Main Menu of ILM Preprocessor for input and view of launching process related loading and schedule data. The different launching steps are defined in this function.

The upper listing shows all individual launching steps.

The lower table displays the construction stage actions related to the launching step, select in upper listing. As an alternative the support conditions for a individual launching step can be viewed by selecting 'Schedule - ILM Structure'.

The launching table (upper listing) contains all load and schedule related information of this launching procedure. In particular it shows the following parameters:

• Launch – No. of the launching step
• SegName – Name of the (last active) segment being pushed
• Step – Advancing length of the current launching step
• SumStep – Total advancing length at the end of the current launching step
• SegPos – Position of launched structure relative to modeled final state
• Stage – Name of the construction stage for current launching sequence
• LCase – Name of load case for calculation of current launching step
• Load Set – Name of the load set above load case consists of
• Ref. LC – (Optional) name of  the reference load case for automatic generation of multiple LCase, above, in launching sequence

The table below the launching table displays the construction stage actions related to the current launching step. Any additional actions can be <insert> in this table (e.g. removing a temporary support, plot-actions or storage of current Summation load case). The default launching actions are generated and set up during <Recalc ILM> . 

The view option 'Schedule - ILM Structure' can be used to present - related to the currently marked launching step - the active support segments and the girder elements connected to them:

• El-new / No-new – Elements and nodes in the refined structure
• El-old / x/l – Element and relative position in the original structure
• SegName – Affected segment

Notice that this information is only available after <Recalc ILM> .