Design Sketch Pane

View/Update Dialog - Cross Sectional Sketch Pane

What is displayed in the Design Sketch pane varies based on what is selected in the 3D view pane. If a Section Cut is selected in the 3D view pane, a cross-sectional sketch of the Section Cut is displayed. If a Coupling Beam is selected, a cross-sectional sketch of the Coupling beam is displayed. If neither of these is selected, a projected plan of the entire Wall Design Group is displayed. Click in this view and then use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. The buttons to the right behave as follows:

Icon	Description
Angle Legend	The Angle Legend shows how the major and minor axes of the section cut are oriented. The design sketch always rotates section cuts so that their major axis is in the positive X direction and their minor axis is in the positive Y direction, so this overlay is fixed.
Global Axis	This shows the global model axes. Since the design sketch is automatically rotated based on the major axis, this allows the user to visualize how the section cut is oriented with respect to the global coordinates.
Elevation Legend	This shows which direction (in global coordinates) the eye-point in the 3D elevation view is pointing. It is only visible when the 3D view is in elevation mode.
Show/Hide Dimensions	Click to toggle display of the dimensions in the sketch.
Show/Hide Rebar	Click to toggle display of all rebar that is intersected by the currently selected section cut. (Note that no rebar will be drawn if no section cut is selected.)
Show/Hide Axes	Click to toggle display of the global coordinate axes.
Show/Hide Angle Legend	Click to toggle display of the angle legend.
Show/Hide Elevation Legend	Click to toggle display of the elevation legend (only available when 3D view is in elevation mode).
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Zoom All	Zoom out so that everything is visible in the sketch.

The cross sectional view pane will display the Section Cut differently depending on whether the Section Cut is oriented horizontally or vertically.

Horizontal Section Cuts are drawn so that the local major direction is oriented sideways as viewed on screen in the cross section view pane. As a result, a positive M_maj moment will cause compression on the right hand side of the cross section, and a positive M_min moment will cause compression at the top of the cross section.

Vertical Section Cuts are drawn so that the local major direction is oriented upwards as viewed on screen in the cross section view pane. As a result, a positive M_maj moment will cause compression at the top of the cross section.