Calculates beams and columns, and creates graphic representations of their stress and deformations.
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Ribbon:
Design tab
Frame panel
Beam/Column Calculator
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Beam/Column Component
Use this area to specify components.
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Object |
Click the button and select the component. The generator reads the data from component and enters them to the table. Parameters that were transferred from Autodesk Inventor by calculator are grayed out, and locked. You can unlock the edit fields and edit such parameters. Parameters that were not transferred from Autodesk Inventor are displayed in black and you can enter their values manually. You cannot lock such edit fields. |
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Section |
Select the desired type of section to enable calculation. Use this option if you do not have an appropriate component within assembly. Select the type of section from the drop-down list. When you click a desired type of section, a dialog box is displayed where you can specify or measure the section parameters (size). |
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Flip Section |
Use this option to non-symmetrical sections, I-Section for example. If you click the Flip Section option, the Moment of Inertia and Bending Section modulus values are flipped. |
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Value table |
Displays list of all values necessary for ideal beam and column calculation. You can edit the Size column only. |
Calculation Type
Select the type of performed calculation (beam calculation, column calculation, or both).
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Beam Calculation |
Click the button and select the component. The generator reads the data entered in the table. The check box is selected by default. You can clear the check box and edit values for such parameters. Parameters that were not transferred from Autodesk Inventor by the calculator are grayed out and unavailable for editing. |
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Column Calculation |
Select the appropriate type of section to enable calculation. Use this option if you do not have an appropriate component within assembly. Select the type of section from the drop-down list. When you click the type of section, a dialog box is displayed where you can specify or measure the section parameters (size). |
Material
Select the component material and its properties. Check the box to open the Material Database where you can select the appropriate material.
If a material is selected from the Material Database, its values are inserted automatically into the following edit fields, and the edit fields are locked. To unlock the fields clear the box.
Summary of Messages
Displays the reports about calculation. To open the Summary of Messages area at the bottom of the Calculation and Design tabs, double-click the double line at the bottom of tabs or click the chevron at the bottom of the tabs.