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Define the manual latitude tendons Pt. 5

Complete the steps in "Define the manual latitude tendons Pt. 4" before proceeding.
  1. With the Selection tool (), double click the tendon segment at B-2.
  2. Right click on the plan and choose Selection Properties from the popup menu.
  3. In the Properties dialog box, set Profile at end 1 to 462 mm and click OK.
  4. With the Selection tool (), double click the tendon segment at C-2.
  5. Hold down the <Shift> key, and double click the tendon segment immediately below (profile point at (9,15.7)).
  6. Right click on the plan and choose Selection Properties from the popup menu.
  7. In the Properties dialog box, set Profile at end 1 to 162 mm and click OK.
    Note: This accounts for the step near this location.
  8. With the Selection tool (), select the tendon segments between D-2 and D-3.
  9. Click the Calc Profile tool (). The Calc Tendon Profile dialog box appears and reports the current balance load is -5.67 kN/m. If this is not the number then you probably selected only one tendon segment.
  10. Click Cancel.
Proceed immediately to "Define the manual latitude tendons Pt. 6".