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Draw latitude design strips

  1. Choose Layers > Design Strip > Latitude Design Spans Plan.
  2. Double click the Span Segment tool ().
  3. The Default Span Properties dialog box opens to the Strip Generation properties.
    1. Set Column Strip Width Calc to Code Slab (this is the default for the AS3600 and IS 456 templates).
    2. Click the General tab.
    3. Uncheck the Consider as Post-Tensioned box.
    4. Click the Column Strip tab.
    5. Change CS Top Bar to #6 [N20 for AS3600; T20 for BS8110; H20 for EC2; T20 for IS 456; 20M for CSA A23.3].
    6. Change CS Bottom Bar to #5 [N16 for AS3600; T16 for BS8110; H16 for EC2; T16 for IS 456].
    7. Click the Middle Strip tab.
    8. Check the Middle Strip uses Column Strip Properties box.
    9. Click OK.
  4. Click the Generate Spans tool (), or choose Process > Generate Spans.
  5. The Generate Spans dialog box opens with Spans to Generate set to Latitude (as shown in the following figure):
    1. Set Minimum Span Length to 2 feet [0.6 meters].
    2. Click OK.

    Generate spans dialog box

    The latitude spans appear, as shown in the following figure.

  6. Click the Generate Strips tool (), or choose Process > Generate Strips. The latitude design strips appear, as shown in the second figure.

    Latitude direction spans

    Latitude direction design strips (with hatching turned on)

Parent topic: Defining the design strips