| Add |
Opens the Add new: Chinese Steel Design Parameters
dialog, which is used to add a parameter definition
to the model for use in Chinese steel design. |
| Edit |
Used to edit the currently selected parameter set in the
Edit: Chinese Steel Design
Parameters dialog. |
| Edit Parameters (Text) |
Opens the parameter sets in a plain text editor (e.g.,
Notepad) for editing.
Note: No data validation of any kind is performed
in the plain text editor. Therefore, the accuracy and validity of these changes is
dependent upon the user to verify.
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| Delete |
Delete the selected parameter set from the model. |
| Load Template |
Used to open a set of parameters in a plain text (file
extensions .gsp or
.txt) for use in the current
STAAD model. |
| Save As Template |
Save the current parameter sets as a template file which
can be loaded for use in other STAAD input file for
Chinese steel design. |
| Assignment Method |
The options under the
Assignment Method are used
to assign parameter sets to steel members. The
assignment method can be one of Assign
To Selected Beams, Assign To View, Use Cursor To
Assign or Assign To Edit
List.
- Assign To Selected Beams - To
assign a specification to selected members, first
select the parameter set from the table. Then
select the members to which this parameter set is
to be assigned. This is done by going to the
Select menu, then choosing
the appropriate cursor option. Select the desired
members using the cursor. When all desired nodes,
members or elements are selected, click the
Assign To Selected Beams
radio button, then click the
Assign button.
- Assign To View - To assign a
parameter set to all members in a view, first
select the parameter from the table. Select the
Assign To View radio
button, then click the
Assign button. All members
in the structure are assigned this parameter set.
- Use Cursor To Assign - To assign
a parameter set to members using the cursor, first
select the parameter set from the table. Select
the Use Cursor To Assign
radio button, then click the
Assign button. The button
will appear active and the label will change to
Assigning. Use the
appropriate cursor (from the Select menu) to
assign the selected parameter set to the
individual members. Click on the
Assign button again to
finish.
- Assign To Edit List - To assign a
specification using a typed list of node, member
or element numbers, first select the parameter set
from the table. Select the Assign To
Edit List radio button, then type the
list of member numbers and click the
Assign button.
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