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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. 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.
  4. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Tendon Spacing to Equal.
    2. Set Spacing to 2 m, 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 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.
  6. In the Tendon Panel dialog box:
    1. Set Auto Connect, and click OK.
  7. Turn on Snap Nearest Snapable Point () and Snap Orthogonal ().
Proceed immediately to "Define the longitude tendons Pt. 2".