Substructure Help

Pile Pattern Configuration

Selecting the Pile Pattern Configuration option from the Libraries menu, or its respective icon, will display the Pile Pattern Library Screen. This Library allows you to define and manage pile pattern configurations (pile groups).

To define a new pile pattern, click Add. The program will insert a pattern called "Pile Pattern???" to the bottom of the pattern list.

Select newly added item and click Modify to activate the Pile Pattern screen.

Input a unique name of the Pile pattern. Then choose the Pattern type. Pattern could either be grid based on which the piles lie on a regular grid, or it can be a General pattern in which piles can be placed at any location with X and Z coordinates.

If you choose general patterns, simply specify X and Z coordinates of each pile and then click Add. If you would like to modify a previously added pile location, first click that in the list. Then modify the X and Z values and then click the Modify button again. To delete a pile simply select it and click Delete.

To specify a grid based pattern, first choose that option. Then specify the spacing of grid lines in X and Z direction. Then select number of grid lines in two directions and then click Generate grid distances button. Program will recomputed the grid locations and show those as X1, X2, X3… and Z1, Z2, Z3…etc. and show in the two lists. It will also update the grid layout in the graphics area.

All the grid based patterns must have symmetric grid placed with respect to the origin (mid) of the pattern as shown below.

Pile Pattern Grid Location