Node Coordinates
Use this tab for the five PDF title-block fields and project notes. The Output tab controls the positions of these fields on the A4 calculation sheet.
| NodeNo. | X(m) | Y(m) | No. ofInc | NodeInc | X-inc(m) | Y-inc(m) | End orInc |
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| Node chaine.g. 1-2-3-4 | Releasestart node (P) | Releaseend node (P) | Groupends only (Y) | Sectionref | Axial onlyC or T | No. ofextra | Nodeincrement |
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| NodeNo./range/B | FixityXYz | TranslationalkN/m | RotationalkNm/rad | Gapone-way | Generate | |||
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| X | Y | z | X | Y | No.extra | Nodeinc. | ||
Nodal Loads iSign convention: +X right, +Y up, +Mz anticlockwise. Use Ctrl+I in any cell to insert a blank row above, Ctrl+Y to delete the current row. After analysis, displayed loads follow the top Result case/combination dropdowns.
| Casee.g. DL | NodeNo. | FxkN | FykN | MzkNm | No.extra | Nodeinc. |
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Member UDL Loads iEnter a member or node chain such as 1-2-3. The same distributed load is applied to each member in that chain. Existing members are matched by their two end nodes, so a chain segment also works if the member was entered in the opposite direction. Direction may be global X, global Y, or local perpendicular. w start and w end define a uniform or linearly varying load from the start node of each chain segment.
| Casee.g. DL | Membernode chain | Dir.X/Y/⊥ | w startkN/m | w endkN/m | No.extra | Nodeinc. |
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Member Point Loads iEnter a member or node chain such as 1-2-3. The same point load is applied to each member in that chain. Existing members are matched by their two end nodes, so a chain segment also works if the member was entered in the opposite direction. Direction may be global X, global Y, or local perpendicular. a is measured from the start node of each chain segment.
| Casee.g. DL | Membernode chain | Dir.X/Y/⊥ | PkN | afrom start | No.extra | Nodeinc. |
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Load Combinations iDefine combinations as rows: enter a combination name, choose a load case, and type the factor. Repeat the same name on additional rows to add more cases to that combination.
| Namee.g. LC1 | Caseload case | Factor× |
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| Ref | E(MPa) | A(mm²) | I(mm⁴) | Density(kg/m³) | Description |
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