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Define the longitude tendons Pt. 3

Complete the steps in "Define the longitude tendons Pt. 2" before proceeding.
  1. 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 A-2.
    2. Click at the center of the column at B-2.
    3. Click at the center of the column at B-3.
    4. Click at the center of the column at A-3.
  2. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Tendon Spacing to Equal.
    2. Set Spacing to 2 m.
    3. Check 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-2.
    2. Click at the center of the column at C-2.
    3. Click at the center of the column at C-3.
    4. Click at the center of the column at B-3.
  4. In the Tendon Panel dialog box, click OK to accept the last choices. Alternatively, you could select Auto Connect, but you would have to uncheck Skip Start Tendon.
  5. With the Full-Span Tendon Panel tool () selected, draw tendons in the next panel:
    Note: This sequence is anti-clockwise.
    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 9.25, 26, and press Enter.
    4. Turn off Snap Orthogonal ().
    5. Click at the center of the column at C-2.
  6. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Auto Connect.
    2. Uncheck Skip Start Tendon, 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-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.
  8. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Layout to Splayed.
    2. Set Tendon Spacing to Equal.
    3. Set Spacing to 1.8 m.
    4. Check Skip start tendon, and click OK.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
Proceed immediately to "Define the longitude tendons Pt. 4".