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Table of Contents
Preface.................................................................................................................................5
What's New in FrameWorks Plus.................................................................................6
FrameWorks Manager ....................................................................................................11
Create Project..............................................................................................................13
Create Model ..............................................................................................................16
Create Drawing File....................................................................................................21
Create User Section Table ..........................................................................................23
Copy Model ................................................................................................................25
Delete Model ..............................................................................................................27
Compress Frozen ........................................................................................................28
Command Prompt Commands....................................................................................29
Create Project Key-in........................................................................................................ 30
Create Model Key-in......................................................................................................... 30
Create Drawing File Key-in.............................................................................................. 32
Create User Section Library Key-in ................................................................................. 33
Create Envelope File Key-in............................................................................................. 34
Create SmartPlant Review File Key-in............................................................................. 34
Compress Models Key-in ................................................................................................. 35
SDNF Import Key-in ........................................................................................................ 35
Verify Model Key-in......................................................................................................... 37
Update Clash Envelope Builder Files Key-in................................................................... 38
Upgrade Project Key-in .................................................................................................... 38
File .....................................................................................................................................39
Open Model ................................................................................................................41
FrameWorks Plus Manager ........................................................................................43
Return to Pipe Support Modeler .................................................................................43
Attach Model ..............................................................................................................44
Detach Model..............................................................................................................46
Preference Editor ........................................................................................................47
Analytic Report Preferences ............................................................................................. 49
Code Parameters Preferences............................................................................................ 50
Center of Gravity Report Preferences............................................................................... 50
Design Parameters Preferences......................................................................................... 51
Elevation Grid Preferences ............................................................................................... 51
Material Report Preferences ............................................................................................. 52
Plan Grid Preferences ....................................................................................................... 52
Solid Material Report Preferences .................................................................................... 53
View Preferences .............................................................................................................. 54
Write Analysis Input Preferences ..................................................................................... 54
Section Library ...........................................................................................................55
Change Cell File .........................................................................................................56
Interactive Section Tables (IST).................................................................................57
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Write Steel Detailing Neutral File ..............................................................................58
Steel Detailing Neutral File Format .................................................................................. 59
Member Criteria.............................................................................................................. 103
Read Steel Detailing Neutral File.............................................................................104
Steel Detailing Neutral File Configuration File.............................................................. 107
Write CSD File .........................................................................................................108
Read CSD File ..........................................................................................................110
Analysis ....................................................................................................................112
Write GTSTRUDL Input ................................................................................................ 112
Read GTSTRUDL Results.............................................................................................. 119
Write STAAD Input........................................................................................................ 121
Read STAAD Results ..................................................................................................... 125
LARSA........................................................................................................................... 127
RAM............................................................................................................................... 127
SAP2000......................................................................................................................... 128
Import Analytical Deck ............................................................................................129
Import ModelDraft File ............................................................................................133
Interference Checking...............................................................................................135
PML Applications.....................................................................................................137
FPL Applications......................................................................................................139
Compress FrameWorks Plus Database.....................................................................140
Verify Model ............................................................................................................142
Save FWP Settings ...................................................................................................147
Exit............................................................................................................................148
Settings............................................................................................................................149
Bell............................................................................................................................150
Confirm Select Set ....................................................................................................150
Select Filter Settings.................................................................................................151
Member Attributes....................................................................................................154
Member Orientation..................................................................................................156
Defaults Linear Members .........................................................................................159
Defaults Linear Members - End Releases....................................................................... 164
Defaults Linear Members - Fireproofing........................................................................ 164
Defaults Linear Members - Named Groups.................................................................... 167
Defaults Linear Members - More Attributes................................................................... 167
Defaults Solid Members ...........................................................................................170
AutoName.................................................................................................................172
Levels........................................................................................................................174
Member Symbology .................................................................................................177
Load Symbology.......................................................................................................178
Dynamics ..................................................................................................................181
AutoSnap ..................................................................................................................182
3rd Party Software ....................................................................................................183
Custom Code Parameters................................................................................................ 184
View.................................................................................................................................189
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Create View..............................................................................................................191
File (Create View Dialog Box) ....................................................................................... 196
Symbology for Linear Members..................................................................................... 197
Symbology for Solid Members....................................................................................... 205
Set View....................................................................................................................208
List View ..................................................................................................................209
Drop View ................................................................................................................210
Modify View.............................................................................................................211
Modify Symbology for Linear Members........................................................................ 214
Modify Symbology for Solid Members.......................................................................... 215
Create Named Groups Symbology...........................................................................216
Modify Named Groups Symbology..........................................................................219
Drop Named Groups Symbology .............................................................................222
Linear Member Overrides.........................................................................................223
Representation - Attributes ............................................................................................. 225
Annotation - Attributes ................................................................................................... 228
Solid Member Overrides...........................................................................................231
Annotation - Attributes ................................................................................................... 233
Override Annotation.................................................................................................235
Override Double Line Widget ..................................................................................236
Freeze View..............................................................................................................237
Update Frozen...........................................................................................................242
Regenerate ................................................................................................................244
Display Frozen..........................................................................................................246
Delete Model View...................................................................................................247
Delete Frozen View..................................................................................................248
Tools ................................................................................................................................249
Main..........................................................................................................................250
Views ........................................................................................................................251
Grids .........................................................................................................................252
Place Plan Grid ............................................................................................................... 253
Place Elevation Grid ....................................................................................................... 258
Copy Grid ....................................................................................................................... 261
Edit Grid Label ............................................................................................................... 262
Delete Grid Line ............................................................................................................. 263
Delete Grid...................................................................................................................... 263
Place Linear Members ..............................................................................................264
Member Connectivity ..................................................................................................... 265
Place Beam ..................................................................................................................... 267
Place Column.................................................................................................................. 268
Place Column by Two Points.......................................................................................... 269
Place Vertical Brace........................................................................................................ 269
Place Horizontal Brace ................................................................................................... 270
Place Framing Members ................................................................................................. 271
Default Member .............................................................................................................. 272
Edit Last Placed .............................................................................................................. 273
Place Arc......................................................................................................................... 274
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Place 3D Solids.........................................................................................................276
Place Slabs ...................................................................................................................... 277
Place Wall ....................................................................................................................... 280
Place Solid Element ........................................................................................................ 283
Place Holes ..................................................................................................................... 284
Solid Cutouts................................................................................................................... 286
Modify Thickness ........................................................................................................... 291
Modify Solid Geometry .................................................................................................. 292
Modify ......................................................................................................................293
Modify Section ............................................................................................................... 295
Modify Name.................................................................................................................. 297
Modify CP....................................................................................................................... 298
Modify Rotation.............................................................................................................. 299
Modify Reflect ................................................................................................................ 300
Modify Type ................................................................................................................... 301
Modify Orientation Vector ............................................................................................. 301
Modify Fireproofing ....................................................................................................... 303
Modify Material .............................................................................................................. 306
Modify Material Grade ................................................................................................... 306
Modify Class................................................................................................................... 308
Named Groups ................................................................................................................ 308
Modify Additional Attributes ......................................................................................... 311
Manipulate ................................................................................................................314
Copy Member ................................................................................................................. 317
Move Member................................................................................................................. 319
Extend Member............................................................................................................... 320
Modify Member End....................................................................................................... 321
Rotate Member ............................................................................................................... 322
Mirror Member ............................................................................................................... 324
Modify Work Point Offset .............................................................................................. 326
Modify Offset ................................................................................................................. 330
Match TOS/BOS............................................................................................................. 331
Join Members.................................................................................................................. 332
Split Member .................................................................................................................. 332
Modify Arc ..................................................................................................................... 334
Extend Member to Intersection....................................................................................... 335
Extend Members to Intersection ..................................................................................... 337
Delete Member ............................................................................................................... 338
Analytical..................................................................................................................339
Create Load Case ............................................................................................................ 340
Create Load Combination............................................................................................... 344
Place Load....................................................................................................................... 346
Edit Load......................................................................................................................... 350
Delete Load..................................................................................................................... 354
Label Load ...................................................................................................................... 355
Modify End Releases ...................................................................................................... 355
Label End Releases......................................................................................................... 356
Modify Supports ............................................................................................................. 357
Label Supports ................................................................................................................ 358
Create Intermediate Node ............................................................................................... 358
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Create Member Specification ......................................................................................... 360
Design Attributes......................................................................................................362
Code Parameters ............................................................................................................. 362
Design Parameters .......................................................................................................... 391
Member Constraints........................................................................................................ 393
Offshore ....................................................................................................................397
Create Rule Based Joint .................................................................................................. 397
Create Can....................................................................................................................... 401
Modify Can Connection List .......................................................................................... 406
Place Jacket..................................................................................................................... 407
Cutbacks ...................................................................................................................412
Member Priority.............................................................................................................. 413
Compute Cutbacks.......................................................................................................... 413
User Cutbacks ................................................................................................................. 416
Mitered Cutbacks............................................................................................................ 418
SmartCut ......................................................................................................................... 419
Uncut Member ................................................................................................................ 422
Utilities ............................................................................................................................423
Linear Material Reports............................................................................................424
Linear Report Header Format ......................................................................................... 429
Linear Report Data Format ............................................................................................. 431
Linear Reports Totals Format ......................................................................................... 442
3D Solids Material Reports ......................................................................................445
3D Solid Report Header Format ..................................................................................... 448
3D Solid Report Data Format ......................................................................................... 450
3D Solid Report Totals Format....................................................................................... 456
Analytic Reports .......................................................................................................458
Analytic Reports Header Format .................................................................................... 460
Loads Report Data Format.............................................................................................. 462
Releases Report Data Format.......................................................................................... 463
Supports Report Data Format ......................................................................................... 464
Center of Gravity Reports.........................................................................................466
Center of Gravity Report Header Format ....................................................................... 469
Center of Gravity Report Data Format ........................................................................... 470
Center of Gravity Report Totals Format ......................................................................... 475
Review Element........................................................................................................477
Linear Member's Review Element Parameters ............................................................... 477
Solid Member's Review Element Parameters ................................................................. 479
Locate Element By Attributes ..................................................................................481
Locate Element By Design/Code Parameters...........................................................484
Review Log File .......................................................................................................485
Review Section Library............................................................................................486
Create User Section ..................................................................................................488
Steel Detailing ..........................................................................................................492
Place Cross Section......................................................................................................... 493
Place Section Elevation................................................................................................... 494
Place Section Plan........................................................................................................... 495
Drawing Trim Line ......................................................................................................... 496
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Graphic Symbology ........................................................................................................ 497
Create Mapping File .................................................................................................499
Reference PDS Model ..............................................................................................501
Review PDS Clash....................................................................................................503
Review PDS Attributes.............................................................................................505
Window to Named PDS Item...................................................................................506
Area Volume Graphics .............................................................................................508
Appendix A: Customizing FrameWorks Plus.............................................................511
Environment Variables .............................................................................................512
User Preference Sets.................................................................................................516
FrameWorks Plus Settings........................................................................................518
Seed Files..................................................................................................................519
Appendix B: PDS and FrameWorks Plus....................................................................521
Setup Information .....................................................................................................522
Intergraph SmartPlant License Manager......................................................................... 522
Creating or Inserting a FrameWorks Plus Project .......................................................... 522
Creating a Structural Discipline Design Area................................................................. 525
Creating a Model in PD_Shell ........................................................................................ 526
Creating a Model by ASCII File..................................................................................... 530
Shifting the FrameWorks Plus Global Origin to Match PDS Design Volume ............... 533
FrameWorks Plus Categories.......................................................................................... 533
FrameWorks Environment........................................................................................535
Modeling......................................................................................................................... 536
Drawing Environment..................................................................................................... 536
Propagation ..................................................................................................................... 537
Generate ASCII File ....................................................................................................... 538
Update/Regenerate Frozen View.................................................................................... 539
Batch Cutout (PD_Shell) ................................................................................................ 540
FrameWorks Plus and SmartPlant Review...............................................................545
FrameWorks Plus and PD_Clash..............................................................................547
Creating Envelope Files.................................................................................................. 547
FrameWorks Plus and Material Data Publisher........................................................549
Appendix C: Exporting FrameWorks Plus Projects to SmartPlant 3D...................551
Translator Setup........................................................................................................552
Exporting from FrameWorks Plus............................................................................553
Member Criteria.............................................................................................................. 555
Exporting Models from FrameWorks Plus ..................................................................... 556
Import Structure Command ......................................................................................557
Import Structure Model................................................................................................... 560
Appendix D: Troubleshooting FrameWorks Plus ......................................................561
Section Libraries.......................................................................................................561
Solids ........................................................................................................................562
Models ......................................................................................................................563
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Error Messages...............................................................................................................565
Glossary ..........................................................................................................................581
Index................................................................................................................................593
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Preface
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Preface
This document is the reference guide for FrameWorks
Review product and to store the interference envelope files generated for the project.
\int - This is the interface subfolder where files used for interfacing FrameWorks Plus
to other structural engineering products are stored. These interface files include input
files for analysis packages such as GTSTRUDL and STAAD and the Common
Structural Database (CSD) files. Additionally, FrameWorks Plus creates map files in
this folder that are used in the analysis interface process.
\mod - All structural model design and database files for the project are in this
subfolder.
\rpt - The report subfolder is used to store all reports created for models in the
project.
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Project - Specifies the name of the project being created. Project names are limited to
14 characters and should not contain embedded spaces or other special characters
such as, but not limited to, ^&#%$. However, you can use the underscore (_)
character in project names.
Directory - Displays the current folder.
Directories - Displays the available subfolders in the current folder. All available
drives (both local and mounted network) are displayed at the bottom of the list.
Create - Creates a project in the current folder using the specified project name.
Creating a Project
From the Frameworks Manager dialog box, select the Utilities > Create > Project
command to create a new project.
1. Type a project name in the Project field.
2. Specify the folder you want the project in.
Warning
Do not create your project in the FrameWorks Plus delivery folder
(c:\win32app\ingr\fwplus by default). If you ever need to remove and
re-install FrameWorks Plus, FrameWorks Plus' removal process
deletes the entire delivery folder, including any project's you have
created there.
3. Click Create to create the project.
Related Topics
Command Prompt Commands, page 29
Compress Frozen, page 28
Copy Model, page 25
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Create Drawing File, page 21
Create Model, page 16
Create Project, page 13
Create User Section Table, page 23
Delete Model, page 27
FrameWorks Manager, page 11
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Create Model
The FrameWorks Manager Utilities > Create > Model command creates a
FrameWorks Plus model in a project. A FrameWorks Plus model contains up to 22
separate files, including a 3D design file. All FrameWorks Plus commands and
functions allow you to refer to these model files collectively by using the model name
(or the root name of the files) without the file extensions.
FrameWorks Plus keeps the model database files in the model subfolder (\mod) under
the project folder. The files are:
.arc -- contains arc member data
.ccp -- contains the custom code parameters information
.cpr -- contains steel code parameter information
.dgn -- the MicroStation design file
.dpr -- contains steel design parameter information
.drw -- contains drawing data
.fdx -- contains load case table data (index file)
.frz -- contains frozen view data
.gbd -- contains general bulk data
.lcm -- contains load combination data
.ldc -- contains load case data
.lod -- contains load data
.mem -- contains member data
.mod -- contains model data
.ngv -- contains named group's view records
.ovr -- contains linear member override data
.ovs -- contains solid member override data
.slb -- contains slab data
.urd -- contains user data
.vdx -- contains load case table data (index file)
.vus -- contains view data
.wal -- contains solids data
You cannot edit any of these files directly. Editing any of these files manually will
corrupt the model. The only exception to this is the model's MicroStation design file.
If the design file should become corrupt in some way, you can get FrameWorks Plus
to regenerate the design file. Delete the corrupted design file, and then copy the
appropriate seed design file to the model folder. Edit the copied seed design file's
properties to remove read-only access. Rename the seed design file to the model
name. The next time you open FrameWorks Plus, the database files will automatically
repopulate the design file.
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Current Project - Specifies the name of the active project. The model being created
will be in this project.
Model Name - Specifies the name for the model being created. Model names can be
up to 10 characters long and should not contain embedded spaces or other special
characters such as, but not limited to, ^&#%$. However, you can use the underscore
(_) character in model names. Model names must be unique for the project (two
models in the same project cannot have the same name).
Units - Specifies the working units to use for the model (unit for specifying linear
distance).
Force Units - Specifies the force units to use for the model (unit for specifying load
force).
Model ID - Displays the model ID. Each model in a project has a unique model ID
that FrameWorks Plus assigns and tracks. You can have up to 999 models in a
project.
Standard Section Table - Specifies the main standard section table for this model.
You cannot change the standard section table after the model is created. You can
choose from:
AISC -- American Institute of Steel Construction, 9th edition
AISC63 -- American Institute of Steel Construction, 7th edition
AISC8th -- American Institute of Steel Construction, 8th edition
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AISC_LRFD_3_1 -- American Institute of Steel Construction, Load and
Resistance Factor Design, 3rd edition, 1st printing.
AUST -- Australian section tables.
AUST04 -- These sections are taken from the BHP Hot Rolled &
Structural Steel Products Catalog 2004 and the AISC Tables (Australian
Institute of Steel Construction).
AUST91 -- These sections are taken from BHP Hot Rolled & Structural
Steel Products Catalog 1991 and the AISC Tables (Australian Institute of
Steel Construction).
AUST94 -- These sections are taken from the BHP Hot Rolled &
Structural Steel Products Catalog 1994 and the AISC Tables (Australian
Institute of Steel Construction).
BCSA -- These sections are taken from:
BS4: Structural steel sections: Part 1:1980 Specification for hot rolled sections.
Including Amendments 1 (Sept 1981), 2(May 1982) and 3(Feb 1986)
Structural hollow sections: BS4848: Hot rolled structural steel sections Part 2:
1975 Hollow sections
Equal and unequal angles: BS4848: Hot rolled structural steel sections Part 4:
1972 Equal and unequal angles Including amendments 1(Feb 1974), 2(Oct 1982)
and 3(Feb 86)
BRAZIL -- Brazilian section tables
CHINA -- Chinese section tables
CISC_7_2 -- Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Handbook of Steel
Construction, Seventh Edition - Second Revised Printing (July 2000)
CISC89 -- Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, 1989
CISC84 -- Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, 1984
EURO -- European section tables
INDIAN -- These sections are taken from the Indian steel sections
handbook published by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Handbook for
Structural Engineers - Indian Steel Sections - SP 6(1)
JAPAN -- Japanese section tables.
MAISC -- American Institute of Steel Construction, metric tables
OTUA -- These sections are taken from the 1989 Office Technique pour
l'utilisation de l'Acier document. Pipe section's dimensions and weights
are based on ANSI B 36.10-1979. The pipe section names in this table are
of the format: 16"X0.375.
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OTUA2 -- These sections are taken from the 1989 Office Technique pour
l'utilisation de l'Acier document. Pipe section's dimensions and weights
are based on ANSI B 36.10-1979. The pipe section names in this table are
of the format: PIP16X0.375.
RUSSIAN -- Russian hot-rolled I, C, and L sections from: GOST 8239-89,
GOST 26020-83; GOST 8240-89; GOST 8509-93; and GOST 8510-86.
Some I-sections and channels from: GOST 19425-74, TU 14-2-205-76
and TU 14-2-204-76. Rectangular tube from GOST 25577-83. Pipes from
GOST 10704-91, GOST 20295-85, GOST 3262-75, GOST 550-75, GOST
8696-74, GOST 8732-74, GOST 8734-74, GOST 9940-81, and GOST
9941-81. Round steel bars from GOST 2590-88.
SAISC -- South African section tables
SAISC_Blue7th -- South African section tables
User Section Table - Specifies a user section table for this model. All user section
tables, if any, in the project's \esl folder display for selection. You can select another
user section table after the model is created if needed.
Third Party Software - Specifies which third party analysis/design software you
plan to use for the model. You can change the selection after the model is created if
needed.
Design Code - Specifies the design code you plan to use for the model. You can
change the selection after the model is created if needed.
Create - Creates the model using the defined parameters without exiting the dialog
box.
OK - Creates the model using the defined parameters then exits the dialog box.
Creating a Model
In the FrameWorks Manager dialog box, change directories to the project you want to
create the model in, and then select the Utilities > Create > Model command.
1. Type a model name, up to ten characters.
2. Specify the units for the length and force values.
Note
All models in the same project must use identical Master Units (all
feet, all millimeters, and so forth).
3. Select the name of the standard section table library from which you will select
sections for your model.
Caution
FrameWorks Plus does not convert section library units to match
model units. FrameWorks Plus assumes that model units and section
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library units are compatible (both are imperial or both are metric). If
you attach a metric section library to model that uses imperial units,
FrameWorks Plus will read the library sections as inches, not
millimeters. Similarly, an imperial section library attached to a metric
model will be read as millimeters, not inches.
4. Select the analysis package and the design code you will be using with this model.
5. Click Create to create the defined model.
Related Topics
Command Prompt Commands, page 29
Compress Frozen, page 28
Copy Model, page 25
Create Drawing File, page 21
Create Model, page 16
Create Project, page 13
Create User Section Table, page 23
Delete Model, page 27
FrameWorks Manager, page 11
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Create Drawing File
The FrameWorks Manager Utilities > Create > Drawing command creates a
drawing file in the current project. The active FrameWorks Manager folder must be
either the project folder or the project's \drw subfolder before FrameWorks Plus will
allow you to create a drawing file. FrameWorks Plus drawings can be created in any
3D MicroStation file. However, for drawing management purposes, we recommend
that you create or compose your construction drawings in a separate design file
created specifically for the drawings of a particular project: the drawing file.
Drawing files are kept in the project's drawing (\drw) subfolder.
Current Project - Displays the name of the current project. The drawing file being
created belongs to this project.
Drawing Name - Specifies a name for the drawing file being created. Drawing file
names are limited to 20 characters and should not contain embedded spaces or other
special characters such as, but not limited to, ^&#%$. However, you can use the
underscore (_) character in drawing names.
Units - Specifies the working units for the drawing file. The drawing file should use
the same unit type (imperial or metric) as the models in the project.
Create - Creates a drawing file in the current project without exiting the dialog box.
OK - Creates a drawing file in the current project then exits the dialog box.
Creating a Drawing File
1. Select the Utilities > Create > Drawing command.
2. Type the name of the drawing file you want to create, and specify the units. The
master units specified here should be the same as those used for model databases
in this project.
3. Click Create to create the drawing file.
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Note
When you create a drawing file, your current folder must be a valid project
folder or a valid \drw subfolder.
Related Topics
Command Prompt Commands, page 29
Compress Frozen, page 28
Copy Model, page 25
Create Drawing File, page 21
Create Model, page 16
Create Project, page 13
Create User Section Table, page 23
Delete Model, page 27
FrameWorks Manager, page 11
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Create User Section Table
The FrameWorks Manager Utilities > Create > Section Table command creates user
section tables. If you plan to use nonstandard sections in the structural model, you
should create a user section library file to store these sections. If you plan to use only
standard sections from one of the delivered standard section libraries, you do not need
to create a user section library (although you can create a user section library at any
time if you should later change your mind).
User section library files are stored in the project's \esl subfolder, for example:
c:\struct\project\esl, by default. However, you can store the user section libraries
anywhere and use the FW_USER_ESL environment variable to define the location.
For more information, see Appendix A: Customizing FrameWorks Plus, page 511.
Note
The folder path and file name for the user section library is limited to 119
characters.
Current Project - Displays the name of the current project. The section table being
created will belong to this project.
Section Table Name - Specifies a name for the section table being created. Section
table names are limited to 15 characters.
Units - Specifies the working units for the section table. The section table should use
the same unit type (imperial or metric) as the models in the project.
Caution
FrameWorks Plus does not convert section library units to match model
units. FrameWorks Plus assumes that model units and section library units
are compatible (both are imperial or both are metric). If you attach a
metric section library to model that uses imperial units, FrameWorks Plus
reads the library sections as inches, not millimeters. Similarly, an imperial
section library attached to a metric model will be read as millimeters, not
inches.
Create - Creates a section table in the current project.
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OK - Creates a section table in the current project, and then exits the dialog box.
Creating a User Section Table
1. Select the Utilities > Create > Section Table command from the menu bar.
2. Type a table name.
3. Select the units for the section library.
4. Click Create to create the section library.
Note
When you create a section table, your current folder must be a valid
project folder or a valid \esl subfolder.
FrameWorks Plus creates an empty section library in the project's \esl subfolder. This
library can be attached to a model database using the Section Library command. The
Create User Section command is used to create sections in this library. For more
information, see Section Library, page 55 and Create User Section, page 488.
Related Topics
Change Cell File, page 56
Command Prompt Commands, page 29
Compress Frozen, page 28
Copy Model, page 25
Create Drawing File, page 21
Create Model, page 16
Create Project, page 13
Create User Section Table, page 23
Create User Section, page 488
Delete Model, page 27
FrameWorks Manager, page 11
Interactive Section Tables (IST), page 57
Review Section Library, page 486
Save FWP Settings, page 147
Section Library, page 55
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Copy Model
The FrameWorks Manager Utilities > Copy > Model command copies a model to
another model name in the same project or from one FrameWorks Plus project to
another project. You can use this command to create models from a seed model you
have created.
FrameWorks Plus uses the following rules when copying a model.
The From and To models cannot have the same name if you are copying
the model within the same FrameWorks Plus project.
If the To model exists, you must confirm that you want to overwrite the
existing model. When you overwrite the existing model, the existing
model's Model ID is used for the newly copied model's Model ID. You
cannot overwrite an existing model that is open in FrameWorks Plus or is
actively attached to an open model. If the To model name does not exist,
FrameWorks Plus copies the model and assigns a new unique Model ID. If
you use Model ID or Model Name to AutoName your FrameWorks Plus
members, FrameWorks Plus renames the members with the new Model ID
or Model Name.
You can copy models only within or to another FrameWorks Plus project's
\mod folder. You cannot copy a model to a "generic" folder.
If the model has a user section library attached, you need to copy the user
section library to the new project's \esl folder.
FrameWorks Plus removes all the From model's attached models and
frozen file associations from the To model.
If you copy a model to another project, FrameWorks Plus removes all
Named Group information from the To model's members. FrameWorks
Plus also removes any Named Group symbology definitions and removes
Named Groups from default member attributes.
From - Specifies the model you want to copy.
To - Specifies the new location and name for the From model.
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OK - Copies the specified model.
Cancel - Exits the command without copying the model.
Related Topics
Command Prompt Commands, page 29
Compress Frozen, page 28
Copy Model, page 25
Create Drawing File, page 21
Create Model, page 16
Create Project, page 13
Create User Section Table, page 23
Delete Model, page 27
FrameWorks Manager, page 11
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Delete Model
The FrameWorks Manager Utilities > Delete > Model command deletes the specified
model from a project. You cannot delete a model that is open in FrameWorks Plus or
is attached to an open model.
Warning
You cannot recover a model that has been deleted.
Delete - Type in the path to and the name of the model to delete. Make sure you
include the .mod extension.
Browse - Activates a dialog box that you can use to specify the model to delete.
OK - Deletes the specified model.
Cancel - Exits the dialog box without deleting the model.
Related Topics
Command Prompt Commands, page 29
Compress Frozen, page 28
Copy Model, page 25
Create Drawing File, page 21
Create Model, page 16
Create Project, page 13
Create User Section Table, page 23
Delete Model, page 27
FrameWorks Manager, page 11
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Compress Frozen
The FrameWorks Manager Utilities > Compress Frozen command automatically
opens all MicroStation design files in the \frz subfolder, runs the MicroStation
Compress Design File command on the file, and then closes the design file.
Freeze Files - Lists all MicroStation design files in the project's \frz subfolder that
will be compressed. This list is display-only information.
Browse - Activates a dialog box that you can use to specify the frz subfolder to
compress.
OK - Compresses all design files displayed in the list.
Cancel - Exits the dialog box without compressing the design files.
Related Topics
Command Prompt Commands, page 29
Compress Frozen, page 28
Copy Model, page 25
Create Drawing File, page 21
Create Model, page 16
Create Project, page 13
Create User Section Table, page 23
Delete Frozen View, page 248
Delete Model, page 27
Display Frozen, page 246
FrameWorks Manager, page 11
Freeze View, page 237
Regenerate, page 244
Update Frozen, page 242
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Command Prompt Commands
FrameWorks Plus supports several command prompt key-in commands for creating
projects, models, drawing files, section libraries, SmartPlant