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Topic ClosedOi Reed DWG files - AusSteel
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philippe JOSEPH View Drop Down
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    Posted: 19.Nov.2012 at 09:00
Hello Oi Reed, you are uploading DWG files of AusSteel ( Australian Steel ? ) and I have some remarks about them.
-1- I'm really interested about steel standard profiles and it's good to have them from you.
-2- I'd like you to put more information on your files like the meaning of :
CC , PFC , UB ( Universal Beam ? ) , UBP ( Universal Bearing Pile ? ) , UC ( Universal column ? ) , WB , WC; plus dimensions on the drawing like :
h : depth of section , b = width of section , f = flange thickness , t = toe thickness , rt = toe radius , rr = root radius.
-3- your DDUNITS is on : inches but I think that your drawings are in millimeters ( I hope ).
-4- The names of your blocks are : A$C16F44A04 instead of the name that's written under each profile.
-5- The line type inside the blocks is BY LAYER instead of BY BLOCK for the color and line type ( it's better BY LAYER so you can use each block without exploding them for a layer change leading to an automatic color and line type change ).
Please tell me if I'm wrong or else...


Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 19.Nov.2012 at 11:24
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Points: 2 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20.Nov.2012 at 02:13
Good day Philippe Joseph, thanks for the comments, they are very well appreciated and noted...
My drawings are scaled 1:1 in millimeter, my apologies, i haven't noticed the DDUNITS was in inches, I also do drawings in inches so that may be the case here. I didn't name the block according to their profile that's why I labelled each drawing. Lastly, on you query #5, yes you got it right, I set it BY LAYER so you will not need to explode the block in order to change the color and line type to suit your pen assignments.
Thanks again for the response...
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Points: 1493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20.Nov.2012 at 07:00
Hello N° 2 Oi Reed, thanks for the quick reply.
If you set your units in inches with drawings in inches and millimeters with drawings in millimeters there will be a total compatibility when doing a block insertion for example, and you don't have to re-scale your drawings ( with risks ).
You can also work with different units in the same drawing if you set your DDUNITS conformably to your units ( length and also angle ).
I don't use block names like A$C16F44A04 ( coming from CTRL+C / CTRL+V ) because it's hard to find the block that you want in the insertion list.
I prefer naming the block excatly what it is with in mind the alphabetic numbering order.
 
Please tell us more about the meaning of CC , PFC , UB etc...
Thanks again....


Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 20.Nov.2012 at 07:06
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Points: 2 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21.Nov.2012 at 01:32
Good day Joseph Philippe, thanks for the helpful tip, I'll take note of that. I will consider your tips & re-configure my drawings.
By the way, here are the info regarding about the meaning of the blocks I have downloaded a while back:
CC - Column Cores
PFC - Parallel Flange Channel
TFB - Tapered Flange Beam
UB - Universal Beam
UBP - Universal Bearing Piles
UC - Universal Column
WB - Welded Beams
WC - Welded Columns
I hope I have given you a satisfactory answer. If ever you have any comments/suggestions regarding my posts or about anything in particular please feel free to email me. Thanks again...
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