To generate beam schedules and drawings
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Generate a text schedule of beam reinforcement:
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- select the Text Schedule tool
- Select .
The Schedule Type dialog opens. - Select the Type 1 option.
- Select the Group Beams option.
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Click OK.
The Text Schedule view window opens.
- Click the Save tool in the view window.
- Type Tutorial_Beam_Sched.dxf and click Save to save the schedule as a DXF file.
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Generate an elevation for any beam group:
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In the Design Output table, right-click on any beam group and select Quick Elevation from the pop-up window.
The elevation drawing for this beam group opens in the lower section of the program window.
- Select the Save tool in the Elevation view to save this view as a DXF file.
- Select the Cancel tool to close the elevation view
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In the Design Output table, right-click on any beam group and select Quick Elevation from the pop-up window.
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Generate the elevation and sections for a beam group:
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- select the Elevation and Section tool
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The Select Beams dialog opens. - Select group 1.B1-B2-B3-B4 in the beams list.
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Select the following Draw options:
- Elevation
- Mark Anchorage
- Cross section
- Show Section Mark
Tip: You can modify the drawing and detailing options by clicking the Detailing & Drawing Settings button (also by selecting before using this tool). You can also customize rebar mark styles from this dialog. -
Click OK.
The Elevation for the selected beam group opens.
- Click the Save tool in the view window.
- Type Tutorial_Beam_Sched.dxf and click Save to save the schedule as a DXF file.
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Generate a bill of quantities:
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- select the Bill of Quantities tool
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The Bill Of Quantities dialog opens. - Select the BOQ Summary and Reinforcement Type Wise options.
- Select € - Euro from the Currency drop-down list.
- Type 90 (€/m3) for Grade C20/25 concrete and 4 (€/kg) for Grade Fy420 steel. Type 8 (€/m2) for the Shuttering value.
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Click OK.
The BOQ Summary and BOQ Detailed - Reinf Type Wise tabs open.
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Either:
- click the Print tool to print out a copy of this report
- click the Save tool to save an HTML copy of this report
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Generate bar bending schedule:
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Select
. The Generate BBS dialog opens.
- Select 1.B1-B2-B3-B4 and 2. B5-B6-B7-B8-B9 in the list of beam groups.
- Select the Continuous option in the Rebar Numbering group.
- Select both the Drawing and Spreadsheet options in the Schedule Format group.
- Click inside the file path field, type Tutorial_Beam_BBS in the Save As dialog that opens, and then click Save.
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Click Generate.
The BBS opens containing a text schedule of the bar bending schedule. If you have Microsoft® Office Excel® installed (or another spreadsheet program cable of opening .xslx format spreadsheet files), the spreadsheet of the bar bending schedule opens.
- Close your spreadsheet application.
- Click the Save tool in the view window.
- Type Tutorial_Beam_BBS.dxf and click Save to save the schedule as a DXF file.
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