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Please follow below instructions to add Stories to the BDS project. |
Table 1: Stories
| 1 | Navigate 'Stories' from tree view. Click the 'Add' button, select '1' floor, and enter '12' feet for the elevation of the floor. |  |
| 2 | Enter Story Height value and Defult Materials Type data. |  |
| 3 | Assign the previously uploaded drawing file to 1st Floor. |
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| 1 | Navigate the 1st floor under 'Stories' from the tree view, click the 'Overlay' button, select the checkbox under the 'Xref drawing' column, click 'OK', and verify the drawing on the CAD side." |  | |||||
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| 3 | Navigate 'Slabs' under the 1st floor and click the 'Slab Edge' button. Draw the slab edge by following the overlayed drawing on the CAD side. Enter the thickness and clear cover values." |  | |||||
| 4 | Click “Slab Piece” the 'Slab Piece' button. Draw the Slab Pieces by following the Using the overlayed drawing on the CAD side.An , draw the slab pieces and apply an elevation offset is given according to the Slab piece according to Cad CAD drawing. |  | |||||
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| 6 | Click “Design Strip” the 'Design Strip' button. Draw the Design Strip design strip according to the selected direction you selection for Analysisanalysis. |  | |||||
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| 8 | Click 'Refresh Parametric Model button.Then check that ' button, and verify that a 3D view has been createdgenerated. |  | |||||
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Table 3: Column
| 1 | Go to Navigate 'Column' under the 1st Floor floor from the tree viewDraw following . Using the "Rectangular Column" button, draw the columns following the 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 spreadsheetIn the column spreadsheet, set vertical and stirrup rebar for each column. |  | |||||
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Table 4: Openings
| 1 | Go to Navigate 'Openings' under the 1st floor from the tree view. Click Using the “Rectangular” 'Rectangular' button and draw opening while , draw the openings by following the overlayed drawing. |  |
| 2 | If you find that a data has been entered incorrectly in the Spreadsheet"If have been noticed any incorrect data in the spreadsheet, you can double-click to enter the desired data.correct it." |  |
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Table 5: Shearwall
| 1 | Go to Navigate 'Shearwall' under the 1st Floor floor from the tree view. Click Using the “Shearwall” 'Shearwall' button and draw Shearwall while , draw the shearwall by 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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