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Create an upstand wall and a downstand beam using various methods.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
7 min.
Transcript
00:04
In the detail below,
00:05
you can see a downs stand beam under the structural column location
00:09
and an upstanding wall around the structural
00:11
opening on a structural foundation slab.
00:15
It is important to use beams and walls for UPS stands and downs stands.
00:19
This method allows reinforcement to be added
00:22
and also produces an analytical model.
00:25
In this video,
00:26
we're going to take a look at methods to create UPS stand and downs stand members.
00:31
We may be tempted to use things like slab edges to create UPS stands and downs stands,
00:36
but a slab edge cannot contain reinforcement and
00:39
will not appear in an analytical model.
00:41
Instead, it's recommended that we use beams or walls.
00:45
So let's begin by creating a downs stand beam using a structural beam
00:50
to do this. Let's select the structure ribbon
00:52
and then click on beam
00:55
in the properties pallet in the type selector.
00:58
You'll note here that we have several types of downs stand beam. In
01:01
this example, here, we'll create a 12 by 12 downs stand
01:05
to do this. We'll select edit type
01:08
and in the type properties dialogue box, let's select duplicate,
01:12
we'll type in 12 by 12 for a type name.
01:17
And in the B dimension, you'll notice this is already 1 ft
01:20
and we'll put in 1 ft for the H dimension.
01:23
We can then go ahead and select OK.
01:26
And now we're ready to model our down stand beam
01:29
to do this. We'll zoom in on the intersection of grid A two
01:34
and I'm going to start the beam right at the bottom of the slab here.
01:37
And we'll model that all the way to the top of the slab over here
01:41
to finalize the command. We'll select modifier on the context ribbon.
01:45
You can now see that we have our downs stand being modeled
01:49
to help us see a more detailed view in the properties pad.
01:52
It, we'll select show hidden lines and we'll change this to all
01:57
we can.
01:58
Now clearly see that we have the hidden detail on the edge
02:00
of the beam and also right at the bottom of the beam,
02:04
let's now create an upstanding wall around our structural opening
02:08
to do this. On the structure ribbon, we'll select wall
02:12
on the options bar.
02:14
We're going to ensure here that our wall is set to height, unconnected 1 ft.
02:20
In this example here, the location line wants to be set to finish face interior.
02:25
We'd also ensure that we have chain selected
02:28
and in the properties pallet in the type selector,
02:31
let's ensure that we have basic wall eight inch ups stand.
02:35
We'll now modern our war. So we'll zoom in to our structural opening.
02:39
And now we'll start to trace around the outside of the opening
02:43
and you can see how UPS stand is created.
02:48
We also need to create another up stand along this edge of the slab
02:52
to do this.
02:53
We'll go up to the location line and we'll change this to finish face exterior.
02:58
And we'll also change the unconnected height here to 3 ft.
03:03
We can now zoom in to the intersection between the column and the edge of the slab.
03:07
And then we can now model our ups stand wall
03:12
to finalize the wall. We'll select modifier on the context ribbon.
03:16
Let's now take a look at these details. In a section view.
03:20
We'll select the V ribbon
03:22
and on the view ribbon, we'll select section,
03:25
we'll start the section in approximately this location here
03:29
and we'll cut through our downs stand beam,
03:31
our structural opening and also the UPS stands.
03:34
We'll change the depth of section and here we just want
03:37
to activate this column but cut through these elements here.
03:41
So with deselect the section and now double click
03:44
on the section head to view the section view,
03:47
you can now see the downs stand beam and also the UPS stand walls.
03:50
Let's ensure here at the base of our ups, stand walls are connected to the slab
03:54
to do this. We'll hover over a wall.
03:57
We'll press the tab key to find the chain or loop of walls
04:01
on the context ribbon. We'll select attach top base
04:05
on the options bar. We'll select base
04:08
and here we'll select our structural foundation slab.
04:12
You can now see the ups stand walls are connected nicely to our slab
04:16
and there's our detail.
04:18
Let's now review this in 3D
04:20
in the project browser. Go ahead and double click on 3D working in view.
04:25
And now we can see those details in the 3D view.
04:28
Of course, of
04:29
importance is a good analytical model.
04:32
So once again, in the project browser, we'll open up the analytical model
04:36
and we can now clearly see our analytical model presented.
04:41
There are some changes that we need to make.
04:43
So you'll notice here that the walls aren't
04:45
right on the edge of the structural opening
04:48
to ensure that these walls are adjusted correctly.
04:50
We'll make a selection set of the analytical walls
04:54
in the properties padder. You'll notice the alignment method is set to auto detect
04:59
let's change this to projection.
05:02
And then the Z direction will change from
05:04
center of element to interior face of element.
05:07
You can now see that the analytical model has adjusted
05:10
now to the inside edge of the structural opening.
05:14
We also need to change this up. Stand here.
05:17
So we'll select the analytical wall
05:19
on the context ribbon, we'll select a just analytical.
05:23
And now in the edit analytical model panel, we'll select ward adjustment.
05:28
And here I'm going to select this vertical edge of the wall and then this column
05:32
you'll now notice that the ward extends.
05:35
We'll repeat that on the right hand side, we'll select ward adjustment,
05:39
we'll select the vertical edge of the wall
05:42
and the analytical column
05:44
we can now click finish.
05:46
OK. So there's our analytical model.
05:49
So in summary,
05:50
we've created ups stands and downs stands with
05:52
a combination of structural beams and walls.
05:55
These elements can also host reinforcement.
05:58
And as you can see here will produce a valid analytical model.
Video transcript
00:04
In the detail below,
00:05
you can see a downs stand beam under the structural column location
00:09
and an upstanding wall around the structural
00:11
opening on a structural foundation slab.
00:15
It is important to use beams and walls for UPS stands and downs stands.
00:19
This method allows reinforcement to be added
00:22
and also produces an analytical model.
00:25
In this video,
00:26
we're going to take a look at methods to create UPS stand and downs stand members.
00:31
We may be tempted to use things like slab edges to create UPS stands and downs stands,
00:36
but a slab edge cannot contain reinforcement and
00:39
will not appear in an analytical model.
00:41
Instead, it's recommended that we use beams or walls.
00:45
So let's begin by creating a downs stand beam using a structural beam
00:50
to do this. Let's select the structure ribbon
00:52
and then click on beam
00:55
in the properties pallet in the type selector.
00:58
You'll note here that we have several types of downs stand beam. In
01:01
this example, here, we'll create a 12 by 12 downs stand
01:05
to do this. We'll select edit type
01:08
and in the type properties dialogue box, let's select duplicate,
01:12
we'll type in 12 by 12 for a type name.
01:17
And in the B dimension, you'll notice this is already 1 ft
01:20
and we'll put in 1 ft for the H dimension.
01:23
We can then go ahead and select OK.
01:26
And now we're ready to model our down stand beam
01:29
to do this. We'll zoom in on the intersection of grid A two
01:34
and I'm going to start the beam right at the bottom of the slab here.
01:37
And we'll model that all the way to the top of the slab over here
01:41
to finalize the command. We'll select modifier on the context ribbon.
01:45
You can now see that we have our downs stand being modeled
01:49
to help us see a more detailed view in the properties pad.
01:52
It, we'll select show hidden lines and we'll change this to all
01:57
we can.
01:58
Now clearly see that we have the hidden detail on the edge
02:00
of the beam and also right at the bottom of the beam,
02:04
let's now create an upstanding wall around our structural opening
02:08
to do this. On the structure ribbon, we'll select wall
02:12
on the options bar.
02:14
We're going to ensure here that our wall is set to height, unconnected 1 ft.
02:20
In this example here, the location line wants to be set to finish face interior.
02:25
We'd also ensure that we have chain selected
02:28
and in the properties pallet in the type selector,
02:31
let's ensure that we have basic wall eight inch ups stand.
02:35
We'll now modern our war. So we'll zoom in to our structural opening.
02:39
And now we'll start to trace around the outside of the opening
02:43
and you can see how UPS stand is created.
02:48
We also need to create another up stand along this edge of the slab
02:52
to do this.
02:53
We'll go up to the location line and we'll change this to finish face exterior.
02:58
And we'll also change the unconnected height here to 3 ft.
03:03
We can now zoom in to the intersection between the column and the edge of the slab.
03:07
And then we can now model our ups stand wall
03:12
to finalize the wall. We'll select modifier on the context ribbon.
03:16
Let's now take a look at these details. In a section view.
03:20
We'll select the V ribbon
03:22
and on the view ribbon, we'll select section,
03:25
we'll start the section in approximately this location here
03:29
and we'll cut through our downs stand beam,
03:31
our structural opening and also the UPS stands.
03:34
We'll change the depth of section and here we just want
03:37
to activate this column but cut through these elements here.
03:41
So with deselect the section and now double click
03:44
on the section head to view the section view,
03:47
you can now see the downs stand beam and also the UPS stand walls.
03:50
Let's ensure here at the base of our ups, stand walls are connected to the slab
03:54
to do this. We'll hover over a wall.
03:57
We'll press the tab key to find the chain or loop of walls
04:01
on the context ribbon. We'll select attach top base
04:05
on the options bar. We'll select base
04:08
and here we'll select our structural foundation slab.
04:12
You can now see the ups stand walls are connected nicely to our slab
04:16
and there's our detail.
04:18
Let's now review this in 3D
04:20
in the project browser. Go ahead and double click on 3D working in view.
04:25
And now we can see those details in the 3D view.
04:28
Of course, of
04:29
importance is a good analytical model.
04:32
So once again, in the project browser, we'll open up the analytical model
04:36
and we can now clearly see our analytical model presented.
04:41
There are some changes that we need to make.
04:43
So you'll notice here that the walls aren't
04:45
right on the edge of the structural opening
04:48
to ensure that these walls are adjusted correctly.
04:50
We'll make a selection set of the analytical walls
04:54
in the properties padder. You'll notice the alignment method is set to auto detect
04:59
let's change this to projection.
05:02
And then the Z direction will change from
05:04
center of element to interior face of element.
05:07
You can now see that the analytical model has adjusted
05:10
now to the inside edge of the structural opening.
05:14
We also need to change this up. Stand here.
05:17
So we'll select the analytical wall
05:19
on the context ribbon, we'll select a just analytical.
05:23
And now in the edit analytical model panel, we'll select ward adjustment.
05:28
And here I'm going to select this vertical edge of the wall and then this column
05:32
you'll now notice that the ward extends.
05:35
We'll repeat that on the right hand side, we'll select ward adjustment,
05:39
we'll select the vertical edge of the wall
05:42
and the analytical column
05:44
we can now click finish.
05:46
OK. So there's our analytical model.
05:49
So in summary,
05:50
we've created ups stands and downs stands with
05:52
a combination of structural beams and walls.
05:55
These elements can also host reinforcement.
05:58
And as you can see here will produce a valid analytical model.
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