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Contents

Contents
Thankyou. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Gettingstarted . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Userinterface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
FirstSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
ProjectSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
TemplateSelection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
DrawingSheetSelection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
SpecifyingtheStoreyHeight . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
InsertingAdditionalFloors . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Selectionmethods . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ZoomingandPanningmethods . . . . . . . . . 12
Definingagridpattern . . . . . . . . . . 13
DefiningMaterials . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CreatingColumns . . . . . . . . . . . 17
CreatingWalls . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
CreatingBeams . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CreatingSlabs . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SettingSlabTypesAutomatically . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CreatingRibbedSlabs . . . . . . . . . . 23
SlabDesignandDetailing . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SlabLoads. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SlabOpenings . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Generatinga3DViewoftheModel . . . . . . . . 29
DefiningLoadCombinations . . . . . . . . . 30
BuildingAnalysisandDesign . . . . . . . . . 31
PreAnalysisSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
BuildingAnalysisModelOptions . . . . . . . . . . . 32
TheAnalysisTab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
RunningtheAnalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CrossCheckingtheAnalysisResults . . . . . . . . . . . 33
PostAnalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ColumnDesign . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
BeamDesign . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
DesignStatus . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
QuantityExtractionTables . . . . . . . . . . 42
ReportManager . . . . . . . . . . . 43
WhatNext? . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Thankyou

Thankyou
ThankyouforchoosingOrion.Weareconfidentthatyouwillfinditinvaluableandwelookforwardtogettingto
knowyouandyourbusiness.

Togetyouupandrunningquickly,wevesuppliedthisQuickStartGuide1,withwhichyoushouldbeabletocreate,
analyseandreviewresultsforasimplemodelinaround1hour.

Afterthatbigger(morerealistic)modelsmaybetosomeextentjustamatterofrepetition.Orionhasnumerous
featurestomakedefininglargemodelseasiertofindoutmoreaboutthesewewouldrecommendyouwork
throughtheStandardTrainingManualwhichweveprovidedasaPDF(locatedintheHelpsubfolderofthe
Orion\18programfolder).

Afterthat,youwilleasilygofromnovicetoexpert,simplybyusingtheHelpsystemandtheEngineersHandbook
weveprovidedontheHelpmenu.

IfyouhaveanycommentsorideasaboutOrion,pleasegetintouchandsharethemwithus.Weaimtoprovidethe
verybestsolutionsandfeedbackfromourcustomersisvitaltous.

EnjoyusingOrion,welookforwardtohearingfromyou.

The Orion team

Footnotes
1. This document was prepared for Orion version 18.0. If you are using a newer version of the software some features may vary. The latest
version of this guide is available from the Welcome Screen on Orions Help menu.

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Gettingstarted

Gettingstarted
Overthefollowingpageswewillexplainhowtobuildthebasicmodelshownbelow,analyseitanddesignits
members.

Themodelisverysimplified,butconsistentwiththeaimofthisguidetogiveyouaquickoverviewofOrionfrom
starttofinish.

Userinterface
ThevariouscomponentsofOrionsuserinterfaceareshownbelow:

Memberstoolbar
Mainmenu
Layertoolbar

Structure Context(mouse
treeview rightclick)menu 3Dview

Planview

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Gettingstarted

ApartfromthePickicon1,whichyouusetoselectanytypeofmember,theMembersToolbarisarrangedin
alogicalsequence.

Generallyyoucreatebuildingsbyworkingfromlefttorightalongthistoolbar.

YoucanalsoaccesstheoptionsonthetoolbarfromtheMainmenualthoughthisisslowerthanusingtheicons.

QuickStartconventions
TheaimoftheseconventionsistoenableyoutoworkthroughthisQuickStartexampleasquicklyaspossible.

MenusForthepurposeofthisexercisewhenwerefertoMainmenucommandswedosousingfollowing
syntax:

PickRun / BeamSectionDesignandDetailing StoreyBeams

ThismeansthatyoushouldpickitemshownbelowfromtheMainmenu.

ButtonsWeshortenthecommandClicktheButtonNamebuttontoClickButtonName.

StepsyoumustperformInordertodifferentiatefromanyexplanatorytext,actionsthatyouneedtoperform
arenumberedandshowninitalicsasshownbelow:
1. LeavetheCodestabunchangedandclickAnalysis.

FirstSteps
IfyouhavenotyetinstalledOrion,inserttheCDintoyourcomputersCD/DVDdrive,andfollowtheonscreen
instructionstoinstallit.Ensurethatyouconnectthehardwaredongletotheappropriateportonyourcomputer.

1. ClicktheStartbuttonontheWindowstaskbar,theninturnclick:
AllPrograms,
CSC/Orion,
Orion18.

Footnotes
1. Wherever we refer to an icon you will find a picture of that icon to the right of the text which refers to it.

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Gettingstarted

ThisloadsOrion,anddisplaystheOpenProjectdialog.Youusethisbothtoselectanexistingprojectortostart
anewone.IfrequiredyoucanspecifyadifferentlocationbyclickingtheDataFolderdropdownandchoosing
SelectDataFolder...

2. ClickNewProjectandtypetheProjectCodeasshownusingthe'_'charactertodenotespaces.

3. SelectOK.
ThiscreatesafolderautomaticallycalledQuick_Start_TutorialwithinthedefaultDataFolder.Thisiswhere
Orionstoresallthedataforthismodel.

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ProjectSettings

ProjectSettings
Wenowneedtochoosethesettingstobeappliedtotheproject.

TemplateSelection
TheSettingsCenterdialogappearsautomatically.

1. SelecttheUK(BS8110)templateandclickImport.
Templatesareusedtorapidlyestablishdefaultmodelparameters:designcodes;materialproperties;member
designsettingsetc.fortheproject.AlternativelyyoucanchoosetoduplicatesettingsfromanexistingProject.

DrawingSheetSelection
TheDrawingSheetselectiondialogappearsautomatically.

1. SelectthestandardsheetsizeA0(1188x840mm),thensetthedrawinganddetailscalesto1/50and1/20
respectively,thenclickOK.

Note The sheet origin (0,0) is located at the lower left corner of the drawing sheet. If, after creating your model,
you find it is too close to the edge of the sheet, then you can reposition it by clicking Pick Sheet Origin.

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ProjectSettings

Afteryouselectthedrawingsheetyouwillseethemaindrawingarea(GraphicEditor).Initiallythedrawing
areaiscompletelyempty.

SpecifyingtheStoreyHeight
Thestoreyheightisspecifiedasfollows:

1. RightclickonStoreysintheStructureTreeViewtoseethecontextmenu.

2. PickEditStorey.

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ProjectSettings

3. Enterthestoreyheight,has3300mmandtheFoundationDepthas1000mm.

4. ClickOK.

InsertingAdditionalFloors
Nowwewillproceedtodefinethebuildingstotalnumberoffloors.

1. RightclickonStoreysintheStructureTreeViewoncemoreandpickInsertstoreyfromthecontextmenu.

2. Enter4intheTotalNo.ofStoreysboxandclickOK.

Note By entering 4 you are telling Orion that you want to add storey 4. Orion knows that your model only
contains a base level at present, and it will therefore create not only storey 4, but will also create the
intermediate storeys 1, 2 and 3 automatically.

If you were to use the dialog on a building which already has storeys in it, and you entered the number of
an existing storey, then Orion would create a new storey at that storey number and would move the
existing storey(s) up to cater for this.

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Selectionmethods

Selectionmethods
SelectionisperformedusingthefirstbuttonintheMemberstoolbar.Atthemomentthemodelhasnomembers
foryoutoselect.Youwillhoweverneedthisgeneralinformationasyoucontinuetoworkthroughtheexample,so
pleasetaketimetoreaditnow.

YouselectallentitiesinthesamewayusingthePickicon.Selectedentitiesarealsohighlightedinthe
StructureTreeView.

Ifyouclicktherightmousebuttonwhenanentityisselectedyouwillseeapopup(context)menuwhich
allowsyoutoeditthatentity.

Youcanselectseveralentitiesatthesametime,simplyholddowntheCTRLkeywhileyoupickthem.Youcan
identifyselectedentitiesbythesmallsquaresorgripsthatappearattheirends.

YoucanalsoselectentitiesdirectlyfromtheStructureTreeView.Clicktheentitynameinthetreeviewtoselectit.
YoucanalsoholddowntheCTRLkeytoselectionmultipleentitiesfromthestructuretree.

Youcanalsodragwiththemousetoaccessfurtherselectionoptions:
dragfromlefttorightandyouwillseearectangularbox.WhenyoureleasethemousebuttonOrionselectsall
entitiesthataretotallycontainedwithinthebox.
dragfromrighttoleftsimilarlyandOrionselectsanyentitiesthatarecontainedwithintheboxandwhichcross
itsboundaries.
holdtheShiftkeydownanddragtocreatealineratherthanarectangle.InthiscaseOrionselectsanyentities.
holdControlandShiftkeysdownanddragtofilterbyelementtypetheselectedentities.

AsyouprogressthroughthisexamplepleaseexperimentwithselectingusingboththePickiconandtheStructure
TreeViewmethods.

Note For more information about selecting single/multiple entities using the Pick command refer to the Orion
Standard Training Manual.

ZoomingandPanningmethods
Aswithselectionthereisnothingotherthanthesheetborderwithwhichtozoomandpan.Youwill
needthisgeneralinformationlaterintheexample.Aswithselectionwewouldencourageyouto
experimentwithzoomingandpanningasyouworkthroughtheexample.

Themostusefulzoomcommandsare:
ZoomExtentszoomsthedisplaysothatyoucanseetheselectedobject(s).

ZoomLimitszoomsthedisplaysothatyoucanseealltheobjectsthatarewithinthedrawing
sheetborder.

ZoomWindowAllowsyoutozoomintoanareabydraggingarectangletodefineits
diametricallyoppositecorners.

PanAllowsyoutopanthedrawingimagebyholdingdownthescrollwheelonthemouseand
draggingtoanewlocationinthewindow.

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Definingagridpattern

Note You can Zoom and Pan easily on-the-fly using the mouse.
If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, scroll it to zoom in and out.
Hold the scroll wheel down and drag to pan the display.
If you have a three button mouse you can use the middle button to zoom and pan.

Definingagridpattern
Nowtocreatetheaxesinourmodel.YoucaneitherdefineaxesindividuallybyclickingtheAxisicon,oryou
mayprefertoimportthemfromaDXFdrawing.RefertotheOrionHelpformoredetailsofhowtoimport
themfromDXF.
YoucanalsodefinemultipleaxesinonegousingtheOrthogonalAxisGenerator.Thisistheapproachweshall
adopthere.

1. RightclickonAxesintheStructureTreeViewtoseethecontextmenu(shownbelow).

2. PickOrthogonalAxisGenerator.

Note Look at the bottom of the window. The text displayed there tells you how to proceed.

3. HolddowntheCTRLkeyandpickapointinthelowerlefthandregionofthedrawingsheet.

Note Holding the CTRL key like this ensures the reference point is a sensible (i.e. whole number) offset from the
origin.

4. AfteryoupickthereferencepointyouwillseetheOrthogonalAxisGeneratordialog.

Note The Orthogonal Axis Generator creates Direction 1 axes horizontally and gives them Alphabetic labels, It
creates Direction 2 axes vertically with Numeric labels. By convention Orion will assign direction 1 to all
axes within 45 to the horizontal and direction 2 to all axes within 45 to the vertical.

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Definingagridpattern

5. CompletetheOrthogonalAxisGeneratorasshown,withbothDir1andDir2AxisSpacingssetto5000*3.

6. ClickOKandyouwillseetheaxesshownbelow.

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DefiningMaterials

DefiningMaterials
Wenowneedtospecifythematerialstobeusedinthemodel.

1. PickRun/BuildingAnalysistoseetheBuildingAnalysisdialog.

Thedefaultmaterialgradesarelistedforeachmembertypeatthebottomofthisform.
2. ClickEditMaterials.

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DefiningMaterials

3. ClicktheColumns/ConcreteGrades box,highlightC25/30 andchecktheboxApplytoAllMemberTypes.

Note You could apply an alternative grade or adjust the modulus of elasticity of an existing grade from here.

4. ClickOKtoreturntotheMaterialstab.

Note The unit weight of concrete is set on this screen also. In this example 25kN/m3 is used.

5. RepeatthesameprocessifnecessaryfortheSteelGrade.Allstructuralmembersshouldbesettousebarsof
Grade500(Type2)andaMaterialFactorof1.15.

Note The above Grade and Material Factor are appropriate for design to BS 8110:1997 in the UK. For other
codes/regions you may be required to adjust these.

NextwewillsetthebardiameterswhichwewantOriontoconsiderwhenitperformsthereinforcementdesign
foreachmembertype.
6. ClickDia(theoneontheSlabsrow).
Youwillnoticethatsomebarssizesareselectedbydefault.YoucanpreventOrionusingabarsizebyremoving
thetickinitsUsebox.ConverselyyoucanallowOriontouseabarsizebytickingitsUsebox.
InthisexamplewewillchoosenottouseH8barsintheslabsorbeams.

7. MakethesettingsshownaboveandclickOK.

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CreatingColumns

8. Repeattheaboveprocessforthebeamsandlinksalso.

Note You may prefer to use different bar sizes, in which case you will achieve different results later in the
example.

9. SelectOKtoreturntotheMaterialsdialogwhichlooksasshownbelow.

10. SelectOKoncemoretoreturntotheBuildingAnalysisdialogandthenClose.

CreatingColumns
1. ClicktheColumniconorpickMember/Column.
2. Enterb1andb2as250and200,thene1ande2as125and100asshownbelow.Thedimensionsare
explainedbythediagramtotherightofthedialog.

Dir-2 Axis

Column
reference
point
b2

Dir-1 Axis
e2

e1
b1

Note You can right click in each box and select from the available dimensions instead of typing.

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CreatingWalls

Thesepropertieswillcreatea250x200sizedcolumnwiththe250dimensionindirection1.Thesecolumnsare
alsoparalleltothegridsinbothdirections1and2.
3. TopositioncolumnsclickanddragfromaxisA1toaxisA4.

Tip You might like to try out some of the zooming and panning methods on page 12 to view the area of interest
at this point.

4. Nextpositionsinglecolumnsbyclickingatthefollowinggridintersections:B1,B4,C1,C4.
5. Topositionthefinalrowofcolumns,clickanddragfromAxisD1toaxisD4.

CreatingWalls
1. ClicktheWalliconorpickMember/Wall.
2. Enterab:dimensionof200,andab2:dimensionof100.Alsoenteravalueof100forbothExt.I:andJ:.
Thedimensionsareexplainedbythediagrambelow.
Shear wall reference points
I J
b
b2

Shear wall
I-ext insertion axis J-ext

3. InsertthewallbyclickinganddraggingfromthestartgridB2toC2.

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CreatingBeams

4. DothesameatGridC2toC3andGridB2toB3.Youshouldnowhavethefollowingarrangementofwalls.

CreatingBeams
1. ClicktheBeamsiconor,pickMember/Beam.
2. IntheBeamPropertiesdialogensurethatb:is200,hbot:is500andhtop:is0.0.

Note The dimension h-bot is the depth of the beam from the top of the slab, and h-top is the height of the beam
above it. A negative value of h-top would drop the beam below the slab.

Wewantthebeamsaretobeplacedinthecentrallyalongtheaxessowewantb2tobehalfofb.

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3. Toensurethisclickthealignmenticon( )followedbythecentreicon( ).Thissetsb2to100.

Note b2 can never be larger than b.

4. TopositionthebeamsclickanddragalongthefollowingaxesA1 to A4,B1 to B4,C1 to C4,D1 to D4,


A1 to D1,A2 to D2,A3 to D3andA4 to D4.

Note Like the columns the beams are automatically labelled based on the storey and numbered sequentially as
they are entered.

Note Orion automatically splits the beam into three individual members between the columns.

Note A beam will not be placed where a wall already exists. For example, dragging along grid line B created two
extra beams, not 3.

Yourscreenshouldnowlooklikethis.

CreatingSlabs
Nowweshallcreatethe4thstoreyslabs.
1. ClicktheSlabiconorpickMember/Slab.
2. IntheSlabPropertiesdialogentertheslabthicknessh:tobe200andtheConcretecovertobe25.
3. ClickontheLoadstabandenteranextraDeadLoadof1.2kN/m2.

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4. IntheImp.Loadboxdoarightmouseclickandselectavalueof4.0kN/m2.

Note Orion calculates the self-weight of the slab automatically from its thickness and the concrete density
(specified earlier when defining materials).

5. ReturntotheGeneraltab,clicktheTypeboxandyouwillseeapopupmenuofallpossibleSlabTypes.

Note The Slab Type relates to table 3.14 in the code and is used to obtain correct reinforcement values, based on
the coefficient method. For ease in creating this model we will leave the Slab Type as 1 initially. Once all the
slabs exist we can tell Orion to calculate the correct type for each slab automatically.

6. TocreatethefirstslabpositionthecursorinthesquarebetweengridpointsA1andB2andleftclick.

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CreatingSlabs

Youwillseeyourfirstslab4S1asbelow,thisalsoincludestheyieldlinefortheslabloaddistribution.

Note If the slab does not appear as shown above, click the Insertion button and ensure the insertion method is set
to Beam Region.

If yield lines are not visible, these can be activated as follows. Pick Settings/View Settings/Slabs. Check
the box Display Yield Lines.
7. Repeattheaboveprocesstodefinesevenmoreslabstoachievethelayoutshownbelow:

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CreatingRibbedSlabs

SettingSlabTypesAutomatically
TosettheslabtypesinaccordancewithBS8110Table3.14automatically,proceedasfollows:
1. TocleartheselectionofanymembersclicktheClearSelectionSeticon.
2. RightmouseclicktheSlabsfolderintheStructureTreeandselectSetSlabTypesAutomatically.

YouwillseetheSlabTypeDeterminationdialog.

3. ClickOKtoproceed.Oriondeterminestheslabtypes.

4. ClickOKoncemoretoclosetheMessagesdialog.
Note At this point the model is ready for various types of analysis and design. If you are in a hurry, you could
skip to page 31 and do this. We are going to cover a few other useful options first.

CreatingRibbedSlabs
Asanalternativetonormalandflatslabsyoucanalsodefineanduseribbedandwaffleslabs.Theseslabs
typesarenotwithinthescopeofthisQuickStartGuide.Forfurtherinformationonthesetypesofslabrefertothe
StructureModellingtopicintheOrionHelpsystem.

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SlabDesignandDetailing

SlabDesignandDetailing
Forbeam/slabmodels(asopposedtoflatslab),youdetermineslabreinforcementrequirementsbyinsertingslab
stripsintheX&Ydirections.Thisthenautomaticallydeterminesthereinforcementrequiredforthedifferentslab
typesbyusingTable3.14fromBS 8110.

Stripsprovideflexibilitytodesignanddetailreinforcementinanyplanorientation.Thisenablesverycomplexfloor
layoutstobedesignedanddetailed.

TheslabstripsparalleltothehorizontalaxeswillbelabelledX1,X2andthoseparalleltotheverticaldirectionaxes
willbelabelledY1,Y2

FirstwewilldefineastriplabelledX1throughtheslabsbetweengridlinesABandwhichcrossgridlines1 to 5.

1. ClicktheSlabStripicontoseetheSlabStripPropertiesdialog.
Whendrawingstripsitisessentialthatyousetthecorrectstartandendconditions.
Therearethreeoptions:
SlabThestripstartsorendsinside
aslab.Thebottomsteelfortheslab
inquestionisnotdesigned,butthe
spanoftheslabcanbedefinedand
thisvalueisusedindeterminingthe
supportsteel.

BobThestripstartsorends
beyondanedgebeamorwall.The
supportsteelattheedgeisbent
downintothebeam/wall.

CantileverThestripstartsorends
beyondacantileverslab.

2. EnsurethelabelisX1andindicateaBobatboththestartandendofthestripbyclickingontheappropriate
endconditionsasshownabove.
3. PositionyourcursoraboveGridAbuttotheleftofGrid1(sothatitisnotinthemodel).Nowpressandholdthe
CTRL1keyandatthesametimeclickanddragtocreateahorizontallinewhichextendspastGrid4.

Footnotes
1. This ensures that the strip you create is completely horizontal.

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SlabDesignandDetailing

Yourscreenshouldlooksimilartothis.

Note We specified the bar sizes which Orion can use in slab design earlier (see Defining Materials on
page 15.) You can also control the slab bar spacing range that will be applied by picking Settings / Slab
Design Settings / Steel Bars.

4. CreateanothersimilarstriplabelledX2byrepeatingtheprocessfortheslabsbetweengridlinesBCstartingto
theleftofgridline1andendingtotherightofgridline2.
5. DrawathirdstripandafourthstripintheXdirectiontoachievethelayoutbelow.

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SlabDesignandDetailing

6. Nowwecaninsertsomeverticalstrips.CreatestripY1betweengridlines1and2andwhichextendsfrom
belowgridlineAtobeyondgridlineD.
7. CreateadditionalstripsY2,Y3andY4asshownbelow:

Wecannowrecheckstripsasabatchandcreateareport.
8. PickRun/SlabAnalysisandDesign.

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Dimensions

9. EnsurethattheoptionCheckDesign(DoNotModifyExistingSteel)isselectedandthenclickDesigntoseethe
reportbelow:

10. ClickSavefollowedbyExittoshuttheReportPrintPreview.
11. ClickCanceltoclosetheSlabAnalysisandDesigndialog.

Dimensions
Youcandimensiontheplanviewatanytime.AgainthisisnotwithinthescopeofthisQuickStartGuide.
PleaserefertotheStructureModellingtopicintheOrionHelpsystemformoreinformation.

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Sections

Sections
Youcancutanysectionsthroughyourmodelthatyourequire.Inthisexamplewewillcreateahorizontalsection.

1. ClicktheSectioniconorpickMember/Section.
2. ClickanddragahorizontallinemidwaybetweenaxesCandD.(PresstheCTRLkeydownwhiledragging
toensurethatthelineisexactlyhorizontal.)
3. NowclickabovetheplantoindicatethelocationwhereOrionistoplacethecrosssection.

4. IntheSectionPropertiesdialog,tickShowSteelBarsandclickUpdate.

Youwillnowseethebarsrequiredatthiscrosssectionasshownbelow.

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SlabLoads

SlabLoads
YouaddSlabpoint,lineandpatchloadsusingthiscommand.ThisisnotwithintheremitofthisQuickStart
Guide.RefertothemorecomprehensivemodelintheTrainingNotesforanexampleand/orrefertotheStructure
ModellingtopicintheOrionHelpsystemformoreinformation.

SlabOpenings
AgainrefertothemorecomprehensivemodelintheTrainingNotesforanexampleofapplyingslab
openings,and/orrefertotheStructureModellingtopicintheOrionHelpsystemformoreinformation.

Generatinga3DViewoftheModel
Orionallowsyoutoobtaina3Dviewofthemodel,andtochoosedifferentlayoutsofPlan(P)and3Dview
windows.Youcancreatedifferent3Dviewsindifferentwindows.Toswitchbetweenthedifferentviewsusethe
tabslocatedatthebottomleftoftheGraphicEditor.

1. Choosethetabshownontherighttotilea3Dviewandplanviewhorizontallyasshownbelow:

Note Although information has only been defined at ST04, all the lower storeys have been created
automatically. The program assumes that unless a floor has at least one member defined, it is to be an
exact duplicate of the floor above.

2. Clickthe3DViewtomakeitswindowactive.

Youcanmanipulatethe3DViewinanumberofways:
Tospin,zoomorpantheimagedynamicallyclickanddragtherightmousebutton,turnthemousescrollwheel
orholdthescrollwheeldownanddrag.

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DefiningLoadCombinations

Tochangethewaythe3DViewisdisplayedusethe3DViewSettingsicon.
TodisplayamenushowingvariousdifferentfiltersusetheFiltersicon.
SelectStoreyandMemberTypeFiltersfromthismenuinordertofilterbystorey,membertypeoraxis.
UsetheAnimationicontorotatethebuildingaboutaverticalaxis.

TheStructureTreeStoreyList
TheStoreylistmenuintheStructureTreeisusedtochangefromonefloortoanother.
Thislistalsoindicateswhichstoreyshavehadmembersdefined(thosewithabluecircle
markadjacenttothem).Storeyswhichhavenothadanymembersdefinedareshown
withoutacirclemark.Thesestoreysadoptthesamememberlayoutasthestoreyabove.

HenceinourmodelstoreysSt01,St02&St03areassumedtobeidenticaltothe4th
storey,andanychangeswemaketothe4thstoreywillalsoapplytothe3rd,2ndand1st
storeys.

Tip You double-click any floor in the tree view to switch to that floor.

DefiningLoadCombinations
Thetemplateselectedwhentheprojectwasfirststartedconfiguresvarioussettingsincludingadefaultsetofload
combinations.ThesecanbereviewedandeditedifrequiredfromtheBuildingAnalysisdialog.

1. PickRun/BuildingAnalysistoseetheBuildingAnalysisdialog.

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2. ClickLoadingCombinationstoseetheloadcombinationsetthatwasimportedaspartofthetemplate.

Theabovesetconsistsof15combinations;somebeingpatternedgravityloadcombinationsandothersbeing
lateralloadcombinations.
TheLoadingGeneratorcanbeusedtoeasilyregenerateadifferentsetofcombinationstoreplacetheaboveif
required.
3. Asthedefaultcombinationsetisacceptableinthiscase,clickCanceltoclosetheLoadCombinationEditor
withoutmakinganychangesandreturntotheBuildingAnalysisdialog.

BuildingAnalysisandDesign
TheBuildingAnalysisdialogconsistsofanumberoftabbedpages:

PreAnalysisSettings
InadditiontothedefinitionofLoadCombinationsthePreAnalysistabisusedtoaccessanumberofotherfunction
buttons:

Parametersallowsyoutoreviewand/ormodifyanybuildingparametersyoumayhavedefined.
LoadingCombinationsallowsyoutoreviewand/ormodifyanexistingsetofloadcombinations.Youcanalso
createnewloadcombinationsetsfromhereusingtheLoadingGenerator.
StoreyLoadsandParametersallowsyoutoreviewand/ormodifyanylateralloadcasesappliedateachstorey.
Automaticallygeneratedlateralloadsareonlyavailableaftercompletingtheanalysisdatapreparationstage.
EditMaterialsallowsyoutoreviewand/ormodifytheconcreteandsteelmaterialproperties.

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BuildingAnalysisModelOptions
1. ClicktheModelOptionstabandsettheoptionsasshownbelow.

NotetherigidzonesoptionhasbeensettoReducedby25%.RigidZonesandthevariousotheranalysis
parametersshownherearefullydescribedintheOrionHelpsystemandEngineer'sHandbook.

TheAnalysisTab
1. PicktheAnalysistab.

Beforeweanalysethemodelletscheckitsvalidity.

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2. ClickBuildingModelCheck,chooseAllStoreysandthenclickStart.

Thiswillcheckthatthebuildingisvalidforthoseconditionsindicated.

Note Even if this process doesnt find any errors, it doesn't guarantee that the building is modelled correctly.
There may be other problems in the model that are not picked up by the validity checking process.

3. AssumingthattherearenoerrorsclickCanceltoshutthedialog.

RunningtheAnalysis
BuildingAnalysisisperformedfromtheAnalysistab.Optionallyaftertheanalysisiscomplete,Orioncan
automaticallyperformColumn/WallReinforcementDesignandBeamReinforcementDesignforallmembersinthe
building.

1. Click(Un)CheckAlltoactivatetheoptionalColumn/WallandBeamdesigns.Alsoactivatetheoptionstore
selectSteelBars.
2. ClickStarttobeginthebatchanalysisanddesignprocess.
Orionanalysesthebuildinganddesignsallthecolumns,wallsandbeams.
3. WhentheanalysishascompletedclickOK.

CrossCheckingtheAnalysisResults
AnimportantcrosscheckonthevalidityoftheanalysisistheAxialLoadComparisonReport.Thisreportsumsall
thedeadandliveloadsappliedateachstoreylevelandalsodisplaystheaxialforcesinthecolumnsandshearwalls.
Thesevaluesshouldbewithinafewpercentofeachother.Ifthisisnotthecase,thenyouneedtodeterminethe
reasonforanydiscrepancy.Thereportcanbeautomaticallydisplayedattheendoftheanalysisprocessifany
warningshaveoccurredduringthecrosscheckingprocess.

1. PickAxialLoadComparisonReport.

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Anexampleaxialloadcomparisonreportisgivenbelow.

Youcanprintthisreport,orsaveitforlaterinclusioninabatchprintoutofallthereportscreatedbyOrionfor
thismodel.
NormallythetotalSUMOFAPPLIEDLOADS(UsingUnDecomposedSlabLoads)valuesshouldbesimilarto
thosefromtheDecomposedSlabLoadstable.
Providedthatyoucanaccountforanydifferencebetweentheundecomposedandthedecomposedvalues,
youshouldcomparetheTotalDecomposedAppliedDeadLoadwiththeTotalDeltaGvaluefromthe
BUILDINGANALYSISCOLUMN/SHEARWALLAXIALLOADStable.
Similarly,youshouldcompareTotalDecomposedLiveLoadagainstTotalDeltaQ.
Youmustbeabletoaccountforanydifferencesinthesevalues.

Note In more complicated models there are often small percentage differences, but they should never be more
than a few percent.

2. ClickSaveandthenclicktoExitthereport.

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PostAnalysis
1. ClickonthePostAnalysistab.
ThebuttonsonthePostAnalysistabareasfollows:
ModelandAnalysisResultsDisplayprovidesagraphicalmeansofreviewingtheanalysisresults.
AnalysisResultsReportconfiguresthenumericalanalysisresultsasrequired.Thesecanthenbecan
selectedthroughtheOutputReports:dropdownlist,thenpreviewedandprintedthroughPreviewAnalysis
ResultsReport.
Column/ShearwallDesignandBeamReinforcementDesigncanbeaccessedfromherealso.
2. PickModelandAnalysisResultsDisplay.

Themostcommonlyusedsettingstocontroltheappearanceofthedisplayareaccessedfromthebuttonsin
theribbonatthetopofthewindow.Resultsaredisplayedforthechosenloadcaseorcombinationthatis
selectedfromtheLoadingpanelontherightofthewindow.

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3. ClicktheFilterbutton(locatedontheGeneraltabatthetopofthescreen)andhideallaxesapartfromaxisA.

4. Usetherightmousebuttontorotatetheframetoafrontview,andusethescrollwheeltozoominandout.
5. FromtheElementstabclicktheFrameElementLoadsbuttontoviewthedecomposedelementloads.Clickthe
buttononcemoretounselect.
6. FromtheResultstabclicktheDisplacementsbuttontoviewthedeflectedshape.Clickthebuttononcemoreto
unselect.
7. ClicktheDiagramsbuttontoviewFrameElementResultsandthenchoosetheM3buttonastherequiredeffect
todisplay.
8. ClicktheIncreaseScalebuttonmultipletimesuntilyouobtainaplotsimilartothatshownbelow:

9. ExperimentwiththefiltersandeffectstocreateotherplotsandthenclosetheAnalysisModelandResults
window.
10. ClosetheBuildingAnalysisdialog.

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ColumnDesign

ColumnDesign
1. PickRun/ColumnSectionDesign.
Sinceyourequestedacolumndesignaspartofthebuildinganalysisprocessallthecolumnshavealreadybeen
batchdesigned.Youcanthusproceedtocreateareportimmediately.

Note The designs you obtain are very dependant on the current Settings. You can adjust these to suit your own
preferences through the Settings menu.

2. ClicktheDesignReportbutton.

3. ClickSavethenclosethereport.
Youcanalsogenerateacolumnschedulequickly.
4. PickDetailDrawings/ColumnSchedule.Highlightseveralofthecolumnsasshown,andthenclickDraw.

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5. Adialogappearstellingyouthesizeofsheetyourequireandthedrawingscale,clickOKtocontinue.
Ascheduledrawingisproducedasfollows:

6. ClosetheScheduleandtheColumnReinforcementDesigndialog.
Ifanyofthecolumnsfail,orifyouwanttomodifythebatchdesign,thenyoucanrunthecolumndesign
interactively.RefertotheOrionTrainingManualforfurtherdetailsonusingtheColumnDesignEditortodo
this.

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BeamDesign
1. PickRun/BeamSectionDesignandDetailingStoreyBeams.
Sinceyousettheoptiontobatchdesignthebeamsaspartofthebuildinganalysisyoucanviewtheresults
immediately.
Aswiththecolumndesign,Ifanyofthebeamsfail,orifyouwanttomodifythebatchdesign,thenyoucanrun
thedesigninteractively.RefertotheOrionTrainingManualfordetailsofhowtodothis.

Note The designs you obtain are very dependant on the current Settings. You can adjust these to suit your own
preferences through the Settings menu.

Thosebeamsthathavebeensuccessfullydesignedcanbeplacedontoadrawingsheetautomatically.
2. PickDetailDrawings/AutomaticDetailDrawingsofAllAxesandcheckStorey1
3. SettheNumberofColumnsintheSheetto1andclickOKtocreatethedrawing.

Note You can control the information presented on the detail drawings via the Settings menu.

4. Closethedrawing.

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5. NowtocreateareportpickDesign/DesignReportandthenclickOKtocreateit.

6. ClickSave,andthenExitthereportandExittheBeamDesignwindow.

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DesignStatus

DesignStatus
Youcandisplaythememberdesignstatusgraphicallyinboththeplanand3Dwindow.

1. ClickDesignStatusfromthebottomoftheStructuretreeviewasshown.

Themembersareshowncolourcodedasfollows:
Green=PASS,
Red=FAILinsufficientareaofsteelprovided,
Unhatched=FAIL?althoughasufficientareaofsteelhasbeenprovided,thememberstillfailsdueto
spacingrequirements.

Note The design status of each member is also indicated in the Structure tree view.

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QuantityExtractionTables

QuantityExtractionTables
Youcanextractquantityreportsinvariousformats.
1. PickFile/QuantityExtractionTables.

2. CheckSlabSteelBarsTableandthenclickCreateReport.

Shownbelowisanextractfromtheresultingslabsteelbarquantityreport.

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ReportManager

ReportManager
Youcanmergeallsavedreportsintoasinglereportforprintinginonego.Thisalsoensuresconsistentpage
numbering.
1. PickFile/ReportManager.

Youcancombinetheseparatereportswhichyoucreatedearlierinanyorderandthenprintthem.

WhatNext?
Inthisverysimpleexampleyouhavecreatedandanalysedasmallmodel,thismaygiveyoutheconfidencetogoon
andtrysomethingforyourself.

ThereismuchmorehelpandinformationprovidedwithOrion.
TheOrionTrainingNotescompletenotesforintroductoryOriontraining(particularlyrecommended).
TheEngineersHandbookaccessedfromOrionsHelpmenu.Thisprovidesagreatdealofinformationon
topicssuchasFiniteElementanalysis.
Alternatively,westronglyrecommendthatyouattendoneofourOriontrainingcourses1.Ourexpert,highly
acclaimed,tuitionwillgiveyouaflyingstart.

Footnotes
1. Contact our Support Department for details.

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