EXAMPLE 5. NEW BUILDING DESIGN FROM LOAD-BEARING MASONRY

EXAMPLE 5: 'DESIGN OF A LOAD-BEARING MASONRY BUILDING' 18 2.5 Vector modelling Typical constructions METHOD 1: The standard construction tool includes a standard masonry construction, which, if shaped in the right way, can fit the requirements of a simple design. In this case, from the Modeling Module, select the "Standard Constructions" command and in the standard constructions box, select the "Standard Constructions" command. Create the geometry by defining the number of faces, the y-repeats (number of floors) and the y-spacing (height of floors). The width and thickness refers to the walls and the mounting angle, the angle of insertion into the work surface in the XZ plane. For more than one floor, you can set different floor heights in the "Distances by Y" field "Breaking" faces is optional and what it does is to "break" each face into more than one surface, specifically in the middle of the holes, so that each face is simulated with continuous surfaces without holes. Otherwise, the simulation considers one surface for each face with its individual holes. For each face you define: - its start coordinates and angle, in the XZ plane with respect to the local axes (as shown in the figure) and moving anti-clockwise - the width and thickness of the wall and - the number of openings. Accordingly, you define the geometry and position of each opening.