plug-in of arc bds etabs to lite

8/10/2019 Plug-In of Arc Bds Etabs to Lite

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Z-Axis

Have Engineered A Solution

ETABS

toARC BDSLite

A Boon Tool To Generate RC Beam L.S

Details


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Why use this Plug-In

As of now ARC BDS does not generate layout

from ETABS file hence, to generate Beam L.S forentire floor this Plug-In can be used.


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Procedure generate Beam L.S Details from ETABS MDB file

To Generate the MDB file (from ETABS ) the following tables are

required

Please set the output unit to kN-m before generating the table.


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"Control Parameters"

"Story Data"

"Point Coordinates"

"Column Connectivity Data"

"Beam Connectivity Data"

"Frame Section Assignments"


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"Concrete Beam Section Design Data"

Concrete Column Section Design Data

"Concrete Design 2 - Beam Summary Data - Indian IS 456-2000";

From ETABS generate an MDB file having the above tables.


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In ARC BDS-> Add On Tools -> Plugins -> Etabs to Lite

The dialog below appears

Select Etabs MDBIntelli Rein Excel option and click Process

Button the dialog box below appears


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Click on Extract Button or button the following dialog appears

1. Select an appropriate MDB file and click Open button

2. Click Extract Button the program generates an XLS sheet

******_Intellirein.xls (where ***** is the MDB file name)

The Path of the XLS file is shown as Hint when the mouse is taken near

the Link.


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That file is the BASE for generating the ARC BDS Lite file,

a. It contains all the Beams extracted from ETABS file

b. Each extracted beam has

Row Name (the program creates a row nameautomatically by clubbing all the individual span

names of the row of beam) Preferred Diameters to be used for reinforcement

Each Individual Span name

Size & Length of each span

Steel Reinforcement AREAS of Each span of beam

including stirrups

Left and right parent type and sizes

For a detailed explanation of the ******_Intellirein.xls file seeEditing the INTELLI-REIN SHEET help document


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Once the ******_Intellirein.xls is modified,

Select Create ARC BDSLite Input file and click Process button.

The dialog below appears

if the process of creating the ******_Intellirein.xls isdone in this session of work only, the Excel Name

will be populated with appropriate******_Intellirein.xls file

Otherwise if the ******_Intellirein.xls file ismodified else where or in a different session click[] button and select an appropriate

******_Intellirein.xls file.


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Click on Load from Excel button

Click on Export to ARC BDSLite

Click on OK

Click on Exit the ARC BDSLite file is generated; it can be loaded by

ARC BDSLite version.


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Once Loaded

Once the file is opened by ARCBDS

In the list of beams click right buttonand click Sort By Row Name

It will sort all the beams row wise,

and that is how the output will come.

Click on Reinforcement Tab

Click on Open Reinforcement

Data Sheet


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Ensure that you have the backup of the OLD reinforcement sheet ifrequired as by CLICKING YES in this dialog.

YOU WILL LOOSE OLD REINFORCEMENT DATA if any.


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The xls file created when clicking Yes will contain the data that is

there in the Current *.ZBLD file

Up to this point, all this can be done by the draftsmen in charge.

The draftsmen should save the xls file and give that file to the engineer.

Note:- The draftsmen should complete all the things required such

as

Row Grouping

Splitting of rows if required

Deleting of Beams

Adding of beams

Adding of Grid Numbers etcAll this should have been already done when editing the

******_Intellirein.xls file, in case something is missed the draftsmen can

use the features of ARC BDSto modify them.

Once the file XLS file is generated, the draftsmen in charge should NOTadd / deleted any beams in the *.ZBLD file until the Design Engineer has

completed the Modification of the reinforcement.

The design engineer should take care that this reinforcement XLS is done

properly, if this is done perfectly the drawing NEED NOT BECHECKED for REINFORCEMENT.


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If all the steps above are followed in perfect sequential manner the onlywork the design engineer will have is to modify the xls file given by the

draftsmen.

Once the draftsmen receive the modified xls file.

Click on Open Reinforcement

Data Sheet

In the xls sheet opened, replace allthe reinforcement data given by

Design engineer using copy

/paste

Save the xls file

Click Load Reinforcement FromData Sheet and save the ARCBDS lite file

Warning: - if this process is NOTdone, the changed reinforcement

will NOT be saved.

Once this is done; WORK IS OVER. Click GO (Generate Output)

button and generate the entire beam L.S.

If the process is done perfectly, in days time you can generate Beam

L.S for entire floor, the only thing left will be to put them in title block

and edit some clashes.

By Editing the Reinforcement in xls sheet instead of the final drawing,the advantage is that the steel take off will be very accurate.


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Precautions to be taken in Input file of ZBLD.

1. To reduce the number of sections in the final output

In Settings MenuBeam General Settingsa. Remove all the checks in Show Sections At

b.

If you are having varying slab depths in the floorselect Show Total Depth in Cross Section Depth

c. Select Row in Show Cross Sections per

2. Ensure Proper scaling is set, if the beams are very large or

spans are many you can have a different Horizontal scale &

different scale i.e. select 1:100 scale for LS & 1:50 scale forsection, that way most of the beams will be within the title

block of A1.3. Ensure the grids of the beams are properly placed (you can

use the Open Excel Data button

Note: - Only for the 1stbeam Left and right Grids need to be

given for all the other beams in the row you can give only the Right Grid.

4. Do a dry run of the file once it generates the layout, see the

important beams that require the cross section to be shownnote the numbers and go back to Detailed Edit of the

beams for which the section is required.


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Select the required section

5.

For getting your title block in the paper space, where everthe ARC BDS.exe is present normally C:\Program

Files\ZaxisES\ARC BDS Lite there will be aLayouts.DWG file Open the dwg

Insert your title block in appropriate Layout of AutoCAD

for example insert (SI units) A1 Title Block in A1MMTab and erase the green lines.

If this process is done every drawing will be generated yourtitle block.

Please Note:- if these procedures are followed in Toto, youwill get a 95 % ready drawing with beams placed in your title

block and with NO errors in reinforcement and only few dimclashes that can be edited easily.

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