8.- ProSteel V8i MicroStation Professional Fundamentals Metric TRN017720-1-0002

TRN017720-1/0002ProSteelV8iMicroStationProfessionalFundamentals(metric)

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Mar-12TableofContents

ProSteelV8iProfessionalFundamentalsOverview ________ 9CourseDescription ____________________________________9

ProSteelV8iMicroStationModelingFundamentals________ 11

ModelingFundamentalsOverview _____________________ 13CourseDescription ____________________________________13WhatisProSteelV8i? __________________________________13Prerequisites _________________________________________13CourseObjectives _____________________________________14ModulesIncluded _____________________________________14

SeedFileandModelSetup____________________________ 15ModuleOverview _____________________________________15ModulePrerequisites __________________________________15ModuleObjectives_____________________________________15IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________16

Questions ________________________________________16Answers__________________________________________16

TrainingDatasetInstallation _____________________________17ProgramStartupandSeedFileCreation____________________18

Units&MeasurementValues_________________________20ProSteelOptions(DefaultSettings) ____________________21

ModuleReview _______________________________________40Questions ________________________________________40Answers__________________________________________41

ModuleSummary _____________________________________42

ViewingandMovingAroundtheModel _________________ 433 Table of ContentsCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

ModuleOverview _____________________________________43ModulePrerequisites __________________________________43ModuleObjectives_____________________________________43IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________44


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Lesson1:UtilizingStructuralViewTools____________________46GlobalViews ______________________________________46

ChangingtheModelView____________________________47

Lesson2:UnderstandingandManipulatingClippingPlanes ____51ModuleReview _______________________________________53


DrawingandEditingShapesandWorkframes ____________ 55ModuleOverview _____________________________________55ModulePrerequisites __________________________________55ModuleObjectives_____________________________________55IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________56


HandleEditing ________________________________________58DrawingSteelShapesintheModel _______________________62EditingSteelShapesandPlates___________________________72ModuleReview _______________________________________80


CreatingaWorkframe _______________________________ 83ModuleOverview _____________________________________83ModulePrerequisites __________________________________83ModuleObjectives_____________________________________83IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________84


CreatingaWorkframeandReviewSettings _________________86CreatingandManipulatingDisplayClasses,AreaClassesandPartFamilies ______________________________________98

DisplayClasses ____________________________________98AreaClasses ______________________________________100PartFamilies ______________________________________101

NorthDirection _______________________________________104UserDefinedPartDescription ________________________106UserDefinedtemplates _____________________________107

ModuleReview _______________________________________109Questions ________________________________________109Answers__________________________________________110

InsertingandManipulatingShapes _____________________ 111ModuleOverview _____________________________________111ModulePrerequisites __________________________________1114 Table of ContentsCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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ModuleObjectives_____________________________________111IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________112Questions ________________________________________112Answers__________________________________________113

InsertingSteelShapesUsingtheLine ______________________114AssigningSteelMemberstoaDisplayClass _________________118InsertingSteelShapesUsingthe2PointMethod_____________119ModuleReview _______________________________________122


CreatingConnectionsBetweenElements ________________ 123ModuleOverview _____________________________________123ModulePrerequisites __________________________________123ModuleObjectives_____________________________________123IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________124


CreatingaBasicEndPlateConnection _____________________126ModifyingConnectionsUsingEditing ______________________139ModuleReview _______________________________________145


CreatingBasePlatesandCrossBracing __________________ 147ModuleOverview _____________________________________147ModulePrerequisites __________________________________147ModuleObjectives_____________________________________147CreatingBasePlatesonColumns _________________________148DrillingtheBasePlatetoAccommodateAnchorBolts_________156CreationofDynamicandStaticBracings ___________________162ModuleReview _______________________________________173


PurlinCourses,WebAnglesandShearPlateConnections ___ 175ModuleOverview _____________________________________175ModulePrerequisites __________________________________175ModuleObjectives_____________________________________175IntroductoryKnowledge ________________________________176


CreatingthePurlins ____________________________________178CopingtheBeamandAddingWebAngleConnections ________1985 Table of ContentsCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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StructuralElements__________________________________ 201ModuleOverview _____________________________________201

ModulePrerequisites __________________________________201ModuleObjectives_____________________________________202CreatingtheHandrail __________________________________203CreatingtheStairs _____________________________________209LadderandFrameStructuralElements_____________________218CreatingCustomWorkframes(View) ______________________224

Extras _____________________________________________ 227ModuleOverview _____________________________________227ModulePrerequisites __________________________________227ModuleObjectives_____________________________________227UserCreatedShapes ___________________________________228StandardUserShape ___________________________________229Roof&WallPanels ____________________________________234CombinedShapes _____________________________________234WeldedShapes _______________________________________239ExporttoPureMicroStation _____________________________244CentreofGravity ______________________________________244CollisionDetection_____________________________________245Unfold ______________________________________________246

ProSteelV8iMicroStationDetailingFundamentals ________ 249

DetailingFundamentalsOverview______________________ 251CourseDescription ____________________________________251TargetAudience_______________________________________251Prerequisites _________________________________________252CourseObjectives _____________________________________252ModulesIncluded _____________________________________252

UserDefinedStylesandSymbols_______________________ 255ModuleOverview _____________________________________255Lesson1:UserDefinedStyles ____________________________255

BoltStyle _________________________________________256DetailStyle___________________________________________260

ElevationFlagStyle _________________________________260PositionFlagStyle __________________________________261WeldFlagStyle ____________________________________261

Lesson2:UserDefinedSymbols __________________________264Benchmarksymbol(northdirection) ___________________264ElevationFlagsSymbol ______________________________266GridTextBlocksSymbol _____________________________267ManualCutSymbol_________________________________2686 Table of ContentsCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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PositionFlagsSymbol _______________________________269WeldFlagsSymbol _________________________________269ProSteelGrouping___________________________________ 271ModuleOverview _____________________________________271ModuleObjectives_____________________________________271Lesson1:ProSteelGrouping _____________________________272

Grouping _________________________________________272Assemblies________________________________________272Groups___________________________________________272

Lesson2:PartsinaGroup_______________________________278Lesson3:ControllingModelDisplayviatheGroupsFunction ___279Lesson4:AddingComponentPartstoaGroup ______________282

CreatingandManipulatingPartFamilies ________________ 283ModuleOverview _____________________________________283ModulesObjectives____________________________________283Lesson1:CreatingandManipulatingPartFamilies ___________284

PartFamilies ______________________________________284Lesson2:UserdefinedPartDescription____________________287

PositioningandMaterialTakeoffs ______________________ 291ModuleOverview _____________________________________291ModuleObjectives_____________________________________291Lesson1:PositioningtheModel __________________________292Lesson2:CreatinganExternalPartsList____________________307Lesson3:CreatingaDrawingPartsList_____________________315ModuleSummary _____________________________________323

DetailCenter _______________________________________ 325ModuleOverview _____________________________________325ModulePrerequisites __________________________________326ModuleObjectives_____________________________________326Lesson1:LoadingandReviewingthe2DDetailCentre ________327

WhatistheDetailCenter?____________________________328Level1:ThePartsTabOverview_______________________329Level2:TheViewsTabOverview ______________________334Level3:TheInsertTab(DetailBlock)Overview___________337

Lesson2:AssigningaViewtoaStyleandCreatinga2DDeliverableDrawing_________________________________346

Objectives ________________________________________346Lesson3:ModifyingtheModelandAutomaticallyUpdatingtheDetailDrawings ____________________________361

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DetailStyles________________________________________ 363ModuleOverview _____________________________________363SavingStyles ______________________________________363PartialLoadingofStyleParameters ____________________364

ModulePrerequisites __________________________________364ModuleObjectives_____________________________________364Example1:AnchorPlan_________________________________365Example2:SinglePartDetailStyle_________________________373

SampleShapeDetailDrawing_________________________376Example3:BeamGroupDetail ___________________________377Example4:MarkingElevationDetail ______________________383

AppendixABentleyProSteelCourseSetup _____________ 387ModuleOverview _____________________________________387ViewTools ___________________________________________387ElementTools ________________________________________390EditTools ____________________________________________392UtilityTools __________________________________________395DetailStyleDialogs ____________________________________3978 Table of ContentsCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

ProSteelV8iProfessionalFundamentalsOverview

CourseDescriptionTheProSteelV8iMicroStationProfessionalFundamentalscourseiscomposedoftwoparts:ModelingFundamentalsandDetailingFundamentals.ModelingFundamentalsallowsyoutomodelyouractualstructureinamannersimilartoactualerectionofthestructure.Thismodelisthenusedbytheprogramtoautomaticallygeneratetherequired2Dshopdrawings.Afteryouhavecreatedamodel,completedyouredits,andpossiblyissuedapreliminarypartslist,thecreationsofthe2Dlayouts(plan,elevationsandsectionsofthebuilding)canbegin.ThiswillbecoveredintheDetailingFundamentalspartofthiscourse.Mar-12 9 ProSteel V8i Professional Fundamentals Overview

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ProSteelV8iMicroStationModelingFundamentals

ProSteelV8i

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ModelingFundamentalsOverview

CourseDescriptionThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheBentleyProSteelV8iMicroStationModelingcourse.

WhatisProSteelV8i?BentleyProSteelV8i(PSV8i)isastructuralsteelconstructionapplicationforAutoCAD.IfyouhavepreviouslyusedtraditionalAutoCADtoolsorother2Dapplicationstocreatesteelconstructiondrawings,youwillneedtoadjusttoanewmethodofcreatingdrawings.ProSteel3Dallowsyoutomodelyouractualstructureinamannersimilartoactualerectionofthestructure.Thismodelisthenusedbytheprogramtoautomaticallygeneratetherequired2Dshopdrawings.

Inthiscourse,youwillcoverthebasicsoftheProSteelModelingfunctionalityandhowtotakeadvantageofMicroStationtoolswhileusingProSteel.

Prerequisites Engineeringbackgroundinstructuralsteelconstruction AfundamentalknowledgeorpreviouscourseinMicroStation3Dis

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Course Objectives

CourseObjectives

Aftercompletingthiscourse,youwillbeableto: UseProSteelV8iModelingsuccessfullyonaproject

ModulesIncludedThefollowingmodulesareincludedinthiscourse: TemplatesandModelSetup ViewingandMovingAroundtheModel DrawingandEditingShapesandWorkframes CreatingaWorkframe InsertingandManipulatingShapes CreatingConnectionsBetweenElements CreatingBasePlatesandCrossBracing ConstructionGroups PurlinCourses,WebAngles,andShearPlateConnections StructuralElements PositioningandMaterialTakeoffs CreatingDrawingsModeling Fundamentals Overview 14 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AccesstheProSteelOptionsdialog Learnwhatiscontrolledbythesettingsinthisdialogandhowtoobtainhelp

forfurtherexplanationSeedFileandModelSetup

ModuleOverviewThismodulecoversthecreationoftheProSteelMicroStationprojectandestablishingaMicroStationdgnseedfileusedwhenstartinganewBentleyProSteelV8imodel.Inaddition,youwilllearnhowtosetProSteelV8ioptionsand/ordefaultsettings.

ModulePrerequisites BasicWindowsknowledgeincludingfilenavigationetc. Previousexperiencewitha3DCADsystem,preferablyMicroStationV8i

ModuleObjectivesAftercompletingthismodule,youwillbeableto: Installthetrainingdataset EstablishtheProSteelprojectforMicroStation StartProSteelforMicroStation OpentheSeedmodeldgn BecomeknowledgeableoftheUnitsofMeasureandDesignFileworkingunits

andhowtheyrelateMar-12 15 Seed File and Model Setup


Introductory Knowledge

IntroductoryKnowledge

Beforeyoubeginthismodule,let'sdefinewhatyoualreadyknow.

Questions1 HowdoyoustartaWindowsExplorersession?2 HowdoyoucreateanewfolderinWindows?3 InMicroStationaLevelisequivalenttoa______inAutoCAD?4 InMicroStation,aLineStyleisequivalentto_____inAutoCAD?

Answers1 HowdoyoustartaWindowsExplorersession?

RightmouseclickontheWindowsStartbutton,thenselectExplore.2 HowdoyoucreateanewfolderinWindows?

NavigatetothelocationofwhereyouwantthenewfoldertoresideandrightmouseclickinablankareaoftherighthandcolumnoftheWindowsExplorersession.ThenselectNew,thenFolder.

3 InMicroStationaLevelisequivalenttoaLayerinAutoCAD.4 InMicroStationaLineStyleisequivalenttoLineTypeinAutoCAD.Seed File and Model Setup 16 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

TrainingDatasetInstallation

TrainingDatasetInstallation

ThistopicwillcovertheinstallationofthetrainingdatasetandtheestablishmentoftheProSteelProjectforMicroStation. Exercise:Installingthetrainingdataset

1 CreateanewfolderinC:namedProSteelWorkspaceTemp2 MovethedeliveredWorkspace.zipintothenewfolder3 RightmouseclickontheWorkspace.zipanddoan"ExtractHere"fromthe

rightclickmenu4 NavigateintheWorkspacefolderto

C:\ProSteelWorkSpaceTemp\WorkSpace\Projects\Examples

5 OpenanotherWindowsExplorersession6 Inthenewwindow,navigatetoC:\DocumentsandSettings\All

Users\ApplicationData\Bentley\MicroStation\WorkSpace\Projects\Examples

7 CopytheProSteelFolderandtheProSteel.pcffromC:\ProSteelWorkSpaceTemp\WorkSpace\Projects\ExamplestoC:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\Bentley\MicroStation\WorkSpace\Projects\Examples

Yourwindowshouldlookliketheoneabove.ThisestablishestheProSteelProjectforMicroStation.Mar-12 17 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Program Startup and Seed File Creation

ProgramStartupandSeedFileCreation

ThistopiccoversstartingProSteelV8iandopeningthemodelseedfile.ProSteelV8ihasallthecapabilitiesofMicroStation,plusfeaturesthataccelerateandeaseworkingonmodelsofsteelstructures. Exercise:StartingProSteel

1 StartProSteel(WindowsStartmenu>AllPrograms>ProSteelV8i)ordoubleclicktheProSteelV8iicononyourdesktop.

2 IntheFileopendialog,setthefollowing: User:examples Project:ProSteel Interface:default Lookin:ProSteelseed,thenopentraining_ProSteel3D_V8i_Metric.dgn

Note:IntheLookinareaoftheFileOpendialog,youmightneedtonavigateuponeleveltotheProSteelfolderandthentotheseedfolder.

3 IftheinitialseedfilewerenotaProSteelseedfilesuchasoneofthe3DseedfilesdeliveredwithMicroStation,thefollowingdialogwillappear.Ifthishappens,selectMetric(MeasurementUnit)forthistraining.However,iftheprojectisinimperialunitstheoptiontosetupfortheseunitsisprovidedhere.Seed File and Model Setup 18 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


MicroStationwillstartandloadtheProSteelV8imenuandtoolbars,whichprovidesaccesstoan

integratedsetofProSteelDesignapplicationsandsupplementalutilities.Mar-12 19 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Units&MeasurementValues

ThistopicprovidesintroductoryknowledgetoUnitsofMeasureusedbyProSteelandhowtheyrelatetoMicroStationDesignFileWorkingUnits.ProSteelusesMicroStationunits,soyoumustsetyourunitsasyounormallydowithMicroStation.Keepinmindyouwillhavetosettheunitsforthe3Dmodelandthe2Ddrawingfiles.Thiscanbeachievedinadvanceofmodelordrawingcreationbypreparingdgnseedfilesformodellingandfor2Ddrawings.ConsequentlyProSteelalsoneedsanothervariabletobesetproperlyinordertobeabletoinsertthesteelshapesintheproperdimensions.Letusexplainherehowitallworks.ShapeDatabasesarepopulatedwithalltheinformationneededtobuildeachsteelshape.Theinformationintheshape'sdatabasesiseitherinmetricorimperialvalues.ProSteelknowswhichsystemwasusedineachdatabasethankstotheshapeconfiguration.Onceinsideadgnfile,ProSteelneedstoknowwhatsystemisgoingtobeusedthere.

Asaresult,ProSteelcannowtellifitneedstoconvertthesizeofashapereadonametricdatabasetobeinsertedintoametric(noconversionneeded)oranimperial(25.4scaledownfactor)model.Thesetwosettings(Units&Measurement)areveryimportantinProSteel.Westronglyrecommendyousettheseupinsideaseedfileforeachpossiblecombinationyoumightneedsoyoudonotneedtoworryaboutiteveragain. Exercise:SettheDesignFileWorkingunits

1 TosettheDesignfileworkingunitsgotoSetting>Designfile>WorkingUnitssetasbelow.Seed File and Model Setup 20 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Note:Oncethemodelisstartedineithermeasurementsystem,itcannotbeconvertedtotheothermeasurementsystem.

ProSteelOptions(DefaultSettings)ThistopicwilldiscussProSteelsetupoptionsanddemonstratehowtoaccesstheOptionsDialog.Itwillalsorevealhowtoobtainadditionalinformationonthevarioussettings.HerewewilltakealookattheProSteelV8isettingsdonewithinProSteelV8i.KeepinmindthatbecauseProSteelV8ineedstodifferentiatemetricfromimperialdrawings,thesesettingsexistindouble.WhenProSteelV8iinstallsitshouldbydefaultgiveyouaccesstothetemplatesincludedintheinstallation.Youcanmodifythesesettingsandsavethemastemplatesforeachdifferentsituationthatyouneed(perproject,perclient,perjob,etc). Exercise:AccessingtheSettings

1 Thetraining_ProSteel3D_V8i_Metric.dgnshouldstillbeopen.Ifnot,reopenusingProSteel.

2 OpentheProSteelOptions(ProSteelV8imenu>ProSteelOptions)dialogshownbelow.Mar-12 21 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Thismultitabbeddialogcontainsthedefaultsettingsdata,orglobalsettingsinformation,forthemodel.3 AssigntheOptionsoptionparametersshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

OK...SaveschangestothesettingsmodifiedinanysectionoftheDialogmadeafterthedialogwereopenedlast.TheusermustalsodoaFile>SaveSettingsbeforeexitingtheMicroStationsessiontomaintainthesettingschanges.CancelsanychangesmadesinceopeningthedialogandafterthelastOK.OpenstheProSteelHelpdocumentpertinenttothesettingsinthedialog.Providesamethodofsavingthesettingstoatemplateforuselater.Seed File and Model Setup 22 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


4 AssigntheGripsoptionparametersshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

5 AssigntheShapesoptionparametersshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Mar-12 23 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


6 AssigntheShapeLabeloptionparametersshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

TextSizeandDistancearerelativeto1MasterUnit(MU)intheMicroStationdgn.

7 AssigntheSketchDisplayoptionparametersshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Seed File and Model Setup 24 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


8 AssigntheNamingConventionsoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

Hint: DialogsinMicroStationareWindowscompliant.Thisenablesthemtobe"rippedoutof"theMicroStationsessionwindowandmakescomparingwhatisbeingdisplayedintheMicroStationdialogtothegraphicabovemucheasierbybringingthedialogclosertothegraphic.9 AssigntheFlatSteelSelectionoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengo

tothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Mar-12 25 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


10 AssigntheStraightPlatesoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

11 AssignthePlateLabeloptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Seed File and Model Setup 26 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


12 AssignthePlateDescriptionoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

13 AssigntheCalculationMethodoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Mar-12 27 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


14 AssigntheBoltsoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

15 AssigntheWorkframeoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Seed File and Model Setup 28 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


16 AssigntheAssemblyoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

17 AssigntheValuesoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

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18 AssigntheLogicalLinksoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

Note: The"allowadditionaldata"checkboxaffectsonlytheDetailCenter.Seed File and Model Setup 30 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


19 AssigntheRevisionCheckoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Note: Donotsettheseto"Asktodeletepositionnumbers".

20 AssigntheDisplayoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Mar-12 31 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


21 AssigntheColoursoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

ColoursOptionssettingscontinued:

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23 AssigntheConfiguration/IsometricViewoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedall

settings.

24 AssigntheLayeroptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

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25 AssigntheFlatSteelSelectionoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

26 AssigntheDialogSettingsoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Seed File and Model Setup 36 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


27 AssigntheTooltipsoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.

28 AssigntheClasses/Familiesoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.Mar-12 37 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


29 AssigntheMatchPropertiesoptionparametersasshownbelow,thengotothenextselectionorselectOKifyouhavecompletedallsettings.30 Whenallofthesettingshavebeenset,pressOKtoapplyallofthesettingstotheProSteelmodel.

31 FromtheMicroStationFiledropdown,clickonFile>SaveSettings.32 SetDialogSettingsoptiontoExpertMode.

AnadditionalfieldwillbeaddedtoProSteelOptions.Seed File and Model Setup 38 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Module Review

ModuleReview

Nowthatyouhavecompletedthismodule,let'smeasurewhatyouhavelearned.

Questions1 WhatdirectoryisthedefaultlocationforMicroStationprojects?2 Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocreatenewmodelfiles,whereshouldthe

ProSteelsetupoptionsbemade?3 WherearetheDesignFileworkingunitsset?4 Howcansomeoneobtainmorehelponexplainingthesetupoptions?Seed File and Model Setup 40 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

ModuleReview

Answers

1 WhatdirectoryisthedefaultlocationforMicroStationprojects?

C:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\Bentley\MicroStation\WorkSpace\Projects

2 Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocreatenewmodelfiles,whereshouldtheProSteelsetupoptionsbemade?IntheProjectSeedFile.Thenusetheseedfiletocreatenewmodels.

3 WherearetheDesignFileworkingunitsset?FromtheMicroStationDropDownmenu,selectSettings>DesignFile>WorkingUnits.

4 Howcansomeoneobtainmorehelponexplainingthesetupoptions?ClickonthisiconintheProSteelOptionsdialog,whichwilltakeyoudirectlytothesectionoftheProSteelHelppertainingtotheOptionssettings.Mar-12 41 Seed File and Model SetupCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Module Summary

ModuleSummary

Youarenowableto: Installthetrainingdataset EstablishtheProSteelprojectforMicroStation StartProSteelforMicroStation OpentheSeedmodeldgn SettheDesignFileworkingunitsandhaveanunderstandingofhowthey

relatetoProSteel'sUnitsofMeasure AccesstheProSteelOptionsdialog AdjustthesettingsintheProSteelOptionsdialogtosuityourparticular

projectneedsandknowhowtoobtainhelpforfurtherexplanationofthesesettings.Seed File and Model Setup 42 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

UnderstandwhatClippingPlanesareandhowtheyaffecttheviewofthemodel

Turnclippingplanesonandoff ChangetheclippingplanedistancessoastochangetheresultantviewViewingandMovingAroundtheModel

ModuleOverviewInthismodule,youwilllearnaboutProSteel'sViewmanipulationfunctions.TheProSteeltoolsprovidedtoadjusttheMicroStationACSwillalsobecovered.TherearetwoLessonsinthismodule.EachLessonbeginswithalistofobjectivesthatdefinetheinformationthatyouwilllearninthatLesson.AnumberofExercisesareprovidedineachLesson,whicharedesignedtoteachyouthestatedobjectives.

ModulePrerequisites BasicWindowsknowledgeincludingfilenavigationandsoforth Previousexperiencewitha3DCADsystem,preferablyMicroStationV8i Completionofpreviousmodulesinthiscourserecommended

ModuleObjectivesAftercompletingthismodule,youwillbeableto: Changetheviewofthemodel Centerashapeintheview SettheACSbyashapeeitheratapointorcenteredontheshapeMar-12 43 Viewing and Moving Around the Model





Questions1 WhatisACSandwhatisitusedfor?2 HowisaClippingPlaneusefulin3Ddesignwork?3 IftheACSTriadwasn'tshowing,whichoftheoptionsbelowcouldyouuse

tomakeitvisible? CloseMicroStationandhopeitbecomesvisiblewhenyourestart. TurnontheACSleveltomakeitvisible. EnableitsdisplayinViewAttributesDialog. SetitintheDisplayTaboftheProSteelOptions.Viewing and Moving Around the Model 44 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Answers

1 WhatisACSandwhatisitusedfor?

AnAuxiliaryCoordinateSystem(ACS)isdefinedsothatyoucanplaceelementsonplanesatdifferentdepthsandorientations.

2 HowisaClippingPlaneusefulin3Ddesignwork?FrontandBackClippingPlanesdefinethelimitsofvisibleelements,effectivelystoppingyoufromseeinganythingthatisoutsideoftheclippingplanes.Itisusedtoremovethedisplayofunwantedelementsmakingiteasiertofocusonthoseelementsyouaredesigningormodifyingatthemoment.

3 IftheACSTriadwasn'tshowing,whichoftheoptionsbelowcouldyouusetomakeitvisible? EnableitsdisplayinViewAttributesDialog.Mar-12 45 Viewing and Moving Around the ModelCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Lesson 1: Utilizing Structural View Tools

Lesson1:UtilizingStructuralViewTools

DifferenttypesofviewsareavailableinProSteelV8i.Someareautomaticallycreatedwhileothersareuserdefined/created;theyareallviewingtoolsservingthesamepurposetomakeworkingina3DenvironmentmucheasierthanplainMicroStationtools.Theseviewscan/willalsobeusedtocreateengineering2Dplans,elevations,andbuildingcrosssectionsaswellasfabricators'erectiondrawings.

GlobalViewsProSteelV8iprovidesfiveisometricviewpointsgeneratedaspersettingsintheProSteelV8iGlobalSettingsdiscussedintheSeedFileandModelSetupmodule.Wewillnowexplainhowthesesettingswork.Viewing and Moving Around the Model 46 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Theseviewscanbeusedtonavigateinthemodelaswellastogenerateisometricviewsofthewholestructureorofindividualparts,assembliesorconnectiondetails.Byclickinganyofthefiveprovidedviews,youwillnoticetheviewingdirectionofthemodelchangesaccordingtothosesettings.

ChangingtheModelViewInthisexercise,youwilllearnhowtochangetheviewofthemodelutilizingProSteel'sOverviewandChooseViewcommands.Mar-12 47 Viewing and Moving Around the ModelCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Exercise:ChangingtheViewWithintheModel

1 OpentheVIEWMOD.dgntrainingdrawing(Filemenu>Open).2 BrowsetotheDESIGNSdirectory.SelectVIEWMOD.DGNdrawingfileand

thenpressOpen.3 Displaythemodelinanisometricview(clickIsometricOverviewicon).4 Tryouttheotherviewtoolsinthismenu.Additionalviewcommandsare

providedintheProSteelZoom/Viewtoolbar.Whenyouarefinished,returnthedrawingtotheIsometricOverviewview.

5 AnotherveryeffectivemethodofchangingtheviewonthemodelisbyusingtheChooseViewcommand.Thisfunctioncontainspredefinedviews,whichareautomaticallycreatedwhenaworkframeiscreated.Thissimplifiestheprocessofviewingamodelfromanyofthestandarddirectionalviews(e.g.,Front,Right,Leftetc.).

6 OpentheSelectViewdialog(ProSteelmenu>Zoom/Views>ChooseView)orclicktheSelectViewicon.

7 SelecttheF1_TOPview,andthenpresstheSettheCurrentViewbutton.Noticehowtheviewischangedtomatchtheselectedviewname.ExecutetheOverviewcommandandswitchbacktotheOverview1view.

8 SelecttheChooseViewcommandagain.SelecttheTOPviewandthenpressSetACS.NoticehowtheACSischangedtotheviewbuttheviewofthemodeldoesnotchange.Viewing and Moving Around the Model 48 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Exercise:SwitchingtoanObjectView(ObjectViewTools)

Inthisexercise,youwilllearnhowtoswitchtheviewinthemodelsoaselectedshapewillbesetasthecurrentviewandwillhavetheMicroStationACSsettothisshape.

1 OpentheBASICS_01.DGNtrainingdrawing(Filemenu>Open).BrowsetotheDesignsdirectory.SelecttheBASICS_01.DGNfileandpressOpen.

2 Changetoviewtothecrosssectionofthebeam(UB203x133x25)(ProSteelV8imenu>Zoom/Views>ObjectViewCentered)orclickOverviewCenteredicon.

3 Pickthebeamlocatedattheanglewhosepartnameisdisplayed(UB203x133x25).Whenpromptedwiththemulticoloureddirectionindicator,picktheaxishighlightedinyellowandthenclickyourleftmousebuttontoaccepttheselection.

4 NoticehowtheACSisnowcenteredintheshapeandthemodelviewischangedtothecrosssectionofthebeam.Experimentwiththisoptionbypickingadifferentaxiswhenpromptedwiththedirectionindicator.Noticethechangeinthemodelview.Mar-12 49 Viewing and Moving Around the ModelCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Exercise:SwitchingtheACStoanObject(ObjectACSTools)

Inthisexercise,youwilllearnhowtomovetheMicroStationACStoanobjectataspecificpointwithoutchangingthemodelview.

1 Resettheviewtothestandardisometricview(clickIsometricOverviewicon).

2 CentertheACSontheUB356x171x57member(ProSteelV8imenu>Zoom/Views>ObjectACScentered)orclickObjectACScenteredicon.PickthesameUB356x171x57memberasabove,thenpickthesamelefthandaxis(yellow).ThistimenoticehowtheACSmovestotheobjectbuttheviewdoesnotchange.

3 TrythisagainandthistimepickadifferentaxisandnotethechangeoftheACSlocationandplane.Viewing and Moving Around the Model 50 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Lesson2:UnderstandingandManipulatingClippingPlanes

Lesson2:UnderstandingandManipulatingClippingPlanes

Inthissection,youwilllearnspecificallywhataClippingPlaneisandhowitaffectswhatyouseeinthemodel.Workingwitha3Dmodelcanquicklybecomecomplex,especiallyifmanypartsarespatiallystackedoroverlaponeanother.ByusingMicroStation"ClippingPlanes,"ProSteeloffersacommandtohidepartsinfrontofandbehindthecurrentworkplane,orthesocalledcuttingplane.Thissimplifiestheconstructionprocesssignificantlysinceonlythoseobjectsapproximatelyinthesameworkplanearevisible.Thispreventstheaccidentalmanipulationofstackedshapes.ThetermapproximatelyisusedhereinthesensethatonlytheobjectswithintheClippingPlanescreatedarevisibletothefrontandrear.Ifoneofthedefinedviewsoranobjectviewisselected,thehideoptionisactivatedasthedefaultsettingunlessthecommandhasbeendeactivatedglobally.

Thiscommandcanbeselectivelyactivatedordeactivatedtopermitviewingthedepthsofallpartssimultaneouslyforageneraloverviewofthecomponentpartsofthemodel(moreonthisinalaterexercise). Exercise:WorkingwithClippingPlanes

1 OpentheVIEWMOD.DGNdrawing,changebacktothestandardisometricview(clickIsometricOverviewicon).Noticethetwofronttorearconnectingmembers.Theelementontheleftsideoftheframeislowerinelevationthantheelementontherightsideoftheframe.

2 ChangetotheleftsideviewF1_SIDE_L(clickChooseViewicon).3 SelecttheF1_SIDE_LviewfromthedialogdisplayedandthenpressSet

View.Noticethatwhenthemodelregeneratesyouarenowinthelefthandview,butareunabletoseethememberontherightsideoftheframe.Thisisbecausetheclippingplanedistancefortheleftframeviewissetto450mmandthememberlocatedontherightsideoftheframeisoutsideofthisrange.

4 ChangetotherightsideviewF1_SIDE_R(clickChooseViewicon).5 ThenselecttheF1_SIDE_RviewfromthedialogandthenpressSetView.

Noticethatthememberontheleftsideoftheframeisnotvisible.Onceagainthisisbecausethelefthandmemberisoutsideoftheclippingdistancesetfortherighthandview.Mar-12 51 Viewing and Moving Around the ModelCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Lesson 2: Understanding and Manipulating Clipping Planes

Exercise:TogglingClippingPlanesOnandOff

InthisexerciseyouwilllearnhowtotogglethestateoftheclippingplanesusingtheFlipcommand.


View.Noticethatthememberslocatedontherightsideofthemodelarenotvisible.

3 ToggletheclippingplanesOFF(ProSteelV8iMenu>Zoom/Views>Clipplane>Flip)orclickClipPlanesFlipicon.

4 Noticehowtheclippingplanesaredeactivatedandthemembersontherightsideofthemodelarenowvisible.

5 RepeattheFlipcommandseveraltimesnotingthechangeintheviewofthemodel.

Exercise:ChangingClippingPlaneDistancesInthisexerciseyouwilllearnhowtochangetheclipplanedistancesothateventhoughtheclipplanesarestillON,theviewinthemodelwillchangetoshowmembersthatwereoriginallyoutsideoftheclippingplanes.


View.

3 Changetheclippingplanessothattheviewdisplaysthememberslocatedontherightsideofthemodel(ProSteelV8iMenu>Zoom/Views>Clipplane>Distance)orclickClipPlanesDistanceicon.

4 OnexecutingtheClipplanedistancecommand,the"CurrentClippingPlaneDistances"dialogisinvoked.Enteravalueof2500fortheBackDistanceandkeepfrontdistancesetto450andpressOK.Notethattheviewnowshowsthecolumninthemiddleofthemodel.

Note:YouwilllearnlaterhowtosettheclipplanesatthetimetheWorkframeisgenerated.Viewing and Moving Around the Model 52 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

ModuleReview

ModuleReview


Questions1 HowdoIsetapredefinedISOView?2 WhenIappliedapredefinedfrontview,whycan'tIseesomeofthe

members?

3 HowdoIsetanACSwithoutchangingthemodel'sview?Mar-12 53 Viewing and Moving Around the ModelCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Module Review

Answers

1 HowdoIsetapredefinedISOView?

ClicktheIsometricOverviewicon2 WhenIappliedapredefinedfrontview,whycan'tIseesomeofthe

members?

ClipPlaneshavebeenset,andtheClipplanestogglebuttonison.3 HowdoIsetanACSwithoutchangingthemodel'sview?

ClicktheObjectACScenteredicon.Viewing and Moving Around the Model 54 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Modifystructuralobjectssuchasworkframes DrawSteelShapesinthemodel EditsteelshapesandplatesDrawingandEditingShapesandWorkframes

ModuleOverviewInthischapter,youwilllearnaboutProSteel'sHandleeditfunctionusedtoeditandmanipulatesteelshapesandplatesandotherelements.Therearethreelessonsinthischapter.Eachlessonbeginswithalistofobjectivesthatdefinetheinformationthatyouwilllearninthatlesson.AnumberofExercisesareprovidedineachlessonthataredesignedtoteachyouthetopicslistedintheObjectivessectionatthestartofeachlesson.

ModulePrerequisites BasicWindowsknowledgeincludingfilenavigationetc. Previousexperiencewitha3DCADsystem,preferablyMicroStationV8i Completionofpreviousmodulesinthiscourserecommended

ModuleObjectivesAftercompletingthismodule,youwillbeableto: ActivatethehandlesandinvoketheProSteelProperties(ProSteelProperties)

function

Changevariousshapepropertiessuchassize,typeandlengthMar-12 55 Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes





Questions1 WhatareEditHandles?2 WhentheEditHandlesaren'tdisplayingwhenyouclickonanelement,

youjusthavetosettheViewattributeforthem.TrueorFalse?Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 56 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Answers

1 WhatareEditHandles?

EditHandles(or"handles")areuseddynamicallymodifyormanipulateelements.Theygenerallyappearascolouredsquaresonelementsthatcanbeadjusted.

2 WhentheEditHandlesaren'tdisplayingwhenyouclickonanelement,youjusthavetosettheViewattributeforthem.TrueorFalse?False.Iftheyaren'tdisplaying,youmustenabletheirdisplayontheElementSelectionDialog.Mar-12 57 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Handle Editing

HandleEditing

Inthislesson,youwilluseMicroStationhandlestoeditsteelshapesinordertochangesize,length,shape,typeanddisplayoptions.YouwillalsousehandlestoeditProSteelObjects. Exercise:EditingaShape'sPropertiesInthisexercise,youwilllearnhowtoactivateacomponent'shandlesandsubsequentlydisplaytheShapePropertiesdialog.Thisdialogenablesyoutomodifythepropertiesthatdefineashape.

1 OpentheBASICS_01.DGNtrainingmodel(Filemenu>Open).2 Browsetothetrainingfiledirectory.SelecttheBASICS_01.DGNfileand

pressOpen.3 OpentheShapePropertiesdialog.4 ZoominonthewideflangebeamlabelledUC203x203x46.Usingtheleft

mousebutton,picktheelementtoinvokeitsMicroStationhandles(whichshouldappearasbluesquares).

5 Withthehandlesoftheelementstillhighlighted,rightclickandselectPS3DPropertiesfromthecontextmenu.

TheShapePropertiesdialogwilldisplayasshownbelow.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 58 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

HandleEditing

Abriefdescriptionoftheshapepropertytabsettingsisprovidedbelow. LayoutTab:containsthedisplayoptionsfortheshape. ShapeTypeTab:containstheshapetype,class,andsizeoftheshape. PositionTab:containsinformationrelatingtoshape'sinsertionpoint

andorientation. AnalysisViewTab:AnalysisEffectiveCenterlinesareaparallelviewof

theCADmodelusedforstructuralanalysis.Thistabdefinesendpointsoftheselinesandwhethertheyareautomaticoruserdefined.

DataTab:containspartslistdata. ValuesTab:containsdimensionalandweightinformation. CutsTab:containsinformationwithregardtocutsontheshape. LoglinksTab:containsthesettingforlinksbetweenelements. ConicalTab:containsdatapertainingtotheslopeofashapeplacedin

thedrawing. AssignmentsTab:containsdatafordetailingthepartanddisplaying

thepartinrelationtothemodelandothershapesinthemodel.6 Changetheshapesize:selecttheShapeTypetabontheShapeProperties

dialog.SelectUB203x133x25fromtheShapeSizedropdown.Noticethechangeoftheshapeinthemodel.

7 ProSteeluses"nonmodal"dialogs.Thisisamajorbenefitwheneditingashapeorotherobjectasthechangesmadeinthedialogareimmediatelyreflectedintheactualmodel.Mar-12 59 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Handle Editing

8 SwitchtotheLayouttabandlocatetheLayoutgroupboxintheupperlefthandcornerofthedialog.Movethedialogofftothesidesoyoucanseetheshapebeingedited.

9 CyclethroughthevariousdisplaymethodsintheLayoutDropDownandnotethechangesintheshapeandhowitchangesinthemodel.ReturnthedisplaytotheEdgeInsidemode.

10 IntheOptionsgroupboxontherighthandsideoftheLayouttab,experimentwiththedisplayoptionsoftheshapeandnotethechangesinthemodel.DisablethePartLabeloptionandnoticehowthepartnameassociatedwiththeshapeisnolongerdisplayedinthemodel.

11 SwitchbacktotheShapeTypetabandselecttheShapeClassdropdownandchangetheshapetoaBS_EQUALshape.IntheShapeSizedropdownscrollthroughthelistandchangethesizetoanEA70x70x8angle.Noticethechangeinthemodel.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 60 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

HandleEditing

12 Finally,switchtotheValuestabandchangethevalueintheLengthfieldto3250.Noticethechangeinlengthoftheshape.

13 Returnthevaluestotheiroriginalsettingsandclosethedialog.Note: ModificationwithmoreprecisionandinrelationtootherProSteelobjectswill

becoveredinmoredepthintheCreatingaWorkframemoduleofthiscourse.Mar-12 61 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Drawing Steel Shapes in the Model

DrawingSteelShapesintheModel

ThissectionprovidesanoverviewoftheProSteelV8iShapesdialog.YouwillalsolearnhowtocreateasteelShapestemplatetominimizetheshapeselection.Thereareseveralmethodsofinsertingshapesintoamodel,includinginsertionviaalineinthemodel,picking2pointsinthemodel,andtheselectionofmultiplelines.Youcanalsoinsertashapeinacrosssection,wheretheshapeisdrawninthenegativeZAxisfromthecurrentXYplane.ThetwomostcommonmethodsofinsertingshapesaretheLinemethodandthe2Pointmethod.Forourtrainingpurposeswefocusonthesemethods. Exercise:CreatingatemplatefiletominimizetheShapetablesInthisexercise,youwilllearnhowtocreateatemplatefileoftheBSsteelshapes.

1 OpentheTRNMODEL.DGNfile.2 Changetothestandardisometricview(clickIsometricOverviewicon).3 YouwillbeginbyinsertingthecolumnsontheFR1workframe(click

Shapesicon).4 Beforeyouplaceashapeyouneedtominimizethenumberofshapetypes

displayedwithinthedialog.Todothis,createatemplatefileandsavethissothatyoucanrecallitlater.

5 FromtheProSteelShapesdialog,presstheDisplaybutton.AsyoucanseetheShapesCatalogshownbelowisdividedintothreemainsections.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 62 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

DrawingSteelShapesintheModelThelistofshapetablesshippedwiththeproductisshownonthefarleftandthelistofavailableshapesforeachtableisdisplayedinthecenter.TheCurrentShapeClassessectionontherightcontainsonlytheshapesyouwanttoseewhenyouinvoketheShapesInsertcommand.

6 AltertheCurrentShapeClassestoshowonlytheBSIBritishsteelshapesandhavethemdisplayinMetricunits.Tobegin,pressthebuttontoaddalloftheshapesintheListofAvailableShapessectiontotheCurrentShapeClasseslist.

9 Fromthecentreofthedialog,selecttheMetricradiobutton.Thedialogshouldnowappearasshownbelow.Mar-12 63 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


10 Tosavethenewsettings,picktheTemplatebutton.WhentheProSteelTemplateManagerdialogappears,createanewfoldernamed"TRAIN",thenaddatemplatetothefoldernamed"Metric".Thedialogshouldappearasshownbelow.

11 PressEntertoreturntothepreviousdialogandpressOKtoreturntotheSteelshapeinsertiondialog.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 64 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Exercise:TheProSteelShapesDialog

1 OpentheBASICS_01.DGNfile.2 OpentheProSteelV8iShapesdialog(ProSteelV8imenu>Shapesorclick

Shapesicon)andclickontheStraightShapestabifitisnotopen.

Theshapeselectiondialogcontainsthreetabsasshownintheabovefigure.Togethertheycontroltheshapetypeandsizeaswellasitsorientation,length,offset,materialandmethodofinsertion.TheoptionsprovidedintheStraightShapesdialogaredescribedinthefollowingtable.

Field Description

ShapeType Showstheshapetablesavailablefortheuseinthemodel.Theoptionsdisplayedinthisdependonwhichselection(Standardshapes,Usershapes,CombinationshapesandRoofandWallshapes)iscurrentinthedropdownaboveit

Resolution ListtheavailableshapedisplayresolutionsShapeClass ListtheshapesizesavailableforthecurrentlyselectedShapeType.Additionally,it

controlsthedisplaydirectlytotherightofthesizelist.ShapeSize ListtheshapesizesavailableforthecurrentlyselectedShapeClass.Onceaspecificsize

memberisselectedanimageofthatshapewillappearindicatingthepossibleinsertionpointswiththeselectedinsertionpointhighlightedinRED.Alsoindicatedbytheimageisthecurrentrotationoftheshapeaboutitsaxisofinsertion.Mar-12 65 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Field DescriptionKey Displaysthecurrentshapethatwillbeinsertedifanyoneoftheinsertionmethodsatthebottomofthedialogweretobeselected.ThisistheactualshapethatgetsinsertedandcanbedifferentthantheshapeshownintheShapeTypeandShapeSizesectionsofthedialog.

Material Thematerialthatwillbeassignedtothismemberatthetimeofinsertion.Layer Providesadropdownlistofavailablelayersfortheelements.PartFamily Iffamilyclasseshavebeendefined,youcansetthemhere.Theselectionofthefamily

classcaninfluencethecolourofthepart.DetailStyle Ifdetailingstyleshavebeendefined,youcansetthemhere.DisplayClass Ifdisplayclasseshavebeendefined,youcansetthemhere.AreaClass Ifareaclasseshavebeendefined,youcansetthemhere.Description Ifgeneralpartsdescriptionshavebeendefined,youcansetthemhere.Theselectionof

thedescriptioncaninfluencethecolourandthelayer.DeltaX TheinsertionoffsetinXdirection.Thisfieldcanonlybeentered,ifyouhaveselected

theposition'Free'asinsertionpoint(thisisthebiggestdisplayedinsertionpoint).DeltaY TheinsertionoffsetinYdirection.Thisfieldcanonlybeentered,ifyouhaveselected

theposition'Free'asinsertionpoint(thisisthebiggestdisplayedinsertionpoint).ItemNo. Anitemnumbercanbeentereddirectlyhere.Length Specifythelengthoftheshape.Thisisimportantifyouwanttoinsertshapesinthe

crosssection.Inputsinthisfieldoverwritethelengthspecifiedbytheinsertionpoints.Turn Theshapewillberotatedaboutitsinsertionaxisthisvalue.CreateGroup Thisoptioncreatesagroupoutoftheshapeafterinsertion.

Clickthisbuttontoopenthefollowingdialogwhereallrelevantshapedataaredisplayed.

Allinsertedshapesarestillconnectedwiththedialog,sothatsubsequentmodificationscanalsobetransferredtoalreadyinsertedshapes.Ifyoudon'twantthisoption,youcaninterrupttheconnectionusingthisbutton.However,theshapeisnotdeletedinthiscase.SwapShape:Allinsertedshapes,whicharestillconnectedwiththedialog,aremirroredalongtheirYaxis.Youwillobtainthisbyexchangingtheinsertionpoints.

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Field DescriptionAllowstheusertopickonelineandthensettheorientationoftheshapeaboutthatline.

RotateShape:Theshapesareturnedeitherpositive(turnedleftinshapedirection)ornegative(turnedrightinshapedirection)aroundtheirinsertionpointusingtheenteredvalue.

Promptstheusertopickastartpointandendpointofashape.

Enablesyoutoinsertashapediagonallybetweentwopoints.

Promptstheusertopickastartpoint,anendpointandanaxisofrotationfortheshape.

Allowsyoutoselectmultiplelines.Uponselectingthelinestheprogramwillplaceoneshapeoneachlinepicked.

Forthismethodofinsertion,theorientationoftheshapeisbasedonapointandenteredanglevalue.ThelengthoftheshapeisassignedbasedinthevalueyouenteredintheLENGTHfieldofthedialog.Youwillbepromptedtopickapointfirstandthenwillbepromptedtoenteranangle.

Youcanusethisoptionifyouhaveindicatedafixedshapelength.Youarepromptedforaninsertionpointandforanalignment.ThentheshapewillbeinsertedonthecurrentXYplaneoftheACSwiththecorrespondinglengthtotheback(intothedepth).

DisplaystheShapeCatalogdialogallowingyoutocustomizetheshapesthataredisplayedforselectionintheShapeClassessection.

DisplaystheShapeModificationdialogallowingyoutoaddbentorstraightsegmentstoastraightoralreadybentshape.Mar-12 67 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Field Description Exercise:InsertingSteelShapesintothemodelInthisexercise,youwilllearntheLineand2Pointmethodsofinsertingshapesintothemodel.

1 OpentheProSteelV8iShapesdialog(clickShapesicon).2 OpentheStraightShapestabandsettheparametersasshowninthe

figurebelow.Makesuretopickthetopcentreinsertionpointintheimageoftheshape.ThiswillinserttheshapeattheTOScentrepoint.

Enablestheinsertionofsecondarybeamsbetweentwoexistingmainbeams.

Enablesyoutoinsertmultiplesecondaryshapesbetweenprimaryshapes

Enablesinsertionofbeamsatgridlines.WithAltselectionisviapolygon,withControlLinesinallLevelsareused,otherwiseonlytheonesatthecurrentACSPlane.

Enablesinsertionofcolumnsatselectedpoints.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 68 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


3 Next,switchtotheOptionstabandsettheparametersasshownbelow.

Theoptionsprovidedinthisdialogaredescribedinthefollowingtable.Name DescriptionHeight SpecifyinsertionheightabovecurrentXYplane.StartOffset Specifyoffsetofshapefromstartpoint.EndOffset Specifyoffsetofshapefromendpoint.Radius Specifyarcradiusforbentshapescreatedfrompolyline.Mar-12 69 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Name Description4 SwitchbacktotheStraightShapestabandplacetheshapeusingtheLineinsertionmethod.(PresstheLinebuttonnearthebottomofthedialog).Theprompt:PickthedesiredPointisdisplayed.

5 Pickthebackleftverticalframelineatcolumnlocation2A.Theprompt:ClickLeftHandMouseButtontoRotatetheShapeinPositionorEntertoAcceptisdisplayed.

6 Clicktheleftmousebuttonuntiltheshaperotatesintothepositionshownbelow.Whentheshapeisinthecorrectposition,clicktheRightmousebuttontoendtheinsertionoftheshape,andthenclicktheRightmousebuttonagaintoendthecommand.

7 WhentheStructuralShapesdialogdisplays,pressOKtoclosethedialog.

Scale Specifyscaleof2Dshapes.HorizontalOffset Thedistanceoftheshapesifashapeclasshasbeenselectedpermittinganoffsetof

severalshapesinhorizontaldirection.VerticalOffset Thedistanceoftheshapesifashapeclasshasbeenselectedpermittinganoffsetof

severalshapesinverticaldirection.AngularInsertion Listofavailableinsertionpointsforangle.DeterminestheinsertionpointifInsertwith

LengthunderAngleisselected.InsertinXYPlane EnableinsertionofshapescurrentXYplane.Orientate EnableorientationofshapesduringinsertionusingrightmouseclickDynamic Enablesdynamicinsertionofshapes.InsertRefPoints Enablereferencepointcreationfrominsertionpoints.Insertas2DShape

Enable2dShapecreation.

CloseDialog Enabledialogclosureaftershapeinsertion.KeepLength Enablepersistenceoflengthfieldafterdialogclosure.SecondaryBeam ConnectAECLines:EnablesconnectionofAEClinesofbeamswithAEClinesofmain

elements.

Cope:Enableadditionofcopetosecondarybeams.Ifselected,enablesyoutoselectacopetemplatefromthedropdownlistbelow.

OpenstheStructuralCopedialogallowingyoutoeditacopestyle.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 70 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


8 InsertanothershapeusingtheLinemethod(clickShapesicon).9 Definetheshapeasshownbelow.

10 SettheparametersintheOptionstabthesameasbeforeandinserttheshape(presstheLinebutton).Theprompt:PicktheDesiredpointwillappear.

11 Pickthetoplinelocated2A.Theprompt:ClickLeftHandMouseButtontoRotatetheShapeinPositionorEntertoAcceptwillappear.

12 ClicktheLeftMouseButtontoRotatetheShapeinPositionorRightMousetoAccept.

13 PresstheAcceptcurrentShapetopreventfurtherchangesbutton.Thiswillallowyoutoplaceadditionalshapesusingdifferentsettingsfromthisdialogwithoutlosingthesettingsoftheshapejustplaced.Mar-12 71 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Editing Steel Shapes and Plates

EditingSteelShapesandPlates

Inthissection,wearegoingtohaveacloselookatsomeofProSteelV8imodificationtools.Shapesandplatescanbelengthened,shortened,coped,notched,divided,joined,anglecutandhaveBooleanoperationsperformedonthem.ThereareseveralmethodsavailabletomodifyshapesandplatesotherthanbyHandleediting.ManipulationcommandsareavailableinthemainStructuralModifyElementdialogthatisaccessedthroughtheManipulatemenuitem.ProSteelV8iManipulatedialog(ProSteelV8imenu>Manipulate)orclickModifyicon.ThissectioncoverstheElementModificationdialog. Exercise:TheElementModificationDialog

1 OpentheElementModificationdialogshownbelow(ProSteelV8imenu>Manipulate)orclickModifyicon.

Note:Eachtimethatyouseethisicon inadialog,youhavetheoptiontodisplayaBitmap(Graphics).However,settingtheGlobalDialogSettingstoExpertModewillnotshowBitmap(Graphics).

Thisdialogisdividedintosixfunctionaltabs.TheoptionsintheCommontabaredescribedinthefollowingtable.Inthenextexercise,youwillexecutesomeofthesefunctionsontheshapesintheBASICS_01.DGNmodel.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 72 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Extend/Trim(highlightedblock).Thefirsticonistocuttheshapeataline.ThiscanbeaMicroStationlineaswellasanimaginarylinethatcanbecreatedonflybyenteringtheletter"P"whenpromptedtopickthelineuponwhichtocut.WhenyouenteravalueintheDistancefieldinthemaindialogtheshapewillbegappedfromthelinethisamount.ToExtendtoaLine,insertashapeintothedrawinganddrawalineacrossitspathafewfeetaway.Selecttheicontoextend/trimtoline.Atthispointitisnecessarytoselecttheshapeandoncethatisdone,holddownthe[Alt]keyandselectthelinetheelementshouldbeextendedto.ToTrimtoaLine,begininthesamemannerasabovebyplacingashapeinthedrawing,thistimehowevercreateacrossinglinethatintersectstheshape.Selecttheicontoextend/trimtoline.Totrimtoalinesimplyselecttheobjectonthesidethatshouldberemovedthenselectthelineitself.Thesecondiconistocutorextendedatanothershape.Inorderforthecuttotakeplace,thecenterlineoftheobjecttobecutmustintersectsomepartoftheshapeuponwhichyouarecuttingbackto.WhenyouenteravalueintheDistancefieldinthemaindialogtheshapewillbegappedfromthecuttingelementthisamount.TheDistancetextboxletsyouenteranoffsettothecuttinglineorcuttingelement.

CreatesStraightCut:turnonthischeckboxtocreateastraightcutatalineorobject,nomatterhowthesearepositionedtothecutobject.ToExtendtoObject:Extendingtoaobject/shapesisfairlystraightforward.Placetwoshapesinthedrawing;acolumn,andabeamgoingtowardsthecolumn'sflange.Leaveaspacebetweenthem.Selecttheicontoextend/trimtoshape.Thenselecttheshapetobeextended(beam)andthenselecttheshapetoextendto(column).NotethattheMar-12 73 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


elementwillextendtothepointwhereitscenterlinetouchestheobjectitisextendingto.

ToTrimtoObject:Forthisexamplerecreatethesamegeometrybetweentwoobject/shapesasabovebutthistimehavethebeamcrosspastthecolumn.Cuttoshapeisdonebyfirstselectingtheshapethatistobecutandthenchoosingtheshapeitwillcutagainst.Heretheshortersideisalwaysremovedandasmentionedabove,theelementwillextendtothepointwhereitscenterlinetouchestheobjectitisextendingto.

Divide/Connect(highlightedblock).Thefirsticon,Divide,isusedtodivideashapeintotwoshapes.Thecuttinglinemaybeanylineorobject.Picktheshapetobedividedandthenthedividinglineorpoint.WhenyouhaveenteredavalueintheDistancefieldinthemaindialogBOTHnewendswillbeshortenedthisamount.Distancetextfield:Distancebetweenelementsafterdivision.SeparateonLevelcheckbox:Ifthisoptionhasbeenactivated,youareaskedforthreepoints,whichhavetoformaplane.Thepartsaredividedalongthisplane.ToDivide:Withdivideitispossibletotakeasingleshapeandbreakitintotwocompletelyseparateelements.Todothis,placeashapeintotheworkarea.Nextchoosethedivideiconandselecttheshape.Oncetheshapeisselecteditispossibletodivideiteitherbyselectingapoint(default)orbyselectingalinethatcrossestheshape.Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatwhenselectingapointthatthedivisionwillbemadefromthatpoint,perpendiculartotheshape.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 74 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


ThesecondiconistheConnecticon.Thisfunctionallowstwoshapesofthesametypetobejoinedasone.Theymustbeexactlyaligned.

Distancetextbox:Distancebetweenelementsafterdivision.SeparateonLevelcheckbox:Ifthisoptionhasbeenactivated,youareaskedforthreepoints,whichhavetoformaplane.Thepartsaredividedalongthisplane.

Notchicon:Usingthisfunction,youcaninsertsimplegeometricalshapesofoutletsandcountersunkpartsintoyourshapes.Youcancreatesquare,wedgetype,andcircularshapesusingthedialogwhichdisplaysuponselectingthisoption.SquareNotch:Tousethisoptionsimplyselectthememberandthenthelocationonthememberwherethenotchshouldbeplaced.Oncethisisdone,filloutthevaluesforWidth,HeightandDepthandselectthepositionofthenotchinaccordancewiththepointthatwasselected.Ablue,yellowandredcrosshairwillindicatethepointthatwasselected.

WedgeNotch:Wedgeworksthesamewaythat'Square'doesbutincludestwonewoptions,'EdgeFrontEdgeBack'and'EdgeTopEdgeBottom'.Thefirstoptioniswhethertheverticalflatsideshouldfacethe'front'or'back'.Thisdeterminesthenotchesdirectioninrelationtothedirectionthatthememberisbeingdrawn.Forexampleifthememberisdrawnlefttorightthentheverticalflatsideforthe'front'isalwaystotheleftandthe'back'alwaystotheright.Thesecondoptionis'top'or'bottom'edge.Thiswillplacethehorizontalflatsidefacingwhicheverdirectionischosen.Againthisisrelatedtothewaythememberhasbeendrawn.If,forexample,thebeamisplacedinMar-12 75 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


thedrawingupsidedown(rotated180degrees)the'edgebottom'wouldplacetheflatsideatthetopandthe'edgetop'wouldplacetheflatsideat

thebottom.RadialNotch:TheradialnotchworksdifferentlythanSquareandWedge.Ittakesintoaccounttheradius,length&angleofthecylinder.Italsohastheoptiontousetheouterorinnerradius.Position:Underthe'Position'tab,thenotchrotationcanbeadjustedalonganyaxis.Herethereareoptionsforrotatingthenotchby+/90degreesorifneededavaluecanbeenteredand+/Phicanbeusedtorotatebythespecifiedamount.

Polycutssection:PressthePickbutton(firsticon),thenpicktheshapetobecut.Next,pickthepointofthepolylinedefiningtheboundariesofthecut.TheComplete,OnlyUpperHalfandOnlyLowerHalfsettingsdecidewheretoapplythecut.IfavalueisenteredintheGapfield,anoffsetfromthecutlinewillbemaintainedequaltothevalueenteredintheGapfield.Polyline:PressthePolylinebutton(secondicon),thenpicktheshapetobecut.Next,youpickthepolylinethatdefinestheboundariesofthecut.InthiscasethepolylinemustbedrawnwithMicroStationandbedrawnpriortoinitiatingthepolycutcommand.TheComplete,OnlyUpperHalfandOnlyLowerHalfsettingsdecidewheretoapplythecut.IfavalueisenteredintheGapfieldanoffsetfromthecutlinewillbemaintainedequaltothevalueenteredintheGapfield.Subtract:Thisbuttonisusedtosubtractthevolumeofoneshapefromthevolumeofanother.PresstheSubtractbutton(thirdicon),thenpicktheshapetobecut,thentheshapetoactastheboundaryshape.TheComplete,OnlyUpperHalfandOnlyLowerHalfsettingsdecidewheretoDrawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 76 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


applythecut.IfavalueisenteredintheGapfieldanoffsetfromthecutlinewillbemaintainedequaltothevalueenteredintheGapfield.2 AfterreviewingtheoptionsoftheElementModificationdialog,pressCanceltoclose.

Exercise:UsingtheModifyFunctionsonSteelShapesandPlatesInthissection,youwillusetheoptionsinProSteelElementModificationdialogtomodifysteelshapesandplates.

1 OpentheElementModificationdialog(ProSteelV8imenu>Manipulate).2 ClickontheShapetab.YouwillshortenshapeUC152x152x23by300.Type

300intheDefaultfieldintheShortensectionofthedialogasshownbelow.

ThetextbelowprovidesdescriptionsoftheoptionavailableintheShapestab.

ShortenShapes:therearethreeiconsinthissection.ByPick:Allowsyoutoshortenashapebypickingthedistance.Initiatethecommandandbeginbypickingtheshapetobeshortened.Pickastartingpointthenanendpointoftheshorteningandtheshapeisshortenedbythisdistance.ByDimension:Allowsyoutoshortenashapebyadistanceequaltoasetvalue.Picktheshapethen,whenprompted,typeinavalueandtheshapeisshortenedbythisamount.ByDefault:ShortenstheshapeadistanceequaltothevalueenteredintheDefaultfield.TypeavalueintheDefaultfieldandinitiatethecommand.PicktheshapetobeshortenedneartheendyouwantreducedMar-12 77 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


andtheshapewillautomaticallybeshortenedthisamount.Ifyoucontinuetopickthesameelementtheshapewillcontinuetobe

shortenedthedefaultvalue.LengthenShapes:therearethreeiconsinthissection:ByPick:SameastheShortenShapesByPickexcepttheshapeislengthenedbythedistancepicked.ByDimension:SameastheShortenShapesByDimensionexcepttheshapeislengthenedbythedimensionentered.ByDefault:SameastheShortenShapeByDefaultexcepttheshapeislengthenedbythedefaultvalue.Cope/Notch:thereisoneiconinthissection:Cope:Copesoneshapewhereitmeetsanothershape.Theshapesmustintersect.Oncethecommandisinitiatedpicktheshapetobecopedfollowedbytheshapeuponwhichtocut.Afterpickingtheshapes,adialogdisplaysgivingyouadditionaloptionscontrollingtheactualcopedistancesandparameters.MitreCuts:therearethreeiconsinthissection:AngleBisect:Thisfunctionallowsformiteringtwoshapesthatareofthesamesizeandtype.AdditionallyyoucandefineaGapbetweenthetwomiteredshapesbyenteringavalueintheGapfield.OutsideEdge:Thisfunctionallowsformiteringtwoshapesthatmaynotbethesamesizeandtype.AdditionallyyoucandefineaGapbetweenthetwomiteredshapesbyenteringavalueintheGapfieldInsertbend:PerformsamiterandreplacesthebevelededgewithashapesectionwitharadiusasspecifiedintheRadiusfield.

3 PresstheByDefaultbutton.Theprompt:PickShapeatEndtobeShortenedisdisplayed.

4 PicktheUC152x152x23shapenearitsleftend.Noticethattheshapeshortens.PressOKtoclosethedialogandendthecommand.

5 OpentheElementModificationdialog(ProSteelV8imenu>Manipulate).6 AnglemitrethetwoUC152x152x23shapesthatareangledadjacentto

eachother.IntheMitreCutssectionofthedialog,presstheAngleBisectbutton.

Theprompt:SelectFirstShapeforAngleCutisdisplayed.Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 78 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


7 PickoneofthetwoUC152x152x23shapesthatareangledadjacenttoeachother.

Theprompt:SelectSecondShapeforAngleCutisdisplayed.

8 PicktheotherUC152x152x23shapeandnotethemitrethatisappliedtothetwoshapes.

9 PressOKtoclosethedialog.10 OpentheElementModificationdialog(ProSteelV8imenu>Manipulate).11 Nowyouwillcutoneshapebackfromanother.PresstheAtObjectbutton

intheExtendTrimsectionofthedialog.Theprompt:SelectShapetoCutorESCformoreShapestoCutisdisplayed.

12 SelecttheUC152x152x23shapethatteesintotheflangeoftheUC152x152x23shape.Theprompt:SelectShapeonWhichtoCutisdisplayed.

13 PicktheintersectingUC152x152x23shape.Noticethecutbackthatisappliedtothebeam.Takeafewminutestofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeothermanipulationfunctions.Mar-12 79 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Module Review

ModuleReview


Questions1 WhatarethetwomostcommonwaystoPlaceShapesintotheDesign?2 Whatfourwaysareusedtoshortenabeamorcolumn?Drawing and Editing Shapes and Workframes 80 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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1 WhatarethetwomostcommonwaystoPlaceShapesintotheDesign?

InsertShapeonaselectedline,orbytwopoints.2 Whatfourwaysareusedtoshortenabeamorcolumn?

UseEditHandles ChangetheLengthintheProSteelPropertiesoftheShape. TrimtoaLine. TrimtoanotherShape.Mar-12 81 Drawing and Editing Shapes and WorkframesCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

AssignourWorkframetotheDisplayClassesandAreaClasses CycletheDisplayClassestocontroltheviewinthemodel.CreatingaWorkframe

ModuleOverviewInthischapter,youwilllearnhowtocreateProSteelV8iWorkframes,modifythem,andcreateaDisplayClassinwhichtoaddtheframes.Therearefivelessonsinthischapter.Eachlessonbeginswithalistofobjectivesthatdefinetheinformationthatyouwilllearninthatlesson.Anumberofexercisesareprovidedineachlesson.

ModulePrerequisites BasicWindowsknowledgeincludingfilenavigationetc. Previousexperiencewith3DCADsystempreferablyMicroStationV8i Completionofpreviousmodulesinthiscourserecommended

ModuleObjectivesAftercompletingthismodule,youwillbeableto: CreateasymmetricalandanonsymmetricalWorkframe EdittheWorkframetochangeitspropertiesanddimensionalsettings CreateandmanipulateDisplayClassesandAreaClassesMar-12 83 Creating a Workframe




Beforeyoubeingthismodule,let'sdefinewhatyoualreadyknow.

Questions1 HowdoyousetanAuxiliaryCoordinateSystembacktoaglobaloriginand

baserotation? TypeGO=0,0,0intheKeyinDialog TypeACTIVEORIGINCENTREintheKeyinDialogandDatapoint ReprojecttheGlobalOriginbysettingaGeographicCoordinateSystem RightmouseclickontheACSDialogandresettoGlobal

2 WhywouldyouneedtoresettheAuxiliaryCoordinateSystem?Creating a Workframe 84 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Answers

1 HowdoyousetanAuxiliaryCoordinateSystembacktoaglobaloriginand

baserotation?RightmouseclickontheACSdialogandresettoGlobal

2 WhywouldyouneedtoresettheAuxiliaryCoordinateSystem?IftheorientationoftheACSisatanoddangle,theworkframewillnotsitflat;rather,itwillgooffatanincorrectangle.Mar-12 85 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Creating a Workframe and Review Settings

CreatingaWorkframeandReviewSettings

WestronglyrecommendtheuseofWorkframesasoftenaspossible,eventhoughitispossibletomodelacompletestructurewithoutusingone.TheWorkframeisa3Dobjectmadeupoflinesintheformofsquare/rectangle,cylinder/coneorpyramid.Itprovidestheuserwiththefollowing: Routinglinesforsteelplacement. Automaticclippedviews,for2Ddrawinggenerationandeasierviewing.AstructurecanbemodeledwithoneorseveralWorkframes. Exercise:CreatingtheSymmetricalWorkframeInthisexercise,youwilllearnhowtocreateandeditaworkframe.

1 CreateanewdrawingusingthetemplatecreatedinChapter2andsettheviewtoIsometricOverview1.

2 DisplaytheProSteelV8iWorkframedialogandplaceaworkframe(ProSteelV8imenu>StructuralObjects>Workframe)orclickWorkframeicon.

Theprompt:SelectOriginofWorkframeorEnterforACSoriginisdisplayed.

3 RightclicktoaccepttheACSorigin.Theprompt:SpecifyXAxisforWorkframeorEnterforACSXAxisisdisplayed.

4 RightclicktoaccepttheACSXAxis.TheProSteelV8iWorkframedialogdisplaysasshownbelow.

5 Setthesizeandnumberofdivisionsasshowninthedialogbelow.Creating a Workframe 86 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


6 NextswitchtotheViewstabandsettheparametersasshownbelow.

7 NowsettheparametersintheTextXandTextYtabsasshownbelow.Mar-12 87 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


8 SwitchtotheOptionstabandsetthevaluesasshownbelow.

9 Finally,switchtotheBlockstabandsetthevaluesasshownbelow,thenpressOKtocreatetheworkframe.Creating a Workframe 88 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Note: AcellinMicroStationistheequivalentofaBlockinAutoCAD. Exercise:ViewinganexistingWorkframe'ssettingsInthisexercise,youwilllearnhowtoeditaworkframe'sdimensionalsettings.

1 SetthemodeltotheOverview1view(ClickIsometricOverviewIcon).ZoomintothefrontleftcorneroftheworkframejustcreatedandpicktheyellowcollaredAxisDescription.

2 OncetheMicroStationhandlesareactive,rightclicktoaccessthecontextmenu.

3 SelectthePS3DPropertiesoption.ThiswillopentheProSteelV8iWorkframedialog.Thisisthesamedialogusedtocreatetheworkframe.Fromthisdialogyouareabletochangetheworkframe'slength,width,height,numberofdivisions,gridsystem,gridsize,etc.Mar-12 89 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Note: OncesteelmembershavebeenplacedonaworkframeandtheworkframeismodifiedtheshapesWILLNOTupdatetomatchthenewdimensionsofthe

workframe.

4 Leavetheworkframevaluesunchanged.PressOKtoreturntothemodel.Ifthehandlesarestillactive,leftclicktwicetodeactivatethem.

5 ThedimensionalportionofaWorkframeiswhatisknownasa'StructuralObject'.Thisportionoftheworkframecontainsallofthedimensionaldatanecessarytodefineitssizeandlocation.Inadditiontothedimensionaldatathereisspecificframedataassociatedwitheveryface(top,left,right,front,backandallfacesinbetween)oftheworkframe.Eachoneofthesefacesisindependentoftheothersandcanbemodifiedseparately.Theseindividualframesalsoconstitutetheframesectionsthatareautomaticallyprocessedbythe2DDetailCenter.Inthenextexerciseyouwillviewandmodifyoneoftheseframes.

Exercise:ViewingpropertiesofanExistingWorkframeInthisexercise,youwilllearnhowtoview/editaworkframe'sproperties.

1 WiththemodelintheOverview1view,windowintothefrontleftcorneroftheworkframeyoucreated.

2 Now,pickonthetopmagentacollaredframe.OncetheMicroStationhandlesareactive,rightclicktoaccesstheContextmenu.

3 BrowsethemenuandselectthePS3DPropertiesoption.ThiswillopentheWorkframePropertiesdialog.Eachtabwithinthedialogallowsyoutoview/modifyvariouspropertiesoftheworkframeasshownbelow.Creating a Workframe 90 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Fromwithinthisdialogyoucanchangethedisplayofthisworkframe.Youhavetheabilitytochangethename,sizeandspacingoftheworkframeaxis.Youcanalsosettheclipplanedistancesonthefrontandback(oraboveandbelow)oftheworkframe.YoucanturnontheAreaNameasMar-12 91 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


wellasrenamethecompleteframe,settheCameralocationandviewlocationetc.4 LeavetheWorkframePropertiesunchangedandpressOKtoclosethedialog.Creating a Workframe 92 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


Exercise:CreatingaNonSymmetricalWorkframe

InthisexerciseyouwillusetheAxisDistancemethodtocreatethenonsymmetricalworkframeFR2.WhenusingAxisdistancesyouwillassigneachaxis(Length,Width,Height)aseriesofdistancestoformtheframe.

1 SetthemodeltotheOverview1view(clickIsometricOverviewicon).2 Addanotherworkframe(clickWorkframeicon).

Theprompt:SpecifyoriginofworkframeorrightmousebuttonforACSdisplays.

3 PicklowerbackleftcornerofworkframeFR1.Theprompt:SpecifyXaxisofWorkframeorEnterACSXaxisdisplays.

4 ClicktheRightMousebutton.5 ClickontheLayouttabandmakesuretheWorkframeLayoutissetto

Rectangular.MakesuretheoptionsintheDimensionsandDivisionssectionarealldisabled.

6 SettheLength,Width,andHeightvaluesasshownbelow.Note:BoththeWidthandHeighthavemultiplevaluestoproduce2bayswide

and2levelshigh.

7 SwitchtotheViewstabandmakesureallothersettingsaresetasshownbelow.Mar-12 93 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


8 Next,switchtotheTextXandTextYtabsofthedialogandsettheaxisdescriptionvaluestomatchthefiguresbelow.

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9 Finally,settheparametersintheOptionstabasshownbelow.10 Whenthesettingsareasshownabove,pressOKtoclosethedialog.11 YouwillalsoneedtomodifytheaxisdisplaysettingsinthepreviousFR1

workframe.SelecttheyellowworkframeofFR1usingthelefthandmousebutton,thenrightclickandselectthePS3DPropertiesfromthemenulist.SelecttheTextXtabselecttheindividualSettingButton.

Bydoubleclickingontheaxis1and2therewillbean"X"placedintheInvisiblecolumn.Mar-12 95 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Creating a Workframe and Review Settings12 SelectOK.13 TofinalizetheWorkframe,youwilladdadditionalconstructionlinesfor

anawningfromgrid3betweencolumnsBandC.ZoomintothecorneroftheworkframeatB3.

14 SetCurrentLeveltoPS_WORKFRAME.15 SettheACStofrontview.16 StarttheMicroStationLinecommand.

Theprompt:PickfirstpointIsdisplayed.17 SelecttheintersectionpointofaxisB3level1

Theprompt:Specifynextpoint:Isdisplayed.18 ChangeAccuDrawtoPolarandenter120fordistanceand10forangle,

thenenteradatapointtoaccept.19 RepeatthestepsaboveforcolumnatC3.

Yourmodelshouldappearasbelow:Creating a Workframe 96 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Creating and Manipulating Display Classes, Area Classes and Part Families

CreatingandManipulatingDisplayClasses,AreaClassesand

PartFamilies

Inthissection,youwilllearnwhatDisplayClasses,AreaClassesandPartFamiliesareandhowtocreatethem.Additionallyyouwilllearnhowtoassignstructuralelementsandobjectstothemtomakeviewingthemodeleasierinthecaseofcomplexmodels.

DisplayClassesDisplayClassesareaProSteelV8itoolusedtoseparateamodelintoobjectvisibilityclasses.TheDisplayClassescommandallowsyoutoorganiseobjects(ShapesandStructuralObjects)fromdifferentMicroStationlevelsintovisibilitygroupsthatareindependentfromthelevelstheyresidein.Contraryto"freezing"levelsinMicroStation,whichturnsoffthedisplayofthecompletelevel(resultinginnumerouslevelstocontroldisplay),DisplayClassesallowsyoutoselectentiregroupsorjustafewobjectsandmakethemvisibleorhidden.Thiswillhelpsimplifytheviewofthemodeldisplayedonthescreen.

Note: EachelementcanexistonlyinoneDisplayClassatatime.Thismeansthatitwillberemovedfromoneclassifitisassignedtoanother.

Exercise:CreatingDisplayClassesandAssigningObjectstothem.Inthissection,youwilllearnhowtocreatedisplayclasses.Someofthedisplayclassesyoucreatewillbeusedlaterinthemodellingprocess.

1 OpentheProSteelV8iDisplayClassesdialog(ProSteelmenu>DisplayClasses>Dialog)orclickDisplayClassesicon.Creating a Workframe 98 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

CreatingandManipulatingDisplayClasses,AreaClassesandPartFamilies

2 YouneedtoassignnamestoourDisplayClasses.Inordertoassignanamedoubleclickononeoftheemptylistentriesandenteranameintheinputfield.ThefirstDisplayClasswillbenamed***markedmembers***.

3 AssignnamestoDisplayClasses,***markedmembers***,Beams,Columns,Struts,WindBeams,WallStiffeners,StairStringers,Joist,Purlins,Girts,etc,asshownbelow.Mar-12 99 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


AreaClasses

InadditiontoDisplayClasses,ProSteelV8iincludesAreaClassfunctionalitytoorganizeandcontrolthevisibilityofconstructionareas(workareas,constructionphases,builds,etc.).TheusercancreateAreaClasses,assignobjectstothoseclassesandthencontrolthevisibilityoftheobjectsbyturningonorofftheAreaClasses. Exercise:CreatingAreaClassesandAssigningObjectstothemInthissection,youwilllearnhowtocreateAreaClasses.SomeoftheAreaClassesyoucreatewillbeusedlaterinthemodellingprocess.

1 OpentheProSteelV8iAreaClassesdialog(ProSteelmenu>AreaClasses>Dialog)orclickAreaClassesicon.

2 YouneedtoassignnamestoourAreaClasses.Inordertoassignanamedoubleclickononeoftheemptylistentriesandenteranameintheinputfield.ThefirstDisplayClasswillbenamedBEAM.

3 AssignnamestoAreaClasses,BEAM,COLUMN,JOIST,BRACINGVERTICAL,BRACINGGENERAL,etc,asshownbelow.Creating a Workframe 100 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


PartFamiliesPartFamiliesareamechanismtoautomaticallyallocateprefixes,coloursandDetailStylesduringthepositioningprocessbycategorizingdifferenttypesofcomponents(e.g.,columns,beams,gussetplates,etc.).2DlinetypesandcolourcanalsobecontrolledthroughthePartFamilies.PartFamiliesshouldbecreated,componentsassignedtotheseandthenthePartFamilyprefixshouldbeusedduringpositioning.

Note: EachcomponentcanbelongtoonlyonePartFamilyatatime. Exercise:CreatingPartFamiliesandAssigningObjectstothem.Inthissection,youwilllearnhowtocreatePartFamilies.Someofthedisplayclassesyoucreatewillbeusedlaterinthemodellingprocess.

1 OpentheProSteelV8iPartFamiliesdialog(ProSteelmenu>PartFamilies>Dialog)orclickPartFamiliesicon.Mar-12 101 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated


2 YouneedtoassignnamestoourPartFamilies.Inordertoassignanamedoubleclickononeoftheemptylistentriesandenteranameintheinputfield.Anewdialogwillappear,enterDescription,PosPrefixandColour.

3 AssignnamestoPartFamilies,BEAM,COLUMN,JOIST,BRACINGVERTICAL,BRACINGGENERAL,etc,asshownbelow.Creating a Workframe 102 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

North Direction

NorthDirection

TheBenchmarkisasymbol/markerthatcanbeinsertedintothe3Dmodeltospecify/controlthenorthdirectionforerectionpurpose. Exercise:CreatingNorthDirection.Inthissection,youwilllearnhowtocreateaNorthDirection.

1 Toinsertabenchmarkintothe3Dmodel,clicktheBenchmarkiconontheProSteelV8iUtilitiestoolbar,thenspecifyanorigin/pointandanorthdirection,thedialogshownbelowwillappear.Creating a Workframe 104 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

NorthDirection


North Direction

UserDefinedPartDescriptionProSteelV8iprovidesamechanismtoassignuserdefinablepart/shapedescriptionsthatcanbeusedduringthecreationandeditingofparts(e.g.,specifyinglevel,colourandlinestylelinestyle),searchingandorganizingandfilteringthedisplayofpartsduring2Ddrawingproduction.ToassignaDescriptiontoashape,selectashapeintheV8imodel,rightclickandselectPS3DPropertiesfromthecontextmenu.TheShapePropertiesdialogwillappear.FromtheDescriptiondropdownintheAssignmenttab,selectanypredefineddescription.Creating a Workframe 106 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

NorthDirection

Thetextfile(..\LOCALISED\ENGLISH\DATA\PRO_ST3D.FDF)controlsthisdropdownlist.ItcontainssomepredefineddescriptionsbutismodifiablebytheuserwiththehelpofatexteditorsuchasMicrosoftNotepad.ThePRO_ST3D.FDFdatacontentisarrangedasfollows:Index,description[,layername,layercolor,layerlinetype][,colornormal,linetypenormal,colourhidden,linetypehidden]Where"normal"arevisiblelineson2Ddetailsand"hidden"arehiddenlineson2Ddetails.

UserDefinedtemplatesTemplatesallowuserstosaveallvaluesrelatedtoadialog(includingalltabs)toauserdefinedtemplatenameandthenreusethevaluesbyloadingthetemplate.Thisfunctionalitysavestimeandallowssettingstobesharedbetweencoworkersandstandardisedwithinprojects.Eachtypeoffunctionhasadedicatedfiletowhichuserdefinedtemplatesaresaved.TemplatefilesaregroupedintotheVariafolderundertwoseparatesubfolders:MetricandImperial.TemplatescanbecreatedthroughmostProSteelV8idialogs.Mar-12 107 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

North Direction

Tocreateortoload/importatemplateclickonTemplate .TheProSteelV8iTemplateManagerdialogwillappear.

Tocreateanewtemplateinanewfolder,dothefollowing: ClickonNewFolder .Anewfolderisaddedwiththename"NewFolder". Typeanewnameforthefolder(e.g.,."FirstFolder"). Clickonceoutsidethenamefield,thenclickonSaveTemplateAs. Anew

templateisaddedwiththename"Template".Typeanewnameforthetemplate(eg,"FirstTemplate").Thissavesthefields/settingsinthedialogtothecorrespondingtemplatelistedabove.

Toloadatemplate,clickonTemplate.TheProSteelV8iTemplateManagerdialogwillappear.SelectatemplatefromthelistoftemplatesandclickonLoadTemplate .Thiswillpopulateallfields/settingsinthedialogfromthetemplate.

Toimportatemplate,clickonTemplate.TheProSteelV8iTemplateManagerdialogwillappear.ClickonImport andthefilebrowserwillappear.SelectanexistingtemplateandclickonOpen.TheexistingtemplatewillbeloadedintotheProSteelV8iTemplateManagerdialog.Creating a Workframe 108 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

ModuleReview

ModuleReview


Questions1 WhatistheadvantageofusingaWorkframe?2 WhydoweuseaPartDescription?3 WhatdoesaProSteeltemplatesave?4 Whatistheprocesstocreateatemplate?Mar-12 109 Creating a WorkframeCopyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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1 WhatistheadvantageofusingaWorkframe?

TheworkframecanmaketheplacingofSteeldirectlyontothelineseasier.Ifsettodoso,itcanalsoautomaticallycreateviewsthatyoucanrotatetowhichhavefrontandbackclippingplanesalreadydefined.

2 WhydoweuseaPartDescription?ThemainuseofPartDescriptionsistoenablethesettingofaPositionPrefixforelements.

3 WhatdoesaProSteeltemplatesave?AllofthesettingsonaProSteelDialog.

4 Whatistheprocesstocreateatemplate?ClicktheTemplatebutton,createafolder,thencreatethetemplate.Creating a Workframe 110 Mar-12Copyright 2012 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

InsertingandManipulatingShapes

ModuleOverviewInthischapter,youwilllearnhowtoinsertsteelintoaWorkframeusingtheLineand2Pointmethods.Afterinsertionyouwilleditthesteelfurthersoyoucandetailthejointsinlaterchapters.

ModulePrerequisites BasicWindowsknowledgeincludingfilenavigationetc. Previousexperiencewith3DCADsystempreferablyMicroStationV8i Completionofpreviousmodulesinthiscourserecommended

ModuleObjectivesAftercompletingthismodule

8.- ProSteel V8i MicroStation Professional Fundamentals Metric TRN017720-1-0002

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