Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Lesson 10 - Train 8
Study first the drawing(s) and
• Start New Model
• Create 3d View
• Create Grids
• Create Views (Plans & Elevations)
Input Members 3
Input Members
Prior to adding any members we need to setup the model with the necessary job particular information.
Please refer over the page for Model setup information.
BEAM 2
COLUMN 1
HOR_BRACE 3
VER_BRACE 4
RAFTER 5
TRUSS 6
PURLIN 7 HE400A
S235JR
Modify the Joint Bolt Standard to 6914, Joint Part Material to S235JR and the last 4 options to p\100
and Apply this. See below.
From the Setup pull-down menu select Save Defaults to store these settings away for this model.
Note: When inputting members double-check that each dialog box is completed correctly for that
member. For example see that the Part num., Assembly numb., start nos. Name, Material and Class
match what you selected for defaults.
Project Properties
The project properties are common to all of the drawings and can be used to fill in typical information in
the title blocks. You can open the project properties dialog box by selecting Properties-> Project from
the pull-down menu at the top of the screen.
Numbering
Once the model has been finalized (i.e. All connections added and fully clash checked) we need to run
some Xsteel reports to Self-Check the model for any obvious errors.
Prior to running any reports or creating any drawings we must number the model so that Xsteel can
assign a mark to each item.
From the Setup pull-down menu choose Numbering. Check the Numbering setup dialog. For
description of the functions in the Numbering setup dialog box refer the Xsteel help file:
Modeling->Setup->Numbering.
Now to number the model from the Tools pull-down menu select Numbering - Full. This will number all
items in the model.
Follow the steps in the Self-Checking Checklist on the next page and make any required changes to the
model. If the model has to be revised, then you will need to number the model again. Choose
Numbering->Full from the Tools pull-down menu. Now run the reports again to check for other errors.
Use the visual checks, shown in the Self-checking Checklist, in addition to the reports to uncover any
problems before you begin generating drawings.
Note: Remember after any changes to the model you need to renumber.
Select the whole model (Both objects and joint objects) Pick Tools->Numbering->Unnumber selected.
The Unnumber selected command unnumbers selected parts and assemblies. The unnumbered parts
and assemblies will then be numbered as if they had never been numbered before.
Remember to bring back the original numbering settings and Apply before running the numbering again.
Warning: By using the Unnumber selected command or Renumber all setting you will loose all
information about previous numbers. These settings can thus be safely used only at the beginning of the
project.
o Assembly_list - Check the main item profile (plates or flats may indicate incorrect welding).
o Clash Check the entire model. (Do not filter out stanchion base plates).
o Check that fin plates are to the correct side e.g. North and West etc.
o Use the view filter to ensure that beams are called beams, columns are called columns etc..
o Check the existence of marks on a marking plan & check update marks is done.
Using your view filters only show the beams (Note lower / upper case letters)
From the Drawing pull-down menu select Assembly Drawing to create the drawings.
Now use your view filters again to only show the columns, highlight these, load the column Assembly
drawing defaults, Apply this and select Assembly Drawing from the Drawing pull-down menu to
create the column drawings.
Once you have completed all the assembly drawings we need to check that none have been missed.
Go to the Assembly Drawing Properties dialogue box under the Properties pull down menu and type
NOT DRAWN in the "Name" field.
Apply this, select the entire model highlighting every member and select Assembly Drawing from the
Drawing pull-down menu.
This will only detail assemblies that haven't been detailed yet. If drawings are created at this step they
will appear as NOT DRAWN in the drawing list. You will then need to delete these drawings a re-create
the drawings for these members loading the correct Assembly drawing presentation first.
Open the drawing list and delete all of the drawings we have just created. Now window the entire model
highlighting every member.
The Wizard automatically creates the drawings using the correct assembly drawing presentation for
each member type based on the Part Name of the member. I.e. If the member is called BEAM the
member will be detailed using the Beam presentation, if it is called COLUMN it will be detailed using the
Column presentation etc..
For this model we therefore only create Single Part drawings for items that have a Part Mark prefix of p.
Using your view filters only show these items by putting p* in the Part Position field of the View Filter
dialogue box.
Now window the entire model highlighting every fitting member and run the single_draw Wizard.
GA drawings are not created automatically by Xsteel. We need to first create the view in the model that
we wish to take a “SnapShot” of, then create a blank drawing sheet with only a title block on it, then
open this blank drawing and add the model view onto it.
The first view we will create is the Perspective view so bring the 3d view onto the screen.
Load in the A3-Blank General Arrangement Drawing sheet and Apply, then OK.
Now from the Drawing pull-down menu select General Arrangement. This will create a blank A3
General Arrangement drawing sheet.
Open this drawing by choosing the Drawing List icon from the left side menu then double clicking on
the drawing. Note: It has been named G [1] by Xsteel.
To add the Perspective view onto this blank drawing sheet double click on the Create view from model
icon on the left side menu.
Now point to the 3d perspective model view and pick with the left mouse button to add the 3d view to the
drawing.
Once the view has been added you can centralize the view by right clicking on the mouse then using the
Place Views command.