Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

Training File
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open
Metric\m_RST_CSM_Wall_Foundation.rvt.
Sketch the continuous foundation
1 In the Project Browser, under Structural Plans, double-click Foundation.
2 Enter ZF.
3 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Foundation ➤ Wall.
4 Place the cursor over one of the foundation walls, press TAB until the chain of walls is highlighted,
and click to select the foundation wall chain.
A continuous foundation is added.
5 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
Edit foundation properties
6 Select one of the foundation walls.
7 On the Options Bar, click .
8 In the Element Properties dialog, click Edit/New.
9 In the Type Properties dialog:
■ Under Dimensions, for Toe length, enter 450 mm.
■ For Heel length, enter 450 mm.
■ For Foundation Thickness, enter 450 mm.
■ Click OK twice.
Place isolated foundation
10 On the View menu, click Visibility/Graphics.
11 In the Visibility/Graphics dialog, under Visibility, clear Structural Framing, and click OK.
12 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Foundation ➤ Isolated.
13 In the Type Selector, select Footing-Rectangular: 1800x1200x450 mm.
14 Click the midpoint of each of the concrete columns to place an isolated foundation at each
location.
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