Automatic Load Combination Manager

This program is used to edit load combination rules, enable notional loads to applied for certain load cases in combinations, and to select the combination method.

Opens when the Manage Rules button is clicked in the Automatic Combinations dialog.

The Contents tab contains a tree list of all the codes and the tables for each code.

Configuration - A list of the load types and how they are combined for this code. Also, the option to include the notional load for this load type. Each code has a single configuration which is applied to all the tables within that code. The Combination Type options are:
- Aggregate - this combines all cases together. All load cases of this load category are aggregated together into a single combination. For example, for
- Separate - separate combinations for each case. A separate combination is created for reach load case of the given category.
- Matrix - all possible combinations are generated. A combination is created for every possible combination of the given category, including aggregate and separate methods.
Table - A grid of the load types and various combinations for each. Each load type is assigned a load factor for the combination in the table.

Table 1. Automatic Load Combination Manager Home ribbon tab
Tool name	What it Does
Code	Add a new code to the Codes and tables section of the Contents panel
Table	Add a new table to the currently selected code
Unlock / Lock Table Updating	Toggles the editable state of the current code table or configuration page
' Append Row	Adds a new row (load combination) at the end of the current table
Add Above	Adds a new row (load combination) before the currently selected row in the current table
Add Below	Adds a new row (load combination) after the currently selected row in the current table
Commit	Saves changes made to the current table or configuration page
Rollback	Undoes the any changes made to the current table or configuration page
Rename	Click to rename the currently selected table
Copy	Copies the current selection.
Paste	Pastes the clipboard contents to the current selection.
Cut	Copies and the deletes the current selection
Delete	Deletes the current selection
Close Table	Closes the active table or configuration page.
Close All	Closes all open tables and configuration pages
Reset In-built Codes	Used to reset all codes and tables to the default settings
Reset to Default	Used to reset the currently selected code or table to the default settings