Basic Tutorial
Reinforced Concrete Structure
midas
DrawingShop
midas Dshop (Basic Tutorial)
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Index
Ch.1 Summary of Design
1. Summary of Building Model
2. Standards of Structural Design
3. Structural Materials
4. Ground Conditions
5. Plans and Cross Sections
6. Section Properties
Ch.2 Create Plans
Menu Structure of midas DrawingShop’s Auto-drawing Module
1. New Project
1. Export Design Results from midas Gen
2. Execute midas DrawingShop
3. Start New Projects
4. Load Design Results
5. Check Model Information
6. Specify Project Information
2. Create Models
7. Define Reinforcement Guideline
8. Create Gridlines
9. Auto-Generate Plans and Sections
10. Auto-Placement of Reinforcement
11. Edit Reinforcement Information
12. Auto-Grouping of Members
13. Manual Grouping
14. Design Similar Floors
15. Create General Notes
16. Change Member Eccentricities
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3. Structural Drawing
17. Settings
18. Setting Plan Style
19. Setting Section Style
20. Setting Member List Style
21. Setting General Notes Style
22. Output Option
23. Generate Auto Drawing
Ch.3 Edit Drawing
1. Specify Basic Information of Drawing
2. Create Drawing
3. Line up Drawing
4. Draw Stairs and Edit
Ch.4 Confirm Drawing
1. General Notes
2. Framing Plan
3. Sectional Drawing
4. Sectional Member List
5. Printing
6. Serial Printing
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Reinforcement Concrete Structure
Application 1. Reinforced Concrete
Structure
This example of Reinforced Concrete is composed for users to acquire a
general understanding of creating structural drawings by using the design
results of midas Gen.
Before using midas DrawingShop in an actual project, it is highly recommended
that you exercise the examples with a complete understanding of『Principle of
Drawing』available in the User’s Guide.
In this example, the process of generating structural drawings of a Reinforced
Concrete structure using midas DrawingShop is explained below.
1. Import design results of midas Gen
2. Auto-generate drawings in midas DrawingShop
3. Edit drawings
4. Print drawings
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Summary of Design
Chapter 1 Summary of Design
Summary of Building Model
Section
Item
Remarks
Building
Office building of midas India Pvt., Ltd.
Location
Maitili’s signet, Plot No. 39/4, Sector 30A
Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India
Use
Office
Scale
Six stories above ground
Structural
System
Dual system (Moment resisting frame with
reinforced concrete structural walls) in transverse
direction. Moment resisting frame in longitudinal
direction.
Standards of Structural Design
1. IS456: 2000
Materials of Structure
Material
Floor
Concrete
All floors
Reinforcement
All floors
Type
Normal
concrete
Fe415
Fe250
Ground Conditions
1. Basic foundation: Spread footing
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2
Standard
Intense(N/mm )
M25
25
IS
IS
415
250
Remarks
Summary of Design
Plans and Cross Sections
floor
C1
Y1
WX 1
G1
C1
B1
G1
WX 1
G1
C1
G1
6500
B1
G1
B1
C1
G1
C1
G1
C1
G1
G1
B1
G1
WX 1
4500
C1
G1
C1
G1
G1
B1
4500
G1
WX 1
Y3
Y2
C1
9000
C1
G1
G1
C1
B1
nd
5.1 Plan of the 2
C1
G1
7000
7000
20500
X1
X2
X3
X4
nd
2 floor Plan
5.2 Column and wall layout (Cross Section of Columns on each floor)
1500
C1
C1
C1
WX 1
G1
B1
C1
G1
C1
G1
C1
C1
G1
WX 1
G1
450
450
C1
G1
450
Y1
B1
450
G1
G1
B1
G1
450
1500
C1
G1
1500
B1
WX 1
G1
450
300
B1
G1
B1
WX 1
G1
300
G1
9000
4500
G1
450
1500
4500
Y3
C1
G1
300
C1
Y2
C1
G1
6500
7000
7000
20500
X1
X2
X3
X4
Column and wall layout (Cross Section of columns on each floor)
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Summary of Design
5.3 Cross Section
G1
G1
3,200
Roof
3,200
6F
3,200
5F
3,200
20,200
4F
3,200
3F
4,200
2F
C1
C1
C1
1F
4,500
4,500
9,000
Y2
Y1
Y3
Cross section at X2 grid
Section Property
(Table 1) Column, Beam
Storey
Column
Beam
Remarks
Roof
Group
-
Size(mm)
-
Group
G1
Size(mm)
450x650
6F
C1
400x400
G1
450x650
4~5F
C1
700x700
G1
450x650
2~3F
C1
700x700
G1
450x700
1F
C1
750x750
G1
700x1800
(Table 2) Wall, Footing
Storey
Thickness(mm)
Wall
All
180
Spread Footing
1F
700
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Remarks
Create Models
Chapter 2 Create Models
Menu Structure of midas DrawingShop’s Auto-drawing Module
1. 『File』Menu
2. 『Model』Menu
3. 『Struct. DWG』Menu
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1. New Project
Export Design Results of midas Gen
After you complete the analysis and design in midas Gen, save the analysis/design results
in a neutral file ( [fn.mgn] in this case).
1. Open “BasicTut(RC)_Italy.mgb” file. The file is saved in “Samples\Basic Tutorial”
folder of the program installed folder (ex. c:\Program Files\Midas\DrawingShop).
2. Click
icon to perform an analysis.
3. Perform beam design from 『Design』>『Concrete Code Design』>『Beam
Design』 and check the design results and close it.
4. Perform column design from 『Design』>『Concrete Code Design』>『Column
Design』 and check the design results and close it.
5. Perform wall design from 『Design』>『Concrete Code Design』>『Wall
Design』 and check the design results and close it.
6. Execute 『File』>『Export』>『midas Drawing File』in midas Gen.
7. Click 『Save As』button. Input the file path and file name『fn.mgn』and click
.
Figure1 Export design results of midas Gen
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Execute midas DrawingShop
Execute the midas DrawingShop program.
Execute『Program』>『DrawingShop』.
Figure2 Execute the program

You can execute midas DrawingShop by double clicking the icon
desktop or from the 『Start』menu.
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on your
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Start New Project
Initialize the program for executing a new project.
Execute 『File』>『New Project』.
Initial page is as shown below.
Figure3 Initial page of program
Tip- Composition of the screen
The “Menu Panel” and “Floor/Section view Panel” on the left
side of the screen disappear if you click the Auto Hide button, and
the main view then covers a wider area of the screen.
The “Main View”has the same environment as AutoCAD.
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Import Design Results of midas Gen
This function imports design results from midas Gen.
Import design results classified by section IDs such as diameter, spacing and number of
reinforcement bars from midas Gen.
1. Click『File』>『Import』>『midas Gen』.
2. Click button
and select the path of『fn.mgn』file exported from midas Gen.
to use the same diameter, spacing and number of
3. Check all members in
reinforcement bars designed in midas Gen.
to import the most conservative design result
4. Select 『By Sections』in
among the members which have the same section IDs in midas Gen.
5. Define proportioning method of legs for Column Ties.
1) midas Gen: Arrangement according to the number of legs designed in midas
Gen.
2) Spacing Rule: Ignore the number of legs designed in Gen; replace the ties
according to arrangement rules considering constructability.
3) Select Max.: Arrange using maximum number of legs calculated from (1) and
(2).
6. If you check “Auto-adjustment of rebars to defined spacing”, it is possible to
rearrange the spacing according to the spacing of reinforcement defined in
『Tools』>『Preferences』>『Spacing』.
7. Virtual members modeled in midas Gen for idealizing real behavior of structure in
midas Gen should be checked. In other words, delete unnecessary sections for
drawing.
6. Click
.
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Figure 4 Import design results of midas Gen
Figure 5 Define spacing of rebars
By Members
Import design results of midas Gen by members. It is possible to rearrange the
placement of reinforcement considering constructability by using the required
rebar area for each member calculated in Gen.
By Sections
Assign the most conservative results to all members which have the same
section IDs. If you give section numbers considering member grouping in
midas Gen, then check on 『By sections』. In this case, the name of group is
determined from the section name you defined in midas Gen. You can also
rearrange the placement of reinforcement considering constructability.
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Check Model Information
Once importing is complete, 『Model View』tab is added as shown below and the three
dimensional model appears in the rendering window. You should check the input
information from midas Gen.
1. Click 『View』>『3D Dynamic View』 and confirm the shape by rotating the
structure.
Figure 6. Model View
 Mouse Wheel function is the same as in AutoCAD.
1. Pan
If you click the mouse wheel button, the mouse cursor turns into the shape of a
palm ( ). If you drag the mouse, then the focus moves.
2. Zoom In and Out
If you rotate the mouse wheel, you can set Zoom In/Out. And if you rotate it with
Shift Key at the same time, the focus of screen moves up and down.
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Specify Project Information
Load Project Information from midas Gen.
This information will be used to manage the project and will be printed in the drawing if
necessary.
1.
2.
Execute 『File』>『Project Information』.
Input the information of plans in the table. (Input results are as shown
below.) Input project name, user name, company name, address and
telephone number. “Project Name” will be marked in the drawing.
3.
After inputting all information click
.
Figure 7. Specify Project Information

Copy & Paste Function
All tables in midas DrawingShop work similar to MS Excel tables. You can
Copy//Paste information directly if required.
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2. Create Models
Define Reinforcement Guidelines
Define the standard values in 『Concrete Reinforcement Guideline』, 『Wall Structure
Reinforcement Guideline Wall』, 『Steel Structure Junction Part Draw Guideline』,
『Steel Skeleton Reinforcement Concrete Arrangement Guideline』 for reinforcement
arrangement or for creating plans. (Refer to 『Rules of Making Drawings』)
A warning message will appear if any of the guidelines are not followed when you edit any
information of arrangement.
1.
Click 『Model』>『Define Design Code』 and define the guidelines of
arrangement by member/structure. (Default values are set according to the
guidelines of arrangement above.)
2.
Confirm the guidelines for Beam/Column/Bracing/Wall/Foundation and modify
if necessary. (When you edit the information for the reinforcement
arrangement and if the defined value is not satisfied, a warning message
appears.)
3.
Click
.
Figure 8. Guidelines for Concrete
Column and Bracing
Figure 9 Guidelines for Concrete
Beam
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Figure 10. Guidelines for Reinforced
Concrete Walls and Footings
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Create Gridlines
Auto-generate gridlines by using the design information from midas Gen, and edit the
Dimension and Gridline names.
1.
Click 『Model』>『Grid Lines』 for drawing and naming gridlines.
(Gridlines will be auto-generated for girders and walls based on nodes input
in midas Gen.)
2.
Click
lines.
3.
Change Symbol from “Both” to
“Start” for the grid line “X1, X2, X3, X4,
Y1, Y2, and Y3”. Grid line name can be changed by clicking the name
column.
4.
Click
to automatically generate the grid
.
Figure 11 Auto-generate and Edit Gridlines
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Auto-Generate Plans and Sections
Now, auto-generate plans and sections according to defined design code.
1.
Double-click the specific floor in the “Plan View” panel.
Double-click “1F”, “2F”, … “Roof”. (In this step, 『Plan View』 tab is auto-added to
top of screen and the plan is auto-generated in the main screen.)
✔”Sectional View”
You can easily change
the eccentricity of column
and wall by using this
panel.
2.
Double-click “Grid number” in “Sectional View” panel.
Double-click X2 and Y2.
3. Check the model on the screen using the wheel button of mouse (zoom in/out, pan).
Figure 12. Auto-Generate Plans and Sections

Tip: Change Tab of Plan View/Sectional View
It is possible to check each plan and section by double-clicking it
after you select
“Plan View” or
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Auto-Placement of Reinforcement
Re-arrange reinforcement bars for beams considering constructability according to the
guidelines defined in『Define Design Code』
Re-arrange reinforcement bars and calculate the amount of reinforcement required
ignoring the diameter, number and spacing designed in midas Gen.
Don’t execute this command if you want to use the diameter, number and spacing of
reinforcement equally.

Process of re-arrangement is shown below.
1. Click 『Model』>『Beam』>『Auto-Placement of Rebars』.
after defining the Splice Method for beams and the diameter of
2. Click
reinforcement bars for each floor.
Define the Diameter of Rebars
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Edit Reinforcement Information
You can edit rebars designed by midas Gen or auto-placed by『Auto-Placement of
Rebars』.
There are two ways to edit information of bar arrangement in DrawingShop.
(1) Method 1: Editing each member by double clicking.
(2) Method 2 : Editing bar arrangements in a Table.
Method 1: Edit each member by double clicking on the member as shown below.
✔You don’t need to
edit the information of
bar arrangement if you
use the information of
rebars designed by
midas Gen.
1. To edit bar arrangement for individual members, double click each member.
(You can modify the bar arrangement as required. A “Warning Dialogue” will appear if
any rules of bar arrangement are not followed.)
『Apply to Member』 when you want to apply the modified details only to
2. Click
a specific member. If you want to use the same details for all members in the group
then click
3. Click

『Apply to Group』.
after modifying all the information for bar arrangement.
『Modify Beam Rebars』window is as shown below.
Figure13 Editing Window of Beam Rebars
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Method 2: Editing bar arrangements in Table is as shown below.
1. Execute 『Model』>『Beam』>『Change Rebars on Table』.
(You can modify the bar arrangement as required. A “Warning Dialogue” will appear
if any rules of bar arrangement are not followed.)
2. It is possible to select members individually
by using “Select” button.
Otherwise, you can also select multiple members in the same column at one time by
selecting members while holding 『Ctrl』Key.
1) If you click a member (Beam) on plan with holding 『Ctrl』Key, then all
members on Continuous Beam are selected.
2) Vertical member(Column or Wall) of all floors are selected by clicking and
holding 『Ctrl』Key on plan.
3. The procedure to apply the modified details to each member is the same as in
Method 1.
Tip Selection of Objects
There are two ways of object selection.
1. Select the selection type in “Select Toolbar”
Select Single
Select Window
Select Crossing
Select All
Unselect all
2. Select subjects after clicking [View]> [Select] or [Unselect].
All the selection methods are the same as in midas Gen.
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『Modify Rebars』window of RC members is shown below. Modify it as in
beams.
Column/Bracing 『Modify Column Rebars』
Wall 『Modify Wall Rebars』
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Auto-Grouping of Members
This option is used to group members which have the same section dimensions and rebar
arrangement. In addition, this option works when members design information is
symmetrically same.
1. Click『Model』>『Beam』>『Auto-Grouping of Members』 to group members
automatically.
2. Click
for completing automatic grouping.
Group columns, bracings and walls in the same way.
✔It is possible not to
mark signs of member
with
the
function
of『View』>『Display
Option』.


Grouping signs appear when 『Auto-Grouping of Members』 is executed.
The numbers in brackets are the member numbers defined in midas Gen.
You can modify the bar arrangement after auto-grouping of members
with『Modify Rebars』option.
It is possible to re-group members by using 『Auto-Grouping of Members』 even
after modifying bar arrangements.
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Manual Grouping
With this option, member group names imported from midas Gen, can be modified. It is
not necessary to use the manual grouping option if you use the same group name as in
midas Gen.
1. Click『Model』>『Beam』>『Manual Grouping』. A window as shown below
appears on the left side of the screen.
2. Select “Girder” or “Beam” from the Combo Box
. Then, select the group name
that you want to modify. All the members of the selected group appear on the grid.
3. If you want to move some members of the selected group to another group, select
the members marked with this grid name and then click the arrow button.
4. Move the selected member to another group now. If you want to change it to an
existing group, choose that group in the Combo Box
input a new group name in
. If the group does not exist,
5. Click
for updating the modified group information.
6. Click
to finish manual grouping.
Figure14. Manual Grouping (Beam)
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 When you modify the member’s group name to existing groups,
1. An error message will appear if the dimension and amount of
reinforcement of the section is different from other members in the
existing group.
2. A warning message will appear if the amount of reinforcement is less
than that of the existing members in the group.
Define Similar Floors
Once grouping by sections is complete, start to group by floors. You can bundle several
floors into one with this option. It is possible to define Beam/Column/Bracing/Wall by floors.
1. Click 『Model』>『Assign story group』 to auto-define one floor group which
has the same number, length and dimension of member. (It is possible to redefine the floor group which was auto-set after checking.)
2. Defined floor groups will be reflected when making member lists.
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Create General Notes

General
Load input information from midas Gen for items that will be printed in General Notes in
the plan. Next, input additional information required to be printed in General Notes.
In addition, you can insert guides, drawings (plan, section) to General Notes in the plan
edit module.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Click『Model』>『General Notes』. General Notes
composed of General/Material/Splice/Footing tabs.
Input “Design references” in the “General” tab.
Check all used references.
Click “Material” tab after checking the input information.
window
You can add or delete rows with right mouse button for adding additional
references.
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 Material
Classify structural materials input in midas Gen by floors and print in General Notes.
1. Check structural materials of each floor. Edit them if necessary.
2. Check Plot Rebar and Steel Symbol for printing them in General Notes.
3. Click “Splice/Footing” tab after checking input information.

Splice/Footing of Rebars
Print rebar splicing and ground condition details in General Notes. (Input these
because there are not available for import from midas Gen.)
1. Input Splice Method.
2. Choose “Spread Footing” in Foundation Type and input values of Lean
Concrete and Aggregate.
3. Click
.
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Change Member Eccentricities
This option allows you to adjust member eccentricities considering construction finish,
installation and electrical facilities. Modify member eccentricities according to column and
wall layout as shown below.
1. Click『Model』>『Change Member Eccentricities』.
for modifying beam
2. Choose 『By Beam Members』in combo box
eccentricity along X1.
3. Select beam on X1 after choosing 『View』>『Select』>『Single』or
『Window』.
4. If you choose a beam, the relevant member will be marked on Grid
5. After completing the member choice, input desired eccentricities
6. Complete the modification of eccentricities consecutively and click
.
.
.
after modifying all member eccentricities.
7. Close the panel by clicking
8. Modify member eccentricities of Columns and Walls as above.
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
Change Member Eccentricities of Beam

Tip: Value of Eccentricity
The eccentricity value input in
is the relative distance of the member
from its present position. The distance marked in
distance from the node in midas Gen.
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1500
C1
C1
C1
WX 1
G1
B1
C1
G1
C1
G1
C1
C1
G1
WX 1
G1
450
450
C1
G1
450
Y1
B1
B1
450
G1
G1
450
1500
G1
C1
G1
1500
B1
WX 1
G1
450
300
B1
G1
B1
WX 1
G1
300
G1
9000
4500
G1
450
1500
4500
Y3
C1
G1
300
C1
Y2
C1
G1
6500
7000
7000
20500
X1
X2
X3
Figure15 Column and Wall Layout (Column Sections by each floor)
Change Eccentricity of Columns
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Change Eccentricity of Walls
X4
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3. Structural Drawing
Setting
You can set the format and environment required to draw plans. In addition, it is possible
to save these values and use them in other projects.

Layer Setting
The Layer setting is composed of General Notes, Plan, Section and Member List settings.
1. Click 『Struct. Dwg.』>『Setting』>『Layer』.
Check the layers set in General Notes, Plan, Section and Member List tabs.
2. Click
to save and close.
Figure 16. Layer Setting of General Notes
Figure 18. Layer Setting of Section
Figure 17. Layer Setting of Plan
Figure 19. Layer Setting of Member List
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
Setting Font Style
Font Style setting menu is composed of Drawing Form, General Notes, Plan, Section and
Member List. You can define and edit these font styles.
1. Click 『Struct. Dwg.』>『Setting』>『Text Style』.
Check the font styles in Drawing Form, General Notes, Plan, Section and Member
List.
2. Click
to save and close.
Figure20 Setting Text Style for Drawing Form
Figure22 Setting Text Style for Plan
Figure21 Setting Text Style for General Notes
Figure23 Setting Text Style for Section
Figure24 Setting Text Style for Member List
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
Setting Dimension Style
It is possible to define and edit Dimension Style by Plans, Sections and Member List.
1.Click『Struct. Dwg.』>『Setting』>『Dimension Style』.
Check Dimension Style for Drawing Form, General Notes, Plan, Section and
Member List.
2. Click
Figure 25. Dimension Style for Plan
to save and close.
Figure 26. Dimension Style for Section
Figure. 27. Dimension Style for Member List
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
Setting Symbol
For setting the format of Group Marks, Rebars Marks and Balloon Marks which will be
printed on the plan drawing.
1.Click 『Struct. Dwg.』>『Setting』>『Symbol』.
Symbol window is composed of Members, Rebars and Grid Line Marks tabs.
Check or modify each item.
2. Click

.to save and close.
Setting Member Marks
Member marks can be modified by member types.
Figure28 Setting Member Marks

midas DrawingShop auto-classifies Members considering modeling
information, boundary conditions, directions of member and accessibility
according to defined Group Name.
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
Setting Rebars Symbol
Rebar Symbol is set as 4(●) now. If you want to modify the symbol, select
symbol
and then choose symbol
Figure 29. Modify Rebar Symbol
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
Setting Load & Save
You can save the values and load them with this function. Saved values can be used
in other projects.
1.Click 『Struct. Dwg.』>『Load _ Save Setting』.
Check on the items that you want to load or save.
.
2. Once complete, click
Figure30 Load & Save Settings

The values that you can load and save are shown below.


Layer/Font Style/Dimension Style/Symbol
Plan Style/Section Style/Member List Style/General
Notes Style
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Setting Plan Style
Check and set the placement of marks for members and the format of the plan.
1.Click 『Struct. Dwg.』>『Plan Style』.
Confirm the format and scale of the plan. Check the location of member marks for
Beam, Column, Bracing and Wall members.
.
2. Once complete, click
Figure 31.Setting Plan Style for Dwg. Direction
Figure 32. Setting Location of Marks of
Beam, Column, Bracing and Wall
Setting Section Style
Set the location of marks by member and the section format. You can input this yourself
according to guidelines. The way of use is the same as in plans.
1.Click 『Struct. DWG』>『Section Style』.
Confirm the format and scale of the plan. Check the location of marks for Beam,
Column, Bracing and Wall members.
.
2. Once complete, click
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Setting Member List Style
You can set Member List Style for Beam, Column and wall.
1. Click 『Struct. Dwg.』>『Member List Style』. Confirm the dimension of the
section.
2. Once complete, click
Figure33 Setting Member List Style for Beams
.
Figure34 Setting Member List Style for Columns
Figure35 Setting Member List Style for Walls
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Setting General Notes Style
You can set General Notes Style.
1. Click 『Struct. Dwg.』>『General Notes Style』.
Check the dimension of the “General Note” table.
.
2. Once complete, click
Output Option
Now all the input information for generating drawings is complete. You can choose to view
the output drawings in the inbuilt °Edit Drawing Module° or output the drawings in
AutoCAD DWG format.
1. Click『Struct. Dwg.』>『Output Option』.
2. Select midas CAD.
and grid line
3. Check on the floor
every floor and gridlines.
4. Once complete, click
.
Figure 36. Output Option
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that you want to print out. Select
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 If you choose midas CAD
If you choose midas CAD, additional symbols, plans by members, inserting and
editing functions will be available.
In addition, you can save the file in AutoCAD DWG format after completion of editing
in the DrawingShop °Edit Drawing Module°.
Generate Auto Drawing
Generate Auto Drawing according to all the inputted information and options.
Define Paper Size, Drawing Scale and Line Type Scale to make Drawing Form.
1.Click 『Struct. Dwg.』>『Generate Auto Drawing』 and define the Drawing Form
“A1.dwg”, Paper Size as
“A1”, Drawing Scale as
“1/100” and
as
Line Type Scale as “5”.
2. After completing Drawing Setting, move to the “Drawing Information” tab.
3. Input
Drawing Number, Drawing Title, Drawing Scale, File Name and
Revision History. This information will be marked on the Drawing Form.
.
4. Once complete, click
The “Edit Drawing Module” will be loaded and the Drawing Form will be started in
a new tab.
Figure 37. Define a Drawing Form
Figure 38. Input Drawing Information
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
“Edit Drawing Module” is auto-switched if “Generate Auto Drawing”
executes. Composition of Menu and Manual is same as AutoCAD.
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Ch.3 Edit Drawing
Specify Basic Information of Drawing
(Setting a Drawing Form / Specifying Basic Information of Drawing)
1. Click 『File』>『New Drawing』for creating a new drawing.
Define Paper Size, Drawing Scale and Line Type Scale for making Drawing Form.
2.『Struct. DWG』>『Generate Auto Drawing』.
A new tab is added whenever new plans are produced. It is possible to “Rename”,
“Close” and “Save” the drawing of an activated tab by right clicking on it.
Create Drawing
List of auto-generated drawings appears in the Drawing Panel. If you select the plan and
drag&drop it, you can create drawings on main screen.
1. Double click 『Generate Auto Dwg.』
st
2. Drag the plan of the 1 floor at 『Drawing Panel』 and drop it on main screen.
3. Then, the window as shown below will appear. Click
after checking the
Drawing Name, Drawing View Point and Drawing Scale. Define the insertion point
for the plan.
You can create General Notes, Sectional Drawing and Member Lists in the same
way.
✔It
is possible to check
the plan in “preview”
window with the zoom
out/in functions by using
a mouse wheel.
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Figure 39. Create Drawing
Line Up Drawing
Arrange the plan by using AutoCAD basic commands.
1. Arrange the plan by using the move function.
This function is the same as in AutoCAD.
2. If a plan created by Drag&Drop is unnecessary, you can delete it with the “erase”
function which is the same as in AutoCAD.
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(1) Framing Plan
(2) Sectional Drawing
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(3) Member Lists
Draw Stairs and Edit
Draw stairs which were not modeled in midas Gen.
1. 『Draw』>『Stair』>『Scissor Stair』and Select Setting for Dwg.
2.
3.
Confirm the Stair, Symbol and Text Layer.
You can add a new layer in 『Format』>『Layer...』.
Confirm the Text Style and Height.
You can add a new text style in 『Format』>『Text Style...』.
4. 『Draw』>『Stair』>『Scissor Stair』.
Select Stair Type at
. It is classified into “Top Floor” and “Typical Floor/Lowest
Floor”. Choose “Typical Floor”.
5.
Select the Drawing Method for stair.
Choose “Method 1: Define on Screen" **-in order to directly input nodes P1, P2 and
P3 in the Layout.
6.
7. Click
8.
Check the dimension of Stair on Plan X-Y.
and input the node P1/P2/P3.
You can create stairs consecutively by checking “More Stair” option.
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Figure40 Setting for Drawing Stair

Figure41 Draw Scissor Stair
You can re-edit the stairs by double clicking.
The result of Drawing Scissor Stair is as shown below.
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D10@200
D10@200
150
D10@200
D10@200
D10@200
15
D10@200
150
0
D10@200
D10@200
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Chapter. 4 Confirm Drawing
1. General Notes
2. Framing Plan
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3. Sectional Drawing
4. Sectional Member list
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5.
Beam Longitudinal Member list
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Printing
midas DrawingShop offers the option of printing according to Line Weight, Line Width,
and defined Color. The printing method is same as in AutoCAD.

Line Weight
Line Weight or thickness of line defined in 『Format』 > 『Line Weight』.
 Line Width
Thickness of line set when PolyLine and Rectangle were created.
 Color
The color of the selected line in 『Format』>『Color』 or selected color of Layer.
1. Execute『File』>『Print』.
2. Set [Print/Plotter Setting] device.
Click “Plot Setting”
and window
will appear.
Define device of Print/Plotter, size of Paper and Paper Orientation.
Modification is available at
.
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Consecutive Printing
This function makes it possible to print plans consecutively. With this function, you can
set the print options on each selected plan.
1. Execute『File』 > 『Batch Plot. 』 The batch plot window will appear as shown
below.
Printing is possible by plans of “Plan Creating Module”
Module”
and “Plan Modifying
.
You can select several plans at a time by dragging them and holding left button of
mouse.
You can arrange the name of the plans in ascending or descending order by double
clicking “Number” and “Name of Plan” in the header row of the table.
Select the blocks of Layer#2, Layer#3, Layer#4 by using left button of mouse. The
cell is highlighted
as shown below.
2. Select the plan and click
the selected drawing.
in
, it is then possible to set printing options for
If you don’t select the plan as a block and click
plan will be set.
Check on “Set”
3. Click
, then the print setting of only one
only for the plans for which the print setting is complete
for consecutive printing of plans.
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