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Contents
Installation Instructions Version 2011 New Features of STRAKON Version 2011 Part 1 Basics 8 4 8

STRAKON Products 8 New Product Names 8 STRAKON Start 8 Viewer Mode 8 Graphic Settings 8 STRAKON Dialogues 9 New Look 9 User Guidance 9 SmartClick 9 Placing New / Moving Existing Dialogue Windows 9 New Selection Option in the Dialogue Windows 10 Filtering in Selection Menus 10 Detailed Texts in the Function Toolbars 11 Accelerated Selection in the Combo Boxes 11 Texts with the New Space-holder 11 Function Toolbars 12 Expanded Menu Bar 12 Expanded Toolbar 13 Segments 13 Create Segment Polygon > Automatically Snap to Points 13 New 3D Segment 13 3D Model Point 13 Segment and Level Administration 14 Selecting the Segment Functions Using the Pointer Command C Drawing Texts 15 Expanded Drawing Texts 15 Create / Open Drawing Set 16 Create Drawing Set 16 Open Drawing Set 16 Settings 17 New Selection via Submenu 17 Other: Help Window 17 Other: Drawing Elements > Create Wall Hatching 18 Save Settings 18 Settings in the Windows Program Bar 18 Material Administration 19 Editing Functions 19 Polygonal Sections 19 Copy Section to New Segment: Segment Scale 21 Quick Call Up of Editing Functions Individually Free 21 Move Connection Points 21 Interfaces 21 Priamos 21 Part 2 Formwork 22

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Drawing 22 Walls 22 Freehand Lines 23 Multiple Lines 24 Insert Elements > Center Lines/Bisecting Lines Template 26 Part 3 Reinforcement Rebar and Mesh 28 28

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Eurocode: EC2 28 Anchoring Lengths and Overlap Lengths 28 MV, Present MV: Displaying the Reference Point 29 BR, MR: Switching off the Connection to a Reference Point 29 MV Stirrup Binders: Virtual Display of Binder Type and Binder Hook Position 30 Copy Reinforcement 30 Project Steel Totals 30 Rebar 30 CV: Laying Field Corrections are Retained When Moving 30 CV: Move Individually and Freely Even When Correcting the Bar Position 31 BR: Thread/Couplers for From-To Bar 31 3D Bending Shape with From-To Leg Lengths 31 BR Group: Expanded Functionality 32 Mesh 33 MV: Formwork Dimension for Bar Lengths in the Z-Direction 33 CV Free: Free Definition of Laying Fields and Settings 33 Settings 33 MV/MR: Cut Bars in 1:1 Representation 34 MV/MR: Bar Position in the Z-Direction 34 Design Mesh 35 Item Corrections 36 AdHoc Reinforcement 37 Putting AdHoc Reinforcement Favorites in the QuickBox 37 Placing AdHoc Reinforcements Using the QuickBox 37 Reinforcement Schedules on the Drawing 38 Correct Individually Free for From-To Table 38 Part 4 Accessories 39

QuickBox with Layer Information, Macros and Built-in Parts (Macro) 39 Variants (Macros, Built-in Parts (Macro), etc.) 39 Creation with Automatic Search via Section 39 Maximum Element Limits Increased 39 Placing Subdetail with Reinforcement in Subdetail 40 World Coordinates 40 Inserting and Exporting Lists 40 Displaying Coordinates 41 Calculation Program for Sandwich Panel Anchors (Halfen SPA) 41 Settings 42 Picking off Geometrical Data 43 Steel Construction 45 Taking over Steel Construction Functions into the Toolbar 45 Displaying Welding Symbols as Site Welds 46 Welding Symbols Texts: Pen Weight Determines the Font Size 46 New Help Windows in the Parameter Input 46 Part 5 Element Breakdown 47

Unitechnik File, Version 6.0 47 Long File Name 47 Volume 47 Slab/Wall/Facade 47 Update Individual Plate Representation 47 Calculating the Segment Size and the Scale Part 6 Cube3D 49 49

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Cube3D 49 3D Segment with Level Input 3D Model Point 51 CubeViewer 52 Update Cube View 55 Breakdown Cube View 55 Settings 56

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Part 7 Import/Export 57 Publish 57 Output Parameters 57 DXF/DWG Import 59 Import DXF/DWG as Template 61 Import Pixel Graphics 61 Proportional Image Dimensions with Drag & Drop Part 8 Data Export 62 62

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Data Export to Priamos Part 9 Output 63

Print Reinforcement Schedules Cover Sheet 63 Parts List 63 Supporter Report 63 Print Section 63 Appendix 65 New Icons for the Toolbar

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Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions Version 2011

Contents Important Information 4 System Requirements 4 Windows Vista/7 4 Initial, Parallel and Update Installations 4 Installation 5 License 6 Version License for the Dongle 6 Licensing the Modules for the Computer 6 Registering the Unlock Code 7

Important Information
System Requirements
Operating system: Windows XP, Vista or 7 Screen resolution: min. 1280 x 768 pixels Products: - .NET runtime modules 2.0 - Products from Microsoft Office >2000 (for outputting lists (reports, schedules) to Excel) If the setup program cannot find the .NET runtime modules and/or runtime libraries (vcredist_x86), it will offer to install them and you will have to perform this installation as User With Administrator Rights.

Windows Vista/7
To ensure that STRAKON will be able to run, the installation must not be made in the following paths: c:\Windows and c:\Programs.

Initial, Parallel and Update Installations

Initial installation If STRAKON is not available on the computer, or only in a version lower than 5.2, then an initial installation will be automatically performed. That is, unless a license has been enabled; it is automatically licensed for 10 days as a demo. After this, you can start STRAKON without a license in Viewer Mode. Parallel and update installation If STRAKON is available on the computer in a version 5.2 or higher and earlier than 2010, you can choose between a parallel or an update installation.

Parallel installation As an option, the settings of an installed 2010 version can be taken over. The following are taken over: Plotter/printer drivers and diversion files (not STRAKONs own files), tablet configuration, screen settings, layer sets, colors, editor settings, Excel template files, images from the template directory, input units, text modules, title block data, back-up file (secur.sic), settings for data export (PPC, BVBS, etc.), default sets, translation files for the DWG/DXF import/export, dialogue settings for back-up levels, element breakdown (all SYS files), settings for automatic snapping to points, einbau-s.dat for PPC export, definition files for design meshes and settings from Extras > Settings > Other. All files are copied locally into the 2011 version.

Update installation Select the version onto which you want to install the 2011 update. If your version is lower than 5.2, please request the STRAKON CD 5.2A, then conduct the update up to version 5.2A and restart the installation of the 2011 version. We recommend you perform the installation with the user-profile set as the Administrator or User With Administrator Rights. An update must be performed using the same user-profile as was used for the initial installation. DICAD Systeme GmbH

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The chosen installation path must not contain any accented letters or special characters.

Perfect functioning is only guaranteed if the user is given full access to the installed directories and working directories of STRAKON.

Installation
1. Select the language and accept the license agreement. 2. Select the STRAKON product (only possible with an initial installation). 3. Select between Update and Parallel Installation. With the parallel installation, you can optionally take over the settings from the 2010 version.

4. If conducting an Update, select the existing version onto which the update is to be installed. As an option, you can delete the old program folder from the start menu. A new folder with the current entries is automatically created.

5. As an option, a link to STRAKON 2011 can be created for you on the desktop. 6. Continue by following the instructions in the installation dialogue prompts.

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License

Installation Instructions

Version License for the Dongle

No version license is necessary for the dongle in Service! Check the version number in the hardlock via: Start > Programs > DICAD 2011 > Test dongle protection:

Requesting a version license for the hardlock with pre-2011 versions Open the license via Start > Programs > DICAD 2011 > Unlock software:

Click on Request, complete the input boxes and send the request to the responsible customer services department.

Licensing the Modules for the Computer

You can unlock modules (e.g. Steel Construction Variants etc.) only for the computer in question via an unlock code. Open the license via Start > Programs > DICAD 2011 > Unlock software:

Highlight the modules, click on >> and Continue, complete the input boxes and send the request to the responsible customer services department.

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Registering the Unlock Code

Open the license via Start > Programs > DICAD 2011 > Unlock software, enter the unlock code in capital letters and click on Register. We wish you every success in all your work with the 2011 version! Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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New Features of STRAKON Version 2011

New Features of STRAKON Version 2011 Part 1 Basics

STRAKON Products
New Product Names
While of course retaining their familiar, unchanged product scope, the STRAKON products have been renamed to make the individual product levels more easily identifiable. STRAKONpremium STRAKONstandard STRAKONlight formerly: STRAKON/S formerly: STRAKON/NP formerly: STRAKIT

STRAKON Start
Viewer Mode
If no dongle is connected to the computer, or if the necessary software license is missing, STRAKON can be started in Viewer mode. Viewer mode allows you to open and view drawings, to zoom into the drawings, to measure elements and to plot the current drawing and the reinforcement reports.

If you always start STRAKON without a dongle directly in Viewer Mode and therefore want to bypass this prompt window, select the option: Without Dongle, always start in Viewer mode.

Graphic Settings
In the STRAKON graphic settings (Start > Programs > DICAD 2011 > Settings > Graphic settings) the options Join Toolbars and Flat toolbar are switched on as default. A user-dependent setting is no longer possible.

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STRAKON Dialogues
New Look

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While retaining the same user guidance and prompts, the familiar STRAKON dialogue windows have been given a new look. The graphic help windows have been revamped with modern images that are appealing to the eye.

User Guidance
SmartClick
The familiar click function has been renamed as SmartClick.

Placing New / Moving Existing Dialogue Windows

By dragging the title bar you can move all dialogue windows and place them in a new location, even beyond the screen.

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New Selection Option in the Dialogue Windows

If the dialogue windows have any selection areas, such as with the labeling types for the re-bar, you can now also make the selection using the Arrow keys.

The background color of the selection area has the following meaning: Dark Light, with orange border This is the (default) selection as determined in the settings This is the current selection

Filtering in Selection Menus

The filter function in the selection menus for the fonts and layers has been revised. Using the Filter icon you can control the columns to be searched through, whereby also partial texts will be searched (e.g. mes > Mesh). You can switch from the filter view to the complete menu by marking and deleting the search string (Del key).

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Detailed Texts in the Function Toolbars

No more guessing what the tool bar functions are! Understandable and fully detailed texts make it easier for you to make inputs and selections and to call up the functions in the user prompts, e.g. in the dimension correction windows or in the selection menus for the rebar, etc.

Accelerated Selection in the Combo Boxes

By using the greater than/smaller than key on the keypad, you can also select (toggle function) the individual options without having to open the combo boxes (selection menus). E.g. to select the input type in the Rectangles function,

or to select the stirrup binder types in the stirrup binder inputs main view in the Comfort mode for reinforcement input

or to select the reinforcement report to be placed in the drawing. Here you can toggle between the full list of all possible reinforcement reports and your favorites list.

Texts with the New Space-holder

When copying (also copying individually), moving or loading texts, they are now always shown with a new spaceholder box (rectangle + diagonal).

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Function Toolbars
Expanded Menu Bar
Accessories > Sandwich panel anchor > Halfen SPA

The Accessories menu has been expanded by the addition of the Sandwich panel anchor > Halfen SPA interface (see menu explanations: Accessories > Sandwich panel anchor, page 41).

Cube3D

The new Cube3D menu enables you to create 3D structures and to construct building sections (see Cube3D, page 49)

Other > Mikogo

In addition to the Netviewer program, the Mikogo program is now also available (Internet presentation / support program).

Extras > Colors

In the color configuration you can use the Cross, Cross (small) and Arrow cursor displays. The separate cursor selection for the Toolbar is no longer available.

? > Modules
The STRAKON Modules option has been discontinued.

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The scope of selectable functions has been expanded in the Extras > Toolbar menu by the addition of: Category: File > Drawing data Category: Side > Zoom all segments, determine zoom (all functions), e.g. Zoom all segments Category: Edit > Identify (various functions), e.g. Identify text point New functions (see Appendix, page 65)

Segments
The selection of segment functions (see Toolbar > Extras: Segments) has been expanded for working with the functions of the new Cube3D menu (see Cube3D, page 49).

Using the New 3D segment and 3D model point functions, you can give the segment the necessary 3D information directly when creating the segment and also subsequently move the 3D model point.

Create Segment Polygon > Automatically Snap to Points

When creating a segment via a polygon, you can also use the Automatically Snap to Points function; whereby, it is also possible to snap to the drawing border.

New 3D Segment
(not in STRAKONlight) After entering the segment scale and name and determining the segments bordering frame, select the required level.

3D Model Point
(not in STRAKONlight) The models placement point (see Cube3D, page 49) is automatically set as the segment origin point and marked with a + character.

Using the 3D model point function, the models placement point can be subsequently moved to any point required, e.g. to a building corner.

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Segment and Level Administration

The segment administration has been expanded by the addition of the level administration and the dialogue window has been revised.

Click on the Active column to highlight the segment in which you want to continue working after closing the segment and level administration. Clicking on the Name or Scale column will change the segment name or segment scale. Please note: you can only alter the scale of empty segments. The other columns and icons can be used as follows: Draw the marked segments, on/off Highlight one or several lines and switch the display of the segment contents on or off. Individual segments can also be switched on or off directly by using the check boxes in Draw column. Switched-off segments are indicated in the drawing with a cross (Nplo). Remove level for marked segment The level belonging to the highlighted segments is deleted and the Cube3D export is automatically switched off. Segments without any level specified are identified in the Level column with the words: Not used. 3D export of marked segments, on/off For highlighted segments where a level is specified, the Cube3D export can be switched on or off. The Cube3D export of individual segments can also be switched on or off directly by using the check boxes in the Cube3D column. Level administration In the level administration, define the required general or even project-specific levels by giving their Name (description text) and the level value (height) in the currently set input units (see Toolbar).

To Create new level, there is a new line at the ready, marked with an astarisc *. Add levels from file The selected levels in the recalled level file (*.xml) are taken over into the current level administration.

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All displayed levels are saved in an XML file (*.xml). The target path of %strakon%\niveau is offered as a default here. The saved levels can be inserted into new drawings/projects for further usage. Segment data The segment data of the highlighted segment (e.g. number of elements, angle of rotation and grid) is displayed in a further dialogue window.

Selecting the Segment Functions Using the Pointer Command C

(not in STRAKONlight) To save time, the options of the Segments function (see Toolbar > Extras: Segments) can also be called up by selecting a segment border with the Pointer Command C. The Modify fence function is preset and can be directly confirmed if this default is appropriate. Please note: the segment borders must be selected by moving to them from the inside.

Drawing Texts
Expanded Drawing Texts
The name and scale of the active segment can be taken over into the segment by using the new drawing texts. Drawing text for the segment name: Drawing text for the segment scale: Example: segment 2 is to be labeled. !SEG;TEXT; !SEG;MASS;

Activate segment 2, select the text function and enter the drawing texts: Text input: Text input: Result: Segment: !SEG;TEXT; Scale: 1:!SEG;MASS;

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Create / Open Drawing Set

When working on your project you will want to have quick and easy-to-understand access to all necessary drawings at all times, even if the drawings are located in several working directories. You can now save time-consuming searching for and opening the individual drawings by combining and saving several opened drawings in a drawing set.

Create Drawing Set

In the Window > Show all windows menu, highlight the drawings you want to save in a drawing set and click on the Create drawing set button.

The drawing set is saved in an SPS file (*.sps) and, as a default, stored in the %strakon%\sessions directory.

Open Drawing Set

Via the File > Open drawing set menu or in the drawing data via the new icon , select the drawing set whose drawings (i.e. the saved statuses of the drawings) are to be directly opened. Here, the last drawing from the drawing set is displayed on the screen. Note: The status opened is always the last saved status of a drawing. A network path can also be selected as the storage location.

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New Selection via Submenu

In the Extras > Settings menu, the settings Other, Set selection for drawings, etc. are now selected in the expanded and reorganized submenu.

Other: Help Window

In the Extras > Settings > Other > Help window menu, define which help windows are to be automatically opened when calling up the relevant functions. The Automatically open help window option switches the automatic function on and off.

Note: The settings for the pen selection via the help window are now also located in the Extras > Settings > Other > Help window > Pens menu. The old option of Selection always via dialogue has been discontinued.

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Other: Drawing Elements > Create Wall Hatching

(not in STRAKONlight) In the Extras > Settings > Other > Drawing elements menu, switch the Create wall hatching option on if you want to directly color the walls in the material color (see Material administration, page 19).

Note: The check boxs setting does not have any retro-active effect on any existing walls.

Save Settings
The Save settings function has been moved from the settings selection menu directly to the Extras menu.

Settings in the Windows Program Bar

A new dialogue prompt has also been integrated in the Windows program bar: Start > Programs > DICAD 2011 > Settings. To save your settings, select the last entry in the list: Save settings.

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In the Extras > Material Administration menu, the dialogue window has now been given a new look. The user prompts correspond to those of the rebar administration, i.e. To Create new material, there is a new line at the ready, marked with an astarisc *.

Each material can be assigned a priority (see Drawing, Walls, page 22) and a color for the wall hatching. The sequential order and the level of priority is arbitrary. To delete the materials from the administration, mark the line and use the Del key.

Editing Functions
Polygonal Sections
The selection of section options in the editing functions (see menu Edit > Delete section, etc.) has been group together in the combo box and expanded by the addition of the Polygon option.

To recess any elements in the section, select Polygon.

After entering all of the points of the polygon, end the section definition, e.g. using . An intersection of the start and end lines automatically closes the polygon. If these lines do not intersect, the section is automatically closed by a connecting line drawn between the first and last points of the polygon.

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End line

Start line Example 2:

Note: If the section polygon is entered in clockwise rotation, then all the elements are marked without further prompting and you can directly choose the reference point.

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Copy Section to New Segment: Segment Scale

If you copy a section into a new segment, then the drawings main scale and the sections original segment scale are offered as a new segment scale. The original segment scale is given as a default and, by confirming, can be directly taken over for the new segment.

Quick Call Up of Editing Functions Individually Free

The editing functions individually free can be quickly selected by pressing the Alt key and the familiar pointer commands for Delete section, Copy section, etc.: Delete individually free Copy individually free Move individually free Correct individually free Alt+ pointer command Alt+ Pointer command Alt+ Pointer command > Alt+ Pointer command

The starting point for the pointer command determines the element to be edited. All other pointer commands for the editing functions individually free, such as ~ or C etc. are retained.

Move Connection Points

(not in STRAKONlight) When making changes to the geometry or the display, the Edit > Move connection points menu can be used to move the connection points (e.g. of the hatching, reinforcement, dimensions and polygon) anywhere about a Section, Polygon or a Segment. E.g. reinforcement

Select point 1, 2

Section Using Section or Apply move to all points in the additional function toolbar, you can optionally also move selected connection points or all highlighted connection points by the same amount all in one go. The connection points are shown as a small square. Move to the required points to select them and then stipulate their new position. The reinforcement is automatically adjusted to suit the new coordinates. Note: You can undo the Move connection points operation using the Undo function!

Interfaces
Priamos
Using the File > Interfaces menu, you can export your drawing data as a calculation file to the Priamos interface (see Data export, page 62).

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Part 2 Formwork
Drawing
Walls
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Changing the Position of the Wall Line Using Additional Key Combination
You can change the position of the wall line by pressing the B key (capital letter) or by using the keyboard shortcut Shift+ .

Wall Input Using a Rectangle

The selection of the wall input functions (see menu Draw > Building Components > Walls) has been brought together in the combo box and expanded by the addition of the Rectangle option.

This input function makes it possible to quickly and easily create a closed, rectangular wall polygon. In addition to stretching a rectangle, it is also possible to confirm the first point of the rectangle and then to immediately specify the size of that rectangle by entering the X and Y values, e.g. 150,500.

Individually Copy Wall Rectangle

Immediately after placing a wall rectangle in the drawing, you can copy it using the Edit > Copy Individually function.

Priority-dependent Creation of Wall Connections

In obvious wall situations (wall corners, wall intersections, etc.), you can define the automatically created wall connections in a priority-dependent manner, e.g. according to concrete grades. For this purpose, the Priority column has been added to the Extras > Material Administration menu.

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The higher priority decides on which will be the continuous wall, e.g.: Concrete grade C25/30 > Priority 60 Concrete grade C16/20 > Priority 20

Concrete grade C16/20 > Priority 20

Concrete grade C25/30 > Priority 60

Note: As alternative to repeatedly selecting the wall attributes via the Material Administration, you can also predefine frequently used wall elements and save them in the Accessories > QuickBox menu (see STRAKON Help). When taking over the wall elements into the QuickBox, the material and its settings are also saved with it. If the abutting walls are of different material and you change this to the same material, the wall connections must then be changed manually.

Freehand Lines
(not in STRAKONlight) Freehand lines are now entered by pressing the Alt Gr or Ctrl+Alt key and drawing with the left mouse key. When doing this you can also use all the familiar pointer commands, e.g. for zooming into the section, ending (terminating the function), etc.

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Multiple Lines
Parallel double lines and multiple lines can be entered quickly and simply either individually or as a polygon. These parallel lines can then be closed of at the ends if required, e.g. to form walls.

Double Lines
Two parallel lines are simultaneously drawn using the Double lines function.

In the additional function toolbar, select the line polygon, the line style and the pen weight, and also specify the input line (left, right, middle) analogous to the line/wall input. In addition, define the Spacing between the two lines. The Terminating line option for the two end faces allows closed building components to be displayed in the plan, e.g. walls etc. Line connections are automatically created at the obvious corner points of the lines.

Multiple Lines
The Multiple lines option allows you to create parallel lines simultaneously.

In the additional function toolbar, select the line polygon and, if necessary, the Terminating line option for the end faces. The clearance between the lines, the line style and the pen weight as well as the reference line for the position of the lines are all defined using the settings (>>).

Here, the reference line has the position 0.00, in the example this is the middle line. The position of all further lines is entered via the Clearance or the Position. The corresponding values are directly recalculated. Line connections are automatically created at the obvious corner points of the lines.

When entering the lines, you can change the reference line using the keyboard shortcut Shift+

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The last input of a line (double or multiple line) can be undone using the Edit > Delete last input function.

Insert Elements > Center Lines/Bisecting Lines

The input helps that act as design-aids have been expanded by the addition of the elements: Centre lines and Bisecting lines.

Center Lines
The Center lines option enables the input of up to 99 lines arranged in a fan formation between two existing lines.

In the additional function toolbar, select the line style, the pen weight and the quantity of center lines to be inserted (max. 99). The start and end points of the center lines are defined by the lengths of the initial two lines.

Center line Center lines Quantity = 1 Quantity = 5

Bisecting Lines
The Bisecting lines option enables the input of up to 99 lines that bisect the angle and are arranged in a fan formation between two existing lines.

In the additional function toolbar, select the line style, the pen weight and the quantity of bisecting lines to be inserted (max. 99). The start and end points of the bisecting lines are derived from the theoretical intersection point (M) and from the lengths of the initial two lines.

Bisecting line Important:

Bisecting lines

The last input of a line (center line or bisecting line) can be undone using the Edit > Delete last input function.

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Template

New Features of STRAKON Version 2011

(not in STRAKONlight) As design aid for the current editing, you can use Templates (drawing sections) either in the same drawing and/or from another drawing or a DXF/DWG file. Templates allow you to trace existing drawing elements such as lines, circles, rectangles etc., but not texts, dimensions and hatching. For this purpose, the drawing elements of the template are shown in only one pen weight and in the line style 1 and this cannot be changed. It is not possible to attach or link other elements such as reinforcement, hatching etc. to the template elements. Template New plan view

A template can be created and placed in the drawing either in reusable or temporary format (i.e. only created and placed once) or it can be directly placed from a DXF/DWG file. For the reusable format, select Create, define the template content and save it in a SCA file (*.sca). The name of the drawing is offered to you as a file name and the directory %strakon%\templates as the target directory. The placement of a template from a DXF/DWG file is a quick and easy input method and always includes all the drawing elements of the file (e.g. lines etc.), but there are no prior selection options. The conversion factor is fixed as 1. The placement of the template is done to scale but is independent of segment and layer, whereby you can optionally select a scaling factor, an angle of rotation and a different pen weight. After placement, you can move the template wherever and whenever you want using the Move Individually Free editing function. All the templates placed in a drawing are displayed in the list. After completing various drawing sections or the entire drawing, you can delete the previously placed templates either all in one go using the Delete all option or individually using the Delete Individually Free editing function. You can recall a deleted template using the Undo function (Redo/Undo).

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When placing a template, a maximum of 500 elements are shown on the cursor. All the elements will only be displayed after completing the placement. Placed templates are not saved with the drawing or in a backup. Templates are deleted when a drawing is closed. Any templates present in a drawing are ignored when outputting (plotting) and when exporting data. The placement of a template from a DXF/DWG file is made using the standard settings of the DXF/DWG import. It is not possible to modify the imported file contents. An extended template creation with all the familiar options of the DXF/DWG import is offered by the menu: File > Import/Export > Import DXF/DWG as Template (see explanation in Part 7, page 57).

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Part 3 Reinforcement
Rebar and Mesh
Eurocode: EC2
Basis of Calculation as per Eurocode
The basis of calculation for rebar and mesh according to Eurocode and the new rebar administration set EC2 (steel grades B500A, B500B) have both been integrated into STRAKON.

The required basis of calculation is selected in the Rebar/Mesh settings > General settings > Reinforcement settings. Important! When a STRAKON update is made, the basis of calculation is set to Eurocode EC2 regardless of the selected rebar set. Take note: the setting of the required basis of calculation is made independent of the selected rebar/mesh administration set. The administration set required for editing the drawing is still selected as before in the Rebar and/or Mesh Administration.

Anchoring Lengths and Overlap Lengths

The figures given in the dialogue window for the anchoring lengths and overlap lengths are made in accordance with the selected basis of calculation (see above explanations), e.g. to EC2:

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Calculating the Overlap Lengths and Anchoring Lengths Using Formula

If the bar length in the main view (MV) exceeds the maximum bar length, the lengths of overlap or anchoring can also be calculated using the relevant variables (in a formula) in the reinforcement input modes Comfort or Quick. The following variables are available for this: lb = Lb,rqd le = LB,eq ld = Lbd,dir li = Lbd,ind l0 = l0 Example: Input: li + le - ld

MV, Present MV: Displaying the Reference Point

If you want to place the view of a piece of reinforcement into a drawing again (e.g. using the rebar function Present MV), the selection bar directly shows the relevant reference point, identified by a cross.

BR, MR: Switching off the Connection to a Reference Point

It is now also possible to place bar representations/mesh representations (BR/MR) without having a connection to the formwork (e.g. for placing in another segment). The size of the representation is automatically adjusted to suit the scale of the actual segment. The connecting link to the reference point is switched on or off using the Ref point option in the additional function toolbar. Alternatively, the connection can also be switched off via End/Continue during the reference point prompt.

Unlinked bar representations/mesh representations are given a virtual connection point (small circle = hook) on the bar starting point to facilitate further editing, e.g. position correction etc. >Reference point (switched on) Reference point (switched off)

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MV Stirrup Binders: Virtual Display of Binder Type and Binder Hook Position
When entering the binder in the reinforcement input modes Comfort and Quick, the type of binder and the position of the binder hooks are displayed virtually.

Copy Reinforcement
The reinforcement copied using the Reinforcement > Copy reinforcement menu (see STRAKON help) can now be repeatedly placed in a drawing. Before placement, the reference point can be changed using Shift+B or Shift+ Note: It is now also possible to copy main views of mesh. .

Project Steel Totals

(not in STRAKONlight) The project steel totals report that is integrated into the Reinforcement menu now also contains the weight of the prestressing steel and the gross weight of the individual mesh types (standard, special list, design mesh) and also states all the mesh types used.

Note: The Excel template file DICADStahlmassen.xls is located in the strakon\ExcelVorlagen directory and must be altered to suit the required company title block data.

Rebar
CV: Laying Field Corrections are Retained When Moving
If you change the geometry of a laying field by moving (Menu: Edit > Move section (individually free)) in the Bar direction, then any corrections made to the laying field are retained (repositioning, deletion, insertion). The same also applies to the Move points option, e.g.:

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Laying line

CV: Move Individually and Freely Even When Correcting the Bar Position
You can now correct the position of the bar in the count view using the editing function Move individually free without having to call up the correction function CV > Quantity, spacing > Position.

BR: Thread/Couplers for From-To Bar

(not in STRAKONlight) In the bar representation, the threaded connections thread and couplers can now also be defined for the from-to bar function as well.

3D Bending Shape with From-To Leg Lengths

Bending shapes with bar legs in the Z direction (e.g. D2 shape support stirrup or corbel bar) can now also be executed with variable leg lengths (from-to bar). The from-to legs are laid in the count view using A-Leg (area leg).

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If you create a variable bar of the bending shape D2 without a main view, for the Display in the bar representation it will then be necessary to initially enter the variable legs in the input window with a constant bar length. The adjustment of the true from-to leg lengths will then be made when positioning the item in the drawing.

BR Group: Expanded Functionality

(not in STRAKONlight) When entering bar representations using the BR group function, you can choose between the Symbolic representation (>BR symbol group) and the display to scale (BR symbol group).

Symbolic representation

Display to scale

Note: In the BR group function, it is also possible to place bar representations into the drawing to scale without having a connection to the formwork (e.g. for placing in another segment) (see BR, MR: switching off the connection to a reference point, page 29).

Only consider items without BR This is for checking your drawing for any missing bar representations. Regardless of the selected display type (to scale or symbolic), the new function BR group > Only items without BR allows all the missing bar representations of an item range to be created in one step.

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MV: Formwork Dimension for Bar Lengths in the Z Direction

(not in STRAKONlight) It is now also possible to define the mesh lengths/widths in the Z direction by entering the Formwork dimension, as is familiar with the rebar, or by using the From formwork option.

CV Free: Free Definition of Laying Fields and Settings

(not in STRAKONlight)

Free Definition of Laying Fields

In the reinforcement in the Comfort or Quick mode, you can enter items such as edge rebar and additional rebar quickly and easily using freely defined laying fields.

After calling up the CV free function, in the additional function toolbar select the mesh type, the quantity of mesh to be laid and the mesh dimensions and butts. The placement options and correction possibilities can be used analogously to the familiar CV individually function.

To determine the free mesh position, the load-bearing direction is shown in line style 2 and the transverse/loaddistributor in line style 3. For the laying field, Nplo lines are automatically created

Settings
The settings selected here are linked to the global settings in the mesh function.

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MV/MR: Cut Bars in 1:1 Representation

In the 1:1 representation of main views (MV) and mesh representations (MR), the cut bars of the mesh are now also shown.

Depending on the chosen position (Left/Right looking towards the input line), the cut bars will lie inside or outside on the mesh bar. The amount of concrete cover is always maintained here. The arrangement of the cut bars corresponds to the specifications from the Mesh Administration and starts at the first polygon point of the mesh bar. Note:

The position of the cut bar (inside/outside) can be changed during the input using the Shift+

or Shift+B keys.

MV/MR: Bar Position in the Z-Direction

You can correct the bar position (Left/Right) in the Z-direction for the symbolic representation in the Mesh Representation (MR) and for the 1:1 display in the main view (MV) during the input by using the Left/Right option (toggle function), e.g. MR via bending shape (without MV):

MV stirrup binder in the Comfort reinforcement input mode:

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or Shift+B keys.

The position of the cut bar (inside/outside) can be changed during the input using the Shift+

Design Mesh
MV: New Polygon Inputs and Correction Options
(not in STRAKONlight) When inputting a new design mesh in the main view (MV), the layout and position of the cut bar are now directly shown for you regardless of the type of display (Normal, Rnd, 1:1) and then offered for correction. The initially displayed layout and position of the bar are a result of the specifications of the bar and mesh definitions.

Note: If the display type 1:1 is selected for this, then the cut bar will also be displayed in the finished main view (see previous explanations, page 34).

After selecting the bent wire (load-bearing/load-distributing wire, single/double wire, wire diameter), select the position of the cut bar (left/right looking towards the input line) in the additional function toolbar and enter the polygon, the mesh width, the type of display (in the example: 1:1) and the mesh definitions. The layout and the position of the cut bar can then be edited using the new correction bar. The arrow symbol shows the starting point of the bending shape.

Individually position, delete, insert For deleting, adding or moving the position of individual bars. Using the function Individually position, it is only necessary to input the distance (Attention: minus sign necessary for negative X or Y direction) in the selected input units (see Toolbar) measured from a formwork edge point or from an identifiable bar (via the Z key). The bar is automatically re-laid on the mesh wire.

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Re-specifies the spacing and/or quantity of cut bar (in the input unit shown). In this case, the overhangs (O1, O2) are retained and the bar spacing is adjusted accordingly. If you additionally switch on the Distribute option in the additional function toolbar, the bar spacings will be retained and the overhangs will be uniformly adjusted. It is also possible here to enter quantity,spacing, whereby the bar laying is made starting from the first overhang, in the example 25,15 (cm)

Overhang The two Overhangs (O1, O2) at the start and end of the mesh are (in the input units shown) re-specified, in the example 10,20 (cm). The bar spacing is retained here, whereby the last cut bar may be omitted.

Mirror The laying of the cut bar is mirrored within the mesh, i.e. the laying direction is swapped over.

Original The laying of the cut bar is reset to its original status, i.e. to the specifications in the bar and mesh definitions.

Continue The correction of the cut bar is ended and the familiar design mesh editor is opened.

Item Corrections
Correcting the Item Number: Close Gaps

The mesh function now also allows you to close all the gaps in the item numbering for the current drawing in one step using the familiar Item correction > Item number. The items are renumbered so that each smallest free item is replaced by the next highest item number. Note: This correction can be reversed using the Undo function in the icon bar.

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Putting AdHoc Reinforcement Favorites in the QuickBox

(not in STRAKONlight) The Derivation from sample function is replaced by the new name AdHoc reinforcement. For quick access to the drawing elements, you can now also put AdHoc reinforcements in the QuickBox (Menu: Accessories > QuickBox, see STRAKON Help).

For daily use in your office, STRAKON offers you the most widely used standard templates of AdHoc reinforcement.

Placing AdHoc Reinforcements Using the QuickBox

(not in STRAKONlight) You can place the AdHoc reinforcements from the QuickBox into the drawing using the Comfort input mode (quick coordinate input using the contour search cursor) and also, without answering any further prompts, using the additional option: Quick. The Classic input mode also remains available, e.g.:

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If you want to place the AdHoc reinforcement into the drawing even quicker (i.e. with very few prompts), then switch the Quick option on in the Comfort input mode. In this case, the pre-specified diameter and the pre-specified concrete cover thicknesses are both directly taken over and the automatic main view item comparison is executed.

Polygon point 1

Polygon point 2

Here, the formwork geometry is always searched for in the direction of the selected line (arrow labeling), whereby the next closest formwork edge point is the starting point for the placement of the reinforcement (point labeling). The contour search cursor is automatically rotated to the direction of the selected line. Note: When searching the formwork geometry, if possible, the contour search cursor and therefore the reinforcement as well are automatically mirrored.

Reinforcement Schedules on the Drawing

Correct Individually Free for From-To Table
You can quickly correct the position and/or the appearance of the from-to table using the Command C on or rather in the table. icon or the Pointer

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QuickBox with Layer Information, Macros and Built-in Parts (Macro)
(not in STRAKONlight) With immediate effect, the layer information of the drawing elements (lines, circles, rectangles, dimensions, datum levels, texts, hatching, walls and columns) are also saved when taken over into the QuickBox. Using the New from administration icon, you can additionally also take over the macros and the Built-in Parts (macro) into the QuickBox.

Variants (Macros, Built-in Parts (Macro), etc.)

Creation with Automatic Search via Section
Analogous to the editing functions Move, Copy, etc., via section, you can similarly define the search area of the subdetails when creating macros, built-in parts, etc. The search via all elements of the subdetail is performed automatically when the section is stretched around an area from top to bottom (Quick section):

If the search section is stretched from bottom to top, the manual search functions and the correction dialogue window of the subdetail selection (SD selection) will be available as usual:

Note: If only one subdetail is created using the Quick section function, the SD selection correction dialog window will be omitted.

Maximum Element Limits Increased

The maximum element limits have been increased as follows: Coordinates : 3000 Lines : 2500 Dimensions : 1500

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Placing Subdetail with Reinforcement in Subdetail

If the subdetail to be placed contains any reinforcement, the following subdetail variables will be available: TxxyyBnr = 0 TxxyyBnr = 1 TxxyyBnr = 2 The reinforcement is not placed The reinforcement is placed immediately The reinforcement is placed later

World Coordinates
Inserting and Exporting Lists
The world coordinates defined in the drawing can now be placed directly into the drawing as a list or exported to Excel as a list. The lists are called up in the Accessories > World Coordinates menu.

Insert Schedule

The world coordinates list is placed in the drawing using the familiar list options.

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For further use, the world coordinates of the drawing are exported to Excel as an XLS file (*.xls). The DICADWKSLISTE.xls file in the strakon\ExcelVorlagen directory is available for you as a template file for this.

Displaying Coordinates
In the selection menu opened via the Accessories > World Coordinates > Individual menu, you can select the following options for displaying the world coordinate points: Single-lined, Double-lined, Number (only the point number), Single-lined with number or Double-lined with number.

In addition, in the additional function toolbar define the Start number and, if necessary, a header text.

Calculation Program for Sandwich Panel Anchors (Halfen SPA)

Start the HALFEN calculation program for sandwich panel anchors (Version >3.32) via the menu: Accessories > Sandwich Panel Anchor > Halfen SPA.

The prerequisites for the calculation are that there is a sandwich panel drawn in the current drawing, that the calculation program from HALFEN (www.halfen.de) is installed and that the correct settings have been made. The interface is the link from STRAKON to the sandwich panel anchor calculation program version 3.32 or higher from the HALFEN company. Transfer the geometry of your drawn sandwich panel to the calculation program, then have the necessary anchors and pins calculated and, finally, as an option, have them placed in your sandwich panel in STRAKON.

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Before picking the points from the geometry, open the Settings menu and enter the necessary data.

Paths
Path of the calculation program Select the path including the name of the calculation program using the button.

Path of the transfer file Select the path including the file name of the transfer file. This file not only transfers the geometrical data to the calculation program, but also returns the calculated anchors and pins to STRAKON. The drawing name is automatically offered as the file name.

Geometry
Select the layer thicknesses and concrete cover thicknesses for the current sandwich panel.

Other
For the exterior layer, the color and the rotational information are also required. If the interior and exterior layers have identical geometries, switch the option on. The selected geometry of the interior layer is internally copied for the exterior layer. Switch the Place item text function off if you do not want to have any item text on the pins and anchors that are placed in STRAKON.

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Interior layer or exterior layer

Picking off Geometrical Data

Strengthening = exterior layer

Opening

Strengthening = window

Strengthening = insulation layer

Strengthening = corner amplif.

Interior Layer/Exterior Layer

Select the corner points of the outer geometry one by one. The points can be chosen going round in any direction (either clockwise or counter-clockwise) and any point can be chosen as the first point. The interior and exterior layers may consist of n corner points. If the exterior layer has the same geometry as the interior layer, then, to simplify the inputs, you can switch on the Interior and exterior layers identical option in the settings. The Function Toolbar will then no longer offer the exterior layer for picking.

Opening
You can pick the geometry of any number of openings as a rectangle via two points (diagonals).

Strengthening
Strengthening can be defined here.

Select the type of strengthening:

Exterior layer Insulation layer

This is a strengthening on the visible side of the exterior layer A strengthening within the insulation layer. This is located on the exterior layer and can extend to just before the interior layer as a maximum. A strengthening as a corner reinforcement. The contour of the interior layer is executed at a certain distance around this strengthening.

Corner amplification

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Strengthening around a window. This is located on the exterior layer and can extend to just before the interior layer as a maximum.

For the strengthening, you will also need to define the Thickness and confirm the input with Take over settings.

Calculated
Use the Calculated function to start the calculation program from the HALFEN company. If you do not make any changes to the geometry, the openings or the strengthening, select Recalculate and transfer the calculation data to STRAKON using the DICAD button.

2. Transfer

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The calculated anchors and pins can now be placed immediately into the drawing.

To simplify the placement, the sandwich panels geometry is shown virtually on the cursor. The lines of the geometry are not redrawn however.

Note: The calculation program is available for downloading from the HALFEN company website (www.halfen.de). The instructions for using HALFENs calculation program can be obtained from the respective help functions.

Steel Construction
Taking over Steel Construction Functions into the Toolbar
Take over the steel construction functions (see menu: Accessories > Steel Construction Variants/Design) into the Toolbar (see menu: Extras > Toolbar > Accessory category). Steel construction variants Steel construction design

Activating the functions will open the relevant context menu where you can select the required steel components etc.

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Displaying Welding Symbols as Site Welds

Via the Accessories > Steel Construction > Welds menu, you can optionally switch the supplementary symbol for the site weld in the welding symbol on or off.

Welding Symbols Texts: Pen Weight Determines the Font Size

The font size (text height) is automatically adjusted here too by selecting the pen weight.

New Help Windows in the Parameter Input

In various input dialogue windows, the ? icon (in the title bar) can be used to open help windows containing clear information on parameters, e.g. node plates.

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Part 5 Element Breakdown

Unitechnik File, Version 6.0
Long File Name
The file name can now be a maximum of 20 characters long.

Volume
The net volume is now output in SLABDATE in dm3.

Slab/Wall/Facade
Update Individual Plate Representation
If you want to update your existing individual plate representation with changed settings (e.g. reinforcement specifications, built-in parts or title block symbol), then select Update IPR (Individual Plate Representation).

Note: Any drawing elements inserted manually in the Individual Plate Representation will be deleted when the Update IPR function is executed.

Calculating the Segment Size and the Scale

Consider Title Block
Switch the title block off if it is to be ignored when calculating the necessary segment size or segment scale.

Title block switched on

Title block switched off

Calculated size

Calculated size

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Placement Options
The following options are available when placing the elements in the drawing:

Keep scale 1:xx and segment size The scale and segment size specified in the settings are used. This may mean that the drawing content protrudes beyond the segment border.

Keep scale 1:xx The scale specified in the settings is retained. The segment size calculated on this basis may be larger than the set segment size.

Keep segment size The segment size specified in the settings is used and the scale calculated on that basis is displayed.

Input 1:xx Enter a scale for the drawing. The segment size calculated from this cannot be less than the segment size specified in the settings.

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Cube3D enables you to create 3D structures and construct building sections, e.g.:

All building components (walls, columns, ceilings) drawn in STRAKON can be taken over into the new Cube3D menu, where they can be displayed, sectioned and exported into the STRAKON drawing. The following requirements are necessary for this:

3D Segment with Level Input

The desired building components are drawn directly in 3D segments, i.e. via the segment function in the Toolbar > Extras: Segments menu

you create beforehand a New 3D segment with scale, segment descriptive text and level input. The 3D model point is automatically put in the segment origin point and identified by a cross. The 3D model point serves as the segments reference point for stacking up the building components.

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You can also convert an existing 2D segment into a 3D segment, whereby the assignment of the level and the 3D model point can also be done subsequently via the segment function in Toolbar > Extras: Segments > Segment admin. & level admin.

After entering the new segment, you are prompted to select the level, e.g.:

The segments and the levels belonging to them are managed in the new Segment and level administration

In addition to the familiar segment functions such as draw segment and scale, you can also assign the level to an existing segment here by clicking in the Level column. The following functions are also available via the icons: Draw the marked segments, on/off

Remove level for marked segments The level is set to: Not used. 3D export of marked segments (with level reference), on/off (see CubeViewer, page 52) Level administration For creating, opening and saving level information about the current drawing.

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For further use (i.e. by clicking in the line), you can create various levels for the current drawing here, which you then assign to the desired 3D segment. Using the icons you can Add levels from an existing file and Save the level administration as an XML file (*.xml). Segment data

3D Model Point
You can assign the 3D model point to any segment and place it in that segment. In the CubeViewer (see CubeViewer, page 52), the segments are then placed via the 3D model point and set above each other in accordance with their level.

Material administration The prerequisite for displaying the building components in the CubeViewer (see CubeViewer, page 52) is that the 3 density [t/m ] and the color are specified in the Material Administration (see STRAKON Help).

Wall connections are automatically created here according to the chosen priority (see Priority-dependent creation of wall connections, page 22).

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In the CubeViewer, the building components contained in the 3D segments are displayed with the current settings from the Segment admin. & level admin. and the Material administration.

Icon Bar
The following functions are available via the integrated icon bar:

Export into drawing The model is taken over into the STRAKON drawing in whatever is its current display (view, section). To do this, select the desired segment in the drawing and place the model; an angle of rotation and/or a scaling factor may be included as an option. The models lines (pens, line styles) are displayed using the settings for Cube Element/Views (see Settings, page 56).

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Firstly, the model is rotated in its entirety in the plan view.

In the following explanations, six section planes are defined and the result is then displayed in an isometric view in the CubeViewer. During the entire sectioning process, this is identified by a cross-hair cursor. Determine the section width using two points Define points 1 and 2 using the cursor. As a default, point 2 is entered at right angles to point 1. If an angled section is required, the right angle default can be switched off with the r key. Then determine the viewing direction and viewing depth by stretching the window section using the cursor.

The model is then rotated into the sectional view.

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Determine the section height (top and bottom edge) by stretching the box around it using the cursor The order in which this box is stretched (whether from top to bottom or vice versa) is immaterial. The model is then displayed with the chosen sectioning and rotated into the isometric view.

Display whole model The sectioning is deleted, the whole model redisplayed and rotated back to its original position. Zoom +, Zoom The display of the model is increased or decreased a step at a time. Select display mode Select various display modes for the view in the CubeViewer only: - Visible lines - Hidden lines - Without lines, material - Visible lines, material (default setting) - Hidden lines, material - Wire model Note: For the display of the model in the drawing, see Export to the drawing, page 52 .

Material-based volume/weight calculation

3 Allows you to calculate the material-dependent building volume (m ) and the building weight (t) directly in the CubeViewer.

The values are listed in the relevant dialogue window.

For further use, these can be copied and inserted into an Excel table etc. using Cut/Paste Ctrl+C/V.

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The Cube control is used for rotating the elevation of the model into the desired viewing direction. To do this, click on the individual facets of the Cube and the view is instantly redisplayed, rotated accordingly. The automatic rotation of the cube offers additional viewing possibilities.

Further Control Options in the CubeViewer

For adjusting the display and position of the model in the CubeViewer, the familiar STEAKON functions are also available here in the CubeViewer, e.g.: Panning Arrow keys Image up/down Moves model using the Ctrl key + left mouse button Moves view step by step Zooms in/out (larger/smaller)

Shift + Arrow keys Rotates model

Update Cube View

After altering the geometry of a building component, one or all the Cube Views in a drawing can be updated in one go using the Update Cube View option.

After selecting one Cube View or after switching on the Update all cube views option, the model is recalculated and the selected Cube Views are updated. Note: For any linked elements such as reinforcement for instance, free coordinates are automatically created. These can be edited using the menu: Edit > Move connection points.

Breakdown Cube View

The Breakdown Cube View option allows you to breakdown one or all the Cube Views in the drawing in one go.

After selecting one Cube View or after switching on the Breakdown all cube views option, the model is converted into a normal 3D line group that can no longer be updated.

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The CubeView settings in the drawing are defined using the Settings option.

Display Hidden Lines in Cube View

This switches the display of hidden lines on and off when placing the Cube View in the drawing. The hidden lines are placed in the drawing using the pen/line style that you defined in the settings window (see following explanations).

Use Pen Settings

This switches the pen settings from the Settings for cube elements Cube Views dialogue window on and off. If this option is switched off, the Cube View is displayed using the colors and line styles that were set in the Extras > Pens menu.

Section Lines, Visible Lines, Hidden Lines > Pen, Line Style
Pen/line style settings for the various lines.

Other
The Other option allows you to continue to execute the familiar STRAKON functions 3D general, 3D wall and 3D reinforcement as before.

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Part 7 Import/Export
Publish
(only in STRAKONpremium) Select Publish in the File > Import / Export menu, if you want to export several output files, such as KON, PDF, DWG, PLT, PPS etc. all in one go from one or more drawings or from the reinforcement reports of one Working Directory.

Output Parameters
Path

Enter the export path directly or select it by clicking in the line and clicking on the button from the file selection dialogue window. When entering the path, you can use the identifiers of the drawing data texts as well as the Windows system variable: %userprofile%, whereby %userprofile% stands for the profile path of the active user, e.g. c:\Documents and settings\John Sample or c:\User\John Sample.

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File name, file extension, file format

When entering the File name you can use the identifiers of the drawing data texts as well as a combination of several drawing data texts, e.g. !1!26 or just part of a drawing data text, e.g. !1[1:10]. It is not necessary to include the file extension in the file name.

For the output of the HP-GL/2 file, select the File extension via the selection menu. Extensions not offered here can be directly entered in the box.

For the output of the calculation file, select the File format beforehand via the selection menu.

Standard file name If no new file name is defined, the Standard file name will be used as a default in the PPS data export. This standard file name is generated from the drawing data texts, such as: Building section, etc.

Settings Some settings dialogue windows can be opened by clicking on . The necessary check boxes for the Output (printing) can be directly selected here however.

PDF: color If the PDF output is to be in color, select the check box. The PDF files are output using the newly installed output devices PDF mono and PDF color.

HP-GL/2: color and output devices If the HP-GL/2 output is to be in color, select the check box. The output is made using the selected output devices. In STRAKON versions 2011 and higher, these are set as a default with the newly installed devices HPGL mono and HPGL color. Note: The definition of the paths, file names or the selected settings are only saved here for the Publish function. In STRAKON versions 2011 and higher, the output devices installed by STRAKON (PDF mono, PDF color, HPGL mono and HPGL color) are available to you in every print function. These output devices and the assigned standard* drivers should not be changed because they are overwritten with every STRAKON update.

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The dialogue window and the user prompts of the DXF/DWG import have been adapted to suit STRAKON Version 2011. When calling up the DXF/DWG import function in the File > Import / Export menu, you now have to first select the DXF/DWG file.

The new dialogue window for the DXF/DWG export is only opened after the file has loaded.

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The new layout and modified text make the dialogue window easier to understand and use: Import color hatching Import bodies as color areas previously: Import Color Areas previously: Import Solids as Color Hatches

The segment options and the settings have been expanded by the addition of the following points:

Set WCS Coordinates According to Accumulation of Drawing Elements

In many drawings the drawing elements are distributed over a wide area. Thus, for instance, the labelling of the coordinate origin point may be very far away from the building component elements of a plan view. When placing the file in the drawing, this results in a very large bounding box and it makes it difficult to define a conversion factor. If the options WCS in the segment origin and Set WCS coordinates according to accumulation of drawing elements are switched on, a small bounding box is created that only surrounds the building component elements of the plan view and omits the labeling of the coordinate origin which is far outside this box. No building component elements are left out. After completing the file import, all the elements, including those that were outside the bounding box, are displayed in the drawing.

Import Splines
For the import of AutoCAD Splines activate the check box.

Only Import Visible Layers

For the import of visible AutoCAD layers (i.e. layers that are active and thawed in AutoCAD), select the check box.

Set Blocked Layer to Inactive

Layers that are blocked in AutoCAD are set to inactive when imported.

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Import DXF/DWG as Template

The Import DXF/DWG as template function in the File > Import / Export menu allows you to import a template into the drawing with all the familiar options of the DXF/DWG import. After selecting the DXF/DWG file, only those settings that are relevant for the template import are offered as active in the dialogue window:

The template is placed in the drawing as previously described (see Template, page 26).

Import Pixel Graphics

Proportional Image Dimensions with Drag & Drop
(not in STRAKONlight) After placing a pixel graphic in the drawing using Drag & Drop, as an option the image size can be scaled as required by defining the size proportionally using: Proportional.

This ensures everything is displayed correctly, e.g. special text characters.

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Part 8 Data Export

Data Export to Priamos
The menu File > Interfaces > Priamos enables you to export your drawing data to the Priamos interface as a calculation file.

Specify the time point when the Priamos calculation file (*.dis) of the current drawing is to be created. In addition to the manual data export, it is also possible to export data automatically. The prerequisite for this is that the Calculation option in the Extras > Settings > Data export menu is switched on. A prompt regarding the data export is then given when the drawing is saved.

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Print Reinforcement Schedules

Cover Sheet
You can now also output the cover sheet separately or with the steel schedule or mesh schedule.

Parts List
When this option is switched on, not only rebar items but also mesh items are now output in the parts list.

Supporter Report
As an option, the supporters can now be output only on the cover sheet or simultaneously on both the cover sheet and the steel schedule or mesh schedule.

Print Section
The familiar function in the File > Print section menu has been given a new look and additional selection options are available.

Selection menu of the printers/plotters set up on the computer

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Device Plot file

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For calling up the printer settings (see STRAKON Help) For entering the file name and selecting the storage location

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New Icons for the Toolbar
Center lines/Bisecting lines

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Identify intersection point

Copy individually free

Identify point on dimension line

Breakdown Cube View

Identify center of circle

Update Cube View

Identify help point

CubeViewer

Template

Sheet dimensions as drawing (section)

Steel Construction Design

Current section as drawing (section)

Steel Construction Variants

Zoom in memory

Export world coordinate list to Excel

Publish

Insert world coordinate list

Drawing data

Zoom out memory

Multiple lines

Move connection points

Import DXF/DWG as template

Identify text point

Identify rebar point

Identify point

Identify mesh point

Identify center of line

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