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Icon Command Description
New New New input
Open Open Open an existing file
Close Close an opened file
Save Save Save the input data in a file
Save as Save as Save the input data in another (copy) file
Print preview Print preview Make a print preview on screen
Print Print Print the calculation
RTF output RTF output Save the output in RTF format (MS-Word)
PDF output PDF output Save the output in PDF format
Exit The program is closed

Geometry

Icon Command Description
Member Member Entering members. See Members
Node Node Entering nodes. See Nodes
Hinged support Hinge Hinged support. See Supports
Roller support z-direction Roller support z-direction Roller support in z-direction
Roller support x-direction Roller support x-direction Roller support in x-direction
Full fixity Full fixity Full fixity
Spring support x-direction Spring support x-direction Spring support in x-direction. Translation spring in x-direction.
Spring support z-direction Spring support z-direction Spring support in z-direction. Translation spring in z-direction.
Spring support about y-axis Spring support about y-axis Spring support about the y-axis. Rotation spring about the y-axis.
Hinge in member Hinge in member Hinge in a member. With this you can enter a Gerber beam simply and quickly.

Load

Icon Command Description
q-load q-load Uniformly distributed member load or a linearly varying member load (for example a triangular load). See Member loads
F-load F-load Point load on a member.
M-load M-load Moment load on a member
Node load Node load Load on a node. (Fx force in x-direction, Fz force in z-direction and/or My moment about the y-axis). See Node loads
Node displacement Node displacement Prescribed displacement of the node. (dx displacement in x-direction, dz displacement in z-direction and/or dr rotation about the y-axis). See Node displacements

Edit

Icon Command Description
Undo Undo Undo an operation. All operations are stored internally. With this function one or more operations can be undone. There is no limit to the number of steps that can be gone back.
Redo Redo Redo an operation
Select Select Set the mode to: Select. In this mode you can select (make active) an element in the graphical screen.

View

Icon Command Description
Zoom window Zoom window Set the mode to: zoom in on a window. This function is used to zoom in on a certain part of your structure. Method: with the left mouse button pressed you drag a rectangular window from bottom left to top right. The mode is switched off automatically after zooming in.
Pan Pan With pan you can shift / drag the drawing of a zoomed part. Other parts of the structure then come into view.
Zoom extents Zoom extents Set the mode to: zoom extents. This function is used to show everything. The mode is switched off automatically after zooming out.
Previous view Previous view With zoom window you can, if required, zoom in on a part of your structure in several steps. With the function previous view you go back one step.

Options

Icon Command Description
Measure distance Measure distance Set the mode to: measure distance. In this mode distances can be measured. The mode is not switched off. Method: select the start point, using the snap function. With the left mouse button pressed you move to another known point. While you keep the left mouse button pressed a dimension line is drawn and a small window appears in which the distances dL, dy and dz are displayed in mm.
Settings Adjusting the settings. (see Settings)
Demos Dialog box with a choice of different demos.

Help

Icon Command Description
Help Help Open the help file
Info Information regarding the application and the licence data.