11. FORMWORK

CHAPTER 11 'FORMWORK' 37 How to use : 1. You activate the command "Lumber Tools>> Slab Gaps". 2. Point the mouse at three inner vertices of the void. At the intermediate vertex you indicate (second in order) the bases of the two drawn triangular areas will be drawn. 3. After indicating the third vertex, the above dialog box will open where you will enter the parameters of the diagram (angle and distance between the diagrams, in centimeters). Pressing on the button closes the dialog box and draws the blank of the plate in the position you specified. Removing the symbols of the empty plates is done with the command "INSERT >> Delete" and pointing with the mouse to the deleted area. Slab diagonals: to insert into an existing slab two diagonal auxiliary lines that indicate its boundaries. How to use : After activating the command, select with the mouse the symbol of the plate where you want to insert the auxiliary boundary lines. Use the mouse to indicate two points where the boundary lines start and end. With the indication of the second point, the boundary lines are drawn and at the same time the position of the symbol of the plate is changed so that it is in the middle of the boundary line. To remove designed boundary lines from slabs : a. Individual or selective removal. 1. From the "EDIT" command list, activate the "Correct" command and select the slab from which you want to remove the boundaries. 2. In the dialog box that opens, disable the parameter and press , whereupon the drawn boundaries are removed.