Displays when you select Footing Command on the Structural Tab.
Quickly switch to another related placement command.
Places column footings in the model.
Places piles under a selected surface
Places equipment foundations in the model.
General
Browse Catalog
Displays the catalog associated with your model. Move through the hierarchy to find the objects you need or type the name of the object in the Search box. See Select from Catalog Dialog.
Parent System
Specifies the parent system for the object. Recently used systems that are appropriate to assign as the parent system for this object display in the list along with the Select from Workspace and Select from Model options. The most recently used system displays at the top.
The parent system of the object must have an Approval Status of Working before you can change the Parent System value. If the Approval Status of the parent system is not set to Working, this value is read-only.
Select Interactively
Turns on or off the interactive selection. When this option is on, you can select the parent object in a graphic view or any of the explorers.
Select from Workspace
Displays the Select Parent System Dialog with the Workspace tab open. The workspace is the subset of the active model database you specified when you started your design session. Navigate the hierarchy to select the parent system, and then select OK.
Select from Model
Displays the Select Parent System Dialog with the Model tab open. The model is all the objects in the active model database, including those that are not part of your workspace. Navigate the hierarchy to select the parent system, and then select OK.
Name
Specifies the name of the selected object. If the name is too long to entirely display in the box, point to the box to display the complete name as a tool tip. If the name is not defined by a rule, displays. If this name is generated by a naming rule, displays. If you enter a name in this box, Smart 3Dx automatically changes the naming rule to User Defined.
Placement Type
Member or Point to Support
Select how to place the footing.
Select supported members
Places footings in the model by selecting the supported columns. The footing's top elevation is determined by the column's bottom elevation.
Select supported points
Places footings in the model by a point in space. The footing's top elevation is determined by a point in space that you define.
Bottom Elevation or Point
Select how to define the bottom footing elevation.
Select supporting elevation plane
Defines the footing's bottom elevation location by selected an elevation plane. This option is available only when you place a bounded footing.
Select supporting elevation value
Defines the footing's bottom elevation by keying in a distance relative to the global coordinate system origin. This option is available only when you place a bounded footing.
Current elevation
Displays the current elevation of the footing bottom.
Completion
Cancel (ESC)
Cancels all changes and exits the command.
Finish (CTRL + ENTER)
Saves all changes and exits the command.
Finish and Modify (CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER)
Saves all changes, and then selects the objects for modification.
Finish and Repeat (SHIFT + ENTER)
Saves all changes, and then restarts the command.