Use this option to define groups and bars (made of steel, timber, or aluminum) that are under design.
- Access
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- Select the Steel Design layout, or Timber Design layout.
- Alternatively, click
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on the toolbar.
This dialog contains two tabs: Members and Groups.
Members tab
Use this tab to define member groups
- Number
- Displays the bar number. Note: It is always the next to the highest existing number. You can enter a different number but only for the newly created bars. Selection from the list or entering an already existing number will result in a redefinition of the current state of the bar parameters. If several bars are defined at the same time, the first bar is represented by the number listed in the field and the following bar is represented by the next available number.
- New
- Adds a new bar to the existing list.
- Basic data
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- Bar list
- Specify the list of member elements which constitute one member.
- Member elements are identified by their number.
- Name
- Enter a name for the bar list, to allow for an easier identification of the bars while reviewing the results, or while creating the documentation.
- Group
- Select the group to which the bar should be added during the bar definition.
- Member Type
- Select the defined member type used during the member definition.
- Selection
- Opens the dialog to select member elements which constitute one member.
- Parameters
- Opens the Bar Definition - Parameters dialog which allows you to define the code parameters of a bar depending on the selected design code.
Groups tab
Use this tab to define bar groups.
- Number
- Select a group number, or click New to create a new one.
- New
- Adds a new group to the existing list.
- Basic data
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- Member list
- Specify the list of bars that belong to a defined group.
- Name
- Enter a name for the group.
- Material
- Select a material for the group of bars.
- Each bar has its own material defined. If bars of various materials are used in one group, calculations are based on the material defined in this field. By default, the material of the first bar is used as the group material in this box.
- Sections
- Opens the Selection of Sections dialog which allows you to select the types of sections that will be applied during the verification and design processes.
- Parametrized sections
- Opens the Parametrized sections dialog which allows you to enable automatic design through the use of parametrized tapered sections.