Modeling and General Properties

Click the New Project button, enter a name for your project. Click OK and open a new project.

Edit the project description and check if it is saved by opening the project again.

Click the Quick Import button in the project spreadsheet, and import all.

Go to Drawing Setting from tree view, make sure that a layer is added to each line in the spreadsheet.

Go to Materials from tree view, make sure the materials and their values are imported. Make sure there is no inaccurate value. Compare it with screenshot.

Click the Add button, create a new material (ex: Test) and change each cell whose values can be changed. Check that the changes are saved.

Go to the rebar from tree view, make sure the rebars and their values are imported and check there is no inaccurate value.

Add rebar, Make sure rebar values like diameter, area, weight can be changed and it is saved

Have to set the Material of the rebar from spreadsheet combobox. Make sure the material value is saved.

Go to Load Class from tree view. Check if Self-weight is available by default.

Click Add and create a new load class.
Change the spreadsheet parameters and make sure the value is saved.

Go to Load from tree view. Import specified loads from the load database.

Check data on Spreadsheet.

Click Add button and create new loads. Change the data of the Load class type and magnitude values and make sure it is saved.

Go to Load Combination Table from tree view. Check the imported data.

Click Add, add a manual combination, set limit state and other factors.

Click Linear Combinations button and go to the envelope from the selection box.

Click Add to create envelope.

Change the cases yes and no parameters. Check if an error occured.

Go to drawing file click upload drawing. Upload the Drawing file from Attachment to BDS.

Go to Foundation from tree view. Enter Elevation as -5 feet.

Go to Stories from tree view. Click Add button and adding “3” floors. Enter 12-24-36 feet at the elevation of floors.

Choose 1st floor for all of them as a similar story. Place the 1st floor a drawing file.

Click Add button again.

"Enter a story no between 0 and 3 to define the story insertion point?"
Enter the value as 3

"How many stories do you want to create?" Enter the value 1 in the question.

Here we check the operation of the add floor button.

Copy all the data from the top line to the new story, manually enter the elevation value as 48 feet and change New Stories' name to Roof.

Go to the 1st floor under Stories from tree view. Check if the values of the properties are correct.

Display the Drawing file of the 1st floor in the CAD view by using overlay button.

Go to Slab under Stories from tree view.

Draw Slab Edge on CAD view according to overlay drawing. Enter data as in the figure.

Click the Refresh Parametric Model button to update the model and check the 3D view.

Draw Slab Piece on CAD view. Enter data as in the figure.

Click Refresh Parametric Model Button.

Click the Design Strip button. Draw a line for design strip.

Click yes for the question "Do you want to create same design strip definition for all stories?".

Go to Openings under 1st floor from tree view. Draw openings according to overlay drawing.

Draw 1 Rectangular, 1 Circle, 1 Arbitrary Opening as seen in below view. Click Refresh Parametric Model Button.

Go to Shearwall under 1st Floor from tree view. Draw Shearwall by using Shearwall button. Set material value. Click Refresh Parametric Model Button.

Enter value “1” in Hold Point cell.

Check if hold point can be changed of the CAD view.

Go to Analytical Definition tab under Shearwall . Draw an Analytical wall on CAD view.

Make sure that a break point is formed on the horizontal wall.

Click the elevation views to see the horizontal view of the Shearwall.

Click on the wall opening. Have to draw rectangular, circular and arbitrary opening on Shearwall.

Go to Column under 1st floor from tree view and draw rectangular column by using rectangular column button. Enter 30° degree orientation angle.

Draw a circular column by using circular column button. Enter the bottom offset X=10 inch and Y=20 inch

Click the Arbitrary Column button, draw an Arbitrary column. Change the Hold point of column C2. Enter an orientation angle of 45° and 60° degrees in C1 and C2 columns

You can enter remaining cells based on the figure.

Click the Show Tributary button. Check if tributary area of each column is the same or similar to the figure given.

Go to Beam under 1st floor from tree view. Click draw beam button and draw the beam between 2 arbitrary columns.

Enter the Material class="Conc 4000psi" and Depth="24 inch" values into the cell.

Click the Beam Type cell to check the drawn beam type.
Check have "Gravity" and "Lateral" options.
Select the "Gravity" button

Go to Analytical Line under Beams and draw the analytical line. Enter the width and depth values. Manually enter the break point right in the middle on beam

Click the Show Tributary button. Check the tributary area of the beam.

Go to Load under 1st floor from tree view. Click area button and draw the area in the CAD view
Click line button and draw the line load in the CAD view.
Click point button create point load in the CAD view

Have to select Load case for these these loads according to figure

After all the values are entered in the cells, click the Refresh Load Distribution Factors button. Make sure the Geometric Distribution To column % value is 100%.

Right click on LG1 area load and click duplicate from the window.
You will see the duplicated 2nd Load that uses same area.
Set Load Case according to the figure below

Go back to the 1st floor under Stories. Click the Update similar stories button. Select all checkbox on the left side of the table. Select the 2nd floor checkbox on the right.

Click the Update similar stories button.

As seen in the figure, number of objects selected is written left side under Update Similar Stories button.

Go to 3rd floor and click Copy From button.

Select all the checkbox in the Select objects to copy section. Select 1st floor in Select a source story. Click the copy all button.

Go to Roof and click Copy From. Select object to copy tab. Select Slabs, Openings, Columns objects.

Select 1st floor as the source story and click the Select Graphically button. Select the objects from the drawing and click enter.

Check if only selected objects are present in the overlay drawing.

Go to the 1st Floor click the Select Update Similar Stories tab. Select Shearwall, Load and beam objects at checkbox. Select Roof as "Select Stories to Paste" and click the Select in CAD button.

Select the objects from the drawing and click enter.
Check if there are only selected objects in the overlay drawing.

Go to Foundation in the tree view. Enter Elevation feet -5 feet.

Go to the Mat under Foundation from tree view and click Mat.

Draw Mat Edge under Shearwall on CAD view.

Enter values in the figure for blank cell

Draw the Mat Piece for the Shearwall on CAD view.

Enter values in the figure to blank cell

Go to Pile Caps under Foundation from tree view and click Template.
Click Import pile caps button. Select checkbox as in the figure.
(40 Tonne P8-P9-P10-P11-P12) and click import.

Enter the values in the table for the material and rebar values.
Check that the values that can be changed can change

Go to Pile Caps under Foundation, click Assign Pile Cap Template. Select the Circular column as the object, click enter.

Set to Pile Template to P8 [40] and Pile Embedment Soil value 60 inch.

Click Pile Cap Edge button under Custom in Pile Cap.
Draw the pile cap edge. Enter the values in the figure.
Click on show from Show piles. Click on the Pile and assign the Pile to according to figure. Try changing the Pile diameter and cap depth data.

Adjust custom Pile caps name (ex: Pile Cap Test). Set to Pile Embedment Soil value 60 inch.

Also check to Pile Template.

Go to Templates under Footing from tree view.

Click Import Footing. Check the imported data and define Concrete Materials class.

Go to Custom under Footing from tree view and click Add.

Set width and depth values according the figure.

Go to Footing and click the Add Footing button. Select C2 arbitrary column on CAD view.

Set “C2 footing” to Footing Template.

Click “Add Footing” again. Select C4 rectangular column on CAD view.

Set imported template (F_60) to Footing Template.

If the drawing file is not overlayed, overlay the drawing file for Foundation. Go to the Foundation-Wall and click the Foundation-Wall button.
Enter Story Number:1 in the command line. Draw a Foundation-Wall so that it goes around the entire perimeter of the building.

Enter values in the figure into the blank cells.

Go to Foundation Loads.

Click the Area Load button. Draw an area load in Custom Footing.
Click on the line load button. Draw line load under Shear-Wall.
Choose the point load button. Add a point load to the rectangular column foundation.

Have to set Load case for all Loads according to figure