View/Update (BS8110, CP65, AS3600)

The Process > View/Update command launches the View/Update dialog box; a powerful tool for investigating the design of concrete columns on a column line basis. When the command is issued, the cursor changes from the arrow cursor to the target cursor, allowing the engineer to select a column line.

If the selected column line is un-designed a design will be performed and the View/Update dialog will open. If the selected column line has a current design, the saved design will be displayed when the dialog opens.

The View/Update dialog consists of three tabs that display the design: the Main Reinforcement tab, the Shear Reinforcement tab, and the Material Properties tab. A graphical display area is located to the right side of each tab that displays information relevant to the tab selected

The View/Update dialog can be used to investigate various designs by making changes to the longitudinal reinforcement and/or the column material properties and then analyzing the new design data. The new design can be saved with the model by clicking the Update Database button. When this is done, the column is considered frozen or user-defined (see Section 3.11.5 for more information on freezing designs).

There are several buttons located at the bottom of the View/Update dialog that can be used to investigate column designs:

Optimize – Discards any changes made by the user in the View/Update dialog and optimizes the beam line per global criteria and any previously assigned data.
Analyze – Analyzes the column line using information entered in the View/Update dialog. The selected reinforcement is checked only; no reinforcement is assigned during an Analyze.
Update Database - Updates the model database with the parameters in the View/Update dialog box and saves the current design of each column in the column line. This column is then frozen so no further optimization is performed on the column line until the design is cleared.
View Results - This button is used to display the detailed design information on each column in the column line.
View Summary - This button is used to display a Summary report for each column in the column line.
Close - Closes the View/Update dialog box without updating the design. If the column information was saved using the Update Database button, this information will remain saved but any changes since that command was issued will be lost.

The traffic lights on the View/Update dialog box graphically indicate the status of the design on the column line. A Green light indicates the design is current and passes all checks for all the columns in the column line. Yellow indicates the design is not current and an analyze or optimize is required. Red indicates that there are design warnings for at least one column in the column line.

Setting	Description
Main Reinforcement Page:	Main Reinforcement page is displayed when the View/Update dialog opens. The grid on this tab displays the selected bar pattern from each bar pattern group tested and shows a Final Design pattern. The final pattern is the best design for the entire column line. It is automatically selected from the list of assigned bar pattern groups. The final design is selected from the group with the smallest reinforcement weight and, when applicable, the least number of design warnings. To analyze a bar pattern, it must appear in the Final Design column. Alternate patterns can be selected from the final column drop down list or patterns can be moved to the final column from the Design from Pattern Group columns. The final column drop down list contains all the bar patterns that have been generated from the defined bar pattern groups, regardless of whether groups were assigned to the column or not. To move a pattern, click on that pattern and then click the Move To Final button at the top of the column. Once a new pattern has been selected, click the Analyze button to analyze the reinforcement. The list box on the right side of the tab shows each data point considered in the design. The first column indicates the load combination the load came from, the next three columns show the design forces for that load combination and skip pattern (possibly modified for slenderness if necessary for that design point) and the last column indicates the load capacity ratio for that load point. Refer to the technical section for discussion regarding skip loading and the origin of the multiple data points for each load combination.
Shear Reinforcement Page:	The second tab is where the shear reinforcement design is displayed but currently cannot be changed The Major and Minor column shear diagrams are displayed to the right of the reinforcement layout grid. The red envelope is the required capacity and the green envelope is the provided capacity. The slider can be moved by left clicking on the ends and dragging it up or down the diagram. The provided and required shear capacities are reported below the diagram.
Material Properties Page:	The third tab provides the engineer with a means for modifying material properties of the column line. As with either of the previous tabs, any modification to data on this page will cause the Analyze button to become available and the stoplight to turn yellow. The diagram on the Material Properties page shows the column line and the members that frame into it. Clicking on a specific story in the material properties grid will bring that column into the view screen. The diagram to the right of the material property grids displays a schematic drawing of the selected column. The beams are displayed to identify the column top and bottom and do not reflect the beams that are actually connected to the column.

Setting

Description

Main Reinforcement Page:

Main Reinforcement page is displayed when the View/Update dialog opens. The grid on this tab displays the selected bar pattern from each bar pattern group tested and shows a Final Design pattern. The final pattern is the best design for the entire column line. It is automatically selected from the list of assigned bar pattern groups. The final design is selected from the group with the smallest reinforcement weight and, when applicable, the least number of design warnings.

To analyze a bar pattern, it must appear in the Final Design column. Alternate patterns can be selected from the final column drop down list or patterns can be moved to the final column from the Design from Pattern Group columns. The final column drop down list contains all the bar patterns that have been generated from the defined bar pattern groups, regardless of whether groups were assigned to the column or not. To move a pattern, click on that pattern and then click the Move To Final button at the top of the column. Once a new pattern has been selected, click the Analyze button to analyze the reinforcement.

The list box on the right side of the tab shows each data point considered in the design. The first column indicates the load combination the load came from, the next three columns show the design forces for that load combination and skip pattern (possibly modified for slenderness if necessary for that design point) and the last column indicates the load capacity ratio for that load point. Refer to the technical section for discussion regarding skip loading and the origin of the multiple data points for each load combination.

Shear Reinforcement Page:

The second tab is where the shear reinforcement design is displayed but currently cannot be changed

The Major and Minor column shear diagrams are displayed to the right of the reinforcement layout grid. The red envelope is the required capacity and the green envelope is the provided capacity. The slider can be moved by left clicking on the ends and dragging it up or down the diagram. The provided and required shear capacities are reported below the diagram.

Material Properties Page:

The third tab provides the engineer with a means for modifying material properties of the column line. As with either of the previous tabs, any modification to data on this page will cause the Analyze button to become available and the stoplight to turn yellow.

The diagram on the Material Properties page shows the column line and the members that frame into it. Clicking on a specific story in the material properties grid will bring that column into the view screen.

The diagram to the right of the material property grids displays a schematic drawing of the selected column. The beams are displayed to identify the column top and bottom and do not reflect the beams that are actually connected to the column.