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CAESAR II Version
12
CADWorx Version
20.0 (2020)
CADWorx Structure Version
2020(4.0)

Structure menu: Structure > Frame > Creation

Command line: SFRAME

Create frames that you can use to build structural models.

Frame Creation Dialog Box

Name

Specifies the name for the current frame. The frame name is required only when you create more than one frame in the same drawing. If you do not specify a name and you save the frame configuration, the software uses the file name as the frame name.

Specify On-screen

Select this option to specify the frame insertion point with your mouse. Clear this option to use the coordinate location specified in the X, Y, and Z boxes as the frame insertion location.

Repeat Rows/Columns

Select this option to repeat the same rows and columns as the first plan for all subsequent plans. This option provides a quick way to create large frames without repeatedly entering the same information. The setting of this option is saved with the frame configuration.

Create Clipped Views

Select this option to create clipped views for each plan, row, and column. These views can then be accessed using the View command in the CAD platform. The views are clipped in the front and back making them excellent to use in annotation layouts. You need to select the Update Layer option in the View command dialog for the view to be set correctly. The setting of this option is saved with the frame configuration.

Rotation Angle

Enter the rotation angle for the entire frame. The rotation is about the specified insertion point. The rotation angle is saved with the frame configuration.

Draw Sloped Vertical Lines

Select this option to make the vertical lines sloped according to each plans X and Y offsets. This option is useful when creating platform frames and requires that each plan have the same number of rows and columns. The setting of this option is saved with the frame configuration.

Plan

Defines the plans for the current frame. Specify the distance from one plan to the next in the Distance column for each plan. You can also specify X and Y offset values from the insertion point before the row and column lines for this plan are created.

CADWorx automatically creates labels for each plan based on the distance specified. The elevation label default setting is defined in [Product Folder]\System\FrameSetup.tbl with the PLAN_LABEL_START setting. Clear the Auto label option to define the label text yourself. The label is saved with the frame after it is drawn and is available for the Frame Annotation command. For more information, see Frame Annotation.

Click Add to add a new plan to the current frame. Click Remove to delete the selected plans from the current frame. If Repeat Rows/Columns is not selected, Remove deletes all rows and columns associated with the plan that is being removed.

Row

Defines the rows for the current frame. You can specify the distance from one row to the next in the Distance column for each row. If Repeat Rows/Columns is selected, the rows are for the currently selected plan.

CADWorx automatically creates labels for each row. The row label default setting is defined in [Product Folder]\System\FrameSetup.tbl. The [ROW] section contains the characters used in making the label. If there are more rows and available characters, the labels are concatenated. For example, A, B, C......X, Y, Z, AA, AB, AC and so on. Clear the Auto label option to define the label text yourself. This label is saved with the frame after it is drawn and is available for the Frame Annotation command. For more information, see Frame Annotation.

Columns

Defines the columns for the current frame. You can specify the distance from one column to the next in the Distance column for each column. If Repeat Rows/Columns is selected, the columns are for the currently selected plan.

CADWorx automatically creates labels for each column. The column label default settings is defined in [Product Folder]\System\FrameSetup.tbl. The [COLUMN] section contains the characters used in making the label. If there are more columns than available characters, the labels are concatenated. For example, A, B, C......X, Y, Z, AA, AB, AC and so on. Clear the Auto label option to define the label text yourself. This label is saved with the frame after it is drawn and is available for the Frame Annotation command. For more information, see Frame Annotation.

New

Click to create a new frame. You are prompted to save any changes to the current frame.

Save

Click to save the current frame to a file. You are prompted to enter a name and specify the location to save the frame configuration.

Save As

Click to save the current frame under a different file name.

OK

Click to draw the frame in the current drawing. You are prompted to save any changes to the current frame.

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