Element plan
Module(s): Concrete Construction
You can use the
Element Plantool to create finished element plans of the concrete components.
To create an element plan
- Click
Element Plan (How).The Element plan palette opens automatically. The Concrete folder is selected.
Using
Sort criterion, you can sort the library elements alphabetically or by date in ascending or descending order.
- You can use the area at the top to navigate through the folders:
- Clicking
Back takes you to the superordinate folder. - Clicking one of the folders displayed takes you directly to this folder.
- You can use
Find to find library elements in the current folder and all subordinate folders. All elements with names matching the character string you entered are listed. When you point to one of the elements found, you can see ToolTips with information on the name, the date the file was saved, the element type and the folder where the file was saved. You can open this folder using the shortcut menu.
- Click the folder of the component for which you want to create an element plan.
- Click the required layout and click OK to confirm the palette or double-click the layout.
- In the Label area of the palette, you can specify whether you want to use a fixed label pattern for the bar label.
- Select the reinforcement component and place it in the workspace.
The element plan contains views of the component and an associative legend. The title block contains , which update automatically in accordance with the project attributes specified. The Number parameter indicates whether there are more identical components in addition to the selected component.
- Create more element plans for other reinforcement components or quit the tool by pressing ESC.
Note: If you create an element plan for a component for which you have already created an element plan, the old one is deleted.