Structural tool tips offer a facility for displaying any
customized input or output information about a node, beam, plate or solid
element when the mouse cursor is placed over the structural entity. The tool
tips are similar to the ones displayed when the mouse cursor hovers over a
toolbar icon.
Select the
File ribbon tab.
The
STAAD.Pro Backstage view opens.
On the
Settings tab, select
Structural Tooltip Options.
The
Tool Tip Options dialog opens.
Check the
Show Tool Tip option.
Optional: Change the
Tip Delay
This number is expressed in milliseconds (i.e., 1,000
= 1 second).
For a selected model entity (Node, Beam, etc. in the left list),
set the information and results you want to display in the tool tip in the
right list.
The options (items that can be displayed) for each
entity are shown under the
Options list. A check mark signifies that
the particular data item will be displayed in the tool tip. An option with a
"+" next to it signifies that further options can be enabled or disabled. A red
"X" indicates the data will not be shown in the tool tip. Simply click on the
check box to turn an option on or off.
Click
OK.
Example
Structural tool tips can be configured to display a wide
variety of information by hovering over a model entity, as shown in the
following figure.
Notes: The
tool tips automatically display the results for the active load case. All values are
reported in the current display units.