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Follow the next steps Please follow below instructions to add Stories to the BDS project.

Table 1: Stories

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Go to Navigate 'Stories' from tree view. Click the 'Add' button and adding “1” floors. Enter 12 feet at , select '1' floor, and enter '12' feet for the elevation of the floor.

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Enter Story Height value and Defult Materials Type data.

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Set Assign the previously uploaded drawing file to 1st Floor.

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Follow the steps Please follow below instructions to modelling the 1st floor.

Table 2: Slab

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Go to 1st Floor below Stories from tree view.

Click Overlay button and select checkbox below Xref drawing column.

Then click OK.

Check the drawing coming to 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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Go to Navigate 'Slabs' under the 1st Floor floor and click “Slab Edge” the 'Slab Edge' button. Draw the Slab Edge slab edge by following the overlayed drawing on the CAD side.

In addition, Enter the thickness and clear cover values need to be entered."

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Click “Slab Piece” the 'Slab Piece' button. Draw the Slab Pieces by following 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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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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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

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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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Should set Vertical Rebar and Stirrup Rebar In the column spreadsheet, set vertical and stirrup rebar for each column in the column spreadsheet.

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Table 4: Openings

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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.

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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

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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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Go Navigate to the Analytical Definition Tab under section for Shearwall in spreadsheet.Click “Analytical Wall” button and draw Analytical Wall the spreadsheet, then select the "Analytical Wall" button to begin drawing the wall while following the overlayed drawingguide.

Adjust After that, adjust the thickness of the analytical wall thickness value according to to match the specified thickness of the shearwall thickness.

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When 2 two analytical walls intersect, BDS the software will automatically assigns assign a break point to point at the point of intersection for the analytical wall on the intersection.

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Table 6: Beam

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Go to Shearwall Navigate the Beam section under 1st Floor floor from tree view.Click the “Draw Beam” button and draw , then select the "Draw Beam" button to begin drawing the beam while following the overlayed overlay drawing .on CAD side

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Enter Depth data of each beam.the depth measurements for each beam and set the beam type as "Lateral”

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Go Navigate to the Analytical Lines Tab under Beam in spreadsheet.

Click “Draw Analytical Beam” button and draw to inside beam.

within the Beam section of the spreadsheet, then select the "Draw Analytical Beam" button to begin drawing analytical line on the inside of the beam

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Enter Width data of each Beam Analytical Line.

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Go to Beams at samet spreadsheet.

Click “Show Tributary” button.

This button shows tributary area of the each Beams.

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In the 'Beams' spreadsheet, select the button labeled 'Show Tributary' to display the area of each beam's tributary area on CAD side.

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Table 7: Load

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Go to Shearwall under Navigate to the "Load" section located under the 1st Floor from tree the Tree view.

Click “Area” on the "Area" button, and use the provided Load Schedule to draw the designated load area according to Load Schedule."

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Right "In the spreadsheet, right-click on the "LG 1" line at spreadsheet. Click on . From the drop-down menu, select "Duplicate" in combobox.

Assign a name and load case to the new load, ensuring that cover it covers the same area as "LG 1".

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Click the "Area" button again to load other areas.

Use the "DublicateDuplicate" feature to load 2 apply two different load cases in to the same area."

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Click “Line” button and draw load area according to Load Schedule.

Draw Line Load around the entire circumference, offsetting the circumference of the slab edge 1 inch inward.

Assign load cases to the drawn Line Loads“Line Loads”

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"Click “Check Load Pts”button.If some the "Check Load Pts" button.

This button will identify any points in the drawing are that have been incorrectly intersected or cannot intersect be intersected due to CAD objsnap settings, this button provides these points to intersect.object snap settings."

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"Click “Refresh the "Refresh Load Distribution Factors” Factors" button. This button shows how much percent load the Loads affect on which column.displays the percentage of load that each Load is affecting on the columns."

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%0 → All load affects to Shearwall

%100 → All load affects to this Column

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The General Properties & Modelig “Stories” part is completed in this step.

You can proceed to the Slab Analysis and Design “Slab Analysis” section.