Starting a new foundation toolkit project
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Do either of the following:
Select Toolkit Mode from the Start Page.
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Select New from the Application menu button, select Foundation Toolkit in the Create New Project dialog box , and click Open
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Press <CTRL+N>, select Foundation Toolkit in the Create New Project dialog box , and click Open.
- (Optional) Select either General Information form Review History form
- Select one of the following options in the Project Info section of the Main Navigation Window: The corresponding wizard dialog opens.
- Completed the wizard pages. A new leaf is entered into the Main Navigation Window for the new foundation.
- Repeat steps 1 through 3 to add additional jobs to the project. Select the current job using the Job Selection list found in the Standard toolbar.
This will create the GUI for Foundation Toolkit. In the left side of the window there will be a tree control in the Foundation Toolkit Menu pane as the following figure shows.
In Main Navigator five new leafs are added Create Isolated Footing/Block, Create Combined Footing, Create Dead Man Anchor guy Tower foundation, Create Drilled Pier and Create Pile Job. Click on a specific leaf will help you to create the job. You can create more than one job for each of them (Create isolated Footing/Block, Create Combined Footing, Create dead man Anchor, Create Drilled pier, Create Pile Job). The created jobs will be listed in the tree view as following.
Edit Delete and Design These three features of a particular job helps the user to edit the fields after creation and click on Delete deletes the job. Design will design the corresponding foundation.