January 1, 2021

Increased Efficiency of Selection with Property Grid in ADAPT-Builder

The Properties Grid is a new improvement to the user-interface for ADAPT-Builder v20. The Properties Grid is a docked window, that facilitates user efficiency when modifying a single component or a selection of components. In addition, the user can use the property grid to filter-select components. The Properties Grid is open by default but can be made active or inactive by going to Visibility > Message Bar and clicking the Prop Grid icon shown highlighted below.

Interface

In ADAPT-Builder 2020 the new Properties Grid, by default, opens on the left side of the user interface as shown below. The user can dock this window on any side of the modeling interface or allow it to float on screen.

As the user selects components on the screen the two columns within this window pane will populate with like criteria of the component(s) you selected. If the user selects only one component all properties for that component will be available. If the user selects multiple components the list will populate with the properties that are similar between the selected components. Users can easily expand and contract the property options by use of the tools Expand All (+) icon and the Collapse All (-) icon.

Property Column

The Property column of the Properties Grid lists the properties whose values can be modified by the user through this interface. If a property that can be selected is defined by the user in another location of the software, a shortcut to the window where the property is defined is provided within the Property column of the Properties Grid.

Another useful option that can be found in the Property column of the Properties Grid is the ability to filter-select components. The user can right-click on a selected component type in the Selected Option category to get a list of right-click options.

The user can Select All Type, Deselect All Type, and Isolate Selected Type. The Select All Type option will select all the given type of the components visible on screen. The Deselect All Type option will remove the given type of components from the current selection set. The Isolate Selected Type option will remove all other components not in the given type from the selection set.

Value Column

The Value column displays the value assigned to the property. The component is updated dynamically when the property is modified by the user. The user can also define the properties of a component they are modeling in this pane during the modeling procedure.

If the user has selected multiple components with a similar property, the Value column allow the user to modify like properties for the group of selected components.

Description Pane

The Description Pane is located at the bottom of the Properties Grid window. When a user clicks on a property in either the Property or Value column the program will display, in the Description Pane, a detailed description of the selected property.

To learn more about the Property grid, view the video below:

Tags: ADAPT-Builder, ADAPT, New, UI

October 3, 2014 | RISAFloor ES, Concrete, Slab, New

How to Model Support Lines with Parallel Walls

In RISAFloor ES, you draw a support line from support point to support point to define the Design Strips. The program will automatically create Design Strips based on the tributary width. When you have walls in the model, it is often a question of how you draw in the support lines. Design strips are drawn over the slab as design regions that capture the forces and are most optimally bound by lines of zero shear transfer. The best way to understand your model and where to place design strips is to examine the moment contours. In this simple model with a wall along one edge, it can be seen that there is almost zero moment over top of the wall. Since there is no moment over the top of the wall, it would not be advised to draw a support line directly over top of the wall. The adjacent design strip will automatically be generated to extend to the slab edge. However, using your engineering judgment, you can control the size of the strip by sliding the Mid-Strip Left Edge to accommodate the flow of forces in your slab…

January 30, 2024 | Featured, ADAPT-Builder, ADAPT, Concrete

Tendon and Rebar Display Managers in ADAPT-Builder

Elevate your outputs using the recently enhanced Tendon and Rebar Display Managers in ADAPT-Builder (23.0.0). ADAPT-Builder (23.0.0) gives users more control over the appearance of tendons and reinforcement thus saving time when it comes to creating tendon and reinforcement plans for submittals. Seamless Output: Print to a printer, PDF file, or export to CAD with confidence, ensuring that the output aligns with what has been set up in the model space. Customize Reinforcement with Ease: Effortlessly adjust line types, thickness, symbols, coloring, and more to meet CAD standards before printing to PDF or exporting to DWG/DXF files. Tailored Tendon Text: Choose what info to display along the tendon. Move tendon text easily to avoid overlap on the screen. Layered Excellence: Exported tendons and reinforcement and their associated information get exported to different layers in DWG/DXF files for easy modification within CAD. Codes and Methodology: The Tendon and Rebar Display Managers are available for all design codes. For more information on ADAPT-Builder features, check out our release notes below…

January 1, 2021 | ADAPT-Builder, ADAPT, New, Selection, UI

Increased Visibility through Colorization in ADAPT-Builder

ADAPT-Builder 2020 now includes a new Colorization option that can be used to visually inspect the model components by property. The Colorize window is a docked window, that applies unique color shading to user-selected components based on user selected properties. In addition, the user can use the Colorize dialog window to filter-select components. Interface In ADAPT-Builder 2020 the new Colorize window, by default, opens on the left side of the user interface in the Colorize tab as shown below. The user can dock this window on any side of the modeling window or allow it to float on screen. The Colorize window and the Properties Grid can be separated from each other and docked independently. In the larger view of the Colorize window (shown above), we have a few icons at the top of the window. The first two icons are the Expand All (+) icon and the Collapse All (-) icon. The Expand All icon will expand all categories within the Colorize window. The Collapse All icon conversely, will allow the user to collapse all the categories shown in the Colorize window. In addition to the Expand All and Collapse All icons at the top of the Colorize window…