Concrete Wall ( Modeling > F2 >   Concrete > select " Concrete Wall" )

Tool summary :

  • Adds a concrete wall layout to the 3D model. Common practice is to lay out points counterclockwise.
  • The points you locate set the bottom elevation(s) of the wall. Dimensions in addition to the wall's layout points are set on the Concrete Wall Edit window by the choices you make to " Thickness " and " Height " and " Reference " (' Center ' or ' Interior ' or ' Exterior ').
  • Wall layout points can be adjusted using the " Diagram " on the Concrete Wall Edit window. Curved walls can be achieved. Layout points do not necessarily have to be in the same plane. However, dimensions such as height and thickness are uniform.
  • The ability to add and edit concrete walls is enabled for all SDS2 users without your having to purchase a special concrete license.
  • See the examples ( ) and to add a concrete wall .

Also see :

VIDEO A Concrete wall is added on top of a continuous footing. Because concrete walls do not have templates, the wall has no rebar. Rebar can be added afterward by adding a Rebar System component.

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  Examples and applications :

Beams or joists can get automatic embed connections to a wall:

VIDEO You can get a member-to-embed connection as long you frame the beam (or joist) to a point inside the concrete wall or on either the near side or far side surface of the wall. In this example, the connection is an auto standard connection. The embed plate is a custom member from the Embed Schedule that was selected as the " Embed schedule entry " at Home > Project Settings > Job > Auto Standard Connections .

A circular concrete wall:

To create this circular concrete wall, work points were laid out in at the four corners of a square with 40-0 ft sides. On the Corner Rounding window, " Round corners " was checked and a " Radius " of ' 20-0 ' feet was entered. The corner rounding was set before the work points were located. The bottom of the circular wall is at the elevation of the plan view in which the work points were located.

If you have a concrete license, you can add rebar to the concrete wall using the Rebar System custom component.

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  To add a concrete wall :

To invoke Add Concrete Wall in Modeling :

  • Right-click ( Menu ) and choose Add Member > Concrete/Rebar > Concrete Wall .
  • On your ribbon, click the Add Concrete Wall icon, which is pictured above. If the icon is not currently on your ribbon, you can add it using the Ribbon Editor . In the Ribbon Editor , choose Model -- Member > Concrete Wall .
  • Use a keyboard shortcut (if one has been set up). Concrete Wall is in the keyboard configuration " Command group " called ' Model -- Member '.
  • You can also add the tool to a mode of your choice. In Mode Configuration , the tool can be selected from the " Command group " called ' Model -- Member '.

Concrete walls are typically laid out in a plan view . Using the point locator INCL to locate the wall work points puts the bottom of the wall at the elevation of the plan view. If you want to use point locator options other than INCL , consider employing the Z filter toggle ( ) to ensure that all located points snap to the reference elevation of the plan view. It is not required that the elevation of all points be at the elevation of the plan view, but you may prefer that they be at that elevation.

The member line of a concrete wall runs along the bottom of the wall.

Concrete walls are added as a layout.

To achieve an open layout , you need to middle-click ( OK ) after you left-click ( Locate ) the final point.

A closed layout is achieved when you left-click ( Locate ) the final point at the same location as the 1st point. For both of types of layout, the first point you locate establishes the left end of the layout. Common practice is to lay out points counterclockwise.

After you have located points as described above, the Concrete Wall Edit window opens. Note that " Thickness " and " Height " options on this window apply to all of the wall segments that you laid out. Be aware that if you press " Cancel " on this window, you will end this concrete wall layout operation without adding the wall.

After you press " OK " to close the Concrete Wall Edit window when adding such a wall for the first time, you need to right-click ( Cancel ) in order to end the layout operation.

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