ProtaDetails : Beam Elevation Drawings FAQ (Example)

Beam Elevation Drawings FAQ (Example)

Several questions that users frequently asked and faced when generating Beam Elevation Drawings. Please find below for the example.

Auto Truncation of Beam Elevation Details

Long beam elevations can be automatically truncated to fit in any sheet border. This translates to significant increase in productivity as these time-consuming editing is no longer required. 


To use the truncated beams feature:-
  • Click Auto Generate Details (Details Drawings Manager) in Start-up page     OR
  • Right-click on Storey Beam Elevation Drawings > Draw all Beam Elevations
In Draw Details – Beam Elevations, follow these steps: 
  1. At Option Tab, check Insert to Sheet  
  2. Click Sheet  > Choose the sheet in Sheet list 
    • You can save your own sheet in C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\ProtaLib\Sheets
  3. Pick how to truncate under Beam Axes Wider Than Sheet by select from drop down : 
    • Don’t Truncate – even if beams details are out of sheet border
    • Truncate from Sheet Border
    • Truncate the Closest Axes from Sheet Border – will ensure truncation only at axes 
  4. Input the various criteria of truncation & detailing
  5. Click Draw


How to Show/Hide Bar Mark for Reinforcement Bars

Bar Marks of reinforcement bars in beam elevation drawings can be shown depending upon a user setting. This feature enables user to generate the quantity takeoff of the reinforcement bars used in concrete beam. 

It can set through either:-

  1. Auto Generate Details (Detail Drawings Manager), or

  2. Storey Beam Elevation Drawings

Below images show the effect of the option:


Display BOBs as shifted in Beam Elevation Drawing

Display of top and bottom bending of bars will be shifted slightly at the end span in beam elevation drawing (as shown below) once this option is checked.

This feature is available in the Beam Design Settings > Detailing > Steel Bars and Links tab > tick "Display Bobs as Shifted"


How to show hide dimensions for BOB

General
Dimensions of BOBs in beam elevation drawings can be shown depending upon a user setting. This feature enables user to locate and measure the BOB of the rebars inside beam elevation.

It can set through:-
  1. Settings  > Beam Settings > Detailing Drawings > Dimensioning


Below images show the effect of the option
    

                                   Option Checked                                                                                    Option Unchecked





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