1.4 Stories

Follow the next steps to add Stories to the BDS project.

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.

Follow the steps below to modelling the 1st floor.

1	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 the CAD side.
2	CAD view
3	Go to Slabs under 1st Floor and click “Slab Edge” button. Draw the Slab Edge by following the overlayed drawing on the CAD side. In addition, thickness and clear cover values need to be entered.
4	Click “Slab Piece” button. Draw the Slab Pieces by following the overlayed drawing on the CAD side. An elevation offset is given to the Slab piece according to Cad drawing.
5	CAD view
6	Click “Design Strip” button. Draw the Design Strip according to the direction you selection for Analysis.
7	CAD view
8	Click Refresh Parametric Model button. Then check that 3D view has been created.
9

1	Go to Column under 1st Floor from tree view Draw following overlayed drawing on the CAD side using “Rectangular Column” button.
2	CAD view
3	Should set Vertical Rebar and Stirrup Rebar for each column in the column spreadsheet.
4

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.

3

1	Go to Shearwall under 1st Floor from tree view. Click the “Shearwall” button and draw Shearwall while following the overlayed drawing.
2	CAD view
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.
5	CAD view
6

1	Go to Shearwall under 1st Floor from tree view. Click the “Draw Beam” button and draw beam while following the overlayed drawing.
2	Enter Depth data of each beam.
3	CAD view
4	Go to Analytical Lines Tab under Beam in spreadsheet. Click “Draw Analytical Beam” button and draw to inside beam.
5	Enter Width data of each Beam Analytical Line.
6	CAD view
7	Go to Beams at samet spreadsheet. Click “Show Tributary” button. This button shows tributary area of the each Beams.
8	CAD view

1	Go to Shearwall under 1st Floor from tree view. Click “Area” button and draw load area according to Load Schedule.
2	CAD view
3	Right click on LG 1 line at spreadsheet. Click on "Duplicate" in combobox. Assign a name and load case to new load that cover same area as LG 1.
4	Click the Area button again to load other areas. Use "Dublicate" to load 2 different load cases in the same area.
5	CAD view
6	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
7	CAD view
8	Click “Check Load Pts”button. If some points in the drawing are incorrectly intersected or cannot intersect due to CAD objsnap settings, this button provides these points to intersect.
9	Click “Refresh Load Distribution Factors” button. This button shows how much percent load the Loads affect on which column.
10	%0 → All load affects to Shearwall %100 → All load affects to this Column