{"id":32895,"date":"2026-04-27T12:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/technical-manuals\/frequently-asked-questions\/automatic-column-schedule-grouping\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:37:50","slug":"automatic-column-schedule-grouping","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wiki\/automatic-column-schedule-grouping\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Column Schedule Grouping"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0.67em 0px\" class=\"toc_anchors\" id=\"General\"><span class=\"colour sty__3vjty0__cls\">General<\/span><br \/><\/h1>\n<div class=\"sty__jotjfm__cls sty__awje7r__cls\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">Column schedule grouping can be performed for columns with same size and reinforcement requirements. This will significantly reduce drafting requirements for large projects with repetitive column detailing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px;font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">Follow steps below to perform grouping in column schedule:-<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 10px;padding-top: 6px;padding-bottom: 6px;font-size: 14px\">\n<li style=\"padding-top: 6px;padding-bottom: 6px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">In&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 700\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">Draw Details &#8211; Column Schedule<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">, go to&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">Options<\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp;Tab and check option&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 700\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">Group Similar Columns<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-top: 6px;padding-bottom: 6px\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">Click&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 700\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">Draw<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\">&nbsp; and pick an insertion point on drawing to generate the column schedule.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\"><span class=\"colour\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-db511576227790ccbc3f0d5e480f0ab9.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Column schedule grouping can be performed for columns with same size and reinforcement requirements. 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