M. To generate influence surfaces
To generate influence surfaces for the currently selected deck, do the following.
On the
Bridge Deck ribbon tab, select the
Loading > Influence Surface Generator tool
in the
Loading group.
A temporary STAAD input file (
filename_deck.std) is
sent to the STAAD analysis engine for processing. The
STAAD Analysis and Design dialog
opens to display the progress. When the analysis is complete, the dialog closes
automatically.