Earth Retention ‘Retaining Wall EasyButton’

Earth Retention ‘Retaining Wall EasyButton’

Win64, English

Earth Retention, LLC
Automation plugin tools for Retaining Wall Design.

General Usage Instructions

Install retaining wall EASYBUTTON automation tools.

Wall geometry definition.

  • Step 1 – Click the Setup dwg tool.
  • Step 2 – Draw pline on layer retaining wall baseline.
  • Step 3 – Click the station tool and assign the top of the wall and bottom of the wall elevations along the retaining wall baseline.
  • Step 4 – Click the station data export tool to export data for use in Vespa design software.

Wall baseline tools

  • Create 'top of wall' and batter limits using the wall creation tool (AWall tool).
  • Apply color and hatch pattern to the top of wall and batter limits defined by the wall creation tool.
  • Add wall station markers along the length of the retaining wall baseline using the station tool.
  • Add limits of geogrid reinforcement along the retaining wall baseline. Define uniform length or define based on Vespa wall elevation export.
  • Add a wall # / wall identification label using the prelim label tool.
 

Design retaining wall using vespa2

  • Step 1 - Export wall elevation to Autodesk® AutoCAD® as dxf file.
  • Step 2 - Open dxf and select ‘Easybutton’.
  • ‘Easybutton’ converts Vespa2 output to a format easy for owner review and contractor use.
  • Step 3 - Place the modified elevation into the CAD drawing package/user plan set.
  • Step 4 - Manually add additional station markers along the top of the wall elevation using the STA base tool(s).
  • Step 5 - Manually add elevations along the wall elevation/profile using the wall elevation/point elevation tool.

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plugin from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plugin. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin. You may need to restart the Autodesk product to activate the app/plugin. To uninstall this plugin, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. Or, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Earth Retention, LLC

Author/Company Information

Earth Retention, LLC

Support Information

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.0.0

Initial release.
Go top