Use this option to assign a calculation model type to structure panels. A panel calculation model defines the way you reach a solution for displacements, internal forces and supporting objects of a panel. You can access the option using either method:
- select the Geometry menu > Properties > Panel Calculation Model...
- click
on the Structure Definition toolbar.
After selecting this option the following dialog displays.
The dialog has 3 parts:
- Icons at the top:
- Adds a new calculation model type (Panel calculation model - parameters) 
- Deletes a selected calculation model type from the active list 
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- Display the list of active calculation models as: large icons, small icons, short list, or long list 
- Lets you delete from the active list all the calculation model types that are not used in the structure being designed. 
- Opens the Label Manager dialog.
- Active list of calculation models
- Current selection field and standard buttons.
At the bottom of the dialog is the Panels field where you can specify the numbers of panels that are assigned a selected calculation model type.