Design Configurations

The settings for the design checks are managed in Design Configurations. They are adjusted to the standard that you have defined for the concrete design. For example, the ultimate limit state (ULS), the serviceability limit state (SLS), and the fire resistance design checks are relevant for EN 1992; the strength, serviceability limit state, and seismic design checks are relevant for ACI 318. The settings relevant for a specific standard are described in the subchapters.

If you have specified objects to design for the "Concrete Design" add-on, there are two or more configurations displayed in the "Concrete Design" category in Navigator. For EN 1992, these are the ultimate configurations and the serviceability configurations; for ACI 318, these are the strength configurations and the serviceability configurations.

Design Configurations in Navigator Category "Concrete Design"

If no objects have been selected for the design in the add-on, there are no configuration entries in the Navigator.

Missing Design Configurations if No Objects for Design

Editing Configuration

In a new model with the activated concrete design, there is a configuration for the ultimate limit state or the strength design, and a configuration for the serviceability limit state design set by default. Both are denoted as "Default".

Default Configurations for Concrete Design According to EN 1992

All objects of the model are assigned to these default configurations.

You can open the configurations by double-clicking the navigator entry. As an alternative, open the shortcut menu of the entry and select the Edit function. You can also select the configuration in the navigator and then press the Enter key.

Creating New Configuration

You can create additional configurations with user-defined settings. To do this, use the shortcut menu of the configuration entry in the Navigator and select the New Ultimate Configuration (or New Strength Configuration) or New Serviceability Configuration option.

Creating Design Configuration via Shortcut Menu

Renaming Configuration

If you use several configurations in the model, you should give them specific names. This makes it easier to assign the design tasks in the case of complex models. To change a name, open the Edit Configuration dialog box. In the "Configuration Name" text box, you can adjust the description.

Renaming Configuration

Assigning Objects

By default, all objects are assigned to the "default" configuration. This is displayed in the Edit Configuration dialog box, the "Assigned to" section.

Design Configuration with Assigned Objects

If you only assign certain objects to a design configuration, you can enter the object numbers in the table of configurations.

Assigning Objects to Design Configuration in Table

Click the button in the table as well as in the Edit Configuration dialog box to select the objects graphically.

Assigning Objects to Configuration Graphically

In the "Assignment" dialog box, you can delete the existing entry using the button. Then, click the relevant objects in the model to select them for the design configuration.