Default Wall and Floor Specifications

Structural Design User Guide

Walls and Floors : Walls and Floors Settings : Default Wall and Floor Specifications

Sets the default specification for the creation of walls and floors.

Before walls and floors can be designed as part of the overall 3D model, various options must be defined which determine, for example, the tolerances used for walls and floors during the design process. The following defaults can be set:

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Drawing Edge Defaults

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Drawing Edges

Floor Representation

Modifies the level and obstruction which affect the way elements are displayed in the 3D view and how they are dealt with when checking for clashes between design elements.

Floor Tolerances

Modifies the tolerances (clearances) of floor elements to suit project/model requirements.

Floor Specification

Sets the floor/screed elements available for selection from the structural catalogue as determined by the default specification. The default specification defines properties such as material and cross-sectional profiles.


CE	Click to identify the currently selected element as the working element.
Specification	Click to display all the available groups of floors/screeds covered by a specification. Once a group of floors/screeds has been selected from the drop-down list, the list of available Specifications is populated. Select a specification to be used as the default floor/screed specification from the list of available Specifications.
Thickness	Input a dimensional value in the field to define the default fitness for floors/screeds.
Use as default thickness	The check box is inactive for the Floor/Screed Specification (Default) window.

Click Apply to define the floor/screed specification default.

Click Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Floor/Screed Specification (Default) window.

Wall Tolerances

Modifies the default tolerances for walls.

When a joint which has one or more attached sections is repositioned, the effect on those sections depends upon whether or not the joint has been defined as dominant or subordinate, as defined by the setting of the joint’s Joint Freedom (JFRE) attribute.

The standard default is for joints to be subordinate.

Wall Cut Plane

Specifies the start or end of the wall’s cut plane with the use of selection functionality.

Wall Specification

Sets the wall elements available for selection from the structural catalogue as determined by the default specification. The default specification defines properties such as material and cross-sectional profiles

Specification Data

Use the Specification Data part of the Wall Specification (Default) window to select any of the specifications from the catalogue.

Click Specification to identify the current specification as the wall specification (default).

From the Generic Type drop-down list, select a standard from the list of available standards, once the selection has been carried out the Generic Type part of the window is automatically populated the generic types from the catalogue.

Pline Settings

Use the Pline Settings part of the Wall Specification (Default) window to modify the Pline settings, by default the settings are set as NA (neutral axis) (normal choice of justification setting in practice is NA).

From the Justification drop-down list, select the justification from the available list, (justification determines the ‘Setting out’ position of the wall, that is the axis about which the geometry is offset).

From the Member line drop-down list, select the member line from the available list (determines how walls are shown in wireline views and drawings).

From the Joint Line drop-down list, select the joint line from the available list (determines the position of a joint relative to an attached section).

Options

Use the checkboxes in the Options part of the Wall Specification (Default) window to re-trim all attached sections or use as the default profile.

Click Properties to display the properties of the profile.

Click Plotfile to display a graphical representation of the profile.

Click Apply to use these settings as the new default, the current specification is updated.

Click Dismiss to discard any information and close the Wall Specification (Default) window.