End Support Designer

The End Support Design View allows you to add or edit support (bolts, shotcrete or pressure) to the ends of your excavation. The End Support Designer is a 2-dimensional view which displays:

Remember: to add support to the ends of the excavation, you must be viewing the End Support Design View.

You can access the End Support Designer at any time by:

Sidebar Options

For the End Support Design View, the following options are available in the Sidebar:

Wedge Visibility

Bolt Properties

Add Bolt Pattern

Edit Bolt Pattern

Delete Bolt Pattern

Shotcrete Properties

Add / Edit Shotcrete Layer

Tunnel Axis Orientation

Wedge Information

Most of the options in the Sidebar are also available from the main menu (e.g. Support menu) or the right-click menu. The Sidebar simply provides alternative shortcuts to these options.

Pressure

The option for defining Pressure support on the ends (Add / Edit Pressure) is only available through the Support menu. It is not available from the Sidebar.