Manual design, Deltabeam
Manual design, Deltabeam
Use Manual design to apply manual design settings to selected Deltabeam elements.
Tool palette
When Manual design is activated, a tool palette opens.
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Define – apply manual design to selected elements.
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Properties – view or modify manual design settings of selected elements.
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Default settings – open default manual-design settings for the Deltabeam subtype.
Additional settings:
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Calculation – drop-down menu with Load combinations and Load groups.
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Display table – checkbox that shows the utilization table.
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Section – drop-down list of Deltabeam sections available in the model.
Default settings dialogue
The Default settings dialogue opens the Deltabeam section selection, following the same section-library logic as auto design.
To read more about section selection for Deltabeam, see the auto design article:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Composite design ➔ Auto design
Utilization table
When Display table is enabled, a utilization table opens.
The table allows you to review utilization and update selected manual design quantities.
To read more about utilization table, see the Check tool article:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Composite design ➔ Check
Table options and buttons
The bottom part always contains:
- Show only visible objects in the table – limit rows to currently visible model objects
- Modify – opens the Default settings dialogue for selected row
- Check – run check for selected table row
- Delete – delete applied quantity for selected table row