Timber Design - Whole Structure dialog
Used to select a timber design code, select parameters to use for design, and assign parameters to the model.
Opens when the Design group on the Analysis and Design ribbon tab.
tool is selected from theSetting | Description |
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Current Code |
Select the code to use for design from the drop-down list. |
Command Tree |
Displays a summary of all input file commands. Each command is represented with that commands parameters as child elements. Click the [+] icon to expand the command to display parameters. |
Highlight Assigned Geometry | Select this option to have model objects highlighted in the View Window as commands are selected in the Command Tree |
Toggle Assign |
Select this option to use the toggle mode. In this mode, when an attribute is selected and assigned using the "Use Cursor to assign" method, the following happens.
Thus each click will result in an assign if the attribute was un-assigned, and a de-assign if the attribute was assigned. |
Select Parameters… | Opens the Parameters Selection dialog, which is used to select the parameters included in the STAAD.Pro input file for design |
Define Parameters… | Opens the Design Parameters dialog for the selected code, which is used define design parameters and add them to the input file |
Commands… | Opens the Design Commands dialog, which is used to add design commands for the selected design code to the input file. |
Assignment Method |
Select the method for command/parameter assignment.
Once an assignment method has been selected, the |
Assign | Used to assign the selected parameter to the selected objects. |
Close | Closes the dialog. |
Help | Opens the STAAD.Pro help window. |