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Define the longitude tendons Pt. 1

  1. Choose Layers > Longitude Prestressing > Manual Longitude Tendon > Standard Plan.
    Note: The defaults set up in the Latitude Tendon Plan remain the same. Strictly speaking, you should adjust Profile at end 1 at columns (to avoid a clash with latitude tendons) but you can ignore for this tutorial.
  2. Turn on Snap to Intersection ().
  3. Double click the Full Span Tendon Panel tool () to edit its default properties.
  4. In the Default Tendon Properties dialog box:
    1. Set Strands per Tendon to 4, and click OK.
  5. With the Full-Span Tendon Panel tool () selected, draw tendons in the bottom left panel:
    1. Click at the center of the column at grid intersection A-1.
    2. Click at the center of the column at B-1.
    3. Click at the center of the column at B-2.
    4. Click at the center of the column at A-2.
  6. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Tendon Spacing to Equal.
    2. Set Spacing to 2 m, and click OK.
  7. With the Full-Span Tendon Panel tool () selected, draw tendons in the next panel:
    1. Click at the center of the column at grid intersection B-1.
    2. Click at the center of the column at B.8-1.
    3. Click at the center of the column at C-2.
    4. Click at the center of the column at B-2.
  8. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Auto Connect, and click OK.
  9. Turn on Snap Nearest Snapable Point () and Snap Orthogonal ().
Proceed immediately to "Define the longitude tendons Pt. 2".