Bentley Structural Modeller > 2D Drawing Extraction > Resymbolisation and annotation rules

The rules delivered with CADtools Structural have been named using a convention which attempts to match the CSN layering standard naming convention. This convention is as follows:

Example rule name: SS_COLS_SECT_A_NAME

Code	Explanation	Other example codes
SS	2 letter code for Structural Steel	SC, SR, ST as per layer standard
COLS	4 letter code for element being resymbolised	BEAM, BMSC, TRUS, PURL as per layer standard
SECT	4 or 5 letter code for how the element will be represented	OUTL (double line diagram) and FRMG (single line diagram, full member length, suitable for welded end connections) FRMG(c) (single line diagram, with length cutback, suitable for bolted end connections)
A	Single letter code to indicate that the rule annotates the element	None
NAME	Names of the attribute fields that are used for annotation	MARK, USER1, USER2 etc

The description of the rule then gives some hints about how any annotation will be laid out, e.g. “Column Footprint + Name @ Top Left Horiz”. The naming scheme is also extensible, so rules which produce multiple annotation items can be described e.g. SS_BEAM_ELEV_A_NAME_MARK

See Appendix A for a table showing the available rules.

If project specific rules are required, these should have the project number appended to the name, e.g. 99999_SS_COLS_A_USER1

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Rules delivered with CADtools Structural