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Adding the Foot Lift
You can apply a structural lift at the foot of any Independent, Circular Tank or Birdcage by navigating to the Tools View. On the Toolbar, select the Foot Lifts tool, and then apply it to the scaffold you wish to have a foot lift. Furthermore, by hovering your mouse over one of the standards that make up the foot lift and dragging it up and down, you can adjust the lift height of the Footlift.
System Scaffolding: Adjusting the Base Jack
Even if you do not have a footlift on the scaffold, the highlight will still exist on Tube and Fittings and System Scaffolds, although this will not affect Tube and Fittings. You can adjust the highlight on System Scaffolding by dragging it up and down or set it to adjust the base jack’s height.
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Reinstating the Bracing
The Façade, Ledger, Plan bracing can be added or reinstated to the scaffold by navigating to the Tools View, then clicking on the Bracing drop-down menu to the right of the toolbar. From this menu you can select from any bracing option available to you. Once the bracing option has been selected, click on the scaffold to instate the bracing.
What Bracing Options are available to me?
The bracing options available to you are determined by the scaffolding system that you have chosen. The bracing options are then dictated by the TG20:21 guidelines for tube and fittings or manufacturer guidelines for system scaffolding.
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Adding Guardrails
As a default, all scaffolds in SMART Estimator are created with double guardrails at boarded lifts and single guardrails at non-boarded lifts. On the scaffold, you have the option of changing any of the guardrails to Single, Double, Triple or Quadruple guardrails, if applicable. In addition, you can apply Inside guardrails and Edge Protection.
In order to specify the guard rails, navigate to the Tools View and click on the Guard Rails drop-down button. Hover your mouse over the option on what you would like to change, then select from one of the guard rail types available. Click on the scaffolding to apply the respective guard rails to the entire scaffold. You can also hold down the Ctrl key to before applying them to apply it to one elevation of scaffolding.
Inside Guardrails
If you wish to add guard rails to the inside of a lift to prevent falling from the Façade of the scaffold, select the Guard Rails drop-down menu button, then choose the type of guard rail from the Inside Guardrails option. Then you can either apply it to the entire scaffold or use the Ctrl key to apply it to one elevation only.
You also have another option to match the outer guardrails, if you want the Inside and Outside Guardrails to have the same amount of rails.
Edge Protection
If you wish to add guard rails to prevent falling from the roof top, select the Guard Rails drop-down menu button, then choose the type of guard rail from the Apply Edge Protection option. From there you may apply it to the whole scaffold or use the Ctrl key to apply it to one elevation.
There are two types of edge protection in SMART Estimator, the roof top guardrail and the ground guardrail. The roof top guardrail is erected on the roof top, but may be supported by diagonal supports, while the ground guardrail is a part of the independent.
Changing the number of guardrails
After adding some edge protection to a scaffold elevation. You can change the number of guard rails on the edge protection. Firstly, add the guard rails as in the previous section, then select the Set Edge Protection Guard Rails option.
Next, click on the scaffold to modify the guardrails. You can also use the Ctrl button before applying the rails to one elevation.
Roof Top Guard Rails
Frame Support
Ground to Roof Guard Rails
X-Frame Guard RailsErasing the diagonal supports
When you have Edge Protection with Diagonal Supports, such as the Roof Top Guardrails or the Roof Top Guardrails with Frame Supports, you can erase the diagonal supports using the eraser tool.
Lowering the scaffold structure
The scaffold structure of an independent scaffold can be lowered if it is equipped with a Roof Top Edge Protection. Simply hover your mouse over the top lift of the scaffold and you should find a highlighted grip. Click and drag it up or down to adjust the lower or raise it.
You can also do this with an independent with a Gable Lift. Similarly, there will be a highlightable central gable grip that can be dragged up and down on the top lift, which can be used to drag the scaffold structure up to the gable’s apex.
