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Graphical Output in SCIA Engineer
Picture gallery, PaperSpace, GA drawings

Contacts 6
Introduction to graphic output 8
Direct graphic output 9
Making the direct graphic output 9
Editing the layout 10
Editing the graphic output layout 10
Adjusting the page for the drawing 12
Saving the drawing to an external file 14
Adjusting the display style of Graphic output dialogue 15
Using the templates in graphic output 15
Items of graphic output drawing 16
Inserting and editing the items of the drawing 22
Picture gallery 32
Introduction to the picture gallery 32
Picture gallery manager 32
Using the Picture gallery manager 32
Adjusting the manager 34
Inserting a window drawing into the Picture gallery 34
Adjusting the default values for new pictures 34
Creating a new empty picture 37
Generating new pictures according to line grid 37
Generating new pictures for defined connections 41
Generating new picture for defined reinforcement 42
Editing the picture 43
Adjusting the picture properties 44
Printing the picture 44
Removing the picture from the gallery 45
Copying the picture 45
Regenerating the picture 45
Regenerating the picture setup 46
Regenerating the colours setup 46
Saving the picture into an external file 47
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Copying the picture into the Clipboard 47
Editing the picture in the picture gallery 48
Introduction to editing of picture 48
Printing the edited picture 49
Exporting the edited picture 49
Copying the edited picture to clipboard 50
Adjusting the editing dialogue 50
Adjusting the view 51
Adding the manually drawn entities 57
Modifying the manually drawn entities 61
Modifying the window drawing 66
Paper space gallery 67

Introduction to Paper space gallery 67
Paper space gallery manager 67
Editing the drawing in the gallery 68
Creating a new drawing in the gallery 68
Creating a new drawing based on a template 68
Printing the drawing from the gallery 68
Copying the drawing in the gallery 69
Deleting the drawing from the gallery 69
Making or changing the drawing 69
Insertion of an external picture 70
Editing picture properties 70
Saving a template 71
Creating a template for Paper space gallery drawings 71
General Arrangement (GA) drawings 72

3D Dimension lines 72
3D Dimension lines 72
Dimension style manager 74
Dimension line properties 76
How to define the 3D Dimension - style, insert, edit 78
Plane section entity 87
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Plane section entity - Automated general arrangement drawings 87
Plane section entity 89
Action buttons: 97
Views of structure generated by Plane secion entity 98
Drawing manager and drawing rules 101
Concept of drawing rules 107
Definition of rules for Autolabels 109
Autodimensions 113
Special drawing rules - openings, storeys, another PSE and linegrid 115
Plane section output 118
Hatching 122
Labels 124
Examples 129
Automatic plan view 130
Advanced tips 131
Q: A new member was introduced to a model but it is not visible in the Drawing view and in the Plane sec-
tion projection. 131
Q: A new 2D drawing view cannot be created. 131
Q: The properties of a 2D drawing view are not available. 132
Q: The colour of generated structure is different than the user expected. 132
Q: After opening an old project with Overview drawings the user can see only the checkbox with Auto-
mated General Arrangement Drawings. 132
Q: The user has no default styles in Hatching, Label, Drawing rule or Dimension manager after opening an
old project with Overview drawings. 132
Q: The user cannot delete some Label type, Dimension style, Drawing rule or Hatching style. 132
Q: The user does not see the projection according to the specified drawing rules – see picture. 132
Q: The user does not see autolabels generated according to the specified rule for the position of autolabel. 133
Q: Some types of solids are not generated in the drawings. 134
Q: There are no autolabels in the drawing. 134
Q: Some part of generated structure is displayed with a black solid line, but there is no such rule in the Draw-
ing rules. 134
Q: The position of the generated projection of a 1D member is different from the 3D model. 134
Automatic generation of Plan View from Storeys 134
Plan view generated by storeys 134
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Plan view position and size 138
Project with Storey to Plan View 142
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Chapter 1
Introduction to graphic output

Making a project of a structure represents not only the creation of a precise model and performing of an exact calculation but
also a preparation of a complete documentation providing for clear lucid representation of results.
SCIA Engineer offers the user a set of powerful tools for this task.
This output type enables the user to make a direct print of a drawing from the screen onto a graphical
device. In other words, "what you just see on the screen is what you get on paper". The last sentence is
Direct graphical however not precise as the user can, before the very act of printing, arrange the layout of the drawing
print to meet his/her requirements.
To sum up, the main purpose of this output option is to print the contents of the graphical window.
The Picture gallery is a tool that enables the user to collect and further edit various pictures. The pic-
tures may be "scanned" screens of the program or they may be created manually, or both in one. The
pictures collected here may be printed, used in the Paper space gallery or inserted into the Docu-
Picture gallery ment.
To sum up, the main purpose of this output option is to prepare separate pictures for further pro-
cessing.
The Paper space gallery is an extremely powerful tool for creation of "graphic output sheets." These
Paper space "sheets" may consist of multiple inserted pre-created pictures, manually added drawings and text pas-
gallery sages.
To sum up, the main purpose of this output option is to create well-arranged professional drawings.
The Document is a universal environment for the preparation and editing of sophisticated outputs con-
Document
sisting of pictures, text passages, and tables in any order.
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Direct graphic output
Making the direct graphic output

The contents of the graphical window can be printed any time directly to any attached graphical output device (printer, plot-
ter, PDF driver, etc.)
The main dialogue of function Print picture contains the following controls.
Caption
This item enables the user to specify a caption of the drawing. It is also possible to click the three-dot button and
select one of the "automatic" captions.
Templates
In general, the program offers a list of available pre-prepared layout templates. Some of them are portrait ori-
ented, some of them are landscape oriented. The user my select which templates should be used for his/her
drawing. The combo box can be used to filter the list of available templates.
Zoom / fit
Fit to window = the output is scaled so that "what is in the graphical window" fits the output page. (If function
"zoom-all" was used in the graphical window prior to calling function Print picture, the effect of this option is very
similar to Fit to page.)
Fit to page = the output is scaled so that the whole structure fits the output page.
Scale = the picture is printed in the specified scale.
Graphics
This option is disabled for the time being.
Rendering
If the picture should be printed as rendered, the user can select the required stretch mode and memory that will
used for the output. See also chapter Selecting the suitable stretch mode.
Preview
The preview window shows the final layout.
[Printer setup ...]
This button opens a dialogue where the required printing device can be selected and its options set.
[Edit printed layout ...]
This button opens a dialogue where the drawing itself can be graphically modified or saved to an external graph-
ical file.
[Print]
This button finishes the action.
[Cancel]
This button cancels the action.
The procedure for making the direct graphical output
1. Activate function Print picture:
1. either using button [Print picture] >[Print picture] ( > ) on toolbar Project,
2. or using menu function File > Print picture > Print picture,
3. or using the pop-up menu of the graphical window and its function Print picture.
2. The Graphic output dialogue is opened. The heading of the dialogue shows the name of the active printing device.
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3. Select required options in the dialogue (see above).

4. If required, use button [Edit printed layout ...] to make any modifications or amendments to the drawing.
5. If required, change the printer setup using button [Printer setup ...].
6. Print the drawing on the connected printing device – using button [Print].
The size and orientation of the paper is always defined by the template. The portrait and
landscape option in the Printer settings don’t have any effect on the printed output.
Editing the layout

Editing the graphic output layout
A drawing in the Paper space editor may be processed by means of numerous editing and drawing functions offered on the
editor toolbar and in its pop-up menu.
Control toolbar of the Graphic output dialogue
Insert picture Inserts a picture from required source.
Select Switches on the "select" mode of the Graphic output dialogue.
When pressed, allows the user to draw a single line on the page. The first left
mouse button click defines the staring point of the line. The second click defines
Line the end point of the line.
In order to end the "line mode", button [Select] ( ) must be pressed.
When pressed, allows the user to draw a polygon of straight lines. The indi-
vidual vertices of the polygon are defined by means of a left mouse button click.
Polyline In order to end the polygon, button [Esc] must be pressed.
In order to end the "polyline mode", button [Select] ( ) must be pressed.
When pressed, allows the user to draw a rectangle on the page. The first left
mouse button click defines the first corner of the rectangle. The second click
defines the opposite corner of the rectangle.
Rectangle
In order to end the "rectangle mode", button [Select] ( ) must be

pressed.
Text Provides for the insertion of text.
Group Several items on the drawing may be grouped into one.
Ungroup Items previously grouped together may be "broken" to individual original items.
Delete Deletes selected items from the drawing.
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Edit properties Adjusts properties of a particular picture in the drawing.
Undo Returns back the last performed action.
Updates all automatic text items inserted into the drawing.
Update automatic text E.g. if a DATE and TIME item is in the drawing, the update fills these item with
current date and time.
Stamp + header wizard Adds a title block and a heading to the drawing.
Page setting Sets the parameters of the page.
Zoom buttons Adjust the required magnification of the printed sheet on the screen.
Save Saves the drawing into an external file.
Save as template Saves the current drawing as a template into the Template folder.
Print Prints the drawing on a connected graphical device.
For information about the adjustment of various parameters for individual items of the graphic output drawing see chapter
Editing the items of graphic output drawing.
Checkbox bar of the Graphic output editor

Active only if a line is being drawn. If selected, the drawn line is either horizontal or vertical
Ortho tick box
only.
If ON, the cursor snaps endpoints of existing entities if it is positioned near of any such a
Snap to endpoint
point.
If ON, the step defined in Page settings is used. Otherwise, the cursor moves freely and
Cursor step
smoothly all over the area of the drawing.
Located at the top right corner of the dialogue window. Enables the user to zoom in and
Zoom wheel
zoom out the view dynamically.
button [Print] Performs the printing and closes the dialogue.
button [Cancel] Closes the dialogue.
Pop-up menu of the Graphic output dialogue

Zoom Adjust the required magnification of the printed sheet on the screen.
Wired model for view If ON, simplified wired model is drawn during view-adjusting operations.
manipulations See also chapter Adjusting the display style of Graphic output dialogue.
Draw picture frames
If ON, only a picture’s frame is drawn on the screen.
only
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See also chapter Adjusting the display style of Graphic output dialogue.
If ON, fast dragging feature is enabled.
Fast dragging
See also chapter Adjusting the display style of Graphic output dialogue.
Save to file Saves the drawing into an external file.
Save template Saves the current drawing as a template into the Template folder.
Print Prints the drawing on a connected graphical device.
Copy Copies the selected object in the Windows clipboard.
Enables the user to arrange the order of individual drawing part on the final drawing – i.e. to
Order define which drawing part is at the bottom and which on top.
This function is useful if two or more parts overlap.

Individual drawing pars may be grouped. The manipulation with such a group is easier than
Groups
with "broken" entities.
Delete Deletes the selected drawing part.
Properties Opens a property dialogue for selected entity in the drawing.
This function enables the user to make multiple copies of selected objects:
1. Select the first object to be copied.
2. If required, press and hold Shift and select other copies to be selected. Then release the
Copy objects Shift key.
3. A hair cross is drawn in the centroid of the selected objects.
4. Click the new position for the copy.
5. Repeat step 4 if required.

Selected object may be aligned so that their edges are aligned either horizontally (top and bot-
Align objects
tom alignment) or vertically (left and right alignment).
Undo Returns back the last performed action.
Updates all automatic text items inserted into the drawing.
Update automatic
texts E.g. if a DATE and TIME item is in the drawing, the update fills these item with current date and
time.
Adjusting the page for the drawing
Paper size, margins

Page size Selects the size of used sheet format.
Landscape Defines whether portrait or landscape orientation of the sheet should be used.
Page margins Specifies margins around the sheet.
Set printer margins Sets the margins according to the current printer.
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Grid, step
Show
Displays or hides the grid.
grid
Snap If ON, the cursor snaps to the grid.
Step Specifies the step of the grid, i.e. the distance between two points of the grid.
Specifies which points of the grid are visible. E.g. number 10 in this field means that each tenth point of the grid is
Grid
visible. But all the invisible points are "active" as well and can be used for cursor snapping.
Grid
Defines the location of grid starting point on the page.
origin
Printer
Printer setup Sets the printer and his properties.
Show printable area Displays the printable area in the Graphic output dialogue.
Display mode
Selects the mode for drawings in the graphic output.
Graphics Windows – standard Windows drawing library is used.
OpenGL – OpenGL library is used which supports e.g. rendered drawings.
Advanced
Line thick-
ness mul- Defines the multiplier for thickness of drawn lines.
tiplier
Line pat-
Defines the line pattern.
tern
Minimal line This line thickness is used when the drawing is printed. If there are lines in the drawing that are thinner
thickness than the specified minimal line thickness, they are printed thicker to comply with the adjusted limit.
Header / footer font

The graphic output can be fitted with a header and footer positioned at the top or the bottom of the page respectively.
Font Selects the font for the header and footer.

Character set Selects the character set for the header and footer.
Bold The header and footer are in bold letters.
Italic The header and footer are in italic letters.
Underline The header and footer are in underlined letters.
Strikeout Letters of the header and footer are stroked out.
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Colour Selects the colour of the header and footer letters.

Header + footer at left + Positions the header and footer to the left and right hand side of the page instead to the
right side top and bottom sides.
Text in header and footer

Header Here the user can type the header text.
Alignment Specifies the alignment for the header.
Height Specifies the height of the header.
Offset Specifies the offset of the header.
Rotation Specifies the rotation of the header.
Footer Here the user can type the footer text.
Alignment Specifies the alignment for the footer.
Height Specifies the height of the footer.
Offset Specifies the offset of the footer.
Rotation Specifies the rotation of the footer.
Saving the drawing to an external file

Any drawing may be saved to an external file. The file may be later used and imported to another drawing.
SCIA Engineer offers numerous formats:
EPD Internal SCIA Engineer format. This drawing may be e.g. inserted into another drawing.
BMP Windows bitmap.
EMF Extended meta file.
WMF Windows meta file.
AutoCAD DXF format. The file exported from SCIA Engineer can be read completely only in to AutoCAD versions
DXF
14 and 2000. Other versions of AutoCAD may import only a part of the drawing.
AutoCAD DWG format. The file exported from SCIA Engineer can be read completely only in to AutoCAD ver-
DWG
sions 14 and 2000 and for 3D also 2006. Other versions of AutoCAD may import only a part of the drawing.
The drawing may be saved via button Save on the toolbar.
When the project is saved to an AutoCAD file (DWG/DXF) a dialogue with export options is displayed.
Name
This item shows the name of the output file.
AutoCAD version
Here, you can select the required version of AutoCAD.
Text code page
Sets the code page for the output file.
Scale
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This parameter defines the multiplier for the size of texts in the exported file. By default, the size of texts for
AutoCAD export is set to a certain fraction of the total dimensions of the model.
If the exported texts are too small or too large, they can be modified using this parameter.
Create special layers
If ON, the results and FE mesh are exported to several separate AutoCAD layers.
These layers can be then used in different AutoCAD display modes to achieve the required result on the screen.
Structure surface always as 3D solid
If ON, the SCIA Engineer slabs and beam are exported as Polyface Mesh. Otherwise they are stored as lines.
Export polygons as polylines
This item is analogous to the previous one. However, it affects all the exported entities, not only slabs and beams.
Units - None
All dimensions are exported in basic SCIA Engineer units - in metres.
Units - Geometry length
All dimensions are exported in units adjusted for Geometry length.
Units - Geometry length - drawing
All dimensions are exported in units adjusted for Geometry length - drawing.
Cross-section length
All dimensions are exported in units adjusted for Cross-section length.
Adjusting the display style of Graphic output dialogue

The Graphic output dialogue displays a preview of what will be printed. It is possible to adjust the display style of this pre-
view.
Wired model
If ON, any rendered picture is temporarily converted to a wired one during e.g. zoom-
for view
ing of the drawing.
manipulations
Draw picture
If this option is ON, individual pictures are shown only schematically.
frames only
If ON, this option means that the original drawing remains displayed during any manip-
ulations (e.g. moving of items) with the displayed items of the graphic output drawing.
Only after the manipulation has been completed, the drawing is regenerated.
Fast dragging
If the option is OFF, the drawing is automatically regenerated during the manipulation.
This may lead to slower response of the program on lower-capacity computers or in
the case of complex drawings.
The procedure to adjust the display style
1. Position the mouse cursor inside the preview.

2. Click the right mouse button.
3. Select the required option.
4. Click on it.
Using the templates in graphic output

New graphic outputs may be based on a previously defined template. It means that the drawing consists not only of the
"scanned" picture from the graphical window, but also of a pre-defined drawing part, e.g. a title block with the company logo.
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The procedure for the definition of a template is given in chapter Paper spacegallery > Creating a template for Paper space
gallery drawings.
If the template is supposed to be used not for the Paper space gallery drawings, but for
Graphic output(i.e. Print picture function) field Print picture in the Setup > Options dia-
logue must be specified.
Items of graphic output drawing
Line
For a line, the user may set the following properties:
Colour Specifies the colour of the line.

Width Specifies the thickness of the line.
Pattern Specifies the line style (solid, dashed, etc.) of the line.
End point co-ordinates It provides for numerical definition of the co-ordinates of both line end points.
The procedure for the editing of properties is given in chapter Editing the items of graphic output drawing.
Polyline
For a polyline, it is possible to set the following properties:
Colour Specifies the colour of the polyline.

Width Specifies the thickness of the polyline.
Pattern Specifies the line style (solid, dashed, etc.) of the polyline.
Rectangle
For a rectangle, it is possible to set the following properties:
Colour Specifies the colour of the rectangle (i.e. rectangle border).

Width Specifies the thickness of the rectangle (i.e. rectangle border).
Pattern Specifies the line style (solid, dashed, etc.) of the rectangle (i.e. rectangle border).
Specifies the colour of the filling of the rectangle. The rectangle may be hatched, if required and then the
Brush colour
Brush controls the filling of the rectangle area.
Brush pat-
Specifies the pattern (hatch style) for the brush.
tern
Corner co-
It provides for numerical definition of the co-ordinates of two opposite corners of the rectangle.
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Circle
For a circle, it is possible to set the following properties:
Colour Specifies the colour of the circle (i.e. rectangle circle).

Width Specifies the thickness of the circle (i.e. circle border).
Pattern Specifies the line style (solid, dashed, etc.) of the circle (i.e. circle border).
Specifies the colour of the filling of the circle. The circle may be hatched, if required and then the Brush
Brush colour
controls the filling of the circle area.
Brush pattern Specifies the pattern (hatch style) for the brush.
Corner co-
It provides for numerical definition of the co-ordinates of the corners of the circle.
ordinates
Radius It defines the radius.
Text
Various formatting information may be specified for the inserted text.
Text Here the user types the text to appear on the drawing.
Height Specified the height of the text.
Horizontal align Specified the horizontal alignment of the text.
Vertical align Specified the vertical alignment of the text.
Angle Specified the inclination angle of the text.
Colour Specified the colour of the text.
Font type Specified the font used for the text.
Character set Selects the character set for the current font.
Bold Types the text in bold.
Italic Types the text in italic.
Underline Underlines the text.
Strikeout Strikes out the text.
Automatic text
SCIA Engineer offers a whole set of automatic text items. These text items look like a standard text on the drawing.
However, they may be updated any time to reflect the current situation. What’s more, they may be edited and formatted like
standard text.
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Date Inserts the current date.

Time Inserts the current time.
Date + time Inserts the current date and time.
Project name Inserts the name of the current project.
Project comment Inserts the comment attached to the current project.
Project type Inserts the type of the current project.
Load case name Inserts the name of the current load case.
Load case result Inserts the type of current result (e.g. internal forces, deformation, etc.).
Load case result quantity Inserts the mane of the displayed result quantity.
Plane Inserts the orientation of working plane.
It is possible to combine in one text field an automatic text with a manually typed text. Thus
the user may create texts like e.g. "Project: &PROJECT_ NAME&, Load case: &LC_
NAME&".
Title block
Title block (sometimes called a stamp) summarises the important information about the contents of a drawing. It is an essen-
tial part of standard hand-made drawings. Therefore, also SCIA Engineer comes with the possibility to add this drawing
item.
The title block parts and parameters are:
Header
Display Specifies the number of rows in the header of the title block.
Frame around header Selects a frame around the header of the title block.
Line Contains the text for individual lines of the header of the title block.
Alignment Specifies the alignment for individual lines of the header of the title block.
Height Specifies the text height for individual lines of the header of the title block.
Separator Specifies, whether the individual lines of the header are separated or not.
Font
Font Specifies the font for the title block.
Character set Specifies the character set for the title block.
Bold Prints the title block in bold characters.
Italic Prints the title block in italic characters.
Underline Prints the title block in underlined characters.
Strikeout Prints the title block in stoked out characters.
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Stamp
If ON, both the header and the stamp are printed.
Display stamp
If OFF, only the header is printed.
Fit on page hori- If ON, the width of the stamp is set in a way so that the stamp fits the current page.
zontally If OFF, the width of the stamp may be specified manually (see below).
Width Specifies the width of the stamp if the option above is OFF:
Number of rows Specifies the number of stamp lines.
Number of
Specifies the number of stamp columns.
columns
First line con- Tell whether the first line consists of above mentioned number of columns or whether the columns
tinuous are merged into one table cell.
Frame around
Controls whether a frame is drawn around the stamp.
stamp
Separators If ON, separates individual lines of the stamp.
Text of stamp cell Contains the text in individual stamp table cells.
Alignment of
Defines the alignments for individual stamp table cells.
stamp cell
Height of stamp
Specifies the text height for individual stamp table lines.
line
Frame
Display frame If ON, a frame is drawn around the page.
Advanced
Clear drawing Clears all manually drawn entities from the graphic output drawing.
Colour Selects the colour for the title block (both the header, stamp, and frame).
Preview
Shows preview of the title block (including the header).
Automatic text in the title block
Individual text items of a title block may be of automatic text type. That means that they can display some of the predefined
text information and may be automatically updated on request.
The procedure for insertion of an automatic text item into a title block
1. In the Title block editing dialogue select the text item you want to make automatic.
2. Press the small button at the right hand side of the input field.
3. Select the required automatic text item.
4. Confirm with [OK] button.
Example: The final title block (stamp) may look like:
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The Company logo has been imported later from an external BMP file and positioned
inside the title block. It is not an integral part of the title block itself.
Picture
The properties of a picture are:
Picture size
Width Specifies the width of the picture.
Height Specifies the height of the picture.
Background
Transparent Makes the background transparent.
Filled Makes the background fully coloured
Colour Specifies the background colour for the Filled option.
Clipping box
Switches on or off the clipping box.
Use
For more information about this SCIA Engineer feature see chapter Advanced tools > Clipping box.
Edit Provides for editing of the clipping box.
Default box Sets the default clipping box.
On scale
Use If ON, tells the program to make the printing in required scale.
Scale If the option above is ON, the user may specify the scale for the printing.
Advanced
Rotation Specifies the rotation angle of the picture.
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OpenGL Selects the required rendering mode for the picture.

Hidden lines Specifies the mode that is used to draw hidden lines and surfaces.
Perspective Switches on and off the perspective.
Locks the view so that it is not possible to adjust the view direction. It is intended to prevent an accidental
Lock view
maladjustment once the required view direction has been properly adjusted.
Line pattern Defines the pattern for dashed lines in the picture.
OpenGL
If the option Display style in the Page setup is set to OpenGL, this option is unavailable because the whole graphic output
drawing is rendered.
If the option Display style of the Page setup is set to Windows, this option allows the user to set required rendering
mode for the particular picture.
This option is present here to allow all users to use rendering in their graphical output regardless of the particular type of
graphical device that they are using. The unlucky fact is that some of printing devices may have problems with rendered pic-
tures. The main reason is the insufficiency of memory for printing if the Display style in the Page setup is adjusted to
OpenGL In order to overcome possible difficulties with some printing devices, SCIA Engineer offer a unique solution. The
rendered picture is created in the program using only such amount of memory that the user specifies. Such "memory-lim-
ited" picture is then stretched to the required size and sent to the printing device.
The possible options for the rendering are:
Photo Suitable for fully rendered drawings of details.

Dark lines Suitable for drawings in dark lines on light background.
Light lines Suitable for drawings in light lines on dark background.
More information about these options can be found in chapter Graphic output > Items of graphic output drawing > Selecting
the suitable stretch mode.
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Each of the above mentioned optioned allows the user to specify the size of the memory for rendering made in SCIA Engin-
eer.
0.2 Mb The picture occupies 0.2 Mb of memory.

The picture occupies 2.4 Mb of memory.
2.4 Mb
If this picture is stretched to fit an A4 format, the drawing can still be considered of a rather good quality.
The picture occupies 12 Mb of memory.
12 Mb
If this picture is stretched to fit an A0 format, the drawing is of a good quality.
The procedure for the editing of picture properties is given in chapter Adjusting the picture properties.
Inserting and editing the items of the drawing
Inserting the text into graphic output drawing

SCIA Engineer allows the user to add either manually typed text or automatically generated text information such as the cur-
rent date, time, project name, etc.
Inserting the manually typed text
The procedure for the insertion of manually typed text
1. In the Graphic output dialogue click button [Text] ( ).

2. The Add text dialogue is opened on the screen.
3. Type the text into field Text.
4. Adjust the required formatting parameters.
6. Use the mouse to position the text.
7. Click the left mouse button when the text is on the "right place".
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Inserting the item of automatic text

The procedure for the insertion of automatic text
1. In the Graphic output dialogue click button [Text] ( ).

2. The Add text dialogue is opened on the screen.
3. Press the button at the right hand side of field Text.
4. Select the required automatic text item.
5. Adjust the required formatting parameters.
7. Use the mouse cursor to position the text.
8. Click the left mouse button when the text is on the "right place".
Please note that automatic text items like Project name or Author name read the inform-
ation typed in the Project Setup dialogue. If no information was input in the Project Setup
dialogue, no text may appear in the drawing.
Adding the title block to the drawing

Very often it is necessary to equip the drawing with a title block summarising basic information about what is being displayed
on the drawing. SCIA Engineer offers a wizard to create such a drawing item.
The procedure for insertion of a title block into the graphic output drawing
1. On the control toolbar, click button [Stamp + header wizard] ( ).

2. The title block editing dialogue is displayed on the screen.
3. Fill in the individual parameters.
4. If required, look at the preview.
5. Confirm with button [OK].
Inserting the picture into graphic output drawing

A picture may be inserted from various resources:
Insert picture from win-

Inserts the drawing from a required graphical window.
dow
Insert picture from EP3
Inserts a picture from EP3 file.
file
Insert picture from EP2
Inserts a picture from EP2 file.
file
Insert picture from BMP
Inserts an external Windows bitmap file.
file
Insert picture from DWG Inserts a picture from DWG or DXF file. The contents of the file is inserted as a picture, i.e.
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or DXF file including a frame.

Load from EPD file Loads a previously saved graphic output drawing.
Append from EPD file Appends a previously saved graphic output drawing.
Insert drawing from DWG Inserts a drawing from DWG or DXF file. The contents of the file is inserted as a set of drawn
or DXF file entities grouped into one group.
Change template Changes the template of the drawing.
Inserting an external BMP file

The user may control the way an external Windows bitmap is inserted into the graphic output drawing. Function Insert pic-
ture from BMP file opens a dialogue where the parameters controlling the insertion may be adjusted.
Original picture Shows the original picture saved on disk.

Preview Shows the picture with adjusted effects taken into account.
If selected, the inserted picture is fitted (distorted) into the user-specified area.
Ignore aspect ratio
If not selected, the inserted picture keeps the original aspect ration.
Greyscale The picture (if coloured) is reduced to greyscale picture.
Watermark The picture is inserted as a watermark.
Stretch mode Defines the stretch mode for the bitmap.
While options Ignore aspect ration, Greyscale, and Watermark have effect only on the
Preview window of the dialogue, the selected Stretch mode affects both the Original
picture and Preview windows of the dialogue.
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Concerning BMP files, only 24-bit bitmaps can be inserted.
Concerning DXF and DWG files, only drawings created in AutoCAD versions 2000 and
older can be imported. If a drawing created in AutoCAD 2004 and possible newer versions
is imported, the result may not be satisfactory. This is due to modifications in the file format
definition. The format definition varies for different AutoCAD versions.
Different procedures for insertion of an external drawing

The procedure for the insertion of an external drawing may vary by individual function.
Generally there are four procedures: (i) for insertion of a picture (including a picture created from a DXF/DWG drawing), (ii)
for insertion of a drawing (including a DXF/DWG drawing), (iii) for loading of EPD drawing and (iv) for appending of EPD
drawing.
EPD is a specialised graphical format developed by SCIA Company..
The procedure for the insertion of a picture
1. Click button [Insert picture] ( ) on the control toolbar of the Graphic output dialogue.
2. Select the required picture format and, if required, its source.
3. Position the mouse cursor to the upper left corner of the intended picture location rectangle.
4. Press the left mouse button and hold it down.
5. Drag the mouse to the bottom right corner of the intended picture location rectangle.
6. Release the button.
7. The picture is inserted in the required size and on the required location. (Both may be later changed if necessary).
The procedure for the insertion of a drawing
2. Select the required drawing format and its source.
3. Besides others adjust the parameters specifying the insertion point and scale.
4. Use the mouse cursor to position the drawing.
5. The drawing is inserted as a group of drawn entities. If required, it may be broken and individual lines may be edited sep-
arately.
The procedure to load an EPD drawing
2. Select function Load from EPD file and browse for the required drawing file.
3. The current drawing is discarded and the new drawing is inserted.
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The procedure to append an EPD drawing
2. Select function Append from EPD file and browse for the required drawing file.
3. The current drawing remains unchanged and the new drawing is added over it.
Adjusting the picture properties

A picture inserted into the graphic output drawing may be "tuned" to reflect the user’s esthetical feeling and serve to the
intended purposes.
The procedure for the adjusting of picture properties
1. Position the mouse cursor over the picture border.

2. Click the left mouse button to select the picture.
3. Click button [Properties] ( ) on the control toolbar.

4. The picture editing dialogue is opened on the screen. The dialogue summarises all the properties of the selected picture.
5. Make the required changes.
Pop-up menu of the editing dialogue

When the picture editing dialogue is opened, it is equipped with a pop-up menu. The pop-up menu may be opened via the
right mouse button click and offer the following functions:
View Sets the view in the direction of individual axes of drawing co-ordinate system.
Zoom Offers the basic zooming functions.
Copy Copies the picture in the standard Windows clipboard.
Save to file Saves the picture into an external file.
Print Prints the drawing on the connected graphical device.
Wired model for Defines that a simplified wire representation of the drawing should be used for view adjusting func-
manipulation tions. This option affects only fully rendered pictures.
Adjusting view in the editing dialogue

The graphical window of the picture editing dialogue is a standard SCIA Engineer graphical window. Therefore, the view in
it may be adjusted the same way as in normal graphical window of the program.
Window scroll-bar wheel-like buttons for adjustment of the view
The graphical window has got three wheel-like buttons on the scroll-bar. The "wheels" may be used to adjust the required
view. The function of the three wheels-like buttons is:
Zoom (located on the bottom scroll-bar) Zooms in or out.

Rotate horizontally (located on the bottom Rotates the structure around the vertical axes (i.e. vertical axis of the
scroll-bar) screen).
Rotate vertically (located on the right hand side Rotates the structure around the horizontal axes (i.e. horizontal axis
scroll-bar) of the screen).
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The operation of the wheel-like buttons is simple. Just place the mouse cursor over the "wheel", press the left mouse button,
hold it down and "turn the wheel" with left-right, or up-down, movement of the mouse over the pad.
Mouse controlled adjustment of the view
In addition, SCIA Engineer offers also a set of fast-access functions for the view adjustment in the graphical window.
Press [Ctrl] and [Shift] keys simultaneously and hold them down. Then press the right mouse button
Zoom in
and hold it down as well. Move the mouse up (away from you) over the pad.
Press [Ctrl] and [Shift] keys simultaneously and hold them down. Then press the right mouse button
Zoom out
and hold it down as well. Move the mouse down (towards you) over the pad.
Press [Ctrl] key and hold it down. Then press the right mouse button and hold it down as well. Move the
Rotate
mouse over the pad in order to get the required view direction.
Press [Shift] key and hold it down. Then press the right mouse button and hold it down as well. Move the
[Shift]
mouse over the pad in order to get the required position of the structure on the screen.
Editing the items of graphic output drawing

Any item (picture, text, line, polyline, rectangle, or title box) of the final drawing can be edited any time after it has been inser-
ted. The parameters are different for different items and are described in chapter Items of graphic output drawing.
The procedure for the editing of item properties
1. Position the mouse cursor over the required entity (in the case of picture over the border of the picture).
2. Click the left mouse button.
3. On the control toolbar of the Graphic output dialogue press button [Properties] ( ).
4. The appropriate editing dialogue opens on the screen.
6. Confirm the changes with [OK] button.
Until at least one item of the drawing has been selected, the button [Properties] is not avail-
able.
If required, it is possible to edit multiple items at a time. To select multiple items do the fol-
lowing. Select the first item (i.e. move the mouse cursor over it and press the left mouse but-
ton). Press down and hold key [Shift] on your keyboard. Select another item. Repeat as
many times as required.
Moving the item of a drawing

Every drawn entity (item) may be moved across the drawing.
The procedure to move the entity
1. Click the entity to make it selected and highlighted

2. Move the cursor onto the point that shows tooltip "Object moving".
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3. Press the left mouse button, hold it down and drag the entity to the new location.
4. Release the mouse button.
Copying the item of a drawing

The procedure to copy one or more entities in the drawing
1. Select the entity or entities to be copied.

2. Invoke the pop-up menu and select function Copy objects).
3. A hair cross is drawn in the centroid of selected entities.
4. Use left button mouse click to position the copy of the selected entities.
5. Repeat step 4 as many times as required.
Resizing the item of a drawing

Some of drawn entities may be resized after they have been inserted into the main drawing. This refers to (i) rectangle, (ii)
circle, (iii) picture, (iv) text, and to some extent to (v) line.
When such an entity (item) is selected, its border or outline is highlighted and specific points shown. These points (or some
of them, may be grabbed and used for resizing of the entity.
The procedure to resize entities offering "Object resizing" point
(This refers to circle and text entity)

2. Move the cursor onto the point that shows tooltip "Object resizing".
3. Press the left mouse button, hold it down and drag the point to change the size of the entity.
The procedure to resize entities offering "Vertex moving" and/or "Edge moving" point
(This refers to rectangle, line and picture entity)

2. Move the cursor onto the point that shows tooltip "Vertex moving" or "Edge moving".
3. Press the left mouse button, hold it down and drag the point to change the size of the entity.
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Rotating the item of a drawing

Some of drawn entities may be rotated after they have been inserted into the main drawing. This refers to (i) text and to
some extent to (ii) line.
When such an entity (item) is selected, its border or outline is highlighted and specific points shown. These points (or some
of them, may be grabbed and used to rotate the entity.
The procedure to rotate entities

2. Move the cursor onto the point that shows tooltip "Object rotating" or "Vertex moving".
3. Press the left mouse button, hold it down and drag the point to change the orientation of the entity.
Selecting the suitable stretch mode

A bitmap picture has got a fixed size. If the user needs to resize it, the program must apply a special algorithm that changes
the size and even proportions of the original picture. This algorithm is called "stretch mode".
There are three different stretch modes. Each of them is suitable for different types of pictures and also for different type of
output graphical device.
Considering the picture type, it is possible to give a simple clue as to which stretch mode should be applied to which picture
type. Concerning the printing device, it is up to the user to find the most suitable stretch mode for his/her particular con-
ditions.
Stretch modes
Suitable for photographs imported into SCIA Engineer or for fully rendered coloured drawings of details
Photo
made in SCIA Engineer.
Dark
Suitable for drawings consisting of dark lines on light background.
lines
Light
Suitable for drawings with light lines on dark background.
lines
The table below demonstrates the effect of individual options on a sample imported photograph.
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Photo
Dark lines
Light lines
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Grouping of items
Sometimes it may be useful to group several drawing items into a group. It may happen particularly if the user decides to
draw something manually. The "something" will usually consist of several lines (or polylines, etc.) but it will represent a single
object. Therefore, it will be very useful if such an object could be treated (e.g. moved) as a single item.
The procedure to group several items into a group
1. Select the first item (e.g. line, polyline, etc.), i.e. position the mouse cursor over it and click the left mouse button.
2. Press down and hold key [Shift] on your keyboard.
3. Select another item.
4. Repeat as many times as required.
5. Press the right mouse button to invoke the pop-up menu. Select function Groups > Group.
6. The selected items are grouped into one.
The procedure to ungroup previously grouped items
1. Select the required group.

2. Press the right mouse button to invoke the pop-up menu. Select function Groups > Ungroup.
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Picture gallery
Introduction to the picture gallery

Picture gallerya tool that enables the user to collect, review, modify, delete, and print individual pictures. The pictures can
be either "scanned" from a SCIA Engineer graphical window or created manually. It is also possible to scan a window draw-
ing and add some manually drawn entities to it.
The pictures can be then treated as the final product (i.e. printed or saved to graphical files) or inserted into the graphic out-
put drawings in the Paper space gallery.
Picture gallery manager

Using the Picture gallery manager
The Picture gallery manager is an advanced type of a standard SCIA Engineer’s database manager. It consists mostly of
standard "database manager parts".
Control buttons The buttons call all the available functions of the manager.
List of defined pictures It lists all the created pictures.
Property table for the selected picture The table shows the basic properties of the selected picture.
Preview of the selected picture It shows the preview of the selected picture.
Additional information about selected pic- It may display some additional information for pictures generated by wiz-
ture ards.
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Picture gallery manager functions
New picture Creates a new picture and adds it into the Picture gallery.
Creates a set of new pictures based on defined line grids, steel connection
New by wizard
or reinforced beam.
Adjust default parameters of
Adjusts default parameters for a new picture.
new picture
Edit picture Edits the selected picture.
Print picture Prints the selected picture.
Delete picture Deletes the selected picture.
Copy picture Copies the selected picture.
Export picture to file Exports the selected picture.
Copy picture to Clipboard Copies the selected picture into the Windows Clipboard.
Regenerate picture Regenerates the selected pictures.
Refresh setup settings Re-reads the current setup.
Refresh colours setup Re-reads the current colours setup.
Adjust the view Arranges the list of created pictures.
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The Picture gallery manager can be opened:
l using button [Picture gallery]( ) on toolbar Project,

l using function Picture galleryin the tree menu,
l using function Picture galleryfrom menu Tree.
Adjusting the manager

As the Picture gallery manager deals with drawings, it offers a feature known from various professional graphical pro-
grams. The user may decide that the List of defined pictures will not be arranged as a simple list but as a collection of thumb-
nails. There are three control buttons on the manager toolbar adjusting the layout of the List of defined pictures.
The List of defined pictures is a simple list with information about the creation and last
Detail view
modification of individual pictures.
List view The List of defined pictures shows miniature previews of individual pictures.
Change thumb-
This button sets the size of the miniature previews in the list (i.e. the thumbnail size).
nail size
Inserting a window drawing into the Picture gallery

Any drawing arranged in any graphical window of SCIA Engineer can be inserted into the Picture gallery. It may be directly
printed or further processed.
The procedure for the insertion of a picture into the Picture gallery
1. Arrange the view of structure in a graphical window to meet the required purpose.
2. Add the drawing into the Picture gallery:
1. either use menu function File > Graphic output > Picture to gallery,
2. or use the window pop-up menu and its function Picture to gallery.
3. Type the name of the drawing and confirm with [OK].
4. The drawing is added into the gallery.
Adjusting the default values for new pictures

When a new empty picture is being created (i.e. added into the Picture gallery), it is created with the predefined default
parameters.
Prefix of
Specifies the prefix of the name. This prefix is used for generation of name for each new picture.
name
Scale Defines the scale of the picture.
Picture
Specifies the size of the picture.
width
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Picture
Specifies the size of the picture.
height
wired
Only the wired model is displayed.
standard
Similar to the above.
Display rendered
mode The picture is fully rendered.
hiddenb lines
The picture hides outline lines that cannot be seen from the adjusted view point.
hiddenb lines dashed
Similar to the above, but the hidden lines are drawn as dashed lines.
(available only from the main dialogue of the Picture gallery manager)
View point
This option opens a dialogue where the view direction and zoom can be easily adjusted.
View para-
meters
Opens a standard view parameters dialogue. View parameters control what components of the structure are displayed and how.
Colour +
line set-
tings
Opens a standard Palette settings dialogue where e.g. colours of individual components, line style, etc. can be adjusted.
If ON and the picture in the document is regenerated, the picture reads current colour settings from the project.
Load colour Explanation:

setup in
regen(era- Let us assume that you insert a picture to document. You make no special colour adjustments as you want to have the same col-
tion) ours in your graphical screen and in the document. Later, you change the colours in your project, i.e. the colours in your graphical
screen change. If option "Load colour setup in regen(eration)" is OFF, the picture in the document keeps its original colours.
However, if option "Load colour setup in regen(eration)" is ON, the picture in the document – when regenerated - reads the cur-
rent settings from the project and changes its own settings accordingly.
Load units (available only from the main dialogue of the Picture gallery manager)
in regen
(eration) This option is analogous to the previous one. This time the units are either preserved or updated from current project settings.
Load activ- (available only from the main dialogue of the Picture gallery manager)
ity in regen
(eration) This option is analogous to the previous one. This time activity is either preserved or updated from current project settings.
This item specifies the scale for text in the image.
Text scale This parameter may be useful when the picture is intended for large formats (e.g. A0). I such a case the text will be significantly
factor small in comparison with the size of the drawing. It may however happen that the user needs to make a draft printing on smaller
format. If this is made without any changes, the text becomes illegible. The same may be true for the preview on the screen. There-
fore, it is possible to magnify the text size in order to make the text readable even on smaller formats.
Charset of This item defines the character set for the text – this option may be especially important for other than western European lan-
text guages.
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Line pat-
This parameter defines the length of "dashes" in dashed lines.
tern length
Display An icon indicating orientation of global coordinate axes may be placed on the image. Available options are: none, to coordinate
GCS icon system origin, to picture corner.
Performance settings
If ON, all tooltips are removed from the current scene in the graphical window, before it is saved to the image. As a result, when the
Exclude picture is later edited in the Document or in the Picture gallery, no tooltips are available when selections are made.
object tool-
This option significantly reduces the size of the image. For a common project, it may reduce the size by 20%.
tips
Default = OFF.
If ON, information about layers is removed from the current scene in the graphical window, before it is saved to the image.
Exclude
This option significantly reduces the size of the image. For a common project, it may reduce the size by 20%.
layers
Default = ON.
If ON, information about geometry that is not drawn (i.e. surface lines that are not shown) is removed from the current scene in the
Disable sur- graphical window, before it is saved to the image.
face
This option dramatically reduces the size of the image. For a common project, it may reduce the size by 50%.
OSNAP
Default = ON.
Dimension lines
End mark style Specifies the style of end mark for dimension lines.
End mark size Specifies the size of end mark for dimension lines.
Text size Specifies the text size for dimension lines.
Picture name
Place name to picture If ON, the picture name is automatically added to the picture.
Picture name font size Specifies the size of the picture name.
Save / Read buttons

Store settings as user default settings Stores the current settings as the user’s default settings.
Load user default settings Read the saved user’s default settings.
Load application default settings Reads the default settings preset by the manufacturer of the program.
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The procedure for the definition of default parameters
1. Open the Picture gallery manager.
2. Click button [Edit default new picture parameters] ( ).

3. The dialogue for the adjustment of the parameters is opened.
4. Set the parameters as required.
Creating a new empty picture

A new empty picture may be inserted into the Picture gallery. The picture is created with preset default parameters.
The procedure for the creation of a new picture

2. Click button [New].
3. Type the name of the new picture and confirm with [OK] button.
4. The new picture is added to the List of defined pictures.
5. If required, edit the picture.
Generating new pictures according to line grid

The Picture gallery manager has not been designed for pure management of manually created pictures. It offers a
powerful tool for an automatic generation of pictures. The generation may be based on line grids defined in the project or on
designed connections.
The generation based on defined line grids goes through the project data and generates pictures corresponding to plane
sections of the model made in individual line grid planes.
Parameters controlling the generation process
Definition of planes
All Pictures will be generated for all possible planes of selected line grids.
Selected The user will select the line grid planes that will be used for the generation of pictures.
View parameters
According to active window View parameters for the pictures will be taken from the active window.
To structural types View parameters adjusted for structural types are used for the pictures.
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View direction
According to active win-
View direction for the pictures will be taken from the active window.
dow
All the pictures are made as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the corresponding
Perpendicular to plane
picture plane.
View from structure out-
Additional functionality which generates the picture with the view point outside the structure.
side
Make picture
The pictures are generated for all selected planes regardless of whether there are any
For all selected planes
entities in the plane or not.
Only planes with existing The pictures that would be empty because no entity is located in the corresponding plane
members will not be created.
Draw members
Only members in Only members located exactly in the particular picture plane are drawn on the corresponding pic-
plane ture.
Members around Members located exactly in the particular picture plane and around it in the specified depth are
plane drawn on the corresponding picture.
Active depth for-
If the option above is ON, it is possible to specify the depth of the plane surrounding.
ward
Active depth
Ditto
backward
Draw loads + supports

To active window Loads and supports are drawn only if they are shown in the active window.
No Loads and supports are not put into the picture.
Draw result diagrams

To active window Result diagrams are drawn only if they are shown in the active window.
No Result diagrams are not put into the picture.
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Grid selection
If more than one line grid has been defined, it is possible to select which ones should be used for the generation of planes for
the pictures. This can be done in Used planes dialogue of the wizard.
Used line grids This window lists all the line grids that have been selected for the generation.
All used line grid planes This window lists all the planes that the wizard could generate for the selected line grids.
Select grid This button allows the user to choose the line grids that will be used for the generation.
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The procedure for the generation of "line-grid-based" pictures
2. Click button [New by wizard] ( ).

3. The wizard starts.
4. If at least one item of both line grid and connection is defined in the project, select Create planes of line grid and click
button [Run wizard]. If no connection has been defined in the project, this step is automatically skipped and the wizard
started.
5. Now the first wizard dialogue is opened. It summarises default picture settings. If necessary, change any of the values.
6. Click button [Next].
7. Another wizard dialogue is opened on the screen. Specify parameters controlling the generation process.
8. Click button [Next].
9. The last wizard dialogue is shown to help you with the generation. Select grids that will be used for the generation.
10. Click button [Finish].
11. The appropriate pictures are generated and added to the Picture gallery.
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Unless at least one line grid has been defined in the project it is not possible to run this wiz-
ard.
Generating new pictures for defined connections

The user may automatically generate picture for defined reinforced members. A set of specified pictures is generated for
each designed reinforcement present in the project.
The procedure to generate drawings of reinforcement
1. Define reinforced member in your model.

2. Call the picture wizard:
i. invoke the pop-up menu and select Picture wizard, or
i. open the Picture gallery and click Picture wizard icon.
3. Depending on your current project, either commercial module CAD reinforcement Beams and Columns.
4. Adjust the picture properties.

5. Select the beam.
6. Complete the generation process.
7. The pictures are stored in the Picture gallery.
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Generating new picture for defined reinforcement

1. Adjust the picture properties.
e.g. Use Text scale factor to adapt the font size
2. Select the beam.
3. Complete the generation process.

4. The pictures are stored in the Picture gallery.
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Editing the picture

Any picture inserted into the Picture gallery, regardless of "how" it has been created, can be edited any time later.
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The procedure for editing of selected picture

2. In the List of defined pictures select the particular picture that should be modified.
3. Click button [Edit]( ).

4. The Gallery item editor for the selected picture is opened.
6. Close the editing dialogue.
7. Repeat steps 2 to 6 as many times as required.
8. Close the Picture gallery manager.
Adjusting the picture properties

Each picture has got a set of basic parameters. The parameters may be edited directly in the Property table for the selec-
ted picture in the Picture gallery manager. The meaning of individual parameters is explained in chapter Adjusting the
default values for new pictures.
The procedure for the adjusting of picture properties

2. In the List of defined pictures select the particular picture that should be modified.
3. The parameters of this picture are shown in Property table for the selected picture.
4. Modify required items.
Printing the picture

Any picture inserted in the Picture gallery can be printed on a connected graphical device.
The procedure for printing of selected picture

2. In the List of defined pictures select the particular picture that should be printed.
3. Click button [Print picture] ( ).

4. The Graphic output dialogue for the selected picture is opened.
5. If required, make any modifications to the layout of the drawing.
6. Make the printing and close the Graphic output dialogue.
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Removing the picture from the gallery

The procedure for printing of selected picture

2. In the List of defined pictures select the particular picture that should be deleted.
3. Click button [Delete].
4. The selected picture or pictures are deleted.
Copying the picture

If required, any picture from the Picture gallery can be copied and possibly further processed.
The procedure for copying of selected picture

2. In the List of defined pictures select the particular picture that should be copied.
3. Click button [Copy]( ).

4. A copy of the selected picture is created.
Regenerating the picture

When a picture is inserted into the Picture gallery, it is created from the current project data. It may however happen that
any time later the project must be changed (e.g. some 1D members are moved, some cross-sections enlarged, etc.). The
Picture gallery is fitted with a function that is able to match the picture with the current project data.
The procedure for regeneration of selected picture

2. In the List of defined pictures select the particular picture that should be updated.
3. Click button [Regenerate picture] ( ). The picture is regenerated using the current project data and settings.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times as required.
If the picture has been edited in the Gallery item editor and any structural entities
(scanned from the graphical window) have been removed from the picture or broken into
single lines, they are regenerated in the form that fully corresponds with the current state in
the graphical window of the application.
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If a set of pictures has been generated using the Wizard "overview drawings" and if any of
the generated pictures has been modified and if function Regenerate has been applied to
this set, the program asks whether the manual changes made in the automatically gen-
erated pictures should be (i) preserved, (ii) discarded or (iii) whether the whole operation
should be aborted.
See chapters Regenerating the picture setup and Regenerating the colours setup for addi-
tional information.
Regenerating the picture setup

any time later the settings of the project must be changed. The Picture gallery is fitted with a function that is able to match
the picture with the current project settings.
The procedure for regeneration of settings for selected picture

3. Click button [Refresh setup settings] ( ). The picture is regenerated.

If also the update of the geometry is necessary, function Regenerate the picture can be
used instead.
See chapters Regenerating the picture and Regenerating the colours setup for additional
information.
Regenerating the colours setup

any time later the settings of colours are changed. Consequently, the picture does not reflect the current status. The Pic-
ture gallery is fitted with a function that is able to match the picture with the current colours settings.
The procedure for regeneration of settings for selected picture

3. Click button [Refresh colours settings] ( ). The picture is regenerated.

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If also the update of the geometry is necessary, function Regenerate the picture can be
used instead.
See chapters Regenerating the picture setup and Regenerating the picture for additional
information.
Saving the picture into an external file

Any picture from the Picture gallery can be saved, or exported, into an external graphical file.
BMP Windows bitmap file

WMF Windows metafile
EMF Enhanced Windows metafile
EP3 Internal format of SCIA Engineer
WRL VRML format
3D DXF AutoCAD R14, 2000 Three-dimensional DXF drawing.
2D DXF AutoCAD R14, 2000 Two-dimensional DXF drawing.
3D DWG AutoCAD R14, 2000 Three-dimensional DWG drawing.
2D DWG AutoCAD R14, 2000 Two-dimensional DWG drawing.
The procedure for export of selected picture

2. In the List of defined pictures select the particular picture that should be exported.
3. Click button [Export picture to file] ( ).

4. The Windows File save dialogue is opened.
5. Specify the file name and path to the file.
6. Confirm with Save.
SCIA Engineer supports export into DXF and DWG format of AutoCAD versions R14 and
2000. If a picture is imported into another version of AutoCAD, the result may not be sat-
isfactory. This is due to modifications in the file format definition. The format definition varies
for different AutoCAD versions.
Copying the picture into the Clipboard

Any picture from the gallery can be copied into the Windows Clipboard directly from the Picture gallery manager.
The procedure for copying of selected picture into the Windows Clipboard
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2. In the List of defined pictures select the particular picture that should be copied.
3. Click button [Copy picture to clipboard] ( ).

Editing the picture in the picture gallery

Introduction to editing of picture
A picture inserted into the Picture gallery does not have to be the final product. The Picture gallery offers a powerful edit-
ing tool that allows the user to modify the picture so that it achieves perfection.
It is possible to:
l edit the picture that has been scanned from a particular graphical window,
l add additional graphical entities,
l add dimension lines,
l put useful text information on the picture,
l arrange the layout of the picture.
All these tasks can be done in the Gallery item editor. It can be opened from the Picture gallery manager by means of func-
tion Edit.
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Printing the edited picture

The edited picture can be printed directly from the Gallery item editor on the connected graphical device.
The procedure to print the picture from within the Gallery item editor
1. Click button [Print picture] ( ) on toolbar Modify.

2. The Graphic output dialogue is opened.
3. If necessary, make any modifications to the layout of the page.
4. Finish the print with button [Print].
Exporting the edited picture

The edited picture can be exported to an external graphical file directly from the Gallery item editor.
The procedure for export of picture to an external file
1. Click button [Export picture to file] ( ) on toolbar Modify.

2. The standard Windows Save as dialogue is opened.
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3. Specify the file name and path to the file.

4. Confirm with button [Save].
The "area" of the picture that is saved into the file is defined by the border of picture.
Copying the edited picture to clipboard

The edited picture can be copied to the Windows Clipboard.
The procedure for copying of the picture into the clipboard
1. Click button [Copy picture to clipboard] ( ) on toolbar Modify.
Adjusting the editing dialogue
Adjusting the basic properties of picture

Basic picture parameters that may have been adjusted in the Picture gallery manager may also be edited directly from
within the Gallery item editor.
The procedure for the editing of picture basic parameters
1. Click button [Picture properties] ( ) on toolbar Modify.

2. The editing dialogue with the parameters opens on the screen
3. Change required parameters.
For full meaning of individual parameters see chapter Adjusting the default values for new pictures.
Adjusting the parameters of dot grid

As the user may add various manual drawings into the picture, the Gallery item editor is equipped with a dot grid similar to
the one implemented in the graphical windows of SCIA Engineer.
The procedure for adjustment of the dot grid in the Gallery item editor.
1. Click button [Adjustment of the dot grid] ( ) on toolbar Modify.

2. The adjusting dialogue opens on the screen.
3. Select type of the grid.
4. Set the parameters.
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Displaying the dot grid

The dot grid, whose parameters can be adjusted in the adjusting dialogue, can be either displayed or hidden.
The procedure to show / hide the dot grid
1. On toolbar Modify click button [Grid on / off] ( ).

2. If the grid is displayed, the button hides it and vice versa.
Adjusting the SNAP mode

Both the principle and realisation of the SNAP mode in the Gallery item editor is identical to the main SCIA Engineer envir-
onment. The description is given in chapter Basic working tools > Cursor SNAP modes.
There is the only exception and it is the location of the SNAP toolbar. The toolbar is a separate self-standing toolbar and is
named Point snap.
Adjusting the view
Adjusting the view

The view of the picture in the Gallery item editor can be adjusted the same way as in the standard graphical window of the
application.
Adjusting the view via toolbars Zoom
Zoom in Zoom in.
Zoom
Zoom out.
out
Requires to define a cut-out for the zoom. The cut-out is then magnified in order to fit into the whole
are of the graphical window.
Zoom by
cut-out Once the function is started the mouse cursor changes. Position it to the upper left corner of the
cut-out. Press the left mouse button and hold it down. Drag the mouse to place the cursor to the bot-
tom right corner of the cut-out. Release the button.
Zoom all Zoom in or out in order to fit the whole structure into the whole area of the graphical window.
Zoom all
– selec- Zoom in or out in order to fit the selected entities into the whole area of the graphical window.
tion
Adjusting the view via key & mouse combination

Zoom Press [Ctrl] and [Shift] keys simultaneously and hold them down. Then press the right mouse button and hold it
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in down as well. Move the mouse up (away from you) over the pad.
Zoom Press [Ctrl] and [Shift] keys simultaneously and hold them down. Then press the right mouse button and hold it
out down as well. Move the mouse down (towards you) over the pad.
The functions described above are identical to standard view adjustment functions available in the main SCIA Engineer
environment.
In addition to the standard View-adjustment functions, SCIA Engineer offers also a set of sophisticated functions such as: (i)
reversing the view, (ii) border of picture, (iii) clipping box, (iv) layers.
The functions are described in separate chapters.
Reversing the view

Despite the fact that it is not possible to adjust the view direction in the Gallery item editor, it is possible to look at the struc-
ture "from the other side".
The procedure for reversing the view
1. On toolbar Zoom click button [Invert view direction] ( ).

2. The view is readjusted as if you change the position and look at the displayed structure from the opposite side.
For more information about adjustment of the view see chapter Adjusting the view.
Adjusting the border of picture

The Gallery item editor enables the user to define a border of the picture and thus display its part only.
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This border can be then used to:
1. set the zoom,

2. save the framed part into an external graphical file.
The procedure to define the border
1. Adjust the view in a way so that only the required part of the picture is displayed in the window.
2. Click button [Set picture border from window] ( ) on toolbar Modify.

3. The border is set.
The procedure to zoom in the part framed with the border
1. On toolbar Modify click button [Zoom according to picture borders] ( ).

2. The view is adjusted in a way so that only the framed part of the picture is displayed in the window.
The procedure to define the border using Drag-and-Drop feature
1. Use view adjustment functions to see the required part of the picture and also the border rectangle.
2. Position the mouse cursor over any border line, press the left mouse button, hold it down and move the border to its new
position.
3. Position the mouse cursor over any border vertex, press the left mouse button, hold it down and move the border vertex
to adjust the required size of the border rectangle.
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Using the layers

Graphical entities added manually to the picture (i.e. lines, polylines, text, dimension lines) can be sorted into layers.
Parameters of layer
Name It is used for identification of the layer.
Colour It specifies the colour that is assigned to all entities inserted in the layer.
Visibility All entities inserted into one layer are visible or hidden.
Activity All entities inserted into one layer are active or not.
Comment The user may add a short comment to explain what the layer represents.
The procedure for adjustment of layer parameters
1. Click button [Layersmanager] ( ) on toolbar Gallery picture editor toolbar.

2. The Layers manager dialogue is opened on the screen.
3. Set the parameters.
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The procedure for selection of layer for a particular entity.
1. Select the entity or entities that should be inserted into one layer.
2. In combo box with layers ( ) on toolbar Gallery picture editor toolbar select the required new
layer for the selected entities.
The number of layers in the Gallery item editor is fixed. That means that new layers cannot
be added and no layers can be removed.
Using the clipping box for picture

Similarly to the main SCIA Engineer environment the view in the Gallery item editor may be limited by means of the clip-
ping box.
The procedure for turning the clipping box ON or OFF
1. On toolbar Zoom click button [Switch on/off clipping box] ( ).

2. If the clipping box has been OFF it is turned ON and vice versa.
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Adjusting the clipping box by mouse

The procedure to adjust the clipping by mouse
1. Turn the clipping box ON.

2. Position the mouse cursor over one of the clipping box borders.
3. Click the left mouse button to select the clipping box.
4. Special box-editing symbols are displayed in the centre of all clipping box surfaces. The ball symbol provides for resizing
of the box, the cylinder symbol enables the user to rotate the box.
5. Select corresponding symbol for required manipulation.
6. Position the mouse cursor over the symbol.
7. Press the left mouse button and hold it down.
8. Drag the mouse to adjust the clipping box as required.
10. Repeat steps 5 to 9 as many times as required to tune the adjustment of the box.
11. Press [Esc] key to close the adjustment function.
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Adjusting the clipping box in setup table

The procedure for tabular adjustment of the clipping box
1. On toolbar Zoom click button [Clipping box setting dialogue] ( ).

2. The setup dialogue appears on the screen.
3. Fill in the table.
If the clipping box was not displayed before the setup dialogue was invoked, the clipping
box is switched ON on confirming the settings with [OK] button.
Adding the manually drawn entities
Drawing a line
The procedure for drawing a line
1. On Gallery picture editor toolbar adjust the colour, line thickness, line pattern, and layer.
2. On toolbar Insert click button [Insert new edges] ( ).

3. Toolbar Main graphic entry appears on the screen.
4. Select the line type you need to draw (i.e. straight line, circular arc, parabolic arc, Bezier curve, spline).
5. Define end points of the selected line or curve type.
6. End the function by clicking on button [End action] ( ) on toolbar Insert.
For details about the definition of curves see chapter Geometry > Beams > Inserting a new
beam of a complex axis shape.
Defining the end points of line

There are multiple possibilities to define the end-points of the line.
mouse in free hand Position the mouse cursor to the defined location and click the left mouse button.
mouse with specified SNAP mode Adjust the required SNAP mode, use the mouse cursor to select the point.
command line Type point co-ordinates on the command line of the Gallery item editor.
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Drawing a polyline
The procedure for drawing a polyline
2. On toolbar Insert click button [Insert new polylines] ( ).

4. Select the line type you need to draw for the first segment of the polygon (i.e. straight line, circular arc, parabolic arc, Bez-
ier curve, spline).
5. Define end points of the segment.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all required polygon segments. (For second and all the following segments only one end-point
must be defined.)
The options for the definition of end-points are given in chapter Drawing a line.
Drawing a closed polyline

The procedure for drawing a closed polyline
2. On toolbar Insert click button [Closed polylines] ( ).

4. Select the line type you need to draw (i.e. straight line, circular arc, parabolic arc, Bezier curve, spline).
5. Define end points of the selected line or curve type.
6. Finish the function by clicking on button [End action] ( ) on toolbar Insert. The polygon is closed and the function ter-
minated.
The options for the definition of end-points are given in chapter Drawing a line.
Inserting a text
The procedure for inserting text
2. On toolbar Insert click button [Insert text] ( ).

3. The property dialogue appears on the screen.
4. Type the text in the property dialogue.
5. If required, adjust other text parameters (size, style, rotation, letter type).
6. Position the text in the picture. Click the left mouse button to insert the text.
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The options for the definition of text position are the same as for the definition of line end-points and are given in chapter
Drawing a line.
Inserting a vertical dimension line

The procedure for inserting vertical dimension line
2. Click button [Insert vertical dimension line] ( ) on toolbar Insert.

3. The property dialogue for dimension lines is opened on the screen.
4. The style is pre-set to vertical and Label value to Projection.
5. If needed, adjust other parameters (see chapter Changing the parameters of dimension line).
6. Input the first point to be dimensioned.
7. Input the second point to be dimensioned.
8. Input the point that defines the position of the dimension line.
9. If appropriate, insert other points to be dimensioned.
The options for the definition of the points are given in chapter Drawing a line.
If just a single dimension line should be inserted, use button [Insert single vertical
dimension line] instead. This option requires only the definition of two points that define
the dimensioned distance and one position point. Once these three points are defined, the
dimension line is complete.
Inserting a horizontal dimension line

The procedure for inserting horizontal dimension line
2. Click button [Insert horizontal dimension line] ( ) on toolbar Insert.

4. The style is pre-set to horizontal and Label value to Projection.
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If just a single dimension line should be inserted, use button [Insert single horizontal
Inserting a general dimension line

The procedure for inserting general dimension line
2. Click button [Insert general dimension line] ( ) on toolbar Insert.

4. The style is pre-set to general and Label value to Projection.
If just a single dimension line should be inserted, use button [Insert single general
Using the command line

The command line of the Gallery item editor helps the user with completion of individual functions.
Short tool tips are displayed in it once a function that requires some kind of input has been started. It is also possible to type
co-ordinates of inserted point in the command line.
Using the SNAP mode

Both the principle and implementation of SNAP mode in the Gallery item editor is identical with the main SCIA Engineer
environment. The description is given in chapter Basic working tools > Cursor SNAP modes. Also the temporary one-step
SNAP mode can be applied.
There is only one exception and it is the location of the SNAP toolbar. The toolbar is a separate self-standing toolbar and is
named Point snap. It can be arranged anywhere on the screen.
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Modifying the manually drawn entities
Selecting the entity

Principle and rules for making a selection and for its possible modification by removing some entities from it are identical to
the principle and rules for the main SCIA Engineer environment.
Moving the entity

The procedure for move of entities is similar to the same manipulation in the main graphical window of SCIA Engineer. See
chapter Geometry > Moving the entities > Moving the geometric entities > Moving an entity via a menu function.
The function in the Gallery item editor may be started via button [Move] on toolbar Geometrical manipulations.
Copying the entity

The procedure for copying of entities is similar to the same manipulation in the main graphical window of SCIA Engineer.
See chapter Geometry > Copying the entities > Making a single copy via menu function and Geometry > Copying the entities
> Making multiple copies via menu function.
The function in the Gallery item editor may be started via button [Copy] on toolbar Geometrical manipulations.
Rotating the entity

The procedure for rotating of entities is similar to the same manipulation in the main graphical window of SCIA Engineer.
See chapter Geometry > Moving the entities > Moving the geometric entities > Rotating an entity via a menu function.
The function in the Gallery item editor may be started via button [Rotate] on toolbar Geometrical manipulations.
Mirroring the entity

The procedure for mirroring of entities is similar to the same manipulation in the main graphical window of SCIA Engineer.
See chapter Geometry > Moving the entities > Moving the geometric entities > Mirroring an entity.
The function in the Gallery item editor may be started via button [Mirror] on toolbar Geometrical manipulations.
Trimming the entity

The procedure for trimming of entities is similar to the same manipulation in the main graphical window of SCIA Engineer.
See chapter Geometry > Moving the entities > Modifying the shape and dimensions > Trimming the entities.
The function in the Gallery item editor may be started via button [Trim] on toolbar Geometrical manipulations.
Extending the entity

The procedure for Extending of entities is similar to the same manipulation in the main graphical window of SCIA Engineer.
See chapter Geometry > Moving the entities > Modifying the shape and dimensions > Extending the entities.
The function in the Gallery item editor may be started via button [Extend] ( ) on toolbar Geometrical manip-
ulations.
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Scaling the entity

The procedure for scaling of entities is similar to the sae manipulation in the main graphical window of SCIA Engineer. See
chapter Geometry > Moving the entities > Modifying the shape and dimensions > Scaling the entities.
The function in the Gallery item editor may be started via button [Scale] on toolbar Geometrical manipulations.
Changing the shape of entity

The Gallery item editor supports Drag & Drop feature. Therefore, this feature may be used for Drag & Drop manip-
ulations, i.e. move of entity or move of entity’s end-points.
Similarly to toolbar-invoked manipulation functions, this approach may be used for manually drawn entities only. It is not pos-
sible to move structural members scanned from the SCIA Engineer’s graphical window.
The procedure is identical to the one for SCIA Engineer graphical window.
Deleting the entity

The procedure for deletion of entities
1. Select entities you need to delete.
2. Click button [Delete] ( ) on toolbar Modify.

3. The entities are deleted from the picture.
This function can be used for both manually drawn entities (e.g. line, text, dimension line)
and scanned graphic window entities (e.g. 1D member).
Adjusting the colour of entity

All manually added entities are drawn in a specific colour. There are two ways to specify the colour.
Colour of the corresponding The colour of the entity is determined according to entity’s layer. The colour of layer can be specified in the Lay-
layer ers manager.
Explicitly defined colour The colour of a particular entity is independent on the layer.
The colour is adjusted by means of buttons on toolbar Gallery editor picture toolbar.
The procedure to adjust the colour according to the layer
1. Select the entities you want to modify.
2. Click button [Colour by layers] ( ) so that it becomes "pressed down".

3. The colour of the entities is taken from the corresponding layer.
4. Clear the selection.
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The procedure to adjust the colour independent on the layer
2. Click button [Colour by layers] ( ) so that it is not "pressed down".
3. Button [Current colour] ( ) located next to button [Colour by layers] becomes accessible.
4. Press button [Current colour] ( ) and select the required colour.

5. The colour is adjusted.
Adjusting the thickness of line

Line thickness is adjusted by means of the edit box on toolbar Gallery editor picture toolbar.
The procedure for the adjustment of line thickness
2. Into the first edit box on toolbar Gallery editor picture toolbar ( ) type the required thickness.
3. The change is immediately taken into account.
Adjusting the pattern of line

Line pattern can be adjusted by means of the combo box on toolbar Gallery editor picture toolbar.
The procedure for the adjustment of line pattern
2. Into the combo box on toolbar Gallery editor picture toolbar ( ) select the required line pattern.
Adjusting the layer of entity

The layer can be adjusted by means of combo box on toolbar Gallery editor picture toolbar.
The procedure for the adjustment of layer
1. Select the entities you want to edit.
2. Into the layer combo box on toolbar Gallery editor picture toolbar ( ) select the required layer.
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Changing the parameters of text

The procedure to change text parameters
1. Select the text entity you want to modify.
2. If the property dialogue is not displayed, click button [Show / hide properties of selection] ( ) on Mis-
cellaneous toolbar.
3. Adjust the parameters of the text.
4. The changes are automatically and immediately taken into account.
In addition, also colour and layer can be adjusted for the selected text items.
Changing the parameters of dimension line

Parameters of dimension line
Style The dimension line may be horizontal, vertical, or general.

Label Text which can be used as a dimension label
Label is value The text in the Label is used as dimension label
Plot line Plot line can be long, i.e. leading from the dimension line up to the dimensioned object, or short.
Plot line offset This value specifies the length of the plot line.
Label value The option specifies if the distance is calculated from the picture of from the 3D model.
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When the two text labels should be used, write the parameter \n to the Label.
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The procedure for the change of dimension line parameters
1. Select the dimension lines that should be edited.
2. If the Properties dialogue is not displayed, click button [Show/hide properties] ( ) on toolbar Miscellaneous.
3. Make the necessary changes in the dialogue.
4. The changes are immediately taken into account.
5. If required, close the Properties dialogue.
Modifying the window drawing
Breaking the structural member into free entities

The picture can consist of:
1. entities scanned from the graphical window of the application,

2. entities added manually to the picture.
It is possible to make geometrical manipulations with all the entities in the picture. On the other hand, parameters like colour,
line thickness, line pattern and layer can be adjusted only to the manually added entities.
If the user needs to modify these parameters for scanned entities as well, it is necessary to transfer the scanned entities into
manually drawn ones. This means that lines representing structural members are converted into single lines. These single
lines then can be processed like normal manually drawn lines.
The procedure for breaking of structural members
1. Select the 1D members you need to break into single lines.
2. Click button [Breakselected] ( ) on toolbar Modify.

3. The selected members are broken into single lines.
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Paper space gallery
Introduction to Paper space gallery

The Paper space gallery is a tool that allows the user to prepare graphic output drawings in advance and store them
within the corresponding project. The individual graphic output drawings are the same drawings as those created in function
Print picture.
The difference is that instead of being directly printed on the connected graphical device, they are stored in a gallery of draw-
ings. Thus they may be processed any time later (i.e. edited, printed, saved to external file, etc.).
Paper space gallery manager

The Paper space gallery is controlled by means of a specially designed dialogue that resembles (in appearance and func-
tion) database managers used through out SCIA Engineer.
The dialogue (from now on the Paper space gallery manager) provides for:
l creation of a new drawing,

l editing of an existing drawing,
l printing of an existing drawing,
l copying of an existing drawing,
l deleting of an existing drawing.
The Paper space gallery manager consists of the following parts:
Control buttons They perform the operations stated above.

List of existing drawings It states all the drawings that have been created.
Preview of the selected draw- This window displays the preview of the drawing that is currently selected in the List of
ing existing drawings.
Property table of the selected
In this table, the name of a particular drawing may be edited.
drawing
The Paper space gallery manager can be opened:
l using button [Paper space gallery] ( ) on toolbar Project,

l using function Paper space gallery in the tree menu,
l using function Paper space gallery from menu Tree.
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Editing the drawing in the gallery

The procedure for editing of an existing drawing
1. Open the Paper space gallery manager.

2. Select the drawing you need to modify.
3. Click button [Edit].
4. The editing dialogue for a new drawing is opened.
5. Make the necessary changes to the drawing.
8. Close the Paper space gallery manager.
Creating a new drawing in the gallery

The procedure for the creation of a new drawing

2. Click button [New].
3. The editing dialogue for a new drawing is opened.
4. Make the drawing.
Creating a new drawing based on a template

Especially for larger projects, it may be useful to define some part of the drawing that is repeated on each drawing related to
the project. This repeated part might be e.g. a title block with the company logo, etc.
SCIA Engineer enables the user to define a template for each new drawing created in the Paper space gallery. The tem-
plate is nothing else than a drawing that has been created in the Paper space gallery earlier and saved as an external file.
If a template is specified in the application settings (see chapter Program settings > Application settings > Graphic templates
settings) each new drawing created in the Paper space gallery is based on this template.
Printing the drawing from the gallery

The procedure for printing of an existing drawing

2. Select the drawing you need to print.
3. Click button [Print].
4. Adjust printer parameters.
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Copying the drawing in the gallery

The procedure for editing of an existing drawing

2. Select the drawing you need to copy.
3. Click button [Copy].
4. A new copy of the selected drawing is created.
Deleting the drawing from the gallery

The procedure for removal of an existing drawing

2. Select the drawing you want to delete.
3. Click button [Delete]( ).

Making or changing the drawing

A drawing itself is created or edited in a dialogue that is almost identical to the Graphic output dialogue (see chapter
Graphic output > Direct graphic output > Editing the layout).
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There are a few changes or extensions that are described below.
Insertion of an external picture

An external picture may be inserted from the same resources as in the direct graphical output. In addition, there are some
more option:
from window Inserts a drawing from any of the opened graphical windows.
from gallery Insert a picture from the Picture gallery.
Editing picture properties

Button [Picture setting] is not present on the control toolbar. The properties of a particular picture may be edited after its
selection via button [Properties] ( ) on the control toolbar.
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Saving a template
Any drawing may be saved as a template. The template may be later used as the basis (starting status) for new drawings.
The procedure to save a template
1. Open the Paper space gallery.

2. Create a new drawing.
3. Draw and insert everything that should appear on the template.
4. Press button Save template on the toolbar.
In order to make the saved template "active" follow the procedure given in chapter Creat-
ing a template for Paper space gallery drawings.
Creating a template for Paper space gallery drawings

Templates may be very useful when a part of the drawing should be present on numerous drawings. See also Creating a
new drawing based on a template.
The procedure for creation of a template for drawings
1. Open the Paper space gallery.

2. Create a new drawing.
3. Prepare the part of the drawing that should be repeated on each drawing.
4. Save the drawing as template.
5. Close the Paper space gallery.
6. Use function Setup > Options.
7. Select tab Graphic templates.
8. In the field Overview drawings manager, browse for the file you have saved to the disk.
9. Confirm the settings.
Form now on, whenever a new drawing will be created in the Paper space gallery, it will contain the template drawing.
If the template is supposed to be used not for the Paper space gallery drawings, but for
Graphic output (i.e. Print picture function) field Print picture in the Setup > Options dia-
logue must be adjusted accordingly.
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General Arrangement (GA) drawings
3D Dimension lines
3D Dimension lines
3D Dimension lines are a tool for dimensioning structure in 3D model window. There is a possibility to create dimensions
in 3 directions – x, y, z. The user must select dimension for the x direction if he wants to create the dimension along the dir-
ection of the x axis.
Settings of 3D Dimension lines

Menu
Functions for the 3D Dimension lines are placed in tree menu Structure. The group name is Modelling and drawing ->
Dimension lines -> Linear, Stationing, Baseline, Circular, Angular, Brake DimLine to single DimLines.
Linear – group with horizontal, vertical and aligned dimension lines.
Stationing – group with horizontal, vertical and aligned dimension lines.
Baseline – group with horizontal, vertical, aligned and angular dimension lines.
Circular – Radius, Diameter and Arclength
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Brake DimLine to single DimLines – command for splitting of the whole dimension line to single dimension liness
Creating of Dimension
Dimension lines can be snapped to point on the structure, to grid points or by the mouse placed in free space. Even tracking
points can be used for creating dimension line.
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Dimension style manager

This dialogue is used for creation of 2D Dimensions, 2D Linegrid dimensions and 3D dimensions.
It is placed in tree group Libraries.
Here the proper style for dimensions can be predefined.
It’s a standard database manager with possibility to save (load) styles to format DB4.
The dimension style is used for creation of dimension lines when Plotline offset type in the properties is set to Style.
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Name:
standard property for all entities in SCIA Engineer
Font from palette:
text font used for dimension, adjustment is possible through Palette settings – link to it by a button with three dots
Select palette:
defines which palette will use adjusting, White background – 3D model, Graphic output – 2D window...
Palette text definition:
Values taken from Palette settings
Text width factor:
width of text
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Plotline offset:
offset of dimension line from selected nodes
Plotline offset angular:
offset of dimension line for angular dimensions
Baseline spacing:
offset between dimension lines for baseline dimension line
Endmark style:
shape of end mark of dimension line
Size definition:
settings for end mark – whether it will be displayed according to Graphic device or Structure geometry
Endmark size:
size definition for end mark
Extend beyond dimension:
size of overlapping for extension line beyond the end mark, it also depends on Size definition
Dimension line properties

Properties of dimension line can be used for adjusting dimension line or for editing the dimension style in the Dimension style
manager.
The Dimension style manager is also accessible from the properties of the dimension line.
Name:
Layer:
Style name:
tells which predefined dimension style is used for creating dimension line
Type:
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inactive, type of used dimension

Length:
length of dimension line
Shape:
tells which standard tool was used for creating dimension line
Label prefix:
this value can be used as prefix for text label of dimension line
Display only prefix:
here the user can check if he wants to use only the prefix on selected dimension lines, then he will have all dimen-
sions with same text label on them
Label suffix:
this value can be used as suffix for the text label of dimension line
Display units as suffix:
this check box automatically adds units as suffix to the text label of dimension line
Rotate angle:
value specifying the rotation of the dimension line from the working plane, example with 25°
Plotline offset type:

Style, User defined – Option Style sets the plotline offset according to the value in the Dimension style manager, -
Option User defined – the user can set the value for offset directly in the properties
Extension line offset:

the value for offset from the dimensioned point to the starting point of extension line
Extension line:
Short, Long – option Short makes the Extension line offset inactive and the dimensions have short extension line,
option Long makes the Extension line offset active and the user can change it in properties
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Dimension label:
Above, Inline, Below – moves position of the text label
How to define the 3D Dimension - style, insert, edit

Define the Dimension style in the project and insert some dimensions on the structure according to the predefined style.
Definition of the Dimension style
1. Open the attached project "Dim.esa". There are 2D plates, 1D members and openings.
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2. Check if snapping point type “End points” is active.

3. Find “Dimension style manager” tool in Libraries. This manager specifies Dimension styles which can be used in the pro-
ject.
4. Open the dialogue and create a New style.
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The description of the dimension line:
Inserting the Dimension line to the project:
1. Find dimensions in the service Structure->Modelling/Drawing->Dimension Tools or on toolbar Dimension tools.
2. Select the Linear type of dimension for the X direction.
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3. Select two end points on the structure (using snapping mode) - the bottom of the front wall - and end the command
(ESC).
4. Rotate the dimension line to be visible in front of the wall.
5. Insert the dimensions also in the Y and Z direction in the same way. Use the proper Dimension tools – the one with little Y
and little Z .
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7. Use the dimension in the Z direction and create continuous dimension line (the command wont be finished by ESC after
the first dimension is created). The new dimension starts on bottom of the wall and it shows distances between windows
on the front wall. Change the dimension style in properties before the first point is set – “Open”.
Order of selected end points is shown on the picture. Select 6 points. The first and the last one is on the edge of the wall and
the rest is on opening’s corners.
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Edit the Dimension line:
1. Select the continuous dimension line on the edge of the wall. Properties are displayed in the Property dialogue. Check the
selected dimension style – “Open”. The Plotline offset can be defined by “Style” (in our example – Open) or as “User
defined”.
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2. Change the Plotline offset type to “User defined” and check the changes in the model and in properties. There is a new
row in properties.Define a new plotline offset by number in this new row.
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3. The plotline offset is now defined by value in properties and not by definition in the Dimension style “Open”. Change some
more properties according to the picture.
Extension line type “Offset” - define the distance from the inserting point.
Extension line type “Length” - define the length of the extension line.
The final project with Dimension lines and changed properties is in attached "final_Dim.esa".
Plane section entity

Plane section entity - Automated general arrangement drawings
Plane section entity (PSE) is new object in SCIA Engineer. It enables users to prepare fully customized 2D drawings.
General arrangement drawings (Automated General Arrangement Drawings ) are a special type of technical drawings.
They can be generated using Plane section entity and Drawing view. Predefined drawing styles can be used for easier cre-
ation of those drawings. It is also possible to create some automatic content – dimensions, labels.
Plane section entity generates two types of view:
l Model view,
l Drawing view.
In order to be able to create Drawing view, drawing rules (including use of all needed managers and editor) for projection of
a section, 2D Dimensions and to insert Drawing view to paperspace, the GA Drawing functionality must be selected in Pro-
ject properties.
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2D Linegrid and Dimensions style manager do not require this checkbox to be selected.
Abbreviations:
n Automated General Arrangement Drawings - General arrangement drawings

n PSE
n – Plane section entity
n AL – autolabel
n AD – autodimension
Settings for Automated General Arrangement Drawings functionality

Functionality
Automated General Arrangement Drawings functionality is available only for some types of structure: Truss XYZ, Frame
XYZ, General XYZ.
Then Automated General Arrangement Drawings functionality is displayed in the list with functionalities.
Creating of Plane section entity

SCIA Engineer contains Plane section entity. The Plane section is extended by Model view and Drawing view.
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Introduction
Plane section entity (PSE) is a separate object in SCIA Engineer. It enables the user to create a 2D projection of the struc-
ture. This projection together with dimension lines and labels will be used as a drawing.
PSEs have their own properties and can be manipulated using standard geometrical manipulations. View parameters are
not available in Drawing view, displaying of drawings is controlled by drawing rules.
The PSE consists of 4 basic planes. The meaning of those planes is:
1. Geometry plane (labelled by “1” on the picture) is the real geometry created by the user. Vertexes of this plane are used
for modifications of PSE shape.
2. Section plane: in this plane the 2D projection of the structure is drawn
3. Front plane: is the front limit of the structure. Structure further from the section plane will not be projected.
4. Back plane: is the back limit of the structure. Structure further from the section plane will not be projected.
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The geometry of PSE is a planar polygon and it represents the geometry plane. Positions of other planes are defined in prop-
erties of PSE.
The arrow for the selected PSE shows the user’s view direction. The view direction is from the back plane to the front plane.
This direction is derived from process of inserting the Plane section.
Types of Plane section entity
There are three basic types of PSE differentiated according to its intended usage:
1. Plan view: created as a polygon in the current work-plane (similarly as a slab is created).
2. Section: user specifies the line and the top and bottom. The section is created according to properties from inserted com-
mand (similarly to a wall input). The section is always created as a plane perpendicular to the XY plane of the current UCS.
3. General section: created in the same way as a plan view but this type has identical geometry plane and section plane.
Geometry of all types of PSE is always a polygon and can be changed any time later - indi-
vidual vertex points can be moved.
Plan view can be inserted also in XZ or YZ type of work-plane.
Geometry can be changed also by Table edit geometry.
Drawing view generates a drawing from the 3D analysis model, the only exception is 1D
members like plate rib.
Creating new PSE

Inputting commands for PSE are accessible from main group “Drawing tools”. Three basic types are available.
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When the user creates a PSE then the application opens tree menu called 2D editor. If,
together with the 2D editor tree menu, also the Structure service is opened, the Drawing
view has no properties to prevent deleting PSE in 3D model.
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New PSE – Plan view
The plane section dialogue with properties is displayed as the first step in creating each PSE. The plan view is defined by a
polygon graphically inserted to the working plane. Each PSE has its default Drawing style in the properties. The Refresh but-
ton for generation of the drawing is displayed as an action button in the properties of already created Plane section.
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New PSE – Section
The Property dialogue for insertion of a Section is similar to the property dialogue for Plan view, but the geometry is limited in
the Z direction by offset –Z and +Z (The same definition as for a wall).
New PSE – General section
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Input of a General section is similar to the input of the Plan view. Only the Section plane offset property is missing.
Properties of plane section
- Name: standard property for all entities in SCIA Engineer

- Description: the “real” name of the section (plan view). It can be changed in the property dialogue. Only type Section fills in
the Description automatically by a number.
The description is automatically numbered for copied or newly created sections.
- Section type: information about section type. See separate chapter

- Section drawing style: list of available drawing styles. The selected drawing style is used for creation of the projection. See
separate chapter.
- Default scale: the scale which is assigned to a picture when it is placed on the paperspace or when it is placed to the picture
gallery. Displaying of projection in Drawing view is based on this scale (see separate chapter). This scale is compared with
“Intended scale” (see Drawing style) and when it does not match a warning message is displayed.
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The scale in the picture gallery is automatically generated only during insertion of the pic-
ture. Further changes of scale will not affect the Drawing view.
- Drawing size: the size of the drawings in selected units (settings are in Setup>Units>Geometry>Length-drawing), it is cal-
culated according to the scale of the PSE.
- Backward view: mirrors the whole Drawing view scene – generated structure, autolabels and autodimensions
- Front plane offset (m): the distance between “Section plane” and “Front plane”, only positive values are accepted
- Back plane offset (m): the distance between “Section plane” and “Back plane” ”, only positive values are accepted
Geometry of Front and Back plane can be changed by function “modify vertexes”.
- Model: the user can select which model will be used for generation of the projection. The structural model can be selected
only when the Structural model functionality is checked. In this case all Autolabels are generated to the centreline of the
Structural model (not Analysis model) and the projection is generated according to the structural model.
- UCS rotation: the angle of UCS of appropriate PSE
- Layer for labels: The layer for all labels created in the Drawing view
- Layer for 2D dimensions: The layer for all 2D dimension lines created in the Drawing view
Layers can be changed either during the definition of PSE or later.
- Section plane offset: the distance between “Geometry plane” and “Section plane”
- Offset of PSE polyline: the function for enlargement of the PSE geometry, only positive values and zero are accepted, this
offset is applied to all the sides of the PSE polyline
- Title and Scale: Places autolabels to the drawing, Title is generated from the “Description” and Scale from “Default scale
1:...”
The visibility of Title and Scale is handled by checkboxes. When a particular label is moved,
it keeps its position during unmarking and marking of the checkbox. Action button Reset
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modifies their position to the default. The change of Label style affects Title and Scale imme-
diately.
- Frozen autolabels: checking of this checkbox disables any changes for autolabels – it is frozen for refresh and reset action
button
- Frozen autodimensions: checking of this checkbox disable any changes done for autodimensions – it is frozen for refresh
and reset action button
- Allocation settings: the list of entities which will be projected on the Section plane
- Automatic allocation: all entities between the front plane and back plane are included to Filtered allocation. Other entities
are removed from the allocation
- Manual allocation: list with available and selected entities for allocation
Automatic allocation: allocates automatically all entities included in PSE, i.e. between the
front and back plane of PSE, by default it is checked. When it is unchecked – Manual alloc-
ation is possible and new action buttons appear.
Manual allocation: the user can choose entities in allocation using graphic selection (by Select allocation action button) or
from a list.
The projection is created from all entities included in the Filtered allocation. It is inde-
pendent on activity settings.
Action buttons:
- Refresh: recreates the projection of the structure on the Section plane, refreshes autolabels and autodimensions accord-
ing to the rules. It can be used for multirefresh (for more selected PSE in 3D model).
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To see the projection in 3D window, relevant view parameter must be switched ON (see
chapter about the Drawing view)
- Reset: erases autolabels and autodimensions, also their position is changed to the default if they are not frozen
- Select allocation: graphical selection of allocated entities
- Remove inactive entities from allocation: entities currently inactive are removed from the Filtered allocation
- Table edit geometry: standard tool for manual editing of a polygon (PSE geometry) shape
Change of PSE geometry using “Move vertexes” function

Moving of corner vertexes on Geometry plane influences the shape of PSE polygon itself.
Corner vertexes can be moved only in the plane of the Plane Section Entity.
Moving of vertexes in the middle of edges influences the value in the properties describing the position of the planes (see
description of the properties). The inner vertexes can be moved only perpendicularly to the plane of the Plane Section
Entity.
Views of structure generated by Plane secion entity
Views of structure generated by Plane section entity

Drawing view and model view
New types of window are available only after at least one Plane section entity has been defined. Model view and Drawing
view. Both are 2D but they display the structure in a different way.
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Both views can be opened from the pop-up menu when a PSE is selected. The view direction is fixed, rotation is disabled
there. It is also possible to switch between windows using CTRL+TAB.
Another possibility is to open the Drawing view using the Drawing manager. There is a list of defined PSEs with a checkbox
for every defined PSE. Checked PSEs open the Drawing view after confirmation by OK.
The properties of the active (highlighted) PSE are displayed in the right part of the dialogue (see chapter Drawing man-
ager).
Model view
The Model view is in fact the same as a 3D window, but it has fixed view direction (perpendicular to the section plane) and it
has fixed workplane (equal to the geometry plane). When creating a new model view the clipping box is switched ON and its
boundary is set according to the Back plane and Front plane of the parent PSE.
All functions from the 3D window are available in the model view. The structure can be modified, new entities can be input-
ted here.
Drawing view
Drawing view is a new special type of window. It is 2D in the same way as the Model view, but what is displayed in it is not
based on view parameters but on drawing styles.
Drawing view has the same status as e.g. document. It has its own tree and its own toolbars.
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In this drawing view the user can edit (fine tune) the drawing generated on the Plane section entity. Objects from the tree
can be added to the PSE. They are stored together with the Plane section entity and they are visible only on PSE to which
they were added.
Any object from the model can be selected in the drawing view and its properties can be changed, they can be manipulated
or deleted, but it is not possible to create new model objects (members, add data, etc.)
The button Regenerate view of structure does not refresh the Drawing view. To
refresh the Drawing view the user needs to click the refresh action button - see below.
The display style of Projection in the 3D model is set in View parameters.
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Drawing manager and drawing rules

The Drawing manager dialogue can be used to select and open Drawing views and to edit their properties.
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The left side of the dialogue shows a list of PSEs (including some details) available in the model and check boxes for Drawing
views. The Date modified item detects when the drawing was refreshed for the last time. The right side of the dialogue
shows the properties of the selected PSE. The check boxes select the PSEs that will be opened in Drawing views.
The properties of the PSEs can be changed in this dialogue. The multi select and multi edit options are possible (including
“Ctrl + A” to select all).
Undo and Redo functions are available to undo or redo the user’s changes in the dialogue. Next the Undo/Redo there is a
button for mass export of selected PSEs to various formats – the list is displayed in the picture.
2D drawing generation
Drawing style editor
Each PSE has assigned one drawing style – how the projection will be displayed. The existing Drawing styles can be
reviewed and edited in the Drawing style editor.
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,Drawing styles can be stored / read in DB4 format as other library entities in SCIA Engin-
eer
Each Drawing style has these properties:

- Name: name of Drawing style
- Description: specification of possible use of Drawing style
- Section type: Section/Plan view/Both – if a Drawing style is defined only for Section or Plan view – then during creating of a
new Section only those Drawing styles are displayed in the properties. Option Both says that the Drawing style can be used
for both Sections and Plan views, it is displayed for each type of a new PSE.
- Scale: min - max: informative value for “users” of the drawing style. The range of intended scale is compared to the
“Default scale” (property of PSE).
- Perpendicularity tolerance: it is connected with drawing rule “Direction” – tolerance for lines that are to be considered per-
pendicular to the section plane
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- Parallelity tolerance: it is connected with drawing rule “Direction” – tolerance for lines to be considered parallel with the sec-
tion plane
- Mapping table: see separate chapter
Drawing style
Drawing styles are handled by a standard Library manager. The detailed setup of a drawing style (Concept of drawing rules
– see separate chapter) is accessible using the “Edit” function.
Definition of drawing rules

There are two types of rules available: i) rules for lines, hatches and fillings; ii) rules for autolabels.
Drawing rules has two different parts, the left side is formed by the definition conditions and the right side is the specification
how the structure matching the conditions is to be projected. The left part (condition – red rectangle) is the same for all out-
put devices (screen, document, graphic output), the right side can be different for individual output devices (blue rectangle).
- Member role: the user can select specific structural type (could be different for lines and autolabels)
Colours & lines:
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Autolabels:
Some types of member role have disabled a part of settings (material, position, etc...).
- Material type: the user can select a specific material

- Material name: specification of material by a text string (e.g. C12/15)
- Position: the user can select the position of the part for which the rule will be applied. Standard view direction is from the
Back plane towards the Front plane.
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- Direction: the user can select the direction of the line for which the rule will be applied. It is possible to set tolerances for per-
pendicular and parallel direction in the properties of drawing rule.
- Visibility: this condition specifies whether the rule will apply to visible or hidden or all lines.
The rule for a hidden part of structure can be used only with a rule for a visible part, oth-
erwise it has no meaning.
Drawing style where all Visibility conditions are set to “All” does not need evaluation of hid-
den lines and is faster that a style where the visibility must be evaluated.
Visibility condition is disabled for Position = “Section”.
- Part of element: this condition specifies which part of the element will be projected by this rule. There are different Parts of
element available for Position = “Section” and different for other positions.
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- Draw: controls the drawing of the element, if it is checked then the respective part of the element will be displayed accord-
ing to the rule. Important is the position of the rule in the list of drawing rules and whether it is checked or not – first rule in the
list has the highest priority.
- Colour: specifies the colour of the projection.

- Style: defines the line type of the projection.
- Width: specifies the line width of the projection.
- Type: selects the type of unit for the line width. If the type is metric then the width will be listed in mm. If the type is in pixels
then the width will be listed in pixels.
- Preview: shows the preview of used lines, hatches and styles.
Concept of drawing rules
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Buttons to convert the tab to grey scale or to black and white
Standard buttons – new, insert, copy, delete
Buttons moving the selected row up or down – important for specification of higher priority of the rule
Drawing rules can be specified for lines (hatches, filled polygons) and for Automatic labels.
Drawing rules define how parts of the structure will be projected on the section plane. The user can specify a predefined set
of conditions (columns) and then specify how the lines matching the condition will be displayed (pen colour, thickness, hatch-
ing, colour of filling) or labelled.
The dialogue for drawing rules is similar to the dialogue for palette setting. The concepts of drawing rules for lines and labels
are:
1. the priority of rules is based on the order of the list (with exception for the same rule for back, section or front position of
the projection)
2. the more general the rule is the lower priority it should have: (see example b)
Example a)
Such drawing style will project contours of concrete columns as red lines, contours of all
other elements will be displayed as black line.
Example b)
Such drawing style will project all elements as black lines because the first row has higher
priority than the second one. This would be more-likely the mistake in drawing style spe-
cification because nothing will be generated by the second drawing rule.
Example c)
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Such drawing style will project all contours of structure parts as black lines and then centre
lines of all columns will be generated as red line. In this case the order of rules is not import-
ant as the rules are for different element parts and therefore are independent. The same
projection will be displayed by a drawing rule with reverse order.
Exception for Back, Front and Section in the same type of rule – see Advanced tips.
Example d)
Such drawing style will project contours of all structure parts as black lines except columns.
Columns will not be projected (see unchecked checkbox).
Example e)
This drawing rule will project contours of the whole structure as black lines without any
exception.
Definition of rules for Autolabels
The definition part of rules for Autolabels is similar to the drawing rules for lines. In the specification part the user can select a
label type from the existing label types stored in the Label type manager (see separate chapter). Then automatic texts are
available (according to the Member role). Those texts are then used as text values of labels during their regeneration.
Find more about about Autolabels here.
- Member role: the user can select specific structural type (could be different for lines and autolabels)
- Material type: the user can select a specific material
- Material name: specification of material by text string (e.g. C12/15)
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- Position: the autolabel is generated at the selected part of member, option “all” ensures placing of autolabel even when it is
only in front or back plane
Position – ALL
Member is placed only in the Front plane, it does not intersect the Section plane.
The user can use Position Front section or All. Both rules place autolabels to front part of generated structure.
Member is placed only in the Back plane, it does not intersect the Section plane.
The user can use Position Front section or All. Both rules place autolabels to back part of generated structure.
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- Label type: controls label type used for autolabel, definition of style is in the Label type manager.
- Text1, 2, 3: controls attribute displayed as autolabel – example – material, CSS type, name, ...
Three texts are available to allow for creation of multiple texts in a single label. This option (multiple text) must be allowed in
the Label type manager using multitext Label – type Multi in system default.
- With leader: creates the leader line for autolabels
There is also a rule to display another PSE in the current PSE or to display Storeys or
Linegrid lines.
Improvement of Autolabels – the mapping table

The mapping table is a simple tool for changing names of cross-sections. Autolabels in 2D drawings allow for displaying of
various pieces of information about the generated structure. One option is to display the SCIA Engineer type of cross- sec-
tion – CSS type. The functionality Mapping table allow the user to change the standard name to any user defined name.
- CSS type: standard type from CSS library
- User name: user defined name of the cross-section
- Import: imports a table from MS Excel to the Mapping table
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Autodimensions
Autodimensions are automatically generated dimension lines that are defined by drawing rules.
The colour for autodimensions is controlled by Palette settings/Graphic output/Dimension lines (the same definition applies
to manual and autolabels).
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Linegrid autodimension
The rule for generation of Autodimenions is the “2D linegrid” drawing rule. This rule generates linegrid lines, linegrid dimen-
sions and linegrid labels according to the definition in the properties.
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The properties of autodimension are the same as for manual dimensions. The Style name is set to none (no style is
assigned) after refreshing of Drawing view (however, if autodimensions are frozen the style – if it has been assigned - is pre-
served).
Find more about drawing rules in chapter Drawing manager and Concept.
Special drawing rules - openings, storeys, another PSE and linegrid
2D opening, 2D opening – edge

These two rules have been developed for drawings of openings in 2D members. Rule “2D opening” generates all types of
opening in the 2D member and rule “2D opening – edge” controls only openings on the edge of the member so at least one
side of the opening matches with a 2D member edge or is even behind the edge.
Rule “2D opening” generates all types of openings (inner and outer) if it has higher priority than rule “2D opening – edge” or
if it is the only rule for openings in the drawing rules.
Rule “2D opening – edge” generates only outer openings (openings located on the edge) and it must be placed with higher
priority (above “2D opening” rule).
When rule “2D opening – edge” is the only rule for openings it generates only edge opening and the inner openings are dis-
played without intersects lines. Edges of inner openings are generated according to the rule for 2D members.
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Rule “2D opening” and “2D opening – edge” are not part of rules All structure and All 2D members.
Storeys
The rule for storeys generates similar mark for storeys we have in the 3D model. It is placed out of structure. Displaying of
complete drawing for the storeys is composed of the rule for lines and the rule for Auto labels.
Drawing rule for Storeys generates horizontal and vertical lines.

The rule for autolabels generates triangle marks for levels and text labels with Z-bottom value from Storey manager:
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The drawing rule for Plane section entity generates a line in the intersection of two Plane section entities. This line can be
labelled by name, type or description of drawing style name.
2D linegrid
The 2D linegrid rule generates Free lines, 2D rectangular grids and 2D circular grids. The 2D rectangular and circular grids
have also autodimensions and autolabels. The dimension style can be selected and edited in the autodimension properties.
Dimensions and labels are not generated during auto-refresh of the drawing view, manual refresh is requested. The colour
of autolabels and autodimensions is controlled by Palette settings/Colours&lines/2D labels, Dimension lines. The font for
autolabels is controlled by Palette settings/Fonts/2D labels. The font for autodimensions is defined in the dimension style. If
the dimension style is not defined in the properties, the size is defined in Palette settings/Fonts/Dimension lines.
Free lines:
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2D rectangular grid:
2D circular grid:
The 2D linegrid and its autolabels and autodimnesions are generated only by rule “2D
linegrid”.
Find more about drawing rules in chapter about Drawing manager and Concept.
Plane section output
New picture wizard

A new picture wizard is available for the PSE. It is similar to the existing wizard for steel overview drawings. The wizard is
accessible from the context (pop-up) menu in the Drawing view or from the context menu in the 3D window.
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The user can decide whether the wizard will create pictures from all PSEs or just from the selected ones.
The names of pictures created by the wizard are generated automatically in the form PSE type + description. When the Dis-
play mode is set to Standard the scale of pictures is according to the property value “Default scale and the size corresponds
to the property value “Drawing size”.
The drawing view is saved when its window is closed, therefore the picture can be correctly refreshed after closing the Draw-
ing view. The scale of the picture is not automatically refreshed after change in the PSE properties (this is adjusted auto-
matically only during inserting picture to the gallery).
Manually placed dimensions and labels are saved during closing Drawing view and do not need refresh. The structure
needs refresh according to changed Drawing rules.
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Dimensions on linegrid and dimensions in 2D and 3D window react to the change of scale
of the picture only when the picture is editable.
Picture to document
A picture from a Plane section can be placed to the Document using functions Picture wizard or From gallery. All pictures are
without scale as any other pictures, because they must fit the paper.
By wizard:
From gallery:
Export of 2D drawings
Mass export of 2D drawings is handled by the Drawing manager.
Drawing manager – see next chapter
Export drawing to file - - selected 2D drawings can be exported to several formats (see the picture).
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2D drawing on Paperspace
The command for placing a 2D drawing view from the PSE to the Paperspace gallery is accessible directly from Paper-
space.
Paperspace use scale from PSE to insert the drawing in the appropriate size.
Hatching
Hatches can be introduced to drawings via drawing style (drawing rules). Hatches are available for sections and plan views
for Position defined as Section.
The line type and pen width can also be defined for a particular drawing rule with hatching. Hatching style is available in a
combo-box “style”. The user can select from available hatching styles which are predefined by Hatching style manager.
Hatching styles
Hatching styles can be added / deleted / modified in the Hatch style manager. It is a standard database manager with all
standard functions.
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When some kind of hatch is used in a PSE, then it cannot be deleted.

Properties:
- Scale: overall scale of hatch pattern
- Hatch definition script: enables to modify the script pattern (see further for syntax)
- Size X, Size Y: defines the size of basic hatch pattern
- Offset X, Offset Y: the offset of script pattern origin (0;0 coordinate from the script is moved)
- Hatch rotation: rotation of hatch pattern with respect to the LCS of the plane section entity
The shape of the hatch is defined by the script with simple syntax – Hatch definition script:
line;0;0;1;0;
(LINE;STARTPT;ENDPT;)
circle;0.35;0.25;0.05;
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(CIRCLE;CENTREPT;RADIUS)
circle3P;0.35;0.75;0.25;0.5;0.4;0.4;
(CIRCLE3P;STARTPT;INTERMIDIATEPT;ENDPT;)
arc;0.35;0.75;0.25;0.5;0.4;0.4;
(ARC;STARTPT;INTERMIDIATEPT;ENDPT;)
Drawing styles, hatching styles, label styles and dimension styles can be saved to the same
.db4 file.
Labels
Labels can be introduced to drawings via drawing style (labelling rules) or manually in the Drawing view. Manually inserted
labels can be set as simple or with leader.
Label type
Label types can be added / deleted / modified in the Label type manager. It is a standard database manager with all stand-
ard functions.
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A label is defined as a set of lines and texts. Their shape and position is specified by the script. All texts mentioned in the script
have their properties in the label type (see later).
Properties:
- Size definition: specifies how the size of the label is defined
- Number of texts: informative value (how many texts items are in the script). Each text item has its own group in the prop-
erties of the label type
- Text / description: informative value from the script to distinguish particular text items
- Text / Font from palette: the style of used texts is according to the selected font (it is followed by the information from the
palette about the font)
- Text / Draw text in: the user can select a rectangle, rounded rectangle, oval or cloud which will surround the text
When some kind of Label type is used in a PSE, then it is undeletable.
The colours for Labels are set in Palette settings – Colours/Lines:
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Syntax of label definition script
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Automatic labelling
All autolabels are created according to the predefined Label type in the Label type manager. When the type is modified then
all autolabels created by this type are newly generated.
The position of autolabels is automatically defined to the right top corner. Autolabels are generated by a manual Refresh of
the drawing view. When an autolabel has been moved to a new position, then this new position is preserved even after any
next Refresh. The saved position is deleted by Reset.
Button Reset deletes all autolabels and button Refresh generates all autolabels according to the defined autolabel rules.
The first automatic refresh in a new opened Drawing view generates only the structure, the automatic labelling is started by
manual Refresh in the Plane section properties.
Autolabel properties:
See more info about Automatic labelling here.
Manual labelling
Labels can be inserted manually in the Drawing view. The user can select the label type and enter manually the text values.
Labels with / without leaders are available in the 2D editor service. The geometry of labels with a leader can be modified
using Drag-and-drop function or by “Modify vertexes” function.
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Vertexes are visible on selected label.
“Modify vertexes” displays the points in green as anywhere else on the structure.
Manual label properties:
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The main difference between the autolabel and manual label properties is in the Style defin-
ition. The autolabel style is defined in the Drawing rules so it is uneditable in the properties.
The manual label style is defined for each label separately so it is editable in the properties.
Examples
Example 1: 1D and 2D members with Linegrid and Autolabels
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Example 2: 1D members with different type of material – structure and autolabels are generated
according to the different material type
Automatic plan view
Automatic plane view

Storey can automatically generate plan views. This functionality is placed in the service Drawing tools.
The left part of the dialogue contains the list of levels. The right part contains the property dialogue for the checked and selec-
ted level.
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The plane views are generated immediately after checking the checkbox.
Special icon appears in the dialogue when the storeys or the structure is modified.
► - this icon means change in storey level position
► - this icon means change in structure – the plane view should have different size
Both problems can be fixed automatically by the special action button. This action button appears together with the icon. It is
displayed in the dialogue Storey-to-Plan view manager or in the plane section property dialogue.
► - this action button move plane

view to its appropriate position according to the storey level
► - this action button modify the

size of the plane view according to the structure
Advanced tips
This final chapter describes common Plane section and views related advanced tips.
Q: A new member was introduced to a model but it is not visible in the Draw-
ing view and in the Plane section projection.
A: There are several possible reasons:
l The member is not included in the allocated entities -> Press “Select allocation” or “Allocate automatically”. (separate
chapter about PSE)
l The Projection or Drawing view was not refreshed -> Press action button “Refresh” .
l There is no drawing rule for such a member -> change the drawing style or modify the drawing rules.(chapter about
drawing rules)
l The member is generated as a structural model -> change model to analysis model.
Q: A new 2D drawing view cannot be created.

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l It has been already created, the user must switch on it.
l The user has not activated the Automated General Arrangement Drawings functionality.
l There is no drawing rule for such a member -> change the drawing style or modify the drawing rules.
Q: The properties of a 2D drawing view are not available.

l There is also the structure service displayed in the tree menu – the user must close it (this protects a PSE in the 3D win-
dow from deleting).
l Another member is selected.
Q: The colour of generated structure is different than the user expected.

l There is different colour specified in the drawing rules.

l There is a different drawing rule with a higher priority that generates the structure.
Q: After opening an old project with Overview drawings the user can see only
the checkbox with Automated General Arrangement Drawings.
A: The old functionality Overview drawings was merged with the new functionality Automated General Arrangement Draw-
ings under one checkbox, so from now on we have all functionality for creating drawings together under one checkbox.
Q: The user has no default styles in Hatching, Label, Drawing rule or Dimen-
sion manager after opening an old project with Overview drawings.
A: The old project must be converted to a new version and Automated General Arrangement Drawings checkbox checked
automatically, not manually, that is the reason, why default DB4 is not loaded.
Q: The user cannot delete some Label type, Dimension style, Drawing rule or
Hatching style.
A: There are several possible reasons (separate chapter about labels and dimensions):
l The label type may be used in Drawing rules, in the combo box for title and scale or in the combo box for manual labels,
then it canot be deleted.
l The dimension style can be used in 3D dimensions, 2D dimensions, linegrid dimensions or autodimensions.
l The hatching style can be used in Drawing rules.
l The drawing rule can be used for any PSE.
l Some problems in the Data server can be solved using Cleaner.
Q: The user does not see the projection according to the specified drawing
rules – see picture.
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A: The projection of the rule with item “Position” set to different options has a specific order. This type of rules is sorted: back
section-> front section -> section.
The reason is the use of OpenGL. OpenGL does not allow for mixing colours on one pixel of drawing.
It is recommended to set back and front section to some different style than solid line and section width to some thicker type
and darker colour.
Q: The user does not see autolabels generated according to the specified rule
for the position of autolabel.
A: Positions All, Front section, Section and Back section have different logic for placing an autolabel to the structure.
1. The autolabel in the ALL position – the application defines the position of the autolabel with respect to the cross section of
the member and plane section.
a. The member intersects only the Front plane -> the rule places the autolabel to the projection of the structure gen-
erated in the Front position.
b. The member intersects the Front plane and Section plane (the structure has some projection for Front section, Sec-
tion and also Back section) -> the rule places the autolabel to the structure generated in the Section
c. The member intersects only the Back plane -> the rule places the autolabel to the structure generated in the Back pos-
ition
d. The member intersects all three planes -> the rule places the autolabel to the structure generated in the Section
2. The autolabel in the Front section – the application searches for the part of the structure which intersects only the Front
plane
a. The member intersects only the Front plane -> the rule places the autolabel to the structure generated in the Front pos-
ition
b. The member intersects the Front plane and Section plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
c. The member intersects the Front plane, Section plane and Back plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
d. The member intersects only the Back plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
e. The member intersects the Back plane and Section plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
3. The autolabel in the Section – the application searches for the structure which intersects Section plane
a. The member intersects only the Front plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
b. The member intersects the Front plane and Section plane -> the rule places the autolabel to the structure generated in
the Section
c. The member intersects the Front plane, Section and Back plane -> the rule places the autolabel to the structure gen-
erated in the Section
d. The member intersects only the Back plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
e. The member intersects the Back plane and Section plane -> the rule places the autolabel to the structure generated in
the Section
4. The autolabel in the Back section – the application searches for the structure which intersects only the Back plane
a. The member intersects only the Front plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
b. The member intersects the Front plane and Section plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
c. The member intersects the Front plane, Section plane and Back plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
d. The member intersects only the Back plane -> the rule places the autolabel to the structure generated in the Back sec-
tion
e. The member intersects the Back plane and Section plane -> the rule does not generate any autolabel
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Q: Some types of solids are not generated in the drawings.

A: Problematic shapes of solids and curved walls are not generated in drawing view. The only way how to avoid this prob-
lem is to use simple geometry – using polylines, curves converted to polygons and so on.
Q: There are no autolabels in the drawing.

l There is no Drawing rule for generation of automatic labels.

l The Drawing view needs a manual refresh for generating of autolabels.
Q: Some part of generated structure is displayed with a black solid line, but
there is no such rule in the Drawing rules.
A: The black line is generated by the rules which does not contain this type of rule indicates a mistake in the drawing rules.
E.g. it means that there is only type hidden, but not type visible – this makes no sense for the system and then it generates
the structure using the default black solid lines.
Q: The position of the generated projection of a 1D member is different from

the 3D model.
A: The plane section entity has different projection for the structural and analysis model of the structure. This is controlled by
a the Model combobox in the properties.
Automatic generation of Plan View from Storeys

Plan view generated by storeys
The storey tool creates storey levels in the model. It is displayed as simple lines with labels.
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See the chapter about storeys here.
The storeys can be used for automatic generation of plane sections. The plan section can be generated for each level of the
storeys.
The size of this plane section is controlled by the storey allocation. Entities which are not in the storey allocation are excluded.
The plan section boundaries are created around allocated entities and those which are not allocated may be placed outside.
The storeys can be used for automatic generation of plane sections. The plan section can be generated for each level of the
storeys.
The size of this plane section is controlled by the storey allocation. Entities which are not in the storey allocation are excluded.
The plan section boundaries are created around allocated entities and those which are not allocated may be placed outside.
Storey-to-Plan view manager

The dialogue for storey selection is available in the Drawing tools. It is visible when the storey object is created.
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Left part of the manager contains the list of existing storey levels in the project. Each level has checkbox which indicates if the
plan view should be generated or not. Plan view is generated automatically after the closing the dialogue.
Right part displays the plan view properties.
Plan view properties

The content of the properties is dependent on the functionality Automated GA drawings.
Section type of the plan view generated according to the storey is “Plan view – storey”.
Plan view also generates its specific description in the property dialogue. It is composed from two parts. The first is the name
of the storey and the second is the storey height.
The rest of the properties are the same as for the manually defined plan section entity.
Size of generated plan view

Each storey level has its allocation. It can be found in the storey properties.
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Those members define size of the generated plan view.

A bounding box is created around them; it is always a rectangle or square.
l The green line is the bounding box around allocated members.
Linegrid projection is excluded from the definition of the geometry. Only the structure
defines sizes of the polygon.
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Plan view position and size
How to adapt the plan view according to the new level position
The plan view generated by the storeys is linked to the appropriate level. Any changes are recognized automatically. When
the level height is changed the plan view indicates the change. The new action button “Fit Plan view position” appears in the
plan view properties. The plan view is moved to the new position after pressing this button.
If the button is used, all manual inserted labels and dimensions to the drawing view are lost. The reason is that the allocation
of the plan view is updated and it must not be the same as before.
The same situation is indicated by the icon in the Storey-to-Plan view manager.
This icon is also visible if the plan view height is changed manually.
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The section plane offset is also taken as a change of the position. If it is set to the non-zero
value the action button “Fit Plan view position” appears.
How to adapt the plan view according to the new storey allocation
Plan view generated by storeys recognizes the changes in the storey allocation. When storey allocation is updated then also
polygon size of the linked Plan view should be changed. The new action button “Fit Plan view size” appears in the Plan view
properties.
If the button is used, all manual inserted labels and dimensions are lost. The reason is that the items position and number is
updated and it must not be the same as before
The same situation is indicated by the icon in the Storey-to-Plan view manager.
This icon is also visible if the plan view polygon is changed manually.
The example of using allocation and fit the plan view
The allocation of storey is not updated automatically. If new entities should be allocated, the action button “Allocate auto-
matically” must be used.
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The new action button “Fit plan view size” in the plan section properties is now available.
And the result – the plan view is enlarged so now it contains the whole structure.
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Change of size and position together

When the allocation and height is changed together then only one action button is displayed. This button updates the size
and position together.
Example:
1. The size doesn’t fit.
2. The position doesn’t fit.
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3. The properties display action button “Fit Plan view position” and the Storey-to-Plan view manager contains the icon.
4. When it is used, the Plan view is moved and the size is updated.
Project with Storey to Plan View

Drawing manager
Plan view generated by the storey is simply recognizable by its Section type and Description in the properties.
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Plan view generated by storeys supports all the functionality which was developed for manually defined Plan section entity
(generation the drawing of the structure, generation of the autolabels, using mapping rules...).
Import project with generated plan view to the empty project
Project with generated plan view can be imported to the empty project. Structure is imported with storeys and also with
linked plan views.
Position of storeys and linked plan views is calculated with regard to inserting point used for import.
Import project with generated plan view to the existing project
This situation has to possible solutions:
1. Existing project has no storeys -> project with storeys and linked plan views are imported in the same way as into the
empty project.
2. Existing project has storeys -> project with storeys and linked plan views are imported without storeys and linked Plan
views.
The project can contain only one definition of storeys -> another storeys cannot be impor-
ted.
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Picture gallery, PaperSpace, GA drawings

Editing the layout 10

Editing the graphic output layout 10

Adjusting the page for the drawing 12

Saving the drawing to an external file 14

Adjusting the display style of Graphic output dialogue 15

Using the templates in graphic output 15

Items of graphic output drawing 16

Inserting and editing the items of the drawing 22

Picture gallery manager 32

Using the Picture gallery manager 32

Adjusting the manager 34

Inserting a window drawing into the Picture gallery 34

Adjusting the default values for new pictures 34

Creating a new empty picture 37

Generating new pictures according to line grid 37

Generating new pictures for defined connections 41

Generating new picture for defined reinforcement 42

Editing the picture 43

Adjusting the picture properties 44

Printing the picture 44

Removing the picture from the gallery 45

Copying the picture 45

Regenerating the picture 45

Regenerating the picture setup 46

Regenerating the colours setup 46

Saving the picture into an external file 47

Editing the picture in the picture gallery 48

Introduction to editing of picture 48

Printing the edited picture 49

Exporting the edited picture 49

Copying the edited picture to clipboard 50

Adjusting the editing dialogue 50

Adjusting the view 51

Adding the manually drawn entities 57

Modifying the manually drawn entities 61

Modifying the window drawing 66

Paper space gallery 67

Paper space gallery manager 67

Editing the drawing in the gallery 68

Creating a new drawing in the gallery 68

Creating a new drawing based on a template 68

Printing the drawing from the gallery 68

Copying the drawing in the gallery 69

Deleting the drawing from the gallery 69

Making or changing the drawing 69

Insertion of an external picture 70

Editing picture properties 70

Creating a template for Paper space gallery drawings 71

General Arrangement (GA) drawings 72

Dimension style manager 74

Dimension line properties 76

How to define the 3D Dimension - style, insert, edit 78

Plane section entity 87

Plane section entity - Automated general arrangement drawings 87

Plane section entity 89

Views of structure generated by Plane secion entity 98