Step by Step ALLPLAN 2019: Bridge and Civil Engineering

ALLPLAN 2019
Step by Step
Bridge and Civil Engineering

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1st edition, March 2019
Document no. 190eng01s58-1-BM0319
Bridge and Civil Engineering Contents i
Contents
Before You Start ... ........................................................................ 1
Requirements................................................................................................................ 2
Feedback on the documentation ...................................................................... 2
Sources of information............................................................................................ 3
Documentation .....................................................................................................................3
Additional help ...................................................................................................................... 4
Training, coaching and project support ......................................................... 5

Basic settings for the exercises ........................................................................ 6
Track tracing .......................................................................................................................... 7
Data on the internet .................................................................................................. 8

Downloading data............................................................................................................... 8
Unit 1: Creating Routes ............................................................... 9

Exercise 1: road gradient....................................................................................... 10
Task 1: using design entities to create the route.............................................10
Task 2: using parameters to create the route..................................................13
Unit 2: Bridge with Sections ................................................... 19

Exercise 2: bridge construction ...................................................................... 20
Bridge cross-section......................................................................................................20
Designing the road ............................................................................................................21
Task 1: setting an offset ................................................................................................22
Task 2: defining the path ..............................................................................................23
Task 3: entering cross-sections.............................................................................. 27
Task 4: exporting data ...................................................................................................35
ii Contents Allplan 2019
Exercise 3: sections without depth settings........................................... 39

Task 1: copying the bridge and defining section lines ..................................39
Task 2: creating cross-sections ..............................................................................43
Task 3: creating a longitudinal section ................................................................ 48
Unit 3: Prestressing Tendon as a SmartPart .................. 51

Exercise 4: creating a prestressing tendon for a bridge .................. 52
Task 1: creating the file for the axis of the prestressing tendon .......... 52
Task 2: creating the prestressing tendon as a SmartPart .......................59
Index ................................................................................................. 63
Bridge and Civil Engineering Before You Start ... 1
Before You Start ...

This step-by-step guide includes three units, presenting
the most important tools for creating bridges and civil
engineering structures. You can find these tools in the
Site Plan and Engineering Structures task areas of the
Actionbar configuration
 Unit 1 shows you how to create routes.
 Unit 2 shows you how to create a bridge based on a
road. In addition, you will learn how to create sections
for the bridge.
 Unit 3 shows you how to create a tendon.
You can download the data for these units from the
Allplan Connect service portal.
2 Requirements Allplan 2019
Requirements
This step-by-step guide assumes that you are familiar with and
have a working knowledge of Windows and Allplan 2019. The
essentials are described in the manual and in the Allplan help.
In particular, you should know
• How to start and exit the Services application
• How to start and exit Allplan 2019
• How to create a project
• How to open and close drawing files
You can work through the three units in any sequence, as all the
given examples are independent exercises.
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Sources of information
Documentation
Documentation for Allplan consists of the following parts:
• The help is the main source of information for learning about and
working with Allplan.
While you work with Allplan, you can get help on the current tool
by pressing the F1 key, or activate What’s This in the Help
dropdown list (title bar on the right) and click the icon on which
you require help.
• The Manual consists of two parts. The first part shows how to
install Allplan. The second part is designed to provide an overview
of basic concepts and terms in Allplan and introduce approaches
for entering data in Allplan.
• The Basics Tutorial guides you step by step through the most
important tools for designing and modifying elements in Allplan.
• The Architecture Tutorial guides you step by step through the
process of designing a building. In addition, you will learn how to
analyze the building data using reports and to print the results.
• The Engineering Tutorial guides you step by step through the
process of creating key plans, general arrangement drawings
and reinforcement drawings and shows you how to print the
results.
• New Features in Allplan 2019 provide information on what's
new in the latest version.
• Each volume in the Step-by-Step series deals with a specific
concept or series of tools or modules in Allplan in detail. The areas
covered include data exchange, system administration, geodesy,
presentation, 3D modeling and so on. As a Serviceplus member,
you can download these guides as PDF files from the Training -
Documentation area of Allplan Connect
(http://connect.allplan.com).
• You can also find numerous publications on social networks.
4 Sources of information Allplan 2019
Additional help
Tips for efficient usage
The Help dropdown list (title bar on the right) provides Tips for
Efficient Usage. This topic includes practical tips and tricks showing
you how to use Allplan efficiently and how to carry out operations
with ease.
User forum (for Serviceplus customers)

Allplan forum in Allplan Connect: Users exchange information,
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Register now at
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On the Internet: solutions to frequently asked questions

You can find solutions to numerous questions answered by the
technical support team in the comprehensive knowledge database
at
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Feedback on the help

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across an error, send an email to:
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Training, coaching and project support

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cad-ava-d2c-fm.html).
6 Basic settings for the exercises Allplan 2019
Basic settings for the exercises

All the exercises use the following basic settings. Create a new
project and name it Bridge and Civil Engineering. Do not use a
project template for the new project.
The Actionbar configuration is set by default in Allplan 2019. This
configuration shows the Actionbar above the workspace. In
addition, you can see the Properties, Wizards, Library, Objects,
Planes, Task Board, Connect and Layers palettes on the left side.
The menu bar is hidden by default. Use the Alt key to show the menu
bar for a short time. The menu bar disappears again after you have
selected a tool.
To define basic settings

Tip: You can expand or 1 Go to the Actionbar, select the Surroundings role and open
collapse all task areas by the tab of the Landscaping task.
selecting and holding the
2 You will use the Site Plan task area for the first exercise. Expand
Ctrl key while double-
this task area so that you can access its tools quickly.
clicking within the name line
To expand the task area, double-click within the name line of the
of a task area.
task area.
3 Set the unit of length on the status bar to m.

4 Set the reference scale on the status bar to 1:1000.
5 Select pen thickness 0.25 and line type 1 in the Properties
palette - Format area.
Track tracing
Track tracing helps you design intuitively. It is selected by default.
To define settings for track tracing

1 Go to the Actionbar and click Line (Quick Access task area).
2 Right-click in the workspace and select Track tracing

options on the shortcut menu.
3 Make settings.
Note: You can quickly turn track tracing on and off at any time
while entering points by pressing the F11 key or clicking the
Track line icon in the dialog line.
4 Click OK to confirm the settings and select Esc to close the tool.
8 Data on the internet Allplan 2019
Data on the internet

You can download the data for the exercises in this guide from
Allplan Connect, the Allplan service portal.
Downloading data
You can download the training data from Allplan Connect, the service
portal for Allplan.
Go to
connect.allplan.com
• Register with your customer number and email address.
Registration is free and not subject to any conditions.
After a few minutes, you will be able to access the data and
information there.
• In Allplan Connect, you can find the training data for this step-by-
step guide in the Training - Documentation - Step by Step area.
• In addition to the training data, this area includes the latest
version of this document as a PDF file.
• Download the training data from Allplan Connect, open the zipped
file and copy the data to any folder (C:\data\training, for
example).
Note: Serviceplus customers have access to more step-by-step

guides in the Training area of Allplan Connect. It usually takes one to
two working days until Serviceplus customers can access this
restricted area and download documents. This service is available to
Serviceplus customers only.
For general information on Serviceplus, go to

http://www.connect.allplan.com
Bridge and Civil Engineering Unit 1: Creating Routes 9
Unit 1: Creating Routes

If you do not have a file including the route of a bridge or
civil engineering component, you can find all the tools you
need to create a route in plan in Allplan in the task areas of
the Landscaping task ( Surroundings role).
Depending on the information and parameters of the
route elements, you can create the route in various ways.
In this unit, you will learn
 How to create a route using the Line, Circle and
Spiral tools
 How to create a route using the Modify Element
Parameters tool
If you want, you can also combine the two methods.
10 Exercise 1: road gradient Allplan 2019
Exercise 1: road gradient

In this exercise, you will create the road gradient. This gradient will
serve as the basis for designing the bridge in exercise 2. If you do not
want to create the gradient yourself, you can download the file from
Allplan Connect.
If you know the coordinates of the transition points and the
parameters of the route elements, you can design the lines and
circles of the route quickly and easily. If the transition arcs meet
certain requirements, you can create them simply by clicking the
connecting elements. You do not need to think about the
parameters of the spiral.
If you do not know the details of the transition points or if the spiral
parameters do not meet the recommendations for transition arcs,
you can design the route elements by defining their parameters.
Task 1: using design entities to create the route

You will start by importing a point file including all transition points of
the route elements. Allplan calculated the road's (see "Designing the
road" on page 21) missing coordinates of the transition points -
where the spiral turns into the arc - from the coordinates of the
bridge abutments and the predefined parameters.
If you do not have a file with these points, you can create them
yourself using the Terrain Point tool.
To import the point file

 Actionbar: Surroundings role - Landscaping task. The Site
Plan task area is expanded.
1 To define the parameters of the points to be imported (symbol,
text, size and so on), click Terrain Point (Actionbar - Site
Plan task area).
2 Click Symbol, select symbol 1, set the symbol size to 1.00 mm,
select the Constant size in layout option and click OK to confirm
the dialog box.
Note: You do not need to define the point number Pnt No exactly,
as the points take their numbers from the file.
3 Select Esc to close the Terrain Point tool.
4 To import the point file, click Import, Export Point File

(Actionbar - Site Plan task area).
5 Define the following parameters on the context toolbar:
F Type: Coor F (coordinate file)
F Ext: re1
Imp/Ex: Import (import file)
Define the other parameters as shown in the illustration.
6 Click Apply to confirm the settings.
The dialog box shows the folder defined in the Options -

Desktop environment page - Save/load area.
7 Select the folder with the training data (for example,

C:\data\training).
8 Double-click the points.re1 file in the dialog box.
9 Select Esc to close the Import, Export Point File tool.
Using the points you just imported, you will create the arcs at the
ends of the bridge. As the curvature of the spiral is the same at the
transition points - where the spiral turns into the arcs - and both
parts of the spiral use the same parameter A, you can create the
transition arc using the Spiral tool.
To design the road gradient

1 Go to the Actionbar - Quick Access task area. Open the flyout
menu of the Line tool, click Circle and then Circle based
on 2 points and radius/diameter.
Make sure that Enter full circle is not selected.

2 Click the two lower points of the five points you just imported. To
define the Radius, enter 132.25 in the dialog line and click the left
circle.
3 To define the start and end of the arc, click the two points
counterclockwise again.
4 Repeat these steps for the two upper points. Here, use a radius of
127.75 and select the right circle.
5 Click Spiral (Actionbar - Site Plan task area).

6 Click the two arcs you just created.

Allplan creates the spiral.
The route elements might not be exactly on the transition points,
because Allplan rounded off the values when you imported the
point coordinates.
You can check the parameters of the route elements using the
Modify Element Parameters tool. You will learn about this
tool in the next task.
7 Select Esc to close the Spiral tool.
Task 2: using parameters to create the route

In this task, you will create the route by defining its elements based
on parameters using the Modify Element Parameters tool. The
basic procedure is always the same:
• Define the element’s parameters on the context toolbar. While
you are defining the element, you can see it in construction-line
color on the screen.
• To ensure that the element has the same direction as the
previous one, specify the starting point as follows: Define the
previous element as the reference element and the end point as
the reference point. Allplan will automatically use the coordinates
and direction defined by this point.
• Finally, right-click in the workspace to confirm the settings.
Allplan creates the element, and you can enter the parameters
for the next element.
To enter element parameters

1 Click Open on a Project-Specific Basis (Quick Access
Toolbar). Select a new and empty drawing file and name it. Close
all the other drawing files.
A dialog box appears, asking how you want to create the building
structure. Click Cancel and select the Fileset structure tab. Open
the drawing file tree for fileset 0.
2 Set the reference scale on the status bar to 1:1000.
3 Angles in road planning (see "Designing the road" on page 21) are
measured in gon. Therefore, select gon on the status bar.
4 Click Modify Element Parameters (Actionbar - Site Plan

task area).
Tip: If you enter 0 for the 5 To define the starting point of the first element, click XS (x-
radius, you can see Infinite coordinate in starting point) on the Modify Element Parameters
in the box. This defines a Context toolbar.
line.
6 Define the starting point of the first element using the global
point setting. Click Global point in the dialog line.
7 Enter the following values for the global point:
Global x-coordinate: 630205.693
Global y-coordinate: 117509.601
8 Select Enter to confirm.

Based on the parameters you defined, Allplan displays the
element in construction-line format on the screen.
9 The first element is an arc. It has a radius of 132.25 m and is
34.476 m long. To create the arc so that it curves upward, enter -
132.250 for both Rad (Rs) and Rad (Re). Enter 34.476 for the
length.
10 To position the first element correctly, enter 33.179610 for the
alpha angle. The context toolbar should now look like this:
11 Right-click in the workspace to confirm the settings.

Allplan creates the line using the pen thickness and line type
currently set. The Modify Element Parameters tool is still
open.
12 On the context toolbar, click XS (x-coordinate in starting point)
so that the following element (a clothoid) is connected directly to
the arc.
Tip: When designing circles, 13 Click Delta point in the dialog line and then the arc you just
you must change the created to select it as the reference element.
direction: Circles are always The direction is indicated by an arrow (see illustration). If the
created in a arrow points in the wrong direction, you can change the direction
counterclockwise direction. by clicking S->E or E->S in the input options.
14 Click the upper end of the arc to select it as the reference point
(see illustration).
The starting point of the element automatically assumes the
angle and the coordinates of this point.
15 As both parts of the spiral use the same parameter A, you can
create the entire spiral in one go. Enter the following values on
the context toolbar:
Rad (Re) 127.750
A= 81.608
16 Confirm the parameters.

Allplan creates the spiral.
17 Create the upper arc yourself. This arc has a radius of 127.75 m
and is 8.034 m long. To define the reference element, click the
upper part of the spiral.
18 Select Esc to close the Modify Element Parameters tool. Go

to the status bar and set the unit of angle back to degrees (deg).
19 Finally, you can turn the route into a Composite Element

(Actionbar - Change task area) and export it using the
Import, Export Point File tool. Select CpEl F (composite element
file) for the file type and re1 for the data type.
18 Allplan 2019
Bridge and Civil Engineering Unit 2: Bridge with Sections 19
Unit 2: Bridge with

Sections
Using the Bridge, Civil Engineering Component tool in
the Engineering Structures task area, you can quickly
and easily create bridges and civil engineering structures
by defining cross-sections at the station points of a linear
path.
This unit will show you the most important tools of the
bridge and civil engineering modeler. In particular you will
learn
 How to use an existing route
 How to define the longitudinal slope
 How to define cross-sections at station points
 How to create a 3D solid from the data using the 3D
modeler of Allplan 2019
In addition, you will create sections for the bridge you
modeled. To create a section without a depth, you will use
the Section Along Curve tool.
20 Exercise 2: bridge construction Allplan 2019
Exercise 2: bridge construction

A linear path and at least one cross-section must exist before you
can create a 3D solid.
You can use the bridge and civil engineering modeler to both create
and import the path, which is defined by station points.
You can define the required cross-sections using the modeler or you
can take them from symbol catalogs. All cross-sections must have
the same number of points. You do not need to enter a cross-
section for each station point. Allplan automatically interpolates the
missing cross-sections based on the station points defined.
Bridge cross-section
Designing the road

Task 1: setting an offset

Due to the values, the bridge is far from the global origin. So that you
do not have problems with large coordinates, you will define an
offset for the project. This will also place the bridge in a coordinate
range favoring processing in Allplan.
You can find detailed information on working with large coordinates
in Practical Knowledge - Large Coordinates. You can download
this guide from Allplan Connect, our service portal.
To set an offset
1 Click New Project, Open Project on the Quick Access
Toolbar. Right-click the project name and select Properties… on
the shortcut menu.
Tip: When importing data, 2 In the Settings area, select the Offset coordinates check box
Allplan subtracts the offset and define the offset as shown in the illustration.
values. When exporting To define the offset, we recommend using the values that are the
data, Allplan adds the offset same for all points. Consequently, Allplan imports all points to the
values.
same quadrant.
When you measure the
Set the offset in the x-direction to 630000.000 and in the y-
coordinates of a point,
direction to 117000.000.
Allplan takes the offset
values into account.
3 Click OK to confirm the Project Settings dialog box and the New
Project, Open Project dialog box.
Task 2: defining the path

For the path, you can use a road you were given by the highway
authorities. You can also design the road yourself using the tools
provided by the Landscaping task.
The route profile has a constant slope of 2 % in the longitudinal
direction. You can also use a gradient that is already defined.
To import the route

1 Go to the Actionbar, select the Engineering role and open the
Engineering Structures task.

3 Click Bridge, Civil Engineering Component (Actionbar -

Engineering Structures task area).
4 Click Import Route on the Route toolbar or File menu.

5 Click the Browse button. Select the folder with the data (for
example, C:\data\training) and open the bridge file.
6 In accordance with the settings in this dialog box, Allplan
automatically creates station points spaced at 25 m. Specify
where you want to insert the route in the tree structure and
enter a name for it.
Tip: You can find You can use the Import profile section of route option to import
information on how to a gradient, but you will not use this option here. The bridge gets a
create a file with a constant longitudinal slope of 2 %.
longitudinal profile in the
Geodesy step-by-step
guide, which you can
download from Allplan
Connect, our service portal.
7 Click OK to import the route.

Allplan imports four route sections, creating a total of ten
stations.
8 As the points are part of a defined route, you can only change the
z-coordinate and the Rise angle. To check the data, select a
station point and click Edit Station Point on the Station
toolbar or Edit menu.
To define the longitudinal slope by entering the rise

angle
1 Click General Properties on the Default toolbar or Edit menu.
2 Select the Route Profile tab and deactivate the Define route
profile manually option.
3 Enter 900.413648 (top level of road surface) for the elevation
spec in the current station point - Point1 - (current station point).
4 The constant longitudinal slope of 2 % results in an angle of -
1.145763 degrees. Enter this value for the Rise angle.
5 Click OK to define the longitudinal slope.
6 Select station point 10, click Edit Station Point and check the
height: 897.513648 (top level of road surface).
Now you cannot modify the Z coordinate and Rise angle
anymore.
If you do not know the slope or it is not constant, you can also define
the longitudinal slope by specifying the height of individual station
points. It may be necessary to add station points using New
Station Point.
In the section that follows you will define the longitudinal slope by
specifying the elevation spec of Point10.
To define the longitudinal slope using elevation

specifications
1 Click General Properties, enter 0.00 for the rise angle and
click OK to confirm.
2 Click General Properties again, deactivate the Same rise for

entire route option and click OK to confirm.
3 Select station point 10 and click Edit Height Curvature on the

Route toolbar or Edit menu.
4 Select the Height option and enter the value 897.513648 for the
absolute height (top level of road surface).
The rise angle specified beforehand is entered.
5 Click OK to define the longitudinal slope.

Task 3: entering cross-sections

In this example, the bridge cross-section has different transverse
slopes.
You will start by defining the cross-section in the area of the spiral
(station point 6). Enter a transverse slope of 5 % for this cross-
section. You will then use this cross-section for the transition
between the arc and the spiral at pier 2 (station point 3).
Next, you will modify the cross-section by adjusting it to the
transverse slope of 0 %.
For the transition between the spiral and the arc at the north
abutment (station point 9), you will use the option of matching
dimensions you have already entered.
To define the bridge cross-section

1 Select station point 6 and click Define New Cross-Section on
the Cross-Section toolbar or Edit menu.
2 Click Add Predefined Cross-Section Variant on the Cross-

Section toolbar or Edit menu and select Box girder, type 1.
As the cross-section is symmetrical, all you need to do is enter

the values for the left-hand side and the slopes as shown below.
Then you will apply these values to the right-hand side of the
cross-section.
Tip: As an alternative to Tab 3 Click the top left value of the cantilever, enter values in the unit of
and Shift+Tab, you can also length set and use the Tab key to switch to the next data entry
use the ‘Page Up’ and ‘Page box.
Down’ keys to toggle 4 Click the value of the box girder's left side, enter values in the unit
between the data entry
of length set and use the Tab key to switch to the next data
boxes.
entry box.
5 Click the icon on the left, keep the mouse button held down
and drag the cursor to the icon on the right. Now you can
release the mouse button again.
6 Click OK to define the cross-section.

After you have defined the bridge cross-section, the next step is to
define the caps as separate cross-sections.
To create caps as additional cross-sections

1 Select cross-section point 11 in the tree structure and click
Addition to Cross-Section on the Cross-Section toolbar or Edit
menu.
2 Click Add Polygon on the Cross-Section toolbar or Edit

menu.
3 The coordinates of cross-section point 11 are used for the first
point. Click OK to confirm the values.
4 Click in the graphics area above cross-section point 11.

The coordinates of the point clicked are displayed.
5 Select the Delta option and enter the following values: X = 0.00, Y
= 0.15
6 Define the other four corners one after the other. To do this, click
roughly where you want to place each corner and adjust the delta
values in the dialog box:
Point 3 X = -3.25 Y = 0.13
Point 4 X = 0.00 Y = -0.50
Point 5 X = 0.35 Y = 0.03
Point 6 X = 0.00 Y = 0.2625
Note: Point 6 is equivalent to point 1 of the bridge cross-section.

7 Right-click in the graphics area to finish entering the cross-
section.
8 Use the same approach to create the cap on the right. The
reference point is point 9 of the bridge cross-section.
9 Click Save and Exit to assign the cross-section to the entire

route.
As you cannot use the entry dialog box to modify cross-sections

calculated by Allplan, you will use the defined cross-section for the
transition between the arc and the spiral at pier 2. You will then
modify the transverse slope of the cross-section in the area of the
spiral.
To modify cross-sections
1 Select station point 3 and click Lock Current Cross-Section
on the Cross-Section toolbar or Edit menu.
2 Select station point 6 again and click Define Reference Point

on the Station toolbar or Edit menu.
As the first point of the bridge cross-section is at top left, place
the reference point there.
3 Select the Definition based on one point option. Point 1 serves

as the reference point. Do not change this setting.
4 Click OK to define the reference point.
5 Click Edit Cross-Section on the Cross-Section toolbar or

Edit menu.
Allplan is opening the cross-section definition.
6 Click Modify Cross-Section on the Cross-Section toolbar or

Edit menu.
You can see the entry dialog box of the defined bridge cross-
section.
7 Change the transverse slopes of the road to 0 % and click OK to
confirm.
As a result, the position of the cap on the right is too high. You
must reduce it by a value of 8.50 * 5 % = 0.425.
8 Select cross-section point 6 of cross-section 3 and click
Modify Point on the Cross-Section toolbar or Edit menu.
9 Change the value of the Y coordinate to -0.0725.
Tip: If these modifications 10 Use the same approach to change the Y coordinates of the other
produce additional points or points to the following values:
missing points, thus Point 1 Y = 0.00
changing the shape of the Point 2 Y = -0.2625
area, stop modifying the
Point 3 Y = -0.2925
cross-section without
Point 4 Y = 0.2075
saving and start again at
Point 5 Y = 0.0775
step 5.
Note: Make sure you modify the points in the correct order. If
these modifications produce twisted areas, the number of
polygon points will change.
11 Click Save and Exit to assign the modified cross-section.

For defining the bridge cross-section at the transition between the

clothoid and the arc at the north abutment, you will use the option of
matching dimensions you have already entered.
To retrieve the bridge cross-section from the

database
1 Select station point 9 and click Define New Cross-Section on
the Cross-Section toolbar or Edit menu.
2 Click Add Predefined Cross-Section Variant on the Cross-

Section toolbar or Edit menu and click OK to confirm the
Selection of Cross-Section Variants dialog box.
3 Click Record Management at bottom left, choose Last

entry and click OK to confirm.
4 Change the transverse slopes of the road to 5 % and click OK to

confirm.
5 Create the two caps as additional cross-sections as described in

"Task 2: entering cross-sections". Then click Save and Exit.
Task 4: exporting data

You can write the entries to an Excel file or transfer the data to the
3D Modeling module in Allplan 2019. Based on the path and the
cross-sections defined, Allplan 2019 creates a 3D solid including all
the data you defined in the bridge and civil engineering modeler. The
3D solid is attached to the crosshairs and can be placed in the
workspace.
You can re-import this 3D solid to the bridge and civil engineering
modeler without having to convert it first. You can then modify the
3D solid.
You want to create the bridge in Allplan 2019. As the reference line
for the route is the road location line, you need to modify the
reference point again. In addition, you will reduce the spacing
between the station points, thus optimizing the model.
To change the reference point and spacing between

station points
 Select a station point with a defined cross-section.
1 Click Define Reference Point on the Station toolbar or Edit

menu.
2 Select the Definition based on one point option and select point
10 as the reference point.
3 Make sure you have selected Applies to all station points. Then
click OK to define the reference point.
4 Click General Properties on the Default toolbar or Edit menu.

5 Select the Route tab and enter the value 10 m for Regular
spacing between station points.
6 Click OK to create the new station points.
7 Enter a name for the route and Save it, making sure you can
import the route to the bridge and civil engineering modeler later.
You have entered the data you need to create the 3D solid. Finally,
you will export the data to Allplan 2019.
To export the route and to create the 3D solid

1 Click Export Route on the Route toolbar or File menu.
2 Make sure Global point is selected in the dialog line of Allplan

2019. Set the coordinates to global x-coordinate = global
y-coordinate = global z-coordinate = 0.000.
3 Select Enter to confirm the settings.
Note: To define the anchor point, open the bridge and civil
engineering modeler, select General Properties and open the
Define Anchor Point tab.
4 Exit the bridge and civil engineering modeler. In Allplan 2019 click
2+1 Animation Window ( Window drop-down list on the
Quick Access Toolbar).
The bridge now looks like this (Hidden view type selected for
front elevation):
Exercise 3: sections without depth

settings
The sections are based on any 2D elements. If you want to use
several connected elements as a common section line, combine
these elements to make a Composite Element.
If the section you are about to create is linear, you can also define an
associative section using the Create Section tool
(Reinforcement Views task area) or the Create Section tool
(Sections task area). Using the latter tool, however, it is more
difficult to define the section object. What's more, if you want to
create a section without a depth setting, you must hide the visible
edges.
Task 1: copying the bridge and defining section lines

First, you will copy the bridge and convert it to a 3D solid so that you
can use the Modify Bridge, Civil Engineering Component tool to
change the bridge later and still be able to display surface elements
for the surfaces of the sections you will create for the bridge. After
this, you will define surface elements and create 2D elements you
will use for the section lines.
To copy and convert the bridge

1 Expand the Change task area, open the flyout menu of the
Convert Elements tool and click Copy, Convert Elements
Across Drawing Files. Select the Architecture, U-D Element to
3D solids conversion mode.
40 Exercise 3: sections without depth settings Allplan 2019
Note: You can use this tool to copy any elements to a different
drawing file, while converting the architectural elements to 3D
solids. As a result, the height settings of architectural elements
associated with planes are no longer relevant.
As the drawing file does not include any architectural elements,
you can also copy the bridge using the Copy, Move Elements
between Documents tool in the drop-down list of the Allplan
icon.
2 In the Select destination drawing file dialog box, click Fileset

structure, select the check box of an empty drawing file and click
OK to confirm the dialog box.
3 Select elements to copy and convert: Click the bridge.
4 Select the drawing file by double-clicking it and change the scale
on the status bar to 1:50.
5 Click Convert Elements (Actionbar - Change task area) and

select the Bridge, civil eng. to 3D solids conversion mode.
6 Click the bridge you just copied. Then select Esc twice to close
the tool.
7 Right-click the bridge. On the shortcut menu, choose Change

Archit. Properties.
8 Go to the Surface elements area and select style area 301

Reinforced concrete.
9 Click Apply in the Change Archit. Properties dialog box. Finally,

select Esc to close the tool.
The road gradient of the bridge will serve as the basis for the
sections. Therefore, you will import it and create two lines: one at the
transition between the spiral and the arc at the north abutment and
another one at the inflection point of the spiral at pier 1.
To define section lines

1 Use Open on a Project-Specific Basis (Quick Access
Toolbar) to select and label a new and empty drawing file. In
addition, open the drawing file with the bridge you just converted
in reference mode.
2 Click 1 Viewport ( Window drop-down list on the Quick

Access Toolbar or use ALT+1).
3 Open the Repeat drop-down list on the Quick Access Toolbar

and click Import, Export Point File.

F Type: CpEl F (composite element file)
F Ext: re1

C:\data\training).
7 Double-click the bridge.re1 file in the dialog box.
8 Click Line (Actionbar - Quick Access task area). In the dialog

line, click Delta point.
9 Go to the transition between the spiral and the arc at the north
abutment and create a line from the left side of the bridge to the
road gradient. After this, create a second line at the inflection
point of the spiral at pier 1.
10 Select Esc to close the tool.

Task 2: creating cross-sections

You will start by creating a section at the north abutment. You will
use the default settings for this section.
To create a section based on the default settings

 Actionbar: Engineering role - Engineering Structures task.
1 Click Section Along Curve (Actionbar - Engineering

Structures task area) and click the line you just created at the
north abutment.
2 Click below the line to define the viewing direction.
3 If the viewing direction is not correct, change it by clicking in

the Section Along Curve palette. Then place the section to the
right of the bridge.
4 Select ESC to close the tool.
After having placed the section, you can customize its parameters to
suit your needs.
Of course, you can also define all parameters while you are creating
the section. The advantage of changing them later is that you can
immediately see the effects of your changes on the screen.
To modify section parameters

1 Right-click the view border of the section and select Modify
Section Along Curve on the shortcut menu.
The Section Along Curve palette opens.
Note: You can also open the Section Along Curve palette by
double-clicking the view border or selecting Properties on the
shortcut menu of the view border.
2 In the Clipping path area, click the Representation button to
open the area with the parameters for the section identifier and
the direction symbol.
3 Click the Text parameters for clipping path button, change the
Text height and Text width to 6.00 mm. Then click OK to
confirm the dialog box.
4 Change the Size of the direction symbol to 5.0 mm. Then click
Back at the top or click Close to confirm the settings.
5 In the Section area, click the Formats button and select the
Display section edges with a thick line option. Make sure the
Surface elements from components option is selected. Then

return to the main palette.
6 In the Section area, click the Label button and then the Text
parameters for clipping path button. Change the Text height to
3.50 mm and click OK to confirm the dialog box.
7 Select the Scale option. Here, too, change the Text height to
3.50 mm.
8 Return to the main palette and select Esc to finish changing

parameters.
You will create another section in the area of the spiral based on the
parameters you just changed for the previous section.
To match section parameters

1 Click Section Along Curve ( Repeat drop-down list on the
2 Click Match parameters in the Section Along Curve palette.

Then click the view border of the section you just modified.
Note: If you want to use the settings for other projects, you can
Save them as a favorite. Using Load favorite, you can
read the settings back into the palette and adjust them.
3 In the Clipping path area, change the Section identifier and click
the second line in the area of the spiral.
4 Here, too, click below the line to define the viewing direction and
place the section to the right of the bridge.
5 Go to the status bar and set the drawing type to Reinforcement

drawing. Dimension the section using the Dimension Line
tool (Quick Access task area).
Tip: You can use the

Dimension Section tool
(shortcut menu of view
border) to create elevation
dimensioning for the
section. Allplan takes the
reference point for the
dimensions from the
section.
Task 3: creating a longitudinal section

The longitudinal section will be based on the road gradient. You will
change the start and end of the longitudinal section. As the program
saves the entire composite element as the section line of the
longitudinal section, you can change the area you want to display at
any time.
To create a longitudinal section

1 Click Section Along Curve ( Repeat drop-down list) and
then the road gradient.
2 Click to the right of the bridge to define the viewing direction and
change the Section identifier in the palette.
You will create the longitudinal section, which is 10.0 m long, in the
area around the inflection point of the spiral. This inflection point
is 84.834 m from the southern end of the bridge (south
abutment).
3 In the Clipping path area of the palette, change the value for the
Start to 79.834 and the value for the End to 89.834.
4 In the Section area, click the Label button and select

Longitudinal profile for the Heading.
5 Place the longitudinal section and select Esc to close the tool.
50 Allplan 2019
Bridge and Civil Engineering Unit 3: Prestressing Tendon as a SmartPart 51
Unit 3: Prestressing
Tendon as a SmartPart
You can create the sheath and the anchorage elements
for a prestressing tendon using the Tendon tool in the
Engineering Structures task area. The tendon uses an
axis as its basis. This axis consists of points saved as a
coordinate point file ending in *.re2.
In this unit, you will learn
 How to create the file for the axis of the prestressing
tendon
 How to create the prestressing tendon as a SmartPart
52 Exercise 4: creating a prestressing tendon for a bridge Allplan 2019
Exercise 4: creating a prestressing tendon

for a bridge
You will start by creating a coordinate point file. When creating the
tendon, you will use the coordinate points in this file as the axis for
the tendon. In order to position the tendon in space, you must define
the axis' Height at start and the sheath's Offset in relation to the
axis.
If you want to modify an existing tendon, double-click it or select
Properties on the shortcut menu. Using favorite files, you can
replace a tendon with another one with just one click.
Task 1: creating the file for the axis of the prestressing tendon
To define how the axis of the prestressing tendon is positioned in
space, you must enter a number of points. The program then
calculates the axis by connecting these points. The X and Y
coordinates of these points are based on the two-dimensional plan
view. For the height, the program uses the Y coordinates of a two-
dimensional elevation view. Starting with the first point at a height of
0.00, the program calculates the heights of the following points
based on the difference between the Y coordinates. You can define
the initial height of the tendon axis. To do this, use the Height at
start parameter in the palette.
Make sure the plan view of the tendon is in its original position, that is
to say, the actual position of the tendon. You do not need to display
the actual length of the tendon in elevation view. What's important is
that the heights are correct.
Note: If the tendon axis is available as a 3D element, you can create a

Hidden Line Image from plan view. To create the elevation view,
you can use the Section Along Curve tool.
Axis of prestressing tendon in plan view

You will create a prestressing tendon in the end span of a linear,
three-span bridge sloping constantly in the longitudinal direction.
This tendon starts at point (175.13294/379.32374) and is anchored
inside the bridge behind the bridge pier (as shown in the illustration).
V2 (200.44525/403.20614)
V3 (202.14234/405.20010)
V4 (203.04024/406.52440)
For the plan view of the tendon, you will create two lines in the
original position of the tendon. You will then fillet these lines using a
radius of 12.00 m.
To create the plan view

2 Click New Project, Open Project (Quick Access Toolbar) and

use the shortcut menu to open the Project Settings dialog box.
3 In the Settings area, clear the Offset coordinates check box and
confirm the two dialog boxes.
4 Click Line (Actionbar - Quick Access task area). In the dialog

line, click Global point.
5 To define the starting point of the line, enter the following values
for the global point:
6 Select Enter to confirm. To define the end point of the line, enter
the global coordinates of point V2 (200.44525/403.20614) and
select Esc.
7 Draw the second line in the same way. This line starts at point V3
(202.14234/405.20010) and ends at point V4
(203.04024/406.52440).
8 Right-click one of the two lines you just created. Select Fillet
on the shortcut menu and click the other line.
9 For the Fillet radius, enter 12.0. Select Enter to confirm and Esc
to close the tool.
10 Click Composite Element (Actionbar - Change task area).

11 If you want, you can enter a name for the composite element.
Click one of the elements to define it as the reference element.
12 Double-click with the right mouse button in the workspace to
include all elements. Then select Esc to close the tool.
Axis of prestressing tendon in elevation view

In accordance with structural calculations, the height of the
prestressing tendon is defined by points spaced at approximately 30
cm. Next, you will import a file with these points and connect the
points using a spline.
To create the elevation view

1 Select the Surroundings role on the Actionbar.
The Landscaping task is open; the Site Plan task area is
expanded.
2 To define the parameters of the points to be imported (symbol,
text, size and so on), click Terrain Point (Actionbar - Site
Plan task area).
3 Click Symbol, select symbol 1, set the symbol size to 1.00 mm,
select the Constant size in layout option and click OK to confirm
the dialog box.
4 Select Esc to close the Terrain Point tool.
5 To import the point file, click Import, Export Point File

(Actionbar - Site Plan task area).

F Ext: re1
Note: Depending on your license, the context toolbar might

include the first four parameters only.
The dialog box shows the folder defined in the Options -

Desktop environment page - Save/load area.
C:\data\training).
9 Double-click the elevation.re1 file in the dialog box.
10 Select Esc to close the Import, Export Point File tool.
Tip: If you have not clicked 11 Go to the Actionbar - Quick Access task area, open the flyout
the correct point, just click menu of the Line tool, click Spline and click the points one
Back on the context after the other from left to right.
toolbar. Note: The element direction is important when you create the
coordinate points later. Therefore, make sure you click the points
in the correct order. You can show and hide the element direction
symbol using Show/Hide ( View drop-down list on the
12 After you have clicked the last point, select Esc and confirm the
note.
Note: If you want to turn more than 99 points into a single
element, you can also use the Polyline tool (Actionbar -
Quick Access task area).
13 Delete the points imported.
Axis of prestressing tendon as a point file

Next, you will divide the plan view and elevation view of the tendon
into equal parts and save the resulting coordinate points to a
common file.
Note: When you export the file, the first half of the entries defines
the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the points; the second half
defines the height settings of the points. The resulting tendon will
differ if you have not divided the plan view and elevation view of the
tendon into equal parts.
To create and save coordinate points

1 Click Divide Element (Actionbar - Site Plan task area).
2 Click the plan view. The dialog line prompts you to specify the
Number of divisions. Enter 40 to produce points spaced at
approximately one meter.
3 Repeat these steps to divide the elevation view into 40 parts.
If you want to divide the tendon axis at fixed points that are not
spaced equally, divide the tendon axis a number of times using
the Part of selected element setting in the Input Options.
You can also use the Station Element tool with the Indiv
setting in the Input Options.
Note: For individual elements, the program creates the
coordinate points in the element direction. For composite
elements, however, it is the reference element that defines the
direction. In doing so, the program ensures that text can always
be read.
4 Click Import, Export Point File ( Repeat drop-down list on

the Quick Access Toolbar) and set the following parameters on
the context toolbar:
F Ext: re2
Imp/Ex: Export (export file)

6 In the Input Options, click On Element and then click the
composite element of the plan view.
The dialog box shows the folder with the training data.
7 Enter a name for the file (for example, Tendon) and click Save.
8 Confirm the Import, Export Point File Context toolbar by clicking
Apply again. In the Input Options, click On Element again. But this
time, click the spline of the elevation view.
9 Select the file you just created and click Save.
10 Select Append to write the coordinate points of the two views to
the same file.
11 Click OK to confirm the dialog box. Then select Esc to close the
Import, Export Point File tool.
Task 2: creating the prestressing tendon as a SmartPart

You can define the format properties, geometric parameters and
display settings separately for each element of the tendon.
The program uses the layer set in the Properties palette - Format
area to create the admin element of the tendon. If this layer is
Current, the program also places the elements of the tendon on
this layer.
To create the sheath and the anchorage elements of

the tendon
1 Go to the Actionbar, switch back to the Engineering role and
expand the Engineering Structures task area.
2 Click Open (drop-down list of the Allplan icon on the title

bar).
The folder with the training data is still selected in the dialog box.
If it isn't, select this folder.
3 Double-click the 3D bridge.ndw file.
4 Click Tendon (Actionbar - Engineering Structures task

area).
You can see the Tendon palette including the parameters of the
tendon, which is basically a SmartPart. When you slowly move
the cursor horizontally across the parameters, it changes to a
double-headed arrow as soon as you reach the area between the
parameter names and the boxes. You can now change the width
of this area.
5 In the Geometry area, click the button and select the coordinate
point file (ending in *.re2) you just created.
6 For the axis' Height at start, enter 735.982.
7 If you want, you can change the parameters for the Sheath,
Trumpet, Spiral, Anchor plate and Anchor object on the
respective tabs. The object you are defining is displayed in color in
the illustration.
8 As you have created the two-dimensional plan element of the
axis in the original position of the tendon, select the Global
point setting in the dialog line.
9 To place the tendon, use the following global coordinates:
Global z-coordinate: 0
10 Select Enter to confirm and Esc to finish.
11 Select F4 to check the result in animation.

Tensioning cables as 3D solids or reinforcing bars

Do the following to create the tensioning cables inside the sheath as
3D solids or reinforcing bars:
• Use the 3D Curve from Axis and Gradient tool (Actionbar -

Surroundings role - Modeling task - 3D Objects task area)
to create a 3D spline from the plan view and elevation view of the
tendon axis.
• Use the 3D Circle tool (Actionbar - Surroundings role -

Modeling task - 3D Objects task area) and the Circle based
on center on edge or curve setting in the Input Options to
create a 3D circle where the 3D spline starts. Use the Extrude
Along Path to extrude the 3D circle along the 3D spline.
Or
Use the Convert, Match Elements tool (Actionbar -

Engineering role - Reinforcement task - Freeform task
area) to create a bar based on the 3D spline.
Bridge and Civil Engineering Index 63
Index
A E
assigning surface elements 39 expanding task area 6
B F
basic settings 6 file for tendon axis 52
line type 6
pen thickness 6
I
reference scale 6 importing composite element 41
unit of length 6
L
bridge construction 20
bridge/civil engineering line type 6
component O
additional cross-sections 29
assigning surface elements 39 offset 22
converting to 3D solid 39 P
defining bridge cross-section
pen thickness 6
27
point file
defining the longitudinal slope
creating 57
using elevation
importing 10, 55
specifications 26
defining the longitudinal slope R
using the rise angle 25 reference scale 6
exporting route 37 route
importing route 23 creating spiral 12, 13
matching a cross-section 31 importing point file 10
modifying a cross-section 31 with design entities 12
modifying spacing between with parameters 13
station points 35
modifying the reference point S
35 section along
retrieving bridge cross- creating section 43
section from database 34 defining clipping area 48
C defining clipping path 41
favorites 46
copying and converting elements matching parameters 46
39 modifying parameters 44
creating routes 9 showing menu bar for a short
creating spiral 12, 13 time 6
D T
data on Internet 8
64 Index Allplan 2019
tendon 51
as a SmartPart 59
coordinate file 52
general information 52
tendon axis
as a point file 57
in elevation view 55
in plan view 53
track tracing 7
U
unit 6
unit of length 6

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Training, coaching and project support ......................................................... 5

Data on the internet .................................................................................................. 8

Unit 1: Creating Routes ............................................................... 9

Unit 2: Bridge with Sections ................................................... 19

Exercise 3: sections without depth settings........................................... 39

Unit 3: Prestressing Tendon as a SmartPart .................. 51

Before You Start ...

Feedback on the documentation

User forum (for Serviceplus customers)

On the Internet: solutions to frequently asked questions

Feedback on the help

Training, coaching and project support

Basic settings for the exercises

To define basic settings

3 Set the unit of length on the status bar to m.

To define settings for track tracing

2 Right-click in the workspace and select Track tracing

Data on the internet

Note: Serviceplus customers have access to more step-by-step

For general information on Serviceplus, go to

Unit 1: Creating Routes

Exercise 1: road gradient

Task 1: using design entities to create the route

To import the point file

3 Select Esc to close the Terrain Point tool.

4 To import the point file, click Import, Export Point File

6 Click Apply to confirm the settings.

The dialog box shows the folder defined in the Options -

7 Select the folder with the training data (for example,

9 Select Esc to close the Import, Export Point File tool.

To design the road gradient

Make sure that Enter full circle is not selected.

5 Click Spiral (Actionbar - Site Plan task area).

6 Click the two arcs you just created.

7 Select Esc to close the Spiral tool.

Task 2: using parameters to create the route

To enter element parameters

4 Click Modify Element Parameters (Actionbar - Site Plan

8 Select Enter to confirm.

11 Right-click in the workspace to confirm the settings.

16 Confirm the parameters.

18 Select Esc to close the Modify Element Parameters tool. Go

19 Finally, you can turn the route into a Composite Element

Unit 2: Bridge with

Exercise 2: bridge construction

Designing the road

Task 1: setting an offset

Task 2: defining the path

To import the route

2 Click Open on a Project-Specific Basis (Quick Access

3 Click Bridge, Civil Engineering Component (Actionbar -

4 Click Import Route on the Route toolbar or File menu.

7 Click OK to import the route.

To define the longitudinal slope by entering the rise

5 Click OK to define the longitudinal slope.

To define the longitudinal slope using elevation

2 Click General Properties again, deactivate the Same rise for

3 Select station point 10 and click Edit Height Curvature on the

5 Click OK to define the longitudinal slope.

Task 3: entering cross-sections