Single footing

Column is prerequisite for single footing drawing. Columns should be drawn first. Because single footings can be defined only under columns.

Although it is possible to change the parameters of existing (drawn) single footings, it is recommended to enter single footing settings by clicking Settings/Entity Settings/Footing Settings/Single Footing Settings and check the single footing parameters before single footing drawing.

You should be careful that the single footing dimensions (Dim X and Dim Y) are large enough to include the column that it will be defined under. If any dimension of the column run over the dimensions of the single footing, the single footing cannot be defined.

To draw single footing:

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif First draw column.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Click Draw/Entities/Footings/Single Footing. The mouse cursor will change form getting ready for single footing drawing.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Bring the cursor on the column that you want to define the single footing and left-click.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif The virtual image of the single footing will appear on the screen. At this stage you can change the dimensions (cm) of the single footing being drawn from the footing width and footing height boxes on the single footing toolbar.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif You can swap the footing dimensions by pressing space-bar from the keyboard. (This is meaningless in footings with the width and height equal to each other.)

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif You can rotate the footing around the column by pressing S from the keyboard. (This has no meaning in centered footings.)

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Left-click again after the footing gets in the position you want. If fast drawing mode is active, the single footing will be drawn. (You can open/close fast drawing mode by pressing Ctrl+H from the keyboard.) If fast drawing mode is inactive, the program will wait you to approve the ID for the single footing. You can change the footing ID using the keyboard. The footing will be generated as soon as you left-click.