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Model Creation (Floors/Walls, Columns and Beams) As shown in Figure 1, this structure has 2 rounded terraces on the east and west faces that run from the 7th to the 12th floor. It would be difficult to accurately locate the points of these edges. To solve this problem, we will import the terraces and floor […]
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General Modeling Description This is a thirteen-story concrete shear wall building that contains elevator cores at its north and south ends. A parking garage is located within the bottom five floors of the structure. Each parking floor is connected to the adjacent floors using ramp elements. The building is subjected to vertical static loading and
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Updating the Portfolio to Include the Basement Drawings Just like you did in the RL7 tutorial, you will be creating sheets for the basement portion of the project. The basement plan, interior elevations, sections, and details will be integrated into the current portfolio. Part 1 – Sheets A-1 through A-7 Examples of the drawings for
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Creating the Interior Elevation, Wall Section, and Detail Views ofthe Basement Updating the Portfolio Just like you did in RL7, you will be creating sheets for the Basement Floor Plan. You will add an additional floor plan sheet and add the basement area to the existing Elevations and Sections sheets. You will also create additional
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Lowering the Topography, Garage Slab, and Driveway Lowering the Topography The reason that the topography will need to be lowered is because the floor for the house has been changed from concrete to wood. Wood cannot be exposed to earth due to rotting. The top of the topography in this area will need to be
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Adding the Room Tags, Stairs, Basement Casework, RCP, andLighting Adding the Room Tags Now that you have completed the walls and placed the doors and windows, you will now add the room tags for the basement. Since this area is below the first floor, the rooms will be labeled 001, 002, 003, etc… There will
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Adding the Interior Walls, Bathroom Fixtures, Doors, and Windows Adding the Interior Walls and Bathroom Fixtures In this first section you will add the interior walls for the Bedroom, Bathroom, and Workshop/Storage area. You will also create walls for the windows around the outside edges of the exterior walls. You will need to create another
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Adding the Basement Walls, Footers, and Floor Starting with the Foundation – 10″ Concrete type, create a new wall type called Basement Basement Wall Layers around the perimeter of the first floor. Align the outside edge of the concrete surface with the face of the core of the first floor walls. Draw reference planes around
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Adding a Basement to the House Starting the Tutorial In many parts of the country basements are a necessary part of a residential structure. In colder climates the basement is used to place the structural support of the house below the frost line. In warmer climates, basements are not needed but may be included to
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Assembling the PDF Portfolio Sheet List Tool Fields Added Add a new Parameter called Sheet Order. Use Number for the Type of Parameter. Sheet Index Fields Sheet Order Parameter Set the sort order to Sheet Order. After sorting hide the column. Sheet Index Setup Sheet Index Placed Creating the PDF Portfolio File Next you
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