Tools tab
Contains tools used to manipulating foundation models.
Tool | What it does |
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Add Support |
Used to place column positions on grid intersection points using your mouse cursor. A grid is created using the Grid Setup page under the Foundation Plan group. |
Add Beam |
Used to add physical beams graphically. Select this cursor and then click on two support nodes to create a beam between those two nodes. |
Add Pile |
Used to place pile positions on grid intersection points using your mouse cursor. A grid is created using the Grid Setup page under the Foundation Plan group. |
Add Polygonal Boundary |
Used to create a mat boundary by clicking on grid intersection nodes. To close the polygon, simply click on right mouse button or click on the first point. If the mat slab is imported from STAAD.Pro, this icon allows you to create a mat boundary by clicking on plate nodes. |
Add Rectangular Boundary |
Used to create a rectangular shaped mat boundary by clicking on grid intersection nodes. Click on the first point to define top, left corner of the rectangle and then draw a rubber band and release mouse on a grid intersection point which will define bottom right corner of the rectangle. |
Add Circular Boundary |
Used to create a circular shaped mat boundary by clicking on grid intersection nodes. Click on the first point to define the center of the circle. Drag the mouse and release on another grid intersection point on circle perimeter. The distance between center and this point will be the radius of the circle. |
Delete Piles Outside Boundary |
Used to delete piles outside the boundary for mat on piles. All the piles outside the selected boundary will be deleted from the project. |
Rectangular Mat Wizard |
Opens the Mat Foundation modeling wizard , which is used to rapidly model rectangular mat foundations. |
Move Selected Entities |
Opens the Move selected entities by… dialog box , which is used to move selected entities like support positions, beams and piles. |
Translational Repeat |
Opens the Translational Repeat dialog box , which is used to duplicate objects in a model. |
Tool | What it does |
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Self Weight |
Opens the Add Self Weight & Modify Dead Weight Factor dialog. |
Circular Pressure |
Used to specify a circular load by clicking the center and then the radius. The Add Circular Pressure Load dialog box opens to provide load details. |
Quad Pressure |
Used to specify a circular load by clicking and dragging a rectangular window. The Add Rectangular Pressure Load dialog opens to provide load details. |
Point Load |
Used to add point loads. The Add Point Load dialog opens to provide load details. |
Reaction Load |
Used to add point loads due to column reactions. The Add Reaction Load dialog opens to provide load details. |
Line Load |
Used to add linear loads. The Add Line Load dialog opens to provide load details. |
Irregular Surface Load |
Used to add irregularly shaped area loads. The Add Irregular Surface Load dialog opens to provide the load details. |
Tool | What it does |
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Show Actual Sizes |
Draw all the designed footings to actual scale. This is useful for checking for interference. Also this step is the first step for creating footing groups. Select all the footings by clicking left mouse button while holding <Ctrl> key and the click on Create Group tool to make all those footings of one group. |
Create Group |
Grouping Foundation Designs with the selected footings in schematic diagram mode. Newly created group will have maximum dimensions among all selected footings. |
Tool | What it does |
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Set Column Dimension |
Opens the Set Column Dimension dialog box , which is used to create column or pedestal objects.. |
Add dimension line |
Used to add dimension lines between two footings which are selected after the tool is selected. Adding a dimension line between supports |
Delete Dimension |
Used to remove a dimension line between two footings which are selected after the tool is selected. Deleting a dimension line between supports |
Add Meshed Node Dimension |
Used to add dimension lines between two mesh nodes which are selected after the tool is selected. Adding a dimension line between meshed nodes |
Delete Meshed Node Dimension |
Used to remove a dimension line between two mesh nodes which are selected after the tool is selected. Deleting a dimension line meshed nodes |