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Compiled: May 2010

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Table of Contents

Foreword 0

Part I Overview of Metal Building Drawings 7

Part II Control Screen, Common Features, InputFile 10

................................................................................................................................... 101 Control Screen Features

.......................................................................................................................................................... 10Introduction to Screen Features

.......................................................................................................................................................... 12Screen Operation Examples

.......................................................................................................................................................... 13Default Drawing Control Files

.......................................................................................................................................................... 13Additional File Features

.......................................................................................................................................................... 15Hot Keys

.......................................................................................................................................................... 16Summary of Function Keys

................................................................................................................................... 182 Features Common to Most Drawings

.......................................................................................................................................................... 18Standard Title Block

.......................................................................................................................................................... 18Customized Title Block

.......................................................................................................................................................... 20Adjustable Line Width and Colors

.......................................................................................................................................................... 20Customized Text Style

.......................................................................................................................................................... 21Word Substitution or Translation

.......................................................................................................................................................... 21Use of Metric (SI) Units

.......................................................................................................................................................... 22User Prepared Notes

.......................................................................................................................................................... 22Notes on Drawing Revisions

.......................................................................................................................................................... 23User Selected Details on Drawings

.......................................................................................................................................................... 23Walk Doors/Accessories on Drawings

.......................................................................................................................................................... 23Scaled Drawings

................................................................................................................................... 243 Drawing Control Input File

Part III Anchor Bolt Drawings 30

................................................................................................................................... 301 Drawing Content and Layout

................................................................................................................................... 302 Anchor Bolt Plan

................................................................................................................................... 323 Anchor Bolt Details

................................................................................................................................... 324 Column Reactions

................................................................................................................................... 335 Special Details

................................................................................................................................... 336 Description of Input Data

Part IV Sidewall Drawings 40

................................................................................................................................... 401 Drawing Layout

................................................................................................................................... 402 Drawing Contents

.......................................................................................................................................................... 40Sidewall Framing Elevation

.......................................................................................................................................................... 41Sidewall Sheeting Elevation

.......................................................................................................................................................... 41Member Table

.......................................................................................................................................................... 41Connection Plate Table

.......................................................................................................................................................... 41Walk Doors & Accessories Placed on Drawings


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Part V Endwall Drawings 50

................................................................................................................................... 501 Drawing Layout


.......................................................................................................................................................... 50Endwall Framing Elevation

.......................................................................................................................................................... 51Endwall Sheeting Elevation

.......................................................................................................................................................... 51Member Table

.......................................................................................................................................................... 51Connection Plate Table

.......................................................................................................................................................... 51Bolt Table for Rafter Splices

.......................................................................................................................................................... 51Walk Doors & Accessories Placed on Drawings


Part VI Rigid Frame Drawings 61

................................................................................................................................... 611 Drawing Layout


.......................................................................................................................................................... 61Rigid Frame Elevation

.......................................................................................................................................................... 61Rigid Frame Splice Bolt Table

.......................................................................................................................................................... 62Interior Column Bolt Table

.......................................................................................................................................................... 62Rigid Frame Plate Table

.......................................................................................................................................................... 62Roof Sheeting

.......................................................................................................................................................... 62Rigid Frame Clearances


Part VII Roof Drawings 72

................................................................................................................................... 721 Drawing Layout


.......................................................................................................................................................... 72Roof Framing Plan

.......................................................................................................................................................... 72Roof Sheeting Plan

.......................................................................................................................................................... 73Member Table


Part VIII Framing Detail Drawings 81

................................................................................................................................... 811 Drawing Layout



Part IX Special Drawings 85

................................................................................................................................... 851 Combined Building Plan

.......................................................................................................................................................... 85Combined Building Drawing

.......................................................................................................................................................... 85Description of Input Data

.......................................................................................................................................................... 86Examples

................................................................................................................................... 862 Drawing Cover Page

.......................................................................................................................................................... 87Source of Data for the Drawing

.......................................................................................................................................................... 87Example of Drawing Cover Page

................................................................................................................................... 883 3D Drawing

.......................................................................................................................................................... 88Drawing Contents

.......................................................................................................................................................... 88To Prepare the Drawing

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.......................................................................................................................................................... 88To View the Drawing

.......................................................................................................................................................... 89Input File

.......................................................................................................................................................... 89Example Building

................................................................................................................................... 894 Wall Insulation Drawings


.......................................................................................................................................................... 90Input File

.......................................................................................................................................................... 90Example

................................................................................................................................... 905 Liner Panel Drawings


.......................................................................................................................................................... 90Input File

.......................................................................................................................................................... 90Example

Part X Combined Drawings 92

................................................................................................................................... 921 Layout of Combined Drawing Sheet

................................................................................................................................... 922 Program Ordered Drawings

................................................................................................................................... 933 User Ordered Drawings


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Part

I

Overview of Metal Building Drawings 7


1 Overview of Metal Building Drawings

This chapter introduces the user to Metal Building Software, and in particular to metal buildingdrawings.

Metal Building Software is a comprehensive structural engineering program for the design, detailing,and drafting of metal buildings. The program will do those activities which are normally carried out byan engineering department. For a given building shape, loads, Building Code, and list of availablematerials the program will perform an optimum design of the structural components of the building.

The second phase of the Metal Building Software is to detail the metal building. The detailing includespreparing the information necessary to have the shop fabricate the individual building parts. The outputincludes, fabrication details to the shop and a complete bill of materials for the building.

The third phase of the Metal Building Software is to prepare the erection drawings for the building.

This is the Drawing User Manual. There are also manuals on design, drafting, drawing file, examples,teaching, and hand calculations.

Metal Building Software is available for the IBM PC computer and compatibles. The programcapabilities include:

INPUT DATA

The user edits the drawing control file. The edit may include a change in drawing size,location of the main feature on the sheet, and/or selection of drawing options.

PROGRAM OPERATION

The program begins with the user typing the letters MBS. It will start by requestinginformation on job name, customer, project, and the name of the designer and drafter. Then,the design control screen appears. A three key operation permits a switch to the drawingcontrol screen. This screen controls the preparation of the drawing input files and thepreparing of each of the DXF drawing files.

DATA TRANSFER

The building design and detailing data are automatically transferred to the drawing programswithout any manual processing.

INDEPENDENT OPERATION

Each drawing can be operated as an independent program where the user edits the input filefor the desired geometry, member numbers, and titles.

USER SELECT DRAWINGS

The user can select which drawings are to be prepared. The list includes: anchor bolt,sidewall, endwall, roof, rigid frame, details, and combined drawings.

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ANCHOR BOLT DRAWING

Options with the anchor bolt drawings include the following: plan, details, reactions, dimensionsto the anchor bolts, reaction notes, anchor bolt table, and general notes.

FEATURES COMMON TO THE DRAWINGS

- User can specify where the objects shall be located on the sheets.

- User can specify a scale factor for: (1) offset of the dimension line from the object, (2) size ofletters, (3) size of tables, (4) title block, and (5) the building.

- User can specify a scale factor for the size of the letters on the drawing.

- Labeled grid lines that are common on all drawings and which reference the location of allbuilding components.

- Part numbers on all building components. These part numbers match those used in thedetailing reports and in the bill of materials.

- Call out of all section cuts and details. Those details specifically called out for the building areshown on the detail sheet. The call outs can be on or off.

- Connection bolts for rigid frames are reported in table form on the respective drawings.

- A table of member sizes is available for all but the anchor bolt drawing.

- Panels can be reported with an identification number or by length.

- User prepared notes can appear on each drawing.

- A custom logo can be used in the title block.

- Notes on drawing revisions can be placed on the drawings.

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II

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2 Control Screen, Common Features, Input File

This chapter describes the screen which is used to control the processing of all the Building DrawingPrograms. The chapter also describes those features which are common to most drawings and thedrawing control input file.

2.1 Control Screen Features

2.1.1 Introduction to Screen Features

A. ACCESSING THE SCREEN

To bring up the control screen, type MBS. The program will prompt the user for the name ofthe job directory. This name will come from the building designer. Next the program willrequest information on the customer, project, and name of the detailer. The control screen fordesign will appear on the screen. To change to the drafting screen, press F3, select “buildingdrawings” and press return.

B. SCREEN AREAS

The screen is divided into five areas. These areas are labeled on Figure 2.1 with circlednumbers 1 through 5. Each area is described as follows:

1. A list of the function keys along with an abbreviated statement on the response from eachkey (F10 - program limits and typical error messages).

2. Building name on the left, label as DRAFTING control screen, then current date on theright.

3. A list of all the input files for drawing.

4. A line indicating the command in process and the name of the file being processed.

5. A list of all the output files for DRAWING.

C. TO SELECT AND PROCESS FILES

The purpose in the control screen is to select programs or files for processing then to selectthe process.

To accomplish this, move the cursor to the desired cell and activate the process with a singlekey. The single key operation can either be function keys F5 (Make) or F8 (Print) as labeledin screen area 1 or one can use the key representing the first letter of each process, namely Make, Edit, View, or Print.

<DRAWING>

FIGURE 2.1

CONTROL SCREEN FOR DRAWING

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D. EDIT/VIEW FEATURES

As the edit or view commands are invoked, the specified file comes on the screen and isavailable for processing. A MBS text editor is available for this purpose. Other wordprocessors can be placed in the MBS software. The top line on the screen indicates theprocess, VIEW or EDIT, then the file name. TextMode or GraphicsMode are indicated in theupper right. The graphics mode is only active with the design programs.

Four function are defined on the bottom line. They are: escape key to exit (ESC), control F1for help (CTRL F1) on the MBS editor, F1:help and F4:graph. Pressing the CTRL F1 keys inunison brings up the help screen shown in Figure 2.2. The figure contains key definitions forprogram control. Press escape to remove the help screen. When the editing or viewing iscomplete, press the escape key then respond to the question save. The control screen willthen return.

<DRAWING>

FIGURE 2.2

HELP SCREEN FOR EDITING OR VIEWING FILES

E. HELP SCREENS

Help files are available for most operations in the MBS programs. The method of activatingthe help screen depends on what is currently on the screen. The options are described asfollows:

(1) From the control screena) Cursor at any location

CTRL-F1: Help on operation of the MBS Software.

b) Cursor at one of the program cellsF1: Help on input and output for that program.

c) With a sub menu for F2, F3, or F4 also on the screenF1: Help on that sub menu.

(2) While viewing or editing an input or output file

CTRL-F1: Help on using the edit, view, file switch, or graphics features.

F1: The help file describes the input and output files for that program.

F. MULTIPLE PROGRAM PROCESSING

Many files can be processed with a single instruction. This option is available by first markingthe programs then using the F4 key to pull down the automatic run menu. Next, select theprocess from the auto menu and press return. Each marked program will then be processedas directed. To mark a program move the program cursor to the desired program location,



then press the space bar. The space bar can also be used to unmark a program. The usercan also use the “Make all Files” option. Using this option does not require all cells to bemarked.

G. CELL COLOR

The program cells will take on three different colors. The first color (same as the background)indicates there is no file by that name. The second color indicates the file does exist. Thethird color indicates the file was created in this MBS session.

H. CONTROL AND SELECT FUNCTION KEYS

Of the available function keys, F2 and F3 are the only ones remaining to be described. TheF2, control key, will permit the user to switch to another building (GET JOB), to exit to theelectronic drafting program (CADD), to exit to the disk operating system (SHELL), to batchprint of plot (PRINT or PLOT), to activate a user selected DOS program (USER), to pack thejob (PACK) or to exit the MBS program (EXIT).

The F3 key will permit the transfer to a number of other control screens. The additionalcontrol screens are: Design, Detail, Shop Drawings, Combined Drawings, Special Programs,Design and Detail Data Base, Endwall Details, Sidewall Details, Roof and Rigid FrameDetails, Detailing Parameters, Standard Drawings, and Detail Methods. Use the arrow keysto select the desired option and press return. The escape key will remove the pull down menu.

I. ERROR HANDLING

Two methods are employed to handle error. The first method involves a set of programs thatread the program input files to determine if the input data is within certain limits and isconsistent. The program is activated at the end of each file edit. Should an error be detected,the computer will beep and the flashing warning light will come on. To obtain a description ofthe error on the screen press return. Press escape to remove the error screen. Press F10 toview a file which gives a further description of the input error. The user should revise theinput file as advised by the error description.

Errors can also occur during the running of programs. Using the same process as above, adescription of the error will appear on the screen. The error may be a result of improper inputdata which the user should check. If the error persists the user should have the file reviewedby the office MBS specialist or contact MBS for a review of the file.

2.1.2 Screen Operation Examples

Having reviewed the drawing screen operation instructions, it will be helpful to go through someexamples. Example 1 is to prepare all the building drawings using the AUTO mode. The sequence ofoperations can be as follows:

1. Type MBS and respond to questions on the project name and customer, then the design controlscreen will appear. Use the F3 option to switch to the Building Drawing control screen.

2. To run the programs:

a) Press F4 to bring up the AUTO menu



b) Use the arrow keys to select the "MAKE ALL FILES" option.

c) Press return and each program selected will run.

3. To view or print the output of any program:

a) Move the program cursor to the desired program, view the output in sufficient detail to besatisfied with the output.

b) Print the output file. If multiple drawings are to be made, the AUTO mode could be used.

Example 2 is to prepare just the anchor bolt drawing(s). After bringing up the drawing control screenyou should run either one or both of the anchor bolt drawing input files. You may want to edit one orboth of the files to select the desired drawing options. Then, move the cursor to the anchor bolt outputfiles and press the M key (Make) to prepare the drawings.

2.1.3 Default Drawing Control Files

The drawing control file contains the drawing scale factors and drawing options. Program users willset up different drawing control files for different drawing conditions. Multiple drawing control filescan be stored and then selected as needed.

To bring up a screen that describes the available drawing control files, press CTRL F3. Move thecursor to the desired file and press the return key. Now the desired drawing control file is active forthis job.

Setting up the list of desired drawing control files is in two steps. First select a drawing control file thatyou want to use and store it under the name DesCtrl.xxx. The ‘xxx’ refers to the ID number on thecontrol file list. Next, list the ID number and file description in the DwgCtrl.DEF file. These two filesare stored in the C:\MBS\DOC2 directory.

These two steps can be carried out by the program. Suppose you have completed a set of drawingson a building in which a number of items in the DwgCtrl file were revised. Now you would like to addthis DwgCtrl file to the list of the default DwgCtrl files. While in the drawing screen for this building,press ALT F3. The current default list DwgCtrl file will appear. Inside that file will be a window forthe user to enter the ID number for the new DwgCtrl file. Enter the new ID number and press return. Now a long window appears. Enter the description of the new DwgCtrl file in the window and pressreturn. The drawing control file used on this job is now available for use on future jobs.

2.1.4 Additional File Features

A. LOCKING FILE ACCESS

The user can lock files, which will ensure that the file will not be accidentally re-made, ormodified with the editor. Move the cursor to the cell that you want to lock, and press Ctrl F2. This will change the file attribute to read-only, and the cell will be high-lighted with a differentcolor. When the file is locked, you can only view the file, and you cannot make or edit the file. To unlock a file, press Ctrl F2 again.

B. COMPRESSING JOBS



When an MBS job is run, a number of files are created. These include input files, output files,DXF drawing files, database files, and special data transfer files. The files can take up a lot ofdisk space. An option is available to compress these files so that they take up less space. Compressed jobs will probably take up only 20-25% of the space of the original job. Tocompress a job, press F2 and select PACK FILES from the menu. This will activate thePKZIP utility and compress all the files into one file called JOBNAME.ZIP. If you want touse this job later, MBS will automatically uncompress the files using the PKUNZIP utility, andreturn the job to its original form. MBS will not automatically recompress all the files when theuser exits from the job, so you must select 'Y' if you want to recompress.

C. LOCATION OF MBS FILES

An option is available that allows the user to place MBS files at locations other than the C:drive. This is useful if you are on a network, and want to locate the MBS data files at onelocation rather than on each computer. The executable files (all files in the MBS\EXE2directory) must still be located on each computer on the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory, but all otherfiles can be located elsewhere. To change the location of the files, you can add any of thefollowing commands to your MBS.BAT file.

SET MBS_DOC=G:\MBS\DOC2SET MBS_SIZ=G:\MBS\SIZ2SET MBS_DXF=G:\MBS\DXFSET MBS_BLK=G:\MBS\BLKSET MBS_NOT=G:\MBS\NOTSET MBS_HLP=G:\MBS\HLP

C:\MBS\EXE2\MBS.EXE

The first six lines of MBS.BAT file above use the DOS set command to tell MBS to look onthe network drive G: for all the MBS files. The call to MBS, line 7, follows the SETcommand.

D. PRINTER DEFINITION FILE

An option is available to define the printer type. You can select a laser printer or a dot matrixprinter. If the dot matrix printer is defined, three blank lines will be added to the top andbottom of each page. Laser printers automatically leave blank the top and bottom three linesof the page. You can also add initializing strings to the printer definition file. These strings canconfigure the printer before and after printing. An example might be setting a laser printer toprint from tray number two rather than the first, or to print in a different font.

Create a file called MBS.PRN in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. The first line will have anumber 0 for dot-matrix printers or a 1 for laser printers. The second line designates theprinter port: 1 = LPT1, 2 = LPT2, 3 = LTP3, 4 = LPT4, 5 = COM1, 6 = COM2, 7 = COM3, or8 = COM4. The third line denotes to use page headings: 1 = yes, or 2 = no. The fourth lineallows the program to absorb blank lines after an inserted page break: 1 = yes, absorb blanklines or 2 = no. The fifth line is the number of lines to skip at the top of the page for a dotmatrix printer. The sixth line is the number of lines to skip at the bottom of the page for a dotmatrix printer. The seventh line is the total number of lines on a page, where zero is for an



infinite number of lines. The next ten lines are for initializing commands to be sent to theprinter before printing. If no commands are to be sent, leave the ten lines blank. The next tenlines are commands sent to the printer after a job is printed, which allows you to reset theprinter. If no commands are to be sent, leave these ten lines blank. See the Data FilesManual for the MBS.PRN file.

2.1.5 Hot Keys

This term, hot keys, is used to indicate that a single key operation will activate a program feature.

A. TO EDIT BATCH FILES WHILE IN MBS, ‘S’

The feature to setup batch files while in MBS can be activated by pressing the 'S' key. A listof the batch files will appear. Move the cursor to the desired batch file and press enter. Thebatch file will come up in the DOS editor. Use the DOS editor to revise the batch file.

B. TO WRITE NOTES TO A JOB, ‘N’

To write the note, press both the Alt and N keys. To read, edit, print, or delete the notes pressthe N key.

C. TO EXECUTE OTHER PROGRAMS, ‘X’

The user can set up a program definition file. This allows the user to define programs that canbe activated from within MBS by pressing the X key. The PROGRAM.DEF file contains thecall name for the program and the full program file path.

To execute a program in the PROGRAM.DEF file, press the X key. Select the desiredprogram with the down arrow key. Press return and the program will run and bring up theoutput file.

Programs can be added to the program definition file by pressing Alt X.

A quick access to the DOS command line is available by pressing the Ctrl X keys. After thecommand is executed, press any key to return to MBS.

D. TO PREPARE OTHER REPORTS, ‘R’

The detailing screen lists the shipping list, contract, and letter as reports. The format andcontent of these reports are controlled by the user. The user can have available multipleversions of each report by pressing the R key. A list of the available reports appears on thescreen. Move the cursor to the desired report and press enter. The program will prepare thereport and bring it to the screen.

The list of available reports is in the REPORT.DEF file. This file is available in the Data FilesManual. New entries can be made to the file by pressing the Alt R keys.

These reports are set up with *.FRM files which are described in the Shipping List Chapter. When the list of available reports comes on the screen the report lines will be one of threecolors. Light blue means the report is made. Dark blue means the *.FRM file is available but



the report has not been made. A black color means the *.FRM file is not available.

E. TO VIEW THE DETAILED RIGID FRAME, ‘C’

Move the cursor to the rigid frame detailing output cell. Press the C key and a drawing of thedetailed rigid frame appears. Use the arrow keys to move the drawing and the insert key tozoom out and the delete key to zoom in.

This drawing provides a visual check of the items on the rigid frame detailing.

2.1.6 Summary of Function Keys

Note: cF1 means press the control key and the F1 key.aF1 means press the alt key and the F1 key.

F1 Will bring up the help file for the cell where the cursor is located. EX: If the cursor is atEwDesL cell, the help file for endwall design will appear on the screen.

cF1 At MBS screen: Help file on Function keys. In a MBS file: Help file on how to use the MBSEditor.

F2 Activates the MBS control menu.

cF2 Locks or unlocks a file. If you lock a file, you can not remake the file, or edit. You can onlyview the file. If you press this key again, you will unlock the file.

F3 Activates the MBS screen level menu. This allows you to go to different areas in the MBSprogram, such as design, detailing, drafting, database and so on.

cF3 Activates the default file list. This list shows the default files that the user has set up, so thatthey can select a file, and it will be copied into the current job directory. This will run the fileMBS_FILE.EXE in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

In the BUILDING DRAWINGS section, the default list of drawing control files will appear. Move to the entry you want to select and press ENTER, or ESC to quit without selecting.

In the DESIGN and DETAIL DATABASE section, the default size files will appear. Moveto the entry you want to select and press ENTER, or ESC to quit without selecting.

aF3 Allows you to add new default files to the default file list. This allows you to add job files as adefault while you are currently working on it. You will be prompted to enter a 3 digit Id and adescription. These default lists will appear when you start a new job, or when you press cF3,as described above. This will run the MBS_FILE.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

In the DESIGN section, you can add the design control file to the default design control list.

In the BUILDING DRAWING section, you can add the drawing control file to the defaultdesign control list.

In the DESIGN and DETAIL DATABASE sections, you can add a database file to the



database default list. This will add that database file identified by the cursor location to the listof available files.

F4 Activates the automatic operation menu. This allows the making or printing selected files, ormake all files.

F5 Makes a file. The file that is made is determined by where the cursor is located. One canalso press the M key to make a file.

F6 Edit a text file.

Activates the MBS text editor to edit an input file. You can also press the E key. This will runthe MBSEDIT.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. It is only the MBS editor that willwork with the MBS graphics feature.

cF6 Edit a text file.

Activates the user defined editor to edit an input file. The user defines the editor with theEDIT2.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. An example is to use the DOS editor, or anyother ASCII text editor.

aF6 Edit a text file. Same as cF6, but activates the file EDIT3.BAT in the C:\MBS\EXE2directory.

F6 Edit a DXF file. This will bring up a drawing in your CADD program. If the CADD programhas a batch feature, this will run the file DXFEDIT1.BAT in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. This will call up the CADD program, and automatically import the DXF file at the location ofthe cursor.

cF6 Edit a DXF file. Same as F6, but the file DXFEDIT2.BAT is used.

aF6 Edit a DXF file. Same as F6, but the file DXFEDIT3.BAT is used.

F7 View a text file. Activates the MBS text editor to view an input or output file. You can alsopress the V key. This will run the MBSEDIT.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

F7 View a DXF file. Activates the MBS DXF file viewer to view a DXF drawing file. You canalso press the V key. This will run the FDXF.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

cF7 View a DXF file. Activates the MiniView DXF file viewer to view a DXF drawing file. Thiswill run the DXFVIEW2.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

aF7 View a DXF file. Activates an alternative DXF file viewer to view a DXF drawing file. Thiswill run the DXFVIEW3.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

F8 Print a text file. Activates the MBS print program to print a file. This will run theMBSPRINT.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. You can also press the P key. If thereis a warning message on the screen, and you press F8, the warning message will be printed.

cF8 Print a text file. This will run the PRINT2.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. This



allows you to use another print program, or use a different configuration setup for printing.

aF8 Print a text file. This will run the PRINT3.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. Thisallows you to use another print program, or use a different configuration setup for printing.

F8 Print a DXF file. Activates the MBS DXF print program to print a DXF file. This will run theDXFPRINT.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. You can also press the P key.

cF8 Print a DXF file. This will run the DXFPRIN2.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. Thisallows you to use another print program, or use a different configuration setup for printing.

aF8 Print a DXF file. This will run the DXFPRIN3.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. Thisallows you to use another print program, or use a different configuration setup for printing.

F9 File and system information. This will display the information about a file when the cursor islocated, as well as report on the free RAM memory and available hard disk space.

cF9 Hardware lock information. This will display the number of days left on the hardware lock, aswell as the expiration date.

aF9 Activates the hardware lock renewal program. You will be prompted to enter a code whichyou will get from MBS to update the lock. This will run the RENEW.COM file in theC:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

F10 Displays the MBS error message meanings and solutions.

2.2 Features Common to Most Drawings

2.2.1 Standard Title Block

The title block is located in the lower right hand corner of the drawing. For drawings that are plottedto their specified size, the title block will be 1 ½" high and 9" wide. For drawings plotted to one halfthat size the title block will be one half the above dimensions. For drawings plotted at their specifiedsize the letter heights are: drawing title = 0.30", manufacturer name = 0.23", and others = 0.14".

Most of the data from the title block comes from the information provided by the user at the start ofthe job. Data from lines 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10 from the JOBID screen will automatically be transferredto the title block. The remaining title block data is to be entered by hand.

2.2.2 Customized Title Block

The user can setup their own customized title block for the erection drawings. This customized titleblock may contain a customized logo.

To create the customized title block one needs to draw the title block in AutoCAD or anotherelectronic drafting program. This drawing must contain the variable names for the data to be placed inthe title block. This data can come from the job identification screen as shown below:



JOB IDENTIFICATION

DATA VARIABLE NAME

Manufacturer Address Address

Customer Customer Customer

Project Address Address ID

Designer Draftsperson

@MANUFACTURER @MANUFACTURER_ADR1 @MANUFACTURER_ADR2

@CUSTOMER @CUSTOMER_ADR1 @CUSTOMER_ADR2

@PROJECT @PROJECT_AD1 @PROJECT_AD2 @ID

@DESIGNER @DRAFTER

Title block data is also available from other sources. The variable @DATE will report the currentdate. The variable @DRAW_NAME will insert the drawing names as follows: SIDEWALLFRAMING, ENDWALL FRAMING, ROOF FRAMING, RIGID FRAME ELEVATION, andANCHOR BOLT PLAN. The variable @BUILD_SIZE as 40 x 80 x 100 x 16 x 18, where: 40 =width, 100 = length, 16 and 18 are eave heights. If the two eave heights are equal only one value isreported.

An example of the customized title block is shown in Figure 2.1. Note the names in the customizedlogo that start with the @ symbol. They are examples of the variable names which were justdescribed. Note the title block contains the equivalent data for this job.

<DRAWING>

(a) Customized Logo

<DRAWING>

(b) Resulting Title Block

FIGURE 2.1

CUSTOMIZED LOGO AND TITLE BLOCK

The logo should be drawn to the same dimensions that it will appear on the completed drawing. Whenthe logo has been drawn and the variables listed, it must then be saved as a block. Define the blockinsertion point as the lower right corner. The DXF file must be revised and saved as a block file. Theprocess of creating block files is described in the Appendix of this Manual. The block must be labeledLOGO and stored in the C:\MBS\BLK subdirectory under the name LOGO.BLK or equivalent name.



More than one customized title block is available for use on each drawing. The logos are called out onthe drawing input file as shown below. The file names for the logo blocks are also listed below.

LOGO CALL OUT LOGO FILE NAME

'Y' LOGO.BLK'A' LOGOA.BLK'B' LOGOB.BLK

Note that the name of each block in the DXF file must remain as LOGO even though they havedifferent file names.

To use this logo on the drawing, use 'Y' (or as listed above) to call for the logo and set the title blockscale factor to zero (this will remove the standard title block). The resulting title block for thecustomized logo is also on Figure 2.1. Note that the text size on the title block follows from the textsize for the @ variable.

2.2.3 Adjustable Line Width and Colors

As better printers and plotters become available, it is convenient to plot lines with different line widths. Some program users prefer drawings with different line widths. How to obtain erection drawingswith different line widths and screen drawings with different colors is described in this section.

The file DXFLAYER.DEF is stored in the C:\MBS\DOC2 subdirectory. The top of the filereferences the drawing layers and colors to the items on the drawing. The top part of the file alsomatches color with color number.

The erection drawings will default to the colors shown at the top of the file. To change any of thecolors enter the layer number to be changed along with the new color number.

The desired line widths come from configuring your plotter/printer. Match the desired line width withthe object color shown on the drawing.

2.2.4 Customized Text Style

This feature permits the user to select a text style of their choice. Also, it will permit the use of specialfonts in customized logos.

File DXFSTYLE.DEF, found in C:\MBS\DOC2, must be altered to the desired text font. Only the lastfew lines of the file are read by the program. The file write up begins with a description on the use ofthe file. Two examples on the use of the file are included.

As you view a drawing in MBS which has a special text style you may not be able to use the viewerthat is activated by the ‘V’ key. Then use the CTRL F7 keys to activate the Miniview viewer. Forsome text styles you may see a warning on loading the font file, however, depending on your availablememory the font will be loaded.

The new text style will also load into AutoCAD providing the call data is compatible with AutoCAD.



2.2.5 Word Substitution or Translation

On erection drawings the MBS generated words and phrases can be substituted with user selectedwords and phrases. A translation file for each drawing using word substitution must be present in theC:\MBS\TRANS directory.

Not all text can be replaced by the translation file. Items that cannot be replaced: dimensions, flangeand web sizes, member depths and lengths, connection plate sizes, bolt diameters quantities, piecemarks, part names, section cut labels, frame line labels, lap lengths, roof pitch, anchor bolt detail letters,anchor bolt reactions. These are not allowed to be translated, because they could adversely affect thebuilding design. Items not allowed to be translated, such as part names or dimensions, can be changedby changing the data files or design control input file.

A translation file for each drawing is required. This will allow for a different replacement betweendrawings or substitutions on some drawings and none on others. These files must exist for substitutiononto the drawing:

File: Drawing:RFDWG.TDF RFDWG-1, RFDWG-2, etc.SWDWG.TDF SWDWG-F, SWDWG-BEWDWG.TDF EWDWG-L, EWDWG-RROOFDWG.TDF ROOFDWGANDWG.TDF ANDWG-1, ANDWG-2

A sample translation file is in the Data Files Manual. The translation file consists of a 'SEARCHTEXT' and a 'REPLACEMENT TEXT'. The program will search the drawing for an exact match toa 'SEARCH TEXT' entry. The match must include capital letters, lower case letters, and anypunctuation.

When a match is found, the matched characters will be replaced with the 'REPLACEMENT TEXT'. The replaced characters will lengthen or shorten the entire text string by the required amount when areplacement has been made. The lower left corner of the text is the anchor point for the text, and alltext is lengthened or shortened based on this anchor point.

When text has been replaced, the 'REPLACEMENT TEXT' will not be matched a second time. If thephrase 'RIGID FRAME' is replaced with 'BUILDING SECTION', the word 'BUILDING' will not bereplaced later even though 'BUILDING' could be a 'SEARCH TEXT' later in the TDF file.

There can be more than one substitution into a word, phrase, string, or sentence on the drawing. Thephrase 'RIGID FRAME' could have 'RIGID' replaced with 'MAIN' and 'FRAME' replaced with'CROSS SECTION' to obtain 'MAIN CROSS SECTION'.

2.2.6 Use of Metric (SI) Units

MBS output has several options in reference to types of units. MBS can be completely in US units,completely in SI units or if desired, the erection drawings can be prepared in US units and output ineither US or SI units.

US and metric unit operations are defined as follows:

Option 1: To use metric input and output on occasional, but not continual use.



1. Activate the default file list as described in Section 2.1.3.

2. In the three definition files (Desctrl, Dwgctrl, Database) set up the option for metric files. Placethe Desctrl and Dwgctrl files in the Doc2 subdirectory. Place all the metric files in the Siz2subdirectory.

3. When you start a job that you want to run in metric, type MBS METRIC and use the default fileoption to request that the metric files be loaded into the directory for your job.

4. Now treat this job as any other job only all the input and output will be in metric units.

Option 2: To use metric input and output on all your jobs.

1. Place the metric files in the Doc2 (Desctrl, Dwgctrl) and Siz2 (all Siz files) directories.

2. Type MBS METRIC to start the job.

3. Do not select any default data files unless they meet your needs and are in metric units.

4. Now treat this job as any other job only all the input and output will be in metric units.

To obtain the SI unit building drawings from a job that was run in US units, set DM139 (DetailingMethod) to ‘Y’ . If drawings are desired in both US and SI units, prepare the drawings twice, oncewith DM139 = Y and once with DM139 = N.

2.2.7 User Prepared Notes

The program user can prepare multiple sets of erection notes for each drawing. The default notes arecalled with a 'Y' and are under the following file names: ANDWG-1.NOT, EWDWG-1.NOT,SWDWG-1.NOT, ROOFDWG1.NOT, and RFDWG-1.NOT. Other notes can also be defined. A 2through 9 or an A through Z can replace the 1 in the file name, then the file is called by the 2-9 or A-Z. The number of characters per line in the file will determine the width of the note table on thedrawing. The notes are stored in the C:\MBS\NOT subdirectory.

The program location of the notes on the drawing is as follows:

Anchor bolt = Enter a two letter code used to arrange the notes and reactions on the drawing. Theinformation will appear on the right (R) or top (T) of the drawing and will be in one (1) or two (2)columns/rows. Enter 'R1', 'R2', 'T1', or 'T2'.

All other drawings = Lower left hand corner.

2.2.8 Notes on Drawing Revisions

An input line on the drawing file permits the user to enter drawing revision data for the drawing. Theuser first enters the number of lines of revision, then the information for each revision line. Therevision notes are placed just to the left of the title block. The program adjusts the size of the notespace to match the longest line of data.



2.2.9 User Selected Details on Drawings

The standard practice for erection drawings is for the program to place all the details on the detailsheet. An exception is for the program to place details on the anchor bolt drawings.

With this feature, it is possible to place designated details on the other erection drawings. The processcan start with calling for the detail in the DWGCTRL file. The DWGCTRL file is setup by the userpermitting special details to be inserted in that file one time and then used on all jobs.

For each detail, the name, insert coordinates, and scale factor are set. Insert coordinates are at thelower left corner of the detail. The origin of the coordinate system is at the lower left corner of thedrawing. The detail must be available as a block in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. Both the file andblock must have the same name. The process of making block files is described in the Appendix of thisManual.

This feature is also available to place details on the detail sheet. For this drawing, the insertcoordinates are not used. The user details are placed at the start of the list of details.

2.2.10 Walk Doors/Accessories on Drawings

There are program users that would like to have the wall drawings show the location of theiraccessories like walk doors, special windows, and vents. These locations are unknown to the programso the location and size data needs to be entered for each item. To accommodate this need, a new linehas been placed in the drawing control input file. See Section 2.3 for a description of the inputparameters.

2.2.11 Scaled Drawings

The program will prepare the drawing to fill the available space or it will prepare the drawing to a userselected scale. An example of a drawing scale is 0.25 inches of drawing to represent one foot ofbuilding. It is referred to as a 1/4" scale and has a scale factor of 12/0.25 = 48.

If a drawing, prepared at a 1/4" scale, is loaded into an electronic drafting system like AutoCAD, thedistance measurements on a 25 foot bay will be 6.25". The 6.25" results from the 25 foot bay dividedby the 48 scale factor (25*12/48 = 6.25). The drawing shows the correct dimensions, however, insideAutoCAD the distance is 6.25".

There may be cases where it is desirable for the user to have AutoCAD operate with the samedimensions that are shown on the drawing. That is, when AutoCAD is questioned on the length of thesidewall bay, a distance of 25'-0" will be reported. To create a drawing with that feature, the followingsteps are recommended.

1. Create the drawing in MBS at say a 1/4" scale.

2. Load the drawing into AutoCAD and create a block of the drawing. Transfer the BLOCK to aWBLOCK so it can be read by other drawings.

3. Start a new drawing in AutoCAD

4. Insert the block from step 2. Use a scale factor of 48 (for the 1/4" scale).



5. Change the drawing units from inches to feet-inch-fraction.

6. Now, question AutoCAD on the length of the sidewall bay and the program will report 25'-0".

A word of caution is necessary when working with scaled drawings. Two conflicting criteria wereused in making the drawings. The first was drawing clarity and the second was to have each part ofthe drawing to scale. Therefore, certain items are located to meet the clarity requirements andtherefore are not to scale. For example, the offset and spacing of anchor bolts has been enlarged fordrawing clarity and is not to scale.

2.3 Drawing Control Input File

The drawing control input file provides information for each of the drawing input files. Those lines inthe data file which start with an * are comment lines used to describe the data. The remaining linesare data. This file is available in the C:\MBS\DOC2 subdirectory. The user can edit the file to theirdesired default values. The following paragraphs provide a description of the information needed oneach data line.

The file contains typically two lines of data for the drawing of each major building component. Adescription of the required input follows:

( ) DRAWING SIZE: as listed on these lines, (1) ENDWALL, (3) SIDEWALL, (5) ROOF, (7)RIGID FRAME, (9) ANCHOR BOLT

Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. Thisinformation serves primarily to layout the drawing with the object offset and size of detail. Drawing size need not match plotting size.

Object Offset, Lt, Rt, Bot, Top in.: These four values give the minimum distance from the edge ofthe drawing to main object being drawn. The space within the four offset lines is available forthe drawing. The objects are centered in that space.

Scale Factor - Drawing Text: Enter the desired scale factor for the size of the letters on thedrawing. For a scale factor of one and the drawing is plotted to its specified size, the lettersizes are as follows: drawing title = 0.20", section cuts = 0.10", and all other letters = 0.14". If other letter sizes are required, or if the drawing is plotted to other than its specified size, ascale factor can be used to adjust the letter size. A value greater than one will increase theletter size and a value below one will decrease the letter size.

Scale Factor - Table Text: The default scale factor is 1. Larger values will increase the table sizeand smaller values will reduce the table size

Scale Factor - Dimension Line OFFSET: Enter the desired scale factor for the distance from theobject to the dimension line. For a scale factor of one and the drawing plotted to its specifiedsize the dimension line offsets are as follows: object to first line = 1.00", first dimension line tosecond dimension line with frame line callouts in between the lines = 0.75", and first dimensionline to section dimension line without the frame line callouts = 0.50". If other dimension lineoffsets are required or if the drawing is plotted to other than its specified size a scale factorcan be used to adjust the size of the dimension line offset. A value greater than one willincrease the offset and a value less than one will decrease the offset.



Scale Factor - Building: If the building component is to be drawn to a scale of 1/4" = 1'-0", enter0.25. Enter similar values for a similar scale. In SI units a scale factor of 8 will prepare adrawing that uses 8 mm on the paper to represent a 1000 mm on the building. To have thedrawing not at a specified scale but to fill the available drawing space, enter zero.

Scale Factor - Title Block: For the title block to be 1 ½" high, and 9" long and plotted to the drawingsize, enter a scale factor of 1.0. For larger or smaller title blocks, enter the scale factor asabove or below 1.0. Enter 0 and the title block will not be on the drawing.

( ) DRAWING OPTIONS: As listed on these lines (2) ENDWALL, (4) SIDEWALL, (6) ROOF

Draw Wall 1, Wall 3: Enter Y if that wall is to be on the drawing. The wall label is on the right endof the line.

Contents Option: Enter FS for framing and sheeting, enter FO for framing only, and enter SO forsheeting only (not available for roof).

Call Out Details, Member Table: Enter Y if these items are to appear on the drawing.

List Panel Length: If the panel length is to be reported on the panels, enter Y. Enter N and the panelwill be given a mark that matches the mark in the BOM.

General Notes: Enter Y for the general notes to appear on the drawing.

Logo: Enter Y if a customized title block or logo is to be placed on the drawing. The customizedblock/logo will be placed just above the title block. If the standard title block is not used, (titleblock scale factor = 0), the customized title block will be in the lower right hand corner of thedrawing.

(8) RIGID FAME DRAWING OPTIONS

Contents Option: Enter as described below:FF: Draw the full frame across the width of the sheet.AB: Draw the left half of the frame on the upper part of the sheet and the right half of the

frame on the lower half of the sheet.LF: Draw the left side of the frame on the full sheet.RF: Draw the right side of the frame on the full sheet.FS: Draw the full rigid frame with roof sheeting shown above the frame.

BOLT TABLE: Enter Y to have the connection bolt table shown on the drawing.

Other Items: See drawing options for walls.

(9) ANCHOR BOLT DRAWING

Other Items: See options under drawing size.

Detail Size: Enter the side dimension for the anchor bolt details.



Detail Location: The anchor bolt details will appear on the drawing as a line of details. The detailswill be located on the drawing at the top, bottom, left, or right based on the input of T, B, L, orR.

(10) ANCHOR BOLT DRAWING OPTIONS

Contents Option: The three choices are Plan, Reactions, and Details. Any single or combination ofthese three choices can be placed on either drawing. The letter O means only. Therefore,these letter combinations can be used: PO, RO, DO, PR, PD, DR, and PDR.

Bolt Line: Enter Y if the dimension line to the anchor bolts is to be used. This feature also shows theoffset of each anchor bolt. If this line is used the anchor bolt details are not required, however,they can still be used.

Reactions; Rigid Frame, Endwall, Reaction Notes: Enter Y to have these items appear on thedrawing. For N they will not appear. For options Y and 1 the full report is prepared. Option 2contains a reduced content report. Option 3 provides reaction to the basic loads, while optionsY, 1, and 2 are for design loads. Option 4 provides reactions to both basic and design loads.

Anchor Bolt Table: Enter Y for a summary table of the anchor bolt requirements.

General Notes: Enter Y to have general notes for the anchor bolt drawing shown on the drawing.

Location: Enter a two letter code used to arrange the previous items on the drawing. The informationwill appear on the right (R) or top (T) of the drawing and will be in one (1) or two (2)columns/rows. Enter R1, R2, T1, or T2.

Logo: Enter Y to have the customized logo or customized title block on the drawing.

(11) ANCHOR BOLT USER DETAILS

Detail Pattern: Enter C for a column pattern or enter R for a row pattern.

Detail Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the start of one detail to the start of the next detail.

First Detail Coordinates, X, Y, in.: Enter the lower left coordinates of the first detail. The origin isat the lower left corner of the drawing.

Detail Scale: Enter the scale factor which is applied to the block when it is inserted on the drawing.

Number Of Details: Enter the number of special details to used.

Detail Id: Enter the letter like 'A' or the number like '2' used to identify the detail. The details arestored as blocks in the C:\MBS\BLK directory under the name ANDWGA.BLK orANDWG1.BLK and identified as 'A' and '1' respectively.

(12) DETAILS (Detail Drawings)

Others: Same as line (1).



Detail Size, in.: Enter the side dimension on the details that will appear on the sheet. Detail sidedimension along with the sheet size determines the number of details that will appear on thesheet.

(13) COMBINED DRAWING SIZE

Drawing Size, Object Offset, in.: Same as for the other drawings.

Object Spacing, in.: The combined drawings can have two columns of drawings, left and right. Within that space the user can set the free space (object spacing) both horizontally andvertically around each drawing. For the left column of drawings enter the horizontal andvertical free space adjacent to each drawing. Similarly, for the right column of drawings.

Scale Adjust: This is an adjustment factor to be used on the scale drawings. The resulting scale ofthe drawing is the set value multiplied by this scale adjust factor.

Title Scale & Note Scale: Factor to adjust the size of the title block and\or the note tables.

(14) COMBINED DRAWING OPTIONS

Contents Option: Enter numbers 1 through 9 to select the drawing contents. The letters represent: F= framing, S = sheeting, T = member table, and O = only. The option 4, FO - SO means thatthe order will first place all the framing drawings and then, on the next sheet, place all thesheeting drawings. Options 8 and 9 are defined in the chapter 10, combined drawings.

General Notes: Enter Y to have the general notes on the drawing.Logo: Enter Y if a customized logo or customized title block is to appear on the drawing.

(15) THROUGH (19)

These input lines list each of the component drawings and the user is to specify the combineddrawing page which will contain that component drawing. This data is used only if the userselects contents option 9.

(20) THROUGH (24) USER DETAILS

Note, for each detail, the name, insert coordinates, and scale factor are set. Insert coordinatesare at the lower left corner of the detail. The origin of the coordinate system is at the lowerleft corner of the drawing. The detail must be available as a block in the C:\MBS\BLKdirectory. Both the file and block have the same name. The process of making block files isdescribed in the Appendix of this manual.

No. Detail: Enter the number of details to be placed on this sheet.

Detail Name: The name of the block file which is stored in the C:\MBS\BLK directory.

Location X,Y: Enter the lower left coordinates of the detail.

Scale: Specify a scale for each detail. The incoming detail will be adjusted by this scale factor.



(25) ACCESSORIES

Walk door/accessories data is entered on the drawing control input file. Each time a walldrawing input file is made, the door data is transferred from the drawing control input file tothe wall drawing.

Wall Id: The wall Id numbers represent: 1 = Left Endwall, 2 = Front Sidewall, 3 = Right Endwall, and4 = Back Sidewall.

No. Of Accesses: Enter the number of accessories to appear on that wall.

Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay containing the accessory. Bays are numbered from left to rightalong the wall.

Accessory Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the lower left corner of the bay to the lower left cornerof the accessory.

Accessory Size, ft.: Enter the width as the horizontal distance along the item and the height as thevertical distance along the item.

Accessory ID: In single quotes enter a name for the accessory which will be placed on the drawing.

Part

III



3 Anchor Bolt Drawings

This chapter describes the options available with the anchor bolt drawings. it also provides adescription of the anchor bolt drawing input file.

3.1 Drawing Content and Layout

Anchor bolt drawings can include an anchor bolt plan, anchor bolt details, and column reactions. Thecontents option on the input file permits the user to select the desired options for each drawing. Theprogram will prepare either one or two anchor bolt drawings for a building.

Parameters controlling the layout of the anchor bolt plan, details, and reactions are illustrated in Figure3.1 The location of the anchor bolt plan is controlled by the object offset. Details can be along any ofthe four edges of the drawings, the program will make a second line of details adjacent to the first lineif necessary. The reactions can be arranged along the top or right side of the drawing.

When the anchor bolt plan is included with either details or reactions, the program will place the plan inthe remaining space on the drawing. If that space is not satisfactory to the user, the object offset canbe set to control the location of the anchor bolt plan.

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3.2 Anchor Bolt Plan

A typical anchor bolt plan is shown on the next page. An examination of the plan indicates thesefeatures: grid lines for sidewall frames and endwall columns, plan view of columns, all anchor bolts,edge of concrete line, and dimensions for all the items on the plan. The following paragraphs describesome of the options available in preparing the anchor bolt plan.

A. DIMENSIONS TO ANCHOR BOLTS

Anchor bolts can be located with dimensions to each anchor bolt. Both location and offsetdimensions are provided. With this option, anchor bolt details are not required. To choose thisoption, enter Y for "bolt line" option.

The other option for locating the anchor bolts is to dimension to the grid line. Then, supply adetail of the anchor bolts. This detail shows the offset of the anchor bolts from the grid lineand from the edge of the concrete. The capital letter near the anchor bolts is the reference tothe detail for those anchor bolts.

<DRAWING>

B. SHOW COLUMN AND/OR ANCHOR BOLTS

DM119 provides options for showing the column cross sections and\or the anchor bolts. SetDM119 to one of the following: 1 = standard, draws all column cross sections and all anchorbolts, 2 = will omit anchor bolts for door jambs, 3 = will omit all anchor bolts, and 4 = will omitall column cross sections. These options do not appear on the anchor bolt drawing input fileand must be set in DM119.

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C. SIZE OF ANCHOR BOLTS

There is an option to enlarge or reduce the size of the anchor bolts. This scale factor is on line2 of the input file. The default value is 1. Some program users prefer to see very largeanchor bolts.

D. LINES FOR CONCRETE

Options for lines showing the edge of the concrete include a concrete notch and the possibleslope in the floor at framed openings.

Detailing parameter az is used to set the size of the concrete notch. The program reads theparameter and enters that notch size in the input file. The program user can edit the notch sizefor each of the four walls.

The options for sloping the concrete floors at framed openings are illustrated in DM94. Selectthe first option with no slope in the floor, or any of the three methods of sloping the floor. Asection through the sloped floor can be shown with a special detail.

Even though the floor slope (called notch type) has been set in DM94, it can be controlled onthe input line for each framed opening. The available notch types together with the defaultconditions are shown in Figure 3.2. The program uses the default criteria to set the notch typehowever, the program user can edit the input file.

E. LABELS FOR ENDWALL COLUMNS

Endwall columns are labeled with capital letters. Standard practice is to start with letter Anear the back sidewall, then, provide a unique letter for each column in moving to the frontsidewall. If DM 135 is set to '2' the order of the letters will be reversed. Letter A will be nearthe front sidewall.

F. OPTIONS IN COLUMN ORIENTATION

The program user can set the orientation of endwall columns. The options are availablethrough detailing methods. The options are as follows:

DETAILINGMETHODS OPTIONS

109 The interior endwall C section columns have their open side to the centeredge of the building (N), open to the nearest sidewall (Y).

93 The corner endwall C section columns have their open side to the nearbysidewall (N) or the far sidewall (Y).

86 Wide flange corner column can have the column web in the plane of theendwall (1) or in the plane of the sidewall (2).

G. OPTIONS TO REMOVE COLUMNS

When a rigid frame is placed near the endwall, use DM65 to indicate if the endwall cornercolumn is to be removed (Y) or not removed (N).



With DM106 the wind bent or portal frame can be placed either flush with the web of theframe column or offset from the web of the frame column. If the wind bent column is flushwith, and bolted to, the frame column, then it is not fastened to the concrete.

3.3 Anchor Bolt Details

A typical drawing showing the anchor bolt details and reactions is on the next page. Note each detailincludes an identification letter, anchor bolt size, anchor bolt location, notch size, baseplate size, andbaseplate elevation if other than standard.

Anchor bolt locations are set with the detailing parameters shown on Drawings PA1 to PA9. Tochange an anchor bolt offset, one can change the detailing parameter in the DT_BUILD file, make thenecessary files to transfer the data to the drawing programs, then make the drawing input and outputfiles.

Another way to change an anchor bolt offset is to edit the anchor bolt drawing input file. The anchorbolts at each detail are located with parameters A, B, C, and D. The meaning of A, B, C, and D foreach type of anchor bolt detail is shown on Figure 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6.

The lower case letter at each detail is used to identify the detail on the anchor bolt drawing input file. For example detail g1 is for a sidewall with one row of anchor bolts. If there are other one rowsidewall columns with parameters different than g1 then that detail will be called g2.

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For each line of input data where anchor bolts are located, the detail Id is listed. Then on the input linelabeled "Details" each detail Id is listed along with the A, B, and C for each detail. One can changethe location of the anchor bolts be editing the A, B, or C on the line labeled "Details".

3.4 Column Reactions

Rigid frame and/or endwall column reactions can be placed on the anchor bolt drawing. View theincluded drawing with anchor bolt details and reactions. Structural design usually involves manyloading conditions. One rigid frame option (Y) is to provide a table of the maximum reactions for allthe design loading conditions. Another option (2) is to provide the reactions for the dead plus live loadand dead plus wind loading conditions. A third option (3) provides reactions for each of the basic loadson the frame. In each case, a cross section of the rigid frame is shown on the drawing.

Options for endwall column reactions include design load reactions for each column (Y) the maximumvertical and horizontal reactions for all the columns (2), and basic load reactions for each column (3).

Reaction notes include a summary of the building size and loading. This data is generated by theprogram. General notes are written by the program user to the ANDWG-1.NOT file and stored in theC:\MBS\NOT directory.

The anchor bolt summary is also generated by the program. Anchor bolt diameter comes from designfor the rigid frame columns and from detailing for the other columns. Anchor bolt length, bend, andprojection come from the DT_ABOLT file.



3.5 Special Details

This feature permits user prepared details to be placed at any location on the anchor bolt drawing. Program generated details provide a plan view of the anchor bolts. special details are often used toshow elevation views of the anchor bolts and concrete. Examples of special details are shown inFigure 3.7.

Note the A, B, C used to identify the details. This letter is used to identify the detail on the input file. To prepare the detail, make the drawing, transform it to a block file, and label the fileANDWGX.BLK. The X in the label will be the A, B, C used to identify the detail on the input file. See the Appendix of this Manual on how to prepare a block file.

Special details can be used for any purpose. Some use the details to report typical sections throughfoundations for the building. Then, non standard reinforcing and concrete dimensions are edited on thedrawings.

3.6 Description of Input Data

This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare the anchor bolt drawings. Theexplanation of each input item is as follows:

(1) TITLE BLOCK

Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may haveup to twenty characters. Respond to these questions.

Manufacturer:Builder:Project:Project Site, address:Project Site, City:Project Id:

(2) DRAWING SIZE FACTORS

Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. Thisinformation serves only to set the size in relation to the object offset and detail size. Drawings can beplotted to any size.

Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from the edge of sheet to theanchor bolt plan.

Scale Factor: Text Size, Table Size, Dimension Line Offset, Anchor Bolt Size, and Title Block:To use larger or smaller than the standard values enter the scale factor as greater or less than 1.0 Toremove the standard title block, set the scale factor to zero.

Scale Factor, Building: Enter 0 to fit the drawing to the available space. For other scales,enter the fraction of an inch in decimal value for example to obtain a scale of 1/4" = 1'-0", enter 0.25. To obtain a scale of 8 mm on the drawing to 1000 mm on the building, enter 8 as the scale factor. Forthis scale to be correct, the size of the plot must match the drawing size.



Detail Size, in.: Enter the side dimension for the size of the anchor bolt details.

Detail Location: Enter T for top, B for bottom, L for left, and R for right side of the sheet.

(3) DRAWING OPTIONS

Contents Option: The three choices are Plan, Reactions, and Details. Any single orcombination can be placed on either drawing. The letter O means only. Therefore, these lettercombinations can be used: PO, RO, DO, PR, PD, DR, and PDR.

Bolt Line: Enter Y if dimension lines to the anchor bolts are to be used. This feature alsoshows the offset of each anchor bolt. If this line is used the anchor bolt details are not required,however, they can still be used.

Reactions; Rigid Frame, Endwall, Reaction Notes: Enter Y to have these items appear on thedrawing. For N they will not appear. For options Y and 1 the full report is prepared. Option 2contains a reduced content report. Option 3 provides reaction to the basic loads, while options Y, 1,and 2 are for design loads. Option 4 provides reactions to both basic and design loads.

Anchor Bolt Table: Enter Y for a summary table of the anchor bolt requirements.

General Notes: Enter Y, 1, 2, A,... to have general notes for the anchor bolt drawing, elseenter 'N'.

Location: Enter a two letter code used to arrange the previous items on the drawing. Theinformation will appear on the right (R) or top (T) of the drawing and will be in one (1) or two (2)columns/rows. Enter R1, R2, T1, or T2.

Logo: Enter Y, 1, 2, A, B, .. to have the customized logo or the customized title block.

(4) BUILDING LAYOUT

Building Size, Width, Length, ft.: Enter the distances between the outside edges of the wallgirts.

Building Type: Enter 'FF' for a full frame. Enter 'LT' for a lean to building.

Left End Expandable Endwall: Enter Y to use a rigid frame near the left end of the building.

Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the end of the building (outside of endwall girt) to the webof rigid frame. Enter similar data for the right endwall.

(5) WALL OFFSET AND SHEETING NOTCH

Wall Offset, in.: Enter the distance that the outside face of each wall girt is offset from theoutside edge of the column. Do this for the Left End, Front Side, Right End, and Back Side.

Sheeting Notch, in.: Enter the distance that the outside edge of the concrete is beyond theoutside edge of the steel for each wall of the building.



(6) BAY SPACING

Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 2 for the sidewall, and enter 3 for the right endwall.

Offset; Left, Right, in.: For endwalls, enter the distance that the webs of the corner columnsare set in from the sidewall edge of the building. For a turned corner column enter the offset for themid depth of the corner column. The endwall offset for the sidewall dimension is controlled by DM 64. The offset will be zero when option Y is selected. It will be the distance from the end of the buildingto web of the endwall rafter when the option is set at N.

Sets Of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the columnspacing.

Bay Width, ft.: Enter the width of the bay.

Number Of Bays: Enter the number of consecutive times that bay width occurs.

(7) FRAMED OPENINGS

Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 3 for the rightendwall, and enter 4 for the back sidewall.

Number of Openings: Enter the number of framed openings along that wall.

[For each opening enter the following: Use a separate data line for each wall opening.]

Bay Id: Enter the bay number for the opening. Bays are numbered from the left end of thewall.

Door Width, ft.: Enter the width of the framed opening.

Frame Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the left side of the bay to the near edge of theframed opening.

Open Type: Enter 1 or 2 for typical framed openings. Enter 4 if the wall is completely open. That is, no wall girts, jambs, or panels.

Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter and number that identifies the anchor bolt detail for thedoor jamb(s) at that framed opening. See Figure 3.3 for choice of anchor bolt details.

Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance that the base of the door jamb is above the floor.

Notch Type, 1-5: The available notch types are shown in Figure 3.2. The program user canedit the notch type to obtain the desired notch at the framed opening. However, the program will setthe default notch type according to the criteria listed in the table.

(8) SIDEWALL FRAMES

Wall Id: Enter 2 for the sidewall.



Number of Frame Lines: Enter the number of frame lines for this building.

Line Count: Enter the number used to identify each frame line: 1, 2, 3, ......etc.

Frame Line Id: Enter the identification number for the frame line. This number will appear onthe anchor bolt plan.

Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter and number that identifies the anchor bolt detail for boththe front sidewall columns and the back sidewall columns. See Figure 3.3 for the choices on detail Id.

Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the underside of the column baseplate.

(9) ENDWALL COLUMNS

Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall.

Number Of Columns: Enter the number of columns in the endwall.

Column Id: Enter the column count 1, 2, 3,....to the number of columns.

Column Type: Enter the type of each column using the following notation:

'C' = single C section

'D' = double C section

'W' = welded plate wide flange section

'R' = hot rolled wide flange section

'U' = hot rolled C section

Column Rotation: Enter 'Y' if the C section column is open to the left, else enter 'N'. For arotated 'R' or 'W' column enter an 'R'.

Line Id: Enter the upper case letter used to identify that column line.

Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter used to identify the anchor bolt detail. See Figure 3.4 forthe choices.

Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance between the floor line and the bottom of the columnbase plate.

(10) RIGID FRAME INTERIOR COLUMNS

Number of Frame Lines: Enter the number of frame lines for the building.

Frame Line Number: Enter the frame line number.



Number of Columns: Enter the number of interior columns for that frame line.

Column Id: Enter the column identification number.

Column Type: Enter the column type using the following designations:

'W' = welded plate wide flange section. ‘R' = hot rolled wide flange section.

'P' = pipe column.'T' = tube column.

Column Rotation: Enter 'Y' if the column web is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the web ofthe rafter, else enter 'N'.

Column Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the backside of the building to the center of thecolumn.

Column Elevation, ft.: Enter the distance that the base of the column is above (+) or below (-)the base of the left sidewall column.

Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter and number used to identify the anchor bolt detail. SeeFigure 3.5 for the choice of details.

(11) CORNER BRACING

Endwall Id: Enter 1 for left endwall or 3 for right endwall.

Sidewall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall or 4 for the back sidewall.

Brace Bay: Enter 'Y' if there is diagonal bracing in the sidewall bay that is adjacent to theendwall. DM 112 provides the option to eliminate the connection to the concrete and attach thediagonal brace to the corner column.

Detail Id: Enter the corresponding detail identification number. See Figure 3.6.

(12) WIND BENTS

Wall Id: Enter wall numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Number Of Bents: Enter the number of wind bents on that wall.

Bay Id: Enter the bay number with the bent.

Detail Id: Enter the anchor bolt detail, letter and number. Detail x is used for wind bents, seeFigure 3.6.

(13) WIND COLUMNS

Wall Id: Enter wall number 1, 2, 3, and 4.



Number of Wind Columns: Enter the number of wind columns on that wall.

Bay Id: Enter the bay number that contains the wind column.

Left/Right: Enter L or R to indicate that the wind columns is on the left or right side of thebay.

Detail Id: Enter the anchor bolt detail letter and number. Details on this connection areincomplete.

(14) DETAILS

Number of Details: Enter the number of anchor bolt details which are a part of this drawing.

Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter and number which identifies the anchor bolt detail. ThisId comes from one of the earlier input lines.

Diameter, in.: Enter the anchor bolt diameter.

Detail Parameters A, B, C: Enter the detailing parameters for each anchor bolt detail. SeeFigures 3.3 through 3.6 for an illustration of each parameter. The detailing parameters associated withthese details are shown on the anchor bolt parameter drawings starting with PA1.

Base Plate Width and Length, in.: Enter the width and length of each base plate. Length ismeasured in the plane of the column web.

(15) DRAWING REVISIONS

Number Of Lines: Enter the number of revision lines.

Revision: In single quotes enter the revision information which will appear on each line.

(16) SPECIAL DETAILS

Detail Pattern: Enter C for a column pattern or enter R for a row pattern.

Detail Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the start of one block to the start of the next block.

First Detail Coordinates, X, Y, in.: Enter the lower left coordinates of the first detail. Theorigin is at the lower left corner of the drawing.

Detail Scale: Enter the scale factor which is applied to the block when it is inserted on thedrawing.

Number of Details: Enter the number of special details to be shown.

Detail Id: Enter the letter like 'A' or the number like '1' used to identify the detail. The details arestored as blocks in the C:\MBS\BLK directory under the name ANDWGA.BLK or ANDWG1.BLKand identified as 'A' and '1' respectively. Examples of special details are on Figure 3.7.

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4 Sidewall Drawings

This chapter describes the options available with the sidewall drawings. Topics covered includedrawing layout and contents plus a description of the drawing input file.

4.1 Drawing Layout

Sidewall drawings show the sidewall framing, sidewall sheeting, member table, and connection platetable. A typical sidewall drawing is on the next page. Sidewall framing is located at the top of thesheet with sidewall sheeting directly below. The member and bolt tables are in the upper right handcorner of the drawing.

The user can elect to have both sidewalls on a single drawing. In that case the front sidewall will beon the left side of the drawing and the back sidewall on the right. The user decision on drawingoptions will depend on the building length, drawing size, and desired drawing appearance.

4.2 Drawing Contents

This section describes the contents of the sidewall framing elevation sheeting elevation, member table,and bolt table.

4.2.1 Sidewall Framing Elevation

The following items are included on the frame elevation:

(a) Title, which includes the letter representing the column line for that wall.

(b) The following sidewall components with piece marks placed near the component: sidewallcolumns, wall girts, door jambs, door headers, eave struts, cable bracing, and base angle. DM78 can be used to select between single and double line frame members.

(c) The following dimensions are shown: Spacing of wall girts, eave height, location and size offramed opening, location of sidewall frame lines and out-to-out of steel dimension for thesidewall.

(d) Building frame lines which are labeled with numbers.

(e) Either a section is cut or a detail is called out for each type of detail necessary to show eachconnection and member orientation for the sidewall. The detail identification consists of anupper case letter and a number. The detail will be shown on the detail sheet with that sameidentification.

(f) Rigid frame column labels.

(g) Cross section view of rigid frame sidewall columns, door jambs, and wind bents.

(h) Length of lap for sidewall girts.

(i) Labels for loose connection plates.

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(j) Sag angles are shown and labeled.

4.2.2 Sidewall Sheeting Elevation

A typical sidewall sheeting elevation is shown on the included sidewall drawing. The following itemsare included on the sheeting elevation.

(a) Title along with description and color of wall panels.

(b) Eave trim and piece mark shown above the sheeting.

(c) Location and identification number of each sidewall sheet. If part of the end sheet is lappedunder the adjacent sheet that edge is shown as a dashed line. sheeting length is rounded to theinterval set by detailing parameter gr.

(d) Base seal and piece mark shown below the sheeting.

(e) Corner trim and piece mark shown at each end of the wall. Trim piece marks come from thecolumn labeled "mark" in the DT_ANGLE file.

4.2.3 Member Table

There is an option to report the size of the members used in the sidewall. The members include: wallgirts, door jambs and headers, eave struts, and diagonal bracing. The table column headings include:Mark (a piece mark from detailing), Part (the "size" from the member file) and Length.

The cable length can be reported as the cut length for the cable (1) or the fabricated length (2) for thecables and end pieces. The cable length option is set in DM132.

4.2.4 Connection Plate Table

There is an option to report the name for each loose connection plate. The connection plate table hasthree columns. They include: "ID" - the number shown on the framing plane, "Mark" - the connectionplate piece mark if a program generated piece mark is used, and "Part" - the connection plate piecemark given by the program user. The part name comes from a plate substitution in the DT_CLIP file.

4.2.5 Walk Doors & Accessories Placed on Drawings

Walk doors and other accessories can be placed on the wall drawings. Data is entered in the drawingcontrol file. As a wall drawing input file is made, the accessory data is transferred to the wall drawinginput file.

Data which will be shown on the drawing include: horizontal and vertical dimensions to locate theaccessory, a drawing of the size of the accessory and a name to identify the accessory.


This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare sidewall drawings. The explanationof each input item is as follows:

(1) TITLE BLOCK

Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have



up to twenty characters.

Respond to these questions.

Manufacturer:Builder:Project:Project Site, Address:Project Site, City:Project Id:


Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. Thisinformation serves primarily to layout the drawing with the object offset.

Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from each edge of the sheet tothe framing and sheeting on the drawing.

Scale Factor: Text, Table, Dim Line Offset, Title Block: To create larger or smaller items,enter larger or smaller numbers for the scale factors. To remove the standard title block set the scalefactor to zero.

Scale Factor; Building: Enter 0 for the building to be drawn in the available space. To set thebuilding scale enter the decimal value of the inches of drawing per foot per of building. (i.e. for a scaleof 1/4" = 1'-0" enter 0.25). To obtain a scale of 8 mm on the drawing to 1000 mm on the building,enter 8 as the scale factor.

(3) DRAWING OPTIONS

Draw: Wall 2, Wall 4: Enter 'Y' to draw the wall on this sheet, else enter 'N'. Enter 'Y' forboth walls and both walls will be placed on this sheet.

Contents Option: Enter 'FS' for framing and sheeting, enter 'FO' for framing only or 'SO' for sheetingonly.

Call Out Details: Enter 'Y' if the call outs for details and sections are to be shown on thedrawing, else enter 'N'.

Member Table: Enter 'Y' if a member table is to be shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Otheroptions include: '1' = member sizes (8C16) on drawing, also member table, '2' = on membersand table without lengths, '3' = section sizes on members and no table.

List Panel Length: Enter 'Y' if the length of each panel is to be shown on the panel.

General Notes: Enter 'Y' 1, 2, A,... if the general notes are to be on the drawing, else enter'N'.

Logo: Enter Y, 1, 2, A, B, .. if the customized logo or customized title block is used.



(4) BUILDING LAYOUT

Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall.

Line Id: Enter the letter for the column line along this sidewall.

Sidewall Size; Length, Height, ft.: For length, enter the distances between the outside edges ofthe endwalls. For height, enter the eave height.

Building Type: Enter 'FF' for a full frame building. Enter 'LT' for a lean-to building.

Expandable Endwall, Use: Enter 'Y' if the building framing is to incorporate a rigid frame nearthe endwall. Respond for both left endwall and right endwall.

Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the end of the building to the web of the rigid frame.

(5) BAY SPACING


Offset; Left, Right, ft.: The frame offset at each endwall is controlled by DM 64. The offsetis zero when the Y option is selected. It will be the distance from the end of the building to the web ofthe endwall rafter when the option is set at N.

Sets of Data: Enter the number of sets of data which are necessary to describe the columnspacing.


Number of Bays: Enter the number of consecutive times that bay width occurs.

(6) FRAMED OPENINGS



[For each opening do the following: Use a separate data line for each framed opening.]


Open Width, ft.: Enter the width of the framed opening.

Open Height, ft.: Enter the height of the framed opening.

Open Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the left side of the bay to the near edge of theframed opening.

Open Type: Enter 1 if the door jamb is to extend to the level of the next highest girt. Enter 2



if the door jamb is to extend to the eave strut. Enter 4 if the bay is completely open, that is no wallgirts panels, or jambs. For the lowest wall girt at the height of the framed opening and no door jambs,enter the opening width as the bay width.

Sill Height, ft.: If a window sill is present, enter the distance from the floor line to the web ofthe sill).

Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the underside of the jamb baseplate.

Remove Panels: Enter Y if the panels are to be removed at the location of the framedopening.

Id; L-Jamb, R-Jamb, Header, Sill: Enter the identification number for each item. Theseidentification numbers will appear on the drawing.

(7) PARTIAL WALLS

Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall and 4 for the back sidewall.

Sets of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the partialwall.

Base Type: The base of the partial wall can be a wall girt or a base angle. The followingoptions are available: A = standard base angle, S = special base angle, C Z D RW U = girt type.

Bay Id; Start, End: Enter the start bay and end bay for that part of the partial wall which is ata constant height.

Wall Height, ft.: Enter the distance from the floor to the bottom of the partial wall.

(8) SIDEWALL GIRTS


Girt Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, UF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the girttype while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double Csection, W = wide flange section welded from plates, R = hot rolled wide flange section, and U = hotrolled C section. The ZO refers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each girt to befastened to the column with two bolts.

Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays on this sidewall.

Bay Id: Enter the bay identification number.

Number of Girts: Enter the number of girts in this bay.

Girt Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the base of the column to the wall girt.

Girt Extension; Lt, Rt, ft.: Enter the distance that the left and right ends of the girt extend into



the adjacent bay.

Girt Id, Full/Left Girt, Middle Girt, Right Girt: Enter each girt identification number. If there isa single girt at that level, the Id is placed in the first column. For more than one girt at that level, theidentification numbers are placed in the column matching the location of the girt. There may be up tothree middle girts when there are two framed openings in a bay.

(9) RAFTER TYPE


Rafter; Left, Right: Enter the type of rafter located at the left and right ends of the sidewall. Rafters are designated as: 'C' for single C sections, 'D' for double C sections, 'W ' for welded platewide flange sections for hot rolled C sections. 'R' for hot rolled wide flange sections, and 'U' for hotrolled C sections.

(10) SIDEWALL COLUMN ID

Number Of Lines: Enter the number of lines of sidewall columns, including the cornercolumns.

Frame Line: Enter the corresponding frame line number.

Piece Marks; Front, Back: Enter the column identification numbers for the front sidewall andthe back sidewall.

Elevation; Front, Back, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the under side of thecolumn base plate.

(11) EAVE STRUTS


Lap Plate: Enter 'Y' if a lap plate is used between eave struts, else enter 'N'.

Numbers of Bays: Enter the number of bays on that wall.

Eave Strut Id: Enter the identification number for each eave strut.

(12) WALL PANELS


Panel Part: Enter the panel part number.

Panel Color: Enter the panel color.

(13) DIAGONAL BRACING




Brace Type: Enter C for cable or R for rods.

Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays which have diagonal bracing.

Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay which has diagonal bracing. Use a separate line foreach braced bay. Bays are numbered from the left end of the wall.

Brace Id: Enter the bracing identification number each cable in that bay.

(14) WIND BENTS


Number of Bents: Enter the number of wind bents on this wall.

Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay in which the bent is located.

Member Id: Enter the piece numbers to the placed on the column and beam.

(15) WIND COLUMNS

Input same as for wind bents only the wind column is placed on the 'L' or 'R' side of the bay.

(16) INSIDE FLANGE STRAPS


Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays in the wall.

Number of Straps per Bay: Enter the number of straps per bay for each bay, from left to rightalong the wall.

(17) BASE OPTIONS

Base Angle: Enter 'Y' to have a base angle around the perimeter of the building.

Base Channel: Enter 'Y' to have a base channel around the perimeter of the building.

Base Seal: Enter 'Y' if the base seal (base trim) is to be included around the perimeter of thebuilding.

Base Angle/Seal: Enter 'Y' to use the special angle which serves as both the base angle andthe base seal.

(18) TRIM PIECES


Trim Id: Enter the name to be shown on the drawing of the base angle and six trim items.



These trim names come from the DT_ANGLE.SIZ file.

Column Headings Include: Base trim = base seal or trim as selected above; left corner =corner trim on left end of wall; left end = trim at end of eave, interior = trim along the eave.

(19) MEMBER TABLE

Number of Members: Enter the number of members which will be listed in the member table. For each member provide the following data.

Member Mark: Enter the member mark to appear on the drawing and in the table.

Member Part: Enter the part number to appear in the table.

Member Length, in.: Enter the member length to appear in the table.


Number of Lines: Enter the number of revision lines.


(21) ACCESSORIES

Walk door\accessories data is entered on the drawing control input file. Each time a walldrawing input file is made, the door data is transferred from the drawing control input file tothe wall drawing.

Wall Id: The wall Id numbers represent: 1 = Left Endwall, 2 = Front Sidewall, 3 = RightEndwall, and 4 = Back Sidewall.


Bay Id: Enter the bay containing the accessory. Bays are numbered from left to right alongthe wall.

Accessory Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the lower left corner of the bay to the lower leftcorner of the accessary.

Accessory Size, ft.: Enter the width as the horizontal distance along the item and the

Accessory Id: In single quotes enter a name for the accessary which will be placed on thedrawing.

(22) USER DETAILS

Number of Detail: Enter the number of details to be placed on this sheet.

Detail Name: Enter the name of the detail. The detail is stored as a block file in theC:\MBS\BLK directory. The block and file must have the same name.



Location, X, Y, in.: Enter the coordinates for the lower left corner of the detail. Coordinates0,0 are at the lower left corner of the drawing.

Scale: The incoming detail will be adjusted by this scale factor.

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5 Endwall Drawings

This chapter describes the options available with the endwall drawings. Topics covered includedrawing layout and contents plus a description of the endwall drawing input file.

5.1 Drawing Layout

Endwall drawings show the endwall framing, endwall sheeting, member table, connection plate table,and rafter splice bolt table. A typical endwall drawing is on the next page. Endwall framing is locatedat the top of the sheet with endwall sheeting directly below. The member and other tables are in theupper right hand corner of the drawing.

The user can elect to have both endwalls on a single drawing. In that case the left endwall will be onthe left side of the drawing and the right endwall on the right. The user decision on drawing optionswill depend on the building width, drawing size, and desired drawing appearance.


This section describes the contents of the endwall framing elevation, and the endwall sheetingelevation, member table, connection plate table, and bolt table.

5.2.1 Endwall Framing Elevation

The following items are included on the frame elevation:

(a) Title, which includes the number representing the frame line for that wall.

(b) The following endwall components with piece marks placed near the component: endwallcolumns, wall girts, door jambs, door headers, endwall rafter, cable bracing, and base angle. DM78 can be used to select between single and double line frame members.

(c) The following dimensions are shown: Spacing of wall girts, eave height, location and size offramed opening, location of endwall frame lines and out-to-out of steel dimension for theendwall.

(d) Endwall column lines which are labeled with letters.

(e) Either a section is cut or a detail is called out for each type of detail necessary to show eachconnection and member orientation for the endwall. The detail identification consists of anupper case letter and a number. The detail will be shown on the detail sheet with that sameidentification.

(f) Endwall column labels.

(g) Cross section view of endwall columns, door jambs, and wind bents and wind columns.

(h) Length of lap for endwall girts.

(i) Labels for loose connection plates.

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(j) Sag angles are shown and labeled.

5.2.2 Endwall Sheeting Elevation

A typical endwall sheeting elevation is shown on the included endwall drawing. The following itemsare included on the sheeting elevation.

(a) Title along with description and color of wall panels.

(b) Rake trim and piece mark shown above the sheeting.

(c) Location and identification number of each endwall sheet. If part of a sheet is lapped underthe adjacent sheet that edge is shown as a dashed line. sheeting length is rounded to theinterval set by DT_BUILD(gr).

(d) Base seal and piece mark shown below the sheeting.

(e) Corner trim and piece mark shown at each end of the wall. Trim piece marks come from thecolumn labeled "mark" in the DT_ANGLE file.

5.2.3 Member Table

There is an option to report the size of the members used in the endwall. The members include: wallgirts, door jambs and headers, endwall rafters, endwall columns and diagonal bracing. The tablecolumn headings include: Mark (a piece mark from detailing), Part (the "size" from the member file)and Length.

The cable length can be reported as the cut length for the cable (1) or the fabricated length (2) for thecables and end pieces. The cable length option is set in DM132.

5.2.4 Connection Plate Table

There is an option to report the name for each loose connection plate. The connection plate table hasthree columns. They include: "ID" - the number shown on the framing plane, "Mark" - the connectionplate piece mark if a program generated piece mark is used, and "Part" - the connection plate piecemark given by the program user. The part name comes from a plate substitution in the DT_CLIP file.

5.2.5 Bolt Table for Rafter Splices

The bolts in this table are listed by location, quantity, type, diameter, and length.

5.2.6 Walk Doors & Accessories Placed on Drawings

Walk doors and other accessories can be placed on the wall drawings. Data is entered in the drawingcontrol file. As a wall drawing input file is made, the accessory data is transferred to the wall drawinginput file.

Data which will be shown on the drawing include: horizontal and vertical dimensions to locate theaccessory, a drawing of the size of the accessory and a name to identify the accessory.




This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare the endwall drawings. Theexplanation of each input item is as follows:

(1) TITLE BLOCK


Manufacturer:Builder:

Project:Project Site, Address:Project Site, City:Project Id:



Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from edge of sheet to theframing and sheeting on the drawing.

Scale Factor; Text, Table, Dimension Line Offset, Title Block: To create larger or smalleritems enter larger or smaller numbers for the scale factors. To remove the standard title block, set thescale factor to zero.


(3) DRAWING OPTIONS

Draw; Wall 1, wall 3: Enter 'Y' to place that wall on this drawing, else enter 'N'. Enter 'Y'for both walls and both walls will be placed on this drawing.

Contents Option : Enter 'FS' for framing and sheeting, enter 'FO' for framing only or 'SO' forsheeting only.


Member Table: Enter 'Y' if a member table is to be shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Other options include: '1' = member sizes (8C16) on drawing also member table, '2' = marks onmembers and table without lengths, '3' = section sizes on members and no table.

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General Notes: Enter 'Y', 1, 2, A... if the general notes are to be on the drawing, else enter'N'.

Logo: Enter Y, 1, 2, A, B, .. if the customized logo or customized title block is to be on thedrawing.

(4) BUILDING LAYOUT


Line Id: Enter the number for the frame line at each endwall.

Endwall Size; Width, Height, ft.: For width, enter the width of the building. For height, enterthe maximum endwall height.

Building Type: Enter 'FF' for full frame. Enter 'LT' for a lean to frame.

Expandable Endwall: Enter 'Y' if the building framing is to incorporate a rigid frame near theendwall.


(5) SURFACE SHAPE

No. Surfaces: Enter the number of surfaces used to describe the shape of the endwall.

X-coord, Y-coord, ft.: Enter the X and Y coordinates of the surface intersections for thebuilding. Consider the lower left corner of the building to be at coordinate 0,0 and do not enter thatpoint.

Offset; L-EW, R-EW, in.: For each surface and each endwall enter the perpendiculardistance from the building surface to the nearest flange of the endwall column or rafter.

(6) BAY SPACING

Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, and 3 for the right endwall.

Offset; Left, Right, ft.: Enter the distance that the web of the columns at the left end and rightend of the walls are offset from the end of the wall.

Sets of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the columnspacing.





(7) FRAMED OPENINGS



[For each opening do the following: Use a separate data line for each framed opening.]


Open Width, ft.: Enter the width of the framed opening.

Open Height, ft.: Enter the height of the framed opening.

Open Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the left side of the bay to the near edge of theframed opening.

Open Type: Enter 1 if the door jamb is to extend to the level of the next highest girt. Enter 2if the door jamb is to extend to the eave strut. (Only type 1 jambs are permitted in the endwall.) Enter4 if the bay is completely open, that is no wall girts panels, or jambs. For the lowest wall girt at theheight of the framed opening and no door jambs, enter the opening width as the bay width.

Sill Height, ft.: If a window sill is present, enter the distance from the floor line to the web ofthe sill).

Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the underside of the jamb baseplate.

Remove Panels: Enter Y if the panels are to be removed at the location of the framedopening.

Id; L-Jamb, R-Jamb, Header, Sill: Enter the identification number for each item. Theseidentification numbers will appear on the drawing.

(8) PARTIAL WALLS

Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall and 3 for the right endwall.

Sets of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the partialwall.

Base Type: The base of the partial wall can be a wall girt or a base angle. The followingoptions are available: A = standard base angle, S = special base angle, C Z D RW U = girt type.

Bay Id; Start, End: Enter the start bay and end bay for that part of the partial wall which is at

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a constant height.

Wall Height, ft.: Enter the distance from the floor to the bottom of the partial wall.

(9) ENDWALL COLUMNS


Number of Columns: Enter the number of columns for that endwall.

Column Type: Enter 'C' for single C section, 'D' for a double C section, 'W' for a welded platewide flange section, 'R' for a hot rolled wide flange section, or 'U' for hot rolled C sections.

Column Rotation: Enter 'Y' if a C column is rotated to be open to the left, else enter 'N'.

Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the bottom of the base plate.

Column Detail: Enter the column identification number.

Line Id: Enter the letter representing the column line.

Piece Mark: Enter the column mark which will be placed on the drawing.

(10) ENDWALL RAFTERS


Number of Rafters: Enter the number of rafters on that endwall.

Surface Id: Enter the number of the building surface.

Rafter Type: Enter 'C' for a single C section, 'D' for a double C section, 'W' for a weldedplate side flange section, 'R' for a hot rolled wide flange section, or 'U' for hot rolled C section.

Rafter Detail: Enter the rafter identification number.

Piece Mark: Enter the column mark which will be placed on the drawing.

Splice Location, ft.: Enter the location of the splice as measured from the left end of therafter.

Splice Type: Enter 'M' for a moment splice and 'S' for a shear splice.

Quantity of Splice Bolts: Enter the quantity of bolts in the rafter splice.

Type: Enter splice bolt type.

Diameter, in.: Enter the diameter of the bolt.



Length, in.: Enter the length of the bolt.

(11) ENDWALL GIRTS



Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays on this endwall.

Bay Id: Enter the bay identification number.

Number of Girts: Enter the number of girts in this bay.

Girt Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the base of the column to the wall girt.

Girt Extension; Lt, Rt, ft.: Enter the distance that the left and right ends of the girt extend intothe adjacent bay.

Girt Id, Full/Left Girt, Middle Girt, Right Girt: Enter each girt identification number. If there isa single girt at that level, the Id is placed in the first column. For more than one girt at that level, theidentification numbers are placed in the column matching the location of the girt. There may be up tothree middle girts when there are two framed openings in a bay.

(12) SIDEWALL GIRTS



(13) EAVE EXTENSIONS

Endwall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall and 3 for the right endwall. For each wall, the firstline is for an eave extension on the left side and the second line for an eave extension on the right side.

Width, ft.: Enter the horizontal distance from the building outside of steel line to the outsideedge of the eave extension.

Rafter Location: Enter 'F' if the under side of the eave extension rafter is located flush with

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the under side of the roof purlins. Enter 'B' if the eave extension rafter is located below the roofpurlins.

Rafter Type: Enter one of the following:

'C' = C section'R' = hot rolled section'W' = welded plate section

Depth (Start and End), in.: Enter the eave extension rafter depth at the start (adjacent to theframe) and end of the rafter.

Piece Mark: Enter the piece mark for the rafter extension piece.

(14) WALL PANELS


Panel Part: Enter the panel part number.

Panel Color: Enter the panel color.

(15) DIAGONAL BRACING


Brace Type: Enter C for cable or R for rods.

Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays which have diagonal bracing.

Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay which has diagonal bracing. Use a separate line foreach braced bay. Bays are numbered from the left end of the wall.

Brace Id: Enter the bracing identification number each cable in that bay.

(16) WIND BENTS


Number of Bents: Enter the number of wind bents on this wall.

Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay in which the bent is located.

Member Id: Enter the piece numbers to the placed on the wind bent pieces.

(17) WIND COLUMNS



Input same as for wind bents only the wind column is placed on the 'L' or 'R' side of the bay.

(18) INSIDE FLANGE STRAPS


Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays in the wall.

Number Of Straps Per Bay: Enter the number of straps per bay for each bay in a left to rightorder along the wall.

(19) BASE OPTIONS

Base Angle: Enter 'Y' to have a base angle around the perimeter of the building.

Base Channel: Enter 'Y' to have a base channel around the perimeter of the building.

Base Seal: Enter 'Y' if the base seal (base trim) is to be included around the perimeter of thebuilding.

Base Angle/Seal: Enter 'Y' to use the special angle which serves as both the base angle andthe base seal.

(20) WALL ANGLES

Wall ID: Enter 1 for left endwall, 3 for right endwall.

Sheeting Angle: Enter the piece mark for the sheeting angle.

Corner Angle; Lt, Rt: Enter the piece mark for the left and right corner angles.

(21) TRIM PIECES

Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, 3 for the right endwall.

Trim Pieces: Enter the name to be shown on the drawing for the base angle and the six trimpieces. Names of the trim pieces come from the DT_ANGLE file.

(22) MEMBER TABLE


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(24) ACCESSORIES

Walk door\accessories data is entered on the drawing control input file. Each time a walldrawing input file is made, the door data is transferred from the drawing control input file tothe wall drawing.

Wall Id: The wall Id numbers represent: 1 = Left Endwall, 2 = Front Sidewall, 3 = RightEndwall, and 4 = Back Sidewall.


Bay Id: Enter the bay containing the accessory. Bays are numbered from left to right alongthe wall.

Accessory Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the lower left corner of the bay to the lower leftcorner of the accessary.

Accessory Size, ft.: Enter the width as the horizontal distance along the item and the

Accessory Id: In single quotes enter a name for the accessary which will be placed on thedrawing.

(25) USER DETAILS

Number of Detail: Enter the number of details to be placed on this sheet.


Location, X, Y, in.: Enter the coordinates for the lower left corner of the detail ?


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6 Rigid Frame Drawings

This chapter describes the options available with the rigid frame drawings. Topics covered includedrawing layout and contents plus a description of the drawing input file.

6.1 Drawing Layout

The rigid frame drawing consists of tables along the top of the sheet and the bottom of the sheet. Theremainder of the drawing is an elevation view of the rigid frame.

The rigid frame can be drawn in three different forms: (a) the full frame, (b) the left half of the framenear the top of the sheet and the right half of the frame just below, and (3) either the left half or theright half of the frame. The user decision on these drawing options will depend on the frame width,frame height, drawing size and the desired drawing appearance.


This section describes the contents of each division of the rigid frame drawing. The divisions are rigidframe elevation, rigid frame tables, roof panels, and rigid frame clearance criteria.

6.2.1 Rigid Frame Elevation

A typical rigid frame elevation is shown on the next page. The following items are included on therigid frame elevation:

(a) Title, which includes the frame line number(s) for the rigid frame.

(b) The following rigid frame components with piece marks located near the component: sidewallcolumn, rafter pieces, interior columns, and flange braces.

(c) The roof purlins and wall girts are shown and located with dimensions.

(d) The following dimensions are shown: building width, location of interior columns, eave height,and inside clearance values.

(e) Labels are provided for each rigid frame splice.

(f) The wall surfaces and roof surfaces are shown in dashed lines.

<DRAWING>

FIGURE 6.1

(g) Sections are cut to show base plates, bolted end plates, and interior column to rafterconnections.

6.2.2 Rigid Frame Splice Bolt Table

A typical rigid frame splice bolt table is shown on the drawing. The table contains a list of all boltswhich are used in the rigid frame splices. The left column is the splice mark which also appears on therigid frame elevation drawing near the specified splice. The remainder of the table calls out the bolts



located near the top end of the splice plate and those near the bottom end of the splice plate. Thecolumn headings are quantity, type, diameter, and length.

6.2.3 Interior Column Bolt Table

This table contains a list of those bolts used to fasten the top of the interior columns to the rigid frames. The column on the left indicates the interior column mark which also appears on the rigid frameelevation drawing near the specified interior column. The other items in the table are the same as forthe rigid frame splice bolt table.

6.2.4 Rigid Frame Plate Table

A typical rigid frame plate table is shown on the included drawing. Following the piece identification,the web depth, thickness, and length are reported. This is followed by the thickness, width, and lengthof the outside flange and inside flanges.

There are input items for both the presence and size of the plate table.

6.2.5 Roof Sheeting

Roof sheeting and sky lights are shown on the included drawing. Panel length and panel names arereported. Planel placement dimensions are also given. The panel placement values are shown inparameter drawings PR4, PR7, and PR8.

To activate this feature, set the "content option" on line 3 of the drawing input file to 'FS'. This meansframing and sheeting. Currently this feature is only available for the drawing of the full frame.

6.2.6 Rigid Frame Clearances

The program will calculate and dimension both the vertical and horizontal clearances for the frame. Vertical clearances are provided at each sidewall column, each interior column, and the building peak. Horizontal clearance is provided between the inside face of the sidewall columns or the inside face ofthe sidewall column to the center of the adjacent interior column.

The magnitude of the clearances will depend on the location of the points from where themeasurements are made. The location of the clearance points are shown on Figure 6.1

Clearance values are calculated in the detailing program. They are transferred to the rigid framedrawing input file.

<DRAWING>


This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare rigid frame drawings. A copy ofthe input file is at the end of this chapter. The explanation of each input item is as follows:

(1) TITLE BLOCK

Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have up totwenty characters. Respond to these questions.

Manufacturer:



Builder:Project:Project Site, Address:Project Site, City:Project Id:


Drawing Size; Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. Thisinformation serves primarily to layout the drawing with the object offset.

Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from edge of sheet to the itemson the drawing.

Scale Factor: Text, Table, Dim Line Offset, Title Block: To use larger or smaller than thedefault values, enter larger or smaller numbers for the scale factors. The standard title block will beeliminated if the scale factor is zero.


(3) DRAWING OPTIONS:

Content Option: This option specifies the part of the frame that is to be shown on thisdrawing. 'FF' = for full frame, 'AB' = for one-half the frame near the top of the sheet and the otherhalf near the bottom of the sheet, 'LF' = show only the left side of the frame, and ‘RF’= show only theleft side of the frame, ‘FS’= will show the roof panels on the rigid frame drawing, with the full frame.

Splice At Break: Enter the number of the bolted end plate splice which will be the dividing linebetween the left side frame drawing and the right side frame drawing.


Member Table: Enter 'Y' if a member table is to shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Otheroptions include: '1' = member sizes (8C16) and drawing, also member table, '2' = marks on membersand table without lengths, '3' = section sizes on members and no table.

Bolt Table: Enter 'Y' to list the bolt table on the rigid frame drawing. Bolts include those forthe bolted end plates and for the interior column to rafter connection. To see bolted end plate widththickness and length for each given splice set to ‘2'.

General Notes: Enter 'Y', 1, 2, A,... if the general notes are to be on the drawing, else enter'N'.



Logo: Enter Y, A, B, 1, 2,.. if the customized logo or customized title blocks are to be on thedrawing.

(4) BUILDING LAYOUT

Frame Id: Enter the frame identification number.

FRAME Type: Enter 'RF' for the typical rigid frame, 'LT' for the lean to frame with amoment connection at the top of the column, 'BC' for the lean to frame with a pin on the inside face ofthe column, 'SR' for the semi-rigid moment connection at the inside face of each column, 'TB' for aflush wall tapered beam building, 'HP' for a symmetrical frame and the peak rafter member has ahorizontal flange, and 'TH' for a tee hanger frame which is a rigid frame that does not have a columnon the right side of the frame.

Column Line, Left, Right: Enter the letters that represent the column lines on each side of theframe.

Frame Line: Enter in single quotes the building frame line or lines on which this frame will belocated. For a series of frame lines, one can enter 'I to j' where I and j are the start and end framelines on which this frame is to be located.

(5) SURFACE SHAPE

No. of Surfaces: Enter the number of surfaces used to describe the cross sectional shape ofthe building.

X-coord, Y-coord, ft.: Enter the X and Y coordinates of the surface intersections for thebuilding. Consider the lower left corner of the building to be at coordinate 0,0 and do not enter thatpoint.

Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the building surface to the outside surface of the rigidframe.

(6) MEMBER DEPTHS:

Surface Id: Enter the identification number of the surface to be described. Surfaces arenumbered from left to right across the building.

Depth; Start, End, in.: Enter the member web depth at each end of each surface.

Number of Depth Points: Enter the number of interior depth points along the surface.

Interior Depths, Location, ft.: Enter the location of the depth point by reporting the distancefrom the start of the surface to the depth point as measured along the building surface.

Depth, in.: Enter the web depth as measured perpendicular to the outside flange.



(7) MEMBER SPLICES

Surface Id: Enter the surface identification for each building surface.

Number of Splices: Enter the number of splices which are to be located along the length ofthat surface.

Splice Id: Enter the splice identification number. Splices are numbered from left to rightacross the frame.

Splice Location, ft.: Enter the location of each splice as measured from the start of thesurface along the outside flange. To indicate a splice at the start end of the surface enter zero. Donot request a splice at the far end of the surface.

Splice Type: Enter the two letter designation to indicate the type of splice. Splice types areshown on Figure 8.1A in the Design Manual.

Plate Size: Enter the width, thickness, and length of the splice plates.

Splice Bolts: For each splice enter this information on the splice bolts. There are 2 lines ofdata with the first line for the top of the splice and the second line for the bottom of the splice.

Quantity: Enter the quantity of bolts near that flange.

ROWS: Enter the number of rows of bolts that are near each flange.

Type: In single quotes, enter the bolt type.

Diameter, length, in.: Enter these values.

(8) INTERIOR COLUMNS

Number Of Columns: Enter the number of interior columns in this frame.

Column Id: Enter the column identification number. Columns are numbered from left to right.

Column Type: Enter 'W' for welded plate wide flange, 'R' for a hot rolled wide flange, 'P' fora pipe column, and 'T' for a tube column.

Column Rotation: Enter 'Y' if the column web is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the rafterweb, else enter 'N'.

Column Location, ft.: Enter the column location which is measured from the left side of thebuilding.

Cap Plate Bolts: Enter the following information on the bolts to be used in attaching thecolumn cap plate to the rafter; quantity, type, diameter (in.) and length (in.).



(9) COLUMN BASE PLATE AND WEB STIFFENER

(Enter the data in this order, left sidewall column, right sidewall column, interior columns from left toright.)

Bolt Rows: Enter the number of rows of bolts in each sidewall and interior column base plate.

Bolt Gage, in.: Enter the gage for the sidewall and interior column anchor bolts.

Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the bottom of the column baseplate. Use a (-) sign to indicate the column base is below the floor line.

Web Stiffener: Enter 'Y' if there is a web stiffener in the sidewall column at the elevation ofthe rafter lower flange, also enter 'Y' if there is a web stiffener above the interior columns.

(10) PURLIN LAYOUT

Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number.

Purlin Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the purlintype while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double Csection, W = wide flange section welded from plates, and R = hot rolled wide flange section. The ZOrefers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each purlin to be fastened to the column withtwo bolts.

Purlin Projection, in.: Enter the distance from the outside rafter flange to the outside purlinflange.

Purlin Depth, in.: Enter the purlin depth.

(11) PURLIN SPACING


Purlin Rows: Enter the number of purlin rows on that surface. Do not count the eave strut asa roof purlin.

Peak Space, ft.: Enter the distance from the intersection of the building surface to the nearestpurlin as measured along the building surface.

Set Of Space: Enter the number of sets of spaces necessary to describe the purlin spacing. Enter zero for equally spaced purlins.

Space, ft., Number: Enter the purlin spacing and number of spaces. Repeat as necessary tolocate all purlins on the surface.



(12) SIDEWALL GIRTS

Surface Id: Enter the identification number for the sidewall surface.

Girt Type: Girt Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, UF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and Rare the girt type while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D =double C section, W = wide flange section welded from plates, R = hot rolled wide flange section, andU = hot rolled C section. The ZO refers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each girt tobe fastened to the column with two bolts.

Girt Projection, in.: Enter the distance from the outside column flange to the outside girtflange.

Girt Depth, in.: Enter the girt depth.

Number Of Girt: Enter the number of girts to be used on that sidewall.

Girt Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the location of the girt web.

(13) PARTIAL WALL

Surface ID: Enter 1 for the building surface on the back sidewall which is on the left side ofthe frame. Enter 4 for the front sidewall.

Base Type: The base of the partial wall can be a wall girt or a base angle. The followingoptions are available: A = standard base angle, S = special base angle, C Z D R W U = girt.

Wall Height: Enter the distance from the floor to the bottom of the partial wall.

(14) EAVE EXTENSION

Surface Id: Enter the wall surface over which the roof is to be extended.


Rafter Location: Enter 'F' if the top of the rafter extension is flush with the rafter. Enter 'B' ifthe rafter extension is fastened to the top (bypass) of the existing rafter.

Rafter Type: Enter one of the following: ‘R’ = hot rolled member

‘W’ = welded plate member, of constant depth'C' = C section

Depth (Start, End), in.: Enter the eave extension rafter depth at the start (adjacent to frame)



and end of the rafter.

Connection: Enter a single letter in quotes to represent the connection type. The availableconnection types are illustrated in Figure 6.2.

Number of Purlin: Enter the number of purlins which are included with the eave extension.

Piece Mark: Enter the piece mark for the rafter extension piece.

(15) FLANGE BRACES


Number of Braces: Enter the number of braces on that surface.

Brace Location: Enter the location as the girt or purlin number which has a brace to the insideor lower flange.

Brace Length, in.: Enter the length of the brace to be used at that location. This length is alsothe brace identification number.

Brace side: Enter 1 for a flange brace on one side, enter 2 for the flange brace on both sides.

Brace type: Enter a single letter in quotes to represent the brace type. This identificationletter is set in the DS_FLGBR file.

(16) ROOF PANEL & GUTTERS

Panel Part: Enter the "panel part" as set in the DS_PANEL file.

Stand Seam: Enter 'Y' if standing seam roof panels are used, else enter 'N'.

Panel Color: Enter the two letter Id for panel color as set in the DT_COLOR file.

Gutters; Lt, Rt: If gutters are used on the left or right side of the frame enter 'Y', else enter'N'.

(17) ROOF LIGHT PANELS

Number of Data Lines: Enter the number of data lines necessary to call out the rooflight panels.

Surface Id: Enter the number of the roof surface which will receive the light panels.

Panel Quantity: Enter the number of panels.

Panel Type: From the DT_SKYLT file enter the panel type.



Panel Length, ft.: Enter the length of the light panel.

Panel Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the roof peak to the start of the panel.

Remove Panel: Enter 'Y' if the roof panels are to cut for insertion of the roof light panels, elseenter 'N'.

(18) PIECE MARKS

Number Of Pieces: Enter the number of pieces which make up the rigid frame columns andrafter.

Piece Marks: Enter the piece marks using six spaces plus a single quote to precede and followthe mark. Enter one piece mark for each member.

Piece Member: If hot rolled members are used, enter the member "size" as set in theDS_RFRM file.

(19) VERTICAL CLEARANCE:

Clearance values are calculated in rigid frame detailing. Figure 6.1 in the Drawing Manualillustrates the points to which the clearances are measured.

Corner Column; Lt. Rt.: Enter the vertical clearance for the left and right sidewall columns.

Mid Span; Location, Height, ft.: Enter the location (from left side of frame) and clearance. This value is at a surface intersection which may or may not be a mid span.

Interior Column; Number, Height, ft.: Enter the number of interior columns and the clearanceat each column.

(20) HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE

Number of Spans: Enter the number of bays within the rigid frame. A clear span frame hasone bay.

Span Clearance, ft.: Enter clearance value for each bay. Horizontal clearance is measured tothe center of the interior columns.


Number Of Lines: Enter the number of revision lines.

Revision: In single quotes enter the revision information which will appear on the drawing.



(22) USER DETAILS

Number of Details: Enter the number of user selected details to be placed on the sheet.


Location; X, Y: Enter the coordinates for the lower left corner of the detail. Coordinates 0,0are at the lower left corner of the drawing.


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7 Roof Drawings

This chapter describes the options available with the roof drawing. Topics covered include drawinglayout and contents plus a description of the drawing input file.

7.1 Drawing Layout

The roof drawing consists of roof framing plan, roof sheeting layout, and member table. The user canoption to draw both framing and sheeting, framing only and with or without the member table.

The user selects the layout for the drawing by specifying the object offset. The object offset is the distance from the edge of the roof framing plan to the border of the drawing. The member table isplaced in the upper right corner of the drawing.


7.2.1 Roof Framing Plan

A typical roof framing plan is on the next page. The following items are included on the roof framingplan:

(a) Title

(b) The following roof framing components with piece marks located near the components: roofpurlins, eave struts, and cable roof bracing.

(c) The following dimensions are shown: inset of end frames, spacing between interior frames,out-to-out of steel over the length of the building, and the horizontal projection of the roofsurfaces.

(d) The following items are labeled: frame lines and roof surfaces.

(e) In order to illustrate the member connections a section cut is made showing the roof purlin tointerior rigid frame connection. Details are also called out on the cable brace to rafterconnections. The cut section identification consists of an upper case letter and a number. Section cuts along the edge of the roof are shown on the sidewall and endwall drawings. Eachsection cut is shown on the detail sheet with the same identification.

(f) Purlin laps at each interior frame.

(g) Bridging angles with label.

(h) If requested with DM133, the frame members are labeled on the plan. The following optionsare available: 1 = no frame members, 2 = rafters and endwall columns, 3 = rafters only.

7.2.2 Roof Sheeting Plan

If the roof sheeting option is chosen it is shown on the right side of the roof framing plan. It includesthe following:

(a) Plan view, length, and quantity for each different panel.

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(b) Label and quantity for peak cover

(c) Location and label of light panels. Panels are cut to accommodate the light panels.

(d) Panel identification and color.

7.2.3 Member Table

There is an option to report the size of the members used in the roof framing. The members include:roof purlins, eave struts, and diagonal bracing. The table column headings include: Mark (a piece markfrom detailing), Part (the "size" from the member file), and Length.

The cable length can be reported as the cut length for the cable (1) or the fabricated length (2)including the assembled cable and end pieces. The cable length options are set by DM132.


This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare the roof drawing. The explanationof each input item is as follows:

(1) TITLE BLOCK





Object Offset; Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from each edge of the sheet to theframing and sheeting on the drawing.

Scale Factor: Text, Table, Dim Line Offset, Title Block: To create larger or smaller itemsenter larger or smaller numbers for the scale factors. To remove the standard title block, set the scalefactor to zero.




(3) DRAWING OPTIONS

Contents Option: Enter 'FS' for framing and sheeting, enter 'FO' for framing only.


Member Table: Enter 'Y' if a member table is to be shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Other options include: '1' = member sizes (8C16) on drawing, also member table, '2' = on members andtable without lengths, '3' = section sizes on members and no table.


General Notes: Enter 'Y', 1, 2, A,... if the general notes are to be on the drawing, else enter'N'.

Logo: Enter 'Y', A, B, C, 1, 2, 3 if the customized logo or customized tile block is to be on thedrawing.

(4) BUILDING LAYOUT

Building Size; Width, Length, ft.: Enter the out-to-out of the wall girt distances for the buildingwidth and building length.

Building Type: Enter 'FF' for full frame, enter 'LT' for a lean-to building.

Expandable Endwall, Use: Enter 'Y' if the building frame is to incorporate a rigid frame in theendwall.


Column Line; Lt, Rt: Enter the column line labels for the back sidewall (left) and the frontsidewall (right).

(5) SURFACE SHAPE

No. Surfaces: Enter the number of surfaces used to describe the shape of the building crosssection.

X-coord, Y-coord, ft.: Enter the X and Y coordinates of the surface intersections for thebuilding. Consider the lower left corner of the building to be coordinate 0,0 and do not enter that point.

Offset, in: For each surface, enter the distance from the building line to the outside flange ofthe rigid frame column and/or rafter.

(6) BAY SPACING

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Offset; Left, Right, ft.: The frame offset at each endwall is controlled by DM 64. The offsetis zero when the 'Y' option is selected. The offset is the distance from the end of the building to theweb of the endwall rafter when the option is set at 'N'.

Sets of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the framespacing.



(7) SIDEWALL FRAME LINES


Number of Lines: Enter the number of frame lines for this building.

Line Id: Enter the number to be labeled on each frame line.

(8) PURLIN LAYOUT


Purlin Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the purlintype while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double Csection, W = wide flange section welded from plates, and R = hot rolled wide flange section. The ZOrefers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each purlin to be fastened to the column withtwo bolts.

Purlin Lap, Exterior, Interior, ft.: Enter the lapped distance for the purlins as measured fromthe rafter support to the nearby end of purlin. Exterior refers to the lap over the first interior frame. Interior refers to all other laps.

Stub Purlins, Left, Right: Enter 'Y' to indicate that stub purlins are to be used at the left orright support, else enter 'N'.

(9) PURLIN SPACING


Purlin Rows: Enter the number of purlin rows on that surface. Do not count the eave strut asa roof purlin.

Peak Space, ft.: Enter the distance from the intersection of the building surface to the nearest



purlin as measured along the building surface.

Set of Space: Enter the number of sets of spaces necessary to describe the purlin spacing. Enter zero for equally spaced purlins.

Space, ft., Number: Enter the purlin spacing and number of spaces. Repeat as necessary tolocate all purlins on the surface.

(10) PURLIN EXTENSION


Surface Extension; Left, Right, ft.: Enter the distance that the roof purlins extend beyond theoutside edge of the endwall girts.

Extension Lap: Enter 'N' to indicate that the end bay purlin extends beyond the end of thebuilding. Enter 'Y' to indicate that there is a lap in the roof purlin which extends over the endwall.

Purlin Extension Id: Enter the purlin identification number for the lapped purlins at the roofsurface extension. If lapped purlins are not used, enter zero.

(11) PURLIN ID NUMBER


Number of Bays: Enter the number of roof bays.

Purlin Id Number: Enter the identification number for each roof purlin.

(12) EAVE STRUTS


Lap Plate: Enter 'Y' if a lap plate is used between eave struts, else enter 'N'.

Number of Bays: Enter the number of roof bays.

Eave Strut Id Number: Enter the identification number for each eave strut.

(13) EAVE EXTENSION


No. of Extensions: Enter the number of roof extensions on the sidewall. The limit is to have adifferent roof extension in each sidewall bay.

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Extension Id: Number each extension from the first to last on each sidewall.


Number of Bays: Enter the number of roof bays which will have this roof extension.

Bay Id: Enter the number of the individual bays that have this extension. Bays are numberedfrom left to right on each sidewall as the wall is viewed from outside the building. Each bay number isentered on a separate line.

Eave Strut Id: Enter the number of the eave strut in that bay.

Number of Purlins: Enter the number of purlins which are a part of this roof extension.

Purlin Id: Enter a purlin number for each purlin, all on the same line. The first purlin is nearestthe sidewall.

(14) ROOF PANELS


Panel Part: Enter the roof panel part number.

Standing Seam: Enter 'Y' if a standing seam roof is used, else enter 'N'.

Panel Color: Use the 2 letter code to enter the color of the roof panel.

(15) DIAGONAL BRACING ATTACHMENT POINTS


Number of Attachments: Enter the number of endwall columns plus the number of roofsurface intersections which are not at locations of endwall columns.

Attachment Locations, ft.: Enter the distance from the left side of the endwall to the columnor to the surface intersection. DM 141 can be used to locate the diagonal bracing attachment points atthe endwall columns (2) or at the purlins (1).

(16) ROOF DIAGONAL BRACING ID NUMBER


Brace Type: Enter 'C' for cable or 'R' for rod.

Number of Bays: Enter the number of the bays with the diagonal bracing.



Bracing Id Number: Enter the bracing identification number for each diagonal brace in thatbay.

(17) GUTTERS

Sidewall: Enter 'Y' if gutters are used on that sidewall.

(18) BRIDGING ANGLES

Number of Bay: Enter the number of roof bays in the building.

Number of Bridging Angles Per Bay: Enter the number of bridging angles to be used in eachroof bay.

(19) ROOF LIGHT PANELS

Number of Data Lines: Enter the number of data lines necessary to call out the roof lightpanels.

Surface Id: Enter the number of the roof surface which will receive the light panels.

Panel Quantity: Enter the number of panels.

Panel Type: From the DT_SKYLT file enter the panel type.

Panel Length, ft.: Enter the length of the light panel.

Panel Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the roof peak to the start of the panel.

Remove Panel: Enter 'Y' if the roof panels are to cut for insertion of the roof light panels, elseenter 'N'.

(20) WALL PIECE MARKS

(Roof and wall piece marks are controlled by DM 133)

Wall Id: Enter wall numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Number of Lines: Enter the number of frame lines for walls 2 and 4. Enter the number ofcolumn lines for walls 1 and 3.

Piece Marks: Enter the piece mark for the column at the respective location.

(21) ROOF PIECE MARKS

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Number of Lines: Enter the number of frame lines.

Line Id: Enter the frame line number.

Number of Pieces: Enter the number of pieces on the rafter.

Piece; Surface, Mark: For each rafter piece, enter the roof surface number and the rafterpiece mark.

(22) MEMBER TABLE







Revision: In single quotes enter the revision information which will appear on the drawing.

(24) USER DETAILS

Number of Details: Enter the number of user selected details to be placed on the sheet.


Location; X, Y: Enter the coordinates for the lower left corner of the detail. Coordinates 0,0are at the lower left corner of the drawing.


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8 Framing Detail Drawings

This chapter describes the options available with the detail drawings. Topics covered include drawinglayout, drawing contents, and a description of the drawing input file.

8.1 Drawing Layout

An example of a detail drawing is on the next page. The drawing consists of a number of rectangularspaces for framing details. The user inputs the drawing size and side dimension of the square detail. The program places as many details as possible on the first sheet and if required will start additionaldetail sheets. The details are arranged by letter and number starting in the upper left corner andmoving to the right.


Details for metal buildings can be placed in four categories: anchor bolt details, framing details, specialdetails, and other details.

The anchor bolt details are a part of the anchor bolt drawing or are on a separate anchor bolt detailsheet. These details are separate from the framing details, since the anchor bolt drawing and detailsare some times submitted prior to the completion of the other drawings.

The framing details include those details associated with the framing of the sidewall, endwall, roof, andrigid frame. As each of these drawings are being prepared, the program writes to a file theidentification number for each detail called out in that drawing. This list of details becomes the inputfor the detail drawings.

The program which prepares the input files for the detail drawings starts with the complete list ofdetails required for all the drawings. The next step is to eliminate all duplicate details. Then, based onthe drawing size and detail size, as read from the drawing control file, the program determines howmany details can be placed on the first sheet. This list of details is then placed as input data in the firstdetail drawing sheet, DtDwg1. The remaining details will be placed as input data for the additionaldetail sheets.

Special details are those selected by the user to have appear on this drawing. The user can preparetheir own details. Transform the detail into a block file and store the details in the C:\MBS\BLKdirectory. Both the file and the block must have the same name. The special details will be placed onthe detail sheet in the same pattern as the other details. The special details are located first on thedetail sheet.

The last category of details is labeled "other". These details are necessary to erect the building but arenot building size or building framing dependent. Hence, standard detail drawings can be added to theother drawings. Examples of details which would be in the other category are: attachment of roofsheeting, attachment of sidewall sheeting, attachment of purlin angles, attachment of all trim pieces,and attachment of accessories.


This section describes the input data which is necessary prepare the detail drawings. The explanationof each input item is as follows:



(1) TITLE BLOCK

Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may haveup to twenty characters. Respond to these questions:


(2) DRAWING OPTIONS

Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. Thesedimensions along with the detail side dimension determines the number of rows and columns of detailson the detail drawing.

Object Offset; Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from the edge of the sheet tothe items on the drawing.

Detail Size, in.: Enter the desired side dimension for the details. The detail width and heightare equal.

Title Scale: Enter the title block scale factor. If set at zero, the standard block is removed.

Logo: Enter Y, 1, 2, A, B,.. if the customized logo or customized title block is used.

(3) ENDWALL

Number of Details: Enter the number of details which were called out on the endwalldrawing.

Detail Name: Enter the name of each detail. The name should be in single quotes and containthree spaces. Names will have a letter and a one or two digit number. If it is a one digit number, thethird space will be blank.

(4) SIDEWALL, (5) ROOF, (6) RIGID FRAME

Input similar information to that which was input for the endwall.

(7) USER DETAILS

Number of Details: Enter the number of details to be placed on this sheet.

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Detail Name: Enter the name of the detail. The detail is stored as a block file in theC:\MBS\BLK directory. The block and file must have the same name


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9 Special Drawings

This chapter describes the special drawing programs. The currently available special drawings include:combined building plan, a drawing cover page, a three dimensional drawing of the building, a drawingof wall insulation, and a drawing of wall liner panels.

9.1 Combined Building Plan

The combined building plan is located on the SPECIAL Screen.

Building projects often involve a number of rectangular buildings which are placed adjacent to eachother and are interconnected. An example of such a building is shown in Figure 9.1. The MBSprograms can produce drawings for each of the three individual buildings. There is then a need toshow how the three buildings are oriented with respect to each other. This orientation can be shown inthe combined building plan.

9.1.1 Combined Building Drawing

Figure 9.2 is the combined building plan for the buildings shown in Figure 9.1. The building linesrepresent the out-to-out concrete dimensions for each building. Note, that building #3 is set flush withbuilding #1 while building #2 is offset six inches from building #1. The anchor bolts, framed openings,and columns for each of the buildings are shown on their respective anchor bolt drawings.

9.1.2 Description of Input Data

This section describes the input data which is necessary to run the combined drawing program. Acopy of the input sheet is at the end of this section. The explanation of each input item is as follows:

(1) TITLE BLOCK

Enter the six lines of data which will be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have upto twenty characters. Respond to these questions.

Manufacturer:Builder: Project:Project Site, AddressProject Site, CityProject Id:

(2) DRAWING OPTIONS

Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing.

Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from the edge of sheet to thecombined building plan.

Scale Factors, Text, Dimension Line Offset: To increase or decrease the height of the text orthe offset of the dimension line, set the scale factors to larger or smaller values.



(3) BUILDING LAYOUT

Building Size; Width, Length, ft.: Enter the width and length of the main building.

Building Title: Enter the title which will be placed at the center of the plan for the mainbuilding.

(4) ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS

Main Wall Id: Enter the wall numbers for the main building. Use 1 for the left endwall, usetwo for the front sidewall, use 3 for the right endwall, and use 4 for the back sidewall.

Number Of Additional Buildings: Enter the number of additional buildings which are to beplaced along each wall. The current limit is a total of 10 additional buildings to be located around themain building.

[Additional Building Data: Enter one line of data for each additional building. The dataincludes the following:]

Width, ft.: Enter the building width. The width dimension is to be in the same plane as thewidth of the main building.

Length, ft.: Enter the building length.

Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the left end of the wall to where the additional buildingbegins.

Offset, ft.: Enter the distance that the additional building is set away from the main building.

Title: Enter in single quotes the title will be shown at the center of the building plan.

9.1.3 Examples

The first example is the combined building plan shown in Figure 9.2. The input sheet for that drawingis shown at the end of this chapter.

Example 2 is shown in Figures 9.3 and 9.4. The data input sheet is on the next page. This buildingplan consists of a main building plus six additional buildings. There are two additional buildings on thefirst two walls. The additional building on walls 3 and 4 cover the full wall length.

The input file at the end of this section is for Example 2.

9.2 Drawing Cover Page

This drawing is located on the BUILDING DRAWINGS screen. It is typically used to provide certaininformation which is unique for the building in addition to more general information. Examples ofgeneral information include: general notes, large company logo, index to erection drawings, materialspecifications, member specifications, and panel coating specifications.

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9.2.1 Source of Data for the Drawing

The drawing cover page is unique in that it does not have an input file. The cover page drawing isprepared by the user as a guide drawing and then saved as a DXF file. An example guide drawing ison the next page. Much of the page is blank which provides space for those items which will be thesame on a group of jobs. The source of data for the drawing is two fold, that which is placed on theguide drawing by the user and that which is placed on the drawing by the program.

The drawing section titled, "Engineering Calculations" and the title block contain data which is uniquefor this building. Data unique for this building is entered with data filed references that start with the"@" symbol.

Data field references come from four sources. The first source starts with the 12 items on the initialjob information screen. The 12 items and their variable name are listed in Section 2.2.2 of this manual. An additional variable is @BUILD_SIZE which report the length x width x by eave height for thebuilding.

The second source of field references comes from the additional job information screens. By suing theMBS_INFO.DEF file the program user is able to define new data fields for job information. Thesedata fields are labeled @Jxxx where xxx is the data field number. This number will start with 014. The new job information screens are defined in Program Enhancement 12-95-1.

The third source of field references comes from the data in the REPORT_FLD field. This file wascreated to provide data for the contract. The file is automatically generated for each building and isstored in the building directory. Data available to be transferred from this report is identified as@Fxxx. On the same line as the data field is a description of the data (like customer name). Theactual data for this building follows on the next line or lines (like ABC construction).

The fourth source of field reference is the variable @DATE which will place the current date on thedrawing.

9.2.2 Example of Drawing Cover Page

This section lists the steps necessary to prepare a drawing cover page. The steps are illustrated withthe guide drawing shown in the previous section together with the resulting drawing cover page whichfollows this page. Please follow these steps:

1. Decide on both the fixed data and the job function data that is to appear on the cover page.

2. Decide on the source of the job function data. The data can come from one of the four sourcesdescribed in the previous section. If the desired data is currently not available, the jobinformation screens can be expanded to include the desired data.

3. Prepare a guide drawing under the name DWGCOVER. Locate the desired information on thedrawing. Note that the job function data is inserted at the location of the "@" symbol. Thedata may take less space than the field reference. In that case, an overwrite on part of thefield reference may be necessary. This is illustrated with the data line that starts with "windspeed."

4. Make a DXF file of this guide drawing. Start the DWGCOVER.DXF file in the C:\MBS\DXFsubdirectory.



5. Enter MBS and make the CONTRACT, this will prepare the REPORT.FLD file.

6. Move to the building drawing screen, and make the DWGCOVER. View or plot the drawingcover.

9.3 3D Drawing

The program will prepare a three dimensional (3D) drawing of the building. The input and output filesare on the COMBINED DRAWINGS screen.

9.3.1 Drawing Contents

The 3D drawing provides an outside view of the building from any direction. Building featuresrepresented on the drawing include: building shape, framed openings, windows, walk doors, light panels,endwall gable extension, sidewall eave extension, partial walls, vents, facia, partition walls, and floors.

The 3D drawing also provides an option to show an outline of the structural framing. The structuralframing includes: interior frames with interior columns if present, endwall columns and rafters, roofpurlins, wall girts, door jambs and headers, diagonal bracing in the walls and roof, plus wind columnsand wind bents in the walls.

Structural members can be represented as lines or as surfaces. Rigid frame member depths areentered by the program while the other member depths are defaulted at 8". Member depths can bechanged by editing the input file. When the depths are set to zero the members are represented bysingle lines.

9.3.2 To Prepare the Drawing

The input and output files are located on the COMBINED DRAWINGS screen. Data on the input filecomes from the BOM input file. However the user has not fully located certain items in the building. Those items can be specified and located by editing the input file.

First make the input file. Then if necessary, edit the file. Next, make the output file.

9.3.3 To View the Drawing

The drawing can be viewed in the Miniview screen viewer provided within MBS. Also, it can beviewed in any viewer that works with 3D DXF files.

A. MINIVIEW DRAWING

The output file is a DXF representation of the 3D drawing. To view the drawing, press theCtrl and F7 keys at the same time. This brings the drawing into the Miniview viewer. Selectthe 3D option. Press the right arrow key twice and the up arrow key once to obtain a typical3D view of the building. Press 'Q' to return to the main menu. Now use the arrow keys tomove the drawing on the screen. Use the 'Zoom In' option to enlarge the view of the building. The drawing can be plotted from MINIVIEW. In the plotting setup, set the view at 'Display'. Also, fill the screen with the drawing prior to plotting.

B. AUTOCAD DRAWING

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Three dimensional drawings can also be loaded into AutoCAD or other electronic draftingsystems that use DXF files. The building can be viewed as a wire frame diagram, or assurfaces with the hidden lines removed. The building can also be shaded to show the colors ofdifferent surfaces. The DXF file was set up with many layers. Each layer can be turned on oroff. Layer names describe the contents of the layer. Default building colors can be set onlines 33 and 34 of the input file.

9.3.4 Input File

The input file is much like the BOM input file. Some lines have been deleted, others have been slightlychanged while others are new. A copy of both the new input lines and those lines which have beenchanged from the BOM input file are at the end of this section. The input lines are shown with thecorrect data format. Much of the input data is self explanatory, however, sketches are needed todescribe the layout of certain building items. Those sketches are also at the end of this section. Sketches are available to show the location of the data as: (line followed by data): 20 = wall diagonalbracing points, 22 = wall light panels. 23 = roof light panels, 26 = sidewall eave extension, 27 =transverse partition walls, 29 = longitudinal partition walls, 31 = building facia, 32 = walk doors,windows, and vents, 45 = floor layout. As the data is being entered in the file, the user can press theAlt and F1 keys to view these sketches.

A unique feature of the input file is to permit transparent partial walls and\or framed openings. Theitem will be transparent if the color is set equal to zero. See lines (7) and (8). Also, there is the optionto not show certain members. Line (36) which sets the member depths can be set as zero to use asingle line to represent the member and if the depth is set at -1 for certain members, those memberswill not be drawn on the building.

Input lines 43, 44, 46, and 47 are currently inactive.

9.3.5 Example Building

An example 3D building drawing is shown on the next page. The input file is at the end of this section. Many of the building features are labeled on the drawing. The label is the line number for the inputfile. A description of the corresponding building features is also listed. This line drawing can beprinted through the miniview program.

If the 3D building drawing is loaded into AutoCAD or a similar program, drawings showing the buildingsurfaces can be prepared. An example of this type of drawing is shown on the next page.

9.4 Wall Insulation Drawings

This program will prepare a drawing showing the placement of wall insulation. The input and outputfiles are on the COMBINED DRAWINGS screen.

Wall insulation can be requested in the building input file. The program will select the insulation fromthe file of available insulation. Then it prepares a report on the length of each role and place the reportin the shipping list. This process is described in Section 10.12 of the Detailing Manual.


The drawing at the end of this section illustrates the contents of a wall insulation drawing. The tablecontains a list of all the rolls of insulation. For each roll, the mark, width, and length are reported.



Each piece of insulation is drawn on each wall. The label on each piece of insulation includes thepiece length and the roll number from which the insulation piece is to be cut.

9.4.2 Input File

An example input file is at the end of this section. Most of the input is identical to that for walldrawings, with the following exceptions. Data for lines 2 and 3 come from the endwall section of thedrawing control file. Line 3 has the option for which walls are to be included in the drawing. Line 9lists the type and thickness of insulation to be used in each wall.

9.4.3 Example

The input file and drawing serve as an example of input and output for the wall insulation drawing. The size of each wall drawing is such that the sum of the selected wall drawings will fill the page.

It should be noted that this program can be used as a stand-alone wall insulation program. The usercan input the wall sizes, plus the type and thickness of insulation. The program will provide a list of therolls of insulation plus drawings showing the placement of each piece of insulation.

9.5 Liner Panel Drawings

This program will prepare a drawing showing the placement of wall liner panels. The input and outputfiles are on the COMBINED DRAWINGS screen.

Liner panels can be requested in the building input file. The program will calculate the length of eachpanel and report the list of panels in the shipping list. This process is described in Section 10.8 of theDetailing Manual.


The drawing at the end of this section illustrates the content of a liner panel drawing. There is anoutline of each wall on the building. Each liner panel is drawn on the wall along with a label reportingthe length of the panel. The panel type, gage, and color are reported for each wall.

9.5.2 Input File

An example of the input file is at the end of this section. Most of the input is identical to that for walldrawings, with the following exceptions. Data for lines 2 and 3 come from the endwall section of thedrawing control file. Line 3 lists the walls to be included on the liner panel drawing. Line 9 lists wherethe liner panels are located on the building.

9.5.3 Example

The input file and drawing serve as an example of input and output for the liner panel drawing. Thesize of each wall is such that the sum of the walls will fill the page.

It should be noted that the program can be used as a stand-along wall liner panel program. The usercan input the wall sizes and liner panel data. The program will calculate the length and location ofeach liner panel and show each liner panel on the drawing.

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10 Combined Drawings

This chapter provides user information on the combined drawings. A combined drawing is a singlesheet that contains selected framing or sheeting drawings from various parts of the building.

The process begins in the Building Drawing Screen by first making component drawings to a specifiedscale(s). Then, move to the Combine Drawings Screen and make the combined drawings. Theselection of the drawings for a particular page will be done by the program or can be set by the user. Lines 13 and 14 of the drawing control file are the initial user input for the combined drawings. Line13 is for sheet size and spacing while line 14 is for drawing contents.

10.1 Layout of Combined Drawing Sheet

The user has set the sheet size, the building size, and the building scale. Therefore, the program candetermine the space required for each component drawing. It may take one or more componentdrawings to fill a sheet. The drawings on the combined drawing sheet are organized into two columns. Each column can have as many as three drawings placed over the width of a column. The numberof rows of drawings in each column is determined by the available space.

Horizontal and vertical spacing between components drawings is controlled by setting the objectspacing on line 13. The space available on the sheet is controlled by the object offset on the sameinput line.

10.2 Program Ordered Drawings

The user can specify the type of component drawings and the program will select the specific orderand location on the sheet. The user choice for example is to use only the framing drawings and theprogram will place the framing drawings on the sheet or sheets.

Available types of component drawings are specified on line 14. The first seven are as follows:

1 = FO, Framing drawings only.

2 = SO, Sheeting drawings only.

3 = FS, Framing drawing of a component followed by the sheeting drawing of that samecomponent.

4 = FO-SO, First place all the framing drawings then follow by all the sheeting drawings.

5 = Framing drawings together with the member tables.

6 = FTS, For each component, place the framing, drawings, member table, and sheeting drawingsbefore going to the next component.

7 = FT-SO, First place all the framing drawings and member table, then follow with all the sheetingdrawings.

The default drawing order is to place the roof drawing in the upper left corner of the first sheet. Thisis followed by sidewall, endwall and rigid frame. The anchor bolt drawing is not a part of the combined

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drawings.

As the program makes the input files for the combined drawings, the specific drawings that are to beplaced on that sheet will be shown on the input file. They are placed on that sheet knowing that theywill fit in the available space. The user can edit the input file, changing the drawings on that sheet. Ifthere isn't sufficient space for the drawing, the program will not place the drawing on the sheet.

10.3 User Ordered Drawings

Some program users will want to specify the drawings that go on each page. For example they maywant the roof drawing and rigid frame drawings to be on the same sheet. This option will permit theuser to specify the drawings for each sheet.

The user can specify the drawings on each sheet by using contents options 8 and 9. Option 8 willprepare five input files to be edited by the user. Option 9 will use the last five input lines of thedrawing control file to specify the drawings on each sheet.

Input lines 15 through 19 list each of the possible drawings followed by the sheet on which thatdrawing will appear. The user can set default values in the drawing control file, choose option 9, andthe component drawings will be placed as directed on those input lines. If there is not sufficient spaceto place the drawing, it will not be placed and the user must locate the drawing on another sheet orreduce the size of all the drawings.

The scale adjust factor can reduce or enlarge all the drawings on the sheet. This is an easy way tosee how close the selected drawings are to fitting on the sheet.


Input data is in two locations. First, in the drawing control input file, then in the input files for eachcombined drawing.

The Drawing Control Input Data Is First Described

(13) COMBINED DRAWING SIZE

Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the available width and height on the sheet.

Object Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the edge of the sheet to where the drawings willbegin.

Object Spacing, in.: Enter the horizontal and vertical spacing between the componentdrawings for both the left and right column of drawings.

Scale Adjust: Enter a factor to multiply by the building scale factor to result in a new buildingscale factor.

Title Scale: Enter the title block scale factor.



Note Scale: Enter the note table scale factor.

(14) COMBINED DRAWING OPTIONS:

Contents Option: Enter the number which describes the type and order of drawings for thecombined drawings.

General Notes: Enter Y if the general notes in the CmbDwg1.Not file are to be placed on thesheet.

Logo: Enter Y if the customized logo is to be placed above the title block.

(15) THROUGH (19)

These input lines list each of the component drawings and the user is to specify thecombined drawing page which will contain that component drawing. This data is used only if the userselects contents option 9.

The Combined Drawing Input Data Is Described As Follows

(1) PAGE LAYOUT, (2) DRAWING OPTIONS AND SCALE FACTORS

This is a copy of the data in lines 13 and 14 of the drawing control file.

(3) ENDWALL OPTIONS

Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall and 3 for the right endwall.

Framing: Enter Y if the framing drawing will be on that sheet.

Panel: Enter Y if the sheeting or panel drawing will be on that sheet.

Member Table: Enter Y if the member table will be on that sheet.

Connection Table: Enter y if the connection plate table will be on that sheet.

Drawing Scale: This must match the drawing scale under which the component drawing wasmade.

(4) THROUGH (6) SIDEWALL, ROOF, RIGID FRAME

Similar information is requested for the other drawings.