Assign - Geometry Pile Cap

This command permits you to assign pile cap dimensional information to pile footings on a single, fence, or all basis. The engineer may specify to optimize spacing or thickness. Both spacing and thickness are set to be optimized.

Setting	Description
Assign Piles	Piles can be defined using the Edit Piles button in this dialog, or from the Assign > Edit Piles menu option. (See the Edit Piles section below for more information on pile definitions.) Once piles are defined, they can be assigned to pile caps. A pile cap cannot be designed until a pile assignment has been made.
Assign Pile Configurations	Pile Configurations can be defined using the Edit Configurations button in this dialog, or from the Assign > Edit Pile Configurations menu option. Three pile configurations are predefined: 3 Pile Group, 5 Pile Group, and 7 Pile Group. (See the section below for more information on pile configurations.) A pile cap cannot be designed until a pile assignment has been made.
Assign Spacing	When Optimize Edge Spacing or Optimize Pile Spacing is checked, the spacing criteria from the Optimization Criteria dialog will be used. The criteria that will be used are specified in this dialog for reference. If either option is unchecked, the value specified next to the Use label will be taken as an absolute spacing distance measured from the center of the piles and the global spacing criteria for that option will be ignored.
Assign Thickness	Thickness can either be optimized to a maximum thickness specified under Maximum, or the engineer may assign a specific thickness for the pile footing.