The design process in Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing may be divided into 2 primary stages: model definition and preparation of drawing documentation. The intermediate stage involves positioning (assigning) to structure elements the position designations, which are used to identify elements in the documentation. Assigning a position is necessary in order to prepare a drawing of a given element.
An additional objective of positioning is to limit a number of drawings in such a manner that identical structure parts are displayed in a single drawing. There are 3 types of objects that may be positioned in Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing:
- single parts
- assemblies
- bolts.
The position is displayed in the form of an element (element group) label. The position syntax consists of a Prefix + number, where:
- Prefix is short, editable text (for example, pos) that may be linked to the element's family (single part, groups, and so on). This part of a name may be disregarded.
- Number is saved in the numeric or alphanumeric format (it may be ascribed automatically or manually). As a result of adopting a position number, the classification is set properly on the list.
Positions may be assigned independently on 3 positioning levels (positions are assigned separately for each of the levels listed):
- single part
- assembly
- bolts.
The program allows 2 methods of assigning a position:
- Manual positioning - manual definition or modification of positions for selected elements.
- Automatic positioning - automatic definition of a position for the entire model or its selected part.
Each of the positioning levels listed is connected with the type of drawings (the template used for automatic drawing generation): single part drawing, workshop drawing, and site drawing.
To access the Remove position option, go to:
- Menu: Steel > Positions > Remove position
- Ribbon: ASD - Model > Positioning > Remove position
- Toolbar: General > Remove position
- Command line: RBCS_REMPOS.
To remove the positions assigned to elements, select the elements and activate the Remove position option. Positions will be removed from all selected elements.