View/Update
Selecting opens the View/Update dialog for a selected column, which is used to view the automated design of that column.
Each column line in the model is designed automatically for its least weight based on a number of user-defined assignments and criteria. It also allows you to explore various design options and save the resulting design back to the database.
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The top of the dialog tells you which column line you are working with and whether it has been optimized or is user-defined. Note that column lines that contain lateral columns will always be labeled as user defined.
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The table on the dialog provides information about the columns and their designs. The left side of the table displays the Column Selection Results while the right side of the table shows the Trial Group Results.
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Below the table to the left are the investigation tabs.
- The first tab, Story - Analyze, allows you to try various sizes or yield strengths on a per column basis. Sizes and yield strengths can be selected to the final design. They will be inserted into the Final Design section of the table, replacing the values that are already there.
- The second tab, Story - Optimize, provides a way to investigate shapes and yield strengths on a per column basis. Sizes and yield strengths on this tab can also be selected to the final design. They will be inserted into the Final Design section of the table, replacing the values that are already there.
- The third tab, Column Line, allows you to investigate different shapes and yield strengths per column line. The results of the optimization from this tab is displayed in the Trial Groups Results section of the grid.
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To the right of the investigation tabs is the design warning box. This box lists warnings for the entire column line.
The stop light in the Final Design box indicates the state of the final design. It is green when the design of the entire column line passes and red when it fails. (Note that changes within the investigation tabs do not impact the stop light.)
The Reset button resets the column line design to the design shown when the dialog first opened.
The Update Database button closes the dialog and saves the design as it is listed under the Final Design columns in the table. Once a column design is saved, it will not change until it is cleared using the command.
Cancel closes the dialog without saving the design.