In either case, the Properties dialog opens see figure below. This is available under the Section Database button in the Properties dialog as shown below. So, let us click Section Database. The Material check box is set. Leave this set as it will be used to subsequently assign the material constants E, Density, Poisson, etc. Choose W12X35 as the beam size, and ST as the section type.
Then, click Add as shown in the figure below. After the member properties have been created, click Close. The next step is to associate the properties we just created with selected members in our model. Follow these steps. Select the first property reference in the Properties dialog W12X Click Assign. The mouse pointer changes to d. Click on members 1 and 3. To stop the assignment process, either select Assign or press the ESC key. In a similar fashion, assign the second property reference W14X34 to member 2.
After both the properties have been assigned to the respective members, our model should resemble the following figure. Figure 1. The Set Current Input Units dialog opens. The same member is offset by negative 6. Since we know that member 2 is the one to be assigned with the offset, let us first select this member prior to defining the offset itself.
Select member 2 by clicking on it using the Beam Cursor tool. The selected member will be highlighted. To define member offsets, select the Specification Page tool located in the top toolbar. In either case, the Specifications dialog shown below comes up. Member Releases and Offsets are defined through the Beam button in this dialog as shown below.
In the Beam Specs dialog that opens, select the Offset tab. We want to define the offset at the start node in the X direction. Hence, make sure that the Startoption is selected under Location. Specify a value of 6. Since we have already selected the member, let us click Assign. To apply the offset at the end node, repeat steps 3 and 4, except for selecting the End option and providing a value of After both the Start and End offsets have been assigned, the model will look as shown below.
Figure Click anywhere in the drawing area to un-highlight the member. The Print Member Information dialog opens. Ensure that the assignment method is set To Selection. Press the OK button in this dialog. Click anywhere in the drawing area to un-highlight the members. To create a support, select the Support Page tool located in the top toolbar as shown below. In either case, the Supports dialog opens as shown in the next figure.
Since we already know that node 1 is to be associated with a Fixed support, using the Nodes Cursor tool , select node 1. It becomes highlighted. Then, click Create in the Supports dialog as shown below.
In the Create Support dialog that opens, select the Fixed tab which also happens to be the default and click Assign as shown below. After the supports have been assigned, the structure will look like the one shown below. The Diagrams dialog opens to the Structure tab. None displays the structure without displaying the cross-sectional properties of the members and elements. Full Sections displays the 3D cross-sections of members, depending on the member properties.
Sections Outline displays only the outline of the cross-sections of members. Select Full Sections and click OK. Hint: You can also change the color of the sections by clicking on the Section Outline color button under Colors.
The resulting diagram is shown in the following figure. A new view opens with the model rendered in a 3D, perspective view. Details of the individual cases are explained at the beginning of this tutorial. The corresponding commands to be generated are listed below.
First, we will be creating all three load cases. To create loads, first select the Load Page tool located on the top tool bar. Figure Alternatively, one may go to the General Load page from the left side of the screen. Before we create the first load case, we need to change our length units to feet. To do that, as before, utilize the input Units tool see section 1. The Add New Load Cases dialog opens. This type of association needs to be done if we intend to use the program's facility for automatically generating load combinations in accordance with those codes.
This feature becomes active only when the load case is assigned a Loading Type called Live at the time of creation of that case. As we do not intend to use the automatic load combination generation option, we will leave the Loading Type as None. Figure The newly created load case will now appear under the Load Cases Details option. You will notice that the Add New Load Items dialog shows more options now.
Figure 4. Specify GY as the Direction, enter Select Load Case Details in the Load dialog. In the Add New Load Cases dialog, once again, we are not associating the load case we are about to create with any code based Loading Type and so, leave Loading Type as None. Figure 6. Next, to create the Joint load, select 2: Wind From Left. Specify 10 for Fx, and click Add. Figure Creating load case 3 Load cases 1 and 2 were primary load cases.
Load case 3 will be defined as a load combination. So, the next step is to define load case 3 as 0. We intend to use the default algebraic combination type Normal. The load cases appear in the right side list box.
Then, enter 0. These data indicate that we are adding the two load cases with a multiplication factor of 0. Click Add. Figure Now that we have completed the task of creating all 3 load cases, click Close.
The mouse pointer changes to 4. Click on member 2. Figure After the member load has been assigned, the model will look as shown below. After assigning the joint load, the model will look as shown below. We also need to obtain a static equilibrium report. Then, check the Statics Check print option.
Click Add and then Close. Next, select all the members by rubber-banding around them using the mouse. Click Define Commands in the data area on the right hand side of the screen. Figure 5. Click Assign and then Close. At this point, the Post Analysis Print dialog should resemble the figure shown below.
The Load List dialog opens. Then click OK. To specify steel design parameters, go to Design Steel page from the left side of the screen.
Click Define Parameters in the Steel Design dialog. To define the remaining parameters, repeat step 3 except for selecting the parameters and providing the values listed below. When all the parameters have been added, click on the Close button in the Design Parameters dialog.
The next step is to assign these parameters to specific members of the model. From looking at the requirements listed in the beginning of this tutorial, we know that the FYLD parameter is to be assigned to all the members, while the remaining parameters are to be assigned to members 2 and 3.
As before, use the Use Cursor to Assign method to assign these parameters. In the Design Commands dialog that appears, click on the Select tab. Then, click Add followed by the Close button. Once again, we need to associate this command with members 2 and 3. You may either use the Use Cursor to Assign method or first select members 2 and 3 and then use the Assign to Selected Beams option.
After the parameters are assigned, click anywhere in the drawing area to un-highlight the members. This has the effect of changing the stiffness distribution for the entire structure. Since the structure is statically indeterminate, we ought to re-analyze it if we want the nodal displacements, member forces, etc. To specify the Analysis command, repeat step 1 of Section 1.
Since we are not interested in a statics check report once again, let us check the No Print option. Finally, click Add followed by the Close button. This will require that we do a code checking operation again. To define and assign 1.
Next, select all the members by clicking and dragging a window around them using the mouse. Then, assign this parameter to all the members.
These forces will very likely be quite different from those which were used in the member selection operation see the commands of section 1. Consequently, we have to verify that the structure is safely able — from the standpoint of the design code requirements — to carry these new forces. A code checking operation, which uses the up-to-date cross sections of the members, and the latest member forces, will provide us with a status report on this issue. Click Commands in the Steel Design dialog as shown below.
In the Design Commands dialog that appears, click on the Check Code tab. Figure We have now completed the tasks for assigning the input for this model. We could make modifications to the data of our structure in this Editor if we wish to do so.
As we saw in Section 1. If you would like to understand that method, proceed to the next section. If you want to skip that part, proceed to section 1. The commands used in the command file are described later in this section. Pro command file may be created using the built-in editor, the procedure for which is explained further below in this section.
Any standard text editor such as Notepad or WordPad may also be used to create the command file. Pro keywords, numeric data, comments, etc. Pro editor. A typical editor screen is shown below to illustrate its general appearance. Figure To access the built-in editor, first start the program using the procedure explained in Section 1.
Next, follow step 1 of Section 1. Figure You will then encounter the dialog shown in the figure shown below. The commands may be typed in upper or lower case letters. Usually the first three letters of a keyword are all that are needed -- the rest of the letters of the word are not required.
The required letters are underlined. The remainder of the words is the title of the problem, which is optional. If a line is typed with an asterisk in the first column, it signifies that the line is a comment line and should not be executed.
For example, one could have put the optional title above on a separate line as follows. Joint numbers and their corresponding global X and Y coordinates are provided above. For example, 3 20 Note that the reason for not providing the Z coordinate is because the structure is a plane frame. If this were a space frame, the Z coordinate would also be required. Semicolons ; are used as line separators. In other words, data which is normally put on multiple lines can be put on one line by separating them with a semicolon.
Member 2 has been assigned a W14X The word ST stands for standard single section. Sections 5. See Section 5. The beam member is physically connected to the 2 columns at the face of the column, and not at the column centerline.
This creates a rigid zone, about half the depth of the columns, at the 2 ends of the beam 2. This rigid zone is taken advantage of using member offsets It is you choice whether or not you wish to use these. The information that is printed includes start and end joint numbers incidence , member length, beta angle and member end releases.
More information on the support specification is available in Section 5. Member Load specification is explained in Section 5. A 10 kip force is acting at joint 2 in the global X direction. The second line provides the components of the load combination case - primary load cases and the factors by which they should be individually multiplied.
Section 5. The member forces are in the member local axes while support reactions are in the global axes. Parameters are specified typically when their values differ from the built-in program defaults. The yield strength of steel is specified as ksf 40 ksi since it is different from the default value of 36 ksi. The above command instructs the program to do another cycle of analysis. It controls the level of information produced in the steel design output. We have lowered it from 2.
These forces will very likely be quite different from those which were used in the member selection operation. Save the file and return to the main screen. This concludes the session on generating our model as a command file using the built-in editor. If you wish to perform the analysis and design, you may proceed to the next section of this manual.
The on-screen post-processing facilities are explained in Section 1. Warning: Remember that without successfully completing the analysis and design, the post- processing facilities will not be accessible. Pro performs Analysis and Design simultaneously.
As the analysis progresses, several messages appear on the screen as shown in the figure below. The output file contains the numerical results produced in response to the various input commands we specified during the model generation process. It also tells us whether any errors were encountered, and if so, whether the analysis and design was successfully completed or not. The Go to Post Processing Mode option allows us to go to graphical part of the program known as the Post-processor.
This is where one can extensively verify the results, view the results graphically, plot result diagrams, produce reports, etc. The Stay in Modelling Mode lets us continue to be in the Model generation mode of the program the one we currently are in in case we wish to make further changes to our model. Pro creates an Output file. This file provides important information on whether the analysis was performed properly.
Pro encounters an instability problem during the analysis process, it will be reported in the output file. We can access the output file using the method explained at the end of the previous section. Pro output file for the problem we just ran is shown in the next few pages. Pro output file is displayed through a file viewer called SproView.
This viewer allows us to set the text font for the entire file and print the output file to a printer. Use the appropriate File menu option from the menu bar. Figure By default, the output file contains a listing of the entire input also. You may choose not to print the echo of the input commands in the Output file. It is quite important that we browse through the entire output file and make sure that the results look reasonable, that there are no error messages or warnings reported, etc.
The information presented in the output file is a crucial indicator of whether or not the structure satisfies the engineering requirements of safety and serviceability. STD 2. ALPHA 6. Pro offers extensive result verification and visualization facilities.
These facilities are accessed from the Post Processing Mode. The Post Processing mode is used to verify the analysis and design results and generate reports.
However, you can access the Post Processing mode by the following procedure at any point. Steps: 1. Select either the Post-Processing tool Figure 1. The Results Setup dialog opens. Select the load cases for which to display the results. The title at the bottom of the diagram is indicative of that aspect. Figure Annotation is the process of displaying the displacement values on the screen. The Annotation dialog opens.
If you wish to annotate deflection for just a few nodes, specify the node numbers in the node list. From the Node tab, set the Resultant check box. Resultant stands for the square root of sum of squares of values of X, Y and Z displacements.
Click the Annotate button and notice that the values appear on the structure and then click Close. The bending moment MZ will be plotted by default, evidence of which can be found in the form of the Mz icon shown in the diagram below which becomes active. Select the Ranges tab and select All members. Click the Annotate button and notice that the values appear on the structure and click OK. The Diagrams Dialog opens to the Loads and Results tab. The resulting figure is shown below.
Figure For the sake of easy identification, each degree of freedom d. One may change the color for that d. Figure The appearance of the diagram may also be set to one of the 3 — Hatch, Fill or Outline by turning on the relevant option in the dialog shown earlier.
Alternatively, one may select the DimensionBeams option from the Tools menu. In the dialog that opens, the option Dimension to View is active. Click Display followed by the Close button, and the dimensions of the members will appear alongside the members. Figure Figure The diagram will look like the one shown below. This picture may be included in custom reports. See Chapter 2 for a tutorial on taking pictures as well as generating custom reports. Figure For obtaining a quick print of the plot on the screen, select the Print Current View tool as shown below.
Pro Graphical Environment manual. Using the command file. Both methods are explained in this tutorial also. The graphical method is explained first, from Section 2.
Section 2. Our goal is to create the model, assign all required input, and perform the analysis and concrete design. Pro window displaying the start screen Note: See "1. Select Space. Select Meter as the length unit and Kilo Newton as the force unit.
Pro main window is the primary screen from where the model generation process takes place. It is important to familiarize ourselves with the components of that window before we embark on creating the RC Frame. Pro model We are now ready to start building the model geometry. From the standpoint of the STAAD command file, the commands to be generated for the structure shown in section 2.
We selected the Add Beam option earlier to enable us to add beams and columns to create the structure. Select Linear,which is the Default Grid. By setting 12 as the number of lines to the right of the origin along X, 7 above the origin along Y, and a spacing of 0. After entering the specifications, provide a name and click OK. Figure This way, we can create any number of grids. Figure Figure 4. When steps 1 to 4 are completed, the frame will be displayed in the drawing area as shown below.
At this point, let us remove the grid display from the structure. It is very important that we save our work often, to avoid loss of data and protect our investment of time and effort against power interruptions, system problems, or other unforeseen events.
Switching on node and beam labels Node and beam labels are a way of identifying the entities we have drawn on the screen.
In order to display the node and beam numbers. The following figure illustrates the node and beam numbers displayed on the structure. Examining the structure shown in section 2. Fortunately, such a facility does exist which can be executed in a single step. It is called Circular Repeat and is available under the Geometry menu.
First, select members 1 and 2 using the Beams Cursor tool. Either select the Circular Repeat tool from the appropriate toolbar Figure 2. The 3D Circular dialog opens.
Figure After completing the circular repeat procedure, the model will look as shown below. This will require changing the current length units of input. Select either the Property Page tool located on the Structure Tools toolbar. Figure or select the General Property page from the left side of the screen as shown below. Click Define… The Property dialog opens.
Select the Rectangle tab. If we keep it that way, the material properties of concrete E, Poisson, Density, Alpha, etc. The material property values so assigned will be the program defaults.
We do not want default values, instead we will assign our own values later on. Thus, clear the Material check box. To create the third member property, in the Property dialog, select the Circle option. Specify the diameter YD as mm. Thus, clear the Material check box and click Add. Click Close.
Select the first property reference in the Properties dialog Rect 0. Click on members 1 and 4. To stop the assignment process select Assign or press the ESC key. Figure In a similar fashion, assign the remaining properties. After all the member properties have been assigned, the model will look as shown below. Orientation refers to the directions along which the width and depth of the cross section are aligned with respect to the global axis system.
Pro Technical Reference Manual. We wish to orient member 4 so that its longer edges sides parallel to local Y axis are parallel to the global Z axis. This requires applying a beta angle of 90 degrees. Select the Beta Angle tab in the Properties dialog.
Click Create Beta Angle. In the Beta Angle dialog, specify the Angle in degrees as Highlight the expression Beta 90 in the Properties dialog. Then, select member 4 using the Beams Cursor tool. Notice that as we select the member, the Assignment Method automatically sets to Assign to Selected Beams. Click anywhere in the drawing area to un-highlight the member. An alternative method to assign beta angles is the following.
First select the member for which you wish to assign the beta angle. The desired values are listed at the beginning of this tutorial. In the Material Constant dialog that appears, enter 22 in the Enter Value box. Since the value has to be assigned to all the members of the structure, the current setting of the assignment method, namely, To View, allows us to achieve this easily.
Then, click OK. In the Set Current input Units dialog that comes up, specify the length units as Meter. To define the Poisson's Ratio, using the similar procedure as described above, provide the value 0. In other words, fixed supports are to be specified at those nodes. Select the Support Page tool located in the Structure Tools toolbar as shown below. Figure or select the General Support page from the left side of the screen.
Figure The Supports dialog opens. Since we already know that nodes 1, 4 and 5 are to be associated with the Fixed support, using the Nodes Cursor tool , select these nodes. The Create Support dialog opens. Select the Fixed tab and click Assign. Click anywhere in the drawing area to un-select all selected nodes and prevent accidental assignment of unwanted data to those nodes.
The instructions at the beginning of this tutorial require us to analyze this structure using an analysis type called PDelta. A Pdelta analysis is a non-linear type of analysis. An error message is displayed if this is attempted. Before creating load cases, we have to change the force unit to Kilogram. See "2. The load values are listed in the beginning of this tutorial in kg and meter units.
Rather than convert those values to the current input units, we will conform to those units. To create loads, select either the Load Page tool located on the Structure Tools tool bar. To initiate the first load case, select the Load Case Details section in the list and click Add….
This type of association needs to be done if you intend to use the program's facility for automatically generating load combinations in accordance with those codes. You will notice that the Add New Load Items dialog box shows more options now.
Specify the Direction as Y, and the Factor as The negative number signifies that the selfweight load acts opposite to the positive direction of the global axis Y — STAAD. Click Add button. The selfweight load is applicable to every member of the structure, and cannot be applied on a selected list of members.
Load 1 contains an additional load component, the member loads on members 2 and 5. To create the member load, first, select 1: Dead Load followed by the Add… button. Figure 7. The negative value signifies that the load acts along the negative GY direction. The member load we just created has to be assigned to members 2 and 5. Figure 9. Next, select members 2 and 5 using the Beams Cursor tool.
Then, select Assign to Selected Beams and then Assign. Figure As we click on the Assign button, the following dialog box appears. This message box appears just to confirm that we indeed wish to associate the loadcase with the selected beams.
Click Yes. Select Load Case Details and then click Add…. Once again, the Add New Load Cases dialog opens. Figure In this dialog box, once again, we are not associating the load case we are about to create with any code based Loading Type and so, we will leave that box as None. Specify the Title of the second load case as Live Load and click Add.
To create the member load, select 2: Live Load. After the second load case has been assigned, the structure will look as shown below: Figure Click anywhere in the drawing area to un-highlight the members. As before, first select Load Case Details in the Load dialog box to initiate the third load case.
To apply the load on member 1, follow the procedure similar to that in steps 6 to 9. We now come to the point where we have to create load case 4 as 1. This indicates that the load data values from load case 1 are multiplied by a factor of 1. The Add New Load Items dialog box will now look as shown below. Click on the Add button. Figure No further operation is required for load case 4.
The structure will now look similar to the one shown below. Since load cases 4 and 5 are near identical in nature, the same procedure used in creating load case 4 is applicable for case 5 also.
Let us select Load Case Details in the Load dialog box to initiate the fifth load case. Follow steps 16 to 19 except for associating a Factor of 1.
Figure Since we have completed creating all the load cases, we may now click Close. Since this problem involves concrete beam and column design per the ACI code, second-order analysis is required and has to be done on factored loads acting simultaneously. The factored loads have been created earlier as cases 4 and 5.
Now is the time to specify the analysis type. Select the PDelta Analysis tab. Load cases 4 and 5 will be selected and placed in the Load List selection box. Click OK. Such terms are called concrete design parameters. Set the force units as Newton and the length units as Millimeter. Click Define Parameters in the Concrete Design dialog.
The Design Parameters dialog opens. Then, provide the value as 25mm and click Add. After all the design parameters have been assigned, the Concrete Design dialog will look as shown below. The easiest way to do that is to use the Assign To View method: 1. Highlight the parameter in the Concrete Design Whole Structure dialog you wish to assign to model elements. Select the Assign to View option. We intend to design beams 2 and 5 and columns 1, 3 and 4.
Design commands are generated through the dialogs available under the Commands button in the Concrete Design dialog. So, let us click Commands as shown below.
We also need to add a command for designing columns. So, select the Design Column option and click on Add 4. The next step is to associate the Design Beam command with members 2 and 5 and the Design Column command with members 1, 3 and 4. Select the Design Beam option and then select members 2 and 5 using the Beams Cursor tool. Click on Assign to Selected Beams and then Assign. This message box appears just to confirm that we indeed wish to associate the design command with the selected beams.
C Yes. As we saw in Section 2. If you want to skip that part, proceed to section 2. Figure To access the built-in editor, first start the program using the procedure explained in Section 2. Next, follow step 1 of Section 2. Figure You will then encounter the dialog shown below. Semicolon signs ; are used as line separators.
That enables us to provide multiple sets of data on one line. When YD alone is specified, the section is considered to be circular. Details are available in Section 5 of the Technical Reference Manual. In order to orient member 4 so that its longer edges sides parallel to local Y axis are parallel to the global Z axis, we need to apply a beta angle of 90 degrees.
Load case 1 is initiated along with an accompanying title. Since global Y is vertically upward, the factor of GY indicates that the load is in the global Y direction. The word UNI stands for uniformly distributed load. Loads are applied on members 2 and 5. GX indicates that the load is in the global X direction. Loads are applied on members 1 and 4. We are instructing the program to analyze the structure for loads from cases 1 and 2 acting simultaneously. The load data values from load case 1 are multiplied by a factor of 1.
Similarly, the load data values from load case 2 are multiplied by a factor of 1. The intent here is to restrict concrete design calculations to that for load cases 4 and 5 only. The values for the concrete design parameters are defined in the above commands. Design is performed per the ACI Code. The TRACK value dictates the extent of design related information which should be produced by the program in the output. These parameters are described in Section 3 of the Technical Reference Manual.
Let us save the file and exit the editor. As the analysis progresses, several messages appear on the screen as shown in the next figure.
Figure Notice that we can choose from the three options available in the above dialog: Figure These options are indicative of what will happen after we click on the Done button. The Stay in Modelling Mode lets us continue to be in the Model generation mode of the program the one we current are in in case we wish to make further changes to our model. You may choose not to print the echo of the input commands in the output file.
MM FY - FC - X TO 3NO12 H MM PN DES. To return to this particular diagram, either select the Node Displacement page along the page control area on the left side. To change the load case for which to view the deflection diagram, either select the desired load in the Active Load list Figure or select the Symbols and Labels tool Figure 2.
Select the Loads and Results tab and choose the desired load case from the Load Case list box. The following figure shows the deflected shape of the structure for load case 3.
The deflection of Load Case 5 will now be displayed on the model as shown in the following figure. To change the scale of the deflection plot, you may 1. The Diagrams dialog opens to the Scales tab. The deflection diagram should now be larger. In the Diagrams dialog Scales tab, if you set Apply Immediately check box, pressing the up or down buttons associated with the parameter will produce immediate results in terms of a smaller or a larger diagram.
The following dialog opens. From the Ranges tab, select Allnodes. Select the Node tab and set the Resultant option. Figure Resultant stands for the square root of sum of squares of values of X, Y and Z displacements. Click Annotate and then click Close. The structure deflection diagram is annotated for load case 2, as in the following figure. The Options dialog opens. The diagram will be updated to reflect the new units. The upper table, called the Node Displacements table, lists the displacement values for every node for every selected load case.
See section 2. Figure Summary This tab, shown in the figure below, presents the maximum and minimum nodal dis- placements translational and rotational for each degree of freedom.
All nodes and all Load Cases specified during the Results Setup are considered. All spec- ified members and all specified load cases are included. The table shows displacements along the local axes of the members, as well as their resultants. Max Displacements The Max Displacements tab presents the summary of maximum sectional displacements see figure below.
This table includes the maximum displacement values and location of its occurrence along the member, for all specified members and all specified load cases. The table also provides the ratio of the span length of the member to the resultant maximum section displacement of the member. Figure The sub-pages under the Node page are described below in brief. Reactions Displays support reactions on the drawing as well as in a tabular form. Modes Displays mode shapes for the selected Mode shape number.
The eigenvectors are simultaneously displayed in tabular form. This Page appears only for dynamic analyses cases, namely, response spectrum, time history, and if modal calculations are requested. Time History Displays Time history plots, for time history analysis.
This sub- page too will appear only if time history analysis is performed. The Diagrams dialog opens. The figure below shows the shear force diagram for load case 2.
To change the scale of the moment plot, you may 1. In the Bending field, specify a smaller number than what is currently listed, and click OK. The moment diagram should now be larger. In the above dialog, if you set the Apply Immediately check box, pressing the up or down arrow keys alongside the number will produce immediate results in terms of a smaller or a larger diagram. You may change the color for that d. Select the Beam Results tab, check the Maximum option for Bending results.
Click Annotate and the click Close. The maximum moment, MZ, values for load case 5 are displayed on the structure bending diagram, as show in the following figure. Select the Force Units tab. For bending moments, change the Moment unit from its current setting to kip-ft.
Figure Summary This tab, shown in the next figure, presents the maximum and minimum values forces and moments for each degree of freedom. All beams and all Load Cases specified during the Results Setup are considered.
Select Beam Graph on the left side of the screen as shown below. Select a member in the main window and the graphs are plotted for that member in the data area. The following figure shows the graphs plotted for member 1 for load case 4. Figure The Diagram dialog opens. Set the check box for the degrees of freedom you wish to view in the diagram.
The selected degree of freedom are plotted in that window. After the load cases have been selected, click OK. It is also a place from where many of the member attributes such as the property definition, specifications releases, truss, cable, etc. Steps: To access this facility, first select the member. Let us try double-clicking on member 4.
Let us take a look at the Property tab. Figure The figure above shows where the buttons are located on the member query box. This is due to the fact that the current output no longer reflects the new input. Else, changing the member attributes for one member will subsequently change the attributes of all other members belonging to the same attribute list. For example, if the current member's property is also assigned to other members, changing the property on the current member will change the property of all the members.
The following dialog appears. Figure The above page contains facilities for viewing values for shears and moments, selecting the load cases for which those results are presented, a slider bar see next figure for looking at the values at specific points along the member length, and a Print option for printing the items on display. Experiment with these options to see what sort of results you can get.
Grab the slider bar using the mouse and move it to obtain the values at specific locations. Figure Another page Deflection of the above dialog is shown below. The facility which enables us to obtain such customized on-screen results is the Report menu on top of the screen. Here, you will create a report that includes a table with the member major axis moment MZ values sorted in the order High to Low, for members 1 and 4 for all the load cases.
The Beam End Forces dialog opens. Select the Sorting tab. Hint: If you wish to save this report for future use, select the Report tab, provide a title for the report, and set the Save ID check box.
Select the Loading tab and ensure all the five load cases have been selected. To print this table, right click anywhere in this table area and select Print from the pop-up menu.
The simplest of these is in the edit menu and is called Copy Picture. It transfers the contents of the active drawing window to the windows clipboard. We can then go into any picture processing program like Microsoft Paint or Microsoft Word and paste the picture in that program for further processing.
Another more versatile option enables us to include any "snapshot" or picture of the drawing window into a report. It is called Take Picture and is under the Edit menu. Let us examine this feature. Provide a caption for the picture so that it may be identified when building a report. Click OK to save the picture. This picture is saved till we are ready to produce a customized report of results.
Pro offers extensive report generation facilities. Items which can be incorporated into such reports include input information, numerical results, steel design results, etc. One can choose from among a select set of load cases, mode shapes, structural elements, etc.. We may include any "snapshot" or picture of the screen taken using the Take Picture toolbar icon. Other customizable parameters include the font size, title block, headers, footers, etc.
Figure Different tabs of this dialog offer different options. The Items tab lists all available data which may be included in the report. Note that the items under the Selected list are the ones which have been selected by default. Job Information is already selected by default.
From the Available list box, select Output. Then select Pictures from the Available list box and select Picture 1. Pro could simply follow the instructions in Step 6. The Export dialog box will appear as shown below. Click the Export Model button. The message Exporting 14 Physical members should appear. Site Search User. Bentley Colleague Blogs.
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The selected individual members are collinear. Steps: 1. Figure 1: Physical Member Creation 6. Click on the Yes button to save the changes. The input command file will appear as shown below. Figure 2: Updated Input Command File Click the New Envelope button.
Click the S elect all load cases option. Click the Ok button. Click on the Modelling page. Figure 3: File Export Dialog Box The Cis2Link dialog box will appear.
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