Drawing smaller parts

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Step 1


- Open the drawing Drawing smaller parts.dwg

- If the Context Modeler is not yet open, then click on the icon Context Modeler

- Click on the button

- Activate the button in Context Modeler

- Move the cursor to the underside of one of the columns so that you can see a baseplate appearing.
We will not yet draw this baseplate.

Zoom in in order to see the distances that Parabuild chooses

Enter the following values for the size of the plate :
- Length : 600
- Thickness : 10
- Width : 300

- Move the cursor to the underside of the column on intersection F2, and doing that choose the left side in the middle of the flange so that the plate becomes aligned to that flange.
Press the left mouse button to draw the plate if the correct plate becomes visible.

Enter the following values for the size of the plate :
- Length : 200
- Thickness : 5
- Width : 50

- Click on the context button so that it is deactivated

- Zoom in on the right side of the new baseplate, and move the cursor to the middle bottom of the baseplate.
Press the left mouse button to draw the plate as soon as you see the same plate appear on screen.

If the plate is drawn upright instead of flat, then you can press the Page Up key
(alternatively you could also press the button in Context Modeler to rotate the plate)

- Press <Enter> to end the command


Step 2


- Click on the icon Hide volumes

- Select the two concrete slabs, and then press <Enter> to confirm the selection.

The slabs were not removed but temporarily rendered invisible because they obstructed the view.

- Click on the button in the Context Modeler

Enter the following values for the size of the plate :
- Length : 60
- Thickness : 10
- Width : 60

- Click on the context button so that it becomes active

- Zoom in on the column F2 and move the cursor to the left side of the nearest flange.
Press the left mouse button to draw the plate as soon as you see the plate at a height of roughly 600.

- Also draw the plate on the other side of the same flange

- Zoom out a little and and draw the same plate but this time at a height of roughly 1800

- Draw the same plate on the other side of the flange at height 1800


- Then press <Enter> to end the command

- If the View manager window is not visible anymore, then click the icon View manager

- Click on the lamp that is located on the first line : Restore visibility of all objects

- Close the View Manager window if it uses too much space.