Shear Girders

Tool(s): Additional Reinforcement

To place shear girders

1. Click Additional Reinforcement (How).
   The Edit Element and Element Plan Context toolbars also include this tool.
   

   Activate Additional Reinforcement in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Precast Factories Precast Floor

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

   Precast Floor

2. On the Additional Reinforcement Context toolbar, click Shear Girders.
3. Specify the presets for the shear girders by switching the appropriate buttons.
4. Click OK to confirm the settings.
5. In the Input options, select the type for defining the shear girders. Three options are provided:
   • Use girder to match the type, number, length and spacing of an existing girder. Anchorage lengths are not used when a Up to edge function is enabled in the presets.
   • Edge to use the length and direction of a shell edge for the generation of the girders. The edge length is proposed as the length.
   • FromTo to define custom girders by setting a start and end point.
6. Define the location of the shear girders and/or the placing direction.
7. Enter settings for the general placing parameters.
8. Click OK to confirm the settings.
9. If you selected the Automatic Labeling On preset, then the program automatically gives the placement a label.