MACC Conference Soup up your Structural Production!

MACC Conference 2013 - Soup up your Structural Production!
Paul Wagner, Senior BIM Consultant, Bentley LEARNservices

Structural Modeling Practices
Organize models as needed for the project Main Framing Secondary Framing Foundations Imported – Updated analysis models Coping Large to small Typical connections AECOsim Ss4 - Modify Structural Attributes Tools

Grid Systems The following Grid Systems features are provided to extend the capabilities for creating, modifying and managing grid systems: Create multiple grids Create orthographic and radial grids Supported by Building Dynamic Views Supported by Structural Building Designer’s Automated Structural Drawings functionality Grids can be rotated and offset from the origin Grid intersections are snappable

Grid Systems Offset grid lines and grid labels
Insert or remove grid lines at any time Preview grids by selecting floors Create and update grid system models at each floor elevation with a single click Symbology settings changes are globally applied The ability to override global offsets for individual grid lines

Grid Systems Automatically regenerates legacy grid systems created with the existing Column Grid tool Automatically generates grid systems from grid data imported with Bentley Structural Synchronizer (ISM) repositories Supports grid systems created in RAM Structural System including round tripping of changes via Bentley Structural Synchronizer (ISM)

AECOsim Ss4 - Modify Structural Attributes Tools A new variant of the existing Modify Structural Attributes tool improves modifications to Structural members by allowing explicit modifications to be applied to multiple elements. That is, the new variant of Modify Structural Attributes acts as an explicit Change Structural Attributes tool.

AECOsim Ss4 – Key-in Only Modify Structural Attributes Tool Variant A new Modify Structural Attributes variant populates its settings by persisting the user defined settings rather than populating them with values taken from the selected members. It increases productivity by “remembering” previously applied changes that can be repeatedly applied until changed explicitly.

Place Deck Tool Natively construct and place fully modeled steel decks and composite decks Composite decks contain both steel decking and concrete slab components Import detailed steel and composite deck information and elements New steel/composite decks and changes to existing (imported or native) composite decks can be exported

Modifying multiple column lengths Isolate columns Stretch Tool AccuDraw

Structural Document Production in AECOsim Building Designer
Dynamic Views Plans Elevations Details Dynamic View Seeds Geometry Maps (Forward Patterning)

Steel Framing Plans

Dynamic Views – Structural Discipline
Dynamic Views is a general name that encompasses several related technologies which share a common goal of making model analysis and documentation more interactive and intuitive. Gone are the days when designs were just static views. They are replaced by the ability to create live, intelligent plans and sections of a design composition that update automatically as the design evolves. Dynamic Views Steel Framing Plans We will use the delivered AECOsim Building Designer Project called BuildingSample_US to generate Structural Steel Plans using a variety of Drawing Composition methods. Access the delivered project by selecting the “BuildingSample_US” Project in the Microstation Manager. This will place you in the project Designs folder.

Steel Framing Plans Open the file S_Steel-LoRise.dgn Turn off the Concrete Slabs in all views (S-SLAB-CONC). Turn on the “Annotation Scale” Lock Select the Drawings and Composition Task from the task based menu. There are many options that you can use to generate Dynamic Views, or Plans, from your models. Let’s explore the different options available in AECOsim Building Designer.

Steel Framing Plans From the Drawing Composition Task, select the first option on row “R”, Place Plan Callout. This option will allow a “User Defined” cut location in the model. Change the “Drawing Seed” in the Place Callout tool settings to: Struct – Framing Plan. Note that there are many different Structural plan options for users to choose from, like Concrete Framing Plans and more robust Analytical Framing plans for analytical models coming from ISM, or RAM imports.

Steel Framing Plans Ensure the “Create Drawing” option is checked. Defining the Cut Location Working in View 4 (Front View), left click above the third floor framing and drag the cursor across the floor and left click to define the cut location. Move the cursor down to define the depth of the cut. Note: Using the Left, or Right views when generating the callouts will automatically rotate the Drawing Plan 90 degrees on your sheet file.

Steel Framing Plans Enter the name THIRD FLOOR FRAMING PLAN. This will be the named of the Dynamic View, or Saved View that will be used to generate our steel framing plan. Generating the Drawing and Sheet Models Check the box next to “Filename” under Create Drawing Model Click on the “Create New Drawing File” Icon Define the Name of the “Drawing” file, matching the name of the Dynamic View above, set the scale to 1/8”=1’-0” This will automatically generate the Drawing file in the “Drawings” folder in the Project Dataset.

Steel Framing Plans Check the box next to “Filename” under Create Sheet Model Click on the “Create New Sheet File” Icon Define the Name of the “Sheet” file, S1.03 This will automatically generate the Sheet file in the “Sheets” folder in the Project Dataset. Set the sheet Annotation Scale to “Full Size” and Details Scale: to 1/8”=1’-0”. Check the “Open Model” checkbox Click OK.

Steel Framing Plans Your Drawing and Sheet have been created using the Dynamic View “Place Plan Callout Method”. Note how your “Drawing Title” was automatically created for the framing plan and placed in the drawing. Now we need to change the Sheet Properties to reflect the sheet number. Select the “Models” Icon from Main Menu.

Steel Framing Plans Change the “Sheet Name” to S1.03 Click OK The Sheet number is now changed in the Drawing Title

Steel Framing Plans You have just created a Dynamic View and Sheet of the Third Floor Framing in just a matter of a couple of minutes. Now let’s navigate back to the 3D model via Bentley’s Hypermodel technology. Hover your cursor over the Drawing Title Select the Open Design Model Icon from the pop-up menu This will navigate you back to the Design Model where the Drawing was derived from There are also two additional icons on the pop-up menu. Open the Drawing Model to navigate to the Drawing, or Show Callouts, which will display all Callouts from other models that intersect the cutting plane of the drawing.

Steel Framing Plans Now that we are back in the Design Model we can look closer at Bentley’s Hypermodel technology Hypermodel Design Review Change the view to Isometric Note how the model was “clipped” at your framing plan location and the Drawing Rules along with the section sizes and Drawing Title are Displayed. Let’s change a few settings and see how we can use this feature to aid in modeling of objects, or reviewing of additional annotation in our sheet files.

Steel Framing Plans Hover over the Yellow Floor Plan “Marker” and uncheck the last icon “Display Sheet Annotation” from the pop- up menu. Note the other icons in the pop-up menu, apply Clip Model by Callout, Show Callouts, Apply Options and Open Target (File). We will discuss these later in this lecture. Clear the Clip Volume using the Clear Active Clip Volume tool found on the Window Tool bar. This will remove the Drawing Styles that came from your sheet file. Change the Display Style to “Illustration”

Steel Framing Plans Now that we have returned to our structural model and set our display style to our standard we can now explore another method to create Dynamic Views, specifically Steel Framing Plans Create Plan View(s) Option Select the Create Plan View(s) option from the Drawing Composition task based menu. There are Three methods in the Create Plan tool settings. Floor Plan User Defined, Floor Plan by Floor, Floor Plan by Set. We will review our options for each, but utilize the Floor Plan by Set method.

Steel Framing Plans Select the first icon on the tool settings, Place Plan User Defined. Explore the Tool Settings for this method. Drawing Seed: Defines the Dynamic View Drawing seed file Plan Cut Elevation: User defined value View Range: Can be either user Defined or Model Range, with Back, Forward and Cut distances defined by the user.

Steel Framing Plans Select the second icon on the tool settings, Place Floor Plan By Floor Explore the Tool Settings for this method. Drawing Seed: Defines the Dynamic View Drawing seed file Floor Selector: Building Floors: Enables Floor Manager View Range: Model Range, or Drawing Template with Back, Forward and Cut distances defined by the user.

Steel Framing Plans Select the Third icon on the tool settings, Floor Plan By Floor Set Drawing Seed: Struct – Framing Plan Expand Building Floors under the Reference Planes heading Expand the Lo-Rise Building Floor Check the Create Plan for the following Floors: Roof Floor 4 Floor 2 Click Next You have now selected the floors that you want to create your drawings from.

Steel Framing Plans This Tool Settings box allows you to change elevation of the cut, the forward, cut and back distances on the fly. It also allows you to add additional elevations not held in the floor manager like a catwalk, or mezzanine. Click Create The Create Drawing Dialog is displayed

Steel Framing Plans Change the Name: ROOF FRAMING PLAN Create the Drawing Model following the settings shown Create the Sheet Model following the settings shown Click OK to create the drawing and sheet for the Roof Framing Plan Continue by creating the rest of the plans in similar fashion. Note the display in View 4 is showing you the cut location of the drawing prior to creating them.

Steel Framing Plans Click Cancel when finished to end the command Expand View 1 (Isometric)

Steel Framing Plans Now that we have our Drawings and Sheets created we will use the Hypermodel technology to open the sheet model directly from our 3D model. Hover over the Second Floor Plan Callout Marker Select the open Target Icon from the pop-up menu This will automatically open the sheet model you just created without the need to use the Project Explorer, or File > Open.

Steel Framing Plans Changing Drawing Settings/Symbology If you see a drawing that needs changes to structural rules, or symbology, via display styles it is to make changes in the Drawing model. Open the Drawing, SECOND FLOOR FRAMING PLAN.dgn Select the Set Reference Presentation icon from the Drawing Composition task menu Select the Reference File (Steel graphics) and accept. The View Attributes dialog is displayed

Steel Framing Plans Remove the Columns Rules, or Un-Check Change the Forward Clip Volume to *Project Forward – Drawing Click the Accept Changes and Push to Saved View Icon, this will update the Saved View

Steel Framing Plans The Drawing now takes on a project setting that turned all of the line work to Black and our Column marks have been removed

Steel Elevations

Steel Framing Elevations Now that we are in our sheet file we can continue with generating Steel Elevations, but first we need to change our Sheet name like we did in a previous exercise. From the Models Icon, select the Sheet and change the Sheet Name to S1.02 Select the Place Elevation Callout from the task based menu

Steel Framing Elevations Match the Tool Settings in the Place Elevation Callout Drawing Seed: Struc – Framing Elevation Height: From Model Create Drawing Checked By setting the Height from the Model, you are going set the elevation boundary to use the full model height from the first floor to the roof. Place the Elevation Callout just above the drawing title and define the view forward (up) direction

Steel Framing Elevations The Create Drawing Dialog box opens Match all the settings show in the image Click OK when finished

Steel Framing Elevations Now that we have one of our elevations placed we will go through the process of re-defining the depth of the elevation. Select the Second Floor Plan Marker and Click the Open Target Icon

Steel Framing Elevations Select the Elevation Callout with your Element Selector Adjust the Forward Clipping Plane (Top Blue T) to the column line above the Elevation Callout.

Steel Framing Elevations Open the Elevation Drawing S2.01 to see the changes. Additional changes to levels and presentation can be adjusted in the Drawing Model. Levels, On or Off, Moving of Labels, etc. Now we can explore creating additional elevations and adding them to our existing elevation sheet as needed.

Steel Framing Elevations Creating Additional Elevations Open Sheet S1.02, Second Floor Framing Plan Use either your Hypermodel Link, or your back button. Select the Place Elevation Callout from the task based menu Match the Tool Settings in the Place Elevation Callout Drawing Seed: Struc – Framing Elevation Height: From Model Create Drawing Unchecked By Un-checking the Create Drawing option you will be allowed to adjust the forward view and then place the drawing on an existing drawing

Steel Framing Elevations Place the Elevation Callout on the right side of the building and drag your cursor to the left to define the forward view Click on the newly created Elevation Callout and adjust the forward clipping plane like the last exercise Move the clipping plane to the first column line

Steel Framing Elevations Now that we adjusted the elevations Forward Clipping Plane it is time to create a Drawing Creating a Drawing from a Callout Select the Elevation Marker and then select the Create Drawing Icon Match the tool settings in the Create Drawing Dialog Name: ELEVATION ALONG COL LINE 8 Create Drawing Model checked Create Filename (same as name above) Uncheck Create Sheet Model Uncheck Open Model. Click OK

Steel Framing Elevations Now we need to add our newly created elevation to our existing drawing Adding Dynamic Views to Existing Sheets Open the file S2.01 Open the Project Explorer, File > Project Explorer Expand Building Views > Structural > Framing Elevations By “Default” the Project Explorer is configured to automatically harvest you project data. Take a few moments to explore the default folders delivered in AECOsim Building Designer. Users can modify folder locations and content and even link items like specifications to objects.

Steel Framing Elevations Drag and Drop the ELEVATION ALONG COL LINE 8 View into the sheet Select the Attachment method of Recommended Click OK Define the location on the sheet and place Note that the section sizes do not appear. This can be adjusted by going into the Drawing Model

Steel Framing Elevations Open the Elevation Drawing Model by selecting the Yellow Marker and changing the Open Target to the Drawing Model and clicking the folder icon.

Steel Framing Elevations By default the automatic labels will generate when you enter this model. This is done to enhance performance. To Refresh the Labels select the Refresh Automatic Annotation Icon on the Drawing Composition task menu. Note: You can also Activate the drawing in the sheet model and the Annotations will appear.

Steel Framing Elevations Adding Callouts to other Plans Open the Sheet file S1.03 from the Project Explorer. Click on the Drawing Title and Select the Show Callouts button The callouts that intersect, or involve the model are shown

Steel Details

Steel Details Steel Details are easy to create in AECOsim Building Designer. The details created from the models will leverage the Hypermodel technology seen in previous exercises. Open the file S1.03, Third Floor Framing Plan Window an area near a beam and column connection Select Place Section Callout from the Drawing Composition task based menu

Steel Details Change the Place Section Callout tool settings Drawing Seed: Struct – Detail Section Height: From View Create Drawing: Unchecked Place the section cut as shown Adjust the Clip location and the Forward and Back Clipping close to the connection of the beam and column

Steel Details Hover over the Section Callout and select the Create Drawing Icon Match the settings shown in the Create Drawing Dialog Note: We will not open the model at this time. Click OK Hover over the Section Callout and use the Open Target Icon to open the Drawing Model

Steel Details Now that we are in the Drawing of our detail we can now adjust the display and draw in additional items like clip angles, bolts and annotation Changing the Reference Presentation Select the Change Reference Presentation Icon in the Drawing Composition task menu Select the graphics in the model and accept

Steel Details Uncheck the Apply Patterns option Click the Accept Changes and Apply to Saved View Icon The patterns in our steel detail are removed

Steel Details Masking Reference Files Now we need to draw in a clip angle for the connection. Once we have that we can Mask the reference so we can draw in a hidden line. Apply a Fence around the line of the beam under the clip angle. Select References > Mask Reference Accept the View, then clear the fence. Draw a hidden line as needed.

Steel Details Complete the detail as necessary. Text and dimensions can also be added in the drawing, but we will add to the sheet for this example. Navigate to sheet S4.01 Move the detail as needed Apply Annotations as needed

Steel Details Hypermodel Review Now that we have Plans, Elevation and a Detail we can use the Hypermodel technology to explore the context of the 3D model along with our 2D drawings Open S_Steel-LoRise.dgn Expand the Isometric View Hover over the Detail Marker Select the Display Sheet Annotation and Clip Model by Callout options. Change the View Clip Volume Settings (View Attributes) as needed. Try it on Plans and Elevations too !

Dynamic View Templates

Dynamic View Seeds While AECOsim Building Designer provides a robust amount of Structural Dynamic View Seeds, many companies may wish to develop their own to match their specific workflows and standards. The following example will take you through the basics steps needed to generate a Dynamic View Seed. Open DrawingSeed_Structural.dgnlib located in C:\ProgramData\ Bentley\ AECOsimBuildingDesigner V8i\WorkSpace\BuildingDatasets\Dataset_US\dgnlib Select the Saved Views Icon From the Saved Views Dialog Click on the Struct-Framing Plan Saved View and Apply to the active view

Dynamic View Seeds Select the View Attributes icon or CTRL+B Select the Building category Structural Tab Detach (Remove) all of the Column, Concrete, just leaving the Beams Top rules in place. At this point you can remove any other rules and add your own rules in their place to adhere to your company or project standards

Dynamic View Seeds Continuing in View Attributes Review the Clip Volume Settings You can use your own Display Styles in this option to better suite drawing needs, like a schematic look being all one color and weight. Review the View Seed Options, General Tab, setting the Discipline and Purpose as shown Review the View Seed Options, Building Designer Tab. Review the Forward, Cut and Back distances

Dynamic View Seeds To make sure we do not overwrite the Delivered Seed we will now Save this View Seed as our own Seed. Select the Create Saved View icon Match the tool settings as shown in the Create Saved View dialog View Type: Plan View Name: MY STEEL SEED Create Drawing: Checked

Dynamic View Seeds In the Create Drawing dialog ensure that the Discipline and Purpose are set Match all other options as shown. Restart AECOsim Building Designer to refresh the Cache

Dynamic View Seeds Applying the new Dynamic View Seed Open S_Steel-LoRise.dgn From the Drawing Composition Task, select the first option on row “R”, Place Plan Callout. Select the Drawing Seed: MY STEEL SEED, the newly created seed. Create your plan at any floor Open the file for review Note the new plan that has no columns, which matches our new seed.

Geometry Maps (Forward Patterning)

Geometry Maps Geometry Maps combine two fundamental capabilities, Area Patterning and (Material) Pattern Maps, to provide an efficient and convenient method for applying patterns to 3D surfaces. A Geometry Map is a 2D cell associated with an element´s material and mapped to the surface in the same manner that image files are used for pattern maps. To demonstrate this feature we will place two different floor slab types and assign Geometry Maps to them for us in our Floor Finish drawing. Open S_Foundation-LoRise.dgn Open the Dataset Explorer Navigate to the Project Level Structural_parts.xml file, Concrete Family We will now make two specific parts to control our symbology

Geometry Maps Copy the Part “Slabs” and paste in the Explorer Change the name to Slabs_Broom Change the symbology to color 9 Copy “Slabs” again and change the name to Slabs_Diamond Change the color to 25 and Commit your Changes

Geometry Maps Change the Parts View Tab to Rendering Properties Change the Slabs_Broom part Render Material to Concrete_2 Change the Slabs_Diamond part Render Material to Concrete_1 Commit Changes Close Explorer

Geometry Maps Okay, we have a couple of parts, now we need to change the rendering materials and add our maps. Select Define Materials from the Visualization task menu Expand the Concrete&Pavers.pal pallet Highlight the Concrete_1 Material Toggle Geometry Map to On

Geometry Maps Click the Geometry Map Icon to assign the cell Attach the cell library, GeometryMaps_sketchy.cel from the Workspace\Systme\Cell directory Select the Concrete0005_sketchy_g Click OK

Geometry Maps Change the Unites: Feet Size X: 1 with lock on Repeat the steps for Concrete_2 Material, changing the cell to OLDWOOD01_sketchy_g, set the scale to X=12 and set the lock You can create any cell to use with Geometry Maps, we just used delivered cells for our example.

Geometry Maps Placing Slabs Select the Place Floor Slab command from the Structural Design task menu Place From: Bottom Place By: Boundary Thickness: 0:6 On the Properties Tab, change the Materials (Family/Part) to Slabs_Diamond Place the Diamond Finish slab in your foundation model where you like Change the Material to Slabs_Broom finish and place in the model where you like Note: You can save these as Catalog Items for future use

Geometry Maps Generating a Floor Finish Plan From the Drawing Composition Task, select Place Plan Callout. Select the Struct-Foundation Drawing Seed Define the location of your cut above the floor line Create the drawing Name: FLOOR FINISH PLAN Match the settings shown This model and sheet will be generated in this file.

Geometry Maps Review the drawing to see the patterns. Additional scaling of patterns can be done in the material settings

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