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(This edition is dated 25th January 2011)
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Esteem 8 training course is designed to be conducted in a "hands-on" manner. The user is expected to
follow the guidance of an instructor.
The objective of this training course is to give the user an over-view of Esteem 8. Upon completion of
the course, the user should be able to navigate through the software and use it effectively.
Editor.
Proposed time schedule:

10.00am to 11.00am - 2D Input (I)
11.00am to 11.30am - 2D Input (II) - (Analysis, Design and Detailing)
11.30am to 12.30pm - 3D (Lateral Load, Foundation Setting)
1.30pm to 2.30pm - 3D (Analysis & Design, Detailing)
2.30pm to 3.30pm - Archi (Import & Tracing)
3.30pm to 4.00pm -Q&A
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Table of Contents
Esteem 8 Training 2011
Tutorial 1 - Create a New Project and Input Gridlines 4
Data Sheet Input 9
Tutorial 2 - Input Beams 11
Tutorial 3 - Save, Back Up and Auto Back Up 16
Tutorial 4 - Column Input 17
Tutorial 5 - Slab Input 18
Tutorial 6 - Brickwall Input 23
Tutorial 7 - 3D view 25
Tutorial 8 - 2D Analysis and Design 26
Tutorial 9 - Create New Plan 29
Tutorial 10 - RC Wall Input 32
Tutorial 11 - Add Lateral Load 34
Tutorial 12 - Pile List Selection 36
Tutorial 13 - 3D Analysis and Design 37
Tutorial 14 - View Results 38
Tutorial 15 - Tools 42
Tutorial 16 - Export, Import and Tracing 43
Architectural Import - Radial Grids 44
Tracing 47
Architectural Import - Lift Core 49
Esteem Plus Import to Esteem 8 50
Export to DXF File 52
Tutorial 17 - Case Studies and Modeling Issue 54
Project Verification 60
FAQ 64
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Tutorial 1 - Create a New Project and Input Gridlines

Steps Expected Ouput
1. Creating a new
project
Click New Project icon
a) Name the project

b) Specify project folder
location.
c) Insert keyplans and

name them.
d) Click OK.
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2. Open a view
a) To open a plan view,
Double-click on a project
name on the Project
Explorer panel.
3. Gridline input
a) Multiple Grid input /
Advanced input :
Click on Multiple Grid
icon and input

values as shown. This is
to create two parallel
gridlines to the main
gridline in x-direction,
and one parallel gridlines
to main gridline in
y-direction. Click OK.
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b) Click on Region Selection
icon.
Change the colors of the
gridlines and grid marks
here.
c) Manual grid input:
Using Grid Input

icon, create subgrid A1
by clicking and position
the mouse until the
dimension distance to
the right is 2500mm.
Repeat the steps to
create subgrid B1 and
1A.
Alternatively while
clicking for subgrid B1,
press the Left or Right on
keyboard to position the
mouse.
To move a grid to a new
position, click on Move
Grid icon . Click on a

grid and position to the
new dimension, the
gridline will moved to a
new location. To move a
gridline together with the
other gridline, use Push
Gridline and repeat

the same step.
Incremental selection can
be done by activating the
button at the bottom
right
d) Indent in gridmarks
To indent in subgrids A1,
B1 and 1A, select the
subgrids and click on
Indent In icon .
Notes : To select a
gridline, click on the grid
mark or use window
selection (left to right for
full or right to left for
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within mode of entity
selection). The selected
gridline will be
highlighted.
e) Create new region
Click on Region
icon. Click on grid
intersection (C,1) to
create a new region.
To call up Osnap
function, press
CTRL+Right click
mouse. Check on
Intersection.
To specify the angle,

move cursor to gridline
(B1,1A) and click to mark
the first point of the main
gridline. To mark the
second point, simply click
anywhere outside of
gridline C and press click.
Reminder : It is
always a good practice to
set the Osnap Setting
first before entering a
new region.
f) Add gridlines to the new
region.
Use Multiple Grid icon
to create three
parallel lines to gridline 3
at 4000mm, and one
parallel line to gridline 4
at 6000mm. Click OK.
g) Use Grid input icon

to
create gridline 8A.
Move cursor closer to
gridline 4 and click until
the distance is 4000mm.
Repeat the steps to
create subgrid 7A from
gridline 7.
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h) Select sub gridline 8A
and 7A and click on
Indent in icon to
indent in the gridlines.
i) Gridline Visibility
Make all ends of gridlines
in region Default 0
becomes invisible.
Select gridlines from

region Default 0 and in
Object Viewer panel:
Uncheck Visibilty on;
Mark End, Dimension
End and Extension
Line End. Repeat the
steps for gridlines in
region Default 1. This
time, Uncheck Visibility
on; Mark Begin,
Dimension Begin and
Extension Line Begin
j) The gridline input is now
complete. Checked all
region to display and
Zoom All to display

extends of model.
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k) Edit Gridline length
Eg. To shorten the length
of gridline C/1-2 and
2/A-C. Click on Trim Grid
icon . Click on the

gridline until circle mark
appears. Call out the
OSnap menu and check
Intersection.
Position 'X' mark at grid

(1A,C) and click to
confirm. Repeat for
gridline 2/A-C. Shorten
the gridline to grid (2,
B1).
l) Using Region
Selection
icon
Region Selection is
used to update the colors
of
grids within a region.
Double-click on boxes to
change Grid colors for
respective regions.
Uncheck Default0 to
make the gridlines in
region Default0 become
invisible.
Notes : The
invisibility of the gridlines
does not mean that the
grids have been
removed.
Click on on
the bottom when each
new region is created to
change the properties.
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Data Sheet Input

k) Using Data Sheet
Input
To edit element
properties, open this
utility from Main Menu >
Edit > Data Sheet Input.
Eg: Editing gridline

properties
To edit girdline
visibilities, select the
gridline and uncheck or
check in the tool boxes
to change the visibilities.
User can also select a
particular element, say a
gridline, and change the
gridline properties such
as dimension and grid
marks in this Data Sheet
Input.
Select gridline, and click
on Data Sheet Input
icon. Double click on the
Distance boxes to change
the distance values.
l) Dimension
referencing
To change the reference
of a dimension.
Eg: To make gridline A
as reference for the
dimension of gridline
C.
Select gridline C. In Data
Sheet Input, go to
gridline C, set the Ref
dimension > Begin >
select gridline A from the
list.
Then Uncheck the

Dimension (visibile) >
Begin > For gridline B.
Close the Data Sheet
Input by clicking on 'X'
button.
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Select gridline B again
and click Indent In

three times to indent in
gridline B. Now the
dimension of gridline C is
using gridline A as
reference.
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Tutorial 2 - Input Beams

4. Beam input
Auto Generate Beam
a) In Beam Input mode

Batch input beam using
Auto Generate Beam
icon . Uncheck Column

Extend. Click Add in X
Direction and Add in Y
Direction to generate
beams.
Alternatively while on
Auto Generate Beam, click
on any gridline to input
beam along that gridline.
Input beam on
gridlines
To manually input beams,
click on gridline
intersection points to
mark begin and end point
for the beam.
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b) After using Auto Generate
Beam, there are some
beams that are not used.
c) Edit beam
Edit the length of beam
gb6 so that it stops at
gridline (2,4). Click on
Edit beam icon . Click

once on beam gb6 until
red circle comes out and
click on grid intersection
(2,4) to trim the beam.
Alternatively, break beam
gb6 using Beam Break
icon . Click on beam

gb6 and break at grid
intersection (2,4) and
(1A,B1) until beam
connector symbol
appears. To break the
beam into three parts,
click anywhere before the
break points
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d) Manual Beam Input
Delete beams gb5, gb7
and gb13. Click and press
Delete to delete the
beams.
Input beam at grid
(1A,B1) to (1,C). Click on
Beam Input icon .

Click on grid (1A,B1) and
once again at (1,C) to
input beam.
e) Repeat step 4(d) to edit

beam gb10 to stops at B1
f) The outcomes of steps

4(c)
to 4(e) above is shown.
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g) Curve Beam
Next create curve beam
along grid (C/4 to 8).
Click on the Curve Beam
icon . Click on grid

intersection (C,1) to mark
the first point. Then click
again on grid intersection
(3,8) to mark the second
point. To mark the third
point, click until the Outer
Middle Offset value is
1500mm.
h) To edit the properties of
the curve beam, click on it
and edit the beam
properties as below:
Beam drop
=25mm
Beam size
=200 mm x 475mm
Outer Middle Offset
=1500mm
i) Merge Beam
To merge beam gb7 to
gb5, click on Merge Beam
icon . While on Merge

Beam mode, first click on
gb7 and click on gb5 to
merge these two beams.
Repeat the steps to merge

beam gb7 to gb8.
j) After merging of beams

gb5
to gb7 and gb8, the
merging mark should
appear at the ends of
gb5.
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k) Beam load input
From the Beam Input
icon , click on input
beam Point Load icon

, and choose User Defined
icon. This is to
manually specify the
location of the point load.
In the beam Point Load

input mode, set the point
load value in Object
Viewer panel to:
Dead load=10kN,
Live load=5kN. Then click
on beam gb10 to input
the load on this beam.
Drag the arrow until the
point load is offset at
1000mm from grid
(1A,A1).
l) Beam Uniform
Distributed
Load input.
Next, input Uniform
Distributed Load onto
beam gb2. Click on
Uniform Distributed Load
icon and User Define
icon . Click on beam

gb2 and specify the Begin
offset to 300mm and End
offset to 3000mm.
m) Beam end condition
To change beam end
condition, click on Beam
End Condition icon .

Then change beam end
condition of beam gb6
and gb9 to Pinned.
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Tutorial 3 - Save, Back Up and Auto Back Up

Steps Expected Output
5. Save, Back up and Auto
Backup
a) To save the current active
floor plan, click Save

icon.
b) To save for all floor

keyplans, click Save All
icon.
c) To create a Backup file,

click from Main Menu >
File > Backup > Create
New Backup. The backup
files will automatically be
located under the project
file's backup folder.
Reminder : For a
large project model, the
backing up process may
take a long time if the
analysis/design results
are attached together.
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Tutorial 4 - Column Input

6. Column input
Batch column input
In column input mode

a) To auto generate columns
at
all grid intersections, click
on Generate Column at
Intersection icon.
b) To delete a column,
select a column and
press Delete.
Floor height
To change floor height, click
Floor Parameter from Main
Menu or choose Main Menu >
Settings > Floor Parameter.
c) Change floor height to

1500mm.
d) To change column size, in
column input mode ,

click on column (1,A) and
change the size to 150mm
x 150mm. The purpose is
to make it fail and later
on to use Column
Calculator to try to
redesign the column.
To input column which

follows beam width
dimension, click on Fix to
Beam Size icon and
continue to input the
column. The column size
will follow the intersecting
beam width dimension.
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Tutorial 5 - Slab Input

7. Slab input
Batch slab input
In slab input mode ;

a) Set the slab thickness to
175mm in Object Viewer
panel.
b) To batch input slab into

bounded areas, with the slab
thickness 175mm set in 8(a)
simply click Add to Bounded
Areas icon . All of the

areas bounded are now added
with slabs.
c) Edit Slab drop and

thickness
Make slab FS1 to drop at
25mm with thickness 150mm.
To do this, click on the inside
of slab FS1, and change the
slab drop and thickness in
Object Viewer panel.
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d) Delete slab and input
slab manually
To delete a slab, click on
the slab and press Delete
key. Delete slab FS8.
e) From slab FS9, create

another subslab bounded by
grids (7,8A), (6,8A), (6,8)
and (7,8).
f) To create subslab from slab

FS9, first click on slab FS9 to
select it. Then click on the
three new boundary points
(7,8A), (6,8A) and (6,8) to
create new subslab bounded
by these points.
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g) Slab FS9 now becomes two
subslabs. Set the drop to the
subslab to 25mm, and change
thickness to 150mm.
Slab loading input

h) Slab point load input
Input point load onto slab
FS3. In slab input mode ,

Click on slab Point Load icon
, and set the Live Load in

Object Viewer panel to 5kN.
Then by setting the reference
point from bottom left corner,
set the location of the point
load to (1000,2000)mm.
i) Slab line load input

Input line load onto slab
FS6. Click on slab Line Load
input icon , and then make
sure Othogonal icon is

OFF. While in Line Load input
mode, enter the following in
the Object Viewer panel:
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j) Create slab cut section
To create slab cut section,
click on Cut Section icon

and click the gridline you
want the cut section parallel
to. Next, click at the point of
desired location for cut
section. The cut section
produced will follow the
length of the gridline.
Tips: The cut section

mark can be re-positioned by
editing the 'Begin Point' or
'End Point' in the Object
Viewer.
Eg:
To make cut section mark
no.4 stops at end of gridline
B1, set the 'End Point' to
(-6000).
Or, click on cut section mark

and drag to locate its new
position.
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k) To produce cut section
parallel to slab boundary,
click on Parallel icon . First

Select the slab. Next click the
boundary you want the cut
section
parallel to (beam gb12 in
figure).
To make the cut section

perpendicular to slab
boundary beam gb12, Turn
Off the Parallel icon and do
step 7(k).
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Tutorial 6 - Brickwall Input

8. Brickwall input
a) Input brickwall by
user
define
To input brickwall
manually onto a beam,
click on Brickwall icon

and choose User Define
icon . Click once on

beam gb9 to select the
beam and input brickwall.
Click at grid (2,A) to
specify the starting point
of the brickwall. Drag the
mouse cursor to grid (2,B)
and click again to mark
the ending point of the
brickwall location.
Input brickwall on
whole
beam length
Still in brickwall input
mode, click On Whole
Beam icon to input

brickwall on a beam. Then
simply click on a beam to
input the brickwall on the
whole beam length.
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b) Input brickwall on
slab
To input brickwall on slab,
use the brickwall input
User Define icon, together
with Othogonal icon
and Snap icon on. In

Object Viewer panel,
change brickwall property
Index to 2 to select
thickness 115mm.
Simply click on slab FS9

to select. Then drag
mouse cursor to grid
(7,8A) and click to mark
starting point, drag again
to grid (7A,8A) and click
to mark the ending point
of the brickwall.
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Tutorial 7 - 3D view

9. To display the 3D view of
the project, click on 3D
View icon . Open up

the 3D display panel and
Uncheck the elements not
to be displayed.
a) Right click on the 3D

display brings up the
context menu where user
can uncheck elements not
to be displayed. Choose
the viewing options from
the men; Eg. Front view,
Top view.
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Tutorial 8 - 2D Analysis and Design

10. Run 2D Analysis
a) Generate the mesh for
plan gb.
Click on Generate Mesh
icon .
Turn on the View/Hide
Node Number icon

and View/Hide Eelment
Number icon to
display the node and
element numbers on the
mesh.
b) Beam moment release

mark and Slab moment
release mark
Zoom into the mesh. Turn
on Beam Moment Release
Mark icon and Slab

Moment Release Mark icon
. Notice at end of
beam gb6 and gb9, there
are while color circle
marks. These marks
indicate the end nodes of
these beams are released
(Pinned).
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c) Now analyse the plan. To

do this, click on Analyse
Plan icon .
After analyse plan, simply

click on any button from
2D Contour Result menu
to view the resulting

contours. To view
displacement contour,
click on Displacement icon
to view the
displacement contour.
To display the 2D
Sub-frame view for the
plan, click on Subframe
view icon .
To create cut section,

simply click from a
reference grid and specify
the location of the section
cut.
To view a contour through

a section cut, move cursor
closer to a cut section
label ("Click to view
section" will be shown)
and click to open a
contour section cut view.
To make an arbitary cut

section, right click and
choose Arbitary Contour
Cut. Then specify the
starting point and ending
point of the arbitary cut
section.
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d) Design Slab
After 2D analysis is
completed, slab can be
designed. Select floor to
be actived. Click on
Design Slab icon to

design slab. Set the
Design Parameters. Click
OK when finished. The
Slab design result appear
automatically.
e) Design 2D Beam
Continue with beam
design. Click on Beam 2D
design icon . Set the

Design Parameters. Click
OK when finished. The
Beam design results
appear automatically.
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Tutorial 9 - Create New Plan

11. Add floor above
Create another floor above
plan gb.
a) To do this, Right click on
plan
gb on Project Explorer, and
on the context menu, click
on New Plan to bring up the
New Plan pop up menu.
In the New Plan pop up

menu, Check the following:
a copy from gb and
Copy Parameters
Ensure that the floor to be
added will be at top of
current floor.
Click OK. Double click on
plan 1b in Project Explorer
to view the plan.
b) Delete columns
In plan 1b, delete columns
(2,B), (2,B1), (1A,B1) and
(1A,B). To delete the
columns, go to Column
input mode and select the
columns. Then press Delete
key.
Select beam 1b3 and

delete.
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Delete all loadings
c) Delete all loadings on
beams
To do this, go back to
Beam input mode and

select the Point load input
icon . Select point load

on beam 1b10. Press delete
key to delete the loading.
Use Line load input to
delete Line load on beam
1b2.
To delete all beam loadings,
select the beams and click
on beam Clear Loads

icon.
d) Delete all loadings on

slab
To do this, go back to Slab
input mode and select
the Point Load icon .

Slect the point load on slab
FS3 and press Delete key.
Use Line load input to
delete Line load on slab
FS6.
To delete all loadings on
slabs, select the slabs and
click on Clear All Loads on
Slab icon.
e) Delete beams and edit
multiple parallel beams
We want to input RC wall
later at floor 1b at grid
(2,B), (2,B1), (1A,B1) and
(1A,B). Remove beams at
the location of the RC walls.
Select beam 1b3 and press

Delete. Edit parallel beam
lengths 1b9 and 1b10 by
using Edit beam icon .

Click on beams 1b9 and
press CNTRL on keyboard,
then click on 1b10. Circle
appears and click again at
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grid (2,B) to make the
beams stop at this grid
mark.
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Tutorial 10 - RC Wall Input

12. Add RC wall in plan 1b.
a) Click on Wall Input
icon .
Set the thickness to
150mm in Object Viewer
panel.
Using similar procedure to
input beam, input RC
walls at grid intersections
(2,B), (2,B1), (1A,B1)
and (1A,B).
b) Add New Plan
Repeat steps in Tutorial
9 to
add another floor, 2b,
above floor 1b with
similar grids and
parameters. When
finished, Double click on
plan 2b to display the
plan view.
c) Delete Brickwalls
Now viewing plan 2b,
we need to delete all the
brickwalls. To do this,
click on Brickwall input
icon . Press CTRL+A

and pop menu 'Brickwall
selection' asking
whether to delete
brickwalls on Beam or
Slab appears.
Select Beam to delete
all
brickwalls on beams.
Press CTRL+A again and
select Slab to delete all
brickwalls on slabs.
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d) Create Shear wall
opening
Create shear wall opening
for shear wall at floor 1b
and 2b.
For plan 1b, create an
opening located at wall
(1A/B-B1).
To do this, first click
Elevation Input icon .

Then on the plan view of
floor 1b, click on gridline
1A to open up the
elevation view from Grid
1A.
e) While on the elevation
view,
click on Wall Opening icon
. Set the width and

height of wall opening to
1500mm and 2000mm in
Select wall (1A/B-B1) to

input the opening. A mark
showing the opening
appears.
Click opening again and

right click to set the
location of the opening
and also assign this
opening to floor 1B.
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Tutorial 11 - Add Lateral Load

13. Add Lateral Load
a) At floor 2b, click on Lateral
Input icon to input lateral

wind load. Then select Wind
Load input icon . Open up

the wind load case combo box
and select Edit Case. In Wind
Load Manager pop up menu,
click on Add button to add
wind load case, WL1 with
Angle of attack to 220. When
finished, click CLOSE button.
Click Wind Load Manager

icon.
b) Input Wind load on plan

Input wind load case WL1 onto
floor 2b. From Wind load
combo box, select WL1.
In the Object Viewer panel, set

the Magnitude to 5kN. To input
the wind load, move cursor to
grid (3,8) and click to confirm
the location of the wind load.
c) Input another wind load value
with magnitude 10kN at same
angle 220.
Set the magnitude to 10kN in
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Then click grid (5,8) on plan to

input.
d) Add Notional Load Case

Click on Notional Load Display
icon to input another notional
load case. Open the notional
load combo box and click Edit
Cases. On the Notional Load
Manager menu, Click on Add
button to add notional load
Case 5 in addition to defaults,
with Angle 45. Close the
menu when finished.
e) Display Notional Load Case

To display the angle of attack
of particular Notional load,
choose the case in Notional
Load combo box.
Eg. Choose Case 5.
The angle of attack of the
notional load case is shown in
plan view.
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Tutorial 12 - Pile List Selection
Steps Exptected Output

14. Choose Pile Type
a) To input pile type, open up
the Foundation list in
Project Explorer.
Double click on Pile to bring

up Pile List Selection pop
up menu. Check on Pile
Type to choose. Click OK to
finish.
b) Automatically after closing
the Pile List Selection pop
up menu, user can still
change the pile types for
any column. Click on any
column on plan and change
the pile type in Object
Viewer panel.
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Tutorial 13 - 3D Analysis and Design

15. Run 3D Analysis and
Design
Batch Analysis
Now we can proceed with
3D design of beam, slab,
column, wall, pad and pile
footing.
a) Click on Batch Process
icon
to run Batch process. Click
OK and select Full
(2D+3D) and check the
following;
Slab design, Beam design,
Column design, Wall
design, Pad design and
Pile design.
This process will run 3D

analysis for the whole
project as well as design
for the elements selected.
The Structural Member

Failed dialog box pops up
if there are any elements
failed in the design
process.
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Tutorial 14 - View Results

16. Elevation Result
a) Select Elevation Result
icon (when a floor

is active) to view
loadings and results of a
beam or results from
sub-frame analysis of a
gridline. Click on any
beam to view the
results.
Alternative, on the
display view, Right click
on any gridline and
select All floor to view
the results for all floors,
or select Current Floor
to view results for the In the Result View Option menu, check the Element Mark to
active floor only. show beam mark. Check Beam Result > Moment to view the
moment result.
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b) Plan Loading and
Result View
To view all loadings and
results from 2D and 3D
analysis, click on the
Plan Loading and Result
view icon .
On the left menu, select

the following:
Check on any check box

to view the results.
3D Analysis Display
To view the 3D Analysis
results contour, click on
3D Analysis Display icon
c) 3D Displacement
view
Follow procedure below
to display 3D
displacements.
From the combo box,

choose 3D
Displacement. Select
Individual Load type
> WL1 to view
displacement due the
acting wind load.
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From the Main Menu

bar, user can turn on
View/Hide Node
Number icon to
display the nodes. Click
on any nodes to view
the displacements
values.
d) Wall and Column
Reactions
Click on Wall and
Column Reactions icon
to view the column

and wall panel results.
Select 3D Full Model

radio button on the right
panel to view 3D
Results for column
reactions.
On the bottom panel,

expand the boxes to
view the tabulation of
3D reactions of any
column.
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e) Design Results: Slab,
beam, column, wall,
pad and pile footing
When elements have
been designed, user can
view the design results
from the Main Menu.
Click on Design Result

and select Multiple
Beam to view multiple
results of beams.
In Beam Group
Detailing left panel,
Check All and click on
Refresh button at the
bottom to view all the
beam detailings for plan
gb.
Notes : User can

select beams from this
list and export the
drawings to DXF as well
as the design reports for
the selected beams.
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Tutorial 15 - Tools
17.Tools
a) After design
process is done, select
Tools from Main Menu.
Choose Project Status
or click the icon

to see the status of all
the processes that
PASSED the analysis
and design part.
b) Again from the

Tools
menu, choose
Column
Calculator.
Use this tool to
redesign column
(1,A) in plan gb
which has FAILED
in design. Click
DESIGN button for
column (1,A).
c) In the Design pop
up
menu, change
column size to
300mmx300mm.
Click DESIGN
button at the
bottom to redesign
the column. Click
YES when Confirm
dialog box pops up.
d) The status for
design
column (1,A) is now
PASS. Click Ok and
Update to
automatically
change the column
size for (1,A) in
plan.
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Tutorial 16 - Export, Import and Tracing

This feature enables the user to import elements directly from an architectural drawing into Esteem 8.
Before using this feature, it is recommended that user has done some checking to the architectural
drawing. To ensure that the program can detect the elements in the architectural drawing, user may be
required to do following:
1. Explode entities to its singular form.
2. Check for non-planar entities, eg. a vertical line.
3. Keep the drawing concise, remove unnecessary items.
4. Check to have the last saved in model space.
5. Set the UCS coordinate to world coordinate.
6. Beware of scaled-link element, hyperlink element or Xref element.
7. Start from the plan with most gridlines.
8. Always do a gridline verification as you complete each floor before going on to create other floors.
This will prevent compounding verification issues between floors.
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Architectural Import - Radial Grids

1. Open archi Import tab, and
click Load button.
2. A dialog box will pop out,
select associate file to be
import.
Notes : Supported files

types should be
DXF File (*.dxf) (v2004)
DWG File (*.dwg) (v2007)
3. An Architecture Drawing
dialog box will pop up, move
the mouse to the drawing and
right click the mouse. A menu
item will come out, select
zoom all to view the entire
drawing.
4. Select the zone of the

drawing to be import by using
window select. Then click
Next button
5. A Layer Selection
Manager will pop up.
6. In the Element Combo

box, choose the element
category to be import. For
Example: Grid
7. In the architectural
drawing layer, choose the
layer containing Grid
information and assign the
layer to the group box at left
hand side by clicking >
button . To return back
the layer into architectural
Drawing layer group, select
the layer and click <
button . This group box is
used to collect all the layers
having same element
information.
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8. Assign the following
elements to their associate
layers.
Grid :
-Arch_Grid
-Arch_Grid Mark
Beam: -Arch_Beam
Column: -Arch Column
RCWall: -Arch Wall
9. After completed assigning

associate layers according to
the element types, press shift
button and click on Process
button. A parameter menu will
pop out.
10. Set Auto Split to True and
Set Auto Resolve to True
then click Done.
11. An import dialog box will

return and showing
element that has been
successfully imported.
12. Click on Select Origin
Point Button and move the
mouse to the key plan to
choose the origin point of the
drawing.
13. Click Import Button
and click Yes when
a dialog box pop up to ask
whether to overwrite existing
key plan.
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Incremental Import
1. Repeat step 1 until step 12
but using amended
architectural drawing.
2. This amended architectural
drawing contains new sets
of column at the middle
curve grid.
3. After Setting the Origin
Point, click Import
button and when
a dialog box pop up to
request whether to
overwrite the existing key
plan, click No button
.
4. To turn off Grid marks and
all the dimensions shown
on plan, go to gridline
input mode and select all
gridlines. Uncheck All
on the visibility option
except Internal Line.
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Tracing

Tracing
1. To trace an architectural
drawing, choose Tracing
tab, and click Load
button.
2. A dialog box will pop out,
select associate file to be
import.
3. Click Open Architectrual
Drawing in the dialog box
for Selecting a drawing for
tracing. Click OK when
finished.
4. Check on the "Show
Tracing Diagram" and
"Show on Top" to show
the tracing digram on the
top of the display view.
Go back to input mode and

input all the necessary
elements.
To turn on/off layers,
Check/Uncheck the layer check
boxes at the Right Panel.
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5. Import elements
This feature lists the
elements that the program
can detect but could not be
imported to the plan.
Click to add the elements

to the project model. The
modeling of the project by
Architectural Import and
Tracing is completed.
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Architectural Import - Lift Core

1. Import Liftcore
fromArchitectural plan
Repeat steps as in Architecutral
Import Radial Grids above to
import elements from
architectural plan. After finished
selecting elements to import,
press SHIFT+Process to call up
the Parameter menu. Click on
Grid tab and set Grid Mark >
Tolerance to 4000m. Click DONE
when finished. Set the origin
point and click Import.
2. Select wall panel (D/E-B) and

(D/C-G) and right click to call up
menu. Click on MergeRCWall
to merge these walls.
3. At the Opening dialog box, click

on Door button. Click OK to
confirm.
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Esteem Plus Import to Esteem 8

2. Esteem Plus import to
Esteem 8
a) To import a model
from Esteem Plus, choose
from the File Menu >
Import. In the Convert
Esteem Plus to Esteem 8
menu, select project file to
import, Name the new
Esteem 8 project, and
specify the location of the
project folder.
Select Import Type to
Full to import the whole
project.
Click START to import.

When completed, click OK
on the
Success dialog box.
In YES in dialog box for

Conversion Finish to open
the project file.
CLOSE the Convert

Esteem Plus to Esteem 8
menu to view the project.
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b) Click on 3D view icon to

display 3D view.
Notes : For every

project model imported
from Esteem Plus, check the
project's plan integrity to
ensure the project can pass
both Plan and Project
Verication as well as
able to generate the mesh.
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Export to DXF File

1. Export to DXF File
To batch export
DXF file,
click File from Main
Menu and choose
Batch Export.
a) In the Batch
Export pop up menu,
check on the items to
EXPORT. The DXF files
will automatically be
located in a subfolder
DXFOutput under the
project folder.
Choose Drawings
from the combo box
to export drawings.
To export design
reports, choose
Reports from the
combo box.
Notes : Batch
Export is available
to any element that
have been
designed.
b) To Batch Export
Reports, choose
Report from combo
box.
Then Check on any

item available that
user want to export
the Reports. Click
Export when
finished.
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c) Export single item as
DXF or DWG
While viewing a
model,
user can export
what is shown on
the screen. For
example, to export
a floor keyplan,
follow the steps
below:
Open a view of the
keyplan
Click File > Export,
the user can choose
to convert the file
to construction
drawing before
export.
Choose the type of
file to export and
Save the drawing.
Notes : User
can set the DXF
colors for the layers
in the drawing
before export
through Project
Parameter >
Drawing > Layer
Settings.
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Tutorial 17 - Case Studies and Modeling Issue

Beam input between very close gridpoints
The two hightlighted gridpoints are in a group (causing the beams not connected within the two
columns) because the distance from each other is less than 100mm. (Grid 7C and Grid 4)
In the beam input, when a beam is added, it will check through the groups of the begin and end
gridpoint selected. It will try every combination of the gridpoints in the two groups to add the beam
parallel to any grid that exist there. That is why the beam added is not within the two columns.
To add the beam within the two columns, user has to shorten Grid 4 as well as Grid 7C as shown in the
figure below.
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Beam end condition can be set to "AUTO", "FIXED" or "PINNED".
If beam end is set to "AUTO", beam end condition will be set by the program based on the supporting
condition of the beam ends:
1. Beam end is supported by a column or wall
2. Beam end is not supported by a column or wall
1. Beam end is supported by a column or wall

The beam end condition will follow the parameter settings "Beam End Release Support" under "Analysis
Setting" (Fixed/Pinned).
2. Beam end is not supported by a column or wall

The beam end condition will be "FIXED" if any depth of beams that intersect each other is at least
100mm. Else, the beam end will be "PINNED".
Case studies:
A All beam ends set to "AUTO" and; Beam end "PINNED" at no support
. Beam end "FIXED" at support
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Case studies:
B All beam ends set to "AUTO" and; Beam ends "FIXED" at no support
. Beam ends "FIXED" at support
3. Beam End Condition set to PINNED

For cases of cantilever beams, user need to take note of the proper end conditions to avoid unstable or
large displacement structure. When beam ends are not connected to a support (column or RC wall)
these end conditions will not be affected by the Beam End Release Support parameter. Thus, user may
need to "FIXED" the beam ends by merging to the adjacent beams.
Case studies:
Beam End Supporting Expected Result/Outcome/Output
Condition
Beam ends are PINNED to each The beam ends are all PINNED, causing UNSTABLE structure or
other, and PINNED to support large displacements
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Case studies:
Beam ends are FIXED to each other and FIXED to the support.
Go to Beam Input > Merge command . Click beam gb8 and

secondly beam gb9 to merge the beams. Do the same to merge
other beams; gb9 and gb10, gb10 and gb11, gb11 and gb12.
Merging the beam ends will make them to be "monolithic or

fixed" to each other. This will avoid UNSTABLE structure or large
displacements.
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4. Beam supporting slab - Difference between "PINNED" and "FIXED"
Notes : When using CTRL+A to Fix/Pin beam ends, user need to take note of the difference in the
model as shown below.
Model A: All beam ends PINNED
Slab displacement contour :
In this model, the beams are not effective in
providing stiffness to support the slab. Thus giving
larger displacements.
Model B: All beam ends FIXED

Slab displacement contour :
In this model, the displacements are lesser
compared to model A since the beams are still
effective in supporting the slab.
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Project Verification
The "Verification" process is vital for user to run to check the integrity of a particular project. This
"Verification" process can be done by going to > "Verification" > "Plan", and "Project".

1. Verification > Plan
This command is used to check the Plan Integrity.
a. Check plan integrity
b. Check grid usage
c. Check Plan Free node
Check plan integrity: Plan integrity pass:

Unless the plan integrity PASS, a report
will be displayed when there are
warnings or errors.
Double-click on the cell listed on the

warnings/error list to go back to plan
display and view the element that
caused the warning/error.
Warnings are to help user to decide on Model of beam and slab drop configuration in plan view:
a better model (if any) by going through
the verification process before
proceeding to analysis and design.
Eg: Beam and slab drop configuration.
Cut section through beam 1F99 and slab FS84:
The following will be listed in the warning list:
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2. Verification > Project Integrity
This command is used to check Project Integrity.
a. Check project Grid Integrity
b. Project Verification
c. Check Project Free Node
d. Auto Break Wall
Project Verification:
Unless the project verification PASS, a
report will be displayed when there are
warnings or errors.
Auto Break Wall: 1. Wall panel not able to be designed using strut and
This feature auto-breaks rc wall in the tie:
project which have intermediate column
support(s).
*The main purpose of this feature is for

auto-breaking of a walll panel sitting on
a few supports as below.
Reminder : Once this feature is applied, user is not

allowed to undo the operation.
This is to ensure that the Strut and Tie

method is able to identify the
appropriate left and right support
locations for the wall panel.
2. After applying "Auto Break Wall":

Notes :
This feature works ONLY under two
conditions:
a) The grid that the supporting
column(s) sit on also exist on the rc
wall's floor.
b) The supporting column has zero
offset.
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Auto Break Wall fail:
This feature will display locations where
the rc wall fail to break if the
requirements above are not met.
Turn on "Show Objects from Lower Floor" to show
column/walls from the lower floor. .

In cases where the wall fails to break due to no gridline(s)
found on the rc wall's floor as shown above, user need to add
gridline on the rc wall's floor using either methods below:
a) Use gridline input icon , and input the same gridline

location at the column support, or
b) Select the gridline from lower floor and right-click to

choose "Copy Grid to Floor Above" to copy the gridline to
the rc wall
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floor.
Gridline (B1) is now copied to rc wall's floor from lower floor.

Click on "Auto Break Wall" again to break the wall panel
(2/A-C) into two panels as below.
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FAQ
Parameters
Q. How do I add more item to the "Bar list"?
Go to Project Parameter > Material > Bar List.

Click "Add" and enter the bar diameter in the bar list.
To include the new bar diameter into design bar list, go

to Design > Material > Main Bar Sub List.
Click ">>" button to add the new bar diameter to

"Material Selection".
Q. How do I change slab design using fabric?
For slab bottom bar, select the slab to design using

fabric. In the Object Viewer, select "Yes" to use
fabric design in slab. Select the type of fabric for
design.
For both top and bottom bar in slab design using

fabric, set "Yes" in Object Viewer above as well as in
Parameter > Design > Slab. Set Design Option >
User Fabric > True.
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Q. How to change the symbol for high yield steel or mild steel bar?
For high yield steel, go to Detailing > Symbol > High

yield steel and select the more preferred symbol to
use.
For mild steel, go to Detailing > Symbol > Mild

steel and select the more preferred symbol to use.
Q. How to add another brickwall thickness to the index list?
Go to Project Parameter > Material > Brick

Properties.
Click "Add" to and enter the area density and

thickness of the brickwall.
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Proposed time schedule:

11.00am to 11.30am - 2D Input (II) - (Analysis, Design and Detailing)

11.30am to 12.30pm - 3D (Lateral Load, Foundation Setting)

1.30pm to 2.30pm - 3D (Analysis & Design, Detailing)

2.30pm to 3.30pm - Archi (Import & Tracing)

3.30pm to 4.00pm -Q&A

Tutorial 1 - Create a New Project and Input Gridlines

Click New Project icon

a) Name the project

c) Insert keyplans and

icon and input

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c) Manual grid input:

Using Grid Input

Grid icon . Click on a

Gridline and repeat

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To specify the angle,

g) Use Grid input icon

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Select gridlines from

Zoom All to display

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icon . Click on the

Position 'X' mark at grid

Data Sheet Input

Eg: Editing gridline

Then Uncheck the

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Select gridline B again

and click Indent In

Tutorial 2 - Input Beams

a) In Beam Input mode

icon . Uncheck Column

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Edit beam icon . Click

icon . Click on beam

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Beam Input icon .

e) Repeat step 4(d) to edit

f) The outcomes of steps

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icon . Click on grid

icon . While on Merge

Repeat the steps to merge

j) After merging of beams

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icon , click on input

beam Point Load icon

In the beam Point Load

icon and User Define

icon . Click on beam

End Condition icon .

Tutorial 3 - Save, Back Up and Auto Back Up

floor plan, click Save

b) To save for all floor