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FRAMEWORKS PLUS

Application Fields for FWP

Physical modeling
Drawing production
Clash detection
Material takeoffs
Links to third-party
analysis applications for
1 Opening FrameWorks Plus

Opening FWP Model

2
1 Click here to open
the selected model
Select the model
1 FrameWorks Plus - Overview

Manipulate
Grids
Analytical Attributes

Place Members Design Attributes


Place 3D Solids

FW Views

Place Fence

Modify Member
1 FrameWorks Plus - Pallets
FWP Views : Grids : Place 3D Solids :
Create view Place plan grid Place slabs
Set view Place elev. grid Place walls
Drop view Copy grid Place solids
Fit view Edit grid label Place holes
Freeze view Delete grid line Solid cutouts
Modify view
Delete grid
Delete view

Place Members :

Place beam Place column


Place column Place vertical brace
Place horizontal brace Place framing members
Default member Edit last paced
Place arc
1 FrameWorks Plus - Pallets
Modify Member : Design Attributes:
Modify section Modify name
Modify CP Modify rotation
Modify reflect Modify type
Modify O.V. Member constraints
Modify fireproofing
Modify material Modify grade Design parameters
Modify class Member priority Code parameters
Compute cutbacks User cutbacks
Mitered cutback User defined copes
Uncut member Named groups
Modify thickness Modify solid geometry
1 FrameWorks Plus - Pallets
Manipulate:
Analytical Attributes:
Copy member
Create load case Create load comb.
Move member Place load Edit load
Extend member Delete load Label load
Modify member end Modify end release Label end release
Rotate member Modify Support Label support
Mirror member
Modify work point offset
Modify offset
Join member
Split member
Modify arc
Delete member
2 Creating FWP Views

The View > Create


command creates a
new Model View.
There are three types
of Model Views: Plan,
Elevation, and 3D.

Click apply and select the microstation view to create the FWP view.
2 Creating Grid Lines

Place Plan Grid


creates a grid line
set in a plan model
view

Click apply and select the FWP plan view to create the defined grids.
2 Placing the First Floor Columns

The Place Column Defining member attributes


command places and orientation
columns in the
model. Columns are
placed with a vertical
orientation using the
top and bottom
elevation values and
a single placement
point you define.
2 Editing the Last Member Placed

The Edit Last


Placed command
corrects incorrect
placement
parameters
immediately
after the member
is placed. Key-in the section name
that you want to edit to and
click apply
2 Placing Multiple Columns

For regular floor


plans, which use
the same member Place Fence
size and length for
most or all
columns, you can
place the columns
all at once by using
a fence. The
columns are placed
at all grid
intersections inside
a fenced area.

Click OK on the Alert box to place the


2 Placing Single Beams

The Place Beam


command places
beam-type
members
between two
points you
define.

Place a data point on the grid


intersection points to place a beam
2 Copying Members Using Selection Sets

The Copy member


creates new
members by
duplicating
existing members.
All original
members
attributes are
copied to the new
members. A selection set is an element group
that has been identified as a set using
the Element Selection command
2 Copying Beams to Another Floor

Select the beam girders of


1st floor using selection set

Use the Copy Member command to quickly copy


all of the girders from the first floor to the second
floor.
2 Changing the Beams Section Size

The Modify
Section
command
changes or
removes an
existing
member's
section size.

Change the start section to the desired section size and click OK
2 FrameWorks Plus - Exercises

Placing Columns on the Second Floor

-The columns in the second floor can be placed in the similar


way to that of placing the columns in the 1st floor only by
changing the column’s Top elevation to 9 and the Bottom
elevation to 5.
2 Placing Horizontal Braces

The Place
Horizontal Brace
command places
horizontal brace
members between
two points.

Select the horizontal brace member section and click on Place Framing Members
2 Place Framing members

The Place
Framing Members
command
provides a quick
and convenient
method for Select the two girders and click
placing multiple on the Accept button
identical-member
types between
two selected
support members.

Using selection filter select the horizontal brace to copy at other locations.
2 Creating Elevation Views

An elevation view
is used to create an
elevation or Different View orientations
section view of a for creating elevation view
model. This is
typically a view
created by
"passing a vertical
plane" through the
3D model at a
defined point.
2 Placing Elevation Grids

The Place
Elevation Grid
command creates a
set of grid lines and
labels in an
elevation model
view.The grid can
be placed in any
active elevation
model view
2 Placing Vertical Braces

The Place Vertical


Brace command
places vertical
brace members
between two
points. Vertical
braces are usually
placed in elevation
model views, but
can be placed in
any other view as
well.
2 Modifying View Styles

The View > Modify command modifies a


Model View's view symbology.

Different view styles available in


FWP.The styles are saved in the
..\fwplus\data\fw.rsc file.
2 Creating Three-Dimensional Views

Three
dimensional
Views are
necessary to use
a 3-D view for
structures with
intricate bracing,
such as
transmission
towers, or
irregular
structure
geometry.
2 Creating Named Groups

The Named Groups


command creates,
assigns, and removes
named groups from
model members.
Named groups are
useful for grouping
members by a logical
association, for
example floor level,
status, design
parameters, stairway,
and so forth.
2 Adding Members to a Named Group

1 Click on Add to create a


new named group.
1

2 Select the Named Group


and Click on Apply menu
and start selecting the 2

members from FWP view


that you want to
be under that named
group.
2 Defining Named Group Symbology

The View > Named


Groups > Create
command defines view
symbology for named
group members that
overrides the regular
view symbology. By
using named group
symbology, you can turn
off and on symbology for
groups providing a
powerful method for
controlling what
members are added to
frozen views.
3 Changing Default Settings

The Settings >


Defaults > Linear
commands are a part
of the FrameWorks
Plus operating
parameters.
FrameWorks Plus
maintains a set of
default linear
member parameters
used in the
placement of
members like CP,
OV, Grade etc.
3 Placing Arc Members

The Place Arc


command creates
FrameWorks Plus
arc members from
existing
MicroStation arc
elements. Arcs can
be created for the
four basic member
types: beams,
columns, vertical
braces, and
horizontal braces.
3 FrameWorks Plus - Exercises

Copying Arc Members

- With one arc-shaped truss placed, we need to


copy it along the top of the building to create
the rest of the roof

Placing Bracing between the Trusses

- With the arc trusses in place, we need to add some


bracing between the trusses. To do that we’ll use
the Place Framing Members command.
3 Creating User Sections

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.
3 Creating User Sections

The Utilities > Sections


> Create command
allows you to build
your own nonstandard
sections and store them
in the project's user
section library. Once
created, these sections
can be retrieved and
used in any model in
your project.
3 FrameWorks Plus - Exercises
Placing Tapered Members
- To create tapered members; you can use two
different-sized standard sections as long as they are
the same type (both channels, both angle, and so
forth). Tapered Beam
4 Computing Planar Cutbacks

The Compute
Cutbacks command
performs the planar Beams cutback upto the face of the column
cutback calculations
on a select member or
defined group.
Cutbacks are
computed based on the
parameters defined
and the cutback
priorities of the
members involved.
4 FrameWorks Plus - Exercises
Applying Work Point Offsets
- The Work Point Offset command makes minor
adjustments to the physical location of one member end
while still maintaining the original location’s connectivity
for analytical considerations.
Applying Fireproofing to Members
- The Modify Fireproofing command assigns,
changes, or deletes fireproofing on a linear member.
5 FrameWorks Plus - Exercises
Attaching a Model to Another Model
- The File > Attach Model command attaches, as read-
only, model data from another model in the current
project. This command is an intelligent extension of
MicroStation's reference file capabilities.
Creating Foundation Views

- Creating a
plan view at
TOS 0 metre
level.
5 Placing a Slab on the First Floor
The Place Slabs command places slabs in the model.
Slabs can be defined with up to 100 corners (vertices).
5 Placing Footings

You can Place the


footings under the
first floor columns
using the Place
Slab Command.
5 Placing a Shear Wall

The Place Wall


command places a
wall in the model.
Because FrameWorks
Plus places walls
perpendicular to the
view's plane where the
wall's corners Shear Wall
(vertices) are defined,
walls can only be
placed in plan views.
Wall's can have a
maximum of 50
corners.
5 Placing Holes in Slabs

The Place Hole


command places
a hole in a slab,
wall, or 3D solid
element.

Hole Created in Slab


6 Generating Report

The Utilities
commands are used
to generate reports
(both material take-
offs, analytical, and
center of gravity),
review database
attributes of
members, and
review and create
sections in a
section library.
7 Creating the Frozen Views

The View > Freeze


command creates
permanent graphics from
the display-only Model
View graphics. The
permanent graphics,
called Frozen Views, are
used to create
construction drawings.
The Freeze View
command can also create
a propagated file that can
be read by Intergraph's
DesignReview or
SmartPlant Viewer
package, or attached to
PDS as a reference file.
7 Composing Drawings

The FrameWorks
Manager Utilities
>Create>Drawing
command creates
a drawing file in
the current
project.
8 Defining Load Cases

The Create
Load Case
command
activates the
Load Cases
dialog box,
used to add,
edit, or
delete load
cases.
8 Placing the Live and Dead Loads

The Place Load


command
activates the
Physical
Member Loads
dialog box,
which is used to
place loads on
members.
8 Defining Load Combinations

Load Combination
Table dialog box,
is used to add, edit,
and delete load
combinations.
8 Member Releases and supports

The Modify Releases


command modifies
Modify Supports
physical member end
releases. The releases
are specified in the
local element
coordinate system

The Modify Supports


command modifies
support conditions at
the start and end of the
member. The supports Modify Releases
are specified in the
global coordinate
system.
8 Create Analysis Output

The File>Analysis
command is the
interface to take
the active
FrameWorks Plus
model into a third-
party analysis and
design software
package. Staad input file created by FWP

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