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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface.................................................................................................................................6 Getting Started ...................................................................................................................7 Projects and Seed Models..................................................................................................9 Create a Project...........................................................................................................10 Edit the config.dat File ...............................................................................................12 Edit the attributes.dat File...........................................................................................13 Create a Seed Model ...................................................................................................14 Create Three-Dimensional Views...............................................................................15 Create Plan Views.......................................................................................................17 Create Grid Lines........................................................................................................19 Create Elevation Views ..............................................................................................22 Place Elevation Grids .................................................................................................25 Modify View Styles ....................................................................................................27 Define Member Settings .............................................................................................29 Define Load Cases ......................................................................................................32 Define Load Combinations.........................................................................................34 Copy Seed Model .......................................................................................................35 Building Basics .................................................................................................................37 Open Linear Model.....................................................................................................38 Place Individual Columns...........................................................................................39 Place Multiple Columns .............................................................................................42 Place Single Beams.....................................................................................................44 Copy Members Using Selection Sets .........................................................................46 Copy Beams to Another Floor....................................................................................50 Change the Beams Section Size .................................................................................52 Place Columns on the Second Floor...........................................................................53 Place Horizontal Braces..............................................................................................55 Use the Selection Filter...............................................................................................58 Place Horizontal Chevron Braces ...............................................................................60 Place Vertical Braces ..................................................................................................61 Modify Additional Attributes .....................................................................................63 Create Named Groups.................................................................................................64 Add Members to a Named Group...............................................................................65 Define Named Group Symbology ..............................................................................66 Arcs and Tapered Members ...........................................................................................67 Change Default Settings .............................................................................................68 Place Arc Members.....................................................................................................69 Copy Arc Members.....................................................................................................72 FrameWorks Plus Tutorial 3
Table of Contents Place Bracing between the Trusses.............................................................................73 Create User Sections...................................................................................................74 Create Arbitrary Section .............................................................................................76 Create Custom Section Table .....................................................................................78
Create a Table from an Existing Table ............................................................................. 78 Dump Existing Tables to ASCII Files .............................................................................. 79 Create Section Table from ASCII File.............................................................................. 79
Place Tapered Members .............................................................................................80 Model Manipulation ........................................................................................................83 Compute Planar Cutbacks...........................................................................................84 Apply Work Point Offsets to Vertical Braces ............................................................86 Apply Work Point Offsets to Horizontal Braces ........................................................88 Define User Cutbacks .................................................................................................89 Define SmartCuts........................................................................................................91 Apply Fireproofing to Members .................................................................................94 Modify Fabricator.......................................................................................................96 Place Slabs, Walls, and Holes..........................................................................................97 Open the Solids Model ...............................................................................................98 Attach a Model to Another Model..............................................................................99 Modify the Foundation Views ..................................................................................100 Place a Slab on the Ground Floor .............................................................................101 Place a Slab on the Second Floor .............................................................................102 Place Footings...........................................................................................................103 Place a Shear Wall ....................................................................................................105 Place a Doorway .......................................................................................................107 Place Holes in Slabs..................................................................................................108
Place the Tanks ............................................................................................................... 108 Place Cutouts .................................................................................................................. 109 Place Block Holes........................................................................................................... 110
Generating Reports........................................................................................................111 Define a Report Format ............................................................................................112 Create the Linear Member Material Report..............................................................113 Create Solid Member Reports ..................................................................................114 Drawing Extractions......................................................................................................115 Create a View with a Drawing Scale........................................................................116 Create the Frozen Views...........................................................................................120 Compose Drawings...................................................................................................122
Create a Drawing File ..................................................................................................... 122 Compose the Drawing using Reference Files ................................................................. 122 Compose the Drawing using Drawing Composition ...................................................... 124
Perform an Associative Move ..................................................................................126 Update a Drawing .....................................................................................................127 4 FrameWorks Plus Tutorial
Table of Contents Create a File for SmartPlant Review ........................................................................128 Analytical Commands ...................................................................................................129 Place the Live and Dead Loads ................................................................................130 Place Wind Loads .....................................................................................................132 Place Load by Point ..................................................................................................134 Set Member Releases................................................................................................135 Modify Supports .......................................................................................................136 Create Mapping File .................................................................................................137 Create Analysis Input Deck ......................................................................................138
For GTSTRUDL users:................................................................................................... 138 For STAAD users: .......................................................................................................... 138
Preface
Preface
FrameWorks Plus is the structural engineering package from Intergraph Corporation. It is a three-dimensional product that is MicroStation-based. This tutorial demonstrates the various aspects of a structural project using FrameWorks Plus. This tutorial is not intended to be a comprehensive reference document for the FrameWorks Plus product. See the FrameWorks Plus Reference Guide for detailed information on FrameWorks Plus commands. To learn about the concepts and features in FrameWorks Plus, refer to the FrameWorks Plus Overview.
Prerequisites
Before you start working through this tutorial, you need to load MicroStation and FrameWorks Plus.
Getting Started
Getting Started
What is FrameWorks Plus?
FrameWorks Plus is a MicroStation-based structural modeling application from Intergraph. FrameWorks Plus is designed to improve the efficiency of structural engineers, designers, and drafts people by automating the modeling, design, and drafting processes. Using FrameWorks Plus, you can model three-dimensional structural steel and concrete buildings and generate construction documents, such as structural framing plans, elevations, and material reports. The structural model can be displayed as an annotated line drawing or with threedimensional surfaces. The 3-D model allows you to do a visual interference check, as well as provide realistic renderings of your proposed designs for customer presentations. FrameWorks Plus can also be used to create input for and read the results from structural analysis and design programs such as STAAD or GTSTRUDL.
Create plan and elevation views Place columns, beams, braces, slabs, and walls Copy and move members Place member cutbacks Place and label loads Compose a drawing to be plotted Create an input file for the STAAD or GTSTRUDL analysis program
Getting Started
What am I building?
When you are finished working through this tutorial, your model will look similar to the following:
Create a FrameWorks Plus project Create a FrameWorks Plus model Create plan, elevation, and 3D views Create view grids Define basic member, view, and analytical settings
Create a Project
The FrameWorks Plus Manager Utilities > Create > Project command creates FrameWorks Plus projects. A FrameWorks Plus project consists of several directories and files. To organize and manage these files, FrameWorks Plus uses a directory structure to store the various file types. A project can contain one or several individual models. 1. Click Start > Programs > FrameWorks Plus > FrameWorks Plus. 2. In the FrameWorks Manager dialog box, change directories to c:\users. If you do not have a c:\users directory, or you want to put the project elsewhere on your computer, you can select any directory to which you have read and write access. Just remember where you put your project.
3. Click Utilities > Create > Project. 4. Type myproject for the Project name. Note FrameWorks Plus project names can be up to 14 characters long and contain the underscore (_) character. No other special characters are allowed in project names. 5. Click Create.
6. Click OK to acknowledge that the project was created. 7. Double-click myproject in the directories list to open the project.
Projects and Seed Models Here is a quick review of the project directory structure. \data - The data folder contains the project's config.dat file. The config.dat file contains the project's customized environment variable settings. The config.dat file is copied automatically from ..\fwplus\data (the product folder) when the project is created. For more information about the environment variables in the config.dat file, see Appendix A: Customizing FrameWorks Plus in the FrameWorks Plus Reference Guide. \drw - The drawing folder contains 3D design files used in drawing composition. Drawings can be composed in any 3D design file, including the FrameWorks Plus model file itself. If a separate drawing file is used, it should be stored in this subfolder. \esl - If special nonstandard steel or concrete sections are used on a project, they can be created and stored in a user section library. These user section libraries are stored in this subfolder. If you are creating arbitrary sections, the cell library file (ist.cel) is stored here also. The ist.cel file is copied from the ..\fwplus\esl folder to this project folder when the project is created. \frz - When saving frozen views to a separate design file, those design files are stored in this subfolder. This folder is also used to store files generated for the SmartPlant Review product and to store the interference envelope files generated for the project. \int - This is the interface subfolder where files used for interfacing FrameWorks Plus to other structural engineering products are stored. These interface files include input files for analysis packages such as GTSTRUDL and STAAD and the Common Structural Database (CSD) files. Additionally, FrameWorks Plus creates map files in this folder that are used in the analysis interface process. \mod - All structural model design and database files for the project are in this subfolder. \rpt - The report subfolder is used to store all reports created for models in the project. Continue to the next activity.
If you plan to write a Steel Detailing Neutral File (SDNF) from a project, you must take administrative action to safe guard the attributes.dat file from unauthorized editing. FrameWorks Plus writes the code listed value (1, 2, 3, and so forth) of the attribute value to the SDNF, not the text string. Because the code listed values are written to the SDNF, you must send the attributes.dat file with the SDNF so that the receiving party can correctly interpret the SDNF. After the SDNF has been written, you cannot edit existing values in the attributes.dat file. The only edits to the attributes.dat file that would be okay would be to add values to a list.
Create the standard views we will be using to create the tutorial model. Define grids in those views. Define member and model settings.
Create standard load cases and load combinations. 1. In FrameWorks Plus Manager, browse to the myproject\mod folder. 2. Click Utilities > Create > Model. 3. Type seedmodel for the Model Name. Model names can be up to 10 characters long. 4. Select Feet for the Units. 5. Select KIPS for the Force Units. 6. Select AISC for the Standard Section Table. 7. Select None for the User Section Table. 8. Leave Third Party Software set to STAAD and the Design Code set to AISC-ASD. 9. Click OK. FrameWorks Plus creates the model seedmodel. 10. Click OK to acknowledge the model was created. 11. Double-click the mod folder. 12. Double-click the seedmodel.mod file to open the seed model. Continue to the next activity.
2. Set View Type to 3D. 3. Set View Orientation to Standard ISO. 4. Type Isometric in the View Name field. 5. Type Default 3D Isometric View in the Description field. 6. Set Fitted View Border Widths Left/Right and Top/Bottom fields to 1:0:0.
Projects and Seed Models 7. Click Apply, and identify a MicroStation view. FrameWorks Plus creates a new view named Isometric. 8. Set View Orientation to Dimetric. 9. Type Default 3D Dimetric View in the Description field. 10. Click OK, and identify a MicroStation view. FrameWorks Plus creates a new view named 3D View. Continue to the next section. If you need to exit, click File > Save FWP Settings in the FrameWorks Plus command window and File > Save Settings in the MicroStation.
Projects and Seed Models 7. Click Apply to create the plan view. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select MicroStation view to Set. 8. Place a data point in any existing MicroStation view to view your plan view. FrameWorks Plus creates the plan view at the defined elevation and renames the MicroStation view to the FrameWorks Plus view name. 9. Type Second Floor Plan View for the description. 10. Type 15 for the Z field. 11. Click Apply, and then select another MicroStation view. 12. Type Ground Floor Plan View for the description. 13. Type 0 for the Z field. 14. Click OK, and then select the Isometric view. FrameWorks Plus replaces the Isometric view with the Framing Plan @ TOS 0 view. You can activate the Isometric view later by using the View > Set command. 15. Save this setup using the File > Save FWP Settings command. Otherwise, the FrameWorks Plus view definition is not saved when you exit FrameWorks Plus, and you will have to Set (reactivate) the view the next time you enter the software. Continue to the next activity.
Five vertical lines, irregularly spaced, with alphabetical tags 1. Click Tools > Grids. 2. Click Place Plan Grid on the Grids tool box.
3. Select the Number of Lines field, and type 3. 4. Press Tab to move to the Spacing field, and then type 15. Press Tab again to register the number in the field.
5. Set the Axis option to Vertical to define the vertical lines in the grid. 6. For the Number of Lines field, type 2. 7. Tab to the Spacing field, and then type 10.
Projects and Seed Models 8. Define three more lines: two at 15 feet (Number of Lines - 2, Spacing - 15) and one at 10 feet (Number of Lines - 1, Spacing - 10). As you define the lines, the cumulative number of lines and their spacing is shown below the key-in fields. If you make a mistake, click Clear to erase the data and redefine the lines.
9. Click OK to create the grid. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select Target View for Grid. 10. Place a data point in the Framing Plan @ TOS 30-0 model view. FrameWorks Plus creates the grid lines at the view's active depth and adjusts the view range so that the entire grid is visible.
11. Click Copy Grid. 12. Select the Copy Labels option on the Copy Grid settings dialog box. 13. Select any grid line in the grid you just placed. 14. Click again to accept the highlighted grid. 15. Place a data point in the Framing Plan @ TOS 15-0 view.
Projects and Seed Models 16. Select any grid line on the Framing Plan @ TOS 30-0 view again, and then click again to accept it. 17. Place a data point in the Framing Plan @ TOS 0 view. Now that we have the 3D and Plan views created, we are ready to create the Elevation views. Continue to the next activity.
Projects and Seed Models 9. Click Apply. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select MicroStation view to Set. 10. Identify a MicroStation view to use for the elevation view. You will need one of the FrameWorks Plus Plan views throughout this activity (Framing Plan @ TOS 0, Framing Plan @ TOS 15-0, or Framing Plan @ TOS 30-0), so do not select one of the plan views. FrameWorks Plus creates a new model view named South Elevation. 11. Set View Orientation to North. 12. Set Define Active Plane by to Point. Note You must reset the option to Point even though it is set to Point already. 13. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Specify point for view active depth.
14. Snap to and accept grid 3 in one of the plan views. 15. Type North Elevation View at Grid 3 for the description. 16. Click Apply. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select MicroStation view to Set. 17. Identify a MicroStation view to use for the elevation view. Again, make sure you do not select the Plan View that you have decided to keep. FrameWorks Plus creates a new model view named North Elevation. 18. Set View Orientation to West. 19. Set Define Active Plane by to Point. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Specify point for view active depth. 20. Snap to and accept grid A in one of the plan views. 21. Type West Elevation View at Grid A for the description. 22. Click Apply. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select MicroStation view to Set. 23. Identify a MicroStation view to use for the elevation view. Do not select your plan view. FrameWorks Plus creates a new model view named West Elevation. 24. Set View Orientation to By Grid Line. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to select the grid line. 25. Select grid line B, and then accept it. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Specify point for view direction.
Projects and Seed Models 26. Place a data point between grid lines B and C. This data point defines the direction that you are looking at the elevation view as if you were standing on the grid line. In this case, looking east. 27. Type Elevation View at Grid B for the description. 28. Click OK. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select MicroStation view to Set. 29. Identify the last MicroStation view that is not your Plan View. FrameWorks Plus creates a new model view named Elevation @ Grid B. Continue to the next activity.
6. Click Apply on the dialog box again to accept the default parameters. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select Grid Line. 7. Select Grid 3 in the plan view, and accept it. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select Elevation View for grid. 8. Place a data point in the North Elevation view. FrameWorks Plus creates the grid. 9. Click Apply again. 10. Select Grid A in the plan view, and accept it.
Projects and Seed Models 11. Place a data point in the West Elevation view. FrameWorks Plus creates the grid. 12. Click OK on the dialog box. 13. Select Grid B in the plan view, and accept it. 14. Place a data point in the Elevation View @ Grid B view. FrameWorks Plus creates the grid. 15. We do not need all five MicroStation views any more, so close the fifth view. 16. Click Window > Tile again to tile the four remaining views. Continue to the next activity.
Projects and Seed Models will also make it easier to locate concentrated or partially distributed loads along the member's length, as measured from end 1. The graphical setbacks do not affect the reported material centerline-to-centerline length, or the analytical member's length. 10. Click Apply to save your changes. 11. Click Type > Columns from the dialog box. 12. Make the same changes to the column settings (steps 6 to 10) that you did for the beam settings: changing the setbacks and the cross-section weight. 13. Click Apply to save your changes. 14. Modify the Vertical Brace settings and the Horizontal Brace settings the same way. Make sure you click Apply before moving on to next member type. 15. When you are finished changing the view symbology, click OK to return to the Create View dialog box. 16. Click File > Save As, and type MPsetback.
17. Click OK to save the new view preference. 18. Click OK on the Create View dialog box. 19. Place a data point in a view. Continue to the next activity.
Projects and Seed Models 12. Verify that the remaining default column settings are set as follows: End Section is off Name is set to Auto Class is set to 0 Material is set to Steel Grade is set to A36 Priority for End1 and End 2 is 3 CP is set to 5 Rotation is set to 0 Reflect is off OV is set to X-axis
13. Click Apply. 14. Click Type > V-Braces. 15. Set CP to 2. 16. Set Rotation to 90. 17. Set Start Section to 2L4X4X1/4. 18. Click More Attributes. 19. Select Huntsville Steel as the Fabricator Name. 20. Click OK. 21. Click Apply. 22. Click Type > H-Braces.
Projects and Seed Models 23. Verify that the default horizontal brace settings are as follows: CP is set to 8 Rotation is set to 0 Reflect is off OV is set to Z-axis Start Section is set to MC12X35 End Section is off Name is set to Auto Class is set to 0 Material is set to Steel Grade is set to A36 Priority for End1 and End 2 is 13 24. Click More Attributes. 25. Select Huntsville Steel as the Fabricator Name. 26. Click OK. 27. Click OK. 28. Click File > Save FWP Settings to save the new settings. Continue to the next activity.
Projects and Seed Models 5. Now create three more load cases: Live, Wind, and Self. Use the following values for each: Name Type Color Level Direction Factor Live Live Load 2 (green) 22 Wind Wind Load 5 (purple) 23 Self Self Weight Z -1 6. Click Save after defining each load case. Then click Cancel to dismiss the dialog box. 7. Click Settings > Symbology > Loads. 8. Change the load type button at the top of the dialog box to Distributed. 9. Set the scaling attributes to: L1 = 1 F1 = 0.1 L2 = 2 F2 = 1 These scaling attributes control the size of the load graphic in proportion to the load magnitude. In other words, the larger the load magnitude, the larger the load graphic. 10. Select Use Load Case Color. 11. Select Use Load Case Weight. 12. Click OK to save your changes. 13. Click File > Save FWP Settings. Continue to the next activity.
The graphics environment closes and the FrameWorks Manager dialog box appears. 2. Click Utilities > Copy > Model. 3. Click Browse for the From field. 4. Select seedmodel.mod from the list, and then click OK. 5. Click Browse for the To field. 6. Type linear in the Files box, and then click OK.
7. Click OK on the Copy FrameWorks Model dialog box. 8. Click OK to confirm that you want to copy the model. FrameWorks Plus creates a new model called Linear.mod. 9. Now create another model called solids from your seed model using the Copy Model command. 10. Click Cancel to exit the FrameWorks Plus Manager dialog box. Continue to the next activity.
Building Basics
Building Basics
In this section, we will build a simple steel-frame two-story building. When you are finished, you will know how to:
Place columns individually and in groups Place beams Place framing members Place vertical braces
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4. Click Open. If you need to stop working through the tutorial and exit FrameWorks Plus, save the view setup and active parameters by selecting the File > Save FWP Settings command. You should also use the MicroStation File > Save Settings command to save the design file setup. Continue to the next activity.
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4. Set the 3D Dimetric view. While you will be working in the Framing Plan @ TOS 15-0 view, you have a better view of the model in the 3D view. 5. Click Cancel to dismiss the Set View dialog box. 6. Click Tools > Placement > Linear from the FrameWorks Plus menu. 7. Display the Member Attributes and Member Orientation dialog boxes. Both of these are on the FrameWorks Plus command window under the Settings > Member command. The two member parameter boxes are used to define the section size, orientation, and other member placement parameters. These values can be changed at any time. But for now, use the default settings to place columns on the grid. 8. Position both dialog boxes and the Place Member tool box so they do not interfere with the grid view.
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10. On the Place Column dialog box, set the top elevation to 18' and the bottom elevation to 0'. 11. Point to the grid in the plan view. A scaled column footprint moves with the cursor. When you move close to a grid intersection, the footprint jumps (or snaps) to the intersection. This is the AutoSnap feature of FrameWorks Plus working. 12. Move the column footprint to grid intersection A-1, and place a data point in the design file (the mouse's data button is usually the left mouse button). A column is placed labeled with the column name C_1 and section W14.
Building Basics 13. Place two more columns at grid intersections B-1 and C-1.
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5. Click Tools > Manipulate. 6. Click Delete Member 7. Delete the column at grid intersection A-2 (should be the column named C_6). We do not need this column. Continue to the next activity.
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4. Move the cursor to the B-1 grid intersection, and place a data point. Notice the beam is placed, but the prompt still reads Enter Position of End 2. This is because FrameWorks Plus allows you to place beams sequentially, from point-to-point, between grid intersections. End 2 of one beam becomes End 1 of the next beam. However, by pressing reset (usually the right mouse button) you can define a different beam end 1 if you need to.
Building Basics 5. Continue to place beams along grid line 1. Respond to the Enter Position of End 2 prompt by placing a data point at C-1, D-1, and E-1.
6. Right-click when you are finished placing the four beams. Continue to the next activity.
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Selection Sets
A selection set is an element group that has been identified as a set using the Element Selection command. This element select set can then be manipulated as one. When the Element Selection command is chosen, the cursor changes from a cross-hair to an arrow with a circle at the end. This element selection tool (cursor) can then be used to identify the elements you want to manipulate or modify (such as copy, move, or edit). To select elements one at a time with the selection tool, place a data point on the element. Handles display at either end of the selected element to indicate that it has been selected. Add other elements to the set by holding down the CTRL key as you place data points on the elements. This method allows you to select random elements for the selection set. To remove a selected element from the selection set, reselect the element and the handles disappear. To select several elements at one time with the selection tool, use the selection tool's fence select feature. Press and hold the data button, and drag a rectangular fence around the elements that you want in the set. Handles display on each member in the set. Copy the girders on grid line 1 to the rest of the second floor using the fence select feature. 1. Click Element Selection on either the MicroStation Main or FWP tool box.
2. Press and hold the data button, and drag a fence around the beams on grid line 1. Do not worry if the grid line and labels are included in the fence. FrameWorks Plus commands only manipulate the elements in the set that are appropriate for the command selected and ignores the rest. In this case, only the members (beams) are affected. The columns are not included because they are only partly displayed and therefore not entirely inside the select set fence.
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3. Click Tools > Manipulate to activate the Manipulate toolbox. 4. Click Copy Member. Because the selection set was active when the copy command was selected, an alert box displays, and the four beams in the selection set highlight.
5. Click OK to verify that you want to copy the highlighted beams. (If you click Cancel, you reject the set and revert to single copy mode.) 6. Type 2 in the Number of Copies field because there are two horizontal grid lines at equal spacing. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Enter Point for Copy Origin. 7. Snap to the left end of grid line 1, and then place a data point to accept the tentative point. The selected beams dynamically move as you move the cursor. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Enter Point for Copy Destination.
Building Basics 8. Snap to the left end of grid line 2, and then place a data point to accept the tentative point. The beams are copied to grid lines 2 and 3.
9. Reselect the Element Selection tool, and place a data point in any view. This dismisses the four-beam selection set. 10. Finish placing the primary beams on the first floor (along the vertical grid lines A through E) using the Place Beam command.
Remember that you can press reset to define a new end 1 point.
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When you finish placing the beams, close the open tool boxes and dialog boxes except for the FrameWorks Plus menu. If you need to exit, do not forget to:
Click File > Save FWP Settings to save the FrameWorks Plus parameters, and Click File > Save Settings in the MicroStation command window to save the MicroStation setup.
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4. Click OK on the alert box when it displays. 5. Type 1 for the Number of Copies. 6. Specify the copy origin by identifying a reference point on the second floor grid. (Hint: Snap to the left end of grid line 1 because you will need to identify a corresponding point on the roof.)
As you move the cursor, yellow dashed lines that represent the beams to be copied move with the cursor.
Building Basics 7. Snap to the location on the roof grid that corresponds to the origin point identified on the second floor grid (the left end of grid line 1).
8. In a 3D view, verify the correct position of the dynamic display, and press the data button to copy the beams.
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6. Click Modify Section again, and then click OK when the beams on the roof highlight and the alert box displays. FrameWorks Plus changes the sections and updates the section labels.
7. Dismiss the selections set. Continue to the next activity. 52 FrameWorks Plus Tutorial
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3. In the Member Attributes dialog box, type W14X43 for the Start Section. 4. Place a regular block fence 5. Click Place Column around the entire second floor grid. again, and then click OK on the alert box.
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7. Using Delete Member delete the second floor column at grid intersection A-2 (the only second floor column without a first floor column supporting it). We do not need this column. Continue to the next activity.
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The Place Member tool box The Member Orientation dialog box You need to zoom in 30-0 view. on the lower bays of the Framing Plan @ TOS
2. Change Delta TOS to -6" by keying in either -0:6 or -.5. This indicates that the bracing is to be vertically offset down by six inches from the nominal TOS or elevation (in this case, down from 30 feet).
Building Basics 3. You can place horizontal braces individually, but because you need to frame the entire bay, placing more than one at a time is faster. Click Place Framing Members. This command places equally spaced framing members between girders or supports. 4. Type 2 the Number of Members field to place two framing members between the primary girders.
5. Select the first support beam for the framing members (the beam along grid line B between grids 1 and 2). FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select Support Girder 2. 6. Select the other support beam for the framing members (the beam along grid line C between grids 1 and 2). The framing members are displayed using temporary graphics. This allows you to modify either the number of members or any of the active placement parameters. 7. Select and clear the Reflect parameter on the Member Orientation dialog box. Notice how FrameWorks Plus changes the placement orientation of the tentative bracing. 8. Click Accept (on the Place Framing Members dialog) to permanently place the braces in the model once you have the members oriented correctly.
Building Basics 9. Now place framing braces in the two bays to the right on the lower half of the roof in view Framing Plan @ TOS 30-0.
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You are going to filter everything but the horizontal braces you just placed in the bottom half of the plan view. 2. Click Settings > Select Filter > Settings to display the Selection Filter dialog box. Using this dialog box, you can filter members by type, name, section size, class, or named groups. 3. Click Filter On to turn on the selection filter. 4. Turn on the Type filter criterion by clicking On in the type area. 5. Make sure the Comparator is set to = and select Horizontal Brace from the option list.
You have specified that all FrameWorks Plus operations using the selection set should operate only on members that match the filter criterion Member Type =
Building Basics Horizontal Brace, thus filtering out everything but the horizontal braces. Conversely, you could instead specify Member Type != Horizontal Brace (!= means not equal) to filter out all horizontal braces. 6. Click OK on the Selection Filter dialog box. 7. Click Copy Member. Only the horizontal braces highlight, indicating that all other members have been removed from the selection set by the selection filter. 8. Click OK on the alert box to confirm that you want to copy the 6 members. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Enter Point for Copy Origin. 9. Snap to the left end of grid line 2 and accept. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Enter Point for Copy Destination. 10. Snap to the left end of grid line 3 and accept. FrameWorks Plus copies the horizontal braces to the upper half of the framing plan.
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3. Set CP to 8. 4. Set Rotation to 0. 5. Set OV to Z-axis. 6. Select the Start Section box, and then type L3X3X3/8. 7. Click OK. 8. Click Utilities > Keyin on the MicroStation menu. 9. In the MicroStation key-in field, type ky=4 This key-in sets MicroStation snap settings so you can snap to the mid-point of members. 10. Click Place Horizontal Brace. 11. Type -0.25 for the Delta TOS. 12. Snapping to the center of the beams, place 8 horizontal chevron braces as shown below in the Framing Plan @ TOS 15-0 view.
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West Elevation's Vertical Braces Continue to the next activity. If you need to exit, do not forget to click File > Save FWP Settings in the FrameWorks Plus command window and File > Save Setting in the MicroStation command window.
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3. Click Add. 4. Type Existing Building for the name. 5. Click Add then close the Add Named Group dialog box. 6. Close the Named Groups dialog box. Continue to the next activity.
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Building Basics
Place arc members Create tapered members Create a User Section Library Open a User Section Library Create a User Section Review section properties Join two members Split a single member into two members
2. Click Tools > Placement > Linear. 3. Click Place Vertical Brace. FrameWorks Plus prompts for the first end point of the vertical brace. 4. Click at grid intersection TOS 30' and grid line 2 (the top of the center second floor column). 5. Type dl=0,0,4 to define the second end 4 feet up along the Z-axis.
6. Click the MicroStation Place Arc command. 7. Change the Place Arc Method to Edge. 8. Snap to and accept the top of the top column on grid line 1 (top right corner) for the first arc end point. 9. Snap to and accept the top of the vertical brace that you just placed for the point on the arc radius. 10. Snap to and accept the top of the top column on grid line 3 (top left corner) for the second arc end point.
11. Click the FrameWorks Plus Place Arc command. 12. Change Arc Type to Beam. 13. Select the Delete Graphics option. This will delete the generic MicroStation arc element after creating the FrameWorks Plus arc member.
15. Click Place Vertical Brace. 16. Place two more vertical braces from the top of the center column to the quarterpoints along the arc member. Make sure you snap to the arc member and verify that you get the correct quarter-points.
10. Now place horizontal braces between the rest of the trusses. When you are finished, your roof should look like the following:
Note
The second floor braces were deleted from the picture. FrameWorks Plus Tutorial 73
3. Click Utilities > Create > Section Table. 4. Type mytable for the Section Table Name. 5. Make sure Units is set to Inches. Click OK. 6. Click Cancel to exit FrameWorks Manager. 7. Click File > Section Library. 8. Click Attach. 9. Select the mytable.dat file; then click OK. 10. Click OK to exit the dialog box. 11. Click File > Save FWP Settings so that your user section library is attached automatically the next time you open the model. 12. Click Utilities > Sections > Create. 13. Make sure Section Types is set to Steel and Shape is set to I-sections. 14. Type myI for the Name.
Arcs and Tapered Members 15. Type 18 for the Depth. 16. Type 8.02 for the Flange Width. 17. Type 0.62 for the Flange Thickness. 18. Type 0.35 for the Web Thickness. 19. Click Create. 20. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. 21. Now that FrameWorks Plus has created your section, let's look at the section properties. Click Utilities > Sections > Review. 22. Set Library to User. 23. Select I section. 24. Select MYI from the list area; then click Properties. FrameWorks Plus displays the properties for myI. 25. Click Cancel. Continue to the next activity.
7. Type W14X26 for the section and 8 for the cardinal point. 8. Place the cross section in a plan view. 9. Zoom in on the cross section for a better view. 10. Type C10X20 for the section. 11. Select 8 for the cardinal point and 270 for the rotation. 12. Place the channel on top of the I-section. You may need to use the MicroStation Move command and the Midpoint snap lock to align them precisely. 13. Type L5X3X1/4 for the section. 14. Select 3 for the cardinal point, 0 for the rotation, and select the reflect option. 15. Place the angle on top of the channel on the right side. Snap to the corner of the channel for precise placement. 16. Click Utilities > Sections > Create. 17. Make sure Section Types is set to Steel and Shape is set to Arbitrary.
Arcs and Tapered Members 18. Type BLT1 for the name.
19. Click Create. 20. Place a fence around the sections following the prompts. 21. Click Create again. 22. Place a data point to indicate that the I-section represents a solid area of the arbitrary section. 23. Place a data point to indicate that the channel represents a solid area. 24. Place a data point to indicate that the angle represents a solid area. FrameWorks Plus indicates that the arbitrary section was successfully created. 25. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. 26. Now that FrameWorks Plus has created your section, let's look at the section properties. Click Utilities > Sections > Review. 27. Set Library to User. 28. Select Arbitrary section. 29. Select BLT1 from the list area; then click Properties. 30. Click Cancel. Continue to the next activity.
4. Click File > Create Section Table. This dialog box is used to create new section tables. 5. In the Create Section Table dialog box, click File > New Table Name. 6. Type myIsect for the table name, and then click OK. Note that the New Table Name field in the dialog box updates with the name that you specified. 7. Verify that Create From is set to Existing Table. This indicates that you want to create the new myIsect table using sections from the existing table listed. 8. Select the Geometric Shape checkbox. This indicates that from the existing table, you want to filter sections for the new table based on shapes. 9. Select the I Shape checkbox to add only I shapes from the existing table to the new table. 10. Click OK. 11. From the Create Section Table dialog box, click File > New Table Name. 12. Type mypipesect for the table name, and then click OK. 13. Clear the I Shape checkbox, and then select the Pipe checkbox. 14. Click OK.
7. Click Modify Section. 8. Type MYI for the Start Section. 9. Select the End Section option, and then type W10X45 for the End Section. 10. Select the far left beam. 11. Type MYI for the End Section. Keep the same Start Section. 12. Select the two center beams. 13. Type W10X45 for the Start Section. Keep the same End Section.
Arcs and Tapered Members 14. Select the far right beam.
15. Click Join Member. 16. Select and accept the left-center beam. 17. Select and accept the right-center beam. 18. Join the two W18X65 beams at the Framing Plan @ TOS 15-0 level.
19. Take a close look at the tapered members in the 3D Dimetric view. Continue to the next activity.
Model Manipulation
Model Manipulation
In this section we will be manipulating the model, including: applying planar cutbacks to a member set, defining user cutbacks to vertical braces, and applying fireproofing to the first floor columns and second floor beams. We will also learn how to apply a working point offset to vertical braces. When you are finished, you will know how to:
Modify the cutback priority for a member. Compute planar cutbacks. Apply a working point offset. Use the Uncut command. Apply user cutbacks. Apply fireproofing to members.
Model Manipulation
again.
12. Click OK on the Alert box to apply the new priority. 13. Click Utilities > Review Element. 14. Verify that the correct priority was applied to the horizontal braces. 15. Click Cancel on the Review Element dialog box. 16. Click Settings > Select Filter > Settings. 17. Click Clear on the Selection Filter dialog box to clear all the filter settings, and then clear Filter On. 18. Click OK to dismiss the Selection Filter dialog box. 19. Click Compute Cutbacks. 20. Click Cancel on the alert box. 21. Set Scan Tolerance to 0:6:0.
Model Manipulation
24. Click OK on the alert box to compute cutbacks. Examine the model in the 3D view and verify that the cutbacks have been made. Then continue to the next activity.
Model Manipulation
Model Manipulation 14. Click OK to assign the select point to that vertical brace. Now, using what you have learned, set the North Elevation view and apply the same work point offsets to the vertical braces in that view. Use the Rule option and Select Point 2 for the top of the members, and the Key In option for the bottom of the members. Then set the West Elevation view. Use the Rule option and Select Point 3 for the top of the members with a 1-foot offset. Use the Key In option for the bottom of each member using 1.5 for the Z value. Continue to the next section.
Model Manipulation
Model Manipulation
10. Select the top of the brace that runs from the bottom left to top right.
Model Manipulation 11. Snap to vertical brace's top connect point, and then type dl=,,-3
Tip: After snapping, press Esc to activate the key-in field. Then press the up-arrow key to recall the previous key-in. 12. Select one of the vertical braces toward the bottom of the brace.
13. Snap to the vertical brace's bottom connect point, and then type dl=,,3 14. Select the other vertical brace toward the bottom of the brace. 15. Snap to the vertical brace's bottom connect point, and then type dl=,,3
Model Manipulation
Define SmartCuts
The SmartCut command cuts and copes a single target member to one or more support members. Each target member can have up to twenty support members. You can create multi-plane cutbacks for any linear member with standard or arbitrary sections. This command does not support arc or solid members. In this activity, you are going to apply SmartCuts to the remaining vertical braces and a beam. 1. In the 3D Dimetric view, zoom in to the vertical braces on the west and north side of the building.
2. Click Tools > Cutbacks > SmartCut. 3. Clear the User Cutback Locking option if active. 4. Select the Automatically select support members option. 5. Enter a Scan Tolerance of 2:0:0.
7. Select the Priority Override option. 8. Select the beam along Grid 2, between Grids A and B as the target member. 9. Zoom in to view the SmartCut on the beam more closely.
Model Manipulation 10. Keeping the Dimetric view zoomed in and active, set the West Elevation view 11. Using the Modify Section command to change the section of the support beam along Grid A to be a W21X300. While doing so, watch the Dimetric and West Elevation views as FrameWorks Plus automatically updates the work point offset on the two vertical braces and the SmartCuts on the vertical braces and the beam.
Model Manipulation
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13. Click OK on the Alert box to modify the 14 members. FrameWorks Plus applies fireproofing to the first floor columns. 94 FrameWorks Plus Tutorial
Model Manipulation 14. Click Settings > Select Filter > Settings. 15. Change your Comparator equal to Beams. 16. Click Modify Fireproofing 17. Click Cancel on the Alert box. 18. Change Fireproofing to Contour, top flange exposed. 19. Change Fireproofing Length to Use cutback distances. 20. Click Element Selection. 21. Drag a selection set around the beams on the second floor. 22. Click Modify Fireproofing again. again.
23. Click OK on the alert box to modify the 21 elements. FrameWorks Plus places fireproofing on the second floor beams. Spend a few minutes reviewing the fireproofing, and then continue to the next section.
Model Manipulation
Modify Fabricator
In this activity, we are going to find all the member in the model that we applied a SmartCut to, and then modify the fabricator for these members to be Jones Steel instead of Huntsville Steel. 1. Click Settings > Select Filter > Settings. 2. Clear all filter settings, and turn off the filter. 3. Click OK. 4. Click Utilities > Locate Element > By Attributes. 5. Select the Cutback option. 6. Select SmartCut from the Cutback option list. 7. Select Make selection set with results. 8. Click OK. FrameWorks Plus finds 5 members with SmartCuts applied, and then creates a selection set. 9. Click Cancel to exit the Locate Element command. 10. Click Tools > Modify > Modify Additional Attributes. 11. Click OK on the alert box to modify the 5 members. 12. Select Fabricator Name. (Only the attributes that are selected are modified.) 13. Select Jones Steel from the fabricator name list. 14. Click OK. 15. Now go back to the Locate Element command and search for members that have Jones Steel as the fabricator name. You will find the fabricator name under the More button. Continue to the next activity.
Attach a model partition to the active model Place slabs Place walls Place holes
4. Select linear from the model name list, and then click Attach. Continue to the next activity.
Because the slab is on top of the beams, you will probably need to look in the 3D Dimetric view to see the second floor slab after placing it.
Place Footings
With the slabs in place, you are ready to start on the footings under the ground floor columns. You will need the Framing Plan @ TOS 0 view, so make sure it is active. 1. Click Place Slabs. 2. Select the Length, Width, and Thickness options. 3. Type 1:6:0 for the length, 1:6:0 for the width, and 2:0:0 for the thickness. 4. Set Block Justification to Center. 5. Set Place By to Block and Face to Top Face.
6. Place a footing at each column by placing a data point at each grid intersection except A-2 in the Framing Plan @ TOS 0 view.
Place Slabs, Walls, and Holes 7. Now type 4:0:0 for the length, 4:0:0 for the width, and 1:0:0 for the thickness. 8. Set Place By to Block and Face to Top Face. 9. Set Block Justification to Center. 10. Change Delta TOS to -2:0:0, because these footings need to be below the footings you just placed. 11. Place a footing at each column again.
10. Type xy=51,-1,0 for the second vertex. 11. Type xy=51,31,0 for the third vertex. FrameWorks Plus Tutorial 105
Place Slabs, Walls, and Holes 12. Right-click to place the wall.
Place a Doorway
Now that the slabs, footings, and shear wall are in place, we can place holes in them to represent doors, stairway openings, and other needed holes. As with slabs and walls, you can define the size of the hole either interactively or by key-in. In this activity, you are going to be placing a 4'x7' doorway in the shear wall. 1. Set the South Elevation view if it is not already active. 2. Click Place Holes. 3. Select Length, and type 4:0:0 4. Select Width, and type 7:0:0 5. Set Place By to Block and Block Justification to Corner.
FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select Member. 6. Select and accept the shear wall in the South Elevation view. FrameWorks Plus prompts you for the position of the vertex. 7. Type xy=48.5,0,1
FrameWorks Plus places the doorway in the shear wall. Continue to the next activity.
Place Cutouts
1. Set the Framing Plan @ TOS 15-0 and Dimetric views if they are not already active. 2. Click Solid Cutouts. 3. Type 0:2:0 for the clearance. This specifies that you want a 2-inch gap between the edge of the hole and the side of the tank. 4. Set Cutout Type to Group. 5. In Cutout Options, select Mstn Solids, Surfaces, and Cones 6. Select the second floor slab in any view.
Generating Reports
Generating Reports
Now that we have the model built, we are ready to generate material take-off reports. In this section, you will learn how to:
Define a report format Generate a Linear Member Material Reports Generate a Solid Member Material Reports Generate Center of Gravity Reports
Generating Reports
Generating Reports
Reports are written to the \rpt subdirectory in the current project using the active model name and a .txt extension by default. These files are ASCII files that can be edited and printed using any editor that accepts ASCII files as input, like Notepad or Microsoft Excel.
Generating Reports
Drawing Extractions
Drawing Extractions
FrameWorks Plus creates frozen views (drawing views) that can be used by MicroStation's Drawing Composition command or PD_Draw for construction drawing composition. In this section, we will create a new elevation view using the Drawing Scale feature, we will then freeze the views and create a simple drawing. After the drawing is created, we will then change the model and automatically update the drawing.
Drawing Extractions
7. Click Symbology > Linear > Beams in the Create View dialog box.
Drawing Extractions 8. For the Single Line representation, type 0.25 for the End1 and End2 Setbacks. This specifies that you want the setbacks one-quarter of an inch on the drawing. 9. For the Double Line representation, type 0.5 for the DblLine Length. This specifies that you want the double-line widget length to be one-half inch on the drawing. 10. Switch to the Annotation settings. 11. For the Section Size, select the Use Uniform Text Size option. By using this option, you set all the linear member label sizes in this view once, ensuring that they are the same size. 12. Type 0.125 for the Uniform Height and Width fields. 13. Type 1 for the Font. 14. Type 50 for the Offset. 15. Verify the As % of Height option is selected. By setting offset to 50 and selecting this option, the Section Size label is offset from the member half the height of the label text.
16. Click Apply to save the changes to the beam symbology settings. 17. Click Type > Columns. 18. For the Single Line representation, type 0.25 for the End1 and End2 Setbacks. 19. For the Double Line representation, type 0.5 for the DblLine Length. 20. Switch to the Annotation settings. 21. For the Section Size, type 1 for the Font. 22. Type 50 for the Offset. Verify the As % of Height option is selected. 23. Click Apply to save the changes to the column symbology settings. 24. Click Type > V-Braces. FrameWorks Plus Tutorial 117
Drawing Extractions 25. For the Single Line representation, type 0.25 for the End1 and End2 Setbacks. 26. For the Double Line representation, type 0.5 for the DblLine Length. 27. Switch to the Annotation settings. 28. For the Section Size, type 1 for the font. 29. Type 50 for the Text Position. Verify the Position as % Len option is selected. This moves the label to the center of the member. 30. Type 50 for the Offset. Verify the As % of Height option is selected. 31. Select the Abbreviate Section option. 32. Type 2 for the Number of Characters. 33. Click OK to save your changes. 34. Click File > Save As on the Create View dialog box. 35. Type Drawing Scale for the preference name, and then click OK. 36. Click OK to create the view. 37. Select a view to display the new elevation view in. 38. Click Place Elevation Grid 39. Select the Honor view scale for grid graphics option at the bottom of the dialog box. This specifies that you want the grid label graphics to be scaled to the active drawing scale of the view the grid is placed in. Note If after you place the grid you change the scale of a view, you have to delete and replace the grid. FrameWorks Plus does not rescale grid labels when the view's drawing scale changes. 40. Set Axis to Horizontal.
41. Type 22 for the Extension (Left) option. 42. Click Symbology > Labels. 43. Type 0.125 for the Text Height and Text Width fields. We want the grid's horizontal line labels to be the same size on the drawing as the member labels. 44. Click OK on the Grid Label Symbology dialog box. 45. Set Axis to Vertical. 46. Type 0.25 for the Bubble Radius. 47. Click Symbology > Labels again.
Drawing Extractions 48. Type 0.125 for the Text Height and Text Width fields. These are the labels for the vertical grid lines. 49. Set Font to 1. 50. Click OK on the Grid Label Symbology dialog box. 51. Click OK on the Place Elevation Grid dialog box. FrameWorks Plus prompts Select Grid Line. 52. Select grid line C in any plan view. FrameWorks Plus prompts Select Elevation View for grid. 53. Place a data point in the Elevation @ Grid C view. 54. Click View > Override Annotation. 55. Select one of the beams at the TOS 15' level whose section label is overlapping the second floor slab. 56. Place the annotation below the member. 57. Select the other beam whose label is overlapping and move the annotation below the member.
With all the views that we need created, we are ready to freeze them. Continue to the next section.
Drawing Extractions
Drawing Extractions 13. Click Apply to save the frozen view. 14. Select the 3D Dimetric view. 15. Click Select and create a file called Dimetric.dgn. 16. Clear the Generate Propagated Model option. 17. Select Include Attached FWP Models. 18. Click OK to freeze the 3D view. 19. Click File > Save FWP Settings so the same views are set when we come back to the model. 20. Click View > Display Frozen. 21. Select the Elevation @ Grid C view from the list. 22. Click Display. 23. Place a data point in a view. FrameWorks Plus displays the frozen view in the selected view. 24. Look at the other frozen views, and then click Cancel to exit the Display Frozen command. Now that we have several views frozen, we can begin the drawing composition.
Drawing Extractions
Compose Drawings
The next step in creating a construction drawing is to take the drawing views you froze and arrange them inside a drawing border to compose the drawing. Three basic operations are involved in drawing composition:
Attaching a border file to your drawing file. The drawing border can be made specific to your company or client. The border is attached as a reference file so that it can be shared with all designers on the project. Placing the frozen drawing views inside the drawing border. Finishing the drawing using any of the MicroStation drafting tools, such as dimensioning, notes, symbols, and so forth.
You can compose drawings using the MicroStation Drawing Composition command or by using the MicroStation Reference files command. We will cover both methods.
Drawing Extractions Note If you define these settings in your drawing seed file, you will not have to set them each time you create a new drawing. 4. Click File > Reference.
The Reference Files dialog box appears. 5. Click Tools > Attach on the dialog box. The Attach Reference File dialog box appears. 6. Browse to the c:\win32app\ingr\FWPLUS\SEED directory. Note If you installed FrameWorks Plus to another directory, use that directory path instead of c:\win32app\ingr. 7. Select the All Files (*.*) option.
8. Select the ENGLISH.BDR file. 9. Click OK. The Attach Reference File dialog box appears. 10. Select the Bsize 11x17 border saved view from the list. 11. Click OK. 12. Place a data point in the MicroStation Top View view. 13. Maximize the Top View window, and then click Fit. Note If the MicroStation orientation cube is in the middle of your border, use the MicroStation Delete Element command to delete the orientation cube. 14. Click Tools > Attach.
15. Browse to the c:\users\myproject\frz directory. Note If you stored your project in a location other than c:\users, use that directory path instead. 16. Select the GridC.dgn file.
17. Click OK. 18. Select the saved view from the list. 19. Set the Scale to 1:96. This is equivalent to a drawing scale of 1/8". 20. Click OK. 21. Place the saved view on the left side of the drawing.
Drawing Extractions 22. Now place the 3D and plan views in the drawing on the right side. Use a scale of 1:150. If you need to move your first view or just want to rearrange your drawing, use the Tools > Move command on the Reference Files dialog box.
Drawing Extractions 13. Click Tools > Attach Border > Saved View. 14. Navigate through the directory structure to the ..\fwplus\seed directory. Note The default delivery directory for FrameWorks Plus is c:\win32app\ingr\fwplus. 15. Select the english.bdr file, and then click OK.
16. Select Bsize, and then click OK. 17. Select Save Full Path in the Drawing Composition dialog box. 18. Place the border in any MicroStation Top View. 19. Fit the view so you can see the entire border. 20. Set the Scale (Sheet:Model) to 0.0063 : 1.0' 21. Click Tools > Attach Saved View. 22. Select and place the saved view into the border. Note
Depending on the size of the views were when you froze them, you may have to scale the frozen views to get them to fit inside the border. The Scale command is on the Tools menu.
Drawing Extractions
Drawing Extractions
Update a Drawing
Because we changed the model in the previous activity, our drawing is no longer upto-date. FrameWorks Plus provides two commands (Update Frozen and Regenerate) for updating frozen (drawing) views. 1. Click View > Drop and drop all FrameWorks Plus views. 2. Click View > Update Frozen. FrameWorks Plus displays those frozen views that are out-of-date with their model views in red. 3. Hold the SHIFT key, and the select each view listed in red. 4. Click Update. 5. Click Cancel. 6. Return to the drawing file, and verify that the views were updated. 7. Now go back to the model and move the members back to their original location. 8. This time use the View > Regenerate command to update the frozen views. Make sure you select the Regenerate Attached Models option.
Drawing Extractions
2. Set View Type to 3D. 3. Type 3D View for PD_Review for the view description. 4. Click Symbology > Linear > Beams on the Create View dialog box. 5. Verify that the Graphics Representation for each linear member type (beam, column, vertical brace, and horizontal brace) is Surface. Turn off any other representation and annotations types. 6. Create the view, and place it in one of the MicroStation views. 7. Click File > Save FWP Settings to save the settings. 8. Click View > Freeze. 9. Select the view you just created. 10. Click Select. 11. Type 3dview for the file name. 12. Click OK to create the file. 13. Verify the Generate Propagated Model option is selected. 14. Click OK. 15. Exit FrameWorks Plus, but keep MicroStation running. 16. Using the MicroStation File > Open command, open the 3dview.prp file in the project's \frz directory. You may need to turn on MicroStation levels 50 - 63 to see the model. 17. Use the MicroStation analyze command, and select one of the members. Notice that the member graphics are represented as a solid MicroStation element. 18. Click Utilities > Render > Constant and select a view. 19. When you are done rendering the model, open the Linear model in FrameWorks Plus again. Continue to the next activity.
Analytical Commands
Analytical Commands
Now that the building is modeled, we are ready to place analytical information -loads, releases, and supports -- in the model. In this section we will:
Place dead and live distributed loads on the beams. Place concentrated wind loads on one side of the building. Define member end releases. Define member supports for the first floor columns. Create an analysis input file.
Analytical Commands
4. Click Apply. FrameWorks Plus prompts you to Select Member to place load on. 5. Click each beam in the Framing Plan @ TOS 15-0 view. You can watch the Isometric Analytic view to see the loads being placed. 6. Now define the following load: Load Case: DEAD Load Type: Distributed Load Frame: Global Direction: Z Magnitude: -0.100
Analytical Commands 7. Click Apply, and place this load on all beams that run along grid lines 1 and 3 in the Framing Plan @ TOS 30-0 view. 8. Change the Magnitude to -0.200, and apply this to all the beams on grid lines B, C, and D and the horizontal braces in the Framing Plan @ TOS 30-0. 9. Change the Load Case Name to Live and the Magnitude to -0.220 and apply the load to the same interior beams on grid lines B, C, and D and horizontal braces. 10. Change the Magnitude to -0.110, and apply the live load to the exterior horizontal beams along grid lines 1 and 3 in the Framing Plan @ TOS 30-0 view. Continue to the next activity.
Analytical Commands
Loads are placed at the joints, but must be assigned to the start or end points of the members. For example, the 0.75 load at the A-30' joint is defined as: Load Case: WIND Load Type: Concentrated Load Frame: Global Direction: Y Magnitude: 0.75 Location: RELative (Value) 0.0
Analytical Commands
This location and value mean to place the load a 0 relative distance from end 1, which is the left end of the member. 5. Click Apply, and select the beam between grid lines A and B at the 30' elevation in the South Elevation view. 6. Change the Location value to 1.0. This means that the load is placed 100% along the length of the member, or at end two. Apply this load to the top beam spanning between grid D and E. 7. In the Isometric Analytic view, look at each of the beams and verify that the load graphics are placed in the proper locations. You may have to zoom in on the corner of the building to see the load graphic (purple arrow pointing in the Y direction).
8. Place the rest of the wind loads on the appropriate members. Remember, a relative location of 0 places the load at the beginning of the beam, while a relative location of 1 places the load at the end of the member. Continue to the next activity. FrameWorks Plus Tutorial 133
Analytical Commands
Analytical Commands
Analytical Commands
Modify Supports
With the releases defined, we can move on to supports. Because our first floor columns are standing on solid footings and surrounded by a slab, we really should model supports at the start of the columns. 1. Using the Settings > Select Filter > Settings command, remove (clear) any selection filter that you have defined. 2. Click Modify Supports. 3. Select any one of the first-floor columns. 4. Fix the degrees of freedom in the X, Y, Z, and RZ directions at the start member end. 5. Click OK. 6. Zoom in on the bottom of the column. 7. Click Label Supports. 8. Select the same column.
Legend for the Support Label 9. Define the same supports for the rest of the first floor columns. Continue to the next activity.
Analytical Commands
2. Click Utilities > Create Mapping File. 3. Click OK to create the mapping file. FrameWorks Plus creates the mapping file in the int directory. 4. When FrameWorks Plus is finished creating the mapping file, use Notepad to open the fmf file located in the c:\users\myproject\int\ directory. Continue to the next activity.
Analytical Commands
Analytical Commands
Place Stairs
FrameWorks Plus delivers several unsupported FPL programs that you can use. One of these FPL programs place stairs using parameters that you define. In this last activity, we will place a staircase from the ground floor to the second floor. 1. Set a 3D view. 2. Click File > FPL Applications. 3. Select Stair.ma from the list, and then click OK. 4. Type 3.0 for the stair width. Remember that the hole that we made for stairs is 4 feet wide. 5. Select Both for the hand railing option. 6. Click Place. 7. Type xy=49.5,2,1 for the base point of the stairs. We know that Grid line E is 50 feet from the origin in the X direction. The stairway hole, which is 4 feet wide, aligns with Grid line E, so splitting the difference we know that the base point needs to be 49.5. Similarly, Grid 1 is at 0 in the Y direction. We allow a 2-foot clearance in the Y direction. The ground floor slab is 1 foot thick, so the origin needs to be 1 foot in the Z direction. 8. Type xy=49.5,15,16 for the top point of the stairs. The 49.5 is the same as the base point. The hole stops at Grid 2, which is at 15 feet in the Y direction. The second floor slab is 1 foot thick, so 15 TOS plus 1 foot for the slab gives us 16 in the Z direction. 9. Set Placement Point to Right. 10. Click Place again.
Analytical Commands
Now What?
We have covered many of the main FrameWorks Plus features in this tutorial, but not all of them. If while you are using FrameWorks Plus, you have questions about a feature or an option on a dialog box, refer to the on-line help file (Help > Contents). All FrameWorks Plus commands, dialog box options, and command line interfaces are documented in the Command Information book in help. FrameWorks Plus documentation is also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available from the Adobe web site (www.adobe.com). Intergraph gives you permission to print the delivered PDF files for your own personal use. However, you cannot print the PDF files for resale, redistribution, or any other activity from which you would profit. If you cannot find an answer to your question in help or the documentation, refer to the Customer Support topic in the help file for the different ways you can contact support. Thank you for using FrameWorks Plus.
Index
Index
3D view, 15 analysis output, 138 analytical commands, 129 arbitrary sections creating, 76 arcs, 67 copying, 72 place, 69 associative moves, 126 attaching a model, 99 attributes.dat, 13 beams adding to named groups, 65 change section size, 52 copy, 50 fireproofing, 94 place single, 44 settings, 29 braces adding to named groups, 65 horizontal, 55 settings, 29 vertical, 61 building a model, 37 change default settings, 68 check plot, 138 columns adding to named groups, 65 change section size, 52 fireproofing, 94 place multiple, 42 placing single, 39 settings, 29 combinations loads, 34 compose drawings, 122 concrete slab, 101, 102 config.dat, 12 copying arc members, 72 beams, 50 members, 46 seed model, 35 create frozen views, 120 creating arbitrary sections, 76 custom section tables, 78 elevation views, 22 grids, 19 load cases, 32 named groups, 64 projects, 10 seed models, 14 user sections, 74 curved members, 69 cutbacks multi-plane, 91 planar, 84 user, 89 define load cases, 32 doorways placing, 107 drawings compose, 122 extractions, 115 updating, 127 editing, 12, 13 attributes.dat, 13 config.dat, 12 elevation grids, 25 views, 22 end releases label, 135 filtering a selection, 58 fireproofing, 94 footings, 103 format reports, 112 foundation, 97 view, 100 frozen views, 120 updating, 127 getting started, 7 grids create, 19 elevation grids, 25 holes doors, 107 placing, 107, 108 horizontal braces, 55 introduction, 7 loads by point, 134 cases, 32 combinations, 34 placing, 130 symbology, 32 wind, 132 mapping file, 137 members change section size, 52 copying, 46 fireproofing, 94 releases, 135
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supports, 136 tapered, 80 models attaching, 99 opening, 98 views, 15 modifying attributes, 63, 96 view styles, 27 moving associative, 126 multi-plane cutbacks, 91 named groups, 64 adding members to, 65 place arcs, 69 placing elevation grid, 25 first floor columns, 39 footings, 103 holes, 107, 108 horizontal braces, 55 loads, 130 multiple columns, 42 single beams, 44 slabs, 101, 102 stairs, 139 tapered members, 80 vertical braces, 61 walls, 105 plan view, 17 planar cutbacks, 84 preface, 6 projects creating, 10 releases label, 135 reports, 111 format, 112 solids, 114 second floor columns, 53 section sizes change, 52 sections create arbitrary, 76 create custom section tables, 78 create user, 74 seed models copying, 35 creating, 14 selection filter, 58 selection sets, 46 settings beams, 29 braces, 29 columns, 29 slabs placing, 101, 102 SmartCut, 91 solids, 97 reports, 114 stairs placing, 139 supports, 136 tables creating custom, 78 tapered members, 67, 80 updating drawings, 127 frozen views, 127 user cutbacks, 89 user sections create, 74, 76 create custom tables, 78 vertical braces, 61 views 3D model, 15 elevation, 22 foundation, 100 frozen, 120 plan, 17 styles, 27 walls holes in, 107 placing, 105 welcome, 7 wind loads, 132 work point offsets, 86, 88