For a clearer representation, you can select a color display of the local surface sides. This can be activated in Project Navigator - Display under "Colors According to" → "+/- z Surface sides". With the color display, you can easily check the orientation of a surface. In the lower part of the figure, you can see directly that the circular wall has a negative surface side inside.
Graphical Display of Local Z-Surface Sides
When calculating the surface reinforcement in RF-CONCRETE Surfaces, the result values for both surface sides +/- z are available. If you are unsure which side of a surface is the positive or the negative z side, you can hide the local coordinate system of each surface in the RFEM Project Navigator - Display under "Model" → "Surfaces" → "Surface Axis Systems x,y,z". In the case of complex structures, this can quickly become confusing. Displaying multiple axis systems makes it difficult to recognize the incorrect direction of a surface, for example (see the figure on the top).
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Mr. Meierhofer is the development leader of programs for concrete structures and is available for the customer support team in case of questions related to reinforced and prestressed concrete design.
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RFEM and RSTAB models can be saved as 3D glTF models (*.glb and *.glTF formats). View the models in 3D in detail with a 3D viewer from Google or Babylon. Take your VR glasses, such as Oculus, to "walk" through the structure.
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