Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

Adding Piers or Pilasters
To save changes, click File menu ➤ Save As, and save the exercise file with a unique name, or
close the exercise file without saving changes. The next exercise uses a new training file.
14 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Piers or Pilasters on page 215.
In this exercise, you add piers or pilasters and concrete columns at each steel column location.
Training File
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Metric\m_RST_CSM_Piers.rvt.
Add concrete piers
1 In the Project Browser, under Structural Plans, double-click Ground Level.
2 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Structural Column.
3 In the Type Selector, select M_Concrete-Square-Column: 450 x 450 mm.
4 In the Options Bar, select Foundation for Depth.
5 Within the perimeter of the structure model, add a concrete column centered on each steel
column location.
TIP You can use the Grid Intersection tool to speed up this process. If you select all the grid lines and
add columns to all intersections, make sure you delete the columns outside the structure perimeter.
In addition, you will still need to manually add piers to the locations that are not on a grid line, such
as the atrium.
Concrete pier centered on
steel column
6 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
7 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click 3D View.
8 Place the cursor over one of the foundation walls, press TAB, and select the foundation wall
chain.
9 On the View Control Bar, click the Temporary Hide/Isolate control, and click Hide Element.
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