Mbs Drawing

MBS Drawing Manual © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

MBS Drawing Manual © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc All rights reserved. No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems - without the written permission of the publisher. Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners. The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it. In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document. Compiled: May 2010

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Table of Contents Foreword

Part I Overview of Metal Building Drawings Part II Control Screen, Common Features, Input File 1 Control ................................................................................................................................... Screen Features

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Introduction to .......................................................................................................................................................... Screen Features 10 Screen Operation .......................................................................................................................................................... Examples 12 Default Drawing .......................................................................................................................................................... Control Files 13 Additional File.......................................................................................................................................................... Features 13 Hot Keys .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Summary of Function .......................................................................................................................................................... Keys 16

2 Features ................................................................................................................................... Common to Most Drawings

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Standard Title.......................................................................................................................................................... Block 18 Customized Title .......................................................................................................................................................... Block 18 Adjustable Line .......................................................................................................................................................... Width and Colors 20 Customized Text .......................................................................................................................................................... Style 20 Word Substitution .......................................................................................................................................................... or Translation 21 Use of Metric .......................................................................................................................................................... (SI) Units 21 User Prepared.......................................................................................................................................................... Notes 22 Notes on Drawing .......................................................................................................................................................... Revisions 22 User Selected.......................................................................................................................................................... Details on Drawings 23 Walk Doors/Accessories .......................................................................................................................................................... on Drawings 23 Scaled Drawings .......................................................................................................................................................... 23

3 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Control Input File

Part III Anchor Bolt Drawings

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1 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Content and Layout

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2 Anchor ................................................................................................................................... Bolt Plan

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3 Anchor ................................................................................................................................... Bolt Details

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4 Column ................................................................................................................................... Reactions

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5 Special ................................................................................................................................... Details

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6 Description ................................................................................................................................... of Input Data

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Part IV Sidewall Drawings

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1 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Layout

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2 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Contents

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Sidewall Framing .......................................................................................................................................................... Elevation 40 Sidewall Sheeting .......................................................................................................................................................... Elevation 41 Member Table .......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Connection Plate .......................................................................................................................................................... Table 41 Walk Doors &.......................................................................................................................................................... Accessories Placed on Drawings 41

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Part V Endwall Drawings 1 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Layout

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Endwall Framing .......................................................................................................................................................... Elevation 50 Endwall Sheeting .......................................................................................................................................................... Elevation 51 Member Table .......................................................................................................................................................... 51 Connection Plate .......................................................................................................................................................... Table 51 Bolt Table for .......................................................................................................................................................... Rafter Splices 51 Walk Doors &.......................................................................................................................................................... Accessories Placed on Drawings 51


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Part VI Rigid Frame Drawings 1 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Layout

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Rigid Frame Elevation .......................................................................................................................................................... 61 Rigid Frame Splice .......................................................................................................................................................... Bolt Table 61 Interior Column .......................................................................................................................................................... Bolt Table 62 Rigid Frame Plate .......................................................................................................................................................... Table 62 Roof Sheeting.......................................................................................................................................................... 62 Rigid Frame Clearances .......................................................................................................................................................... 62


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Part VII Roof Drawings 1 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Layout

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Roof Framing .......................................................................................................................................................... Plan 72 Roof Sheeting.......................................................................................................................................................... Plan 72 Member Table .......................................................................................................................................................... 73


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Part VIII Framing Detail Drawings 1 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Layout

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Part IX Special Drawings 1 Combined ................................................................................................................................... Building Plan

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Combined Building .......................................................................................................................................................... Drawing 85 Description of.......................................................................................................................................................... Input Data 85 Examples .......................................................................................................................................................... 86

2 Drawing ................................................................................................................................... Cover Page

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Source of Data .......................................................................................................................................................... for the Drawing 87 Example of Drawing .......................................................................................................................................................... Cover Page 87

3 3D Drawing ...................................................................................................................................

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Drawing Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... 88 To Prepare the .......................................................................................................................................................... Drawing 88 © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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To View the Drawing .......................................................................................................................................................... 88 Input File .......................................................................................................................................................... 89 Example Building .......................................................................................................................................................... 89

4 Wall Insulation ................................................................................................................................... Drawings

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Drawing Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... 89 Input File .......................................................................................................................................................... 90 Example .......................................................................................................................................................... 90

5 Liner ................................................................................................................................... Panel Drawings

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Drawing Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... 90 Input File .......................................................................................................................................................... 90 Example .......................................................................................................................................................... 90

Part X Combined Drawings

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1 Layout ................................................................................................................................... of Combined Drawing Sheet

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2 Program ................................................................................................................................... Ordered Drawings

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3 User Ordered ................................................................................................................................... Drawings

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Overview of Metal Building Drawings

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Overview of Metal Building Drawings This chapter introduces the user to Metal Building Software, and in particular to metal building drawings. Metal Building Software is a comprehensive structural engineering program for the design, detailing, and drafting of metal buildings. The program will do those activities which are normally carried out by an engineering department. For a given building shape, loads, Building Code, and list of available materials the program will perform an optimum design of the structural components of the building. The second phase of the Metal Building Software is to detail the metal building. The detailing includes preparing the information necessary to have the shop fabricate the individual building parts. The output includes, fabrication details to the shop and a complete bill of materials for the building. The third phase of the Metal Building Software is to prepare the erection drawings for the building. This is the Drawing User Manual. There are also manuals on design, drafting, drawing file, examples, teaching, and hand calculations. Metal Building Software is available for the IBM PC computer and compatibles. capabilities include:

The program

INPUT DATA The user edits the drawing control file. The edit may include a change in drawing size, location of the main feature on the sheet, and/or selection of drawing options. PROGRAM OPERATION The program begins with the user typing the letters MBS. It will start by requesting information on job name, customer, project, and the name of the designer and drafter. Then, the design control screen appears. A three key operation permits a switch to the drawing control screen. This screen controls the preparation of the drawing input files and the preparing of each of the DXF drawing files. DATA TRANSFER The building design and detailing data are automatically transferred to the drawing programs without any manual processing. INDEPENDENT OPERATION Each drawing can be operated as an independent program where the user edits the input file for the desired geometry, member numbers, and titles. USER SELECT DRAWINGS The user can select which drawings are to be prepared. The list includes: anchor bolt, sidewall, endwall, roof, rigid frame, details, and combined drawings. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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ANCHOR BOLT DRAWING Options with the anchor bolt drawings include the following: plan, details, reactions, dimensions to the anchor bolts, reaction notes, anchor bolt table, and general notes. FEATURES COMMON TO THE DRAWINGS - User can specify where the objects shall be located on the sheets. - User can specify a scale factor for: (1) offset of the dimension line from the object, (2) size of letters, (3) size of tables, (4) title block, and (5) the building. - User can specify a scale factor for the size of the letters on the drawing. - Labeled grid lines that are common on all drawings and which reference the location of all building components. - Part numbers on all building components. These part numbers match those used in the detailing reports and in the bill of materials. - Call out of all section cuts and details. Those details specifically called out for the building are shown on the detail sheet. The call outs can be on or off. - Connection bolts for rigid frames are reported in table form on the respective drawings. - A table of member sizes is available for all but the anchor bolt drawing. - Panels can be reported with an identification number or by length. - User prepared notes can appear on each drawing. - A custom logo can be used in the title block. - Notes on drawing revisions can be placed on the drawings.


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Control Screen, Common Features, Input File This chapter describes the screen which is used to control the processing of all the Building Drawing Programs. The chapter also describes those features which are common to most drawings and the drawing control input file.

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Control Screen Features

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Introduction to Screen Features A. ACCESSING THE SCREEN To bring up the control screen, type MBS. The program will prompt the user for the name of the job directory. This name will come from the building designer. Next the program will request information on the customer, project, and name of the detailer. The control screen for design will appear on the screen. To change to the drafting screen, press F3, select “building drawings” and press return. B. SCREEN AREAS The screen is divided into five areas. These areas are labeled on Figure 2.1 with circled numbers 1 through 5. Each area is described as follows: 1. A list of the function keys along with an abbreviated statement on the response from each key (F10 - program limits and typical error messages). 2. Building name on the left, label as DRAFTING control screen, then current date on the right. 3. A list of all the input files for drawing. 4. A line indicating the command in process and the name of the file being processed. 5. A list of all the output files for DRAWING. C. TO SELECT AND PROCESS FILES The purpose in the control screen is to select programs or files for processing then to select the process. To accomplish this, move the cursor to the desired cell and activate the process with a single key. The single key operation can either be function keys F5 (Make) or F8 (Print) as labeled in screen area 1 or one can use the key representing the first letter of each process, namely M ake, Edit, View, or Print. FIGURE 2.1 CONTROL SCREEN FOR DRAWING © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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D. EDIT/VIEW FEATURES As the edit or view commands are invoked, the specified file comes on the screen and is available for processing. A MBS text editor is available for this purpose. Other word processors can be placed in the MBS software. The top line on the screen indicates the process, VIEW or EDIT, then the file name. TextMode or GraphicsMode are indicated in the upper right. The graphics mode is only active with the design programs. Four function are defined on the bottom line. They are: escape key to exit (ESC), control F1 for help (CTRL F1) on the MBS editor, F1:help and F4:graph. Pressing the CTRL F1 keys in unison brings up the help screen shown in Figure 2.2. The figure contains key definitions for program control. Press escape to remove the help screen. When the editing or viewing is complete, press the escape key then respond to the question save. The control screen will then return. FIGURE 2.2 HELP SCREEN FOR EDITING OR VIEWING FILES E. HELP SCREENS Help files are available for most operations in the MBS programs. The method of activating the help screen depends on what is currently on the screen. The options are described as follows: (1) From the control screen a) Cursor at any location CTRL-F1: Help on operation of the MBS Software. b) Cursor at one of the program cells F1: Help on input and output for that program. c) With a sub menu for F2, F3, or F4 also on the screen F1: Help on that sub menu. (2) While viewing or editing an input or output file CTRL-F1: Help on using the edit, view, file switch, or graphics features. F1:

The help file describes the input and output files for that program.

F. MULTIPLE PROGRAM PROCESSING Many files can be processed with a single instruction. This option is available by first marking the programs then using the F4 key to pull down the automatic run menu. Next, select the process from the auto menu and press return. Each marked program will then be processed as directed. To mark a program move the program cursor to the desired program location, © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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then press the space bar. The space bar can also be used to unmark a program. The user can also use the “Make all Files” option. Using this option does not require all cells to be marked. G. CELL COLOR The program cells will take on three different colors. The first color (same as the background) indicates there is no file by that name. The second color indicates the file does exist. The third color indicates the file was created in this MBS session. H. CONTROL AND SELECT FUNCTION KEYS Of the available function keys, F2 and F3 are the only ones remaining to be described. The F2, control key, will permit the user to switch to another building (GET JOB), to exit to the electronic drafting program (CADD), to exit to the disk operating system (SHELL), to batch print of plot (PRINT or PLOT), to activate a user selected DOS program (USER), to pack the job (PACK) or to exit the MBS program (EXIT). The F3 key will permit the transfer to a number of other control screens. The additional control screens are: Design, Detail, Shop Drawings, Combined Drawings, Special Programs, Design and Detail Data Base, Endwall Details, Sidewall Details, Roof and Rigid Frame Details, Detailing Parameters, Standard Drawings, and Detail Methods. Use the arrow keys to select the desired option and press return. The escape key will remove the pull down menu. I.

ERROR HANDLING Two methods are employed to handle error. The first method involves a set of programs that read the program input files to determine if the input data is within certain limits and is consistent. The program is activated at the end of each file edit. Should an error be detected, the computer will beep and the flashing warning light will come on. To obtain a description of the error on the screen press return. Press escape to remove the error screen. Press F10 to view a file which gives a further description of the input error. The user should revise the input file as advised by the error description. Errors can also occur during the running of programs. Using the same process as above, a description of the error will appear on the screen. The error may be a result of improper input data which the user should check. If the error persists the user should have the file reviewed by the office MBS specialist or contact MBS for a review of the file.

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Screen Operation Examples Having reviewed the drawing screen operation instructions, it will be helpful to go through some examples. Example 1 is to prepare all the building drawings using the AUTO mode. The sequence of operations can be as follows: 1. Type MBS and respond to questions on the project name and customer, then the design control screen will appear. Use the F3 option to switch to the Building Drawing control screen. 2. To run the programs: a) Press F4 to bring up the AUTO menu © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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b) Use the arrow keys to select the "MAKE ALL FILES" option. c) Press return and each program selected will run. 3. To view or print the output of any program: a) Move the program cursor to the desired program, view the output in sufficient detail to be satisfied with the output. b) Print the output file. If multiple drawings are to be made, the AUTO mode could be used. Example 2 is to prepare just the anchor bolt drawing(s). After bringing up the drawing control screen you should run either one or both of the anchor bolt drawing input files. You may want to edit one or both of the files to select the desired drawing options. Then, move the cursor to the anchor bolt output files and press the M key (Make) to prepare the drawings.

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Default Drawing Control Files The drawing control file contains the drawing scale factors and drawing options. Program users will set up different drawing control files for different drawing conditions. Multiple drawing control files can be stored and then selected as needed. To bring up a screen that describes the available drawing control files, press CTRL F3. Move the cursor to the desired file and press the return key. Now the desired drawing control file is active for this job. Setting up the list of desired drawing control files is in two steps. First select a drawing control file that you want to use and store it under the name DesCtrl.xxx. The ‘xxx’ refers to the ID number on the control file list. Next, list the ID number and file description in the DwgCtrl.DEF file. These two files are stored in the C:\MBS\DOC2 directory. These two steps can be carried out by the program. Suppose you have completed a set of drawings on a building in which a number of items in the DwgCtrl file were revised. Now you would like to add this DwgCtrl file to the list of the default DwgCtrl files. While in the drawing screen for this building, press ALT F3. The current default list DwgCtrl file will appear. Inside that file will be a window for the user to enter the ID number for the new DwgCtrl file. Enter the new ID number and press return. Now a long window appears. Enter the description of the new DwgCtrl file in the window and press return. The drawing control file used on this job is now available for use on future jobs.

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Additional File Features A. LOCKING FILE ACCESS The user can lock files, which will ensure that the file will not be accidentally re-made, or modified with the editor. Move the cursor to the cell that you want to lock, and press Ctrl F2. This will change the file attribute to read-only, and the cell will be high-lighted with a different color. When the file is locked, you can only view the file, and you cannot make or edit the file. To unlock a file, press Ctrl F2 again. B. COMPRESSING JOBS


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When an MBS job is run, a number of files are created. These include input files, output files, DXF drawing files, database files, and special data transfer files. The files can take up a lot of disk space. An option is available to compress these files so that they take up less space. Compressed jobs will probably take up only 20-25% of the space of the original job. To compress a job, press F2 and select PACK FILES from the menu. This will activate the PKZIP utility and compress all the files into one file called JOBNAME.ZIP. If you want to use this job later, MBS will automatically uncompress the files using the PKUNZIP utility, and return the job to its original form. MBS will not automatically recompress all the files when the user exits from the job, so you must select 'Y' if you want to recompress. C. LOCATION OF MBS FILES An option is available that allows the user to place MBS files at locations other than the C: drive. This is useful if you are on a network, and want to locate the MBS data files at one location rather than on each computer. The executable files (all files in the MBS\EXE2 directory) must still be located on each computer on the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory, but all other files can be located elsewhere. To change the location of the files, you can add any of the following commands to your MBS.BAT file. SET MBS_DOC=G:\MBS\DOC2 SET MBS_SIZ=G:\MBS\SIZ2 SET MBS_DXF=G:\MBS\DXF SET MBS_BLK=G:\MBS\BLK SET MBS_NOT=G:\MBS\NOT SET MBS_HLP=G:\MBS\HLP C:\MBS\EXE2\MBS.EXE The first six lines of MBS.BAT file above use the DOS set command to tell MBS to look on the network drive G: for all the MBS files. The call to MBS, line 7, follows the SET command. D. PRINTER DEFINITION FILE An option is available to define the printer type. You can select a laser printer or a dot matrix printer. If the dot matrix printer is defined, three blank lines will be added to the top and bottom of each page. Laser printers automatically leave blank the top and bottom three lines of the page. You can also add initializing strings to the printer definition file. These strings can configure the printer before and after printing. An example might be setting a laser printer to print from tray number two rather than the first, or to print in a different font. Create a file called MBS.PRN in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. The first line will have a number 0 for dot-matrix printers or a 1 for laser printers. The second line designates the printer port: 1 = LPT1, 2 = LPT2, 3 = LTP3, 4 = LPT4, 5 = COM1, 6 = COM2, 7 = COM3, or 8 = COM4. The third line denotes to use page headings: 1 = yes, or 2 = no. The fourth line allows the program to absorb blank lines after an inserted page break: 1 = yes, absorb blank lines or 2 = no. The fifth line is the number of lines to skip at the top of the page for a dot matrix printer. The sixth line is the number of lines to skip at the bottom of the page for a dot matrix printer. The seventh line is the total number of lines on a page, where zero is for an © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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infinite number of lines. The next ten lines are for initializing commands to be sent to the printer before printing. If no commands are to be sent, leave the ten lines blank. The next ten lines are commands sent to the printer after a job is printed, which allows you to reset the printer. If no commands are to be sent, leave these ten lines blank. See the Data Files Manual for the MBS.PRN file.

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Hot Keys This term, hot keys, is used to indicate that a single key operation will activate a program feature. A. TO EDIT BATCH FILES WHILE IN MBS, ‘S’ The feature to setup batch files while in MBS can be activated by pressing the 'S' key. A list of the batch files will appear. Move the cursor to the desired batch file and press enter. The batch file will come up in the DOS editor. Use the DOS editor to revise the batch file. B. TO WRITE NOTES TO A JOB, ‘N’ To write the note, press both the Alt and N keys. To read, edit, print, or delete the notes press the N key. C. TO EXECUTE OTHER PROGRAMS, ‘X’ The user can set up a program definition file. This allows the user to define programs that can be activated from within MBS by pressing the X key. The PROGRAM.DEF file contains the call name for the program and the full program file path. To execute a program in the PROGRAM.DEF file, press the X key. Select the desired program with the down arrow key. Press return and the program will run and bring up the output file. Programs can be added to the program definition file by pressing Alt X. A quick access to the DOS command line is available by pressing the Ctrl X keys. After the command is executed, press any key to return to MBS. D. TO PREPARE OTHER REPORTS, ‘R’ The detailing screen lists the shipping list, contract, and letter as reports. The format and content of these reports are controlled by the user. The user can have available multiple versions of each report by pressing the R key. A list of the available reports appears on the screen. Move the cursor to the desired report and press enter. The program will prepare the report and bring it to the screen. The list of available reports is in the REPORT.DEF file. This file is available in the Data Files Manual. New entries can be made to the file by pressing the Alt R keys. These reports are set up with *.FRM files which are described in the Shipping List Chapter. When the list of available reports comes on the screen the report lines will be one of three colors. Light blue means the report is made. Dark blue means the *.FRM file is available but


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the report has not been made. A black color means the *.FRM file is not available. E. TO VIEW THE DETAILED RIGID FRAME, ‘C’ Move the cursor to the rigid frame detailing output cell. Press the C key and a drawing of the detailed rigid frame appears. Use the arrow keys to move the drawing and the insert key to zoom out and the delete key to zoom in. This drawing provides a visual check of the items on the rigid frame detailing.

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Summary of Function Keys Note:

F1

cF1 means press the control key and the F1 key. aF1 means press the alt key and the F1 key. Will bring up the help file for the cell where the cursor is located. EX: If the cursor is at EwDesL cell, the help file for endwall design will appear on the screen.

cF1 At MBS screen: Help file on Function keys. In a MBS file: Help file on how to use the MBS Editor. F2

Activates the MBS control menu.

cF2 Locks or unlocks a file. If you lock a file, you can not remake the file, or edit. You can only view the file. If you press this key again, you will unlock the file. F3

Activates the MBS screen level menu. This allows you to go to different areas in the MBS program, such as design, detailing, drafting, database and so on.

cF3 Activates the default file list. This list shows the default files that the user has set up, so that they can select a file, and it will be copied into the current job directory. This will run the file MBS_FILE.EXE in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. In the BUILDING DRAWINGS section, the default list of drawing control files will appear. Move to the entry you want to select and press ENTER, or ESC to quit without selecting. In the DESIGN and DETAIL DATABASE section, the default size files will appear. Move to the entry you want to select and press ENTER, or ESC to quit without selecting. aF3 Allows you to add new default files to the default file list. This allows you to add job files as a default while you are currently working on it. You will be prompted to enter a 3 digit Id and a description. These default lists will appear when you start a new job, or when you press cF3, as described above. This will run the MBS_FILE.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. In the DESIGN section, you can add the design control file to the default design control list. In the BUILDING DRAWING section, you can add the drawing control file to the default design control list. In the DESIGN and DETAIL DATABASE sections, you can add a database file to the



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database default list. This will add that database file identified by the cursor location to the list of available files. F4

Activates the automatic operation menu. This allows the making or printing selected files, or make all files.

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Makes a file. The file that is made is determined by where the cursor is located. One can also press the M key to make a file.

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Edit a text file. Activates the MBS text editor to edit an input file. You can also press the E key. This will run the MBSEDIT.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. It is only the MBS editor that will work with the MBS graphics feature.

cF6 Edit a text file. Activates the user defined editor to edit an input file. The user defines the editor with the EDIT2.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. An example is to use the DOS editor, or any other ASCII text editor. aF6 Edit a text file. Same as cF6, but activates the file EDIT3.BAT in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. F6

Edit a DXF file. This will bring up a drawing in your CADD program. If the CADD program has a batch feature, this will run the file DXFEDIT1.BAT in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. This will call up the CADD program, and automatically import the DXF file at the location of the cursor.

cF6 Edit a DXF file. Same as F6, but the file DXFEDIT2.BAT is used. aF6 Edit a DXF file. Same as F6, but the file DXFEDIT3.BAT is used. F7

View a text file. Activates the MBS text editor to view an input or output file. You can also press the V key. This will run the MBSEDIT.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

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View a DXF file. Activates the MBS DXF file viewer to view a DXF drawing file. You can also press the V key. This will run the FDXF.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory.

cF7 View a DXF file. Activates the MiniView DXF file viewer to view a DXF drawing file. This will run the DXFVIEW2.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. aF7 View a DXF file. Activates an alternative DXF file viewer to view a DXF drawing file. This will run the DXFVIEW3.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. F8

Print a text file. Activates the MBS print program to print a file. This will run the MBSPRINT.EXE file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. You can also press the P key. If there is a warning message on the screen, and you press F8, the warning message will be printed.

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allows you to use another print program, or use a different configuration setup for printing. aF8 Print a text file. This will run the PRINT3.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. This allows you to use another print program, or use a different configuration setup for printing. F8

Print a DXF file. Activates the MBS DXF print program to print a DXF file. This will run the DXFPRINT.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. You can also press the P key.

cF8 Print a DXF file. This will run the DXFPRIN2.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. This allows you to use another print program, or use a different configuration setup for printing. aF8 Print a DXF file. This will run the DXFPRIN3.BAT file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. This allows you to use another print program, or use a different configuration setup for printing. F9

File and system information. This will display the information about a file when the cursor is located, as well as report on the free RAM memory and available hard disk space.

cF9 Hardware lock information. This will display the number of days left on the hardware lock, as well as the expiration date. aF9 Activates the hardware lock renewal program. You will be prompted to enter a code which you will get from MBS to update the lock. This will run the RENEW.COM file in the C:\MBS\EXE2 directory. F10 Displays the MBS error message meanings and solutions.

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Features Common to Most Drawings

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Standard Title Block The title block is located in the lower right hand corner of the drawing. For drawings that are plotted to their specified size, the title block will be 1 ½" high and 9" wide. For drawings plotted to one half that size the title block will be one half the above dimensions. For drawings plotted at their specified size the letter heights are: drawing title = 0.30", manufacturer name = 0.23", and others = 0.14". Most of the data from the title block comes from the information provided by the user at the start of the job. Data from lines 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10 from the JOBID screen will automatically be transferred to the title block. The remaining title block data is to be entered by hand.

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Customized Title Block The user can setup their own customized title block for the erection drawings. This customized title block may contain a customized logo. To create the customized title block one needs to draw the title block in AutoCAD or another electronic drafting program. This drawing must contain the variable names for the data to be placed in the title block. This data can come from the job identification screen as shown below:



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JOB IDENTIFICATION DATA

VARIABLE NAME

Manufacturer Address Address

@MANUFACTURER @MANUFACTURER_ADR1 @MANUFACTURER_ADR2

Customer Customer Customer

@CUSTOMER @CUSTOMER_ADR1 @CUSTOMER_ADR2

Project Address Address ID

@PROJECT @PROJECT_AD1 @PROJECT_AD2 @ID

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Title block data is also available from other sources. The variable @DATE will report the current date. The variable @DRAW_NAME will insert the drawing names as follows: SIDEWALL FRAMING, ENDWALL FRAMING, ROOF FRAMING, RIGID FRAME ELEVATION, and ANCHOR BOLT PLAN. The variable @BUILD_SIZE as 40 x 80 x 100 x 16 x 18, where: 40 = width, 100 = length, 16 and 18 are eave heights. If the two eave heights are equal only one value is reported. An example of the customized title block is shown in Figure 2.1. Note the names in the customized logo that start with the @ symbol. They are examples of the variable names which were just described. Note the title block contains the equivalent data for this job. (a) Customized Logo (b) Resulting Title Block FIGURE 2.1 CUSTOMIZED LOGO AND TITLE BLOCK The logo should be drawn to the same dimensions that it will appear on the completed drawing. When the logo has been drawn and the variables listed, it must then be saved as a block. Define the block insertion point as the lower right corner. The DXF file must be revised and saved as a block file. The process of creating block files is described in the Appendix of this Manual. The block must be labeled LOGO and stored in the C:\MBS\BLK subdirectory under the name LOGO.BLK or equivalent name.


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More than one customized title block is available for use on each drawing. The logos are called out on the drawing input file as shown below. The file names for the logo blocks are also listed below. LOGO CALL OUT 'Y' 'A' 'B'

LOGO FILE NAME LOGO.BLK LOGOA.BLK LOGOB.BLK

Note that the name of each block in the DXF file must remain as LOGO even though they have different file names. To use this logo on the drawing, use 'Y' (or as listed above) to call for the logo and set the title block scale factor to zero (this will remove the standard title block). The resulting title block for the customized logo is also on Figure 2.1. Note that the text size on the title block follows from the text size for the @ variable.

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Adjustable Line Width and Colors As better printers and plotters become available, it is convenient to plot lines with different line widths. Some program users prefer drawings with different line widths. How to obtain erection drawings with different line widths and screen drawings with different colors is described in this section. The file DXFLAYER.DEF is stored in the C:\MBS\DOC2 subdirectory. The top of the file references the drawing layers and colors to the items on the drawing. The top part of the file also matches color with color number. The erection drawings will default to the colors shown at the top of the file. To change any of the colors enter the layer number to be changed along with the new color number. The desired line widths come from configuring your plotter/printer. Match the desired line width with the object color shown on the drawing.

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Customized Text Style This feature permits the user to select a text style of their choice. Also, it will permit the use of special fonts in customized logos. File DXFSTYLE.DEF, found in C:\MBS\DOC2, must be altered to the desired text font. Only the last few lines of the file are read by the program. The file write up begins with a description on the use of the file. Two examples on the use of the file are included. As you view a drawing in MBS which has a special text style you may not be able to use the viewer that is activated by the ‘V’ key. Then use the CTRL F7 keys to activate the Miniview viewer. For some text styles you may see a warning on loading the font file, however, depending on your available memory the font will be loaded. The new text style will also load into AutoCAD providing the call data is compatible with AutoCAD.



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Word Substitution or Translation On erection drawings the MBS generated words and phrases can be substituted with user selected words and phrases. A translation file for each drawing using word substitution must be present in the C:\MBS\TRANS directory. Not all text can be replaced by the translation file. Items that cannot be replaced: dimensions, flange and web sizes, member depths and lengths, connection plate sizes, bolt diameters quantities, piece marks, part names, section cut labels, frame line labels, lap lengths, roof pitch, anchor bolt detail letters, anchor bolt reactions. These are not allowed to be translated, because they could adversely affect the building design. Items not allowed to be translated, such as part names or dimensions, can be changed by changing the data files or design control input file. A translation file for each drawing is required. This will allow for a different replacement between drawings or substitutions on some drawings and none on others. These files must exist for substitution onto the drawing: File: RFDWG.TDF SWDWG.TDF EWDWG.TDF ROOFDWG.TDF ANDWG.TDF

Drawing: RFDWG-1, RFDWG-2, etc. SWDWG-F, SWDWG-B EWDWG-L, EWDWG-R ROOFDWG ANDWG-1, ANDWG-2

A sample translation file is in the Data Files Manual. The translation file consists of a 'SEARCH TEXT' and a 'REPLACEMENT TEXT'. The program will search the drawing for an exact match to a 'SEARCH TEXT' entry. The match must include capital letters, lower case letters, and any punctuation. When a match is found, the matched characters will be replaced with the 'REPLACEMENT TEXT'. The replaced characters will lengthen or shorten the entire text string by the required amount when a replacement has been made. The lower left corner of the text is the anchor point for the text, and all text is lengthened or shortened based on this anchor point. When text has been replaced, the 'REPLACEMENT TEXT' will not be matched a second time. If the phrase 'RIGID FRAME' is replaced with 'BUILDING SECTION', the word 'BUILDING' will not be replaced later even though 'BUILDING' could be a 'SEARCH TEXT' later in the TDF file. There can be more than one substitution into a word, phrase, string, or sentence on the drawing. The phrase 'RIGID FRAME' could have 'RIGID' replaced with 'MAIN' and 'FRAME' replaced with 'CROSS SECTION' to obtain 'MAIN CROSS SECTION'.

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Use of Metric (SI) Units MBS output has several options in reference to types of units. MBS can be completely in US units, completely in SI units or if desired, the erection drawings can be prepared in US units and output in either US or SI units. US and metric unit operations are defined as follows: Option 1: To use metric input and output on occasional, but not continual use.


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1. Activate the default file list as described in Section 2.1.3. 2. In the three definition files (Desctrl, Dwgctrl, Database) set up the option for metric files. Place the Desctrl and Dwgctrl files in the Doc2 subdirectory. Place all the metric files in the Siz2 subdirectory. 3. When you start a job that you want to run in metric, type MBS METRIC and use the default file option to request that the metric files be loaded into the directory for your job. 4. Now treat this job as any other job only all the input and output will be in metric units. Option 2: To use metric input and output on all your jobs. 1. Place the metric files in the Doc2 (Desctrl, Dwgctrl) and Siz2 (all Siz files) directories. 2. Type MBS METRIC to start the job. 3. Do not select any default data files unless they meet your needs and are in metric units. 4. Now treat this job as any other job only all the input and output will be in metric units. To obtain the SI unit building drawings from a job that was run in US units, set DM139 (Detailing Method) to ‘Y’ . If drawings are desired in both US and SI units, prepare the drawings twice, once with DM139 = Y and once with DM139 = N.

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User Prepared Notes The program user can prepare multiple sets of erection notes for each drawing. The default notes are called with a 'Y' and are under the following file names: ANDWG-1.NOT, EWDWG-1.NOT, SWDWG-1.NOT, ROOFDWG1.NOT, and RFDWG-1.NOT. Other notes can also be defined. A 2 through 9 or an A through Z can replace the 1 in the file name, then the file is called by the 2-9 or A-Z. The number of characters per line in the file will determine the width of the note table on the drawing. The notes are stored in the C:\MBS\NOT subdirectory. The program location of the notes on the drawing is as follows: Anchor bolt = Enter a two letter code used to arrange the notes and reactions on the drawing. The information will appear on the right (R) or top (T) of the drawing and will be in one (1) or two (2) columns/rows. Enter 'R1', 'R2', 'T1', or 'T2'. All other drawings = Lower left hand corner.

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Notes on Drawing Revisions An input line on the drawing file permits the user to enter drawing revision data for the drawing. The user first enters the number of lines of revision, then the information for each revision line. The revision notes are placed just to the left of the title block. The program adjusts the size of the note space to match the longest line of data.



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User Selected Details on Drawings The standard practice for erection drawings is for the program to place all the details on the detail sheet. An exception is for the program to place details on the anchor bolt drawings. With this feature, it is possible to place designated details on the other erection drawings. The process can start with calling for the detail in the DWGCTRL file. The DWGCTRL file is setup by the user permitting special details to be inserted in that file one time and then used on all jobs. For each detail, the name, insert coordinates, and scale factor are set. Insert coordinates are at the lower left corner of the detail. The origin of the coordinate system is at the lower left corner of the drawing. The detail must be available as a block in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. Both the file and block must have the same name. The process of making block files is described in the Appendix of this Manual. This feature is also available to place details on the detail sheet. For this drawing, the insert coordinates are not used. The user details are placed at the start of the list of details.

2.2.10 Walk Doors/Accessories on Drawings There are program users that would like to have the wall drawings show the location of their accessories like walk doors, special windows, and vents. These locations are unknown to the program so the location and size data needs to be entered for each item. To accommodate this need, a new line has been placed in the drawing control input file. See Section 2.3 for a description of the input parameters.

2.2.11 Scaled Drawings The program will prepare the drawing to fill the available space or it will prepare the drawing to a user selected scale. An example of a drawing scale is 0.25 inches of drawing to represent one foot of building. It is referred to as a 1/4" scale and has a scale factor of 12/0.25 = 48. If a drawing, prepared at a 1/4" scale, is loaded into an electronic drafting system like AutoCAD, the distance measurements on a 25 foot bay will be 6.25". The 6.25" results from the 25 foot bay divided by the 48 scale factor (25*12/48 = 6.25). The drawing shows the correct dimensions, however, inside AutoCAD the distance is 6.25". There may be cases where it is desirable for the user to have AutoCAD operate with the same dimensions that are shown on the drawing. That is, when AutoCAD is questioned on the length of the sidewall bay, a distance of 25'-0" will be reported. To create a drawing with that feature, the following steps are recommended. 1. Create the drawing in MBS at say a 1/4" scale. 2. Load the drawing into AutoCAD and create a block of the drawing. Transfer the BLOCK to a WBLOCK so it can be read by other drawings. 3. Start a new drawing in AutoCAD 4. Insert the block from step 2. Use a scale factor of 48 (for the 1/4" scale).


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5. Change the drawing units from inches to feet-inch-fraction. 6. Now, question AutoCAD on the length of the sidewall bay and the program will report 25'-0". A word of caution is necessary when working with scaled drawings. Two conflicting criteria were used in making the drawings. The first was drawing clarity and the second was to have each part of the drawing to scale. Therefore, certain items are located to meet the clarity requirements and therefore are not to scale. For example, the offset and spacing of anchor bolts has been enlarged for drawing clarity and is not to scale.

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Drawing Control Input File The drawing control input file provides information for each of the drawing input files. Those lines in the data file which start with an * are comment lines used to describe the data. The remaining lines are data. This file is available in the C:\MBS\DOC2 subdirectory. The user can edit the file to their desired default values. The following paragraphs provide a description of the information needed on each data line. The file contains typically two lines of data for the drawing of each major building component. A description of the required input follows: ( ) DRAWING SIZE: as listed on these lines, (1) ENDWALL, (3) SIDEWALL, (5) ROOF, (7) RIGID FRAME, (9) ANCHOR BOLT Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. This information serves primarily to layout the drawing with the object offset and size of detail. Drawing size need not match plotting size. Object Offset, Lt, Rt, Bot, Top in.: These four values give the minimum distance from the edge of the drawing to main object being drawn. The space within the four offset lines is available for the drawing. The objects are centered in that space. Scale Factor - Drawing Text: Enter the desired scale factor for the size of the letters on the drawing. For a scale factor of one and the drawing is plotted to its specified size, the letter sizes are as follows: drawing title = 0.20", section cuts = 0.10", and all other letters = 0.14". If other letter sizes are required, or if the drawing is plotted to other than its specified size, a scale factor can be used to adjust the letter size. A value greater than one will increase the letter size and a value below one will decrease the letter size. Scale Factor - Table Text: The default scale factor is 1. Larger values will increase the table size and smaller values will reduce the table size Scale Factor - Dimension Line OFFSET: Enter the desired scale factor for the distance from the object to the dimension line. For a scale factor of one and the drawing plotted to its specified size the dimension line offsets are as follows: object to first line = 1.00", first dimension line to second dimension line with frame line callouts in between the lines = 0.75", and first dimension line to section dimension line without the frame line callouts = 0.50". If other dimension line offsets are required or if the drawing is plotted to other than its specified size a scale factor can be used to adjust the size of the dimension line offset. A value greater than one will increase the offset and a value less than one will decrease the offset. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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Scale Factor - Building: If the building component is to be drawn to a scale of 1/4" = 1'-0", enter 0.25. Enter similar values for a similar scale. In SI units a scale factor of 8 will prepare a drawing that uses 8 mm on the paper to represent a 1000 mm on the building. To have the drawing not at a specified scale but to fill the available drawing space, enter zero. Scale Factor - Title Block: For the title block to be 1 ½" high, and 9" long and plotted to the drawing size, enter a scale factor of 1.0. For larger or smaller title blocks, enter the scale factor as above or below 1.0. Enter 0 and the title block will not be on the drawing. ( ) DRAWING OPTIONS: As listed on these lines (2) ENDWALL, (4) SIDEWALL, (6) ROOF Draw Wall 1, Wall 3: Enter Y if that wall is to be on the drawing. The wall label is on the right end of the line. Contents Option: Enter FS for framing and sheeting, enter FO for framing only, and enter SO for sheeting only (not available for roof). Call Out Details, Member Table: Enter Y if these items are to appear on the drawing. List Panel Length: If the panel length is to be reported on the panels, enter Y. Enter N and the panel will be given a mark that matches the mark in the BOM. General Notes: Enter Y for the general notes to appear on the drawing. Logo: Enter Y if a customized title block or logo is to be placed on the drawing. The customized block/logo will be placed just above the title block. If the standard title block is not used, (title block scale factor = 0), the customized title block will be in the lower right hand corner of the drawing. (8) RIGID FAME DRAWING OPTIONS Contents Option: Enter as described below: FF: Draw the full frame across the width of the sheet. AB: Draw the left half of the frame on the upper part of the sheet and the right half of the frame on the lower half of the sheet. LF: Draw the left side of the frame on the full sheet. RF: Draw the right side of the frame on the full sheet. FS: Draw the full rigid frame with roof sheeting shown above the frame. BOLT TABLE: Enter Y to have the connection bolt table shown on the drawing. Other Items: See drawing options for walls. (9) ANCHOR BOLT DRAWING Other Items: See options under drawing size. Detail Size: Enter the side dimension for the anchor bolt details.


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Detail Location: The anchor bolt details will appear on the drawing as a line of details. The details will be located on the drawing at the top, bottom, left, or right based on the input of T, B, L, or R. (10) ANCHOR BOLT DRAWING OPTIONS Contents Option: The three choices are Plan, Reactions, and Details. Any single or combination of these three choices can be placed on either drawing. The letter O means only. Therefore, these letter combinations can be used: PO, RO, DO, PR, PD, DR, and PDR. Bolt Line: Enter Y if the dimension line to the anchor bolts is to be used. This feature also shows the offset of each anchor bolt. If this line is used the anchor bolt details are not required, however, they can still be used. Reactions; Rigid Frame, Endwall, Reaction Notes: Enter Y to have these items appear on the drawing. For N they will not appear. For options Y and 1 the full report is prepared. Option 2 contains a reduced content report. Option 3 provides reaction to the basic loads, while options Y, 1, and 2 are for design loads. Option 4 provides reactions to both basic and design loads. Anchor Bolt Table: Enter Y for a summary table of the anchor bolt requirements. General Notes: Enter Y to have general notes for the anchor bolt drawing shown on the drawing. Location: Enter a two letter code used to arrange the previous items on the drawing. The information will appear on the right (R) or top (T) of the drawing and will be in one (1) or two (2) columns/rows. Enter R1, R2, T1, or T2. Logo: Enter Y to have the customized logo or customized title block on the drawing. (11) ANCHOR BOLT USER DETAILS Detail Pattern: Enter C for a column pattern or enter R for a row pattern. Detail Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the start of one detail to the start of the next detail. First Detail Coordinates, X, Y, in.: Enter the lower left coordinates of the first detail. The origin is at the lower left corner of the drawing. Detail Scale: Enter the scale factor which is applied to the block when it is inserted on the drawing. Number Of Details: Enter the number of special details to used. Detail Id: Enter the letter like 'A' or the number like '2' used to identify the detail. The details are stored as blocks in the C:\MBS\BLK directory under the name ANDWGA.BLK or ANDWG1.BLK and identified as 'A' and '1' respectively. (12) DETAILS (Detail Drawings) Others: Same as line (1).



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Detail Size, in.: Enter the side dimension on the details that will appear on the sheet. Detail side dimension along with the sheet size determines the number of details that will appear on the sheet. (13) COMBINED DRAWING SIZE Drawing Size, Object Offset, in.: Same as for the other drawings. Object Spacing, in.: The combined drawings can have two columns of drawings, left and right. Within that space the user can set the free space (object spacing) both horizontally and vertically around each drawing. For the left column of drawings enter the horizontal and vertical free space adjacent to each drawing. Similarly, for the right column of drawings. Scale Adjust: This is an adjustment factor to be used on the scale drawings. The resulting scale of the drawing is the set value multiplied by this scale adjust factor. Title Scale & Note Scale: Factor to adjust the size of the title block and\or the note tables. (14) COMBINED DRAWING OPTIONS Contents Option: Enter numbers 1 through 9 to select the drawing contents. The letters represent: F = framing, S = sheeting, T = member table, and O = only. The option 4, FO - SO means that the order will first place all the framing drawings and then, on the next sheet, place all the sheeting drawings. Options 8 and 9 are defined in the chapter 10, combined drawings. General Notes: Enter Y to have the general notes on the drawing. Logo: Enter Y if a customized logo or customized title block is to appear on the drawing. (15) THROUGH (19) These input lines list each of the component drawings and the user is to specify the combined drawing page which will contain that component drawing. This data is used only if the user selects contents option 9. (20) THROUGH (24) USER DETAILS Note, for each detail, the name, insert coordinates, and scale factor are set. Insert coordinates are at the lower left corner of the detail. The origin of the coordinate system is at the lower left corner of the drawing. The detail must be available as a block in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. Both the file and block have the same name. The process of making block files is described in the Appendix of this manual. No. Detail: Enter the number of details to be placed on this sheet. Detail Name: The name of the block file which is stored in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. Location X,Y: Enter the lower left coordinates of the detail. Scale: Specify a scale for each detail. The incoming detail will be adjusted by this scale factor.


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(25) ACCESSORIES Walk door/accessories data is entered on the drawing control input file. Each time a wall drawing input file is made, the door data is transferred from the drawing control input file to the wall drawing. Wall Id: The wall Id numbers represent: 1 = Left Endwall, 2 = Front Sidewall, 3 = Right Endwall, and 4 = Back Sidewall. No. Of Accesses: Enter the number of accessories to appear on that wall. Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay containing the accessory. Bays are numbered from left to right along the wall. Accessory Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the lower left corner of the bay to the lower left corner of the accessory. Accessory Size, ft.: Enter the width as the horizontal distance along the item and the height as the vertical distance along the item. Accessory ID: In single quotes enter a name for the accessory which will be placed on the drawing.


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Anchor Bolt Drawings This chapter describes the options available with the anchor bolt drawings. it also provides a description of the anchor bolt drawing input file.

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Drawing Content and Layout Anchor bolt drawings can include an anchor bolt plan, anchor bolt details, and column reactions. The contents option on the input file permits the user to select the desired options for each drawing. The program will prepare either one or two anchor bolt drawings for a building. Parameters controlling the layout of the anchor bolt plan, details, and reactions are illustrated in Figure 3.1 The location of the anchor bolt plan is controlled by the object offset. Details can be along any of the four edges of the drawings, the program will make a second line of details adjacent to the first line if necessary. The reactions can be arranged along the top or right side of the drawing. When the anchor bolt plan is included with either details or reactions, the program will place the plan in the remaining space on the drawing. If that space is not satisfactory to the user, the object offset can be set to control the location of the anchor bolt plan.

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Anchor Bolt Plan A typical anchor bolt plan is shown on the next page. An examination of the plan indicates these features: grid lines for sidewall frames and endwall columns, plan view of columns, all anchor bolts, edge of concrete line, and dimensions for all the items on the plan. The following paragraphs describe some of the options available in preparing the anchor bolt plan. A. DIMENSIONS TO ANCHOR BOLTS Anchor bolts can be located with dimensions to each anchor bolt. Both location and offset dimensions are provided. With this option, anchor bolt details are not required. To choose this option, enter Y for "bolt line" option. The other option for locating the anchor bolts is to dimension to the grid line. Then, supply a detail of the anchor bolts. This detail shows the offset of the anchor bolts from the grid line and from the edge of the concrete. The capital letter near the anchor bolts is the reference to the detail for those anchor bolts. B. SHOW COLUMN AND/OR ANCHOR BOLTS DM119 provides options for showing the column cross sections and\or the anchor bolts. Set DM119 to one of the following: 1 = standard, draws all column cross sections and all anchor bolts, 2 = will omit anchor bolts for door jambs, 3 = will omit all anchor bolts, and 4 = will omit all column cross sections. These options do not appear on the anchor bolt drawing input file and must be set in DM119.


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C. SIZE OF ANCHOR BOLTS There is an option to enlarge or reduce the size of the anchor bolts. This scale factor is on line 2 of the input file. The default value is 1. Some program users prefer to see very large anchor bolts. D. LINES FOR CONCRETE Options for lines showing the edge of the concrete include a concrete notch and the possible slope in the floor at framed openings. Detailing parameter az is used to set the size of the concrete notch. The program reads the parameter and enters that notch size in the input file. The program user can edit the notch size for each of the four walls. The options for sloping the concrete floors at framed openings are illustrated in DM94. Select the first option with no slope in the floor, or any of the three methods of sloping the floor. A section through the sloped floor can be shown with a special detail. Even though the floor slope (called notch type) has been set in DM94, it can be controlled on the input line for each framed opening. The available notch types together with the default conditions are shown in Figure 3.2. The program uses the default criteria to set the notch type however, the program user can edit the input file. E. LABELS FOR ENDWALL COLUMNS Endwall columns are labeled with capital letters. Standard practice is to start with letter A near the back sidewall, then, provide a unique letter for each column in moving to the front sidewall. If DM 135 is set to '2' the order of the letters will be reversed. Letter A will be near the front sidewall. F. OPTIONS IN COLUMN ORIENTATION The program user can set the orientation of endwall columns. The options are available through detailing methods. The options are as follows: DETAILING METHODS OPTIONS 109 The interior endwall C section columns have their open side to the center edge of the building (N), open to the nearest sidewall (Y). 93 The corner endwall C section columns have their open side to the nearby sidewall (N) or the far sidewall (Y). 86 Wide flange corner column can have the column web in the plane of the endwall (1) or in the plane of the sidewall (2). G. OPTIONS TO REMOVE COLUMNS When a rigid frame is placed near the endwall, use DM65 to indicate if the endwall corner column is to be removed (Y) or not removed (N). © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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With DM106 the wind bent or portal frame can be placed either flush with the web of the frame column or offset from the web of the frame column. If the wind bent column is flush with, and bolted to, the frame column, then it is not fastened to the concrete.

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Anchor Bolt Details A typical drawing showing the anchor bolt details and reactions is on the next page. Note each detail includes an identification letter, anchor bolt size, anchor bolt location, notch size, baseplate size, and baseplate elevation if other than standard. Anchor bolt locations are set with the detailing parameters shown on Drawings PA1 to PA9. To change an anchor bolt offset, one can change the detailing parameter in the DT_BUILD file, make the necessary files to transfer the data to the drawing programs, then make the drawing input and output files. Another way to change an anchor bolt offset is to edit the anchor bolt drawing input file. The anchor bolts at each detail are located with parameters A, B, C, and D. The meaning of A, B, C, and D for each type of anchor bolt detail is shown on Figure 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6. The lower case letter at each detail is used to identify the detail on the anchor bolt drawing input file. For example detail g1 is for a sidewall with one row of anchor bolts. If there are other one row sidewall columns with parameters different than g1 then that detail will be called g2. For each line of input data where anchor bolts are located, the detail Id is listed. Then on the input line labeled "Details" each detail Id is listed along with the A, B, and C for each detail. One can change the location of the anchor bolts be editing the A, B, or C on the line labeled "Details".

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Column Reactions Rigid frame and/or endwall column reactions can be placed on the anchor bolt drawing. View the included drawing with anchor bolt details and reactions. Structural design usually involves many loading conditions. One rigid frame option (Y) is to provide a table of the maximum reactions for all the design loading conditions. Another option (2) is to provide the reactions for the dead plus live load and dead plus wind loading conditions. A third option (3) provides reactions for each of the basic loads on the frame. In each case, a cross section of the rigid frame is shown on the drawing. Options for endwall column reactions include design load reactions for each column (Y) the maximum vertical and horizontal reactions for all the columns (2), and basic load reactions for each column (3). Reaction notes include a summary of the building size and loading. This data is generated by the program. General notes are written by the program user to the ANDWG-1.NOT file and stored in the C:\MBS\NOT directory. The anchor bolt summary is also generated by the program. Anchor bolt diameter comes from design for the rigid frame columns and from detailing for the other columns. Anchor bolt length, bend, and projection come from the DT_ABOLT file.



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Special Details This feature permits user prepared details to be placed at any location on the anchor bolt drawing. Program generated details provide a plan view of the anchor bolts. special details are often used to show elevation views of the anchor bolts and concrete. Examples of special details are shown in Figure 3.7. Note the A, B, C used to identify the details. This letter is used to identify the detail on the input file. To prepare the detail, make the drawing, transform it to a block file, and label the file ANDWGX.BLK. The X in the label will be the A, B, C used to identify the detail on the input file. See the Appendix of this Manual on how to prepare a block file. Special details can be used for any purpose. Some use the details to report typical sections through foundations for the building. Then, non standard reinforcing and concrete dimensions are edited on the drawings.

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Description of Input Data This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare the anchor bolt drawings. The explanation of each input item is as follows: (1) TITLE BLOCK Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have up to twenty characters. Respond to these questions. Manufacturer: Builder: Project: Project Site, address: Project Site, City: Project Id: (2) DRAWING SIZE FACTORS Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. This information serves only to set the size in relation to the object offset and detail size. Drawings can be plotted to any size. Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from the edge of sheet to the anchor bolt plan. Scale Factor: Text Size, Table Size, Dimension Line Offset, Anchor Bolt Size, and Title Block: To use larger or smaller than the standard values enter the scale factor as greater or less than 1.0 To remove the standard title block, set the scale factor to zero. Scale Factor, Building: Enter 0 to fit the drawing to the available space. For other scales, enter the fraction of an inch in decimal value for example to obtain a scale of 1/4" = 1'-0", enter 0.25. To obtain a scale of 8 mm on the drawing to 1000 mm on the building, enter 8 as the scale factor. For this scale to be correct, the size of the plot must match the drawing size.


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Detail Size, in.: Enter the side dimension for the size of the anchor bolt details. Detail Location: Enter T for top, B for bottom, L for left, and R for right side of the sheet. (3) DRAWING OPTIONS Contents Option: The three choices are Plan, Reactions, and Details. Any single or combination can be placed on either drawing. The letter O means only. Therefore, these letter combinations can be used: PO, RO, DO, PR, PD, DR, and PDR. Bolt Line: Enter Y if dimension lines to the anchor bolts are to be used. This feature also shows the offset of each anchor bolt. If this line is used the anchor bolt details are not required, however, they can still be used. Reactions; Rigid Frame, Endwall, Reaction Notes: Enter Y to have these items appear on the drawing. For N they will not appear. For options Y and 1 the full report is prepared. Option 2 contains a reduced content report. Option 3 provides reaction to the basic loads, while options Y, 1, and 2 are for design loads. Option 4 provides reactions to both basic and design loads. Anchor Bolt Table: Enter Y for a summary table of the anchor bolt requirements. General Notes: Enter Y, 1, 2, A,... to have general notes for the anchor bolt drawing, else enter 'N'. Location: Enter a two letter code used to arrange the previous items on the drawing. The information will appear on the right (R) or top (T) of the drawing and will be in one (1) or two (2) columns/rows. Enter R1, R2, T1, or T2. Logo: Enter Y, 1, 2, A, B, .. to have the customized logo or the customized title block. (4) BUILDING LAYOUT Building Size, Width, Length, ft.: Enter the distances between the outside edges of the wall girts. Building Type: Enter 'FF' for a full frame. Enter 'LT' for a lean to building. Left End Expandable Endwall: Enter Y to use a rigid frame near the left end of the building. Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the end of the building (outside of endwall girt) to the web of rigid frame. Enter similar data for the right endwall. (5) WALL OFFSET AND SHEETING NOTCH Wall Offset, in.: Enter the distance that the outside face of each wall girt is offset from the outside edge of the column. Do this for the Left End, Front Side, Right End, and Back Side. Sheeting Notch, in.: Enter the distance that the outside edge of the concrete is beyond the outside edge of the steel for each wall of the building. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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(6) BAY SPACING Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 2 for the sidewall, and enter 3 for the right endwall. Offset; Left, Right, in.: For endwalls, enter the distance that the webs of the corner columns are set in from the sidewall edge of the building. For a turned corner column enter the offset for the mid depth of the corner column. The endwall offset for the sidewall dimension is controlled by DM 64. The offset will be zero when option Y is selected. It will be the distance from the end of the building to web of the endwall rafter when the option is set at N. Sets Of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the column spacing. Bay Width, ft.: Enter the width of the bay. Number Of Bays: Enter the number of consecutive times that bay width occurs. (7) FRAMED OPENINGS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 3 for the right endwall, and enter 4 for the back sidewall. Number of Openings: Enter the number of framed openings along that wall. [For each opening enter the following: Use a separate data line for each wall opening.] Bay Id: Enter the bay number for the opening. Bays are numbered from the left end of the wall. Door Width, ft.: Enter the width of the framed opening. Frame Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the left side of the bay to the near edge of the framed opening. Open Type: Enter 1 or 2 for typical framed openings. Enter 4 if the wall is completely open. That is, no wall girts, jambs, or panels. Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter and number that identifies the anchor bolt detail for the door jamb(s) at that framed opening. See Figure 3.3 for choice of anchor bolt details. Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance that the base of the door jamb is above the floor. Notch Type, 1-5: The available notch types are shown in Figure 3.2. The program user can edit the notch type to obtain the desired notch at the framed opening. However, the program will set the default notch type according to the criteria listed in the table. (8) SIDEWALL FRAMES Wall Id: Enter 2 for the sidewall. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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Number of Frame Lines: Enter the number of frame lines for this building. Line Count: Enter the number used to identify each frame line: 1, 2, 3, ......etc. Frame Line Id: Enter the identification number for the frame line. This number will appear on the anchor bolt plan. Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter and number that identifies the anchor bolt detail for both the front sidewall columns and the back sidewall columns. See Figure 3.3 for the choices on detail Id. Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the underside of the column base plate. (9) ENDWALL COLUMNS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Number Of Columns: Enter the number of columns in the endwall. Column Id: Enter the column count 1, 2, 3,....to the number of columns. Column Type: Enter the type of each column using the following notation: 'C' = single C section 'D' = double C section 'W' = welded plate wide flange section 'R' = hot rolled wide flange section 'U' = hot rolled C section Column Rotation: Enter 'Y' if the C section column is open to the left, else enter 'N'. For a rotated 'R' or 'W' column enter an 'R'. Line Id: Enter the upper case letter used to identify that column line. Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter used to identify the anchor bolt detail. See Figure 3.4 for the choices. Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance between the floor line and the bottom of the column base plate. (10) RIGID FRAME INTERIOR COLUMNS Number of Frame Lines: Enter the number of frame lines for the building. Frame Line Number: Enter the frame line number. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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Number of Columns: Enter the number of interior columns for that frame line. Column Id: Enter the column identification number. Column Type: Enter the column type using the following designations: 'W' = welded plate wide flange section. ‘R' = hot rolled wide flange section. 'P' = pipe column. 'T' = tube column. Column Rotation: Enter 'Y' if the column web is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the web of the rafter, else enter 'N'. Column Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the backside of the building to the center of the column. Column Elevation, ft.: Enter the distance that the base of the column is above (+) or below (-) the base of the left sidewall column. Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter and number used to identify the anchor bolt detail. See Figure 3.5 for the choice of details. (11) CORNER BRACING Endwall Id: Enter 1 for left endwall or 3 for right endwall. Sidewall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall or 4 for the back sidewall. Brace Bay: Enter 'Y' if there is diagonal bracing in the sidewall bay that is adjacent to the endwall. DM 112 provides the option to eliminate the connection to the concrete and attach the diagonal brace to the corner column. Detail Id: Enter the corresponding detail identification number. See Figure 3.6. (12) WIND BENTS Wall Id: Enter wall numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. Number Of Bents: Enter the number of wind bents on that wall. Bay Id: Enter the bay number with the bent. Detail Id: Enter the anchor bolt detail, letter and number. Detail x is used for wind bents, see Figure 3.6. (13) WIND COLUMNS Wall Id: Enter wall number 1, 2, 3, and 4. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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Number of Wind Columns: Enter the number of wind columns on that wall. Bay Id: Enter the bay number that contains the wind column. Left/Right: Enter L or R to indicate that the wind columns is on the left or right side of the bay. Detail Id: Enter the anchor bolt detail letter and number. Details on this connection are incomplete. (14) DETAILS Number of Details: Enter the number of anchor bolt details which are a part of this drawing. Detail Id: Enter the lower case letter and number which identifies the anchor bolt detail. This Id comes from one of the earlier input lines. Diameter, in.: Enter the anchor bolt diameter. Detail Parameters A, B, C: Enter the detailing parameters for each anchor bolt detail. See Figures 3.3 through 3.6 for an illustration of each parameter. The detailing parameters associated with these details are shown on the anchor bolt parameter drawings starting with PA1. Base Plate Width and Length, in.: Enter the width and length of each base plate. Length is measured in the plane of the column web. (15) DRAWING REVISIONS Number Of Lines: Enter the number of revision lines. Revision: In single quotes enter the revision information which will appear on each line. (16) SPECIAL DETAILS Detail Pattern: Enter C for a column pattern or enter R for a row pattern. Detail Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the start of one block to the start of the next block. First Detail Coordinates, X, Y, in.: Enter the lower left coordinates of the first detail. The origin is at the lower left corner of the drawing. Detail Scale: Enter the scale factor which is applied to the block when it is inserted on the drawing. Number of Details: Enter the number of special details to be shown. Detail Id: Enter the letter like 'A' or the number like '1' used to identify the detail. The details are stored as blocks in the C:\MBS\BLK directory under the name ANDWGA.BLK or ANDWG1.BLK and identified as 'A' and '1' respectively. Examples of special details are on Figure 3.7. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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Sidewall Drawings This chapter describes the options available with the sidewall drawings. Topics covered include drawing layout and contents plus a description of the drawing input file.

4.1

Drawing Layout Sidewall drawings show the sidewall framing, sidewall sheeting, member table, and connection plate table. A typical sidewall drawing is on the next page. Sidewall framing is located at the top of the sheet with sidewall sheeting directly below. The member and bolt tables are in the upper right hand corner of the drawing. The user can elect to have both sidewalls on a single drawing. In that case the front sidewall will be on the left side of the drawing and the back sidewall on the right. The user decision on drawing options will depend on the building length, drawing size, and desired drawing appearance.

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Drawing Contents This section describes the contents of the sidewall framing elevation sheeting elevation, member table, and bolt table.

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Sidewall Framing Elevation The following items are included on the frame elevation: (a) Title, which includes the letter representing the column line for that wall. (b) The following sidewall components with piece marks placed near the component: sidewall columns, wall girts, door jambs, door headers, eave struts, cable bracing, and base angle. DM78 can be used to select between single and double line frame members. (c) The following dimensions are shown: Spacing of wall girts, eave height, location and size of framed opening, location of sidewall frame lines and out-to-out of steel dimension for the sidewall. (d) Building frame lines which are labeled with numbers. (e) Either a section is cut or a detail is called out for each type of detail necessary to show each connection and member orientation for the sidewall. The detail identification consists of an upper case letter and a number. The detail will be shown on the detail sheet with that same identification. (f) Rigid frame column labels. (g) Cross section view of rigid frame sidewall columns, door jambs, and wind bents. (h) Length of lap for sidewall girts. (i) Labels for loose connection plates.


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(j) Sag angles are shown and labeled.

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Sidewall Sheeting Elevation A typical sidewall sheeting elevation is shown on the included sidewall drawing. The following items are included on the sheeting elevation. (a) Title along with description and color of wall panels. (b) Eave trim and piece mark shown above the sheeting. (c) Location and identification number of each sidewall sheet. If part of the end sheet is lapped under the adjacent sheet that edge is shown as a dashed line. sheeting length is rounded to the interval set by detailing parameter gr. (d) Base seal and piece mark shown below the sheeting. (e) Corner trim and piece mark shown at each end of the wall. Trim piece marks come from the column labeled "mark" in the DT_ANGLE file.

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Member Table There is an option to report the size of the members used in the sidewall. The members include: wall girts, door jambs and headers, eave struts, and diagonal bracing. The table column headings include: Mark (a piece mark from detailing), Part (the "size" from the member file) and Length. The cable length can be reported as the cut length for the cable (1) or the fabricated length (2) for the cables and end pieces. The cable length option is set in DM132.

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Connection Plate Table There is an option to report the name for each loose connection plate. The connection plate table has three columns. They include: "ID" - the number shown on the framing plane, "Mark" - the connection plate piece mark if a program generated piece mark is used, and "Part" - the connection plate piece mark given by the program user. The part name comes from a plate substitution in the DT_CLIP file.

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Walk Doors & Accessories Placed on Drawings Walk doors and other accessories can be placed on the wall drawings. Data is entered in the drawing control file. As a wall drawing input file is made, the accessory data is transferred to the wall drawing input file. Data which will be shown on the drawing include: horizontal and vertical dimensions to locate the accessory, a drawing of the size of the accessory and a name to identify the accessory.

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Description of Input Data This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare sidewall drawings. The explanation of each input item is as follows: (1) TITLE BLOCK Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have


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up to twenty characters. Respond to these questions. Manufacturer: Builder: Project: Project Site, Address: Project Site, City: Project Id: (2) DRAWING SIZE FACTORS Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. This information serves primarily to layout the drawing with the object offset. Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from each edge of the sheet to the framing and sheeting on the drawing. Scale Factor: Text, Table, Dim Line Offset, Title Block: To create larger or smaller items, enter larger or smaller numbers for the scale factors. To remove the standard title block set the scale factor to zero. Scale Factor; Building: Enter 0 for the building to be drawn in the available space. To set the building scale enter the decimal value of the inches of drawing per foot per of building. (i.e. for a scale of 1/4" = 1'-0" enter 0.25). To obtain a scale of 8 mm on the drawing to 1000 mm on the building, enter 8 as the scale factor. (3) DRAWING OPTIONS Draw: Wall 2, Wall 4: Enter 'Y' to draw the wall on this sheet, else enter 'N'. Enter 'Y' for both walls and both walls will be placed on this sheet. Contents Option: Enter 'FS' for framing and sheeting, enter 'FO' for framing only or 'SO' for sheeting only. Call Out Details: Enter 'Y' if the call outs for details and sections are to be shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Member Table: Enter 'Y' if a member table is to be shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Other options include: '1' = member sizes (8C16) on drawing, also member table, '2' = on members and table without lengths, '3' = section sizes on members and no table. List Panel Length: Enter 'Y' if the length of each panel is to be shown on the panel. General Notes: Enter 'Y' 1, 2, A,... if the general notes are to be on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Logo: Enter Y, 1, 2, A, B, .. if the customized logo or customized title block is used.


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(4) BUILDING LAYOUT Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Line Id: Enter the letter for the column line along this sidewall. Sidewall Size; Length, Height, ft.: For length, enter the distances between the outside edges of the endwalls. For height, enter the eave height. Building Type: Enter 'FF' for a full frame building. Enter 'LT' for a lean-to building. Expandable Endwall, Use: Enter 'Y' if the building framing is to incorporate a rigid frame near the endwall. Respond for both left endwall and right endwall. Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the end of the building to the web of the rigid frame. (5) BAY SPACING Wall Id: Enter 2 for the sidewall. Offset; Left, Right, ft.: The frame offset at each endwall is controlled by DM 64. The offset is zero when the Y option is selected. It will be the distance from the end of the building to the web of the endwall rafter when the option is set at N. Sets of Data: Enter the number of sets of data which are necessary to describe the column spacing. Bay Width, ft.: Enter the width of the bay. Number of Bays: Enter the number of consecutive times that bay width occurs. (6) FRAMED OPENINGS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Number of Openings: Enter the number of framed openings along that wall. [For each opening do the following: Use a separate data line for each framed opening.] Bay Id: Enter the bay number for the opening. Bays are numbered from the left end of the wall. Open Width, ft.: Enter the width of the framed opening. Open Height, ft.: Enter the height of the framed opening. Open Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the left side of the bay to the near edge of the framed opening. Open Type: Enter 1 if the door jamb is to extend to the level of the next highest girt. Enter 2 © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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if the door jamb is to extend to the eave strut. Enter 4 if the bay is completely open, that is no wall girts panels, or jambs. For the lowest wall girt at the height of the framed opening and no door jambs, enter the opening width as the bay width. Sill Height, ft.: If a window sill is present, enter the distance from the floor line to the web of the sill). Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the underside of the jamb base plate. Remove Panels: Enter Y if the panels are to be removed at the location of the framed opening. Id; L-Jamb, R-Jamb, Header, Sill: Enter the identification number for each item. These identification numbers will appear on the drawing. (7) PARTIAL WALLS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall and 4 for the back sidewall. Sets of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the partial wall. Base Type: The base of the partial wall can be a wall girt or a base angle. The following options are available: A = standard base angle, S = special base angle, C Z D RW U = girt type. Bay Id; Start, End: Enter the start bay and end bay for that part of the partial wall which is at a constant height. Wall Height, ft.: Enter the distance from the floor to the bottom of the partial wall. (8) SIDEWALL GIRTS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Girt Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, UF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the girt type while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double C section, W = wide flange section welded from plates, R = hot rolled wide flange section, and U = hot rolled C section. The ZO refers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each girt to be fastened to the column with two bolts. Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays on this sidewall. Bay Id: Enter the bay identification number. Number of Girts: Enter the number of girts in this bay. Girt Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the base of the column to the wall girt. Girt Extension; Lt, Rt, ft.: Enter the distance that the left and right ends of the girt extend into © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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the adjacent bay. Girt Id, Full/Left Girt, Middle Girt, Right Girt: Enter each girt identification number. If there is a single girt at that level, the Id is placed in the first column. For more than one girt at that level, the identification numbers are placed in the column matching the location of the girt. There may be up to three middle girts when there are two framed openings in a bay. (9) RAFTER TYPE Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Rafter; Left, Right: Enter the type of rafter located at the left and right ends of the sidewall. Rafters are designated as: 'C' for single C sections, 'D' for double C sections, 'W ' for welded plate wide flange sections for hot rolled C sections. 'R' for hot rolled wide flange sections, and 'U' for hot rolled C sections. (10) SIDEWALL COLUMN ID Number Of Lines: Enter the number of lines of sidewall columns, including the corner columns. Frame Line: Enter the corresponding frame line number. Piece Marks; Front, Back: Enter the column identification numbers for the front sidewall and the back sidewall. Elevation; Front, Back, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the under side of the column base plate. (11) EAVE STRUTS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Lap Plate: Enter 'Y' if a lap plate is used between eave struts, else enter 'N'. Numbers of Bays: Enter the number of bays on that wall. Eave Strut Id: Enter the identification number for each eave strut. (12) WALL PANELS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Panel Part: Enter the panel part number. Panel Color: Enter the panel color. (13) DIAGONAL BRACING Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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Brace Type: Enter C for cable or R for rods. Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays which have diagonal bracing. Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay which has diagonal bracing. Use a separate line for each braced bay. Bays are numbered from the left end of the wall. Brace Id: Enter the bracing identification number each cable in that bay. (14) WIND BENTS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall and 4 for the back sidewall. Number of Bents: Enter the number of wind bents on this wall. Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay in which the bent is located. Member Id: Enter the piece numbers to the placed on the column and beam. (15) WIND COLUMNS Input same as for wind bents only the wind column is placed on the 'L' or 'R' side of the bay. (16) INSIDE FLANGE STRAPS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall and 4 for the back sidewall. Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays in the wall. Number of Straps per Bay: Enter the number of straps per bay for each bay, from left to right along the wall. (17) BASE OPTIONS Base Angle: Enter 'Y' to have a base angle around the perimeter of the building. Base Channel: Enter 'Y' to have a base channel around the perimeter of the building. Base Seal: Enter 'Y' if the base seal (base trim) is to be included around the perimeter of the building. Base Angle/Seal: Enter 'Y' to use the special angle which serves as both the base angle and the base seal. (18) TRIM PIECES Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Trim Id: Enter the name to be shown on the drawing of the base angle and six trim items. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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These trim names come from the DT_ANGLE.SIZ file. Column Headings Include: Base trim = base seal or trim as selected above; left corner = corner trim on left end of wall; left end = trim at end of eave, interior = trim along the eave. (19) MEMBER TABLE Number of Members: Enter the number of members which will be listed in the member table. For each member provide the following data. Member Mark: Enter the member mark to appear on the drawing and in the table. Member Part: Enter the part number to appear in the table. Member Length, in.: Enter the member length to appear in the table. (20) DRAWING REVISIONS Number of Lines: Enter the number of revision lines. Revision: In single quotes enter the revision information which will appear on each line. (21) ACCESSORIES Walk door\accessories data is entered on the drawing control input file. Each time a wall drawing input file is made, the door data is transferred from the drawing control input file to the wall drawing. Wall Id: The wall Id numbers represent: 1 = Left Endwall, 2 = Front Sidewall, 3 = Right Endwall, and 4 = Back Sidewall. No. Of Accesses: Enter the number of accessories to appear on that wall. Bay Id: Enter the bay containing the accessory. Bays are numbered from left to right along the wall. Accessory Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the lower left corner of the bay to the lower left corner of the accessary. Accessory Size, ft.: Enter the width as the horizontal distance along the item and the Accessory Id: In single quotes enter a name for the accessary which will be placed on the drawing. (22) USER DETAILS Number of Detail: Enter the number of details to be placed on this sheet. Detail Name: Enter the name of the detail. The detail is stored as a block file in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. The block and file must have the same name. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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Location, X, Y, in.: Enter the coordinates for the lower left corner of the detail. Coordinates 0,0 are at the lower left corner of the drawing. Scale: The incoming detail will be adjusted by this scale factor.


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Endwall Drawings This chapter describes the options available with the endwall drawings. Topics covered include drawing layout and contents plus a description of the endwall drawing input file.

5.1

Drawing Layout Endwall drawings show the endwall framing, endwall sheeting, member table, connection plate table, and rafter splice bolt table. A typical endwall drawing is on the next page. Endwall framing is located at the top of the sheet with endwall sheeting directly below. The member and other tables are in the upper right hand corner of the drawing. The user can elect to have both endwalls on a single drawing. In that case the left endwall will be on the left side of the drawing and the right endwall on the right. The user decision on drawing options will depend on the building width, drawing size, and desired drawing appearance.

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Drawing Contents This section describes the contents of the endwall framing elevation, and the endwall sheeting elevation, member table, connection plate table, and bolt table.

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Endwall Framing Elevation The following items are included on the frame elevation: (a) Title, which includes the number representing the frame line for that wall. (b) The following endwall components with piece marks placed near the component: endwall columns, wall girts, door jambs, door headers, endwall rafter, cable bracing, and base angle. DM78 can be used to select between single and double line frame members. (c) The following dimensions are shown: Spacing of wall girts, eave height, location and size of framed opening, location of endwall frame lines and out-to-out of steel dimension for the endwall. (d) Endwall column lines which are labeled with letters. (e) Either a section is cut or a detail is called out for each type of detail necessary to show each connection and member orientation for the endwall. The detail identification consists of an upper case letter and a number. The detail will be shown on the detail sheet with that same identification. (f) Endwall column labels. (g) Cross section view of endwall columns, door jambs, and wind bents and wind columns. (h) Length of lap for endwall girts. (i) Labels for loose connection plates.


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(j) Sag angles are shown and labeled.

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Endwall Sheeting Elevation A typical endwall sheeting elevation is shown on the included endwall drawing. The following items are included on the sheeting elevation. (a) Title along with description and color of wall panels. (b) Rake trim and piece mark shown above the sheeting. (c) Location and identification number of each endwall sheet. If part of a sheet is lapped under the adjacent sheet that edge is shown as a dashed line. sheeting length is rounded to the interval set by DT_BUILD(gr). (d) Base seal and piece mark shown below the sheeting. (e) Corner trim and piece mark shown at each end of the wall. Trim piece marks come from the column labeled "mark" in the DT_ANGLE file.

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Member Table There is an option to report the size of the members used in the endwall. The members include: wall girts, door jambs and headers, endwall rafters, endwall columns and diagonal bracing. The table column headings include: Mark (a piece mark from detailing), Part (the "size" from the member file) and Length. The cable length can be reported as the cut length for the cable (1) or the fabricated length (2) for the cables and end pieces. The cable length option is set in DM132.

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Connection Plate Table There is an option to report the name for each loose connection plate. The connection plate table has three columns. They include: "ID" - the number shown on the framing plane, "Mark" - the connection plate piece mark if a program generated piece mark is used, and "Part" - the connection plate piece mark given by the program user. The part name comes from a plate substitution in the DT_CLIP file.

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Bolt Table for Rafter Splices The bolts in this table are listed by location, quantity, type, diameter, and length.

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Walk Doors & Accessories Placed on Drawings Walk doors and other accessories can be placed on the wall drawings. Data is entered in the drawing control file. As a wall drawing input file is made, the accessory data is transferred to the wall drawing input file. Data which will be shown on the drawing include: horizontal and vertical dimensions to locate the accessory, a drawing of the size of the accessory and a name to identify the accessory.


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Description of Input Data This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare the endwall drawings. explanation of each input item is as follows:

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List Panel Length: Enter 'Y' if the length of each panel is to be shown on the panel. General Notes: Enter 'Y', 1, 2, A... if the general notes are to be on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Logo: Enter Y, 1, 2, A, B, .. if the customized logo or customized title block is to be on the drawing.

(4) BUILDING LAYOUT Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Line Id: Enter the number for the frame line at each endwall. Endwall Size; Width, Height, ft.: For width, enter the width of the building. For height, enter the maximum endwall height. Building Type: Enter 'FF' for full frame. Enter 'LT' for a lean to frame. Expandable Endwall: Enter 'Y' if the building framing is to incorporate a rigid frame near the endwall. Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the end of the building to the web of the rigid frame. (5) SURFACE SHAPE No. Surfaces: Enter the number of surfaces used to describe the shape of the endwall. X-coord, Y-coord, ft.: Enter the X and Y coordinates of the surface intersections for the building. Consider the lower left corner of the building to be at coordinate 0,0 and do not enter that point. Offset; L-EW, R-EW, in.: For each surface and each endwall enter the perpendicular distance from the building surface to the nearest flange of the endwall column or rafter. (6) BAY SPACING Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, and 3 for the right endwall. Offset; Left, Right, ft.: Enter the distance that the web of the columns at the left end and right end of the walls are offset from the end of the wall. Sets of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the column spacing. Bay Width, ft.: Enter the width of the bay.


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Number of Bays: Enter the number of consecutive times that bay width occurs.

(7) FRAMED OPENINGS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Number of Openings: Enter the number of framed openings along that wall. [For each opening do the following: Use a separate data line for each framed opening.] Bay Id: Enter the bay number for the opening. Bays are numbered from the left end of the wall. Open Width, ft.: Enter the width of the framed opening. Open Height, ft.: Enter the height of the framed opening. Open Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the left side of the bay to the near edge of the framed opening. Open Type: Enter 1 if the door jamb is to extend to the level of the next highest girt. Enter 2 if the door jamb is to extend to the eave strut. (Only type 1 jambs are permitted in the endwall.) Enter 4 if the bay is completely open, that is no wall girts panels, or jambs. For the lowest wall girt at the height of the framed opening and no door jambs, enter the opening width as the bay width. Sill Height, ft.: If a window sill is present, enter the distance from the floor line to the web of the sill). Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the underside of the jamb base plate. Remove Panels: Enter Y if the panels are to be removed at the location of the framed opening. Id; L-Jamb, R-Jamb, Header, Sill: Enter the identification number for each item. These identification numbers will appear on the drawing. (8) PARTIAL WALLS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall and 3 for the right endwall. Sets of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the partial wall. Base Type: The base of the partial wall can be a wall girt or a base angle. The following options are available: A = standard base angle, S = special base angle, C Z D RW U = girt type. Bay Id; Start, End: Enter the start bay and end bay for that part of the partial wall which is at © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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a constant height. Wall Height, ft.: Enter the distance from the floor to the bottom of the partial wall. (9) ENDWALL COLUMNS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Number of Columns: Enter the number of columns for that endwall. Column Type: Enter 'C' for single C section, 'D' for a double C section, 'W' for a welded plate wide flange section, 'R' for a hot rolled wide flange section, or 'U' for hot rolled C sections. Column Rotation: Enter 'Y' if a C column is rotated to be open to the left, else enter 'N'. Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the bottom of the base plate. Column Detail: Enter the column identification number. Line Id: Enter the letter representing the column line. Piece Mark: Enter the column mark which will be placed on the drawing. (10) ENDWALL RAFTERS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Number of Rafters: Enter the number of rafters on that endwall. Surface Id: Enter the number of the building surface. Rafter Type: Enter 'C' for a single C section, 'D' for a double C section, 'W' for a welded plate side flange section, 'R' for a hot rolled wide flange section, or 'U' for hot rolled C section. Rafter Detail: Enter the rafter identification number. Piece Mark: Enter the column mark which will be placed on the drawing. Splice Location, ft.: Enter the location of the splice as measured from the left end of the rafter. Splice Type: Enter 'M' for a moment splice and 'S' for a shear splice. Quantity of Splice Bolts: Enter the quantity of bolts in the rafter splice. Type: Enter splice bolt type. Diameter, in.: Enter the diameter of the bolt.


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Length, in.: Enter the length of the bolt.

(11) ENDWALL GIRTS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Girt Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, UF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the girt type while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double C section, W = wide flange section welded from plates, R = hot rolled wide flange section, and U = hot rolled C section. The ZO refers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each girt to be fastened to the column with two bolts. Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays on this endwall. Bay Id: Enter the bay identification number. Number of Girts: Enter the number of girts in this bay. Girt Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the base of the column to the wall girt. Girt Extension; Lt, Rt, ft.: Enter the distance that the left and right ends of the girt extend into the adjacent bay. Girt Id, Full/Left Girt, Middle Girt, Right Girt: Enter each girt identification number. If there is a single girt at that level, the Id is placed in the first column. For more than one girt at that level, the identification numbers are placed in the column matching the location of the girt. There may be up to three middle girts when there are two framed openings in a bay. (12) SIDEWALL GIRTS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Girt Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, UF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the girt type while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double C section, W = wide flange section welded from plates, R = hot rolled wide flange section, and U = hot rolled C section. The ZO refers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each girt to be fastened to the column with two bolts. (13) EAVE EXTENSIONS Endwall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall and 3 for the right endwall. For each wall, the first line is for an eave extension on the left side and the second line for an eave extension on the right side. Width, ft.: Enter the horizontal distance from the building outside of steel line to the outside edge of the eave extension. Rafter Location: Enter 'F' if the under side of the eave extension rafter is located flush with © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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the under side of the roof purlins. Enter 'B' if the eave extension rafter is located below the roof purlins. Rafter Type: Enter one of the following: 'C' = C section 'R' = hot rolled section 'W' = welded plate section Depth (Start and End), in.: Enter the eave extension rafter depth at the start (adjacent to the frame) and end of the rafter. Piece Mark: Enter the piece mark for the rafter extension piece.

(14) WALL PANELS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Panel Part: Enter the panel part number. Panel Color: Enter the panel color. (15) DIAGONAL BRACING Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Brace Type: Enter C for cable or R for rods. Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays which have diagonal bracing. Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay which has diagonal bracing. Use a separate line for each braced bay. Bays are numbered from the left end of the wall. Brace Id: Enter the bracing identification number each cable in that bay. (16) WIND BENTS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall and 4 for the back sidewall. Number of Bents: Enter the number of wind bents on this wall. Bay Id: Enter the number of the bay in which the bent is located. Member Id: Enter the piece numbers to the placed on the wind bent pieces. (17) WIND COLUMNS © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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Input same as for wind bents only the wind column is placed on the 'L' or 'R' side of the bay.

(18) INSIDE FLANGE STRAPS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall and 4 for the back sidewall. Number of Bays: Enter the number of bays in the wall. Number Of Straps Per Bay: Enter the number of straps per bay for each bay in a left to right order along the wall. (19) BASE OPTIONS Base Angle: Enter 'Y' to have a base angle around the perimeter of the building. Base Channel: Enter 'Y' to have a base channel around the perimeter of the building. Base Seal: Enter 'Y' if the base seal (base trim) is to be included around the perimeter of the building. Base Angle/Seal: Enter 'Y' to use the special angle which serves as both the base angle and the base seal. (20) WALL ANGLES Wall ID: Enter 1 for left endwall, 3 for right endwall. Sheeting Angle: Enter the piece mark for the sheeting angle. Corner Angle; Lt, Rt: Enter the piece mark for the left and right corner angles. (21) TRIM PIECES Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, 3 for the right endwall. Trim Pieces: Enter the name to be shown on the drawing for the base angle and the six trim pieces. Names of the trim pieces come from the DT_ANGLE file. (22) MEMBER TABLE Number of Members: Enter the number of members which will be listed in the member table. For each member provide the following data. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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Member Mark: Enter the member mark to appear on the drawing and in the table. Member Part: Enter the part number to appear in the table. Member Length, in.: Enter the member length to appear in the table. (23) DRAWING REVISIONS Number of Lines: Enter the number of revision lines. Revision: In single quotes enter the revision information which will appear on each line.

(24) ACCESSORIES Walk door\accessories data is entered on the drawing control input file. Each time a wall drawing input file is made, the door data is transferred from the drawing control input file to the wall drawing. Wall Id: The wall Id numbers represent: 1 = Left Endwall, 2 = Front Sidewall, 3 = Right Endwall, and 4 = Back Sidewall. No. Of Accesses: Enter the number of accessories to appear on that wall. Bay Id: Enter the bay containing the accessory. Bays are numbered from left to right along the wall. Accessory Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the lower left corner of the bay to the lower left corner of the accessary. Accessory Size, ft.: Enter the width as the horizontal distance along the item and the Accessory Id: In single quotes enter a name for the accessary which will be placed on the drawing. (25) USER DETAILS Number of Detail: Enter the number of details to be placed on this sheet. Detail Name: Enter the name of the detail. The detail is stored as a block file in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. The block and file must have the same name. Location, X, Y, in.: Enter the coordinates for the lower left corner of the detail ? Scale: The incoming detail will be adjusted by this scale factor.


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Rigid Frame Drawings This chapter describes the options available with the rigid frame drawings. Topics covered include drawing layout and contents plus a description of the drawing input file.

6.1

Drawing Layout The rigid frame drawing consists of tables along the top of the sheet and the bottom of the sheet. The remainder of the drawing is an elevation view of the rigid frame. The rigid frame can be drawn in three different forms: (a) the full frame, (b) the left half of the frame near the top of the sheet and the right half of the frame just below, and (3) either the left half or the right half of the frame. The user decision on these drawing options will depend on the frame width, frame height, drawing size and the desired drawing appearance.

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Drawing Contents This section describes the contents of each division of the rigid frame drawing. The divisions are rigid frame elevation, rigid frame tables, roof panels, and rigid frame clearance criteria.

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Rigid Frame Elevation A typical rigid frame elevation is shown on the next page. The following items are included on the rigid frame elevation: (a) Title, which includes the frame line number(s) for the rigid frame. (b) The following rigid frame components with piece marks located near the component: sidewall column, rafter pieces, interior columns, and flange braces. (c) The roof purlins and wall girts are shown and located with dimensions. (d) The following dimensions are shown: building width, location of interior columns, eave height, and inside clearance values. (e) Labels are provided for each rigid frame splice. (f) The wall surfaces and roof surfaces are shown in dashed lines. FIGURE 6.1 (g) Sections are cut to show base plates, bolted end plates, and interior column to rafter connections.

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Rigid Frame Splice Bolt Table A typical rigid frame splice bolt table is shown on the drawing. The table contains a list of all bolts which are used in the rigid frame splices. The left column is the splice mark which also appears on the rigid frame elevation drawing near the specified splice. The remainder of the table calls out the bolts


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located near the top end of the splice plate and those near the bottom end of the splice plate. The column headings are quantity, type, diameter, and length.

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Interior Column Bolt Table This table contains a list of those bolts used to fasten the top of the interior columns to the rigid frames. The column on the left indicates the interior column mark which also appears on the rigid frame elevation drawing near the specified interior column. The other items in the table are the same as for the rigid frame splice bolt table.

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Rigid Frame Plate Table A typical rigid frame plate table is shown on the included drawing. Following the piece identification, the web depth, thickness, and length are reported. This is followed by the thickness, width, and length of the outside flange and inside flanges. There are input items for both the presence and size of the plate table.

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Roof Sheeting Roof sheeting and sky lights are shown on the included drawing. Panel length and panel names are reported. Planel placement dimensions are also given. The panel placement values are shown in parameter drawings PR4, PR7, and PR8. To activate this feature, set the "content option" on line 3 of the drawing input file to 'FS'. This means framing and sheeting. Currently this feature is only available for the drawing of the full frame.

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Rigid Frame Clearances The program will calculate and dimension both the vertical and horizontal clearances for the frame. Vertical clearances are provided at each sidewall column, each interior column, and the building peak. Horizontal clearance is provided between the inside face of the sidewall columns or the inside face of the sidewall column to the center of the adjacent interior column. The magnitude of the clearances will depend on the location of the points from where the measurements are made. The location of the clearance points are shown on Figure 6.1 Clearance values are calculated in the detailing program. They are transferred to the rigid frame drawing input file.

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Description of Input Data This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare rigid frame drawings. A copy of the input file is at the end of this chapter. The explanation of each input item is as follows: (1) TITLE BLOCK Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have up to twenty characters. Respond to these questions. Manufacturer: © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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Builder: Project: Project Site, Address: Project Site, City: Project Id: (2) DRAWING SIZE FACTORS Drawing Size; Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. This information serves primarily to layout the drawing with the object offset. Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from edge of sheet to the items on the drawing. Scale Factor: Text, Table, Dim Line Offset, Title Block: To use larger or smaller than the default values, enter larger or smaller numbers for the scale factors. The standard title block will be eliminated if the scale factor is zero. Scale Factor; Building: Enter 0 for the building to be drawn in the available space. To set the building scale enter the decimal value of the inches of drawing per foot per of building. (i.e. for a scale of 1/4" = 1'-0" enter 0.25). To obtain a scale of 8 mm on the drawing to 1000 mm on the building, enter 8 as the scale factor. (3) DRAWING OPTIONS: Content Option: This option specifies the part of the frame that is to be shown on this drawing. 'FF' = for full frame, 'AB' = for one-half the frame near the top of the sheet and the other half near the bottom of the sheet, 'LF' = show only the left side of the frame, and ‘RF’= show only the left side of the frame, ‘FS’= will show the roof panels on the rigid frame drawing, with the full frame. Splice At Break: Enter the number of the bolted end plate splice which will be the dividing line between the left side frame drawing and the right side frame drawing. Call Out Details: Enter 'Y' if the call outs for details and sections are to be shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Member Table: Enter 'Y' if a member table is to shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Other options include: '1' = member sizes (8C16) and drawing, also member table, '2' = marks on members and table without lengths, '3' = section sizes on members and no table. Bolt Table: Enter 'Y' to list the bolt table on the rigid frame drawing. Bolts include those for the bolted end plates and for the interior column to rafter connection. To see bolted end plate width thickness and length for each given splice set to ‘2'. General Notes: Enter 'Y', 1, 2, A,... if the general notes are to be on the drawing, else enter 'N'.


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Logo: Enter Y, A, B, 1, 2,.. if the customized logo or customized title blocks are to be on the drawing.

(4) BUILDING LAYOUT Frame Id: Enter the frame identification number. FRAME Type: Enter 'RF' for the typical rigid frame, 'LT' for the lean to frame with a moment connection at the top of the column, 'BC' for the lean to frame with a pin on the inside face of the column, 'SR' for the semi-rigid moment connection at the inside face of each column, 'TB' for a flush wall tapered beam building, 'HP' for a symmetrical frame and the peak rafter member has a horizontal flange, and 'TH' for a tee hanger frame which is a rigid frame that does not have a column on the right side of the frame. Column Line, Left, Right: Enter the letters that represent the column lines on each side of the frame. Frame Line: Enter in single quotes the building frame line or lines on which this frame will be located. For a series of frame lines, one can enter 'I to j' where I and j are the start and end frame lines on which this frame is to be located. (5) SURFACE SHAPE No. of Surfaces: Enter the number of surfaces used to describe the cross sectional shape of the building. X-coord, Y-coord, ft.: Enter the X and Y coordinates of the surface intersections for the building. Consider the lower left corner of the building to be at coordinate 0,0 and do not enter that point.

Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the building surface to the outside surface of the rigid frame. (6) MEMBER DEPTHS: Surface Id: Enter the identification number of the surface to be described. Surfaces are numbered from left to right across the building. Depth; Start, End, in.: Enter the member web depth at each end of each surface. Number of Depth Points: Enter the number of interior depth points along the surface. Interior Depths, Location, ft.: Enter the location of the depth point by reporting the distance from the start of the surface to the depth point as measured along the building surface. Depth, in.: Enter the web depth as measured perpendicular to the outside flange. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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(7) MEMBER SPLICES Surface Id: Enter the surface identification for each building surface. Number of Splices: Enter the number of splices which are to be located along the length of that surface. Splice Id: Enter the splice identification number. Splices are numbered from left to right across the frame. Splice Location, ft.: Enter the location of each splice as measured from the start of the surface along the outside flange. To indicate a splice at the start end of the surface enter zero. Do not request a splice at the far end of the surface. Splice Type: Enter the two letter designation to indicate the type of splice. Splice types are shown on Figure 8.1A in the Design Manual. Plate Size: Enter the width, thickness, and length of the splice plates. Splice Bolts: For each splice enter this information on the splice bolts. There are 2 lines of data with the first line for the top of the splice and the second line for the bottom of the splice. Quantity: Enter the quantity of bolts near that flange. ROWS: Enter the number of rows of bolts that are near each flange. Type: In single quotes, enter the bolt type. Diameter, length, in.: Enter these values.

(8) INTERIOR COLUMNS Number Of Columns: Enter the number of interior columns in this frame. Column Id: Enter the column identification number. Columns are numbered from left to right. Column Type: Enter 'W' for welded plate wide flange, 'R' for a hot rolled wide flange, 'P' for a pipe column, and 'T' for a tube column. Column Rotation: Enter 'Y' if the column web is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the rafter web, else enter 'N'. Column Location, ft.: Enter the column location which is measured from the left side of the building. Cap Plate Bolts: Enter the following information on the bolts to be used in attaching the column cap plate to the rafter; quantity, type, diameter (in.) and length (in.). © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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(9) COLUMN BASE PLATE AND WEB STIFFENER (Enter the data in this order, left sidewall column, right sidewall column, interior columns from left to right.) Bolt Rows: Enter the number of rows of bolts in each sidewall and interior column base plate.

Bolt Gage, in.: Enter the gage for the sidewall and interior column anchor bolts. Base Elevation, in.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the bottom of the column base plate. Use a (-) sign to indicate the column base is below the floor line. Web Stiffener: Enter 'Y' if there is a web stiffener in the sidewall column at the elevation of the rafter lower flange, also enter 'Y' if there is a web stiffener above the interior columns. (10) PURLIN LAYOUT Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number. Purlin Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the purlin type while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double C section, W = wide flange section welded from plates, and R = hot rolled wide flange section. The ZO refers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each purlin to be fastened to the column with two bolts. Purlin Projection, in.: Enter the distance from the outside rafter flange to the outside purlin flange. Purlin Depth, in.: Enter the purlin depth. (11) PURLIN SPACING Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number. Purlin Rows: Enter the number of purlin rows on that surface. Do not count the eave strut as a roof purlin. Peak Space, ft.: Enter the distance from the intersection of the building surface to the nearest purlin as measured along the building surface. Set Of Space: Enter the number of sets of spaces necessary to describe the purlin spacing. Enter zero for equally spaced purlins. Space, ft., Number: Enter the purlin spacing and number of spaces. Repeat as necessary to locate all purlins on the surface. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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(12) SIDEWALL GIRTS Surface Id: Enter the identification number for the sidewall surface. Girt Type: Girt Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, UF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the girt type while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double C section, W = wide flange section welded from plates, R = hot rolled wide flange section, and U = hot rolled C section. The ZO refers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each girt to be fastened to the column with two bolts. Girt Projection, in.: Enter the distance from the outside column flange to the outside girt flange. Girt Depth, in.: Enter the girt depth. Number Of Girt: Enter the number of girts to be used on that sidewall. Girt Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the floor line to the location of the girt web. (13) PARTIAL WALL Surface ID: Enter 1 for the building surface on the back sidewall which is on the left side of the frame. Enter 4 for the front sidewall. Base Type: The base of the partial wall can be a wall girt or a base angle. The following options are available: A = standard base angle, S = special base angle, C Z D R W U = girt. Wall Height: Enter the distance from the floor to the bottom of the partial wall. (14) EAVE EXTENSION Surface Id: Enter the wall surface over which the roof is to be extended. Width, ft.: Enter the horizontal distance from the building outside of steel line to the outside edge of the eave extension. Rafter Location: Enter 'F' if the top of the rafter extension is flush with the rafter. Enter 'B' if the rafter extension is fastened to the top (bypass) of the existing rafter. Rafter Type: Enter one of the following: ‘R’ = hot rolled member ‘W’ = welded plate member, of constant depth 'C' = C section Depth (Start, End), in.: Enter the eave extension rafter depth at the start (adjacent to frame) © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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and end of the rafter. Connection: Enter a single letter in quotes to represent the connection type. The available connection types are illustrated in Figure 6.2. Number of Purlin: Enter the number of purlins which are included with the eave extension. Piece Mark: Enter the piece mark for the rafter extension piece.

(15) FLANGE BRACES Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number. Number of Braces: Enter the number of braces on that surface. Brace Location: Enter the location as the girt or purlin number which has a brace to the inside or lower flange. Brace Length, in.: Enter the length of the brace to be used at that location. This length is also the brace identification number. Brace side: Enter 1 for a flange brace on one side, enter 2 for the flange brace on both sides. Brace type: Enter a single letter in quotes to represent the brace type. This identification letter is set in the DS_FLGBR file. (16) ROOF PANEL & GUTTERS Panel Part: Enter the "panel part" as set in the DS_PANEL file. Stand Seam: Enter 'Y' if standing seam roof panels are used, else enter 'N'. Panel Color: Enter the two letter Id for panel color as set in the DT_COLOR file. Gutters; Lt, Rt: If gutters are used on the left or right side of the frame enter 'Y', else enter 'N'. (17) ROOF LIGHT PANELS Number of Data Lines: Enter the number of data lines necessary to call out the roof light panels. Surface Id: Enter the number of the roof surface which will receive the light panels. Panel Quantity: Enter the number of panels. Panel Type: From the DT_SKYLT file enter the panel type. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc


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Panel Length, ft.: Enter the length of the light panel. Panel Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the roof peak to the start of the panel. Remove Panel: Enter 'Y' if the roof panels are to cut for insertion of the roof light panels, else enter 'N'. (18) PIECE MARKS Number Of Pieces: Enter the number of pieces which make up the rigid frame columns and rafter. Piece Marks: Enter the piece marks using six spaces plus a single quote to precede and follow the mark. Enter one piece mark for each member. Piece Member: If hot rolled members are used, enter the member "size" as set in the DS_RFRM file. (19) VERTICAL CLEARANCE: Clearance values are calculated in rigid frame detailing. Figure 6.1 in the Drawing Manual illustrates the points to which the clearances are measured. Corner Column; Lt. Rt.: Enter the vertical clearance for the left and right sidewall columns. Mid Span; Location, Height, ft.: Enter the location (from left side of frame) and clearance. This value is at a surface intersection which may or may not be a mid span. Interior Column; Number, Height, ft.: Enter the number of interior columns and the clearance at each column. (20) HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE Number of Spans: Enter the number of bays within the rigid frame. A clear span frame has one bay. Span Clearance, ft.: Enter clearance value for each bay. Horizontal clearance is measured to the center of the interior columns. (21) DRAWING REVISIONS Number Of Lines: Enter the number of revision lines. Revision: In single quotes enter the revision information which will appear on the drawing.


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USER DETAILS Number of Details: Enter the number of user selected details to be placed on the sheet.

Detail Name: Enter the name of the detail. The detail is stored as a block file in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. The block and file must have the same name. Location; X, Y: Enter the coordinates for the lower left corner of the detail. Coordinates 0,0 are at the lower left corner of the drawing. Scale: The incoming detail will be adjusted by this scale factor.


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Roof Drawings This chapter describes the options available with the roof drawing. Topics covered include drawing layout and contents plus a description of the drawing input file.

7.1

Drawing Layout The roof drawing consists of roof framing plan, roof sheeting layout, and member table. The user can option to draw both framing and sheeting, framing only and with or without the member table. The user selects the layout for the drawing by specifying the object offset. The object offset is the distance from the edge of the roof framing plan to the border of the drawing. The member table is placed in the upper right corner of the drawing.

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Roof Framing Plan A typical roof framing plan is on the next page. The following items are included on the roof framing plan: (a) Title (b) The following roof framing components with piece marks located near the components: roof purlins, eave struts, and cable roof bracing. (c) The following dimensions are shown: inset of end frames, spacing between interior frames, out-to-out of steel over the length of the building, and the horizontal projection of the roof surfaces. (d) The following items are labeled: frame lines and roof surfaces. (e) In order to illustrate the member connections a section cut is made showing the roof purlin to interior rigid frame connection. Details are also called out on the cable brace to rafter connections. The cut section identification consists of an upper case letter and a number. Section cuts along the edge of the roof are shown on the sidewall and endwall drawings. Each section cut is shown on the detail sheet with the same identification. (f) Purlin laps at each interior frame. (g) Bridging angles with label. (h) If requested with DM133, the frame members are labeled on the plan. The following options are available: 1 = no frame members, 2 = rafters and endwall columns, 3 = rafters only.

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Roof Sheeting Plan If the roof sheeting option is chosen it is shown on the right side of the roof framing plan. It includes the following: (a) Plan view, length, and quantity for each different panel. © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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(b) Label and quantity for peak cover (c) Location and label of light panels. Panels are cut to accommodate the light panels. (d) Panel identification and color.

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Member Table There is an option to report the size of the members used in the roof framing. The members include: roof purlins, eave struts, and diagonal bracing. The table column headings include: Mark (a piece mark from detailing), Part (the "size" from the member file), and Length. The cable length can be reported as the cut length for the cable (1) or the fabricated length (2) including the assembled cable and end pieces. The cable length options are set by DM132.

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Description of Input Data This section describes the input data which is necessary to prepare the roof drawing. The explanation of each input item is as follows: (1) TITLE BLOCK Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have up to twenty characters. Respond to these questions. Manufacturer: Builder: Project: Project Site, Address: Project Site, City: Project Id: (2) DRAWING SIZE FACTORS Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. This information serves primarily to layout the drawing with the object offset. Object Offset; Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from each edge of the sheet to the framing and sheeting on the drawing. Scale Factor: Text, Table, Dim Line Offset, Title Block: To create larger or smaller items enter larger or smaller numbers for the scale factors. To remove the standard title block, set the scale factor to zero. Scale Factor; Building: Enter 0 for the building to be drawn in the available space. To set the building scale enter the decimal value of the inches of drawing per foot per of building. (i.e. for a scale of 1/4" = 1'-0" enter 0.25). To obtain a scale of 8 mm on the drawing to 1000 mm on the building, enter 8 as the scale factor.


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(3) DRAWING OPTIONS Contents Option: Enter 'FS' for framing and sheeting, enter 'FO' for framing only. Call Out Details: Enter 'Y' if the call outs for details and sections are to be shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Member Table: Enter 'Y' if a member table is to be shown on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Other options include: '1' = member sizes (8C16) on drawing, also member table, '2' = on members and table without lengths, '3' = section sizes on members and no table. List Panel Length: Enter 'Y' if the length of each panel is to be shown on the panel. General Notes: Enter 'Y', 1, 2, A,... if the general notes are to be on the drawing, else enter 'N'. Logo: Enter 'Y', A, B, C, 1, 2, 3 if the customized logo or customized tile block is to be on the drawing. (4) BUILDING LAYOUT Building Size; Width, Length, ft.: Enter the out-to-out of the wall girt distances for the building width and building length. Building Type: Enter 'FF' for full frame, enter 'LT' for a lean-to building. Expandable Endwall, Use: Enter 'Y' if the building frame is to incorporate a rigid frame in the endwall. Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the end of the building to the web of the rigid frame. Column Line; Lt, Rt: Enter the column line labels for the back sidewall (left) and the front sidewall (right). (5) SURFACE SHAPE No. Surfaces: Enter the number of surfaces used to describe the shape of the building cross section. X-coord, Y-coord, ft.: Enter the X and Y coordinates of the surface intersections for the building. Consider the lower left corner of the building to be coordinate 0,0 and do not enter that point. Offset, in: For each surface, enter the distance from the building line to the outside flange of the rigid frame column and/or rafter. (6) BAY SPACING © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Offset; Left, Right, ft.: The frame offset at each endwall is controlled by DM 64. The offset is zero when the 'Y' option is selected. The offset is the distance from the end of the building to the web of the endwall rafter when the option is set at 'N'. Sets of Bays: Enter the number of sets of bays which are necessary to describe the frame spacing. Bay Width, ft.: Enter the width of the bay. Number of Bays: Enter the number of consecutive times that bay width occurs.

(7) SIDEWALL FRAME LINES Wall Id: Enter 2 for the sidewall. Number of Lines: Enter the number of frame lines for this building. Line Id: Enter the number to be labeled on each frame line. (8) PURLIN LAYOUT Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number. Purlin Type: Enter ZB, ZF, CF, DF, WF, RF, or ZO where Z, C, D, W, and R are the purlin type while B is for by pass mount and F is for flush mount. Note, C = single C section, D = double C section, W = wide flange section welded from plates, and R = hot rolled wide flange section. The ZO refers to an outside mount Z girt with sufficient lap for each purlin to be fastened to the column with two bolts. Purlin Lap, Exterior, Interior, ft.: Enter the lapped distance for the purlins as measured from the rafter support to the nearby end of purlin. Exterior refers to the lap over the first interior frame. Interior refers to all other laps. Stub Purlins, Left, Right: Enter 'Y' to indicate that stub purlins are to be used at the left or right support, else enter 'N'. (9) PURLIN SPACING Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number. Purlin Rows: Enter the number of purlin rows on that surface. Do not count the eave strut as a roof purlin. Peak Space, ft.: Enter the distance from the intersection of the building surface to the nearest © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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purlin as measured along the building surface. Set of Space: Enter the number of sets of spaces necessary to describe the purlin spacing. Enter zero for equally spaced purlins. Space, ft., Number: Enter the purlin spacing and number of spaces. Repeat as necessary to locate all purlins on the surface. (10) PURLIN EXTENSION Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number. Surface Extension; Left, Right, ft.: Enter the distance that the roof purlins extend beyond the outside edge of the endwall girts. Extension Lap: Enter 'N' to indicate that the end bay purlin extends beyond the end of the building. Enter 'Y' to indicate that there is a lap in the roof purlin which extends over the endwall. Purlin Extension Id: Enter the purlin identification number for the lapped purlins at the roof surface extension. If lapped purlins are not used, enter zero. (11) PURLIN ID NUMBER Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number. Number of Bays: Enter the number of roof bays. Purlin Id Number: Enter the identification number for each roof purlin. (12) EAVE STRUTS Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall, enter 4 for the back sidewall. Lap Plate: Enter 'Y' if a lap plate is used between eave struts, else enter 'N'. Number of Bays: Enter the number of roof bays. Eave Strut Id Number: Enter the identification number for each eave strut. (13) EAVE EXTENSION Wall Id: Enter 2 for the front sidewall and 4 for the back sidewall. No. of Extensions: Enter the number of roof extensions on the sidewall. The limit is to have a different roof extension in each sidewall bay.


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Extension Id: Number each extension from the first to last on each sidewall. Width, ft.: Enter the horizontal distance from the building outside of steel line to the outside edge of the eave extension. Number of Bays: Enter the number of roof bays which will have this roof extension. Bay Id: Enter the number of the individual bays that have this extension. Bays are numbered from left to right on each sidewall as the wall is viewed from outside the building. Each bay number is entered on a separate line. Eave Strut Id: Enter the number of the eave strut in that bay. Number of Purlins: Enter the number of purlins which are a part of this roof extension. Purlin Id: Enter a purlin number for each purlin, all on the same line. The first purlin is nearest the sidewall. (14) ROOF PANELS Surface Id: Enter the building surface identification number. Panel Part: Enter the roof panel part number. Standing Seam: Enter 'Y' if a standing seam roof is used, else enter 'N'. Panel Color: Use the 2 letter code to enter the color of the roof panel. (15) DIAGONAL BRACING ATTACHMENT POINTS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Number of Attachments: Enter the number of endwall columns plus the number of roof surface intersections which are not at locations of endwall columns. Attachment Locations, ft.: Enter the distance from the left side of the endwall to the column or to the surface intersection. DM 141 can be used to locate the diagonal bracing attachment points at the endwall columns (2) or at the purlins (1). (16) ROOF DIAGONAL BRACING ID NUMBER Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall, enter 3 for the right endwall. Brace Type: Enter 'C' for cable or 'R' for rod. Number of Bays: Enter the number of the bays with the diagonal bracing.


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Bracing Id Number: Enter the bracing identification number for each diagonal brace in that bay.

(17) GUTTERS Sidewall: Enter 'Y' if gutters are used on that sidewall. (18) BRIDGING ANGLES Number of Bay: Enter the number of roof bays in the building. Number of Bridging Angles Per Bay: Enter the number of bridging angles to be used in each roof bay. (19) ROOF LIGHT PANELS Number of Data Lines: Enter the number of data lines necessary to call out the roof light panels. Surface Id: Enter the number of the roof surface which will receive the light panels. Panel Quantity: Enter the number of panels. Panel Type: From the DT_SKYLT file enter the panel type. Panel Length, ft.: Enter the length of the light panel. Panel Offset, ft.: Enter the distance from the roof peak to the start of the panel. Remove Panel: Enter 'Y' if the roof panels are to cut for insertion of the roof light panels, else enter 'N'. (20) WALL PIECE MARKS (Roof and wall piece marks are controlled by DM 133) Wall Id: Enter wall numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. Number of Lines: Enter the number of frame lines for walls 2 and 4. Enter the number of column lines for walls 1 and 3. Piece Marks: Enter the piece mark for the column at the respective location. (21) ROOF PIECE MARKS


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Number of Lines: Enter the number of frame lines. Line Id: Enter the frame line number. Number of Pieces: Enter the number of pieces on the rafter. Piece; Surface, Mark: For each rafter piece, enter the roof surface number and the rafter piece mark.

(22) MEMBER TABLE Number of Members: Enter the number of members which will be listed in the member table. For each member provide the following data. Member Mark: Enter the member mark to appear on the drawing and in the table. Member Part: Enter the part number to appear in the table. Member Length, in.: Enter the member length to appear in the table. (23) DRAWING REVISIONS Number of Lines: Enter the number of revision lines. Revision: In single quotes enter the revision information which will appear on the drawing. (24) USER DETAILS Number of Details: Enter the number of user selected details to be placed on the sheet. Detail Name: Enter the name of the detail. The detail is stored as a block file in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. The block and file must have the same name. Location; X, Y: Enter the coordinates for the lower left corner of the detail. Coordinates 0,0 are at the lower left corner of the drawing. Scale: The incoming detail will be adjusted by this scale factor.


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Framing Detail Drawings This chapter describes the options available with the detail drawings. Topics covered include drawing layout, drawing contents, and a description of the drawing input file.

8.1

Drawing Layout An example of a detail drawing is on the next page. The drawing consists of a number of rectangular spaces for framing details. The user inputs the drawing size and side dimension of the square detail. The program places as many details as possible on the first sheet and if required will start additional detail sheets. The details are arranged by letter and number starting in the upper left corner and moving to the right.

8.2

Drawing Contents Details for metal buildings can be placed in four categories: anchor bolt details, framing details, special details, and other details. The anchor bolt details are a part of the anchor bolt drawing or are on a separate anchor bolt detail sheet. These details are separate from the framing details, since the anchor bolt drawing and details are some times submitted prior to the completion of the other drawings. The framing details include those details associated with the framing of the sidewall, endwall, roof, and rigid frame. As each of these drawings are being prepared, the program writes to a file the identification number for each detail called out in that drawing. This list of details becomes the input for the detail drawings. The program which prepares the input files for the detail drawings starts with the complete list of details required for all the drawings. The next step is to eliminate all duplicate details. Then, based on the drawing size and detail size, as read from the drawing control file, the program determines how many details can be placed on the first sheet. This list of details is then placed as input data in the first detail drawing sheet, DtDwg1. The remaining details will be placed as input data for the additional detail sheets. Special details are those selected by the user to have appear on this drawing. The user can prepare their own details. Transform the detail into a block file and store the details in the C:\MBS\BLK directory. Both the file and the block must have the same name. The special details will be placed on the detail sheet in the same pattern as the other details. The special details are located first on the detail sheet. The last category of details is labeled "other". These details are necessary to erect the building but are not building size or building framing dependent. Hence, standard detail drawings can be added to the other drawings. Examples of details which would be in the other category are: attachment of roof sheeting, attachment of sidewall sheeting, attachment of purlin angles, attachment of all trim pieces, and attachment of accessories.

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(1) TITLE BLOCK Enter the six lines of data which may be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have up to twenty characters. Respond to these questions: Manufacturer: Builder: Project: Project Site, Address: Project Site, City: Project Id:

(2) DRAWING OPTIONS Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. These dimensions along with the detail side dimension determines the number of rows and columns of details on the detail drawing. Object Offset; Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from the edge of the sheet to the items on the drawing. Detail Size, in.: Enter the desired side dimension for the details. The detail width and height are equal. Title Scale: Enter the title block scale factor. If set at zero, the standard block is removed. Logo: Enter Y, 1, 2, A, B,.. if the customized logo or customized title block is used. (3) ENDWALL Number of Details: Enter the number of details which were called out on the endwall drawing. Detail Name: Enter the name of each detail. The name should be in single quotes and contain three spaces. Names will have a letter and a one or two digit number. If it is a one digit number, the third space will be blank. (4) SIDEWALL, (5) ROOF, (6) RIGID FRAME Input similar information to that which was input for the endwall. (7) USER DETAILS Number of Details: Enter the number of details to be placed on this sheet.


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Special Drawings This chapter describes the special drawing programs. The currently available special drawings include: combined building plan, a drawing cover page, a three dimensional drawing of the building, a drawing of wall insulation, and a drawing of wall liner panels.

9.1

Combined Building Plan The combined building plan is located on the SPECIAL Screen. Building projects often involve a number of rectangular buildings which are placed adjacent to each other and are interconnected. An example of such a building is shown in Figure 9.1. The MBS programs can produce drawings for each of the three individual buildings. There is then a need to show how the three buildings are oriented with respect to each other. This orientation can be shown in the combined building plan.

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Combined Building Drawing Figure 9.2 is the combined building plan for the buildings shown in Figure 9.1. The building lines represent the out-to-out concrete dimensions for each building. Note, that building #3 is set flush with building #1 while building #2 is offset six inches from building #1. The anchor bolts, framed openings, and columns for each of the buildings are shown on their respective anchor bolt drawings.

9.1.2

Description of Input Data This section describes the input data which is necessary to run the combined drawing program. A copy of the input sheet is at the end of this section. The explanation of each input item is as follows: (1) TITLE BLOCK Enter the six lines of data which will be used in the drawing title block. Each line may have up to twenty characters. Respond to these questions. Manufacturer: Builder: Project: Project Site, Address Project Site, City Project Id: (2) DRAWING OPTIONS Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the expected width and height of the drawing. Object Offset: Lt, Rt, Top, Bot, in.: Enter the minimum offset from the edge of sheet to the combined building plan. Scale Factors, Text, Dimension Line Offset: To increase or decrease the height of the text or the offset of the dimension line, set the scale factors to larger or smaller values.


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(3) BUILDING LAYOUT Building Size; Width, Length, ft.: Enter the width and length of the main building. Building Title: Enter the title which will be placed at the center of the plan for the main building. (4) ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS Main Wall Id: Enter the wall numbers for the main building. Use 1 for the left endwall, use two for the front sidewall, use 3 for the right endwall, and use 4 for the back sidewall. Number Of Additional Buildings: Enter the number of additional buildings which are to be placed along each wall. The current limit is a total of 10 additional buildings to be located around the main building. [Additional Building Data: Enter one line of data for each additional building. The data includes the following:] Width, ft.: Enter the building width. The width dimension is to be in the same plane as the width of the main building. Length, ft.: Enter the building length. Location, ft.: Enter the distance from the left end of the wall to where the additional building begins. Offset, ft.: Enter the distance that the additional building is set away from the main building. Title: Enter in single quotes the title will be shown at the center of the building plan.

9.1.3

Examples The first example is the combined building plan shown in Figure 9.2. The input sheet for that drawing is shown at the end of this chapter. Example 2 is shown in Figures 9.3 and 9.4. The data input sheet is on the next page. This building plan consists of a main building plus six additional buildings. There are two additional buildings on the first two walls. The additional building on walls 3 and 4 cover the full wall length. The input file at the end of this section is for Example 2.

9.2

Drawing Cover Page This drawing is located on the BUILDING DRAWINGS screen. It is typically used to provide certain information which is unique for the building in addition to more general information. Examples of general information include: general notes, large company logo, index to erection drawings, material specifications, member specifications, and panel coating specifications.


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Source of Data for the Drawing The drawing cover page is unique in that it does not have an input file. The cover page drawing is prepared by the user as a guide drawing and then saved as a DXF file. An example guide drawing is on the next page. Much of the page is blank which provides space for those items which will be the same on a group of jobs. The source of data for the drawing is two fold, that which is placed on the guide drawing by the user and that which is placed on the drawing by the program. The drawing section titled, "Engineering Calculations" and the title block contain data which is unique for this building. Data unique for this building is entered with data filed references that start with the "@" symbol. Data field references come from four sources. The first source starts with the 12 items on the initial job information screen. The 12 items and their variable name are listed in Section 2.2.2 of this manual. An additional variable is @BUILD_SIZE which report the length x width x by eave height for the building. The second source of field references comes from the additional job information screens. By suing the MBS_INFO.DEF file the program user is able to define new data fields for job information. These data fields are labeled @Jxxx where xxx is the data field number. This number will start with 014. The new job information screens are defined in Program Enhancement 12-95-1. The third source of field references comes from the data in the REPORT_FLD field. This file was created to provide data for the contract. The file is automatically generated for each building and is stored in the building directory. Data available to be transferred from this report is identified as @Fxxx. On the same line as the data field is a description of the data (like customer name). The actual data for this building follows on the next line or lines (like ABC construction). The fourth source of field reference is the variable @DATE which will place the current date on the drawing.

9.2.2

Example of Drawing Cover Page This section lists the steps necessary to prepare a drawing cover page. The steps are illustrated with the guide drawing shown in the previous section together with the resulting drawing cover page which follows this page. Please follow these steps: 1. Decide on both the fixed data and the job function data that is to appear on the cover page. 2. Decide on the source of the job function data. The data can come from one of the four sources described in the previous section. If the desired data is currently not available, the job information screens can be expanded to include the desired data. 3. Prepare a guide drawing under the name DWGCOVER. Locate the desired information on the drawing. Note that the job function data is inserted at the location of the "@" symbol. The data may take less space than the field reference. In that case, an overwrite on part of the field reference may be necessary. This is illustrated with the data line that starts with "wind speed." 4. Make a DXF file of this guide drawing. Start the DWGCOVER.DXF file in the C:\MBS\DXF subdirectory.


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5. Enter MBS and make the CONTRACT, this will prepare the REPORT.FLD file. 6. Move to the building drawing screen, and make the DWGCOVER. View or plot the drawing cover.

9.3

3D Drawing The program will prepare a three dimensional (3D) drawing of the building. The input and output files are on the COMBINED DRAWINGS screen.

9.3.1

Drawing Contents The 3D drawing provides an outside view of the building from any direction. Building features represented on the drawing include: building shape, framed openings, windows, walk doors, light panels, endwall gable extension, sidewall eave extension, partial walls, vents, facia, partition walls, and floors. The 3D drawing also provides an option to show an outline of the structural framing. The structural framing includes: interior frames with interior columns if present, endwall columns and rafters, roof purlins, wall girts, door jambs and headers, diagonal bracing in the walls and roof, plus wind columns and wind bents in the walls. Structural members can be represented as lines or as surfaces. Rigid frame member depths are entered by the program while the other member depths are defaulted at 8". Member depths can be changed by editing the input file. When the depths are set to zero the members are represented by single lines.

9.3.2

To Prepare the Drawing The input and output files are located on the COMBINED DRAWINGS screen. Data on the input file comes from the BOM input file. However the user has not fully located certain items in the building. Those items can be specified and located by editing the input file. First make the input file. Then if necessary, edit the file. Next, make the output file.

9.3.3

To View the Drawing The drawing can be viewed in the Miniview screen viewer provided within MBS. Also, it can be viewed in any viewer that works with 3D DXF files. A. MINIVIEW DRAWING The output file is a DXF representation of the 3D drawing. To view the drawing, press the Ctrl and F7 keys at the same time. This brings the drawing into the Miniview viewer. Select the 3D option. Press the right arrow key twice and the up arrow key once to obtain a typical 3D view of the building. Press 'Q' to return to the main menu. Now use the arrow keys to move the drawing on the screen. Use the 'Zoom In' option to enlarge the view of the building. The drawing can be plotted from MINIVIEW. In the plotting setup, set the view at 'Display'. Also, fill the screen with the drawing prior to plotting. B. AUTOCAD DRAWING


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Three dimensional drawings can also be loaded into AutoCAD or other electronic drafting systems that use DXF files. The building can be viewed as a wire frame diagram, or as surfaces with the hidden lines removed. The building can also be shaded to show the colors of different surfaces. The DXF file was set up with many layers. Each layer can be turned on or off. Layer names describe the contents of the layer. Default building colors can be set on lines 33 and 34 of the input file.

9.3.4

Input File The input file is much like the BOM input file. Some lines have been deleted, others have been slightly changed while others are new. A copy of both the new input lines and those lines which have been changed from the BOM input file are at the end of this section. The input lines are shown with the correct data format. Much of the input data is self explanatory, however, sketches are needed to describe the layout of certain building items. Those sketches are also at the end of this section. Sketches are available to show the location of the data as: (line followed by data): 20 = wall diagonal bracing points, 22 = wall light panels. 23 = roof light panels, 26 = sidewall eave extension, 27 = transverse partition walls, 29 = longitudinal partition walls, 31 = building facia, 32 = walk doors, windows, and vents, 45 = floor layout. As the data is being entered in the file, the user can press the Alt and F1 keys to view these sketches. A unique feature of the input file is to permit transparent partial walls and\or framed openings. The item will be transparent if the color is set equal to zero. See lines (7) and (8). Also, there is the option to not show certain members. Line (36) which sets the member depths can be set as zero to use a single line to represent the member and if the depth is set at -1 for certain members, those members will not be drawn on the building. Input lines 43, 44, 46, and 47 are currently inactive.

9.3.5

Example Building An example 3D building drawing is shown on the next page. The input file is at the end of this section. Many of the building features are labeled on the drawing. The label is the line number for the input file. A description of the corresponding building features is also listed. This line drawing can be printed through the miniview program. If the 3D building drawing is loaded into AutoCAD or a similar program, drawings showing the building surfaces can be prepared. An example of this type of drawing is shown on the next page.

9.4

Wall Insulation Drawings This program will prepare a drawing showing the placement of wall insulation. The input and output files are on the COMBINED DRAWINGS screen. Wall insulation can be requested in the building input file. The program will select the insulation from the file of available insulation. Then it prepares a report on the length of each role and place the report in the shipping list. This process is described in Section 10.12 of the Detailing Manual.

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Drawing Contents The drawing at the end of this section illustrates the contents of a wall insulation drawing. The table contains a list of all the rolls of insulation. For each roll, the mark, width, and length are reported.


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Each piece of insulation is drawn on each wall. The label on each piece of insulation includes the piece length and the roll number from which the insulation piece is to be cut.

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Input File An example input file is at the end of this section. Most of the input is identical to that for wall drawings, with the following exceptions. Data for lines 2 and 3 come from the endwall section of the drawing control file. Line 3 has the option for which walls are to be included in the drawing. Line 9 lists the type and thickness of insulation to be used in each wall.

9.4.3

Example The input file and drawing serve as an example of input and output for the wall insulation drawing. The size of each wall drawing is such that the sum of the selected wall drawings will fill the page. It should be noted that this program can be used as a stand-alone wall insulation program. The user can input the wall sizes, plus the type and thickness of insulation. The program will provide a list of the rolls of insulation plus drawings showing the placement of each piece of insulation.

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Liner Panel Drawings This program will prepare a drawing showing the placement of wall liner panels. The input and output files are on the COMBINED DRAWINGS screen. Liner panels can be requested in the building input file. The program will calculate the length of each panel and report the list of panels in the shipping list. This process is described in Section 10.8 of the Detailing Manual.

9.5.1

Drawing Contents The drawing at the end of this section illustrates the content of a liner panel drawing. There is an outline of each wall on the building. Each liner panel is drawn on the wall along with a label reporting the length of the panel. The panel type, gage, and color are reported for each wall.

9.5.2

Input File An example of the input file is at the end of this section. Most of the input is identical to that for wall drawings, with the following exceptions. Data for lines 2 and 3 come from the endwall section of the drawing control file. Line 3 lists the walls to be included on the liner panel drawing. Line 9 lists where the liner panels are located on the building.

9.5.3

Example The input file and drawing serve as an example of input and output for the liner panel drawing. The size of each wall is such that the sum of the walls will fill the page. It should be noted that the program can be used as a stand-along wall liner panel program. The user can input the wall sizes and liner panel data. The program will calculate the length and location of each liner panel and show each liner panel on the drawing.


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Combined Drawings This chapter provides user information on the combined drawings. A combined drawing is a single sheet that contains selected framing or sheeting drawings from various parts of the building. The process begins in the Building Drawing Screen by first making component drawings to a specified scale(s). Then, move to the Combine Drawings Screen and make the combined drawings. The selection of the drawings for a particular page will be done by the program or can be set by the user. Lines 13 and 14 of the drawing control file are the initial user input for the combined drawings. Line 13 is for sheet size and spacing while line 14 is for drawing contents.

10.1

Layout of Combined Drawing Sheet The user has set the sheet size, the building size, and the building scale. Therefore, the program can determine the space required for each component drawing. It may take one or more component drawings to fill a sheet. The drawings on the combined drawing sheet are organized into two columns. Each column can have as many as three drawings placed over the width of a column. The number of rows of drawings in each column is determined by the available space. Horizontal and vertical spacing between components drawings is controlled by setting the object spacing on line 13. The space available on the sheet is controlled by the object offset on the same input line.

10.2

Program Ordered Drawings The user can specify the type of component drawings and the program will select the specific order and location on the sheet. The user choice for example is to use only the framing drawings and the program will place the framing drawings on the sheet or sheets. Available types of component drawings are specified on line 14. The first seven are as follows: 1 = FO, Framing drawings only. 2 = SO, Sheeting drawings only. 3 = FS, Framing drawing of a component followed by the sheeting drawing of that same component. 4 = FO-SO, First place all the framing drawings then follow by all the sheeting drawings. 5 = Framing drawings together with the member tables. 6 = FTS, For each component, place the framing, drawings, member table, and sheeting drawings before going to the next component. 7 = FT-SO, First place all the framing drawings and member table, then follow with all the sheeting drawings. The default drawing order is to place the roof drawing in the upper left corner of the first sheet. This is followed by sidewall, endwall and rigid frame. The anchor bolt drawing is not a part of the combined © 2010 Metal Building Software, Inc

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drawings. As the program makes the input files for the combined drawings, the specific drawings that are to be placed on that sheet will be shown on the input file. They are placed on that sheet knowing that they will fit in the available space. The user can edit the input file, changing the drawings on that sheet. If there isn't sufficient space for the drawing, the program will not place the drawing on the sheet.

10.3

User Ordered Drawings Some program users will want to specify the drawings that go on each page. For example they may want the roof drawing and rigid frame drawings to be on the same sheet. This option will permit the user to specify the drawings for each sheet. The user can specify the drawings on each sheet by using contents options 8 and 9. Option 8 will prepare five input files to be edited by the user. Option 9 will use the last five input lines of the drawing control file to specify the drawings on each sheet. Input lines 15 through 19 list each of the possible drawings followed by the sheet on which that drawing will appear. The user can set default values in the drawing control file, choose option 9, and the component drawings will be placed as directed on those input lines. If there is not sufficient space to place the drawing, it will not be placed and the user must locate the drawing on another sheet or reduce the size of all the drawings. The scale adjust factor can reduce or enlarge all the drawings on the sheet. This is an easy way to see how close the selected drawings are to fitting on the sheet.

10.4

Description of Input Data Input data is in two locations. First, in the drawing control input file, then in the input files for each combined drawing.

The Drawing Control Input Data Is First Described (13) COMBINED DRAWING SIZE Drawing Size, Width, Height, in.: Enter the available width and height on the sheet. Object Offset, in.: Enter the distance from the edge of the sheet to where the drawings will begin. Object Spacing, in.: Enter the horizontal and vertical spacing between the component drawings for both the left and right column of drawings. Scale Adjust: Enter a factor to multiply by the building scale factor to result in a new building scale factor. Title Scale: Enter the title block scale factor.


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Note Scale: Enter the note table scale factor.

(14) COMBINED DRAWING OPTIONS: Contents Option: Enter the number which describes the type and order of drawings for the combined drawings. General Notes: Enter Y if the general notes in the CmbDwg1.Not file are to be placed on the sheet. Logo: Enter Y if the customized logo is to be placed above the title block.

(15) THROUGH (19) These input lines list each of the component drawings and the user is to specify the combined drawing page which will contain that component drawing. This data is used only if the user selects contents option 9.

The Combined Drawing Input Data Is Described As Follows (1) PAGE LAYOUT, (2) DRAWING OPTIONS AND SCALE FACTORS This is a copy of the data in lines 13 and 14 of the drawing control file. (3) ENDWALL OPTIONS Wall Id: Enter 1 for the left endwall and 3 for the right endwall. Framing: Enter Y if the framing drawing will be on that sheet. Panel: Enter Y if the sheeting or panel drawing will be on that sheet. Member Table: Enter Y if the member table will be on that sheet. Connection Table: Enter y if the connection plate table will be on that sheet. Drawing Scale: This must match the drawing scale under which the component drawing was made. (4) THROUGH (6) SIDEWALL, ROOF, RIGID FRAME Similar information is requested for the other drawings.


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