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Follow the next steps to add Stories to the BDS project. |
Table 1: Stories
| 1 | Go to Stories from tree view. Click Add button and adding “1” floors. Enter 12 feet at the elevation of floor. |  |
| 2 | Enter Story Height value and Defult Materials Type data. |  |
| 3 | Set the previously uploaded drawing file to 1st Floor. |
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| 1 | Go to Column under 1st Floor .from tree view Draw following overlayed drawing on the CAD side using “Rectangular Column” button. |  | |||||
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| 3 | Should set Vertical Rebar and Stirrup Rebar for each column in the column spreadsheet. |  | |||||
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| 1 | Go to Openings under 1st floor from tree view. Click the “Rectangular” button and draw opening while following the overlayed drawing. |  |
| 2 | If you find that a data has been entered incorrectly in the Spreadsheet, you can double-click to enter the desired data. |  |
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Table 5: Shearwall
| 1 | Go to Shearwall under 1st Floor from tree view. Click the “Shearwall” button and draw Shearwall while following the overlayed drawing. |  | |||||
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| 3 | Go to Analytical Definition Tab under Shearwall in spreadsheet. Click “Analytical Wall” button and draw Analytical Wall while following the overlayed drawing. Adjust the analytical wall thickness value according to the shearwall thickness. |  | |||||
| 4 | When 2 analytical walls intersect, BDS automatically assigns a break point to the analytical wall on the intersection. |  | |||||
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Table 6: Load
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