Earth Retention ‘Retaining Wall EasyButton’
Win64, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
Install retaining wall EASYBUTTON automation tools.
- Requires AWall software by ctiware https://www.ctiware.com/awall.
- Requires Vespa software by ctiware https://www.ctiware.com/vespa.
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.
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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.
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Version Number | Version Description |
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1.0.0 |
Initial release. |