Surfaces and concrete areas

Module(s): Structural Precast Elements

You can use the Surfaces and Concrete Areas tool to define, modify and delete areas with specific surfaces and concrete grades.

To define, modify and delete surfaces and concrete areas

1. Click Surfaces and Concrete Areas (How).
   

   Activate Surfaces and Concrete Areas in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Precast Structural Precast Elements

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Structural Precast Elements

2. Select the required structural precast element(s).

   The screen is divided into two windows. The View window on the left shows a plan view of the area of the precast element you selected first. The Element window on the right shows the entire precast element. The area you can see in the View window is displayed in the selection color.

3. When you have selected several precast elements, you can use Next precast element and Previous precast element to select the desired precast element.
4. Click Next area and Previous area to select the desired area of the precast element.
   Alternatively, you can select an area directly in the Element window by clicking the associated 3D point symbol at the area's center of gravity.
5. Specify whether to create or modify surfaces or concrete areas: click Surfaces or Concrete areas on the context toolbar.

   Depending on the option you select, the name and functions of the context toolbar change.

   • Click Surfaces. If necessary, click Surface in the input options, select a surface defined in the surface catalog and specify the outline of the area using the polyline entry tools.
     To cover the entire area, click Area full in the input options.
   • Click Modify surfaces, select the area you need and select a surface defined in the surface catalog.
   • Click Delete surfaces and select the areas you want to delete.
   • Click Concrete areas. If necessary, click Concrete grade in the input options and select a concrete grade defined in the concrete grade catalog. Click Parameters in the input options, specify whether the concrete area is created at the Full layer depth or the Custom depth entered, and specify the outline of the area using the polyline entry tools.
     To cover the entire area, click Area full in the input options.
   • Click Modify concrete areas, select the area you need and select a concrete grade defined in the concrete grade catalog.
   • Click Delete concrete areas and select the areas you want to delete.
6. Click Undo to undo the operations you have done within an area without quitting the tool. Redo redoes operations that you have undone.

Note: If you want to transfer the concrete areas to production, it is essential that you select the 3D polyhedron option for transferring the geometric data.