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Advance
User Guide
This document has been very carefully prepared in the hope to meet your expectations and to answer all your
questions regarding Advance.
This document contains only a brief description of the software functions and may only be used as a guide for using
the software. It can also include information about some modules you did not acquire.
In case of any discrepancy between the information given in this guide and the software, consider the software as
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7th edition 09/2006
Contents
WELCOME ........................................................................................................................................... 7
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 8
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE ?................................................................................................................. 9
WHERE TO FIND THE INFORMATION ? .............................................................................................. 10
Use the help pages .........................................................................................................10
Using context help and online help .................................................................................11
Using Self-training: Advance Learning Program.............................................................12
GRAITEC ADVANTAGES GUARANTEE............................................................................................. 13
Contact the technical support..........................................................................................14
Log on to GRAITEC Advantages Web site .....................................................................15
CHAPTER 1 INSTALL ADVANCE................................................................................................ 17
CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................................... 18
Software configuration.....................................................................................................18
Hardware configuration ...................................................................................................18
Before installing Advance................................................................................................19
INSTALL ADVANCE ............................................................................................................................ 19
Installation of AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural Desktop ......................................19
Advance installation ........................................................................................................19
Start Advance..................................................................................................................24
AUTHORIZE THE SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................. 25
UNINSTALL ADVANCE ....................................................................................................................... 29
COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION, OR SUPPRESS COMPONENTS ......................................................... 29
CHAPTER 2 DISCOVER ADVANCE............................................................................................. 31
SOFTWARE PRINCIPLES .................................................................................................................... 32
Model mode.....................................................................................................................35
Drawings mode ...............................................................................................................36
Documents mode ............................................................................................................37
ARCHITECT INTERFACE DESIGN CENTERS - ENTERPRISES ........................................................ 38
2D files:............................................................................................................................39
THE DRAWING SOFTWARE CALCULATION SOFTWARE INTERFACE ................................................ 40
The automatic and assisted reinforcement .....................................................................41
USER INTERFACE PRESENTATION .................................................................................................... 42
Preserved AutoCAD environment ...............................................................................42
Properties bar: Smartbar ...........................................................................................43
Toolbars...........................................................................................................................43
Advance menus...............................................................................................................60
UTILITIES........................................................................................................................................... 64
CHAPTER 3 ADVANCE BY EXAMPLES..................................................................................... 73

ADVANCE BY EXAMPLES ................................................................................................................... 74
BASIC SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................... 75
CONSTRUCT A MODEL ....................................................................................................................... 78
Step 1: Create continuous walls ......................................................................................78
Step 2: Draw a straight wall and a curved wall................................................................79
Step 3: Adjust the walls ...................................................................................................81
Step 4: Create columns ...................................................................................................82
Step 5: Create the beams and slabs ...............................................................................84
Step 6: Create a door and a window ...............................................................................86
Step 7: Use the AutoUCS tool to position a slab hole.....................................................87
Step 8: Automatically create the second level.................................................................88
Step 9: Generate foundations automatically ...................................................................90
Step 10 : Use the function roof to raise a slab ..........................................................91
Step 11 : Create stairs.....................................................................................................94
CREATE DRAWINGS ........................................................................................................................... 98
Step 12: Create a section ................................................................................................98
Step 13: Create a plan view ..........................................................................................101
Step 14 : Create an associative dimension ...................................................................102
CREATE A LAYOUT .......................................................................................................................... 104
Step 15: Create an A4 layout ........................................................................................104
EXPORT YOUR MODEL FOR CALCULATIONS ..................................................................................... 108
Step 16: Export the model to Arche Building structure .................................................108
REINFORCEMENT ............................................................................................................................ 110
CREATE THE REINFORCEMENT DRAWINGS....................................................................................... 110
Step 1: Create the reinforcement drawing of a wall ......................................................110
PLACEMENT OF TRANSVERSAL REINFORCEMENT .......................................................................... 115
Step 2: Define and distribute the transversal reinforcement around a window reservation
.......................................................................................................................................115
PLACEMENT OF LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENT ........................................................................... 125
Step 3: Define and distribute the longitudinal reinforcement around the window opening
.......................................................................................................................................125
Step 4 : View the reinforcement in 3D...........................................................................131
PLACE THE REFERENCE MARKS FOR BAR DEFINITIONS AND REPARTITIONS ..................................... 135
Step 5: Place the reference marks on bars and the dimensions for repartitions. .........135
PLACE A BAR LIST ........................................................................................................................... 141
Step 6: Place the list with bar bending details...............................................................141
PLACE THE FABRIC ......................................................................................................................... 143
Step 7: Place the fabrics on the wall sides....................................................................143
PLACE A FABRIC LIST ...................................................................................................................... 148
Step 8: Place the fabric list ............................................................................................148
APPENDICES COMMAND LINE................................................................................................. 151
ADVANCE COMMANDS .................................................................................................................... 152

For getting help .............................................................................................................152
For managing the projects.............................................................................................152
For modeling a building .................................................................................................153
For modeling a level ......................................................................................................153
For creating the formwork .............................................................................................154
For creating the reinforcement ......................................................................................155
For creating and managing model drawings .................................................................157
For dimensioning the drawings and views ....................................................................158
For adding symbols and annotations ............................................................................159
For creating and using the lists .....................................................................................159
For creating plans..........................................................................................................160
For using the Utilities.....................................................................................................160
For using Internet services ............................................................................................161
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS AND THE LICENSE FEATURES ........................ 162
INDEX ............................................................................................................................................... 173
INDEX .............................................................................................................................................. 174
Welcome
In this Chapter
Welcome to Advance,
Perfectly integrated with AutoCAD, Advance accelerates the
creation of reinforced concrete and steel structures with tools
dedicated to modeling and producing all documents required for
the construction process: general arrangement drawings,
detailing, manufacturing drawings, lists, BOM's Advance
consists of two suites:
> The Concrete suite for creating reinforcement and structural
concrete drawings
> The Steel suite for creating structural steel arrangement
drawings, shop drawings, lists and NC files.
Advance is perfectly integrated in the Graitec CAD /
CALCULATION suite and therefore is connected to the structure
calculation software, Arche, Effel and Melody.
This starting guide, dedicated to the concrete suite, allows you to
get quickly and simply a set of main functionalities and to exploit
the Advance work methodology. For a quick start, see the tutorial
Advance by example : Chapter 3.
All software functions described in this guide and all remarks
related to the product concern only the concrete suite of Advance.
For simplification of reading, we use the generic name "Advance",
without specifying systematically that the context in which it is
used is concrete construction.
Introduction
How to use this guide
Where to find the
information
Contact the technical
support
Graitec Advantages
guarantee
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Introduction
Advance is a program for creation of general arrangement drawings specific to concrete
design offices.
With Advance, you can model in 3D while remaining in plan view, using competitive
professional tools. From the models, you can automatically create the execution drawings
and place them on the structure execution plans or reinforcement drawings using automatic
functionalities
You also benefit of an entirely built-in environment in AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural
Desktop platforms. Advance works complying the AutoCAD functionality and all
AutoCAD commands can be applied on Advance entities. Therefore, you will rediscover
your handling skills while working in a familiar environment.
The use of the ObjectARX technology allows Advance to provide you professional tools
combining the power of AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural Desktop design &
GRAITEC's experience in the field of structural modeling. Indeed, Advance is completely
compatible with the structural calculation software proposed by GRAITEC.
The objective of this user guide is to train you in no time how to use Advance by providing
you with guidelines on how to install the software and start it in addition by giving you a few
tips on how to improve your work habits.
This guide also contains some general information to familiarize you with the Advance
ergonomics and a tutorial which allows you a fast training on the main features and concepts
of the software.
Welcome
How to use this guide ?

This guide is a starting manual:
It indicates you how to install the program and how to get the license in the chapter
Install Advance
It presents the spirit of the Advance software and its main features in the chapter
Discover Advance
It proposes a tutorial in the chapter Advance by example
Spend some time for reading this guide and it will help you to take the first steps with
Advance.
The list of all commands can be found in the appendix Command line
An index is available at the end of the guide
For more details on the presented subjects, see the online help system built in the software.
For all complementary info, contact your dealer or check our Internet web site
www.graitec.com and mainly Graitec Avantages part.
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Where to find the information ?

Use the help pages
Advance has an online help system that offers step-by-step instructions for every function.
This system contains important information about the software concepts and functionalities.
During a work session, to access the help, you can use:
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Help toolbar: click

Advance Menu: select Help > Online help
Command line: type grtchelp
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Welcome
Using context help and online help

Advance has a context help that can be used any time while working on a project.
If you don't know how to use any of the dialog controls, you can get instant help.
For that, click on the question mark ? in the title bar and then click on the control in the
dialog box. An explanation tooltip is instantly displayed.
You can also get more general and complete information on the controls of a dialog box by
clicking the <Help> button from the same dialog or faster pressing <F1>.
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Using Self-training: Advance Learning Program

Because Advance works with AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural Desktop basic tools,
the training consists mainly in learning and understanding the methodology.
Advance is delivered with an interactive self-training system - Advance Learning Program,
containing basic lessons, allowing you to understand its functions and to create your first
drawings.
Using the videos, you can learn how to use the Advance functionalities.
The main advantage of the Advance Learning Program is that you can work at your own
pace and focus on the specific subjects of interest to you.
You can access this command through:
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Help toolbar: click

Advance Menu: select Help > Self-training
Command line: type grtcselftraining
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Welcome
GRAITEC Advantages guarantee

In order to guarantee an optimal use of the software, GRAITEC and its dealers network
offers you the GRAITEC Advantages guarantee. This agreement offers you:
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All Advance major updates,

Technical support,
Access to the GRAITEC Advantages web site
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Contact the technical support

To help you in the daily use of the software, Graitec offers you a technical support center.
From inside Advance, at any moment, you can send question by email to the technical
support team. A template message is sent to a member of the technical support team who
will quickly solve your problem and give you a precise answer. Your system configuration
and your current drawing will be automatically added to your email in order to allow a
customized answer.
From inside Advance you can use:
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Help toolbar: click

Advance Menu: select Help> Request technical support
Command line: type grtcsupport
Technical support team mission

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Giving advice for hardware and/or software configuring,

Assisting you in using the software,
Tips for the projects creation,
Listening to your suggestions,
Cest un lien direct avec le service Recherche et Dveloppement
Ensuring a direct link with the Research and Development department
Contact us
To reach the technical support:
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We will answer you as quick as possible.
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Log on to GRAITEC Advantages Web site

With GRAITEC Advantages you can:
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Keep yourself up to date with the latest technical news about Advance,
Access a frequently asked question list,
Update your software by downloading patches,
Benefit from the special offers available only to GRAITEC Advantages
members
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Access www.graitec.com,
Select your residence country
Click "GRAITEC Advantages" link,
Then input your Login* / Password* .
To log on:
* Your login and password will be provided when you will subscribe to Graitec Advantages
contract. Your dealer is at your disposal for further information.
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In this Chapter
Configuration
Install Advance
Authorize the software
Uninstall Advance
Complete the installation,
or suppress components
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Configuration
For a successful installation of Advance, the following hardware and software requirements
have to be met.
Software configuration
In order to be able to run Advance you must install the following software and hardware:
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Windows XP Pro with the latest updates or Windows Vista

AutoCAD 2004, ADT 2004, AutoCAD 2005, ADT 2005, AutoCAD
2006, ADT 2006, AutoCAD 2007, ADT 2007, AutoCAD 2008,
AutoCAD Architecture 2008, AutoCAD 2009 or AutoCAD
Architecture 2009
A MAPI compliant Microsoft mail system (Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft
Outlook Express), if you wish to send your request for technical
support using our built-in system.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or a higher version. This software is
required if you intend to use the Internet functions, Graitec Advantages
or online help.
Hardware configuration
The minimal hardware configuration of your computer must be the following:
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Computer with a Intel Pentium IV 1.5 Ghz processor type or better

512 MB RAM
At least 500 MB space available on the hard drive
Video card 1024 x 768 able to support a CAD application
CD-ROM drive
Mouse (3 buttons, with wheel recommended)
Network card
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Before installing Advance

Before installing Advance, you must assure yourself that you have administrator rights.
Install Advance
To install Advance, you must first install AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural Desktop .
Installation of AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural Desktop

Follow the detailed instructions found in the AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural Desktop
documentation.
Advance installation
The Advance installation doesn't have a particular difficulty, just follow the procedure as
described below:
1. Close all active applications and disable anti-virus.
2. Insert Advance installation CD into the appropriate drive.
The installation process starts automatic and the following window pops up.
3. Click Setup.
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The AutoPlay tool on your computer could be switched off and thus the installation
does not start automatic. In this case, start the Advance setup program with the
command Run . To do this, first click Start and then Run .
Click Browse.
Look for the Setup.exe file on the CD ROM in the root and click Open.
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Click OK to launch the execution of the setup.exe and the installation starts.
4. Select the desired language for the Advance installation and the AutoCAD version.
Then click OK.
5. Read the message and click Next to continue.
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6. Read the license agreement. Check I Agree and click Next to continue.
7. If you wish to change the default destination folder, click Browse and select the
folder in which you wish to install Advance.
To check the available space on each hard drive, click Disk Cost.
Select Everyone users if Advance should be available for any user.
Select Just me if Advance should be available only for the current user.
Click Next to continue.
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8. Click Next to start the installation.
The installation starts.
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Click Close. The installation of Advance finished, restart the computer so that the new
configuration takes effect.
Start Advance
You can start Advance by following this procedure:
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In the Windows task bar, click Start, then select Programs,

Select Graitec menu, then the submenu Advance Concrete and click
the Advance icon to start the program.
You can also double-click the Advance Concrete icon on the desktop.
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Authorize the software

In Advance vocabulary, "Authorizing" the software means installing a license to use the
software, allowing you to activate Advance !
This license is actually an executable file: Advance License Setup.exe, or a license file
"Advance.aclic" provided to you by GRAITEC, depending on the computer characteristics.
To authorize Advance software, follow the procedure described below:
To ask for a user's license or an evaluation license without starting AutoCAD or Architectural
Desktop, it's enough to click on Start\Programs\Graitec\Advance Concrete 7.1\License
request . This is a direct access to the license request tool that one can find after starting
Advance.
Or, by starting Advance, choose the option "License request" and click Next.
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An info window appears. Click Next after reading the messages.
In this new window, enter all the required information for the license request and click Next.
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In this window, Advance proposes you to send us the information by email or by fax. Select
the sending mode and click Next.
A window with a new information message appears, take the time to read it and then click
Finish.
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If you choose to send by email, an email message is automatically prepared. Send the email
to the proposed address: authorization.advance@graitec.com
If you choose to send by fax, a fax is automatically prepared with the formatted text. Print the
fax and send it to the proposed number: +33 (0)1 69 85 33 70
To authorize the software, within the next few hours you will receive by e-mail:
an "Advance License Setup.exe" file that could be started with doubleclick on top
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specified folder.
The default folder to receive the Advance.aclic license file is: C:\Program
Files\Graitec\Licence
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Uninstall Advance
1. In Windows Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove programs.
3. Follow one of these procedures:
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On Windows 2000 Pro and XP Pro: select Graitec Advance Concrete

and click Change.
4. Click OK.
5. Check Remove box and click Next to continue.
6. Click OK, to confirm the deletion.
7. Click Finish.
Advance is uninstalled.
Complete the installation, or suppress components

You can complete your installation anytime with certain components, or uninstall certain
components no more necessary from the application.
Follow these steps:
1. In Windows Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove programs.
3. Follow one of these procedures:
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On Windows 2000 Pro and XP Pro: Select Graitec Advance, and click
Modify.
4. Click OK.
5. Check Modify and click Next to continue.
6. Check the components to install and/or uncheck the components to uninstall.
7. Click Finish.
Advance components are installed or uninstalled according to your choice.
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Discover Advance
In this Chapter
Software principles
Architect interface
design centers
The drawing software
calculation software
interface
User interface
presentation
Utilities
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Software principles
The work methodology consists of three design steps or modes: MODEL, DRAWINGS &
DOCUMENTS.
A model allows to get drawings that allow finally to create the layouts. Using the Advance
intelligent objects you can create a 3D model. The model acts as basis for the automated
creation of execution drawings:
Cuts or global and local sections
Elevations
Top views or bottom-up reflected views
Isometric views
Reinforcement drawings and views
All the created drawings remain linked with the working model, so in the case of any
modification these can be updated automatic, as well as all mark texts and dimensions.
The generated views and user created drawings are used to produce the final execution
plans.
These three modes MODEL, DRAWINGS and DOCUMENTS are accessible from the Pilot.
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The Pilot is the start point in using the program. All different stages of a project creation
pass through the Pilot manipulations: model conception, execution drawings creation,
creation of the final plans.
In the Pilot, try to click on the three modes. You can pass easily from one mode to another
without any difficulty and without impact in the models or the drawings, in a similar way as an
explorer:
MODEL mode
DRAWINGS mode
DOCUMENTS mode
Which are the different modes and how these can be used ?
In the MODEL mode
In MODEL mode, you can model buildings, precast concrete or civil engineering structures.
For buildings, although the model is a three-dimensional structure, it is drawn in plan.
The structural elements for buildings are managed in project, building, levels and for precast
concrete or civil engineering structures in project, structure, model.
To begin to model the structural elements of a building, double click on Level 1 and start to
input elements.
Create a model that is going to allow you to extract from it not only the graphical information
as complete execution drawings, but also other information as bill of materials and also for
the export to the calculation software.
Read more explanations in the The MODEL mode chapter.
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In the DRAWINGS mode

In DRAWING mode are arranged all the execution drawings. The drawings can be created in
two ways:
1) using Advance functionality (ex: cuts, elevations,) starting from models, see the
specific functionality of this mode.
2) or by the user in an independent and isolated way. To create these see the function
Create a new drawing . It's important to find a drawing specifically created by the
user in DRAWINGS for automatic management and thereafter to be able to compose a
global execution plan more easily.
Important remark: All the user visual marks as dimensions or supplementary texts of a
drawing or a view must be made in DRAWINGS mode and not in MODEL mode for the
same reasons as explained above.
The drawings are updated automatically when a model modification occurs.
Read more explanations in the chapter DRAWINGS mode .
In DOCUMENTS mode:
In the DOCUMENTS mode the final execution plans are obtained. The plans contain all the
Advance drawings and execution views and also the drawings that have been achieved in a
isolated manner by the user in the DRAWINGS mode.
To compose a plan, it's enough to take the drawings from the Pilot and to drag and drop
them on the paper formatted with Advance functionality.
The plans are automatically updated when models or drawings modifications occurs.
Read more explanations in the chapter DOCUMENTS mode .
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Model mode
The building structures, the civil engineering structures or precast concrete structures are
drawn in the MODEL mode. This is the first step in building creation.
For buildings structures, you draw the structural elements in the plan view, the third
dimension is generated automatically by the plan view by taken into account the height set in
the level properties in the Pilot (right click on Level).
For the civil engineering structures drawings you can use the Advance objects modeling
functions or the 3D AutoCAD modeler in the same time.
For the drawings of precast concrete pieces made in three dimensions one can use the 3D
AutoCAD modeler functions.
In MODEL mode, draw the structures using the functions from the Advance Model
toolbar. Using tools from this toolbar you can draw all structural components (walls, columns,
beams, slabs, openings) All functions necessary for the level by level modeling are
available here: access to libraries, materials, conversion tools
The drawing and the modeling of the structures are made with higher productivity due to a
specific professional behavior. The Advance objects are also manipulated with AutoCAD
classical functions (Extend, Trim, Copy,) so you can use directly your CAD experience.
In MODEL mode, you can also send the structures to the calculation software Arche
Structure and Effel Structure.
In the next mode, DRAWINGS mode, the execution drawings calculated from the model can
be updated directly while modifying the model structural components.
The execution drawings are generated therefore from the structures due to this specific
functionality. The icons for this functionality are placed on the Advance Model toolbar.
The views and execution drawings are defined by the MODEL mode. For example, to define
a transversal cut, click the Create a cut or a section icon and draw the cut line on the
level plan view. Define with the same principle the other views and the execution details. To
see the corresponding drawings of these views, cuts and details, click in the pilot on the
DRAWINGS mode.
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Drawings mode
The drawings and execution views that have been defined in the MODEL mode are now
calculated and created in the DRAWINGS mode. By clicking on the DRAWINGS mode in the
pilot and by browsing through the folders, you can see the drawings ready to be generated
graphically: double click on the drawings to launch the graphic calculations.
The graphic calculations are accordingly the technical normalized representations for the
design offices. These can also be customized by the user.
Every drawing is fully an entity, however several drawings can be regrouped: try to drag and
drop a drawing in another drawing.
It's interesting to know that you can modify or adapt a model by changing the properties of a
structural element directly in a drawing, so you can change the structure by modifying a cut.
Click on the structural element edge to get its properties.
Also, if the model is modified in the MODEL mode, a blue icon marks automatically the views
and drawings concerned by this modification. In this way, all the drawing or conception
mistakes are avoided because the user is immediately warned. To update an execution
drawing, right click on it and select Activate and update .
All automatically generated drawings can be completed by dimensions or texts and
annotated like the user would do it traditionally on the execution drawings. All these
complementary info are not erased in the case of an update. The information is automatically
updated if this was created with Advance specific functions.
If the user wants, a drawing can be made only of a blank layout on which he will be able to
draw manually a particular detail using the lines or other AutoCAD functions. To create an
empty drawing, click on the function Create a new drawing .
Important: it's in DRAWINGS mode where the REINFORCEMENT module can be used and
thus one can create all the reinforcement drawings. To create the reinforcement drawings,
activate the Advance Reinforcement toolbar to get all the specific tools of this powerful
module. Any created drawing or view can get reinforcement. Use also the Create a
reinforcement drawing starting from structural elements function to get automatically
the formwork edges of the selected structural elements and then draw the reinforcement
elements.
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The drawings are now finished and ready to be used to create the necessary layouts for the
contractor. To create a layout, pass in DOCUMENTS mode.
Documents mode
In the DOCUMENTS mode, you composes the layouts using the previously created
drawings. To create a layout, it's enough to click in the pilot on DOCUMENTS mode, then
right click on Layout . The context menu allows creating a new layout. Select the creation
options and click OK to validate.
It's very simple and user-friendly to compose a layout: drag and drop the drawings previously
created in DRAWINGS mode on the layout while using the properties available in the
smartbar. Thus, all drawings created by the user or all views graphically calculated by
Advance and completed, finished by the user, can be placed on layouts.
All the modifications made by Advance or by the user in the drawings and views in
DRAWINGS mode, will be automatically reverberated in the layout without manual
intervention, so layouts are always held updated. By right clicking on a layout in the pilot, it's
possible to view the definition properties, the content and the history of that layout.
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Architect interface design centers - enterprises

From the architect...
With the conversion tool of AutoCAD entities, you can redraw on the architect drawing and
directly in its file, in order to create your structure. In this way you can convert basic 2D
entities into structural elements improving the input time. Thus the generated models will
allow you to create drawings and execution plans in an automated manner.
To access this functionality, in MODEL mode, click on the icon Convert an AutoCAD
entity .
Also integrated in the Autodesk Architectural Desktop platform, Advance allows you to easily
convert elements from your architectural model in structural elements. You can rely thus on
the architectural plans to get the construction drawings and the 3D model.
...To the enterprise

To provide to the contractor the execution plan in a computer format, send him a standard
2D DWG file coming directly from the execution drawings or the complete Advance layouts
To access this functionality, in DRAWINGS mode, right click on a drawing and choose
Export to DWG . In DOCUMENTS mode, proceed in the same way to export a complete
paper plan.
Thus, the DWG files created doesn't contain any more Advance information, it has only
AutoCAD classic entities.
Find more about Archi-BE interface

Advance offers you the possibility to start from an architectural drawing file in order to draw
the structure quickly.
It is possible to recover the information in two different ways, depending on the type of the
architectural drawing.
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2D files:
Advance offers you specialized tools for converting 2D entities into structural objects. If the
file is initially well structured, drawing time is significantly reduced.
The methodology is as follows:
1. After starting Advance, simply load the file.
2. Clean up the drawing by deactivating the architect's layers (facilities, partition walls,
dimensions) and keep only the supporting elements.
3. Select the two lines representing the outer and inner faces of the wall.
4. Click Convert an AutoCAD entity
5. In the displayed dialog box select: two lines into a Wall.
6. Click <OK> to validate your choice. You have converted 2D entities into structural
objects.
7. You can select several lines two by two to create several walls at once.
8. You can also select a line to convert into an object, if the line corresponds to the
central axis of the object.
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The drawing software calculation software interface
The same structural model must be able to be used for several applications: the structure
created in Advance in MODEL mode is used to create all the execution drawings and it's
exploited also to get the engineer's calculations using the suitable calculation programs.
Activate the toolbar Advance Analyse by right clicking on a Advance functionalities
toolbar.
1) Export the Model to Arche Building structure:

Draw your project in Advance, then click on Export to Arche Building Structure. Coupled
with Arche, your structure is exported directly in the Structure software. Arche Structure
gets the calculations of load distribution according to the traditional method.
2) Export the Model to Effel Structure:
In the same idea, for the more deeper calculations (seismic calculation, wind bracing,),
click the icon Export to Effel Structure to study the structure using the finite elements
calculation method.
3) Export the Model to Effel Advanced:
Advance models can be also exported in the Effel Advanced, Graitec new analysis software.
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4) Advance Arche Structure models synchronization

You can entirely synchronize Arche and Advance models using the synchronization and real
time information tool. This tool allows reinforcing the collaboration between the engineer and
the designer. For example, if the engineer changes the position or the dimension of a
structural element, the designer is warned and he can accept or reject this modification. A
specific detailed interface allows viewing and sorting the changes appeared in the structure.
5) Export the Advance structural elements to Arche Reinforcement Modules

With Arche Reinforcement Modules, you can query an individual structural element. Select
an Advance element and export it directly to the reinforcement module in order to get
preliminary dimensioning of the concrete element and also the reinforcement.
The automatic and assisted reinforcement

Due to Advance's reinforcement module, directly connected to Arche modules, you can
create reinforcement drawings for each structural element (walls, columns,) with a single
click !
Select an element, right-click and select Create a reinforcement plan . The
reinforcement drawing of this element is instantly displayed. This reinforcement plan is
created using the calculation facility of Arche. It's now possible to modify or to adapt the
result by importing again the reinforcement plan in Advance and adding reinforcements,
reference marks, dimensions or other types of notations. Then a reinforcement list can be
generated to take in account the modifications.
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User interface presentation

Preserved AutoCAD environment
The interface is fully integrated into AutoCAD in order to maintain your familiar
environment. All AutoCAD toolbars are available, Advance specific toolbars have simply
been added.
Advance toolbars are customizable, as AutoCAD toolbars.
If necessary, you can also use the intuitive context menus that appear when selecting
elements.
The Advance main menu provides quick access to all program functions.
1:
Advance pilot
2:
Fast
menu
3:
The
Smart
Box,
properties bar
4:
Advance
drop-down
menu
5:
Advance
toolbars
6:
Command line
access
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Properties bar: Smartbar

For each object (model elements, dimensions, symbols...) is associated a properties bar
that allows modifying the object essential attributes.
For example, the properties bar associated to the slab elements:
The properties bar is activated automatically, without user's intervention, in two cases:
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When an object creation command is started, the properties bar

associated to that object appears. During the creation process, you can
modify one or several object attributes.
When one or several objects of the same type are selected. Then, you
can modify one or several attributes and confirm these modifications by
pressing Enter.
To access the detailed properties of an element, click
Toolbars
Model toolbar
Model toolbar contains all necessary tools for modeling the structure.
Button Function
Display or hide the Pilot
Access level toolbar
Access the layer naming manager
Access the grid toolbar
Access the structural elements toolbar
Access foundations toolbar
Access openings toolbar
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Button Function
Create a roof
Create a ramp
Bind the elements to the roof
Access stairs toolbar
Copy or move elements between levels
Convert AutoCAD entities in modeling elements.
Convert an element into ACIS solid
Trim an element
Break element
Access the material library
Access the geometry library
Access the door's and window's library
Access the piles library
Access drawings and views toolbar
Automatically generate a BOM
Load Advance Steel
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Levels toolbar
The Levels toolbar contains all the tools required for creating, duplicating and browsing
between levels.
Button Function
Create a new level above the building
Create a new level below the building
Display next level
Display previous level
Copy the elements of the current level into the top level
Copy the elements of the current level on the inferior level
Grid toolbar
The Grid toolbar contains all necessary tools for creating and managing the grids.
Button Function
Create a grid
Renumber grid axis
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Structural toolbar
The Structural toolbar contains all necessary tools for creating model structure elements.
Button
Function
Create a slab
Create a beam
Create a column
Create a wall
Foundations Toolbar
The Foundations toolbar contains all necessary tools for building foundations.
Button
Function
Create an isolated footing
Create a bedding isolated footing
Create a continuous footing
Create a bedding continuous footing
Create a drill depth area
Create a pile
Generate footings automatically under columns and walls
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Openings toolbar
The Openings toolbar contains all necessary tools for creating all types of wall and slab
openings.
Button Function
Create a window
Create a door
Create a standard opening in a wall
Create a standard opening in a slab
Create a polygonal opening in a slab
Create a beam openings line
Create a lintel
Create a window sill
Stairs toolbar
The Stairs toolbar contains the tools necessary for stair creation and the links to the precast
stairs manufacturers websites.
Button Function
Create a stair
Link to the PBM website (precast stairs)
Link to the SB website (precast stairs)
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Reinforcement toolbar
The Reinforcement toolbar contains all necessary tools for reinforcement.

Button Function
Create a reinforcement drawing starting from structural elements
Create a new drawing
Create a new bar shape
Create a point bar
Access the reinforcement bars toolbar
Create a polygonal bar
Break a bar
Create a simple fabric
Access the fabrics scraps toolbar
Create a simple fabric outline
Create a row of fabrics
Trim one or several fabrics
Create a bent fabric
Create a fabric cut
Access repartitions toolbar
Trim the repartitions
Access the reinforcement symbols toolbar
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Button Function
Create a repartition dimension
Create a bar or fabric bending detail
Access the automatic drafting toolbar
View the content of the bar library
View the content of the fabric library
Access the reinforcement renumbering toolbar
Access the lists toolbar
Fabrics - Scraps toolbar
The Fabrics - Scraps toolbar contains all the tools necessary for creating new fabrics
starting from scraps.
Button Function
Create a fabric starting from scraps
Automatically optimize fabric rests
Reinforcement Bars toolbar
The Reinforcement Bars toolbar contains all tools necessary for creating all bar types in the
views and drawings.
Button Function
Create a straight bar
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Button Function
Create a rectangular frame
Create a circular bar
Create a stirrup bar
Create a pin bar
Create an U bar
Create a L bar
Reinforcement Renumbering toolbar
The Reinforcement Renumbering toolbar contains the tools for renumbering bars and
fabrics and displaying and hiding the definition of a repartition.
Button Function
Position renumbering of the fabric bars
Display the definition bar
Hide the definition bar
Repartitions toolbar
The Repartition toolbar contains all the tools that allow distributing a bar or a fabric.
Button Function
Create a linear repartition on the selected bar
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Button Function
Create a linear variable repartition on the selected bar
Create a quantitative repartition on the selected bar
Create a cut repartition on the selected bar
Create a free repartition on the selected bar
Create a one by one repartition on the selected bar
Create a section repartition
Create a repartition on a selected bent fabric
Edit a repartition
Apply multiplication factor to the repartition
Reinforcement 3D viewer toolbar
The Reinforcement 3D viewer toolbar contains the tools for viewing the 3D reinforcement
cages.
Button
Function
Select and define the view
Start the 3D viewer
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List toolbar
The List toolbar contains all the tools for creating and editing the lists.
Button
Function
Create a list
Update a list
Add elements to a list
Delete elements from the list
Split to pages
Export the list to excel
Analysis toolbar
The Analysis toolbar contains all the necessary tools for the export of the model to the
structure and load distribution calculation software.
Button Function
Export to Arche Building Structure
Export to Effel Structure
Export to Effel Advanced
Synchronize data with an Arche Structure file
Create a reinforcement plan in Arche starting from a structural elements
Import the Arche reinforcement plan in object mode
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Button Function
Do a call/return with the Arche reinforcement module corresponding to
the selected element
Perform a send/ get with the KP1 module
Import a drawing (DXF file)
Drawings toolbar
The Drawings toolbar contains all the required tools for creating drawings and views.
Button Function
Create a cut or a section
Create an elevation
Create an isometric
Create a top / bottom view
Create a reinforcement drawing
Activate and update a drawing
Create a plan view
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Symbols and Annotations toolbar
The Symbols and Annotations toolbar contains the tools for creating and managing
symbols and annotations.
Button Function
Create a symbol
Create multiple symbols
Add a symbol to the library
Access the symbol library
Create an annotation
Create multiple annotations
Add annotation into the library
Access the annotations library
Dimensions toolbar
The Dimensions toolbar contains all the required tools for creating dimensions.
Button Function
Create a coordinates dimension
Create a level dimension
Create an arc dimension
Create an intersection dimension
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Button Function
Create an associative dimension
Create a point by point dimension
Views Toolbar
The Views toolbar contains the tools for dimensioning and annotating the views. It is a
mixed toolbar, containing native AutoCAD dimensioning tools and Advance specific tools.
Button
Function
Activate and update a drawing
Copy drafting (AutoCAD Function)
Create a linear dimension (AutoCAD Function)
Create an aligned dimension (AutoCAD Function)
Create a radius dimension (AutoCAD Function)
Create a diameter dimension (AutoCAD Function)
Create an angular dimension (AutoCAD Function)
Quick dimensions
Baseline dimension (AutoCAD Function)
Continue dimension (AutoCAD Function)
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Button
Function
Create a dimension style
Create a symbol
Display the symbols library
Add annotation into the library
Insert a dynamic block
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Reinforcement symbols Toolbar
The Reinforcement symbols toolbar contains all the tools for bar symbols marks.
Button Function
Create a bar or fabric symbol
Create a symbol on repartititon bars
Create a bar rake symbol
Add a new symbol from the library
View the content of the symbol library
Change the symbol target
Align the symbols
Documents toolbar
The Documents toolbar contains all the necessary tools for managing the layouts.
Button Function
Update layout
Print layouts
Access the lists toolbar
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Tools toolbar
The Tools toolbar contains all the necessary tools for selecting or displaying elements.
Button Function
Use AutoUCS tool
Display only selected elements
Display elements by type
Select the elements according to different criteria
Select the elements by type
Re-label elements
Launch simple identification tool
Launch multiple identification tool
Insert a dynamic block
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Help Toolbar
The Help toolbar contains all help tools and online help for Advance.
Button Function
Start the online help
Launch Self-training: Advance Learning Program
Access the welcome page of the GRAITEC web site
Request technical support
Access GRAITEC Advantages
Contact your GRAITEC dealer
GRAITEC Advantages - flash info
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Advance menus
Main menu
You can access all the commands and dialog boxes using Advance Concrete drop-down
menu.
How can you use Advance menu ?

After having selected a drop-down menu, choose a command by clicking on its name. For
example:
An arrow following a command

name,
indicates
that
a
complementary menu can be
accessed.
A command followed by (...)

indicates that a dialog box will be
displayed allowing you to choose
complementary options.
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The different submenus of the main menu

Button
Function
Pilot
Project
Access project management commands
Model
Access structure object creation commands
Reinforcement
Access the reinforcement drawings creation commands
Drawing
Access the drawings and views creation commands
Visual elements
Access visual elements creation commands
Documents
Access the document creation commands
Tools
Access Advance utilities
Help
Access online help and other documentation sources
Note:
You can access the menus and commands by pressing <ALT> key and the menu shortcut
key. For example, to open Advance menu, press <ALT + A>.
When the mouse cursor hover an icon or a menu item the status bar displays a short
description of its use.
Context menus
Right click to display context menus at cursor point. The menu and the displayed menu
options depend on the cursor position and other conditions, like the selection of an object or
a node in the Pilot.
Object context menus

In Advance for AutoCAD, when you display a context menu for an object or homogeneous
group of objects, Advance commands are directly integrated into the AutoCAD context
menu.
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Pilot context menus

Many context menus are displayed when you click a Pilot element. These menus provide
quick access to various creation and definition commands.
When you are in Advance Pilot, select an element from the tree, for example Project
and then right-click. The context menu concerning selected element appears.
This is an example of this type of menu:
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Shortcut Access Menu

A button in the upper Pilot area allows to open a menu for fast access to display control and
selection commands by a mouse click.
Button
Function
Display on selection
Display current selection only
Display according to type
Display control by the type of the elements
Multicriteria selection
Select elements by multiple criteria
Select by type
Select elements by type
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Utilities
These are the key tools for using Advance modules. It is necessary to know them to use
Advance properly. To activate or to find all these tools, don't hesitate to consult the online
help, being enough to type a tool keyword in the help index !
AutoUCS
Efficient and easy to use in the creation and modification of structural elements when
working with relative coordinates. You also can use it as a measuring tool !
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Layers manager
The layers in the project are organized according to a structured diagram. You can
customize and complete this organization.
To each level or drawing there are linked layers. This manager allows changing this default
organization. On level or drawing activation, the linked layers are automatically displayed.
The layer name manager

The layers and the layers names can now be defined automatically using Advance. The
standards to define the layers with their names can be created by the users according to
their company rules. Preset national or international standards are also delivered with
Advance for management of layers in the drawing.
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Tooltips
The characteristics of the structure elements are displayed (number, material, dimension,)
in a tooltip on object mouse over.
Material Manager
Advance includes a material library for concrete, steel and timber structures. You can
complete this library and modify the technical characteristics for each contained material.
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Objects geometry manager

All types of geometry can be drawn in Advance.
In an Advance project the following categories can be distinguished:
Volumes (applicable on isolated footings, defined by an attach point, an
angle and the volume)
9 Sections (applicable on beams, columns and continuous footings,
obtained by extruding the section along the main axis of the element),
9 Thickness (applicable on walls and slabs, obtained by extrusion of their
contour depending on the thickness).
These geometries, stored by a manager, can be shared between different objects.
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For example, all beams with 20x50 rectangular section of a project make reference to an
unique section. This mechanism considerably reduces the amount of memory space used by
Advance .
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Representation styles manager

Advance allows you to define the representation style of every object type. A representation
styles is a set of parameters that define the representation for objects of the same type.
Using representation styles, you control more easily objects appearance (hatching, line
thickness, ).
Representation styles are stored in a manager. So for example, to modify the color of
columns lines, modify their representation style. The update is automatic. Useless to select
all columns.
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The doors and windows manager

Besides direct input of the doors and windows sizes while inserting them, you can select a
door or a window type directly from the doors and windows library included in Advance.
The existing libraries can be modified or completed. New libraries can also be created.
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Bars and fabrics manager

Advance includes a bar and fabric library for reinforcement. You can complete these libraries
and modify the characteristics for each bar and fabric.
Multicriteria object selection

A powerful tool for sorting and selecting structural elements that allows you to choose
exactly the objects you want to modify.
For example, you can select beams number 101 to 107, having a 20x30 section and made
by C25 from level 1.
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Display objects by type

Only objects of a specified type (column, wall,) from the structure are displayed.
Automatic Reinforcement Objects

For certain structural objects a reinforcement type can be assigned automatically since their
creation. These reinforcement styles can be entirely customized by the user.
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3D Viewer
In Advance although that everything reinforcement element is drawn in 2D, it can be
materialized in 3D with the help of 3D viewer.
With the information of the 2D drawings in the views, the viewer recreates very easily the
reinforcement cages. It works on bars, meshes and bent meshes. The 3D reinforcement
cage can be stored as a drawing and later printed.
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In this Chapter
Basic settings
Construct a model
Create the views
Create a layout
Export your model for
calculations
Create the reinforcement
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Formwork and Execution
From this example, you will learn how to draw quickly a simple building with foundation and
two levels. Then you will generate automatically a section. and after that an associative
dimension, and you will finish with the creation of an A4 layout.
This procedure has 16 steps and it takes about 30 minutes.
Reinforcement
In this exercise, you will use the building modeling to create a wall reinforcement plan.
This example has 8 steps.
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Formwork and Execution

Basic settings
Start Advance and start using the program.
Once the interface is displayed, you can start drawing directly in Advance. However, you can
make some basic settings.
Instructions
In the Pilot, right-click on Project
and select Properties, from the
context menu.
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Instructions
Description
Input Project Exercise as project

name.
Clicking on <OK> to validate.
In the Pilot, right-click again and

select Units.
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Instructions
Description
Click on length Type and select

Centimeter . This means that all
the values you enter in the
properties bar and all the length
values for structural objects are
considered in centimeters. Click
<OK> to validate.
Warning
In this project, the input values of the drawing length (drawing units) are made in meters.
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Construct a model
Step 1: Create continuous walls
The first step consists of drawing foundation walls, as you see in the picture.
Instructions
Description
Select the function Create a wall in

the current level from the structure
elements functions.
Activate ortho mode by pressing F8. Press F8

Click in the graphic area to define a Move the mouse cursor in the x direction and enter 2
starting point and input these values: in the command line and validate by pressing Enter:
Move the mouse cursor in the y direction and enter 2

and
Place the mouse cursor in x direction and input 5
and
Move the mouse cursor in the y direction and enter 3
and
Move the mouse cursor in the -x direction and enter
7 and
Move the mouse cursor in the -y direction and enter
5 and
Press Escape to finish.
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Step 2: Draw a straight wall and a curved wall

This step consists of teaching you how to draw a sloped wall and a circular wall as seen in
the picture:
Instructions
Description
Select the function Create a wall in

the current level from the structure
elements functions.
Activate object snap with F3 key

Press F3
and choose Endpoint and Midpoint
modes.
To draw a sloped wall, click in the
middle of the two lower right walls.
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Instructions
Description
Now, draw a circular wall:
Click again the function Create a

wall in the current level.
Click on the function Activate
AutoUCS.
Click in the upper corner of the wall
to place AutoUCS origin.
Input the values: 1,0.
Press Enter to validate.
>>Target point or X, Y coordinates: 1,0

In the command line type CE for
CEnter and press Enter key.
Click in the middle of the left
vertical wall.
Click on the vertical wall as the
picture shows, to end your wall.
You will get a drawing similar to the one in the previous picture.
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Step 3: Adjust the walls

The purpose of this step is to help you to trim the walls, as shown in the following picture.
Instructions
Description
Select AutoCAD Trim command.

Include all walls in a windowselection and, press Enter.
Press Enter
Click on the 3 parts of the wall to be

removed.
Remark: AutoCAD Chamfer
command works on Advance
entities. You could have used it
here.
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Keep your AutoCAD working habits. All functionality was developed using advanced
developing technologies from AutoDesk.
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Step 4: Create columns

In this step, you will learn how to position columns, as shown in the following picture.
Instructions
Description
Select the function Create a column

in the current level from the
structure elements functions.
In the properties bar enter C20 to

draw column with a square-shaped
section and 20 cm sides. Validate by
Enter.
Select the central snap point using
the TAB key or from the column
properties dialog box.
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Instructions
Description
Position the first column inside the

angle formed with the sloped wall.
To do this, press the CTRL key
together with the right mouse button
and select Apparent Intersect, from
the context menu.
Click on the first and on the second 1st alignment wall:
wall of the angle. Position the
column and enter 0 on the command
line, to choose the column direction.
2nd alignment wall:
The first column is now positioned.

You can copy it to 2.00m in the yaxis direction.
For this, use AutoCAD standard
copy function.
Click on the Copy icon.
Select the column, press Enter then
a column point as the base of
displacement
Enter @0,-2 on the command line to
copy it 2m further.
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Instructions
Description
Proceed in the same way and copy

the second column at 5m in the -x
axis direction.
Step 5: Create the beams and slabs

Now, you will draw the beams and position the slabs as shown in the following picture.
Instructions
Description
Select the function Create a beam

in the current level from the
structure elements functions.
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Instructions
Description
Position yourself on the reference

axes of the walls and on the center
of the columns in order to draw the
three beams as the picture shows.
Select the function Create a slab in

the current level.
Input D in command line and press
Enter
D Press Enter
Click inside the area where you wish

to create a slab.
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3
2
Follow the same procedure in the
same way for the other slabs. The
slabs are automatically created by
boundary detection.
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Step 6: Create a door and a window

The purpose of this step is to introduce a door and a window opening, as shown in the
following picture.
Instructions
Description
Select Create door.

Click on the right side wall.
In the Smart Box from the

properties bar, select a door style
LD 90x218 C7 J1 .
Click in the middle of the wall to
place the door.
Then click inside the building to
define the door opening direction.
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Instructions
Description
Select Create a window function

In the Smart Box from properties
bar, select a window style LD
130x135 C90.
Click on the upper wall and place
the window in its middle.
Step 7: Use the AutoUCS tool to position a slab hole

The purpose of this step is to create an opening in the slab, as shown in the picture bellow.
Instructions
Description
Select Create slab hole.

Click on the biggest slab. The
opening symbol appears.
Click on the function Activate
AutoUCS.
Click on the upper left corner of the
slab to place AutoUCS origin.
Input the values: 1,1.
>>Target point or X, Y coordinates: 1, 1
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Instructions
Description
The command asks for a Rotation

angle, input 0 and press Enter.
Step 8: Automatically create the second level

Instructions
Description
Click once on Copy the current

level elements to the upper level.
Would you like to copy the visual elements

(dimensions, annotations, of the drawing ? [Yes/No]
<N>:
Double-click on the Building icon in

the pilot.
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Instructions
You can see the two levels of your
3D building.
Choose Flat shaded, edges on

from AutoCAD's Shade toolbar, to
view your building.
Choose 2D Wireframe from

AutoCAD's Shade toolbar to return
to wireframe mode.
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Step 9: Generate foundations automatically

The purpose of this step is to automatically generate the foundation walls and footings for
the supporting elements.
Instructions
Description
Select Generate footings

automatically... from the
foundations functions.
Choose the case Automatic

foundations.
Click <OK> to validate.

The foundations are placed
automatically under the first level of
the building.
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Step 10 : Use the function roof to raise a slab

The purpose of this step is to create a roof element starting from an AutoCAD line and use
this element to define a raised surface.
Instructions
In the Pilot, double-click on Level
2(+600 cm) to activate.
Before creating the roof, break the

beam.
Select the Break element function.
Click on the beam.
Click the break point and press

Enter to finish.
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Instructions
Description
Click the AutoCAD function Z Axis

Rotate UCS to rotate the UCS
around z axis.
In the plan view, draw an AutoCAD
line as indicated in the picture.
This line represents the roof profile.
Select the function Create a roof in

the current level.
Click the line previously drawn.
Click the lower left corner of the first

column and the lower right corner of
the second column to define the
roof's axis.
The roof is placed.
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Instructions
Description
Select Bind elements to the roof

or to the ramp.
In the command line type B for
<Bind> and press Enter.
Click the elements to bind and
validate with Enter.
The selected elements adjust to the

surface defined by the roof.
Preview the building in 3D.
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Step 11 : Create stairs

In this step, you will learn how to position stairs, as shown in the following picture.
Instructions
Description
Copy the column at 1.5m in the -y

axis direction.
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1(+300.0 cm) to activate.
Select the function Create stairs.

In the properties dialog box set 16
for the steps number.
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Instructions
Description
Add a upper platform of 72 cm.

Tilt height and width: 2 cm
Set these values in all the properties

tabs. Navigate using the Previous
and Next buttons.
Add a lower platform:

Click on the Bottom anchor tab.
Input the values for the bottom
anchor parameters in all tabs:
Height: 12 cm
Width: 28 cm
Tilt width and height: 0cm
Click <OK> to validate.
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Instructions
Place the stairs by clicking the two
points defining the width.
Press Enter to finish.
Select the stairs wit a click.
Access the properties dialog box.

Define an upper level of 0 relative to
the inferior altitude level.
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Create drawings
The modeling is finished now. It is necessary now to create the drawings and fill them.
Step 12: Create a section

You will now draw an elevation section of your building using the created model.
Instructions
Description
Step into plane view.

Select Create cut or section.
Check if ortho mode is activated.
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Draw the cutting plane. To define it,
draw a vertical line across the
building and press Enter.
Move the mouse to define the depth

of the cut. Include all the left part of
the building as shown in the picture.
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Now, you will calculate the cut:

Instructions
Description
In the Pilot, click on the icon to step

into the Drawings mode.
In the Pilot, CutAA appears. A red
mark indicates that the view is not
updated.
Double-click on CutAA to calculate

the section.
The cut is finished and you get a result as in the upper picture.
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Step 13: Create a plan view

Starting from the first level, you can create a plan view.
Instructions
into the Model mode.
Double-click on Building to activate
it.
Right click and select Create, then
Plan view.
Select Level 1 from the dialog box,

and click <OK> to validate.
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Instructions
Description
The plane view is created.
Step 14 : Create an associative dimension

Now, you are going to complete your drawing by adding an associative dimension on the
plane view.
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Instructions
Description
In the Pilot, double-click on Plane

view - Level 1(+300cm)
The plane view of the first level is

displayed.
From Views toolbar, which
automatically appear in Drawings
mode, select Create associative
dimension
Click on the upper wall.
In order to validate the selection

press Enter.
Click in the drawing to position the
dimension.
You will get a drawing similar to the one in the previous picture. The cut and the view on plan
are filled. It is necessary now to put them on their place in order to create a layout.
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Create a layout
Step 15: Create an A4 layout
Instructions
Description
In the Pilot, click on the icon to get

to the Documents step.
In the Pilot, right click on the Layout
folder and select Create layout from
the context menu.
The layout properties dialog is
displayed.
To add a title block or to modify the

formatting click Modify.
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Modify the plan orientation:
1. Click the button <Modify the
format and the printer>.
2. In the appeared dialog box
check Portrait.
3. Click <OK> to validate.
Add a title block:

1. Check <Title Blocks>.
2. Click on <>.
3. In the Title block dialog box

click <Add>
4. Browse and select a title block
from the Advance folder-tree.
For example:
Support \ Sample \
Document \ TitleBlock
advance A4.dwg
5. Input 0.30 in column Scale
6. Click <OK>.
Click <Yes> to validate.
into the Drawings mode.
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Instructions
Description
Select Plane view Level

(+300cm). Press and hold down the
left mouse button. Move the mouse
and drag the view on the plan.
Release the mouse button and place
the view on the layout.
Proceed in the same way with

SectionA-A.
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Instructions
Description
You get an A4 layout looking like

this.
Now, print your layout, as you would normally do.

If you have a plotter installed, you can try with bigger formats
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Export your model for calculations

Step 16: Export the model to Arche Building structure
Now that all building levels are created, you can calculate the load distribution of the
structure. One could have made this calculation since step 12, after the modeling was
finished. This calculation is made with the Arche Building Structure program, using the
model drawn in Advance.
Follow these instructions in order to automatically export the structure to Arche Structure
Building.
If you do not have Arche Building Structure, you can see a video demonstration.
Instructions to follow
Description
Select Model mode by clicking on

the model icon.
Right-click on the Model toolbar and
select Advance Analysis toolbar.
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Instructions to follow
Description
Advance Analysis toolbar is

displayed.
In the Analysis toolbar, select
Export Arche Building Structure.
This operation starts Arche Building Structure where you will find your exported model
ready to be calculated.
Congratulations ! You finished your lesson. You know now Advance Construction Drawings
Module and Execution basics. You can start drawing one of your own projects !
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Reinforcement
Create the reinforcement drawings
Step 1: Create the reinforcement drawing of a wall
The first step consists in automatically creating the views of a wall and to draw the
reinforcement and fabrics there.
Use the file created with Advance Construction Drawings Module and Execution exercise.
Open the file.
Instructions
Description

2(+600.0cm)
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Instructions
Select the Create a reinforcement
drawing starting from a structural
element function from the view
functions set.
Click on the horizontal upper wall.

Press Enter to validate selection.
In the creation window, select

Three views , then left, top
view and elevation face .
Click Next .
In this second dialog box, select a

full cut and click Next.
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Instructions
In this third dialog, the edge styles
for the visible objects can be
defined. Click Next .
Description
In the fourth dialog box, the edge

styles for the hidden objects can be
set, click Next.
Click Next .
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In this dialog box, the reinforcement
representation styles can be set.
Make sure that Display
reinforcement is checked and click
Next.
This dialog allows you to display the

symbols, axes and symbol's scale.
Click Next .
In this last creation dialog box, title

parameters can be set. Click Finish.
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Instructions
The reinforcement views are
automatically created according to
the criteria selected in the creation
window.
Description
You will find this drawing in the pilot

in Drawings step.
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Placement of transversal reinforcement

Step 2: Define and distribute the transversal reinforcement around
a window reservation
The second step explains you how to place the transversal reinforcement around a window
reservation using the tools for bar definition and repartition.
Instructions
Display Advance
Reinforcement toolbar if it's not
already displayed:
Right click on the Advance Views
toolbar and select Advance
Reinforcement.
Put the toolbar on the screen in a

suitable place.
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Instructions
Zoom on the window lintel cut.
Description
Click on the Create a rectangular

frame function
Place the frame by clicking two
points of the lintel diagonal.
Click a third point to position the
hook of the rectangular frame.
The frame is placed.
Zoom on the window sill cut.
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Click on the Create an U bar
function
Place a U bar by clicking two points
of the U base.
Input the U direction in the wall and

the U length value: input 0.40 m.
The U bar is placed.
Zoom on the top view of the window.
Click on the Create an U bar

function
Place the U bar on the left side of
the window.
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Instructions
Place a U bar by clicking two points
of the U base.
Description
Input the U direction in the wall and

the U length value: input 0.40 m.
The U bar is placed.
Three bars have been defined.
Now you will distribute these bars.
Start with distributing the frame.

Zoom on the frame definition.
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Instructions
Click on the Create a linear
repartition function from the
repartition functions set.
Click on the frame.

The Sideview tool automatically
appears as two arrows. This tool
allows to set the direction of the bar
repartition.
Select the horizontal arrow to
distribute this face of the rectangular
frame on the wall elevation.
Zoom on the window lintel on the

wall elevation
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Instructions
Click the lower left corner of the
lintel, then the lower right one.
Description
Now click on the lintel to specify the

repartition direction.
The rectangular frames are
distributed.
Create a repartition with the U bar

from the window sill.
Zoom on the U bar definition on the
sill.
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Instructions
Click on the U bar.

appears as two arrows.
Select the horizontal arrow to
distribute on this face of the bar on
the wall elevation.
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Instructions
Zoom on the window sill on the wall
elevation
Description
Click the upper right corner of the

sill, then the upper left one.
Now click on the sill to specify the

The U bars are distributed on the
window sill.
Distribute the U bar on the window

side.
Zoom on the U bar definition on the
top view.
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Click on the U bar.

appears as two arrows.
Select the vertical arrow to distribute
on this face of the bar on the wall
elevation.
Zoom on the window left side on the
wall elevation
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Instructions
Click the upper left corner of the
window, then the right lower one.
Description
Now click on the sill to specify the

The U bars are distributed on the
window side.
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Placement of longitudinal reinforcement

Step 3: Define and distribute the longitudinal reinforcement
around the window opening
The third step explains you how to place the longitudinal reinforcement around a window
opening using bar definition and distribution tools.
Instructions
We are going to define the lower bar
of the lintel of the window.
Zoom on the window lintel on the
wall elevation
Click on the Create straight bar

function
In the Smartbar, select the anchor
for bar extremities 1 and 2.
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Instructions
In the command line, type the
option: li
Description
Click on the first bar point or [Contour Line]:li
Click the lower lintel edge.
Click inside the lintel to place the

lower bar.
The bar is defined.
Proceed in the same way to place a

bar in the window sill.
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Place also a bar of this type on the
side of the window.
The operation now consists in the

repartition of these three bars.
Zoom on the elevation on the lower
bar of the window lintel.
Click on the Create a free
repartition functions.
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Instructions
Description
Click on the lower bar.
After having clicked on the lower

bar, a point bar is hooked in the
cross center of the mouse cursor.
Create a repartition of two point bars
around the rectangular frame from
the lintel section (see the image
nearby).
Note: To facilitate the repartition of
these two point bars, activate the
snap point center from the
AutoCAD snap object.
Click again on the Create a free

Select on the elevation the
horizontal bar of the sill.
Proceed in the same way to create
the repartition with two point bars
inside the U bar of the window sill
(see the nearby picture).
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Description
Distribute the last bar, click on
Create a free repartition function
from the repartition functions set.
Select on the elevation of the
vertical bar from the left side of the
window.
Proceed also in same way to create
the repartition with two point bars
inside the U bar of the left side of the
window (see the nearby picture).
Now that the bars are distributed, we
are going to continue using
symmetry on the other side of the
window.
Zoom to see the elevation and the
top view on the screen.
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Instructions
Click on the AutoCAD standard
function Mirror .
Select the bars to be copied using
the symmetry: surround the U bar
and the two point bars on the top
view then on the elevation, click on
the vertical bar from the left side of
the window and on the U bar
repartition.
Press Enter to validate the
selection.
Description
Click the middle of the lower window

edge to give the first point of the
symmetry axis then click the middle
of the superior window edge to give
the second symmetry point.
Press Enter to create a copy by
symmetry.
Bars are copied on the other side of
the window.
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Step 4 : View the reinforcement in 3D

The forth step explains how to view the reinforcement in 3D using the 3D viewer.
Instructions
Display the Advance
Reinforcement 3D Viewer toolbar.
Right-click on the Advance
Reinforcement toolbar and select
Advance Reinforcement 3D
Viewer.
The first step consist in selecting the

2D drawings in the views.
Select the three views defined in the
first step (Create the reinforcement
drawing of a wall). The selection
order is not important.
Click the function Select and define
the view.
Include the left view within a
selection window and press Enter to
confirm.
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Instructions
In the view definition dialog the left
view is selected.
Description
Click Next .
Include the top view within a

selection window and press Enter to
confirm.
In the view definition dialog the top
view is selected.
Click Next .
Finally, select the elevation and

press Enter to confirm.
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In the view definition dialog the
elevation front is selected.
Click Finish.
Click on the Start 3D viewer button.

You can see the wall reinforcement
in 3D.
You also can see the repartitions.

Click on the Start 3D viewer button.
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Instructions
Description
Click on the rectangular frame.
Press Enter.
Press Enter
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Place the reference marks for bar definitions and

repartitions
Step 5: Place the reference marks on bars and the dimensions for
repartitions.
The fifth step explains you how to place the reference marks on bars definitions and the
automatic repartition dimensions.
Instructions
The first step consists in placing the
reference marks of bars on the wall
cut.
Zoom on the lintel section.
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Instructions
Description
Click on the Create a bar symbol

function.
Click on the rectangular frame and
place the reference mark nearby.
Click on the Create a bar symbol

function.
Click on the two point bars and
place the reference marks.
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Proceed in the same way and place
the reference marks for the sill
reinforcement.
Note: it's possible to place
annotations on the other side of the
cut using the Mirror function in the
command line of the reference:
Select one element or [Multiple]:
Point or
[Scale/Rotation/Align/Mirror/Finish]:
m
It is possible to align the symbols

using the Align symbols function.
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Instructions
Description
Draw the alignment line.
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Select the symbols to align and the
alignment line and press Enter to
confirm.
The symbols are aligned. Delete the
alignment line.
The second operation consists in

placing the repartition dimensions on
the bar repartition.
Zoom the window lintel elevation.
Click on the Create a repartition
dimension function.
Click on the rectangular frame
repartition, place the dimension line,
click the snap line of the reference
mark and press Enter to validate
and to place the reference mark.
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Instructions
Description
Proceed in the same way and place

the dimensions of reference marks
for the four reinforcement
repartitions of the window.
Note: it's possible to place
annotations on the other side of the
snap line using the Mirror function
in the command line of the
reference:
Select one element or [Multiple]:
Point or
[Scale/Rotation/Align/Mirror/Finish]:
m
Complete the views with the

reference marks as in the image
nearby.
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Place a bar list

Step 6: Place the list with bar bending details
The sixth step explains how to create automatically a list with bar bending details.
Instructions
Description
Click on the Create a list function

In the command line type B to
create a bar list.
B then Enter
Then press Enter to select the bars

on the screen.
Enter
Include within a selection window

the bars you wish to list.
Press Enter in order to confirm the
selection. The list is hooked on the
mouse cursor.
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Instructions
Do not place the list yet, in the
smartbar, select a scale of 0.5.
Description
Place the list on your reinforcement

drawing.
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Place the fabric

Step 7: Place the fabrics on the wall sides
The seventh step explains how to use the fabric library and how to create them on the wall
sides.
Instructions
Zoom the wall elevation.
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Instructions
Description
Click on the Create a fabric

function.
In the smartbar, impose 2 layers of
fabrics and a X/Y cover of 0 and
3cm.
Click now on the fabric properties
button.
In this fabric properties dialog box,
select a South-East justification and
input a length of 350 cm. Close the
window with OK.
Place the first fabric in the lower

right corner of the wall like in the
next image.
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Place the second fabric with a X/Y
cover of 0 and 0cm and a length of
350cm for the value of the
overlapping on the first.
A snap point is automatically
available for the overlapping value.
Place the third fabric with a X/Y

cover of 0 and 0cm and a length of
350cm for the value of the
overlapping on the first.
Place the forth fabric wit an X/Y

cover of 0 and 0 cm.
Click again on the fabric properties
button.
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Instructions
Always select a 350cm length as a
fabric width.
Description
Place the last fabric.
Now, you have to cut the window

contour from the meshes. Click the
button Trim one or several simple
fabrics.
Select the window contour.
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Select the fabric to be cut and press
Enter to confirm.
Description
Input the cover value: 0.2 and press

Enter.
Click a point inside the area to be
preserved (outside the window).
0.2 Press Enter
The two fabrics are now trimmed.
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Place a fabric list

Step 8: Place the fabric list
The eighth and the last step will explain how to create automatically a list of fabrics.
Instructions
Description
Click on the Create a list function

From the smartbar, select the
Fabric details list.
In the command line type F to create F then Enter

a fabric list.
Then press Enter to select the
fabrics on the screen.
Enter
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Select by click the fabric you want to
list.
Press Enter in order to confirm the
selection. The list is hooked on the
mouse cursor.
Don't place the list yet, in the

smartbar, select a scale of 0.5.
Place the fabric list on your
reinforcement drawing.
End of example.
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Appendices
Command line
In this Chapter
Advance commands
User Guide
Advance commands
Almost all actions in Advance are made through commands. These commands identify the
actions you wish to perform, and Advance responds by displaying them on the command
line. The command line informs you about the status of an action or suggests different
options allowing you to end the command successfully.
Advance offers several methods for running the commands: menus, toolbars, context menus
and online commands.
You can execute any command by typing its full name in the command line.
You will find below the categorized command list.
For getting help

Command
Function
grtcabout
Display Advance information
grtchelp
Display Advance online help
grtcselftraining
Launch the Self-training: Advance Learning Program
For managing the projects

Command
Function
grtcdefault
Modify element default values
grtcexportddc
Export the model to Arche Structure Building and launch it
grtcexportost
Export model to 'Arche Building Structure' program
grtcexportstc
Export the model to Effel Structure and launch it
grtcexportstca
Export the model to Effel Advanced
grtcexportstr
Export the model to Effel Structure software
grtcimportadt
Import an ADT file
grtcimportdxf
Import a reinforcement plan from Arche Reinforcement
grtcimportost
Import a file from Arche Building Structure
grtclayer
Access the layer manager
grtcstandardlayer
grtcgeometry
Modify the characteristics of geometry stored in libraries
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Command
Function
grtmaterial
Modify materials
grtcopening
Access the openings library
GRTCPileCatalog
Access the piles library
grtcbarcat
Modify the characteristics of bars from the library
grtcfabriccat
Modify the characteristics of fabrics stored in libraries
grtcpproperties
Modify project properties
grtcpriority
Display objects priority
grtcpreference
Modify global preferences
grtcrepresentation
Defines the representation styles
grtcunits
Modify display units
grtcrebarstyle
Defines the reinforcement styles
grtcsavetree
Save the current tree
For modeling a building

Command
Function
grtcbfound
Automatically generate footings adapted for every support of

the lower level
grtcbproperties
Modify the building properties
grtcbvis
Display the entire building
grtcbnew
Create a new building
grtcbactiv
Activate a building
For modeling a level

Command
Function
grtclactive
Activate a level <- Make a current level
grtclcopytop
Copy the elements from the active level to the level above
grtclcopybottom
Copy the elements of current level on the lower level
grtcldel
Delete current level
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Command
Function
grtclnew
Create a new level above the building
grtcenouvbas
Create a new level below the building
grtclnext
Display next level
grtclprev
Display previous level
grtclproperties
Modify current level properties
grtclsel
Select current level elements
grtclvis
Display one or several levels
For creating the formwork

Command
Function
grtcponsel
Display selected element properties
grtcbeam
Create a beam in current level
grtcsill
Create a sill in current level
grtccolumn
Create a column in current level
grtcdoor
Create a door in current level
grtcelconv
Convert AutoCAD entities (line, polyline, arc) in elements

(beam, column...)
grtcelcopy
Copy or move elements
grtcelproperties
Modify selected element(s) properties
grtcelsolid
Convert selected elements into ACIS solids
grtcstructuraltrim
Trim an element
grtcbreakelement
Break element
grtcfootingc
Create a continuous footing in the current level
grtcfootingi
Create an isolated footing in the current level
grtcbeddingfootingiso
Create a bedding isolated footing in the current level
grtcbeddingfootingcont
Create a bedding continuous footing in the current level
grtcpile
Create a pile in the current level
grtcpileprop
Modify the pile properties
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Command
Function
grtcareadrill
Create a drill depth area in the current level
grtclintel
Create a lintel in the current level
grtcpolyopening
Create a polygonal opening in the current level
grtcbeamreservationline
Create a beam openings line in the current level
grtcslab
Create a slab in the current level
grtcstdopening
Create an opening or a depression in the current level
grtcwall
Create a wall in the current level
grtcwindow
Create a window in the current level
grtcroof
Create a roof or a sloped shape
grtcroofproperties
Modification of the selected roof properties
grtcbindstructurals
Bind the elements to the roof
grtcslope
Create a slope in the current level
grtcstairs
Create a stair in the current level
grtcprecaststairpbm
Link to the PBM website (precast stairs)
grtcprecaststairsb
Link to the SB website (precast stairs)
grtcrenumbergrid
Renumber grid axis
grtcgrid
Create a grid
For creating the reinforcement

Command
Function
grtcshapebar
Create a new bar shape
grtcpointbar
Create a point bar
grtcstraightbar
Create a straight bar
grtcstirrupbar
Create a stirrup bar
grtcrectbar
Create a rectangular frame
grtccircbar
Create a circular bar
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Command
Function
grtcpinbar
Create a pin bar
grtcubar
Create an U bar
grtclbar
Create a L bar
grtcpolbar
Create a polygonal bar
grtcbreakbar
Break a bar
grtcrepartfree
Create a free repartition
grtcrepartlinear
Create a free linear repartition
grtcrepartvarlinear
Create a free linear variable repartition
grtcrepartquantity
Create a repartition quantitative
grtcrepartcut
Create a cut repartition
grtcrepartone
Create a one by one repartition
grtcbarhide
Hide the definition of a repartition or a repartition
grtcbarshow
Display the hidden element (definition or repartition)
grtcreparttrim
Trim a repartition
grtcreparteditsymbol
Modify the beginning and ending symbol for a bar from a

repartition
grtcfabric
Create a simple fabric
grtcrepartfabric
Create a fabric outline
grtcrepartfabricupdate
Update the outline
grtcrepartfabricaddhole
Add an opening / cavity to the outline
grtcrepartfabricdelhole
Delete an opening / cavity from the outline
grtcposbar
Position the bars and fabrics
grtcfabrictrim
Cut the fabric relative to a line
grtcrebarproprietes
Access the properties of a bar
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Command
Function
grtcfabricproperties
Access the properties of a fabric
grtcrepartproperties
Access the repartition properties
grtcrepartfabricproperties Access the outline properties

grtcfabriccut
Create a fabric cut
grtcfabriccutproperties
Access the fabric cut properties
grtcfabriccutregen
Regenerate the symbols
grtcfabricsrows
Create a row of fabrics
grtcfabricrest
Create a fabric starting from scraps
grtcfabricscrapsoptimize
Automatically optimize fabric rests
grtcrepartmodifyfabric
Change starting panel
grtcrepartnombre
Apply multiplication factor
grtcrepartedit
Edit a repartition
grtcrepartdisplayallbars
Display all bars
grtcrepartselbars
Select the bars to display
grtcrepartsection
Create a section repartition
grtcdefineview
Select and define the view
grtcrebar3dviewer
Start the 3D viewer
For creating and managing model drawings

Command
Function
grtcplanview
Create a plan view
grtciso
Create a 3D view
grtcsection
Create a cut or a section
grtcelev
Create an elevation
grtcdnew
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Command
Function
grtcdrebar
Create a new reinforcement drawing
grtcdactive
Activate a drawing or a view
grtcdexport
Export a dwg a drawing or a view
grtcddelete
Delete a drawing or a view
grtcdonlayout
Place a drawing or a view on the layout
grtcdproperties
Access the properties of a view or a drawing
grtcdupdate
Activate and update a drawing or a view
grtcdgroup
Regroup several drawings on the same layout
grtcdungroup
Ungroup drawings
For dimensioning the drawings and views

Command
Function
grtcdimlevel
grtcadim
Rearrange dimensions
grtcdimarc
grtcdimassoc
grtcdimcoord
grtcdimrepart
Create a dimension repartition
grtcdiminter
grtcdimintercalc
Recalculate an intersection dimension
grtcdimlevel
grtcdimproperties
Access dimension properties
grtcgdim
Dimension group
grtcmdim
Add or delete dimension points
grtcdimrepart
grtcdimension
grtcdimproperties
Access dimension properties
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Command
Function
grtcrepartdimproperties
Access repartition dimension properties
grtccopydraft
Copy drafting in the selected level
For adding symbols and annotations

Command
Function
grtcnannot
Add an annotation to library
grtcannotcat
grtcannot
grtcmannot
grtcmksymbol
grtcmsymbol
grtcsymbol
Create a symbol
grtcsymbolcat
Access the symbol library
grtcimult
Activate simple identification tool
grtcisingle
Activate multiple identification tool
grtcsymproperties
Access the properties of annotations and symbols
grtcsymbolalign
Align the bar symbols
grtcrebarsymbol
Create a bar or fabric symbol
grtcrebarrakesymbol
Create a rake symbol
grtcsymboltarget
Change the symbol target
For creating and using the lists

Command
Function
grtclheader
Create the list header
grtclbody
Create the list body
grtclfooter
Create the list footer
grtclfooterpart
Define the entities grouped in the footer
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Command
Function
grtclvariable
Create a list attribute
grtcsubheader
Create the list sub-header
grtcsobfooter
Create the list sub-footer
grtclistexportexcel
Export the list to Microsoft Excel
grtclistpagesplit
Split the list to pages
grtclist
Add the list on the layout
grtclistupdate
Update the list of materials
grtclistadd
Add an element to the list
grtclistdel
Delete an element from the list
grtclistproperties
Access the list properties
For creating plans

Command
Function
grtcplactive
Activate a layout
grtcplrefresh
Refresh a layout
grtcpldelete
Delete a layout
grtcplnew
Create a layout
grtcplproperties
Access the properties of a layout
grtcplupdate
Activate and update a layout
For using the Utilities

Command
Function
grtcdispsel
Display selected elements only
grtcdisptype
Display elements by type
grtcselcriteria
Select elements according multiple criteria
grtcseltype
Select elements by type
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Command line
Command
Function
grtcucs
Activate the dynamic positioning tool
grtclabelelement
Re-label elements
grtcconvertadv
Convert a file from Architectural Desktop
For using Internet services

Command
Function
grtccontact
Contact an Advance dealer
grtcsupport
Request technical support
grtcweb
Access GRAITEC web site
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Correspondence between software functions and

the license features
grtcannot
grtcannotcat
REBAR
MODEL+REBAR
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
grtcadim
MODEL
MODEL+DRAFT
FEATURES
grtcareadrill
grtcavantage
grtcbactiv
grtcbarcat
grtcbarhide
grtcbarproperties
grtcbarshow
grtcbeam
grtcbeamreservationline
grtcbeddingfootingcont
grtcbeddingfootingiso
grtcbfabric
grtcbfabricproperties
grtcbfound
grtcbill
162
Appendices
Command line
MODEL+DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR
grtcbindstructurals
grtcbnew
grtcbproperties
grtcbreakbar
grtcbreakelement
grtcbrowser
grtcbvis
grtccalcarche
grtccircbar
grtccolumn
grtccontact
grtcconvertadv
grtccopydraft
grtcdactive
grtcddelete
grtcdefault
GRTCDefineView
163
REBAR
MODEL
FEATURES
grtcdexport
grtcdgroup
grtcdimarc
grtcdimassoc
grtcdimcoord
User Guide
grtcdiminter
grtcdimintercalc
grtcdimlevel
grtcdimproperties
REBAR
MODEL+REBAR
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
grtcdimension
MODEL
MODEL+DRAFT
FEATURES
grtcdimproperties
grtcdimrepart
grtcdispsel
grtcdisptype
grtcdproperties
grtcdrebar
grtcdungroup
grtcdupdate
X
X
grtcdnew
grtcdoor
grtcdwgscale
grtcelconv
grtcelcopy
grtcelev
grtcelevcalc
grtcelproperties
grtcelsolid
164
Appendices
Command line
MODEL+DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR
grtcexparche
grtcexportddc
grtcexportost
grtcexportstc
grtcexportstca
grtcexportstr
grtcexportstra
grtcfabric
grtcfabriccat
grtcfabriccut
grtcfabriccutproperties
grtcfabriccutregen
grtcfabricproperties
grtcfabricrest
grtcfabricscrapsoptimize
grtcfabricsrows
grtcfabrictrim
grtcfootingc
grtcfootingi
grtcgdim
165
grtcgeometry
grtcgrid
REBAR
MODEL
FEATURES
User Guide
MODEL
MODEL+DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR
REBAR
FEATURES
grtchelp
grtcifcexport
grtcifcimport
grtcimparchedxf
grtcimparcheobj
grtcimportost
grtcimult
grtcisingle
grtciso
grtcisocalc
grtclabelelement
grtclactive
grtclayer
grtclbar
grtclcopybottom
grtclcopytop
grtcldel
grtclinesrepresentation
grtclintel
grtclist
grtclistadd
grtclistdel
166
Appendices
Command line
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR
REBAR
grtclistexportexcel
grtclistpagesplit
grtclistproperties
grtclistupdate
X
X
MODEL
MODEL+DRAFT
FEATURES
167
grtcliveupdate
grtclnew
grtclnext
grtcload
grtcloadas
grtclprev
grtclproperties
grtclsel
grtclvis
grtcmannot
grtcmdim
grtcmksymbol
grtcmsymbol
grtcnannot
grtcnewbottom
grtcopening
grtcpexport
grtcpile
User Guide
MODEL+DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
MODEL+REBAR
GRTCPileCatalog
grtcpileprop
grtcpinbar
grtcplactive
grtcplanview
REBAR
MODEL
FEATURES
grtcpldelete
grtcplnew
grtcplprint
grtcplproperties
grtcplrefresh
grtcplupdate
grtcpointbar
grtcpolbar
grtcpolyopening
grtcponsel
X
X
grtcposbar
grtcpproperties
grtcprecaststairb
grtcprecaststairpbm
grtcpreference
grtcpriority
GRTCrebar3Dviewer
X
X
168
Appendices
Command line
MODEL+REBAR
REBAR
grtcrebarcalc
grtcrebarrakesymbol
grtcrebarstyle
grtcrebarsymbol
grtcrectbar
grtcrepartbfabric
grtcrepartbfabricproperties
grtcrepartcut
grtcrepartdisplayallbars
grtcrepartedit
grtcreparteditsymbol
grtcrepartfabric
grtcrepartfabricaddhole
grtcrepartfabricdelhole
grtcrepartfabricproperties
grtcrepartfabricupdate
grtcrepartfree
grtcrepartlinear
grtcrepartmodifyfabric
grtcrepartnombre
grtcrenumbergrid
169
MODEL+DRAFT
grtcrebarbendingdetail
MODEL
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
FEATURES
User Guide
MODEL+REBAR
REBAR
grtcrepartproperties
grtcrepartquantity
grtcrepartsection
grtcrepartselbars
grtcreparttrim
grtcrepartvarlinear
X
X
MODEL+DRAFT
grtcrepartone
MODEL
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
FEATURES
grtcrepresentation
grtcroof
grtcroofproperties
grtcsavetree
grtcsection
grtcselcriteria
grtcselftraining
grtcseltype
grtcshapebar
grtcsill
grtcslab
grtcslope
grtcstairs
grtcstandardlayer
grtcstdopening
170
Appendices
Command line
MODEL+REBAR
REBAR
grtcstraightbar
MODEL+DRAFT
grtcstirrupbar
MODEL
MODEL+REBAR+
DRAFT
FEATURES
grtcstructuraltrim
grtcsupport
grtcsymbol
grtcsymbolalign
grtcsymbolcat
grtcsymboltarget
grtcsymproperties
grtcsyncost
grtcsyncostapply
grtcubar
171
grtcucs
grtcunits
grtcvtopbottom
grtcwall
grtcweb
grtcwindow
grtmaterial
X
X
Index
User guide
Index
A
Access drawings and views toolbar........................................................................................44
Access foundations toolbar.....................................................................................................43
Access openings toolbar.........................................................................................................43
Access repartitions toolbar .....................................................................................................48
Access the annotations library......................................................................................... 54, 56
Access the door's and window's library ..................................................................................44
Access the geometry library ...................................................................................................44
Access the material library......................................................................................................44
Access the properties .......................................................................................... 156, 157, 159
Access the reinforcement symbols toolbar.............................................................................48
Access the symbol library .......................................................................................................54
Access the welcome page of the GRAITEC web site.............................................................59
Activate and update a drawing ........................................................................................ 53, 55
Add a new symbol from the library .........................................................................................57
Add a symbol to the library ...................................................................................... 54, 56, 159
Add an annotation to library............................................................................................. 54, 56
Add elements to a list .............................................................................................................52
Align the symbols....................................................................................................................57
Analysis toolbar.......................................................................................................................52
Arche Building Structure .......................................................................... 40, 52, 108, 109, 152
Arche Reinforcement Modules ...............................................................................................41
Arche Structure Building .............................................................................................. 108, 152
Auto UCS ................................................................................................................................64
AutoCAD ................................................................................................................................8
Automatically generate a BOM ...............................................................................................44
Automatically optimize fabric rests .........................................................................................49
AutoUCS .................................................................................................................... 64, 80, 87
AutoUCS tool ..........................................................................................................................58
B
Bind the elements to the roof......................................................................................... 44, 155
Buildings conception.................................................................................................................8
174
C
CAD ..........................................................................................................................................8
Circular wall ......................................................................................................................79, 80
Combo menu ..........................................................................................................................42
Command line ..............................................................................................42, 80, 83, 85, 152
Contact your GRAITEC dealer ...............................................................................................59
Context help............................................................................................................................11
Conversion..............................................................................................................................38
Convert an element into ACIS solid .......................................................................................44
Convert AutoCAD ................................................................................................................44
Copy or move elements..................................................................................................44, 154
Copy the elements..................................................................................................................45
Create a bar................................................................................................48, 49, 50, 155, 156
Create a bar or fabric bending detail ......................................................................................49
Create a bar or fabric symbol .................................................................................................57
Create a bar rake symbol .......................................................................................................57
Create a beam ................................................................................................................46, 154
Create a beam openings line..........................................................................................47, 155
Create a bedding continuous footing..............................................................................46, 154
Create a bedding isolated footing...................................................................................46, 154
Create a column .............................................................................................................46, 154
Create a continuous footing............................................................................................46, 154
Create a coordinates dimension...............................................................................54, 56, 158
Create a cut ....................................................................................................................53, 157
Create a dimension repartition .............................................................................................158
Create a door..................................................................................................................47, 154
Create a fabric ........................................................................................................................48
Create a fabric cut ..........................................................................................................48, 157
Create a fabric starting from scraps .......................................................................................49
Create a grid ...................................................................................................................45, 155
Create a layout .............................................................................................................104, 160
Create a level dimension ..........................................................................................54, 56, 158
Create a lintel..................................................................................................................47, 155
Create a list.............................................................................................................................52
Create a new bar shape .........................................................................................................48
Create a new drawing.............................................................................................................48
Create a new level..................................................................................................................45
Create a pin bar..............................................................................................................50, 156
Create a plan view..................................................................................................................53
Create a polygonal opening..................................................................................................155
Create a rake symbol ...........................................................................................................159
Create a ramp.........................................................................................................................44
Create a rectangular frame.....................................................................................................50
175
User Guide
Create a reinforcement drawing ...................................................................................... 48, 53

Create a reinforcement plan ...................................................................................................41
Create a repartition .................................................................................................. 50, 51, 156
Create a repartition dimension......................................................................................... 49, 55
Create a roof .................................................................................................................. 44, 155
Create a row of fabrics............................................................................................................48
Create a section repartition.....................................................................................................51
Create a slab.................................................................................................................. 46, 155
Create a slope.......................................................................................................................155
Create a stair ................................................................................................................. 47, 155
Create a standard opening .....................................................................................................47
Create a stirrup bar........................................................................................................ 50, 155
Create a symbol....................................................................................................... 54, 56, 159
Create a wall .................................................................................................................. 46, 155
Create a wall in the current level ............................................................................... 78, 79, 80
Create a window ............................................................................................................ 47, 155
Create a window sill................................................................................................................47
Create an annotation ............................................................................................... 54, 56, 159
Create an arch dimension........................................................................................ 54, 56, 158
Create an associative dimension............................................................................. 55, 56, 158
Create an elevation........................................................................................................ 53, 157
Create an intersection dimension ............................................................................ 54, 56, 158
Create an isolated footing.............................................................................................. 46, 154
Create an isometric.................................................................................................................53
Create an opening ................................................................................................................155
Create associative dimension...............................................................................................103
Create multiple annotations ..................................................................................... 54, 56, 159
Create multiple symbols .......................................................................................... 54, 56, 159
Cuts...........................................................................................................................................8
D
Delete a layout ......................................................................................................................160
Delete elements from the list ..................................................................................................52
Dimensions toolbar .................................................................................................................54
Display according to type........................................................................................................63
Display by type........................................................................................................................71
Display elements.....................................................................................................................58
Display next level ....................................................................................................................45
Display on selection................................................................................................................63
Display previous level .............................................................................................................45
Display the hidden element (definition or repartition) ...........................................................156
Display the symbols library .....................................................................................................56
176
Documents................................................................................................................37, 61, 104

Draft ..........................................................................................................................................8
Drawing...................................................................................................................................61
Drawings.................................................................................................................8, 12, 36, 41
Drawings toolbar.....................................................................................................................53
Dynamic positioning tool.......................................................................................................161
E
Edit a repartition .....................................................................................................................51
Ergonomics...............................................................................................................................8
Export .............................................................................................. 40, 52, 108, 109, 152, 158
Export the list to excel ............................................................................................................52
F
Fabric outline ..........................................................................................................................48
Fabrics - Scraps toolbar .........................................................................................................49
Fast access menu ..................................................................................................................42
Finish installation ....................................................................................................................29
G
Generate footings automatically .............................................................................................46
Grid toolbar .............................................................................................................................45
H
Hardware configuration ..........................................................................................................18
Help ..........................................................................................................10, 11, 12, 14, 59, 61
Help toolbar ..........................................................................................................10, 12, 14, 59
Hide the definition of a repartition or a repartition ................................................................156
I
Import....................................................................................................................................152
Import a reinforcement plan..................................................................................................152
Install Advance .................................................................................................................18, 19
Interactive self-training system ...............................................................................................12
177
User Guide
L
Launch self-training assistant .................................................................................................59
Layers manager ......................................................................................................................65
Layouts .....................................................................................................................................8
Levels toolbar..........................................................................................................................45
Load Advance Steel suite .......................................................................................................44
M
Material Manager ....................................................................................................................66
Model ................................................................................................................. 35, 43, 61, 108
Model toolbar ..........................................................................................................................43
Modeling .............................................................................................................................8, 44
Modify the beginning and ending symbol for a bar from a repartition ..................................156
Multicriteria object selection....................................................................................................70
Multicriteria selection ..............................................................................................................63
Multiple identification tool............................................................................................... 58, 159
O
Object approach........................................................................................................................8
Object snap.............................................................................................................................79
Objects geometry manager ....................................................................................................67
Openings toolbar.....................................................................................................................47
P
Pilot ..................................42, 43, 55, 61, 62, 63, 75, 76, 91, 95, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 110
Plans realization........................................................................................................................8
Productivity ...............................................................................................................................8
Project.....................................................................................................................................61
Properties bar .......................................................................................... 42, 43, 77, 82, 86, 87
R
Rearrange dimensions..........................................................................................................158
Refresh a layout....................................................................................................................160
Reinforcement...................................................................................................... 8, 48, 61, 152
Reinforcement 3D viewer toolbar ...........................................................................................51
Reinforcement Bars toolbar ....................................................................................................49
178
Reinforcement plan ................................................................................................................52

Reinforcement Renumbering toolbar .....................................................................................50
Reinforcement symbols Toolbar.............................................................................................57
Reinforcement toolbar ............................................................................................................48
Re-label elements...................................................................................................................58
Renumber grid axis ................................................................................................................45
Renumbering ..........................................................................................................................50
Repartitions toolbar ................................................................................................................50
Representation styles manager..............................................................................................68
Request technical support ..............................................................................................59, 161
S
Select the elements ................................................................................................................58
Selection by type ....................................................................................................................63
Shortcut Access Menu............................................................................................................63
Simple identification tool.................................................................................................58, 159
Sloped wall .............................................................................................................................79
Software configuration............................................................................................................18
Software principles .................................................................................................................32
Split to pages ..........................................................................................................................52
Stairs toolbar...........................................................................................................................47
Start online help......................................................................................................................59
Start the 3D viewer .........................................................................................................51, 157
Structural elements.................................................................................................................70
Structure .................................................................................................................................38
Structure elements .................................................................................................................38
Suppress components............................................................................................................29
Symbols and Annotations toolbar...........................................................................................54
T
Technical support ...................................................................................................................14
The doors and windows manager ..........................................................................................69
The layer name manager .......................................................................................................65
Toolbar......................................................................................................................42, 43, 108
Tools .......................................................................................................................................61
Tools toolbar ...........................................................................................................................58
Tooltips ...................................................................................................................................66
Trim.........................................................................................................................................81
Trim a repartition ..................................................................................................................156
Trim the repartitions................................................................................................................48
179
User Guide
U
Uninstall Advance ...................................................................................................................29
Update a list ............................................................................................................................52
Use the guide............................................................................................................................9
Use the help pages.................................................................................................................10
User interface..........................................................................................................................42
Utilities ..................................................................................................................... 61, 64, 160
V
View the content of the symbol library....................................................................................57
Views Toolbar .........................................................................................................................55
Visual elements.......................................................................................................................61
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Advance

CHAPTER 3 ADVANCE BY EXAMPLES..................................................................................... 73

ADVANCE COMMANDS .................................................................................................................... 152

How to use this guide ?

It proposes a tutorial in the chapter Advance by example

Where to find the information ?

Help toolbar: click

Using context help and online help

Using Self-training: Advance Learning Program

Help toolbar: click

GRAITEC Advantages guarantee

All Advance major updates,

Contact the technical support

Help toolbar: click

Technical support team mission

Giving advice for hardware and/or software configuring,

Log on to GRAITEC Advantages Web site

Windows XP Pro with the latest updates or Windows Vista

Computer with a Intel Pentium IV 1.5 Ghz processor type or better

Before installing Advance

Installation of AutoCAD or Autodesk Architectural Desktop

5. Read the message and click Next to continue.

8. Click Next to start the installation.

The installation starts.

In the Windows task bar, click Start, then select Programs,

Authorize the software

An info window appears. Click Next after reading the messages.

For more information refer to the Read me file.

On Windows 2000 Pro and XP Pro: select Graitec Advance Concrete

Complete the installation, or suppress components

Cuts or global and local sections

Top views or bottom-up reflected views

Reinforcement drawings and views

In the DRAWINGS mode

Architect interface design centers - enterprises

...To the enterprise

Find more about Archi-BE interface

The drawing software calculation software interface

1) Export the Model to Arche Building structure:

4) Advance Arche Structure models synchronization

5) Export the Advance structural elements to Arche Reinforcement Modules

The automatic and assisted reinforcement

User interface presentation

Properties bar: Smartbar

When an object creation command is started, the properties bar

The Reinforcement toolbar contains all necessary tools for reinforcement.

Fabrics - Scraps toolbar

Reinforcement Bars toolbar

Reinforcement Renumbering toolbar

Reinforcement 3D viewer toolbar

Symbols and Annotations toolbar

Reinforcement symbols Toolbar

How can you use Advance menu ?

An arrow following a command

A command followed by (...)

The different submenus of the main menu

Display or hide the Pilot

Access project management commands

Access structure object creation commands

Access the reinforcement drawings creation commands

Access the drawings and views creation commands

Access visual elements creation commands

Access the document creation commands

Access Advance utilities