).
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Most of the time, when a structure is detailed, AutoCAD® entities are also used. For this example, we consider the dimensions as being AutoCAD® entities which are assigned the user-defined layer named "Dimension". If the "Dimension" layer is frozen and hidden and the user exports the file to DWG with the "Visible objects" option checked, the file looks like the following figure (the "Dimension" layer is missing).
If the same drawing is exported and the "All objects" option is checked, the exported DWG file has all the dimensions visible but they will be assigned a layer created by Advance Concrete depending on the chosen "Layer Standard"; if the "Exception" option is used, the exported DWG file keeps all the layer names.
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Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are definition bars and distributions found in a complex model?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete provides simple procedures for the easy and fast management of reinforcement elements in a complex reinforcement drawing. If the user wishes to quickly find a certain definition bar or to view the way a reinforcement bar is distributed within an element, there are two simple options. For example, in a reinforcement drawing of 2 circular columns on a concrete block, it is requested to find the definition bar for the linear distribution in the right side of the top view, highlighted in the following figure:
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For this purpose, the distribution is selected, then right-click is used and "Find definition..." is selected from the Advance Concrete commands list available in the context menu.
The definition bar is selected and displayed, as in the following figure:
To find the distribution of a selected definition bar, the bar is selected, right-click is used and "Find distribution..." is selected. In the example, the option is used to find the distributions of the upper horizontal bar visible in Section A-A.
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The linear distribution is selected and displayed, as in the following figure:
If the same definition bar has more than one distribution, the user has the option to choose which one to display. So, after the first distribution is selected and displayed, on the AutoCADÂŽ command line the following options are available: "Next entity", "Previous entity" and "Return to definition". To access these options, the highlighted upper case letters are used (N, P or R). "U" stands for displaying the next distribution, "P" for the previous distribution and "R" represents returning to the definition bar.
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Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is an inclined beam created in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer In Advance Concrete there are two methods to create an inclined beam: 1. The first method is to use a roof element. Create a roof with the desired slope and overlap it on the beam. (It is recommended to create the roof element having the same section with edges with the beam surface in order to obtain a clean drawing.)
Then, use the "Bind elements to the roof or to the ramp" command, select the two structural elements and the result is an inclined beam.
This method allows the user to modify the beam section of the inclined beam. 2. Another method to create an inclined beam is to add a new beam section in the library. The section must be defined by a polyline (closed contour) having the following dimensions: the beam height, length and slope.
To create the new section use "Description of the model geometry" from the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar. In the opened window, select the second tab, then click "Add", choose the tab "Any and select "Create a new section". After the polyline is selected add a label and add it in the library.
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Create a beam and from the Smartbar choose the saved section.
It is very important to note that in this situation the beam width is the only dimension that can be modified.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a new steel grade added in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer When Advance Concrete is opened the bar library can be chosen from the "Initialization of parameters" window. Each bar library contains the steel grades appropriate to the country standard.
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To add a new steel grade into a standard, the bar library must be modified. The bar library is added at the installation of program in the following path: - for Vista and Windows 7 operating system: C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Roaming\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2011\Catalog\Bars.mdb - for Windows XP operating system: C:\Users\ User Name \AppData\Roaming\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2011\Catalog\bars.mdb
In the bar library, each steel grade has a table (PC 52, FE 500 HA, A-I, etc.). A new table with the desired steel grade must be created or a table that is already created can be copied and then modified, similarly to the one you want to add. The table must contain the columns: Name, Diameter_Nominal, Diameter_Real, Stirrup/Hook, Anchor, Bend, LengthAnchor, Weight, Section, Perimeter, MinimalEndLeg, MinimalInterLeg, and MinimalStraight/Color.
The diameter value is entered in the "Diameter_Nominal" column. The value of the nominal diameter is applied in list calculations and in the display of reinforcement symbols. The diameter value is entered in the "Diameter_Real" column. The value of real diameter represents the thickness of drawn bars. Usually, the values of the nominal diameters are bigger than the values of the real diameters. The value of the color index is entered in the "Color" column. These values can be found in the "Select Color" AutoCADÂŽ property window. All columns must be filled for correct behavior.
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The "SteelGradeList" table is accessed from the "Bars.mdb" file. A new characteristic line must be added in this table. To add a new line it is recommended to copy an existing line with the same standard. All columns must be filled.
The previously created table name must be added in the "Name" column. The standard which you want to use must be entered in the "Standard" column. This standard is chosen from the "Initialization of parameters" window when Advance Concrete is opened. In the "RadiusDisplay" column, the initial display mode of the bar library is chosen from the Advance Concrete interface. If the "Fixed Diameter" parameter is added, then the default bar library will open with the "According to the nominal diameter" option enabled. If the "Fixed Value" parameter is chosen, then the default bar library will open with the "In units (mm, cm, etc.)" option enabled.
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The acronym (abbreviation) for the new steel grade must be entered in the "Adherence" column. The acronym from "Adherence" will be displayed in the recapitulative lists. The value of yield strength of the steel grade must be added in the "SteelLimit" column. The "Units" table is accessed from the "Bars.mdb" file. A new characteristic line is added in this table. To add a new line it is recommended to copy an existing line with the same standard. All columns must be filled.
In conclusion, the following must be added in the "Bars.mdb" file: - a new table - a new line in the "SteelGrade" table - a new line in the "Units" table.
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The added steel grade can be used when the standard is chosen from the "Initialization of parameters" window. The "Adherence" attribute is used for steel grade in the recapitulative list.
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When the program is uninstalled, the modifications made (created) in the bar library will be deleted. It is recommended that a copy of this file should be made in another location before uninstalling the program.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
What is the difference between 'Activate and update structure' and 'Activate and update All' ?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Working on a complex project usually implies many "last minute" modifications, which can occur after the user started working on certain reinforcement drawings. Advance Concrete provides the option through which all drawings, finalized or not (Cut sections, Elevation, Top/Bottom Views, Reinforcement drawings), can be updated based on the specific changes made to each of them. A drawing can be updated using two functions: "Activate and update Structure" and "Activate and update All". The first option is used when the "Model" elements were modified (e.g., when the user changed the sectional dimensions for some structural elements). The "Activate and update Structure" option has no effect on the reinforcement style (if the user used a reinforcement style on a column and also changed its sectional dimensions, "Activate and update Structure" has no effect on the reinforcement dimension).
The column in the above section has a square section (C40). For this example its section is changed to C30. Whether this change is
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made in the "Model" or "Drawings" workspace the reinforcement drawing requires an update.
If the reinforcement drawing is updated using the "Activate and update Structure" function, Advance Concrete modifies only the structural element, the reinforcement style is not adapted to the new formwork dimensions.
If the reinforcement drawing is updated using "Activate and update All" the reinforcement solution is adapted to the new formwork dimensions.
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The "Activate and update All" function can also be accessed using the "Publish" ribbon on the "AC: Drawings" menu.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is the bill of material obtained in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
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Answer Advance Concrete provides the option to obtain the bill of materials (concrete m3 and formwork m2) in the Modeling part of the structure.
The bill of materials can be obtained for the entire building or for selected elements (the selection can be made by element type, beams, walls, slab, or elements position from one or more levels). For easier selection of elements, use the Multi Criteria option. To obtain the bill of materials for the entire building, display the entire building and use the "Generate Bill of material" option from the Advance Model toolbar. Next select the entire building.
From the "Structure List" window set the template (.doc) and its location. From the "General content" category choose if the notes, conventions and details of elements appear in the document description. From the "Content by material" category choose if the document contains a table with the selected elements. (This table is structured by levels.)
Fill in the updated price for cubic meter of concrete and square meter of formwork, according to each element and material. A document is automatically opened when the "Structure List" window is validated. The document contains the tables with the described bill of materials. They are arranged by element types and levels. The entire values of the concrete and formwork quantities are contained in "Sums and Ratios" table.
The price is calculated according to the values inserted in the "prices and currencies" window.
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The header modification of the Word document can be done by editing and saving the template used in the properties page of the bill of materials list. The units for dimensions (height, width and length) can be changed from the "Project Settings" toolbar, from the "Units" option. Advance Concrete calculates an estimated concrete and formwork quantity. This does not take into account the joints between elements; the modeling of the elements has to be done at the front of the elements and not from their axis. This way the exact quantity of material can be obtained.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are reinforcement bars numbered in Advance Concrete?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
*
Answer Advance Concrete enables the method of numbering the reinforcement bars. This option is very useful when working on complex projects with a large number of reinforcement bars. This functionality can be accessed from the AC Instruments submenu, found on AutoCAD's Ribbon, using the Preference, Numbering tab.
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Depending on user preferences four options are available for new bars: - Smallest available mark - Last input bar mark plus one - Highest current mark plus one - Compare to the existing stock of bars The Compare to existing stock of bars option applies in the following situations: - When a reinforcement bar is copied, the assigned mark is the same. - When a new bar is created, identical to an existing one, the assigned mark is the same as the existing one.
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Another feature of this option applies when some intermediate reinforcement bars are deleted and other bars are created, the created bars will automatically be assigned the intermediate marks.
The Highest current mark plus one and Last input bar mark plus one options are used when you want an increasing counter, even if some intermediate marks are missing. The Smallest available mark functionality is similar to the Compare to existing stock of bars option, without the possibility to assign the same mark to a copied reinforcement bar or to a new identical bar.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a multiuser database copied from one computer to another?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer Every time Advance Concrete is used in multiuser mode, a database is created. But how is this database copied to another computer? First, launch "SQL Server Management Studio Express" on the computer where the original database was created. Expand the "Databases" directory and open the properties dialog of the database to copy.
In the properties dialog box select the "Files" page. On this page you can see the path where the files are saved and their names.
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Next go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\DATA", copy both files (e.g. "test.mdf" and "test.ldf") and paste them on the target computer. Note that the files must be pasted on a hard disk drive partition (but not on the desktop). Next, launch "SQL Server Management Studio Express" on the computer with the copied files, right click on the "Database" folder, choose to attach a file, select the mdf file and click OK.
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The database can be used on the target computer.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Documents
Question:
How is a layout that contains different scaled views created?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
**
Answer A complex project has many drawings, each one of them containing different types of views (elevation, sections, isometric views, etc). For example, a layout for a continuous beam can contain a top view, an elevation, and some sections. Each one of these types of views can have different scale factors. Advance Concrete provides options to create these layouts using functions in the "Documents" mode. To create a layout with different scaled views, first create a "New layout" (for this example, A1 paper size with a frame and a title block).
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When a reinforcement drawing is dragged from the "Drawings" workspace to the "Documents" workspace, Advance Concrete automatically creates a single viewport for the whole drawing (all the elements will have the same scale - the viewport's scale).
The new viewports are created by copying the existing ones multiple times. The viewport's scale can be edited using the Smartbar options or from the properties window.
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To have a good visual quality for the symbols, create them using a different scale from the other element's scale (e.g. reinforcement bars). For example, to detail a reinforcement section with a 1:25 scale, the reinforcement bar symbols should be created using a 1:50 scale (during the creation of the symbol use "S" and the multiplication factor "2") or create symbols after the Pilot's scale is modified.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Views
Question:
How do I create a custom style for positioning views in reinforcement drawings ?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
**
Answer For complex projects , the reinforcement drawings have to be as complete and detailed as possible.For this reason, the Advance Concrete user is given the possibility to decide upon the necessary number of views and to create a personal style for the arragement of these in a reinforcement drawing. These settings can be saved and used as often as needed, by creating a custom template.
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In Advance Concrete there is a set of such templates, which can be modified and to which, new ones can be added. In the Advance Reinforcement toolbar, click the
button to display the first dialogue window of the reinforcement drawing creation assistant.
The templates from the list on the left side of the window are defined in the 'Reinforcement drawing models' file from the folder: C:\Users\'username'\AppData\Roaming\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2011\Support\Template For each of the templates, the name is preceded by the '#' symbol and the dimension of the area assigned to each view is defined in percents. For example, for the 3-view reinforcement drawing 'Cut left, top view and elevation face', in the text file, the corresponding template is the one pictured below, together with a graphic to illustrate the position of the views:
For each view, its surface can be pictured as an imaginary rectangle; the coordinates of the extremity points of this rectangle's diagonal are the percent values defined in the template. The sum of all these surfaces is actually a square, whose diagonal extremity
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points have the following coordinates: (0,0) and (100,100). The user can create a custom template, where he/she can choose the necessary number of views and their positions on the plan. In the example below, it is required to create a reinforcement drawing for a beam with 2 unequal spans which should contain an elevation and as many sections as needed to have a complete picture on the reinforcement of the beam. The analysis of the reinforcement schema shows that 6 sections are needed:
The suggested template should contain a face elevation and 6 section cuts. In the text file, first, the title of the template is introduced, preceded by the '#' symbol, (#Beam reinforcement drawing - elevation and 6 sections) followed by each view's name and coordinates for the extremity points of the diagonal of the view area, expressed in percents, according to the following graphic:
After all the data has been introduced, the text file is saved and in Advance Concrete, at pressing the template is available for selection, in the template list.
button, the user's
To create a reinforcement drawing for a 2-span beam, the user must select the elements from 'Model', then use the in the open window, selection of the newly created template is required, followed by pressing the 'Next' button.
button, and,
In the 'View parameters' window, to position the section cuts, select each section view and pres the 'on object' button. This automatically leads to the drawing, where the user has to click on the beam, on the desired position of the section. After placing all the section cuts, the user either uses 'Next' button to continue to set other features of the drawing, either he/she chooses the 'Finish' button to directly create the reinforcement drawing.
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A correct display of the reinforcement drawing, according to the requirements of the example, is shown below:
If the user wishes to change the position of a certain section view, the 'Properties' window can be accessed by using right-click on
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the name of the drawing in 'Drawing' mode. Here, in the 'View parameters' category, the steps to be followed are the same as the ones presented above.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How do we create a cantilever wall in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
**
Answer In the Advance Concrete program, there are two methods of creating the cantilever walls. One of the methods is to create a beam section having the geometry and the dimensions of the cantilever wall. In order to create the new beam section we must use the cantilever wall's contour created with the AutoCADÂŽ command polyline, and the Description of the model geometry option, which can be found on Advance Project Settings toolbar.
From the Description of defined geometry dialog box we should choose to add an new beam section.
To add a new section we must use the option Create a new section from Any tab.
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In order to create the cantilever wall we must use the Create a beam in the current level option from the Advance Model toolbar and choose the new section created.
The second method to create a cantilever wall is to convert an ACIS solid into a structural element, in this case a wall. The ACIS solid can be converted into a structural element by using the Convert 3D ACIS solid to structural option from the Advance Model toolbar.
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After using the Convert 3D ACIS solid to structural function, select the new created entity, and, from the pop-up menu, pick the Structural element type Now, after the cantilever wall was created, we can use it to generate reinforcement drawings, sections, elevations, isometric views, etc.
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Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a new layer style saved in Advance Concrete?
Type:
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Answer Advance Concrete provides the option to change the name of the automatically created layer. The layer name configuration can be done from the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar.
On the "Standard" tab, the "Advance" layer style can be viewed. It can be modified from the properties page of the initialization parameters at the opening of a new Advance Concrete drawing.
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When the "Advance" standard layer is selected, in the modeling part of Advance Concrete, the elements are created on the "Building.Level1(+3.00m)" layer. The layer name contains the name of the building (Building Name) + the level name (Level/View ()) + the label of the element type (Element Type) according to the layer definition line on the "Standard" tab.
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The element label type (Element Type) is not added in the layer name, because, in the "General type" function, related to this category (Element Type), the element types are not added. To add them access the "Functions" tab and select the "General type" function.
This function contains 2 columns: object and value. In the object column, the Advance Concrete element name is chosen, and, in the value column, the desired element label must be filled. This label will be added in the layer name.
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To save the layer's style name the information must entered on the "Standard" tab. Then the std file is saved in the "Layer Standards" folder. The saved layer style is not applied on the current drawing.
To apply a new layer style open a new Advance Concrete file and pick the layer name from the Initialization of parameters page.
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In the column properties, on the "Layer" tab, the name of layer is displayed according to the rules applied in the saved layer style.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a cooling tower created in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer
To create a cooling tower, two polygonal surfaces are required which define the tower's height and radius. These surfaces should be created using polylines.
Using the AutoCAD® command Revolve from the Modeling toolbar, convert these surfaces into AutoCAD® 3D solids.
After the conversion, overlap these two 3D solids and use the AutoCAD® command Subtract from the Modeling toolbar, which gets only the entity (the "contour") that has a specific thickness.
To convert this AutoCAD® entity into an Advance Concrete structural element, use the "Convert 3D ACIS solid to structural" function from the "Advance Model" toolbar.
After using the "Convert 3D ACIS solid to structural" function, select the new created entity, and, from the context menu select "Structural element type".
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The dome can be used to create reinforcement drawings, sections, elevations, isometric views, etc. Bottom view 1 - Level 1
Software:
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Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a reinforcement cage with or without formwork converted to 3D solids and exported to a dwf file?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete provides the option to get a single "dwf" file which contains reinforcement elements and the structural model. This file is necessary for importing the structural model into other software like "Autodesk Navisworks". The "dwf" file can be created by following two steps:
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For this example, consider that some structural reinforcements were reinforced using some dynamic solutions. The first step is to create a file that contains reinforcement bars as ACIS 3D solids. First, select all the existing entities. These elements can be selected using the "Select by type" option, found on Advance Concrete's Pilot. The entities can also be selected by using AutoCADÂŽ's "Quick select" tool, or by using Ctrl+A.
After all the elements are selected use the "Start 3D viewer" function on the "Advance reinforcement 3D viewer" toolbar.
If the model is not completely reinforced (some structural elements are missing reinforcement), Advance Concrete displays a warning message.
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Using the 3D viewer dialog window, select the third option "Export to DWG file with 3D solids".
If the newly created file is opened in pure AutoCAD®, we will see that the structural elements are made only from simple AutoCAD® lines, while only the reinforcement bars are 3D solids. The second step is to convert the structural elements into 3D solids and copy them over the elements from the drawing created using the "3D Viewer" function. To convert all the structural elements into AutoCAD® solids, select the entities and use the "Convert a structural element into ACIS solid entity" function, on the "Advance Model" toolbar.
This function also provides the option to keep or erase the original structural elements.
After using this option, copy all the ACIS solids by picking a base point. With the help of the base point the AutoCAD® solids will perfectly overlap the reinforcement entities that were obtained in step 1.
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Paste the elements in the step 1 drawing by choosing the same base point. Using the "Quick select" tool select all the AutoCAD® simple lines and delete them.
In the end, a drawing is obtained which contains only AutoCAD® 3D solids. This drawing can be exported as a "dwf" file, and imported in other software like "Autodesk Navisworks".
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Module:
Modeling
Question:
How can the dynamic reinforcement solutions be better managed?
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Answer Advance Concrete provides the "Compose dynamic reinforcement" option. The purpose of this option is to simplify the application of numerous dynamic reinforcement solutions for the same group of elements with different sections. It provides better control and better organization of the reinforcement parameters in a single properties window for an entire set of structural elements. This is possible by reducing the reinforcing parameters number for a group of concrete elements. The simplification is made by setting equal relations between different reinforcement parameters from two or more dynamic reinforcement solutions. The grouped dynamic solutions are not limited to the model in which they were defined. They can also apply to structural elements that belong to other projects. This way you can use the dynamic reinforcement method at maximum capacity in an easy and efficient way for both simple and complex projects. The dynamic solution can be created and applied according to the project requirements. More dynamic reinforcement solutions can be grouped in one solution using the "Compose dynamic reinforcement" option. This option can be applied in the Modeling part of Advance Concrete. For a group of structural elements, several dynamic solutions can be applied. They will be grouped into a single dynamic solution.
The "Compose dynamic reinforcement" option is chosen from the tool palette and all the dynamic solutions are selected, and then the properties window of the grouped solution appears. In the window of the defined composed solutions you can view all the dynamic solutions selected (A1, B1, C1) and all their parameters.
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The "Parameters" category contains the parameters added from the properties list of the reinforcement bar during the dynamic solution's creation. The "Object properties" category contains all the reinforcement bar properties that are included in the dynamic solution.
In the "Composed solution parameters" category you can choose any desired parameter that later can be accessed and modified from the properties of the grouped solutions. Most of the time, the parameters that are the most frequently used are selected, for example, diameter, steel grade, covers, anchors, etc. Also you can add the equal relations between parameters.
If you are using a single type of steel grade, for the entire reinforcement cage, then a single general category can be added that contains the steel grade for a reinforcement bar. Next, for all the reinforcement bars, an equal relation will be added. This way you can modify only one parameter for the entire reinforcement cage. This method can be applied for other parameters like diameter, covers, anchors, etc. The way to modify the parameters and equal relations is the same as the method of adding them when the dynamic solution is created.
The grouped solution can be saved by validation of the property window. This solution is saved in the "Dynamic reinforcement" folder.
The application of the dynamic solutions is done using the "Apply dynamic solution" option. All the structural elements that are contained in the initial group are selected and the grouped dynamic solution, saved in Dynamic Reinforcement folder, is selected.
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For the entire set of elements a single dynamic reinforcement solution was applied. When you access the property window of this solution, only the defined parameters that can be modified in the composed reinforcement solution properties window. On the bottom side of the property window, on the Dimension tab, there are two arrows. These arrows are used for viewing the picture of each structural element that is contained in the grouped solution. The same reinforcement cage is obtained as in the case of individual reinforcement solutions, but the number of the reinforcement parameters is reduced and the accessibility of these parameters is in a single window properties. This way you can better manage the entire group of elements. The grouped solutions, saved in the Dynamic reinforcement folder, are not only for the drawing in which they were defined; they can be applied in other projects that contain a similar group of structural elements.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
What are the differences between a plan view and a top/bottom view?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete provides options to create plan views for the current floor. Two of these options are "Create a top / bottom view" and "Create a plan view" on the "Advance Model" and "Advance Drawings" toolbars.
These two options have similarities and differences. When we create a plan view using "Create a plan view" we must choose the level for which we want to create the view.
The plan view will look exactly like the drawing found in the "Model" workspace but we will be able to use "Advance Views", therefore we will be able to use different dimensions, reinforcement elements, etc. For example, we will use dimensions on a plan view for level 1; when we create the next level (level 2), Advance Concrete will ask us if we would like to copy the visual elements.
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If we choose to use the "Y" (Yes) option, once the new level is created, Advance Concrete will also create a new plan view (for the 2nd level) which will have the same visual elements (dimensions / annotations) as the 1st level plan view. If we create some different structural elements at the 2nd level (or just edit the existing ones) the plan view will be automatically updated (it is not necessary to use the "Activate and update" function). From the plan view's properties page we can view the impact of the upper level.
Using this dialog window we can set the parameters that highlight the impact of the upper level (line style, hatch style, scale, line color).
In the figure you can see the blue elements from the upper level.
If we create plan views using "Create a top / bottom view" Advance Concrete allows us to customize it by editing a lot of parameters. This way we can get different types of plan views depending on our needs (we can keep or add different hatches for structural elements, we can set what symbols we want for the reinforcement or for the formwork, etc.). In the following drawing we can see that the structural elements have different colors as follows: cut visible edges are red, structural elements with uncut structural edges are green while hidden objects are red dotted lines.
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A significant difference between these two types of plan views is that when we modify the structure (from the "Model" workspace), and we want to see the changes in the "Drawings" workspace, we need to use "Activate and update" (if the plan view was created using the "Create a top / bottom" option).
Also if we create a top/bottom view in which we will use visual elements, when we create the one for the next level, we will not be able to automatically copy the visual elements.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
Why is 'Copy 3D model' powerful?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer With the "Copy 3D model" option, Advance Concrete provides a more rapid and efficient work environment for the user to create reinforcement drawings. To create a complete reinforcement drawing involves not only creating the reinforcement bars, but also creating the symbols and the dimensions lines relative to the formwork. Using the "Copy 3D model" option the user has the advantage of copying all the specific symbols along with the reinforcement bars. Another advantage is that the copied reinforcement bars are automatically displayed in all the other plan views. Using this option, the user creates a correct 3D model, avoiding many copy errors. All the reinforcement bars must be created along with all the designated symbols and the formwork dimension lines. The "Copy 3D model" option can be used for all the similar structural elements from the drawing. The user must choose a reference point and then copy the multiple entities for each structural element. The following figure shows a reinforcement drawing for a wall with an opening. The reinforcement plan contains reinforcements, reinforcement symbols, dimension lines and altitude symbols.
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For the reinforcement of the walls for the rest of the stories, the "Copy 3D model" option was used. The user selected all the reinforcement bars, reinforcement symbols, dimensions lines and all the altitude dimensions. The 3D copy allows the user to create the 3D reinforcement assembly avoiding all the errors that can occur when using the AutoCAD "Copy" option. In addition, by using this option, the user instantly creates the definition bars and the corresponding distribution bars.
In conclusion, by using the "Copy 3D model" option, the user can create reinforcement drawings in a shorter amount of time because the manual insertion of the symbols and dimension lines is avoided. Also the reinforcement 3D model is correctly created.
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Module:
Views
Question:
How are local sections for walls created in Advance Concrete?
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Answer The local sections for walls are created using the same steps as for the local sections for beams, previously presented in the FAQ "How are local sections for beams created in Advance Concrete?". In order to create local sections for walls you need to add some settings in the Definition category. After you choose the view in which to create the local sections and the local sections' positions, you can choose the element representation limits (upper and lower) in the local section.
These limits can be defined according to three parameters, Relative to the element, Relative to the level and Relative to the "0" level of the building.
In the Relative to the element representation, the upper limit (h2) means that the visible part of the local section is positioned above the selected element (in this case the wall). The lower limit (h1) means that the visible part of the local section is positioned below the selected element (in this case the wall). Generally speaking, in order to obtain a more explicit and easy to read plan view, the lower limit (h1) must have a negative value. Otherwise, the local section will include all wall heights plus the two limits. You can see a schematic example with these limits and the result of using them in the following figures.
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This way you can create plan views with local sections more explicit and easy to read.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are local sections for beams created in Advance Concrete?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
*
Answer In Advance Concrete 2011 you can create local section for structural elements. Generally speaking, local sections are used to facilitate reading the plan view drawings, providing information on the feature characteristics (height, weight, thickness) of beams, slabs, walls and their position. After the plan view drawing is created, local sections can be created on categories of structural elements. For example, you can select multiple beams or multiple walls, and then add the local sections. These cannot be added for beams and walls at the same time. In order to decrease the work time, in Advance Concrete, you can select all beams from a level. The name of this option is Multicriteria selection and can be accessed from the Pilot.
You can see an example of multi-criteria selection in the figure. We selected Beam elements from Level 1.
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After the elements are selected you can access the element properties from the Smartbar. In this window you can create the local sections on the Local sections tab. The Local section tab includes two categories, Definition and Representation.
In the Definition category you can choose the view (drawing) in which to create the local section. Also you can choose the local section position, next to the drawing or in a location. Other settings used to define the local section are for the position on the element.
The Center position option with 0 m value means that the local section is positioned on the middle of the element. If you want to move the section somewhere else on the element, you can choose the distance from the center to the new position.
Also, the local section can be moved from the model module, by selecting the central grip point. If you move the local section in the plan view using the "move" AutoCAD command, when the drawing will be updated the local section returns to its original position.
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The Lateral distance option means, for example for beams, the lateral distance measured from the slab. The Length option from the Finishing tab means the segment length representation for cutting an element.
In the Representation category you can choose the way the local section will be displayed, visible objects, hidden objects and finishing. In order to explain these options we will make the following settings. For Visible objects we use the followings settings. For Definition of the cut visible edges we choose "Uniform edges" and for the hatch of the visible cut elements we choose the "Uniform hatch" Solid type. For Definition of the uncut visible edges we choose "Uniform edges" and for the hatch of these elements is "No hatch" type.
After making these settings we click OK in order to finish the creation of the local sections. In the following figure you can see a plan view with local sections for all beams, using the settings from the previous example.
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Reinforcement
Question:
How is a linear meter distribution used?
Type:
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Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete 2011 provides the option to distribute straight bars using a linear meter. This new function proves to be very useful, for example, when we have to create a reinforcement drawing for a structural element (wall, slab, etc), where the bars have same diameter but different lengths. The linear meter distribution is also very useful when we want to cut the bars at the desired length on the construction site, because the order is made by linear meters. To use this new function select all the bar definitions, and in their properties window select the "None" option from the "Workshop instructions" category.
This kind of distribution can only be applied to straight bars. Bent reinforcement bars are ignored. In this example, using the linear meter distribution, we will start a reinforcement drawing for a wall with a door or with a window opening. We will not create a full reinforcement drawing for this wall; we will use only straight bars to highlight this new function.
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These bars are the bars that will be used in this example, before the "None" option is used. These bars are straight reinforcement bars that have the same diameter but different lengths - this is why they have different bar marks.
After the "None" option is used, as long as the bars have the same diameter they will have the same mark even if they have different lengths.
A reinforcement bar will lose these properties if it will no longer be a straight bar (if we add hooks Advance Concrete will disable all the "Workshop instructions" options).
If a reinforcement drawing was made with the "3D power" option enabled, straight reinforcement bars with the "None" option selected will ignore it, which means that same bar can be distributed more than once.
When we create a list for linear diameter bars, it will display only total length and the total quantity of bars.
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Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
What are the advantages of using the variable distribution in two directions?
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Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete 2011 has a simple and efficient way to represent the variable distribution of the bars in two directions. The advantages of these options are precision and accuracy of the reinforcement drawings, but also less detailing errors.
The variation of the reinforcement in two directions is used to represent the reinforcement of the elevator pit. In this situation there are bar variations both on the X and Y axes. Create a reinforcement drawing for the elevator pit. In the elevation, draw a polygonal bar following the contour of the pit. The bar will be distributed using the linear distribution.
Notice that in some areas the distribution must be constant and in others it should vary.
To create variations of the distribution in two directions, use the "Define distribution bar grips" option from the Advance Reinforcement toolbar. This is accessible only for the distributions of polygonal and U bars.
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Select the linear distribution. In elevation, points that define the variation path are placed on the definition bar. Select for each point the path to follow.
When defining the path for one definition point, its color changes from dark blue to green. The first two points will have a constant path, from one end to the other end.
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Points 3 and 4 are in the variation area, which implies a different path from the first two. The variation path will be represented by the contour of the elevation pit.
Points 5 and 6 will have a constant path also, like points 1 and 2, from one end to the other.
It can be seen that the polygonal bar is symmetric meaning that the points paths are identical two by two. (Point 1 with 6, 2 - 5, 3 - 4)
The variation path can also be specified by selecting predefined lines. If this method is chosen, before initializing the command, help lines must be defined.
The command is initialized. Select the linear distribution and on the command line select the help lines selection option (S). When defining the extrusion path for each point the corresponding help line will be selected.
To view in the 3D model the variable distribution in two directions select "Start 3D viewer" from the "Advance Reinforcement 3D viewer" toolbar.
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When creating the reinforcement list, you can see the correct detailing of the reinforcement bars. They are viewed as a variable distribution respecting the number of the definition bar. (1.1; 1.2; 1.3...)
The same steps are performed to define the distribution in the perpendicular direction.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How are symbols / annotations added to the structural elements for a Top/Bottom view?
Type:
Modeling
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Answer Most of the time, when we have to create a big structure, with many levels and many structural elements, adding formwork symbols to a "Sectional drawing" or to a "Top / bottom view" could become an activity that requires a lot of time. Advance Concrete provides a feature that was designed to speed-up this process. Advance Concrete provides the option to set the desired formwork symbols for structural elements, before even creating the drawing. To set the default formwork symbols for structural elements, we have to choose them during the creation of a "Top / Bottom View", "Sectional View", or "Elevation". For this example we will assume that we want to create a "Top / Bottom View" for an existing structure.
Architectural plan. In the "Top-Down plan view wizard" click the "Next" button until Advance Concrete displays the last dialog window named "Visual Elements".
To add formwork symbols for an existing drawing go to its properties page, on the "Visual elements" tab, check "Display formwork symbols" and click the "Parameters..." button to set the desired symbols.
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After the "Parameters..." option is accessed, a new dialog window will appear. Next we can choose the desired structural elements for which we need symbols, the position of the symbol relative to the structural element, and the type of symbol. Also we can set the distance between the symbol and the formwork. This option is very useful especially when the Top / Bottom view already has many dimension entities because all the annotations will be placed at a fixed distance from the formwork elements so the annotation text will not overlap the dimension text. We will assume that for our detailing job we have to place symbols only for beams, columns and windows. After this dialog box is closed, you can also change the scale for these symbols.
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Another way in which you can label the Top/bottom view is by using the "Create a symbol" option from the "Advance symbols and annotations" or from "Advance Views" toolbars.
By using this option, Advance Concrete allows a better control over the symbol because it lets us edit it (we will be able to edit the text - text type, text height, and we will also be able to edit the symbol by adding extra attributes).
After you edit the symbol, you can save it for use on later projects.
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In the "Save symbol" dialog box give the new symbol a name and choose the path where the symbol will be saved. The new symbol can be found in the symbols library.
Advance Concrete users can also add annotations on formwork elements by using "Create an annotation" for a single element or "Create multiple annotations" which is used for adding annotations for multiple elements at the same time. These functions can be found on the "Advance symbols and annotations" or "Advance Views" toolbars.
In this example we will create a single annotation for a column. After we select the formwork element, we can edit this annotation using the smart bar options or using the properties window.
Also, by using the properties window you can modify the text position, or you can insert multiple attributes.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How can the materials be ordered from two different drawings in Advance Concrete?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer To obtain more explicit and easy to read reinforcement drawings, we can create reinforcement drawings for every structural element. In most cases we order the materials from two or more reinforcement drawings. Using Advance Concrete you have the option to order materials from several different drawings of the same project or different projects. This option is very useful for those who use the Multi-user function. In this example we have two reinforcement drawings from two different Advance Concrete drawings. The reinforcement drawings are from the same project, for example, "Slab reinforcement drawing" and "Beams reinforcement drawing". To order the steel from these two drawings perform the following two steps. The first step is to copy the drawings in the same folder. Set a Project ID for these drawings. The Project ID is in the project properties window. To access this window use the Properties option from the Pilot, by right clicking on Project.
In the Project properties window generate a Project ID using the Renew option. To validate the ID click OK, and then save the drawing.
Copy the Project ID from the first drawing to the second, click OK and save the drawing.
From now on the material order can be made from the selected drawings. The second step is to perform the actual command. The material order can be done in one of the two drawings. To order the materials use the Materials quantities manager option from the Pilot or the Materials quantities manager option from the Advance Model toolbar.
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In the Material manager window use the New option to set the order properties, such as production system, description, job name, etc.
To add materials to the new order use the "+/-" option (Add/Remove) from the Material manager window. In this window choose the drawing for the new order.
Another way to choose the drawing for the new order is to use the Views option from the Material manager window.
If the drawing for the order is not open, a warning message appears, in which you are asked if you want to open the drawing.
With this functionality you can perform orders from multiple drawings. After choosing the files and the reinforcement drawing for the order, the other steps in performing the order are identical to those used in simple orders.
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Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is a filter created for a list?
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Answer In Advance Concrete, a list can be created using the List Generator application. This application was described in "How is the list generator used?" document, and can be found at the following address: http://www.graitec.com/en/FAQ_view.asp?FAQID=676 Sometimes we want to create different lists depending on the steel grade type or depending on the bar diameters that are used into a reinforcement drawing. Create a reinforcement drawing for a multi-span beam. Use different diameters (16; 12; 10) and steel grades (FE500 HA and FE235 HX), and then create a list for it. For this example we will use the "Nomenclature des barres classique" list, from the France folder.
The list contains all the bars that are in the reinforcement drawing. To display in the list only the FE500 HA or FE235 HX steel grades we have to add a new attribute and then the list must be redefined using List Generator application.
Launch the List Generator application and open the drawing that contains the list. The list is found in Advance Concrete's library, which is stored on the computer's hard disk drive. (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2011\Support\Template\List\France\Bars)
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An adjacent attribute will be copied next to the list's body. The new attribute will be edited and renamed to < SteelGradeName=='FE500 HA' >. This way the list will contain only the bars that have the desired steel grade, in this case FE500 HA.
Define the list body using the "Define list body" option. Select the body's line without the new attribute added, and then press Enter.
The "Distribution method in the list body" window will appear. Select the "Choose filter condition for body lines" option. Next, select the new attribute . This method can be used to create a filter for the bar diameter. For example, if you want to display only the 16, 18, 20 diameters add the < (NominalDiameter==16) | (NominalDiameter==18) | (NominalDiameter==20) > attribute. Next, follow the steps described above.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is the color of the reinforcement bars changed?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer Starting with Advance Concrete 2011, you can change the color of the reinforcement bars according to their diameter. This new improvement is for easier viewing and checking of reinforcement drawings. If you want the reinforcement bars to have a color only if they are not distributed, then you must select "Highlight not distributed bars" and choose a color from the drop-down lists (one for the uncounted distribution, and one for the undistributed bars).
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Also, starting with version 2011 the color picking tool has changed so that Advance Concrete uses the AutoCAD Color Index (ACI) where you can directly pick a color or input the color number. If you want to change the color of the reinforcement bars depending on their diameter you must open the "User preferences" dialog box, and on the "Display" tab, select the "Color by diameter" option.
Note: You cannot select both options at the same time. To change the color for each bar based on its diameter, use the "Steel Grade" option on the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar.
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In the "Bar library" dialog box scroll to the end of the library table and you will be able to modify the colors for all types of reinforcement bars based on their diameter and their steel grade.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is the display of the reinforcement of a dynamic reinforcement solution removed from a reinforcement drawing?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer To obtain more explicit and easy to read reinforcement drawings, Advance Concrete provides the "Solution visibility properties" option. This option helps to avoid the display of the reinforcement of adjacent structural elements that are detailed in other reinforcement drawings. In many cases the structural elements are detailed in reinforcement drawings sorted after the structural element type, for example: Reinforcement for beams, reinforcement for corner columns, reinforcement for slabs, etc. Advance Concrete provides the option to use dynamic reinforcement solutions depending on the type of the structural element.
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In this example, a dynamic reinforcement solution will be applied for the intersection of 3 different structural elements (wall, column, and beam). On the wall, the "Walls retired on both sides - between columns" dynamic solution will be applied. For the columns the "Column 1 stirrup - symmetric" solution will be applied and for the beam the "Beam - mid span - 3 areas" solution will be applied. Generate a reinforcement drawing for the wall and for the 2 columns from its ends.
After the reinforcement drawing is generated, it is easy to see that the reinforcement from the beam is present in the reinforcement drawing of the wall. This situation is caused by the method of applying the dynamic reinforcement solutions. The beam and the wall dynamic reinforcement solutions were applied by taking the adjacent column into account. The column from axis 3 is common for both the dynamic reinforcement solutions. Because of this, even if the beam is not selected to be included in the reinforcement drawing, the beam reinforcements are visible on it.
For better control over the dynamic reinforcement solutions in a reinforcement drawing, Advance Concrete provides the "Solution visibility properties" option. This option allows you to choose which dynamic reinforcement solutions should be visible on the reinforcement drawing.
This option can be accessed from the "Tool palettes", from the "AC: Dynamic Reinforcement" tab and from the "Advance reinforcement solutions" toolbar.
The option is available only in the "Drawings" mode.
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When the "Solution visibility properties" option is used, a dialog box appears with the default settings. This dialog box lists all the dynamic reinforcement solutions applied for all the adjacent structural elements. It is easy to see that the "Beam - mid span - 3 areas" solution is visible for the reinforcement drawing.
To hide the beam reinforcement for this reinforcement drawing, for the "Beam - mid span - 3 areas" dynamic reinforcement solution applied on the C1 column, select the "Not visible" option.
After the settings from the "Solution visibility properties" are validated the reinforcement drawing is modified without using the "Activate and update" command.
Other settings for this option are "Visible and countable" and "Visible but not countable". The "Visible and countable" option is used when you want all the reinforcements to be visible and to be included in the same list. For example we will consider the wall and the 2 adjacent columns that usually are detailed in the same reinforcement drawing and in the same list.
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If the column reinforcement were included in another reinforcement list and you want to make them visible in the wall reinforcement drawing but do not want to include them in the wall list, for the columns dynamic reinforcement apply the "Visible but not countable" option.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is the 'Copy 3D model' used?
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Answer Complex drawings can contain similar or even identical elements. As a result of the structural analysis some can have the same reinforcement. For these situations Advance Concrete provides the option to copy the entire reinforcement. The "Copy 3D model" option can only be accessed from "Advance Reinforcement 3D Viewer" in the Drawing mode.
Application: Consider a reinforcement drawing with 2 identical columns. One of them has been reinforced using manual or automatic reinforcement.
To copy the reinforcement from one column to another, use the "Copy 3D model" option. On the command line the selection of the objects for copying is requested. 3D object means the definition bar with its distributions, from all the views. The selection will be done from only one view.
After selecting the reinforcement, first you have to select the "Base point" and then the second point, where it needs to be placed.
When the command is over you can see that the reinforcement has been copied in all the views.
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This option has the advantage that you only have to copy the reinforcement in one view and it will be automatically placed in the other ones as well. Note: "Copy 3D model" works only for elements in the same reinforcement drawing! This option cannot be used for elements in different reinforcement drawings or different models. For the reinforcement drawing were this option would be used, "3D power" must be activated.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a stepped wall created with openings (holes) or using 3D solids?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
**
Answer Using Advance Concrete, there is a variety of ways to define a stepped wall. You can choose the most intuitive and simple method. One of these methods was presented in the "How is a wall with a brick shelf designed" document. This document can be found at the following address: http://www.graitec.com/en/FAQ_view.asp?FAQID=719 The holes method and the 3D solids method are two other methods to create stepped walls. To create a stepped wall using the method with holes, create different adjacent openings in the cut side of the wall. For this example we will create a wall with a height of 3m, a length of 2.5m and a 30 cm thickness.
The first hole is created using the "Create a wall hole in the wall" option on the Advance Model toolbar.
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The hole dimensions (R50x250) and the height of the sill (Hsill = 50 cm) are chosen from the properties window. The dimensions are set as follows: the step width of the wall is 50 cm, the height cut of the wall is 250 cm, and the height of the sill is 50 cm. Also the hole crosses through the wall thickness.
To create the second step of the wall, create a new hole or copy the first one and assign it the desired dimensions (R50x200cm and Hsil=100cm).
Create the rest of the steps in the same way: - The third hole dimensions are: R50x150 and Hsill = 150 cm - The forth hole dimensions are: R50x100 and Hsill = 200 cm - The fifth hole dimensions are: R50x50 and Hsill = 250 cm
After the holes are added the stepped wall can be seen (viewed).
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Another simple method to obtain the stepped wall is to create this wall using the AutoCAD solid and then transform the entity into a structural concrete element. The "Front view" is chosen from the AutoCAD toolbar. Draw a polyline on the contour of the wall.
Choose the isometric view from the AutoCAD toolbar, and then use the "Extrude" option on the z direction. When the "extrude" command is used the thickness of the wall is defined. The polyline is transformed into an AutoCAD 3D solid .
From the Advance Model toolbar, the "3D ACIS solids to structural" option is used to transform the 3D solid into an Advance Concrete element.
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The 3D solid was transformed into an Advance Concrete structural element. This method can be used for other shapes used in the modeling of the reinforced concrete structure. Any of these simple methods can be used to achieve the stepped wall.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How are symbols better managed in reinforcement drawings?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer
In most cases reinforcement drawings are very crowded, with many dimensions, symbols and reinforcement bars. Arranging the dimensions and symbols in these drawings is a challenge.
In Advance Concrete 2011, new features have been implemented which help arrange symbols in a reinforcement drawing.
One of these features is to highlight the symbol snap lines intersection with a jump symbol. To activate this option go to the "Project Preferences" toolbar, choose "Preferences", and on the "Drawing annotation" tab select "Add a cross symbol where arrows intersect".
After using the "Add a cross symbol where arrows intersect" option, a jump symbol will mark the intersection of the snap lines. This way you can easily follow the path from the reinforcement bar to its symbol. The jump symbol is applied to the last symbol created.
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If the "Add a cross symbol where arrows intersect" option is not used, the snap lines will overlap and the reinforcement drawings will be hard to read.
In Advance Concrete 2011 you can create polyline symbols using "Create a bar or a mesh polyline symbol" found on the "Advance reinforcement" toolbar. You can easily manage what kind of symbol to use for bent meshes and reinforcement bars.
In the following figure you can see how this option works.
The labels can be chosen from the beginning of the project. You can choose the labels to use in the project. To set the favorite symbols, go to the "Project Preferences" toolbar, choose "Preferences" and on the "Drawing annotation" tab select "Default rebar symbols". In this window you can choose a characteristic symbol for each type of reinforcement bar (straight bars, bent bars, varying bars, bar supports etc).
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The symbols are chosen for an easy to read reinforcement drawing and the information provided is not repeated. For example, it is not necessary to specify the steel grade for each type of reinforcement bar because this information can be seen in the bar list. The labels for each type of bar are chosen from the drop-down list:
Or by accessing the symbols folder:
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When working on a reinforcement drawing, these options are not applied for the existing labels, but only for the new ones. The following image depicts a situation where new labels were chosen for all types of bars.
Using this option we created a reinforcement drawing for a wall. This drawing was created quickly because it was not necessary to choose labels manually for two different bars.
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If custom labels are created, the labels will appear in the drop-down list in the "Default rebar labels" window.
Another way to set default labels is to choose the "View the symbols library contents" option from the "Advance Views" toolbar. It is very important to know that this option can be used only in the "Drawings" mode.
Next choose the "Configure default symbols" option in the "Symbols folder" window.
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The labels can be chosen in both "Model" and "Drawings" modes. These labels are applied only for manual reinforcements and not for automatic reinforcements. The labels for automatic reinforcements will be chosen from the properties of the reinforcement drawing on the "Drawing" tab.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How are Dynamic Reinforcement solutions used for wall intersections?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
**
Answer The new Dynamic Reinforcement solutions in Advance Concrete 2011 were created to help users rapidly and easily design the reinforcement for concrete elements. In Advance Concrete 2011, the Dynamic Reinforcement solutions are organized in categories so that the user can easily find and identify them. The categories were created based on the reinforcement type. For example, for beam reinforcements the user will
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select the "Beams" category, while for the opening reinforcements, the "Openings" category must be chosen.
For the models that contain a large number of structural walls, the Dynamic Reinforcement solutions in the "Intersection Walls" or "Walls" categories can be easily applied.
For the reinforcement of wall corners, the "Wall Corner Detail" solution is used.
The corner walls must be selected and then the solution is applied. In the properties, the rebar shapes can be set.
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To view the reinforcement, a reinforcement drawing must be created using the "Create a reinforcement drawing" option.
Four bars will be placed at the intersection of the walls representing the wall boundary reinforcement. The user can define the properties for the longitudinal bars diameter and for the rectangular frames.
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In the properties options, the user can choose to eliminate the F and G rebar and can adjust the E1 and E2 distances. Using the same Dynamic Reinforcement option the user can obtain two different reinforcement solutions for the wall corner.
For the T shape wall intersections, one of the following Dynamic Reinforcement solutions can be selected: -
T T T T T T
walls walls walls walls walls walls
intersection intersection top intersections with additional bars intersections with additional bars top intersection - middle bars bend on top simple intersection - bend bars on top.
To apply the solution the user must select the walls: the first wall and then the second wall must be perpendicular to the first one.
The "T wall intersection" Dynamic Reinforcement solution contains 10 vertical bars and 2 rectangular bar types. This solution is applied to the intermediate stories. In the center of the wall intersection are 4 longitudinal bars and at the end of each rectangular bar another 2 bars. In the solution properties the reinforcement can be optimized (the bar diameters can be changed; the upper overlap distance can be set; the rectangular bar diameters and the distribution can be inserted and the length of the rectangular bars can be modified by changing the h1, h2 and h3 parameters).
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The "T walls intersection top" solution is very similar to the "T walls intersection" solution. This solution is applied to the last level of the building or it can be applied when the user wants to use bars with hooks on the top end. The parameter customization is identical as for the "T walls intersection". The adjustments for the bar hooks are made using the "Hook angle" and "Hook length" options.
The "T walls intersection with additional bars" solution is also derived from the "T walls intersection" solution. This solution contains additional longitudinal bars for each side of the rectangular frame. The user can choose the number of bars, the type of material, the diameter and the anchorage length for the top side of the bars. The rectangular bar length is adjusted with the h1, h2, and h3 parameter values. This solution is applied to the intermediate stories.
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The "T walls intersection with additional bars on top" solution is similar to the "T walls intersection with additional bars" solution, with the exception that it is only applied to the last story or when the user wants to use bars with hooks on the top end. The adjustments for the bar hooks are made using the "Hook angle" and "Hook length" options.
The "T walls intersection - middle bars bent on top" solution is applied to the intermediate stories. This solution is different because of its vertical bars from the center of the wall intersection. These bars are angled on the top end. This particularity makes the placement of the reinforcement from the next level easier. For the angle adjustment, the user must use the "Height crack (Hg)" and "Width crack (Lg)" options.
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The "T walls simple intersection - bend bars on top" solution is also applied to the intermediate levels. This solution contains all the bars from the center of the wall intersection and a rectangular bar defined inside the intersection area. The vertical bars are angled on the top end. The angle adjustment is done using the "Height crack (Hg)" and "Width crack (Lg)" options. In the case of four wall intersections, the user can use one of the following solutions: -
4 4 4 4 4
walls walls walls walls walls
simple intersection simple intersection - top intersection intersection - top intersection additional bars
To apply one of these solutions the user must select a four wall intersection.
The "4 walls simple intersection" solution is applied to the intermediate stories. The "4 walls simple intersection - top" solution is applied to the last story of the structure. These reinforcement solutions consist of four linear bars in the center of the wall intersections and a rectangular frame. The characteristics of these reinforcement solutions can be modified (the material type, the concrete coverage, the diameters, the anchorage length, the hook length, the hook angle, the rectangular bar distribution and many others).
The "4 walls intersection" solution is applied to the intermediate stories. The reinforcement solution consists of 2 longer rectangular frames, 4 vertical bars placed in the center of the intersection and 2 vertical bars at the end of each rectangular bar. The rectangular bars can be modified with the h1, h2, h3, and h4 parameters. All the reinforcement solution parameters of the other reinforcement solutions can be modified the same way.
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The "4 walls intersection - top" solution is applied to the last level of the building. All the longitudinal bars have hooks on the top side. This reinforcement solution is similar to the "4 walls intersection" solution.
The "4 walls intersection additional bars" solution is also similar to the "4 wall intersection" solution. This solution contains additional vertical bars for each of the rectangular frame sides. The user can choose the number of additional bars, the material and the top anchorage length. The rectangular frame side is adjusted using the h1, h2, h3, and h4 parameters. This solution is applied to the intermediate levels.
Software:
Advance Concrete
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Question:
How is a predefined rectangular section created?
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General
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Answer Advance Concrete provides the option to create new predefined rectangular sections. This new option is very useful when we have to create a more complicated reinforcement drawing for a structural element (column / beam). The "Create a predefined rectangular section" option can be found on the "Advance Reinforcement" toolbar.
The process of creating a predefined rectangular section is similar to creating a rectangular frame. In the first phase, Advance Concrete will create a virtual rectangular frame; at this stage we will be able to set all the parameters for the section's reinforcement bars (diameter, steel grade, concrete covers, hooks type, etc). After choosing the suitable parameters for the reinforcement bars, we will have to choose the type of rectangular section we would like to use.
In this dialog window, all the predefined rectangular sections are displayed after the number of longitudinal bars. The default sections in Advance Concrete 2011 are made for sections with 4 6 8 10 or 12 longitudinal bars. In a sectional view, the longitudinal bars are the red "dots" and are added by the user after creating the rectangular section, using the "Create a point bar" command from the "Advance Reinforcement" toolbar.
Longitudinal bars
The beam or column on which we used this method of reinforcement can also be viewed in 3D mode.
Advance Concrete has predefined rectangular sections, so the user will only have to choose the suitable one. In case none of the predefined sections meet users criteria, users can define custom sections by editing a text file. This file is named "Rebar Sections.txt " and can be found in:
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C:\Users\*User\AppData\Roaming\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2011\Support\Template on Windows 7 / Vista C:\Docs and Settings\*User\ApplicationData\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2011\Support\Template on Windows XP The creation of a new section is done by editing the already existing file "Rebar Sections.txt ". We can also create a new file (the name should also be "Rebar Sections.txt" so it is recommended to create a backup of the original file. Also please note that this file will be deleted if you uninstall the software). A new configuration will have the following structure: CONFIG 1 FRAME (1,6) FRAME (2,6) A new configuration should start with "CONFIG (n)" (n is the configuration number). On another line we will declare the first section element (FRAME - rectangular frame, PIN - pin bar, U - "U" bar, STIRUP - stirrup bar). Any element belonging to a new configuration should be written on a distinct text line.
Numbers from 1 to 6 represent the number of longitudinal bars for the section, and the two rectangles are the rectangular frames that were created in the upper drawing. To create the first rectangular frame, we have to define it - FRAME (1;6), where 1 and 6 are two of the frame's opposite ends. We will do the same for the second frame. If we want another configuration with just a rectangular frame and a pin bar we have to define a frame - FRAME (1,6), and a pin - PIN (2,5)
This new feature helps the user manually reinforce structural elements in a short period of time.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How do we create a dome?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
***
Answer In order to create a dome, first, we have to create two different diameter spheres. For example, if we want to create a sphere, we type "sphere" on the command line and we click on a point that will be the centre of the sphere; next, we have to input a number that represents the sphere's radius or diameter.
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In this picture we can see the two concentric spheres (the black one, and the red one). The first sphere has a diameter of 15 meters, and the second one (the smaller one) has a diameter of 14.8 meters. That means the dome's thickness will be 0.2 meters.
We can also view the two spheres in the 3D visualization mode. Next, to get the dome, we need only the upper half of the two spheres. We will use the "slice" command and cut the spheres using the XY axis.
If the slicing is done right, we will get the upper halves of the two spheres.
We have the upper halves of the two solid spheres (we have two distinct AutoCAD solid entities). Next, we will use the "subtract" command, which allows us to get only one entity (the "contour") that has a thickness of 0.2 meters. To convert this AutoCAD entity into an Advance Concrete structural element, we will use the "Convert 3D ACIS solid to structural" function from the "Advance Model" toolbar
After we use the "Convert 3D ACIS solid to structural" function, we select the newly created entity, and, from the drop-down list we must select the structural element type.
Now that we have the dome, we can use it to create reinforcement drawings, sections, elevations, isometric views, etc.
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Module:
Modeling
Question:
How are all the project settings saved and loaded?
Type:
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Answer The user can modify the materials, the library, the sections or the shape library and can configure the project settings. For this example we will modify a few options on the "Advance project Preferences" toolbar:
To modify the lengths units from mm to m, access the properties window for the units on the "Advance project Preferences" toolbar. Next, go to the row labeled lengths, in the "Type" category, choose "Meter" and modify the amount of decimal numbers of the precision.
On the "Regulation" tab of the "Preferences" dialog box, choose the "Exact" bar length calculation.
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Modify the beams automatic reinforcement concrete beam cover from 30mm to 25mm.
To save all the modifications use the "Save" option on the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar.
The ".acprj" file is saved. The saved file can be loaded by accessing the "Load" option on the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar.
The file with the "acprj" extension is selected. This file contains all the modifications that were saved. The user can load the saved file for each project. Also this file can be shared with other users so that the configuration time is reduced. The project settings are no longer valid if the Advance Concrete program was uninstalled and reinstalled. To use the settings saved
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before the reinstallation of the program, the user must load the previously saved "acprj" file.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are bar supports used?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Advance Concrete software provides the option to create a large variety of bar supports. Bar supports can be created using the "Create a bar support" function on the "Advance Reinforcement" toolbar. For this example we will consider that we want to add bar supports to a beam. First, we need to create a reinforcement drawing.
Before placing bar supports on the formwork, we need to customize its properties. We have to choose the structural element for which we want to create the bar supports.
Based on our selection, Advance Concrete will display only certain "Code / height" shapes that will fit to the chosen structural element. For a beam, only a few types of elements (Beam Bolster BB, and Beam Bolster Upper BBU) will be available.
On the command line we are asked to choose between defining the bar supports by start point and end point, or by choosing the formwork as a reference.
After we have placed the supports on the desired formwork's side, we can edit their position. If we edit the first Spacing dialog box, the row of bar supports will adjust its position in relation to the "start point". Conversely, if we edit the last Spacing dialog box, the row will adjust its position in relation to the defined "end point". The middle Spacing dialog box allows us to change the spacing between each bar support. If the chosen bar support is too short, its height can be easily edited by using the button next to "Code / height " or input it manually.
If you want the same row to be counted in a list multiple times, you can input a multiplication factor by editing the last dialog box on the smart bar.
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Bar support
Reinforcement bar
Advance Concrete also provides the option to create a list for bar supports.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is the multiplication factor for a distribution edited?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Advance Concrete provides the option to edit the multiplication factor for the reinforcement bar distributions used in a reinforcement drawing. This function can be accessed from the "Advance Edit Distributions" toolbar.
To make a single reinforcement drawing and a single list for all the structural elements where the same reinforcement is used, use "Apply a multiplication factor to the distribution".
All the columns are reinforced using identical bars. The multiplication factor applies to all the reinforcing elements used in a drawing (straight bars, rectangular frames, circular frames,
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etc). If a bar is distributed in many views, in order to correctly use the function, it is necessary to select the reinforcement bar in all the views.
After selecting all the bars, on the command line, input the multiplication factor.
In order to check if the edit is according to your preferences, you can create a list for all the bars.
To modify the multiplication factor for a single type of reinforcing element, select the distribution of that bar, and in the properties window, select the desired multiplication factor.
For straight bars (position number 1) the result can be viewed by checking the values in the "Number of elements" column.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is a list split into pages?
Type:
Creation of documents
Difficulty:
**
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Answer For the situation when a list is too long and cannot be positioned on only one drawing, Advance Concrete provides the option to split the list into pages with the automatic renumbering of each one. For this example we will consider the following list.
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From "Advance List" select the "Split to pages" option and click on the list.
After selecting the list, the page configuration window appears. You can define the page layout: horizontal or vertical layout. The plotting scale can also be modified according to your preference. (The scale will be a percentage of the page width.) If the list needs to be in the detailing drawing select "OK" and the list will be split into pages in the same drawing.
By selecting "Horizontal layout" the pages will be positioned one next to the other.
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By selecting "Vertical layout" the pages will be positioned one below the other.
If you want the list to be placed with a different page format use the "Create layout" option and modify the plot style.
To customize the plot style (page format, orientation vertical or horizontal, frame) use the "Plot Style" option. You can choose your required page format.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How are reinforcement bars dimensions displayed rounded?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer In Advance Concrete reinforcement bars dimensions can be displayed rounded by defining rounding rules: z
Go to Advance Project Preferences:
z
Click the "Round lengths" button:
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z In the dialog box that appears, insert values for "Leg tolerance", then define the rounding direction by cutting (Down) or by rounding (Up). You can also define the values for "Total length tolerance".
z
The values from "Leg tolerance" are used for rounding the partial bar dimensions (the hook and the partial length).
z
The values from "Total length tolerance" are used for rounding the total bar dimension.
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The rounded dimensions will also be applied in the reinforcement list.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How are level dimensions customized?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer To customize the representation and text of a level dimension, the following steps must be performed: First, the level dimensions must be defined in their original format. Click the
button (or type 'grtcdimlevel' on the command line) and define the desired level dimensions.
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The next step consists of changing the symbol and the contents of the level dimension's text. Draw the contour of the symbol; for example, using polylines, a symbol similar to the shape shown in the figure can be achieved. To apply the newly created symbol, select the level dimensions; access the properties menu, and in the "Representation" square select the "Symbol Representation" option. Next, click on the "Define symbol" to select all the elements of the symbol created previously.
Select the elements, then, after automatically reentering the symbol definition menu, generate the symbol basic point coordinates...
... And the text that will be defined by the functionality of the dimension (in our case the level dimension or altitude).
After the definition parameters are set and the symbol saved, it may be applied to the level dimensions.
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Module:
All
Question:
How is a list created using 'User:...'?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer There are many situations when the user wants to create a customized list that meets the project requirements. To create the list, the attribute used is: < User:... >. A list can be created only in the "List Generator" that can be found in Start => All Programs => Graitec => Advance Concrete 2010 => List Generator. The new window that opens contains the "List" toolbar.
Create the shape of the list using the "line" command of AutoCAD.
For this example we'll use a simple list that evaluates the weight and quantity of the reinforcement. Select text or type "Mtext" on the command line and enter the titles of the columns.
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Open a text box in "1". To add the attributes in the list, type, for example, "label" in the text box. Then from the List toolbar choose "Add a variable to the list".
A window that contains multiple attributes will appear. If the attribute you need is not in the list you can select "Others" and choose from the list that appears. After selecting "OK" the attribute overwrites "label". To center the text arrange it with the grip points (the blue arrows).
Repeat the same steps for the remaining columns.
In the "Total Number" section we will use the user defined attribute "< User:...... >". The multiplication factor refers to the total number of bars/elements in the model. This way you will use this list not just for one element but also for the entire structure.
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For the list to be correctly applied you need to declare the header, body and depending on the case the sub-header footer or subfooter. Select the part you want to be the header and the part you want to be the body of the list.
The customized list is ready to be used. If the attribute is defined with "< User:.... >" each list's attribute can be manually modified when the list it applied. This can be done by entering the list's properties and typing, in this case, the value of the multiplication factor.
The applied list will look like this:
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Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How can the thickness of the distribution line and the bending detail be modified in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
**
Answer For this example we will use a reinforcement detail as shown in the following figure. Create a reinforcement definition bar using the "Create a linear distribution of the selected bar" command.
From the properties window, select the "Central line" visualization type for the linear distribution. To modify the properties of the central distribution bar, open the distribution properties window. On the "Representation" tab, modify the central line parameters such as color, style or line type. To view the changes, use the "Show/Hide Lineweight" AutoCAD option.
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The distribution bar has, by default, the same thickness as the definition bar. The definition bar has, by default, a line thickness dependent on the bar diameter. To change the line thickness of the bar, change the representation style of the bar, or create a new representation style using the "Representation style" command on the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar.
After the representation style is modified, you can change the thickness of the definition bar and leave the distribution bar as it is. The distribution bar can be modified with the "Wireframe" command, accessed from the "Preferences" option. The "Preferences" option is found on the "Advance Project Settings" toolbar.
Using this method, the definition bar and the distribution bar can have the same line thickness. In case that the definition bar must remain represented with a line thickness dependent on the bar diameter and the distribution bar must have a thicker line, the following steps must be performed: 1. A new representation style must be created for the distribution bar with the new line thickness.
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2. From "Preferences" enable the "Wireframe" option for the display of the bars.
3. Select all the definition bars using the "Multicriteria selection" option, and, from the properties, select the newly created style. The "Use project standard representation" option must be disabled.
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Using this method you can obtain different line thicknesses for the definition and distribution bars.
How to change the line thickness for the bending detail: A bar detail must be created using the "Create a bar or mesh bending detail" option.
Select the bar detail and enter the properties window. On the "Representation" tab, change the style, the height or color of the text and the color and line thickness of the line used for the representation of the bar detail.
To easily view the changes made on the "Representation" tab, the modified elements are displayed in green. In case that the detail bar has dimensions, you can change the parameters of the dimensions (color, scale, etc).
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How can we create an angled lintel window in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
***
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Answer For this example we will create a 25cm thick wall. The level height will be 4m.
A window will be created using the "Create a window" command on the "Advance Model" toolbar.
The wall must be selected and the window must be placed in the desired position.
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The properties page of the window must be opened. Using the "Add" option the window parameter list is accessed (1). From the "Inclined lintel" category, the window angled dimensions must be chosen (2). Using the "Import" option the dimension are imported from the library.
All the window dimensions can be modified using the "Modify" button and then selecting the "Defined" tab. All the parameters are detailed in the bottom right picture. In this example we will modify the "D" parameter. To validate the changes the "Modify" button must be clicked on the "Defined" tab and then "OK".
The window dimension can be modified from the "Window type" on the "Smart Bar" and by pressing "Enter" for validation.
To add the lintel on the top part of the window, perform the following steps: 1. A beam must be placed over the window. In this example the beam dimension is 25x30. Initially the wall has the priority parameter set to 40 and the beam is set to 30. To make the beam visible, the beam priority must be greater than the wall priority. The beam replaces the lintel. By default the beam is placed relative to the story top level.
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2. An angled line must be created representing the top part of the window. To avoid the calculation of the declination of the line declination use the following method: - On the AutoCAD "View" toolbar select the "Top view" option. An angled line can be created on the top part of the window perimeter.
- Next, select and copy the line (using CTRL+C), and then select the top view and paste the line (using CTRL+V)
3. On the Advance Modeling toolbar select the "Create a roof" command. The line must be selected and a roof is created on top of the beam. By default, the declination of the roof is positioned relative to the story top level.
The beam binds with the roof by using the "Bind" command on the "Advance Model" toolbar.
Select the roof declination and the beam and press "Enter".
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In the properties line of the roof, insert the value for the distance from the top level of the story to the angled line of the lintel beam.
In the beam properties the "Perpendicular" option can be used for the beam ends.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How do we label structural elements?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
***
Answer For some structural elements (walls, beams, footings, columns), Advance Concrete provides the option to assign a label. For example, if we have an architectural plan with three kinds of columns, D50, C50 and R25x50, we can automatically re-label them using the "Re-label elements" function from the "Advance Tools" toolbar or by typing "grtclabelstructurals" on the command line.
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To prove this function usefulness we will assume that one column from each type is reinforced with a reinforcement style (circular, rectangular). Whether you choose to type the command or just click the icon on the "Advance Tools" toolbar, you will have to make a selection of the elements you want to be re-labeled.
After you have made a suitable selection, you must choose a suffix, a separator, and a prefix. You must pay attention to whether you select any of the comparison functions. For example, in the above architectural plan there are three types of columns, made from the same material and with the same length. If we check "Section / Thickness" function, Advance Concrete will assign each class of columns different labels.
In order to see one column's label, we have to go to its properties, on the "Automatic reinforcement" tab.
Next, we will select the reinforced column, and we will create its reinforcement drawing. In the reinforcement drawing properties, on the "Title" tab we must check the "Use the reinforcement label to group elements" function because Advance Concrete will create one drawing for all columns that have the same label.
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If we create a list for all the bars from this drawing, the list will be created for all the columns that are similar with the one for which we created the drawing.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
All
Question:
How is Advance Concrete 2010 installed on a computer that has only AutoCAD® 2011?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
*
Answer The original version of Advance Concrete 2010 was designed to install on a computer that has AutoCAD® 2007, 2008, 2009 and / or 2010. If only AutoCAD® 2011 is installed, the Advance Concrete 2010 setup does not recognize the AutoCAD® platform and will not allow the installation. However, GRAITEC has released Service Pack 3 (SP3) that allows Advance Concrete 2010 to work properly on AutoCAD® 2011. The only problem to overcome with the installation is if AutoCAD® 2011 is the only platform available. Perform the following steps: z z z z z
Create a temporary directory on your hard drive. Copy the entire "Advance" folder from the Advance Concrete 2010 DVD to this temporary directory. Replace the "Setup.exe", "Setup32.exe" and "Setup64.exe" files by the ones in the "Setup_2011" ZIP file. Start the installation by double clicking on the new version of the "setup.exe" file. Then proceed normally with the installation. At the end of the installation, you can delete the temporary folder on your hard drive.
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Click here to download the "Setup_2011" ZIP file.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How are elements managed in a Multi-User model?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer The commands that manage the elements in the model are used for registering and extracting elements from the model, to update the drawing so the user can keep track of the changes made by other users.
The "Check in an object to a multi-user database" command is used when elements made in the drawing must be added to the database. This way the new elements can be seen or can be changed by other users connected to the database. Select the elements and start the command. The program will display a message that "Check in" is completed.
The "Check out an object to a multi-user database" command is used when elements from the database must be modified. For example if you want to copy elements from one level to another level, these elements must be checked out first. Select the elements and start the command. After the program displays the message of completing the operation, elements can be copied.
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The "Update database elements" command is for refreshing elements that were modified in the current drawing. Start the command and the program will ask you to select the elements to update. One or more elements can be selected. Before you use this command make sure that the elements are checked out from the database. The "Refresh workspace with changes made in database" command is used when the user wants to see the changes made in the database by other users. Start the command and select what levels will be refreshed.
Click "Ok" and the program will display the changes.
The "Highlight checked out objects by user(s)" command shows the current user what elements are used by the other users. Start the command and the program will ask you to select the users. Click "Ok" and, in the drawing, the elements that are in use by the selected users will be displayed.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are new bars added to a list of materials?
Type:
Views
Difficulty:
*
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Answer During the modeling of a structure, modifications can occur. For example, a beam can be initially reinforced with 2 bars Ø 20, but during some recalculations and checking these bars will be replaced with 2 bars Ø 18 and one Ø 16.
Since the list is already generated, if you change the diameter of the bars, the change will be reflected in the list.
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To add a new bar select the list and from the "Advance List" toolbar select "Add elements to the selected list".
On command line the message "Select the elements to be added to the list" will appear.
Select the bar and press "Enter". To add several bars continue with the selection of the bars. The number of selected elements appears on the command line.
A confirmation message will be displayed.
The selected bar appears in the list.
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This option only works if the lists have been created by selection and not by current view. This option is useful when the lists must be created by categories (one list for the straight bars, one for the pins and stirrups).
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a Multi-User database created and accessed in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Creating and using a Multi-User database is done with commands from the "Advance Multi-User" toolbar.
The "Create a multi-user database" command creates all the required databases. To create a database, login to the SQL server and specify the authentication type.
Click "Login" and enter the database name, the administrator name and the password. The user that creates the database is the
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administrator. Click "Create" and the program will display a message when the database is created.
The "Create a multi-user database from drawing" command is used when there is a main model and the user wants to add this model to a database. The principle used is the same as the previous command with the only difference being that the user must have the model loaded in Advance Concrete before accessing the command. This way the model will be automatically added to the new database. To connect to the database created in this manner, close the model that was added to the database and reopen it. The "Connect to a database and create a new workspace" command connects the user to an existing database and the new workspace is automatically added. Connect to the server and then the program will display the available databases. Choose the database and click "Select".
Enter the user name and password and then click "Login".
The program will load the new model.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is the steel quantity estimated for a structure?
Type:
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Difficulty:
***
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Answer For large structures, the final cost is important. Before the detailing part begins, an estimation of the steel quantity can be done. In Advance Concrete, this is done by performing the following steps. From "Advance Project Preferences" select "Weight review":
The reinforcement quantity can be evaluated for the entire structure or by category, for example by level (foundation, level 1, level 2, loft).
If the quantity is being estimated for the entire structure, you can enter the weight, in tons, in "Weight estimate". To estimate by segments select "Add" and enter a name (for example Foundation).
Click OK. In the list, "Foundation" appears sorted by steel grades and then by diameters.
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Or:
There are 2 situations: 1) The detailing can be done only on levels without taking into account the steel grade or the diameters. 2) A more accurate detailing is necessary for quantities of each diameter and each steel grade. The same thing will be done for all the levels.
During the detailing process, the structural elements will be attributed to each level. As an example we will use the drawing of a column from "Level 1". While creating the reinforcement drawing, in the "view parameters" section, there is an option to assign an estimated segment. Select "Level 1" from the drop-down list and click Finish.
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If the assignment to a category is not done from the beginning (during the creation of the drawing) you can enter afterwards the drawings properties and select "Level 1".
Enter "Materials Quantity manager" to view the real steel quantity.
Or:
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Select "Weight review".
A document will be generated. In this case, the steel quantity from the column is only 0.07% of the total quantity estimated and 0.04% of the estimation for the first level.
This property is useful especially for large structures.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How are structural elements automatically renamed?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
**
Answer For every structural element, Advance Concrete assigns a specific name formed by a suffix, a separator, and a prefix. If we draw a beam, Advance Concrete will name it "B 1", a column will be named "C 1" etc.
All the structural elements can be automatically renamed in a specific way by using "Elements single identification" or "Elements multiple identification" on the "Advance Tools" toolbar. First, rename all the 1st floor beams from B 1, B 2, etc. to B 1st-1, B 1st-2 by clicking "Elements single identification" on the "Advance Tools" toolbar.
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Enter a prefix, a separator, and a suffix.
In the 'prefix', 'separator', and 'suffix' fields enter any name or group of characters. If you check "Suffix increment" the suffix will increment by the set value. After all the suitable changes are made, select the beams in the desired order. Repeat these steps to rename any structural element.
If you use "Elements multiple identification" on the "Advance Tools" toolbar, you will be able to select and rename all the structural elements from a drawing and you can select the direction of the renaming.
If reinforcement drawings were done for some beams before renaming them, the reinforcement drawing name will change from "B 1" to "B 1st-1", only if the drawing was not manually renamed.
As you can see, beam name B 9 was manually modified before the automatic renaming and it stays the same, while the other names were edited.
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Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How do we use the "Multicriteria selection" command?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer In order to make the selection of elements faster and easier, Advance Concrete has a selection tool, not only for structural elements, but for reinforcement bars too. This option is very helpful if we are modeling a large structure with a lot of structural elements and we need to select only some of them. We can refine our selection by filtering through a large range of options. In this example we can see that our structure has columns with various sections, different thickness walls of different materials, and different kind of beams. We can access "Multicriteria Selection" from the "Pilot" fast access menu or from the "Advance Tools" toolbar.
Primary architectural plan rd
th
First, we will select the C100 columns from the 3 , 4 , and 9th levels to edit their properties.
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After we select the desired elements, we can check if we made the correct selection, or count how many elements we selected using the AutoCAD "list" command.
Note: If we have a R50x100 column and another R 100 x 50 column (rotated by 90°) that look the same in a plan view, when we use "Multicriteria selection" tool to select the R 50 x 100 column, even if in the plan view they look identical, the program will choose only those matching our selection. Assume that we have added symbols to some beams using the "Beam name" attribute and we want to change these symbols to see the beams' section dimensions. First, we have to access the "Multicriteria Selection" option, select "Symbols", and choose the "Beam name" attribute. After the selection is made we can edit the symbols.
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If we are modeling a big structure that has walls of different materials (bricks, concrete), the "Multicriteria selection" tool lets us filter the selection by changing "Material", "Thickness", "Section", "Volume" or "Annotation". We are able to filter reinforcement bars by editing fields like Diameter, Steel grade, Shape code, and many more.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
All
Question:
How are users managed in a multi-user environment?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
*
Answer The "Management of users from multi-user database" command is used to create or to delete users from a database. This
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command is on the "Advance Multi-User" toolbar.
Start the command and the program will ask for the server and the database to change. 1. Connect to the server.
2. Choose the database to change (to add or to delete users).
3. Connect to the database.
4. Define new users in the database using the "Create" button.
5. Enter names and passwords for the new users. The password is unique for each user.
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To delete a user from database, select the user and then click "Delete".
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is an AutoCAD entity converted into a structural element?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
**
Answer For an architectural plan made with AutoCAD using lines, polylines, multilines, arcs and circles, you can convert all the entities into Advance Concrete structural elements like columns, beams, walls, continuous footings, slabs, and even slab holes using "Convert an AutoCAD entity into a structural element" from the "Advance Model" toolbar.
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Primary architectural plan Usually the architectural plan is made of different layers for every kind of element or each type of element is colored differently. In this example, the beams were drawn using green colored lines and walls with black lines. The slab, columns, and slab holes were drawn using yellow, red and blue polylines. You can select by color the green lines and the red polylines using the AutoCAD "Quick Select" option or you can select the layer that matches the filter criteria.
After the desired elements are selected, click the "Convert an AutoCAD entity into a structural element" button on the "Advance Model" toolbar.
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The selected lines will be converted into beams while the polylines will be converted into columns. For each chosen element, you can change its section, material, and dimensions.
You can delete AutoCAD entities and keep only the converted structural elements by selecting "Delete basic entity (entities)". After the suitable changes are made, you can apply them to the drawing by clicking "OK".
Because the walls were drawn using two parallel lines, they will be converted into structural elements using the "Parallel entities" option. The default thickness of the wall equals the distance between the parallel lines, but you can change it by selecting the checkbox next to the element's name.
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You can use the same method to convert the remaining entities into structural elements for the entire structure.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Formwork
Question:
How can the hatches be viewed based on the element type of the section?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer For this example, we will create a reinforcement drawing for a slab using "Create a reinforcement drawing" on the "Advance Reinforcement" toolbar.
The window dimension will be 900 x 1200 mm and the height of the balustrade will be 900 mm. The lintel will be 1300 x 250 x 250 mm.
The beam from the top of the wall will be 250 x 500 mm. Over the beam we will place a 150 mm slab.
Along the wall, the A-A section will be created using the "Create a cut or section" command from the "Advance Model" toolbar.
From the section properties the user must select the viewing method for the visible cut structural elements. The section properties can be accessed by selecting the A-A line section and then opening the properties window from the "Smart bar".
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For each of the structural elements (wall, beam, slab or lintel) the hatch type, the scale, the color or the line style can be chosen.
The section can be viewed from the Drawing mode (by double clicking on the A-A section) or from the Modeling mode.
If the user wants to view in the section the beam and the slab above the wall, it is not sufficient to modify the hatch type for each element. The user must change the element priority or modify the top end of the wall. The wall must end at the point that it is intersecting the beam. If the wall height is changed, then the user must select the wall and, from the wall properties window, the user must insert the "D" parameter (defined relative to upper level). The "D" parameter must be equal to the beam height. For this example the beam height is 500mm.
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If the user wants to view the changes made the A-A section must be updated from the pilot.
If the user chose to change the priority, then, the beam priority must have a value greater than the wall priority. By default the beam priority in set to 30 and the wall priority is set to 40.
The user must select the wall and change the priority value from 40 to 25 from the properties window. Then, from Pilot, the user must "Update" the A-A section. This way the user can see the hatches chosen for the beam and the slab.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are reinforcement lists for layouts created?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
**
Answer 1 - Creating a list on layout In the Pilot, drag the drawings on the layout. Select "Create a list..." from the "Advance List" toolbar or from the "AC:Drawings - List" multifunction tab and, then, select the desired view window.
Place the list on the layout. You can adjust the list by selecting another template or by setting the scale of the list and that of the bar
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and mesh bending details.
Advantage: Quick creation of lists on the layout Disadvantage: Lists can only be printed together with the layout 2 - Creating a list in grouped drawings Drawings are grouped together in the "Drawings" module. In the Pilot, activate Drawing A and drag Drawing B over the first drawing. Place the second drawing in the first. Group in this manner all individual drawings to create a complete drawing. Create, if necessary, a new numbering, to avoid double numbers. Create a material list in the complete drawing.
Click "Create a list" and follow the instructions on the command line (what should be presented in the list, how are the elements selected, etc.). Place the list on the drawing. By right clicking on the list you can select the "Print" option from the context menu and print the list on an A4 sheet.
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Drag the complete drawing on the layout. Drag one more time the complete drawing on the layout. Using grip points you can dimension the view window, so that in a window only the drawings are visible and in the second window only the list. Advantage: Lists can be directly printed on an A4 sheet with the print command. Disadvantage: the 3D power cannot be used for grouped drawings, the creation of the layout is difficult. 3 - Creating lists for a layout with the "Material quantities manager" Create a layout with the desired reinforcement drawings. Create in the "Drawings" module an "empty drawing" and name it correspondingly.
Open the "Material quantities manager".
Select the "View" tab in "Material quantities management", then select the desired layout. Click "Update" so that the data are displayed in the preview window. Then, click the "Export BOM..." button.
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A window will open in which the issue of the list can be selected. Select "List of drawing", click "OK" and place the list in the drawing.
The list can be adjusted using the Smartbar. For instance, another template can be selected. The list is placed in the drawings, thus it can be printed directly on an A4 Printer by clicking "Print".
Advantage: the most flexible option for reinforcement lists, no known restriction
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Disadvantage: none
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is a reinforcement drawing with fabrics created using the automatic optimization command in Advance Concrete?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
**
Answer For this example, we will create a reinforcement drawing for a slab using "Create a reinforcement drawing" on the "Advance Reinforcement" toolbar.
Select the "Create a simple mesh outline" command on the "Advance Reinforcement" toolbar. This command automatically distributes fabric mesh on a chosen shape (detection) or on a shape defined by the user through grid points.
After defining the grid points or choosing the shape, create the holes if they are present in the slab.
Next select from the properties window or from the "Smart Bar": type of fabrics, overlapping fabrics length, representation style, etc. Once these parameters are defined, you can choose the distribution starting point for fabrics. These will be assigned transversal or longitudinal. For this example, use the following properties:
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You can modify the properties of the reinforcing fabrics. Select the dot line display shape, and from the "Smart bar" open the properties window. If any change is made on the fabric properties in this window, the dot line contour turns red. If you want the changes to be taken in to account click the "Update" button on the properties bar.
To view the fabric scraps you can use the "Create a mesh starting from scraps" option.
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Start the "Create a mesh starting from scrap" command, select all the fabrics, and then press "Enter". On the drawing, the red lines describe the distributed scraps of fabrics. These scraps can be manually replaced using the options on the "Recycle" toolbar.
To optimize the fabrics automatically the "Automatically optimize mesh rests" command can be used.
Select the command and then the entire drawing and then press "Enter". The optimization window appears. The optimization process is started when you click the "Start" button. When the percentage of optimization is no longer changing, the process must be stopped using the "finish and save" button.
To see the reinforcement fabrics where the scraps were replaced after the optimization process, the "Create a mesh starting from scraps" command must be used again. The gray color denotes the replaced scraps and the red color denotes the remaining scraps after the optimization.
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You can then create the list of fabrics using the "Create a list" option on the "Advance Reinforcement" toolbar.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a new material type created and customized?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
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Answer In a complex structure there are elements made from different materials. To differentiate them based on the material, especially on the formwork plan, you can create a representation style for each one. For accurate modeling of a real building, Advance Concrete provides the option to add material types with user-defined representations. In the "Advance Project Preferences" select Material.
The material library window will appear:
For this example, we will assume that we need to add "Material 1". Select "Create" and enter a name.
You will notice that the newly created material will appear in the list.
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The next step is to customize it. On the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar select "Representation Style".
The representation styles will be sorted based on elements. You can define a new style for this material. This will allow you to quickly modify its features. We will consider that the walls are made of "Material 1".
Select "Create" and give your new style a name: "Wall (level1)"
The style for a level 1 wall is created. Select "Material 1" in the "Selected style content" window from "Styles list", expand "Wall" and choose "By material". You will have the option to choose between the existing materials and the ones created (Concrete, Full bricks and "Material 1")
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For each option, you have multiple choices, from line thickness to color. After configuring the preferences, save them.
The style can be loaded later and used in a new drawing.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a pre-cast element created with Advance Concrete entities?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
**
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Answer To create precast elements with Advance Concrete entities, use the formwork functions from the "Advance Formwork functions" toolbar.
For example we will create a precast column that is used in industrial buildings. First, using AutoCAD commands create the solids that make up the column. With the polyline draw the contour of the solids and then, using "Extrude" from the "Modeling" toolbar of AutoCAD, create the solids.
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Do not forget that the contour of the solids can be made only in the XY plane.
To create the cantilevers, rotate the UCS so that their contour will be in the XY plane and the extrusion is made in the same plane.
The same principle is used to create the top side of the column. Next, convert the ACIS solids into Advance Concrete structural elements using the "Convert 3D ACIS solids to structural" command.
Select the command and choose the solids to convert. Select the body of the column, press "Enter" and a dialog box will appear where you can select the structural type.
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The cantilevers and the top side of the column which are still solids, can be bound to a structural element, in this case the column. This can be done with the "Bind 3D ACIS solids to structural" command.
Select the command and then the structural element and the ACIS solids to bind. All the solids are connected to create one single element - the column.
If the user wants, for example, to create independent cantilevers, these can be unbound from the structural element using the "Unbind 3D ACIS solids from structural" command.
Select the command and the solid to unbind. The program will display a warning message.
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This way the cantilevers will be unbound and can be converted to beams with the conversion command. The user can create different structural elements and can associate properties of Advance elements by conversion.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How can I view the released bars?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
**
Answer For a structure with multiple columns, beams, walls and slabs, the order placed first will be the one for columns.
Select the "Material Quantities manager" option. The option is accessed from the "Advance Model" toolbar or by right clicking Project.
The window that appears contains all the orders placed so far. Select "New" to add a new order.
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Select "Add" for a new release of materials. In the properties window fill the required characteristics. For this example in "Description" enter the name "Order01". Click OK and the order will be listed.
You can add bars by clicking the "+/-" button. A new toolbar will appear. For this example we will select only the stirrup. Add it to the order by clicking
.
Once added, click "Finish". You will also notice that the color changes. For the bar to appear in the order click "Update".
To view the bars that have been released from "Advance Tools" select "View released bar".
If you check "Order 01" the bars that have been ordered will remain visible.
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This way the released materials will be easier to track.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are bending details automatically created?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
*
Answer To create automatic bending details for reinforcement bars use the "Automatic drafting - Bending details" command from the "Advance Reinforcement" toolbar.
We will use a reinforced column and a reinforcement drawing in our example.
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To create the bending detail, select the command and the program will ask you to choose the elements. Select the bars, press "Enter", and then choose where to display the bending details for the selected bars.
The "Automatic drafting - bending details" command creates details for all the bars, including bars with the same mark. In other words, if there are 2 bars with mark No. 5, the command will display 2 bending details. The user can delete the bending details that are unnecessary. Also the user can choose a symbol for different bar types. This option is available when you use the command. On the command line, the program will ask you to "choose elements" or "Settings".
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Press "S" and a dialog box will appear where you can choose the symbol to display. The user can choose different symbols for straight bars, frames, stirrups, pin bars and other bars.
The user can choose the symbol from 2 places: 1. The combo box provides a list of the folder where the symbols are registered and classified.
2. The symbols folder provides a symbols list where you can also see the content of the symbol.
The user can choose if the bending detail of the frame can be unfolded.
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To create bending details only for one mark, select it with the Multicriteria selection option and apply the command for detailing.
The program will select only the bars with mark No.1, for example, and generate bending details only for the bars with mark No1.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is a list created using the material quantities manager?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
*
Answer
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The Material quantities manager can be opened and used from the Pilot by right clicking on Project and selecting the Material quantities manager option.
To see how this option can be used, we will use an example of 2 columns and 1 beam. These 3 elements will be reinforced and 3 reinforcement drawings will be created. z
Next open the material quantities manager.
To create a bar list go to "View" -> "Project" -> "Drawing1" -> "Drawings" -> "Reinforcement drawings" and select the drawing for which you want to create the list. You can create a list for all the drawings or you can create a list for individual drawings. Next, click Update and the list for steel bars will be updated.
z
z
With Material Manager you can create lists for steel bars, bar supports, fabrics and concrete.
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To export the list, you must go in "Export BOM"; the export can be done in 3 ways.
- The first option, "List of drawing", exports a regular list.
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- The second option, "Excel sheet", exports the list in Excel.
- And the last option, "Export Document", exports the list in a Word document called "Bill of material".
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is radial reinforcement used?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
*
Answer Radial reinforcements are used to create reinforcements for circular elements. The command for radial reinforcement is on the Advance Reinforcement Solution -> Radial Reinforcement toolbar.
For this example we use a circular column with a hole in the middle.
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Create a reinforcement drawing for the column.
z
Select the "Radial reinforcement" command.
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1. The program will ask you to select an axis point from the top view of the element. 2. Next the program gives you two options: A) The reinforcement bars can be created by defining an arc - to choose this option you have to define the arc.
B) The reinforcement bars can be created by defining a circle - to choose this option you have to press "Enter".
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3. Next you have to create the distribution. You have to choose the points of the distribution in an elevation or in a section of the element. After you define the distribution, the program will display the dialog box with the properties of the bars.
z You can change different properties: diameter, concrete cover, distance between bars, type of distribution, length of overlap and the representation of the bars and symbols. In this example we choose 3 different distributions. A) Reinforcement bars in arc.
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B) Reinforcement bars in circle.
C) Reinforcement bars in truncated cone.
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You can create different examples of distributions depending on your requirements.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Documents
Question:
How are user-defined title blocks and frames used?
Type:
Creation of documents
Difficulty:
**
Answer The standard path for the layout elements (layout frame, title block, additional information etc.) is: - For Win XP: C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2010\Support\Sample\Document - For Win Vista / Windows 7: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2010\Support\Sample\Document
This folder contains some examples of layout frames and title blocks. User-defined title blocks and frames can be saved in any folder. When creating a layout style in Advance Concrete, the program will first open the above folder for the selection of the layout elements.
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Layout definition In the Pilot select "Documents". Then, right-click the "Layout" folder and select "Create layout..." from the context menu:
The layout properties dialog box appears. The different layout styles available in Advance Concrete that can be used for the layout creation are listed. You can apply different templates, corresponding, for instance, to the paper format. To create a new layout style, click "New...":
The following dialog box contains the settings for the newly created layout style, "Presentation 1". You can set the paper format, the title blocks and the frames. Click the "Modify the format and the printer..." button.
Set the appropriate printer and paper format. If necessary, you can select an additional plot style table. Make sure that the drawing orientation is set to "Landscape". Close the window by clicking "OK" and return to the previous window.
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In the "Properties Presentation 1" dialog box you can see on the upper left side the modified printer and paper format. Select the "Frames and bending lines" and "Title blocks" options. The
buttons on the right side of the options will be enabled.
Click the button on the right side of the "Frames and bending lines" option. In the following dialog box click "Add..." and select the desired .dwg file. Load the file with "Open" and close the window with "OK".
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In the "Properties Presentation 1" dialog box the frames will be visible in the preview mode. Next, click the
button on the right side of the "Title blocks" option.
Click "Add..." and select the desired title block. Load the title block by clicking "Open" and close the dialog box with "OK".
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The result will be displayed in the preview window. Close the dialog box with "OK" and confirm the query with "Yes" so that all modifications made on the existing layouts (using this style) can be applied.
Next, the newly created layout style will be set as the current style. Click "Define current...". The style should have a specific name. Click "Rename..." and enter the desired name.
Finally, a new layout is created with the created template. Insert the layout name in the corresponding field and close the dialog box with "OK".
The final layout, without any content:
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Modifying the layout definition Right-click on a layout in the Pilot and select "Properties..." from the context menu:
In the following window select the layout style and click "Modify...". Make the modifications like described for the layout creation.
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Creating other layouts In the Pilot select "Documents", right-click on the "Layout" folder and select "Create layout..." from the context menu. Insert a name for the layout, check the layout style and set, if necessary, another layout style as the current one. Confirm with "OK" and the new layout with frames and title block will appear in the Pilot and will be displayed on the monitor. Transferring a layout style on another computer By clicking "Save..." you can save a layout style in a file and transfer it on another computer. By clicking "Open..." you can read the exported layout style on the target computer.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Documents
Question:
How can I create user defined title block and frames?
Type:
Creation of documents
Difficulty:
***
Answer The standard folder for the layout elements (layout frame, title block, additional information, etc.) is: - Win XP: C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2010\Support\Sample\Document - Win Vista / Windows 7: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2010\Support\Sample\Document
This folder contains some examples of layout frames and title blocks. You can save your own title blocks and frames in any folder. If you create a layout style in Advance, then Advance opens this folder for selecting the layout elements. Layout frame Start pure AutoCAD® (without Advance). You can draw your layout frame with the AutoCAD® commands (Line, Circle, Text, etc.). If you already have some layout frames and title blocks, then these could be used. Consider the following criteria:
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Create the layout frame in the Model mode (NOT in the Layout mode) of AutoCAD®. The drawing unit is [mm], 1 drawing unit = 1 mm. z Match the size of the frame to the printable layout and recognize the print limits (e.g. Plot size DIN A0, create the frame a little bit smaller). z z
Draw the frame in the desired size and setup the line color, line type and line thickness. You can create the frame on any layer you want. Save the frame and close the DWG file.
Title block It is nearly the same procedure to create a title block, as described for the frame. The same basic criteria (e.g. drawing units) apply. There are 3 different types of title blocks: z z z
Simple, just use lines and texts As a block with AutoCAD® Attributes, these attributes can filled in the layout As a block with AutoCAD® Attributes and Advance project data.
Advance places the title block in a specific (adjustable) position in the layout. The standard position is "bottom right". But the layout frame must be taken into account, which is between the point and the title block (e.g. with 5 mm border).
Because of this you must create a "Point" on the bottom right corner of the title block with the distance of the border of the layout frame. In this example it is 5 mm in each direction.
Title block - simple The simple title block uses the same procedure as the creation of the layout frame. Just draw lines, circles, create texts and save the DWG file. Title block with AutoCAD® Attributes Create the title block like in the simple version. Next you can create additional elements (AutoCAD® attributes) in the title block. You can fill these attributes later in the Advance layout . There is an AutoCAD® command to create attributes. Enter "attdef" on the command line or use the ribbons and icons:
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A dialog box appears with the attributes that can be defined:
z z z
Name is the name of the attribute Prompt is the name of the attribute in the dialog box Default is the default value, which is automatically used if the block is used
Click "OK" and place the attribute in the title block:
In this is example only a few attributes are created in the title block; you can create as many attributes as are needed. Next you have to create a block from this title block to be able to use the attribute functions later in the Advance layouts.
A dialog box appears where the elements (remember the point in the bottom right corner) of the block are defined and the block is given a name.
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Click "OK" and another dialog box appears. Click "Cancel" or "OK" since these fields will be filled in the Advance layout. Save the title block and close the file.
Note: You can use system or file parameters as attributes (e.g., date or username). Create an attribute as described above and click the button next to the default field. In the next dialog box select the parameter you want to use as an attribute:
Title block with AutoCADÂŽ attributes and Advance project data In addition to the attributes described above you can also use Advance project information in the title block. Add the Advance attribute as a text inside brackets. Example: < ProjectName > Do NOT include these Advance attributes in the block; just save them as normal text with the title block DWG file.
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The Advance attribute < ProjectName > is filled automatically from the Advance project data:
Overview Advance attributes (project data): Project name
< projectname >
Project number
< projectnumber >
Investor name
< investorname >
Building name
< buildingname >
Building location
< buildinglocation >
Contractor
< contractor >
Order date
< orderdate >
Designer
< designer >
Construction date
< constructiondate >
Detailer
< detailer >
Date (system attribute)
< date >
Username (system attribute)
< author >
You can use this layout frame and title block in Advance. You must create a layout style and then you can assign the layout elements in this style:
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are structure elements made hidden/visible?
Type:
Views
Difficulty:
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Answer In certain situations the elements of a building or the bars of a reinforcement drawing make the view difficult. Advance Concrete can hide elements that are not currently needed.
The elements can be made visible or hidden in both model and drawings. z
From the "Advance tools" toolbar select "Display the elements by type".
z The dialog box contains "Model elements", "Reinforcement elements" and "Visual elements". Each section has a submenu that lists the elements/bars that you can make visible or hidden.
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For example, in "Model", you wish to see only the columns, which means that the rest of the structural elements must be unchecked. z
Select "Column".
z
To save the changes click "Apply". In "Model", only the columns will be visible.
z
In a reinforcement drawing if you do not want to see a type of bar you uncheck it. In this example we will only see the frames.
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Module:
Documents
Question:
How is a Title block defined in Advance Concrete?
Type:
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Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete offers the possibility of personalizing a predefined title block so that it contains all the required data for the layout of a drawing. The title block can be defined only based on the drawings located in the Drawings submenu of the Pilot. z
Right clicking on "Project" will give you access to the Project properties.
A window will appear where the required data will be inputted. For this example we will consider the fields shown in the figure. In the "Variant name" field you can choose between, for example, A, with loft, and B, without loft.
z
The "Date of order", the date of the signing the contract between the contractor and the recipient and "Date of the construction", the date when construction will begin/start, is set from the submenu that appears by clicking the blue arrow.
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After entering the properties for the project, click "OK".
z The title block created can be attached to any existing drawing in the "Drawings" submenu of the "Pilot". Because the scales of the sections, details or elevations require different formats, the following steps will be performed in order to insert the title block for each layout separately.
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Right click the generated section and select "Create a layout of the drawing ...". The program automatically opens a "Properties" window, which sets the frame and bending lines as well as the format (e.g. A4 landscape, A3 portrait). The formats can be modified or new ones can be created. For this example a new one will be generated.
z
In the next window, in the "Contents" section, the "Frames and bending lines" and "Title blocks" options are checked. There is also the additional option of modifying the format and the printer, allowing its adaptation to the required printing scale. For this example we will use the created title block.
z
z After clicking the "Add" button, a list of title blocks, sheets and frames is rendered. Select "indicator (185x90MM)" and click "Open".
z The title block will appear in the table of "Title blocks of Presentation1" described by position and scale. Both can be changed. By clicking "OK" you are confirming the use of the created title block and of all the settings made in its properties. You will notice that Advance Concrete provides a preview of the title block before you approve the second window.
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You can rename it. Because the title block is not set automatically you need to apply it by selecting "Define current".
z
You will see that all the data you inputted is in the title block.
If you want to change the data after creating the title box, for example replacing variant A with B, you must return to the "Project Properties" and make the changes.
z
z After making the changes, right click on the layout and select "Activate and update". The title box will be changed with your latest modification.
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Click "OK" and the layout will be generated.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is a new bar shape created?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer To create a new shape bar you have to use the toolbar: Advance Project Preferences. You will be able to create it in Model or Drawings.
z
First draw the support line that defines the shape of the bar.
z
From the toolbar select Advance "Shape library".
z A new window will appear which lists the shapes that are already in the library, each described by Name and Shape. To add a new one click "Add".
You will notice that the line you previously created is no longer visible. The program will automatically open a new sheet where the shape is defined and saved. z
The starting point of the first segment is set by default in the origin of the system.
z
Establish the end point of the first segment by a simple click depending on its orientation (straight or with a bend).
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z To complete the creation of the first segment, a name is required so that the length can be modified at a later time. The given name will appear on the segment.
For any segment there is the possibility to specify its bending diameter. It is marked with a blue circle; the segment will be tangent to it. The segment of the bar is bent, so it will be defined by its horizontal and vertical projection. The program will ask you enter both names, which will appear on the segment.
z
z
z z
Type "d" (for diameter) and its value to create the last segment of the shape bar.
The creation of the shape will be finished by typing "f" (for finish). A window will appear giving you options for the created shape.
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z If you later want to add hooks to some of the bars select "Hook 1" or "Hook 2" (depending on which side the hook is required); the option "Hook is optional" must be selected. The hooks can have fixed types of angle and lengths. z After setting the hook's specifications select "OK" to continue. Enter the shape name. For example "Shape Bar1". z Select the illustration created to end the definition and to set it as the display image.
z
The Bending Shape library will reappear, but this time it will also contain "Shape Bar 1". Select "Close" to save the settings.
NOTE a) The diameters inserted to bend the bar in certain points can be different, they do not necessarily have the same value. b) The names given to the segments (A, B, C and D) are representative and their values are not fixed, each one will take the value that is required.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a wall with a brick shelf designed?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer
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To design a wall with a brick shelf use the "Edit the wall brick shelf" command on the Advance Model toolbar.
There are two ways for creating a brick shelf: 1. By creating the slope profile and defining the shelves 2. By creating the shelf profile
Create the slope profile and define the shelves z
Draw the slope profile using a polyline and specify the shelf dimensions.
z
Draw a wall with the same length as the slope profile (for example, 5 m = 5 x 1 m). Copy the slope profile above the wall.
z
Launch the "Edit the wall brick shelf" command, select the wall and press < Enter >.
z
The program will ask for the selection of a polyline that defines the slope profile. Select the polyline.
z
The following dialog box is displayed:
z
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Enter the values for the following parameters: -
Shelf Depth: applied to profile A= 0.2 m (it can be the total thickness of the wall or a part of thickness) Maximum step height: B = 0.6 m; Minimum point below ground: represents the wall height part that is below the ground C = 0.02 m. Offset ground profile: (DH) = 50 cm in this case.
z
Create an elevation of the wall to see the new profile.
z
You can also view the profile in 3D:
Create the shelf profile z z
Launch the "Edit the wall brick shelf" command. Select the wall, press < Enter > and select the profile created with a polyline.
Modify the shelf depth (A) in the properties dialog box, and also the offset ground profile "dh" which is 50 cm in this case. The step height is already set by the profile.
z
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Note 1. The brick shelf properties dialog box can also be accessed from the general properties of the wall. 2. The offset ground profile value will reset each time you open the brick shelf properties dialog box.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How are the visibility properties of a dynamic reinforcement solution used?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
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Answer The visibility properties of a dynamic reinforcement solution are mostly used for the structural elements intersection. The "Solution visibility properties" command is available on the Advance Reinforcement Solutions toolbar.
Example: Reinforcing a cross frame
z
We will create a reinforcement drawing for the beam and for the two columns. Since we have used reinforcement solutions, all the reinforcements will be displayed in the drawings. The beam reinforcement will appear in the column drawing:
z
The column reinforcements will appear in the beam drawing:
z z
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Activate the desired reinforcement drawing and launch the "Solution visibility properties" command. The displayed dialog box contains information about the solution state, the number of applied solutions and their type.
z
Three solutions are applied in this example, two for the columns and one for the beam. The solution state may be: visible and countable, visible but not countable and not visible. - The "Visible and countable" state is the default state, meaning that all the reinforcement bars are visible in the drawing and countable in the list. z z
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- The "Visible but not countable" state means that the reinforcement bars of the selected solution (columns) are visible in the drawing detail and not countable in the list, but they are detailed.
- The "Not visible" state means that the reinforcement bars of the selected solution are not visible and not countable nor detailed in the list.
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Module:
Documents
Question:
How is a bill of materials created?
Type:
Creation of documents
Difficulty:
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Answer A bill of materials contains data about the structural elements, the volumes and the quantities of materials (concrete, bricks and formwork). z
To create a BOM, use the "Generate a Bill of Material" command on the Advance Model toolbar.
A BOM can be obtained for the entire structure, for a certain level or for certain types of structural elements. First, select the structural elements for which you want to create the BOM. z Enable the level for which you want to obtain the BOM. For example, right click in the Pilot on the "Ground" level and select "Enable". z z
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Select the elements that will be contained in the BOM. Choose "Select elements by type" on the Advance Tools toolbar.
z In the displayed window, expand the "Model elements" list and select the desired type of structural elements. For example "Column":
z
All the columns from the Ground level are selected.
z Launch the "Generate Bill of Material" command from the Advance Model toolbar. The program will display a dialog box where you can specify the path on the disk for saving the BOM document.
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You can also configure the price and the currency of materials.
z
Click OK to close the dialog boxes. The program will generate a BOM document in the specified location. The first page displays the document contents.
z
The second page contains the volume calculation for the structural elements.
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The third page displays details of the selected elements, the quantities of concrete in m3 and the formwork in m2.
z
The last page contains the total price of the materials.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is a circular ramp created?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer
1. Draw the geometry of a circular ramp in space.
2. Access the Draw > Modeling > Meshes > Ruled Mesh command from the menu and create an AutoCAD polygon mesh surface.
3. Use the "Create a roof" command on the Advance Model toolbar. Select the AutoCAD surface on the command line.
4. Create a slab and select the "Bind elements to the roof or to the ramp" command on the Advance Model toolbar.
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Note: On the Advance Tools toolbar, use the "Display the type elements by type" command to turn off the display of the control surface.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is a dynamic reinforcement solution created?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
***
Answer The following toolbars are used when creating a dynamic reinforcement solution:
Reinforcement solutions apply only to the structural elements for which they are defined. Therefore, before creating a reinforcement solution, you should consider what type of elements you need to include.
Example: How to create a dynamic reinforcement solution for a column z
Select the desired column and use the "Define solution" command on the Advance Reinforcement Solutions toolbar.
z
In the "Creation of a reinforcement drawing" window, select 4 views > Dynamic reinforcement: left, front, top, isometric
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view.
z Follow all the reinforcement drawing creation steps by clicking the Next button. At the end, Advance Concrete will display a range of views containing the reinforcement bar sketch points (definition points). z The sketch points are automatically created according to the selected element geometry. These points are used as definition points for the reinforcement bars.
z It is possible to add more definition points if necessary, according to the required type of the reinforcement bars. To create additional points, use the Advance Sketch Designer toolbar.
Start reinforcing the element using the Advance Reinforcement toolbar. The reinforcement bars are created through the sketch points.
z
z Create the rectangular bar in the top view by 2 diagonal points, for example E and A.
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Define a linear distribution on the column height by 2 points (G and H).
z
Define the vertical bars by the G - H and A - B points.
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z Create a linear distribution in the "Left elevation" view, defining each distribution through the E and G points.
z
The solution is created and must be saved. Use the "Save solution" command on the Advance Reinforcement Solutions toolbar:
z
After launching the command, a window containing a 3D view of the reinforcement solution is displayed.
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Click Next to go to the next window, which shows the structural elements included in the solution (in this case, the column).
z Go to the next window, where you can add the reinforcement solution parameters representing the reinforcement bar properties: diameter, steel grade, hooks, length and angle of the hook, cover, distribution type with numbers of bars, and distance between the bars.
z
Click Next. The following window provides information about the available post processing actions.
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Choose finish and save the solution.
z The reinforcement solutions are saved as files in: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2009\Support\Dynamic Reinforcement. z To apply the saved solution: select a column and use the "Apply solution" command on the Advance Reinforcement Solutions toolbar:
z
Select the previously saved solution in the displayed window:
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Click Next to access the window containing the reinforcement bar properties, which can be modified.
z
Click Finish to apply the solution.
z
To view the column reinforcement, create a reinforcement drawing:
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is the height of structural elements defined?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer Structural elements (e.g., walls, columns, slabs etc.) are usually displayed on top views. The height of the elements is set in a specific dialog box using reference levels. The reference levels are assigned to the levels of the buildings.
Reference levels are defined for each level of the building. Right-click on the desired level and go to the "Properties" tab in the dialog box. Insert the height of the level in the "Elevation" field.
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The height of the structural element is set in the "Properties" dialog box of each structural element. In the following example, the height of a wall is set:
The upper level and the lower level of the element can be set in relation to: z z z
The upper level The lower level The absolute value of the height
Height settings for various structural elements
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Particularities for the roof level
Suppose that you wish to set the distance between the structural element and the roof. You can either bind all elements to a specific roof level (of course, there can be overlappings), or you can create several roof levels with different reference heights (like in the above figure).
To superimpose the same roof levels at different heights, you need to define for each height a specific group. You can set the group and the height in the "Properties" dialog box or on the Smartbar. If you want to modify the group later, there must be no element connected with this level. The steps are: z z z
Create roof level A. Copy and insert roof A (the two roof levels will be directly on top of each other). Click on one of the roof levels and modify on the Smartbar the settings for "group" and for "height".
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The result:
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Views
Question:
How can I create user-defined symbols for cut views and elevations?
Type:
Views
Difficulty:
*
Answer In Advance Concrete, to adjust drawings and layouts to the standards of your design office, you have the option to create userdefined symbols for cut views and elevation arrows. Symbols for cut views and elevations consist of: z z
A symbol block A dimension style
The following steps demonstrate the creation of a user-defined symbol for cut views. Using the same process, you can create userdefined symbols for elevations. Creating a new symbol block
Load the existing block "Cut arrow" and explode it. > Add / Block... <
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The < Cutname > attribute is necessary for correctly naming the cut view. It labels the cut view according to its definition settings. Create a user-defined symbol using AutoCAD tools (Line, Circle, Hatch etc.). Delete, if necessary, elements of the existing symbols. You can place the annotation text for the new symbol.
Create a block starting from the AutoCAD elements. > Draw / Block / Create...
1. Select all objects that belong to the new symbol. 2. Define the base point. 3. Insert a name for the new block. Creating a new dimension style
The cut line representation is defined using a dimension style. > Format / Dimension style... <
1. Open the dialog for the creation of a new dimension style. 2. Enter a name for the new style and select "GrCut" as the template. 3. Click Next to continue.
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In the "Modify dimension style" dialog box, on the "Lines and arrows" tab, select > User-defined arrow...< for "Arrowhead1".
In the following dialog box, select the newly created symbol block.
The selection is automatically applied for "Arrowhead2" (If not, then repeat the selection for the second arrowhead). Confirm the modifications with "OK" and close the dimension style manager.
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Using newly created dimension styles
Select the "Create a cut" and open the "Properties..." dialog box.
In the following dialog box select the newly created dimension style as arrow style. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Create the cut view and you will obtain the following result:
You can also apply the new dimension style to the cut lines of the existing cut views.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How can I create user-defined reinforcement symbols?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Reinforcement symbols consist of graphic elements (lines, circles), texts (separators like slash or hyphen, the "-, /" Symbol) and attributes. The attributes read the corresponding values from the reinforcement elements (bars and distributions) and allow placing reference
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marks on the distribution bars. For example:
Attributes in details
Attributes are inserted as normal text between angle brackets: "< Attribute >". For example, attributes corresponding to the symbols shown above:
The most important attributes for the reinforcement symbols are the following: Attribute name
Function
< PositionNumber >
Position number
< Elementquantity >
Element quantity (with multiplication factor)
< RepartElementQuantity >
Quantitative distribution (without multiplication factor)
< DiameterName >
Diameter name
< ElementDistances >
Distances between the distribution elements
< Length >
Bar length
< MultiplicatorFactor >
Multiplication factor of the distribution (for example 2x)
< Label > < Label 2 > < Label 3 >
Label text for additional data. It is inserted in the bar definition and can be analyzed together with the label (for example, by location, deviation etc.)
The input mask for the attribute "Label*" can be found in the properties dialog of the bar definition:
Creating user-defined reinforcement symbols
The easiest way to create user-defined symbols is by modifying the existing ones. The existing reinforcement symbols are grouped by country and are available on the Windows drive, in the following folder: \Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Graitec\Advance Concrete\2010\Support\Symbol\Reinforcement\ In the selected folder, open one of the existing symbol templates and make the desired changes (e. g., the color). Save the modified file under a different name. You can also create a new folder and save the new symbols under the name of the design office:
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After creating the folder with the new symbols, you can access it from the Smartbar:
In Advance you have the option to create user-defined symbols using a specific function. This way you can create new symbols without accessing and modifying the existing ones.
Click the "Insert an attribute..." button. A new dialog box is displayed with all the attributes available in Advance. Creating a symbol using the "Create a symbol" tool is similar to the creation of a block in AutoCAD.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Documents
Question:
How can I use project data in title blocks and in lists?
Type:
Creation of documents
Difficulty:
*
Answer Insert project data Project data can be inserted in the DWG project. In the Pilot, right-click Project and select "Properties..." from the context menu.
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In the following dialog box define the project properties:
The inputted values are saved as attributes and can be used in title blocks and lists. Note: You can create a line break by typing "\p" in the edit line. You also have to resize the text field in the title block. Using the project data in title blocks and lists
Project data is displayed in title blocks as attributes. First, insert the corresponding attributes in the template of the title block. Advance attributes : Project name
< projectname >
Project number
< projectnumber >
Investor name
< investorname >
Building name
< buildingname >
Building location
< buildinglocation >
Contractor
< contractor >
Order date
< orderdate >
Designer
< designer >
Construction date
< constructiondate >
Detailer
< detailer >
Date (System attribute)
< date >
Username (System attribute)
< author >
An example is in "Titleblock A3.a.dwg" in "\Support\Sample\Document".. User-defined attributes for lists You can create user-defined attributes for lists. First, in the list template create a text entry according to the pattern < User: Attributename >, where the text after "User" is also the description of the attribute in the properties lists. You can access this user-defined attribute from the properties list.
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Special attributes for lists Page number
< pagenum >
Layout name
< plannumber >
Note: Newly created elements in templates must first be added in the lists using the tools for lists. The list generator can be started in START / Programs / Graitec / Advance Concrete / Lists.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is a new reinforcement symbol created?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer The symbol creation commands are available from the Advance Reinforcement Symbols toolbar. Symbols can be created only in the Drawing mode.
z
First you have to draw the symbol support line.
z
Use the "Add a new symbol to the library" command.
z
Select the symbol support line. The following dialog box is displayed:
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Name the symbol and then specify the base point. Three options are available for defining the base point: 1. Select a point; 2. Define the point by coordinates; 3. Select the "Central base point" option.
To customize the symbol's content you must select the desired attributes. Click the "Insert an attribute..." button to display the following dialog box:
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Select the desired attributes. In this example for 3D bars (all types), the following attributes were selected: Position No. < PositionNum >, Diameter < RealDiameter > and Steel grade < SteelGrade >. z Click OK, and then place the attributes on the support line. The program will return to the first dialog box. z
z
To edit the attributes, use the "Edit an attribute" command.
z
After editing the attributes, return to the dialog box and click OK. The following message will be displayed:
z
The symbol is saved as a drawing in C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roamning\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2010\Support\Symbol\User\
Example Create a reinforcement bar. For placing the symbol, select the new symbol from the "User" category on the properties bar.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is an arched plate created?
Type:
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Answer This solution can be applied when drawing a ramp or a roof of different shapes, either straight or curved.
1. Define the shape of the surface in section view as an arch. You can define any of shape for any type of section, as long as you use the polyline tool.
2. Create the slab covering the necessary area, using the "Create a slab in the current level" command. You can also modify the roof properties (thickness, material, name, etc.).
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3. Define the roof shape using the "Create a roof in the current level" command. Select the arch and click on two points to define its position on the plane.
4. To link the slab properties to the roof shape, use the "Bind elements to the roof or to the ramp" command.
5. Use the "Bind structure's elements to the roof or ramp" option, select the roof, then the slab and confirm the selection with < Enter >.
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The final arch seen from the lateral view The arch is correctly defined and ready to be fitted with the necessary reinforcement. All the properties are active; you can modify them in the slab's properties window.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is the Lap Displacement command used?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer The "Lap Displacement" command moves the bars on plan views to improve their readability. The modifications are only visual. To access this command, right click on a bar and select "Lap Displacement" from the context menu.
Bars can be moved automatically or manually. To automatically move the bars, you must first define the displacement value between the bars. In the "Project Preferences" dialog box, access the "Display" tab.
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- Enter the lap displacement value, then return to the drawing and apply the command.
- Enter on the command line a (for "auto"), and then press . The bars will be moved automatically at the defined value
- The result is:
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z For the manual displacement of bars, the displacement value must be entered on the command line. Thus you will move one bar at a time.
- Repeat this operation for each bar you want to move. Note: The displacement value does not change the bar length. The bar displacement appears only in the plan view, without affecting the 3D model.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is the list generator used?
Type:
Creation of documents
Difficulty:
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Answer To launch the List Generator, select from the Windows Start menu Programs > Advance Concrete XXX > List Generator. The List toolbar contains all the necessary tools to create a list.
At first, draw the lines defining your list: the header, the body and the footer.
The list header The header text is the list title. After entering the text, you have to define it as the header. From the List toolbar, launch "Define list header" command, and then select the header text and lines. Press to apply.
The list body
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Enter a variable in each column. Enter a letter in the "Nr." column (e.g., "x"), and then use the "Add a variable to the list" command.
In the "Attributes editor" dialog box, select the corresponding variable. Click "OK" to confirm, and then select the letter that will be replaced with .
In this example, following the steps described above, proceed by selecting the next variables: z For "Steel" choose < ElementQuantity >< Adherence >< NominalDiameter > or < SteelGrade > The text must be centered in the box.
z
For "Length":
- L = is entered manually - "length" is added by clicking the arrow at the right z z z z
For "Bar Bends", choose "Schema". For "Weight", choose "Weight". The text inside the list body will be generated automatically for each bar. After filling in all the body columns, launch the "Define list body" command.
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The list footer The list footer sums the weight. z z
In the bottom cell type <SUM(COL[4])>. Launch the "Define list footer" command, and then select the corresponding lines and text.
After defining the list components, save and copy the drawing in the template list. The template is stored in : - For Windows 7 and Windows Vista : Users\ user name\ AppData\ Roaming\ Graitec\ Advance Concrete\ 2009\ Support\ Template\ List\ Country\ Bars. - For Windows XP : C:\ Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2010\Support\Template\List Now you can use the list.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a standard 4-sloped roof modeled in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer
A standard 4-sloped roof has a 45° sloped angle. To create a 4-sloped roof:
z z
Draw a simple slab where the roof should be placed. This slab will be modified afterwards using the control surfaces. Use a polyline to define the two main slopes, which are required for the creation of the control surfaces.
z The red polyline orientation is correct, while the blue polyline must be rotated 90° to obtain a concave definition of the control surface.
z
Next, launch the
"Create a roof..." command and select one of the two polylines.
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The control surface defined by the blue polyline must be placed horizontally (covering the entire slab).
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The control surface defined by the red polyline must be placed vertically.
After placing both control surfaces, their combination should look like this:
z
Next, select both control surfaces and access their properties menu from the Smartbar.
z
In the "Roof fusion" section, select the "Retain bottom part" option.
z
Click OK to finish:
z
Launch the
"Combine roofs..." command to merge the two control surfaces.
Select the newly created roof surface and the slab (or any structural member reaching the roof height), and use the elements to the roof..." command to create the 4-sloped roof.
z
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Documents
Question:
How are the dimensions of a layout sheet modified?
Type:
Creation of documents
Difficulty:
**
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Answer Once the reinforcement details are finished, the layout sheet must be defined.
z
In the Pilot, right click on a drawing and select "Create a layout of the drawing..."
z
The layout properties window is displayed. The default page size format is A0. To change the page format, click "New..."
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In the "Properties - Presentation 1" window, click "Modify the format and the printer..." to open the "Page setup manager" dialog box.
z
z
Next, click "New..." to open the "New page Setup" window, where you can enter a name for the desired page format.
z
In the following step, you must select a page size from the list in the "Page Setup" dialog box.
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The page format used in this example ("Format A2") will be saved, and will be accessible in the paper size list of the "Page Setup Manager" dialog box. Prior to closing this window, you must set the "Format A2" as current.
z
z The dimensions of the new format are displayed in the "Properties - Presentation 1" dialog box (ISO A2 420 x 594 mm). Click "OK" to close the dialog box.
The "Properties" window is displayed. The previously defined "Presentation 1" is in the style representation list. For easier identification of the document you are going to create, perform the following steps: - Enter an "Identification name" for the layout (in this example, the name is "Layout4") - Define the "Presentation 1" style as current using the "Define current..." command. - Click "OK" to close the dialog box.
z
At this time, the Documents mode is active in the Pilot. A new layout named "Layout4" has been created and the layout sheet dimensions correspond to the ones defined (A2 format).
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How can I use user sections?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer Advance Concrete provides the option to define polylines that can be used as cross sections for different elements. For example, the cross section of a column element can be defined from an L-shaped closed polyline.
z
From the Advance Project Preferences toolbar, launch the Description of the model geometry command:
z A dialog box is displayed where you can add a section from the libraries or you can add a new section with the shape of the defined polyline.
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z Follow the same steps to add a longitudinal cross section for a beam. First draw the cross section shape, and then launch the "Description of the model geometry" command to add a new section.
Defined polyline
Elevation face
Top view
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How do I exclude elements in an intersection dimension?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer An intersection dimension is a measurement of all Structural, Reinforcement and AutoCADÂŽ members it comes across.
There are two methods that can be used for excluding certain elements from an intersection dimension: 1. By detouring the crossing of the dimension line.
2. By excluding elements in the dimension line definition. z Starting from the example above, but having the dimension line passing through the wall hole, launch the properties menu of the intersection dimension from the properties bar:
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Uncheck the desired type of element from the list - in this case the wall holes:
z
Click OK and the intersection dimension will be automatically set to exclude the deselected items.
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Reinforcement
Question:
How can I splice a bar ?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer To splice a bar, use the Break a bar command on the Advance Reinforcement toolbar.
The lap dimension 'A' can be modified by selecting < New > from the Position drop-down list.
New positions can be entered in the last row. The first two columns are reserved for the steel grade and the bar diameter, specific to each standard. The next three columns must be filled in with the position name (e.g., Example), the material type (e.g., Concrete) and the lap length (e.g., 2 ft 6 in).
Notice that the Position name is now set to Example and the Lap (A) value is 2'-6".
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From the Cut definition section you may choose the connection representation type between segments (Offset, Vertical, Horizontal and Coupled). From the Break points section you may select the bar segments positioning (Run out at one end, Run out at both ends, Run out in the middle and Select on screen). After defining the desired representation, click OK to apply.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
What are segment locks used for?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Segment locks are used on both polybars and shape bars. This option is useful when the user needs to create a variable distribution of a shape bar, and, at the same time, keeping constant some of the bar leg lengths. For example, the concrete member shown below must be reinforced with a shape bar similar to the one in Section A-A.
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The distribution from the Top View is variable, but legs A and E must be constant. To obtain this, segments A and E must be locked. To lock a polybar or a shape bar segment, the user must double-click the bar to display the segment locks.
Next, the user must click the locks to block - in this case, the ones corresponding to segments A and E. Thus the segments will be kept constant, no matter what distribution type is applied to them.
Next, the bar may be variably distributed throughout the Top View. To do this, the user must select the bar, and then access the Create a variable linear distribution... option
from the Advance Reinforcement toolbar.
In the next step, the user can manually contour the Top View, or can input "C" on the command line, select the formwork of the element and define the distribution orientation.
The distribution is complete. The locked segments may be viewed: 1. Either in a Bar List...
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2. Or with the 3D Reinforcement Viewer
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
All
Question:
How does the BIM work between Advance Concrete and Advance Design ?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
***
Answer Advance Concrete and Advance Design are two complementary programs that communicate via the BIM technology in order to correlate the Advance Concrete modeling with the Advance Design structural analysis.
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For example, the model shown below is created in Advance Concrete then exported in gtc format.
1. Display the BIM toolbar. 2. Launch the Export command from this toolbar.
3. In the export dialog box, enter the name and the path of the new gtc file.
4. Next, import the gtc file in Advance Design, using the Advance Design, using the File > Import > Graitec BIM... command.
5. Using Advance Design tools, you can optimize the imported structure (adjust the structural elements, several finite elements analysis / reinforced concrete design iterations). 6. When finished, export the Advance Design model to the same gtc format, using the File > Export > Graitec BIM... command.
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7. Return to the initial model in Advance Concrete. To compare it with the modifications done in Advance Design, launch the Synchronize command from the BIM toolbar.
8. In the Synchronization window, load the gtc file issued from Advance Design, which will then be compared with the initial model from Advance Concrete:
9. The Synchronization window displays the list of differences between the two models, allowing the user to choose which of the modifications should be accepted, retained, ignored or delayed for the Advance Concrete model.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How is a sloped slab created?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
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Answer Creating a sloped slab: Define the slope profile using an AutoCAD® line. The slope must always be horizontal (following the X axis of the reference mark). In the example below you will apply a level difference of 5 cm;
z
z
Click on the "Create a roof in the current level"
button from the Advance Modeling toolbar;
z
Apply the slope profile to the roof element by selecting the AutoCA®D line;
z
Define the roof element by double-clicking, so that the roof element overlaps the slab :
If the slope direction is not appropriate, you can use the symmetry function to reverse the direction of the slope. z The next step consists in bringing the roof element at the slab level to create the depth variation; for that, insert the value of the level difference (in this case, 5 cm) in the value field from the Smartbar:
The result will be:
z Then, connect the roof element to the slab by clicking on the "Bind the roof or ramp elements" Modeling toolbar
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Finally, to create the depth variation, check the "Sectioning" option from the slab properties window:
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
In which cases can I use the Column 1 stirrup - symmetric solution?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
***
Answer Dynamic reinforcement solutions for columns can be applied to rectangular sections. The Column 1 stirrup-symmetric solution is used for the reinforcement of columns with no variation of diameter. In the properties window 2 elements are available: rectangular frames and vertical bars. First, define the rectangular frame properties (steel grade, diameter, concrete cover, distribution spacing on the two areas, etc.), and then the vertical bar properties (steel grade, diameter - for this solution the diameter is the same for all vertical bars, concrete covers on bar extremities, hooks on edges, hook lengths, and also bar distribution on sides). Launch the "Apply solution" command on the Advance Reinforcement Solutions toolbar.
In the dynamic reinforcement window, 6 types of reinforcing methods are available.
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Example of reinforcement using the Column 1 stirrup-symmetric solution Given a R30 x 35 column with a height Hcolumn = 3.00 m, apply the reinforcement method using the following parameters:
The transverse reinforcement: rectangular frames Ø10 PC 52 distributed at 10cm in the potential plastic area ( 1m ) and distributed at 20 cm in the middle area. The concrete cover is set to 2.5 cm for all sides. z The vertical reinforcement: 3 Ø16 PC52 per side. The column is anchored to the floor above with 60 Ø. z
1. The column R30 x 50 of height Hcolumn = 3.00 m is then created, after which the dynamic solution will be applied.
2. The parameters for Rectangular bar (A) and Straight bar (B) are defined.
3. After defining the parameters, a reinforcement drawing is created by selecting the command from the Advance Reinforcement toolbar.
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To modify the parameters: z z z
Enter the Model mode; Select the dynamic reinforcement solution; Access the properties window.
The solution may also be applied for wide columns.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How can I remove an exponent representation in millimeters for slab symbols?
Type:
Views
Difficulty:
**
Answer In order to show the value in millimeters of a length in the exponent, you must access the Project Preferences dialog box from the Project Settings toolbar. Go to the Drawing annotation tab and check the "mm in exponent" option.
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After checking this option, all lengths will be represented with the millimeter value in the exponent. The display of lengths is affected by this option, including altitudes. Let us consider, for example, the case of a Slab with an altitude of 3.725 m. Before checking the "millimeter in exponent" option, the slab symbol is shown as in the following figure:
After checking the option, the symbol will look as follows:
You may need to use the "mm in exponent" option for several cases, but you may also find it less useful in the case of slab altitudes. To keep the option active and yet to get a non-exponential representation of mm in the slab symbol, you must change the slab symbol altogether. To do this, you must open the symbol's template, from the specific folder, according to the country. For example: C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2010 \Support\Symbol\Formwork\Romania From this folder, open Cota Placa.dwg with AutoCADÂŽ. A rectangle with a text function should appear after loading:
Next, you must change the text from to <1*Altitude>.
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This will allow the program to discard the mm in exponent function on that symbol. After the changes have been made, the drawing must be saved in the AutoCADÂŽ 2000 format in the same folder. After saving the symbol template, with the "mm in exponent" option active, you can create slabs with non-exponential millimeter values in the symbols. Note that none of the other lengths are affected by this modification.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
All
Question:
How is a customized toolbar created?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
**
Answer 1. As soon as Advance Concrete has finished loading, input CUI on the command line. The "Customize User Interface" window is displayed.
2. On the Customize tab right click on Toolbars, and then select New Toolbar.
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3. Type the name of the new toolbar.
4. Select the Transfer tab. Expand the Toolbar group and select the newly created toolbar.
5. Move the new toolbar by "drag & drop" to the Toolbar group on the Customizations in New CUI File panel on the right side.
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6. On the right panel of the window, click to save the new configuration in a *.cui file format. In the "Save as" dialog box type the name of the *.cui file and select the folder where this file will be saved.
7. Go to the folder C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Application Data\Graitec\AdvanceConcrete\2009\Support. Copy the advance91.dll file to the folder containing the recently created *.cui file.
8. Once you have copied the file, rename it with the CUI filename (keeping the .dll extension).
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9. Return to Advance Concrete and enter CUILOAD on the command line. 10. In the "Load / Unload Customizations" dialog box click Load to select the previously saved *.cui file. Click Close to exit.
11. An empty toolbar is displayed in the Advance Concrete interface. To add buttons, right click on the toolbar and select Customize... 12. Using "drag & drop", place the desired buttons from the "Customize User Interface" dialog box to the new toolbar.
13. Click Apply and close the dialog box. The customized toolbar is ready.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How can I calculate the bar length in Advance Concrete?
Type:
General
Difficulty:
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Answer Bar length calculation is chosen from the "Preferences" button in the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar. There are the 4 following options to calculate the bar length:
1. Option "Exact"
This option calculates the length in the bar axis without considering the bar diameter. Take for example a rectangular bar.
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The exact length of a rectangular bar with diameter ø10 is: L = 4.15 m calculated as follows: / [ [ [ [ P 2. Option "Leg Sum"
This option calculates the length at the bar outward counting the diameter.
The length of a rectangular bar with diameter ø10 is calculated by summarizing the legs. L = 4.21 m calculated as follows: / [ [ P
3. Option "Shape Based"
This option calculates the length in the bar axis using the formula from the shape catalog:
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This option is available only for bars that have a shape code registered in the shape catalog together with a calculation formula.
L = 1.540m L = 1.000 + 0.500 + 2*0.040 = 1.540m If the bar does not have a shape code, the length is calculated with the first option "exact" (see 1st point). 4. Option "Lengths between axes"
This option calculates the length in the bar axis.
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The length of a rectangular bar with diameter ø10 is: L= 4.160 m calculated as follows: / [ [ P Note: The length of the bar, calculated in the 4 ways, will be consider in the bar list.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
All
Question:
What can I do when the GRAITEC license fails to activate by internet on Windows Vista?
Type:
Error #
Difficulty:
***
Answer Problem: Fail to activate by internet the GRAITEC license on Windows Vista Possible cause: After choosing to activate the GRAITEC license by internet, the client operating system automatically checks for the server certificate revocation list, while the Certifying Authority for GRAITEC license server (Thawte / Verisign) does not provide such a list. The result is that the client operating system will refuse the connection to the GRAITEC server and the license activation is not performed. Internet Explorer provides an option which is not just a browser setting but rather a policy setting for the entire computer related to accessing certified web servers. To access this option, from the Internet Explorer menu, select: Tools / Internet Options / Advanced / Check for server certificate revocation
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For Windows Vista, this option is checked by default (enabled), while for Windows XP it is not checked. As a result, Windows Vista automatically checks for the server certificate revocation when the client application tries to connect to a certified web server. In the case of GRAITEC License Activation by internet, the License Wizard tries to access the GRAITEC license server (which is a certified server). For the Windows Vista operating systems, the client web browser will automatically check at the Certifying Authority (Thawte / Verisign in our case) that the current certificate was not revoked in the meanwhile. If the Certifying Authority does not provide such a revocation list or cannot be accessed for some reason the client will refuse to connect to the server. Solutions On the Thawte website, there is a support answer for this issue: https://search.thawte.com/support/ssl-digitalcertificates/index?page=content&id=SO1227 Basically, there are two solutions to the problem: 1. Disable the option "Check for Server Certificate Revocation". 2. Manually download and install on the Client computer the certificate revocation list.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How do I create stairs in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Stairs with one flight Let us consider a concrete structure with a level height of 3m and 0.15m slab thickness as in the following figure.
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The "Create a stair in the current level" tool in the Advance Modeling toolbar creates a stair in the current level.
The stair properties dialog box appears. Before setting the parameters, the user should carefully calculate their values: z z z z z
Step height Step width Ramp thickness (the sloped slab) The first and last step height The number of steps
Important! Once the OK button is clicked and the stair generated, you cannot modify the parameters. The stair is in fact a beam element and has the properties of a beam. As the level height is 3m, create a stair with 20 steps with the height (A) = 0.15m and width (B) = 0.28m. The sloped slab thickness (ramp) is C = 0.12m. For both, top and bottom step, define a height of 0.15m. The parameters defining their size are set separately, allowing the adjustment of the steps height in case of a different floor slab thickness. After setting the stair definition parameters, define the bottom and top anchor type. Top anchor:
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The top step is created inside the slab of the above level. Bottom anchor:
The bottom step is created in the slab of the current level. Once the stair definition parameters are set, click OK and select two points defining the stair width. The two points define also the side on which the stair is created.
The total rise and the total run are calculated based on the step height and width. When placing the stair the size of the opening in the slab of the level above should be also taken into account. The two points in the figure above are defined relative to the upper level, meaning that the stair starts at 3.00m and ends up at +6.00.
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Select the stair and display the properties dialog box to place the stair in the desired level.
Notice that the stair is considered as a beam and the properties dialog box corresponds to the beam element.
The parameter defining the element position in height is E (see the explanatory picture in the dialog box). There are two methods to modify the element position: st z 1 Method: The E parameter is defined relative to the upper level of the current floor. In this example, change 0m to -3.00m.
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As seen in the picture above, the first step is included in the lower slab thickness and the last step in the upper slab. Therefore it is necessary to adjust the stair position in height with 0.15m representing the step height. The value of the E parameter is 3.15m in this case.
z
2nd method: The E parameter is defined relative to the lower level. In this case enter -0.15m for the E parameter.
Stairs with two flights
Selecting the Second flight option in the stair properties dialog box creates a stair with two flights in the same direction - the simplest stair with two flights. Once the option is activated, the following parameters can be set: z z z z
The The The The
height of the second flight top step height of the second flight bottom step number of steps thickness of the intermediate slab (landing)
The position of the intermediate slab is determined by the number of steps in the first flight. The top step of the first flight and the bottom step of the second flight are considered in the intermediate slab.
In this example, enter the following values for the second flight parameters: z z z
The height of the top and bottom step: 0.15m The width of the intermediate slab D: 2m Each flight has 10 steps, thus the intermediate slab is created at half-height of the level.
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Click OK and select two points as in the figure below. The stair width is 1.5m. The stair is created in the working area, outside the model and should be placed in the model. Use the AutoCADÂŽ "Move" tool to place the stair in the desired position.
Using the same process as for the stair with one flight, modify the stair position relative to the upper level.
A two-flight parallel stair is another widely used type of stair. It consists of several independent simple elements. The two flights are straight single flight stairs and the landings are simple slabs.
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First, create the first flight of the stair - a simple one flight straight stair with the following parameters: z z z z
Step height: 0.15m Step width: 0.28m Slab thickness: 0.12m Number of steps: 10
As the second flight is identical to the first one, use the AutoCADÂŽ "Mirror" tool to create it.
If the newly created stair is too close to the first one, Advance joins them. In this example there are 0.20m between the two stairs and the software creates a junction.
To display the stairs separately it is necessary to modify the junction value. Select one of the two stairs and right-click to display the properties. On the Junctions tab modify the junction value at both extremities. Make sure the value is smaller than the distance between elements.
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Using the AutoCAD "Move" and "Mirror" tools, modify the stair direction. Select one of the two flights, mirror it about the line with grip points (in blue in the figure below) and delete the original entity.
Use the "Move" tool to align the stairs.
Next, create two slabs for the stair landings.
Both, stairs and slabs are created in the above level. Their position should be adjusted to place the stair in the current level.
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Use the same process as for the single flight stair for each entity in the stair. For the fist flight, in the properties dialog box, change the E parameter to -1.65m relative to the upper level.
For the second flight, the E parameter is -0.15m relative to the lower level.
Finally, place correctly the landing slab. Select the slab and right-click to display the properties dialog box. The parameter defining the vertical position for the slab is B (as in the explanatory picture in the dialog box) and should be -1.5m relative to the upper level.
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The stair is correctly placed in the model.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How can we set a certain line thickness for the reinforcing bars?
Type:
Creation of documents
Difficulty:
*
Answer Advance Concrete allows different representations for the bars. The default display of the bars is "Filled exact contour". If this option is activated, the exact diameter of the bar is represented.
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Figure 1: Default display of the reinforcing bars If you plot the drawing with these settings, the bars will be created as in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Display mode of drawing with the "Filled exact contour" default setting To change the representation of the bars in the drawings, we activate the "Wireframe" option on the "Advance Project PreferencesProject preferences" toolbar.
Figure 3: "Wire frame" Using this default, the axis of the bar is represented and the line thickness is "By default" (Figure 4).
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Figure 4: Display mode of drawing with the "Wireframe" default setting To change the line thickness, click the "Representation style" on the "Advance Project Preferences" toolbar.
Figure 5: Representation Style Next, set the desired line thickness for the reinforcing bar as in Figure 6.
Figure 6: Modification of line thickness If you follow these steps, the reinforcing bars will be represented with the chosen line thickness (Figure 7).
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Figure 7: Display mode of stirrups with a line thickness of 0.80 mm.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How does the assembly recognition work?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Advance Concrete is able to identify if a selected assembly matches a predefined solution. It does this by looking at the element type and at the relation between their topological elements. For example in this case it memorizes the walls have perpendicular faces:
If the program is presented with a situation where the walls are not perpendicular this solution will not be shown. Other conditions the program looks for are: - parallelism - intersection - coincidence - alignment - order - ... For example in this case, the program memorizes that the column is on the face of wall:
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It means that, when presented with a column that is not on the wall face the program will not apply the solution:
However, if you had a solution defined for the second case, then you could use it everywhere. The program considers the "face column" is a particular case of the "column in wall".
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How to refine RBS in Advance Concrete?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
Answer Select the elements to define the solution.
Ask to define a new solution.
Choose views; like in a normal rebar view.
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The red dots are sketch points. The program creates sketch points on the objects geometry.
Create a rectangular frame.
A bar is defined by other bars (such as the straight bars in the corners of a rectangular frame) or by sketch points. The rectangular frame top definition points must be pinned by sketch points.
We want a new point at the intersection of QA with LJ.
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Select the intersection.
Define the first line.
Q-A.
Define the second line, L-J.
Click OK. A point, U, is created at the intersection.
Repeat for R-B with L-J.
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Add point bars in the frame corners.
Distribute everything. The distribution must also be defined by sketch points.
The sketch toolbar allows you to draw any sketch using: - Translations - Rotations - Intersections - Vectors - Lines - Planes - Angles - Distances Factors (ex. 1/2, 1/4) Explore this toolbar:
Save your solution.
Take a snapshot to show in the preview, when applying the solution.
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Add conditions for elements. Example only for walls thinner than 30cm.
Define the solution interface: what reinforcement parameters should be decided when the solution is applied.
Parameter values can be assigned to multiple variables.
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Choose Add parameterâ&#x20AC;Ś cover, then: - Select Cover A and type = Cover - Select Cover B and type = Cover - Select Cover C and type = Cover - Select Cover D and type = Cover
It means all the covers are defined by the same parameter. Click finish and save your solution in a file.
This file can be in a shared location on the network and used by your coleagues. To modify the solution later; or to create derived solutions, save also the dwg file.
When the file is re-opened it will be still in sketch-mode, as indicated by the red/orange pilot. Use close to exit sketch mode.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
Modeling
Question:
How to add reinforcement cages at specific locations ?
Type:
Modeling
Difficulty:
*
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Answer Select the structure to reinforce.
Ask the software to find a suitable reinforcing solution.
The program opens a dialog box with all available solutions for the selected assembly.
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Choose a solution and click next. Define reinforcement parameters.
Click finish. A symbol shows that the requested reinforcement has been added at the location.
Select the solution symbol and change the reinforcement parameters or choose a different solution.
Repeat for other locations.
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Advance Concrete
Module:
All
Question:
How to remove Advance Concrete proxy objects ?
Type:
Methodology
Difficulty:
*
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Answer To clean a drawing of Advance Concrete information you can use a utility called GRTCCleanup.arx. Starting with Advance Concrete 7.1-SP2 this tool can be found in the \Advance Concrete\Bin folder. If you do not have this utility you can download it from: http://www.graitec.com/Common/Downloads/GRTCCleanUp040301_a.zip or contact GRAITEC support.
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The procedure to follow is: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Start pure AutoCAD (without Advance Concrete). Load the GRTCCleanUp.arx utility using _appload . Set the variable DEMANDLOAD = 2 . Open the file you wish to clean . Launch the command: grtcCleanUp. Now the file is clean of any Advance Concrete information. Save the file.
Software:
Advance Concrete
Module:
Reinforcement
Question:
How is the automatic detection option for a fabric outline defined?
Type:
Miscellaneous
Difficulty:
*
Answer In Advance Concrete it is possible to create a fabric outline by automatic detection. You can specify an extension value to recognize the area. This option can only be used in Modeling or in a plan view and only Advance Concrete elements are taken into account.
For example, we have the following situation:
Advance Concrete provides the option to create a detection based on an extension value. Click the "Create a simple fabric outline" icon on the Reinforcement toolbar.
Type D on the command line for automatic detection and press Enter.
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Type O (Options) and press Enter. On the command line you will be asked to input the new extension value. In this case the extension value must be larger than 1.95 meters, the distance between the walls. Enter 2 meters.
Note: The extension value must be specified according to the AutoCAD units. Select a point in the interior zone of the walls.
A dashed contour is created. You can also create cavities.
Next pick the insertion point for the fabric inside the contour created by the 4 walls.
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Note: This option can be applied in the plan view or in the model, and not in the reinforcement drawing or any other view.
Because the extension limit was increased, the meshes were placed between the walls.
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