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Define the manual longitude tendons Pt. 3

Complete the steps in "Define the manual longitude tendons Pt. 2" before proceeding.
  1. With the Full-Span Tendon Panel tool () selected, draw tendons in the next panel: This sequence is counterclockwise.
    1. Click at the center of the column at grid intersection C-3.
    2. Click at the center of the column at D-3.
    3. Enter 31, 86 (feet).
    4. Turn off Snap Orthogonal ().
    5. Click at the center of the column at C-2.
  2. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Auto Connect.
    2. Uncheck Skip start tendon, and click OK.
  3. 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-3.
    2. Click at the center of the column at C-3.
    3. Click at the center of the column at C-4.
    4. Click at the center of the column at B-5.
  4. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Layout to Splayed.
    2. Set Tendon Spacing to Equal.
    3. Set Spacing to 6 feet.
    4. Check Skip start tendon, and click OK.
  5. 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 C-3.
    2. Click at the center of the column at D-3.
    3. Click at the center of the column at D-4.
    4. Click at the center of the column at C-4.
  6. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Auto Connect.
    2. Uncheck Skip start tendon, and click OK.
    Note: Auto-connect will ignore the tendons at the first click because there are already two tendon segments connected at that point.

    The panel in the top right has too many tendons and some should be deleted.

  7. Select the second tendon in this panel.
  8. Hold down <Shift> and select the fifth tendon in this panel, and press <Delete>.
  9. With the Half Span Tendon Panel tool () selected, draw tendons that terminate in this panel:
    1. Turn on Snap Orthogonal ().
    2. Click at the profile point at 63.2, 58 ft.
    3. Type r0,7.
    4. Click at the last tendon profile point at 72.8, 58 ft.
    Note: The snap orthogonal snaps the cursor to 72.8, 65 ft.
    1. Click at the last tendon profile point at 72.8, 58 ft.
Proceed immediately to "Define the manual longitude tendons Pt. 4".