Manual - Nemetschek

1 ManualReference GuideReference GuideiiiTable Of ContentsWELCOME TO SCIA SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE .. 1 GETTING 3 Disclaimer .. 3 Contact address .. 3 Introduction .. 4 About program .. 4 About documentation .. 4 Installation .. 5 Installation options .. 5 System requirements .. 6 Demo version .. 7 Uninstalling program .. 7 Running the program .. 7 Starting program .. 7 Program files and 8 Upgrade from other products .. 8 Upgrade from EPW .. 8 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS .. 11Co-ordinate systems .. 12 Introduction to co-ordinate 12 Global co-ordinate system .. 12 User-defined co-ordinate system .. 12 Entity co-ordinate 13 Introduction to entity co-ordinate systems.

2 13 Cross-section co-ordinate 13 Beam co-ordinate system .. 14 Geometric block co-ordinate 14 Point definition co-ordinate systems .. 14 Introduction to point definition .. 14 Cartesian co-ordinate system .. 15 Cylindrical co-ordinate system .. 15 Spherical co-ordinate system .. 16 Conventions for applied physical quantities .. 16 Input quantities conventions .. 16 Output quantities conventions .. 16 Units .. 17 Introduction to units .. 17 Length units .. 17 Angle units .. 19 Reference GuideivLAYOUT AND 21 Layout and operation overview .. 21 User 21 Introduction to user 21 Title bar .. 22 Status bar .. 22 Menu 23 Tree menu window .. 24 Command line .. 24 Property table.

3 26 Progress bar .. 28 Application 28 Introduction to application 28 Graphical window .. 28 Graphical window pop-up menu .. 29 Document window .. 30 Preview 30 Property window .. 31 Property 31 Action buttons .. 32 Detailed properties .. 34 Example .. 34 Database managers .. 36 Introduction to database manager .. 36 Layout and operation of a database manager .. 36 Opening the database manager .. 39 Pop-up menu of database manager .. 40 PROGRAM SETTINGS .. 41 Language of program .. 41 Language of the 41 User level .. 41 Level of the user interface .. 41 Application options .. 42 Workspace settings .. 42 Environment settings .. 42 Graphic templates settings.

4 44 Directories settings .. 44 Project settings .. 44 Protection settings .. 45 Adjusting the application options .. 45 Project settings .. 46 Basic project settings .. 46 Basic project data .. 46 Functionality settings .. 47 Loads settings .. 49 Combinations settings .. 49 Procedure for setting project data .. 49 Display style settings .. 50 Display Setup palettes .. 50 Colours 51 Font Setup .. 52 Table Of ContentsvBeam type Setup .. 52 Dimension line Setup .. 53 Units 54 Adjusting the scales .. 54 Fast multiplying of scales .. 55 Example of scales setup .. 56 Advanced 58 Document Setup .. 58 Picture gallery Setup .. 58FE mesh Setup .. 58 Solver Setup .. 58 Advanced geometry setup.

5 59 BASIC WORKING TOOLS .. 61 Introduction to 61 Making a 61 Removing the entities from selection .. 64 Making a selection based on a specific property .. 65 Adjusting the filter for selections .. 65 Modifying a selection .. 66 Applying a selection .. 66 Clearing a selection .. 66 Saving and reading a selection .. 67 Selections versus editing of properties .. 70 Controlling the selection-versus-editing process .. 71 Selections of slabs with openings .. 71 Activity .. 73 Introduction to activity .. 73 Activity types .. 73 Switching the activity On or Off .. 73 Activity according to 74 Activity according to current selection .. 74 Activity according to working plane.

6 74 Activity according to clipping box .. 74 Inverting the 74 Controlling the display style of inactive members .. 75 Clipping box .. 75 Introduction to clipping box .. 75 Defining a new clipping box .. 75 Defining the clipping box around the working plane .. 75 Defining the clipping box around an entity .. 75 Defining the clipping box around the model .. 76 Using the clipping 76 Adjusting the clipping box in the setting table .. 77 Adjusting the clipping box using the 77 Moving the clipping 78 Introduction to 78 Layers manager .. 78 Defining a new layer .. 79 Applying defined 79 Displaying and hiding a layer .. 80 Ignoring selected layers in calculation.

7 80 Reference GuideviUser co-ordinate system (UCS) .. 81 Introduction to a user co-ordinate 81 Adjusting a user co-ordinate 81 UCS defined by three points .. 81 Horizontal UCS defined by one point .. 81 Vertical UCS defined by two points .. 81 Vertical UCS perpendicular to global X-axis .. 82 Vertical UCS perpendicular to global Y-axis .. 82 UCS identical with the global co-ordinate system .. 82 UCS perpendicular to the current UCS's X-axis .. 82 UCS perpendicular to the current UCS's Y-axis .. 82 UCS defined according to an entity's 82 UCS defined from a view direction .. 83 Editing a user co-ordinate 83 UCS Manager .. 83 Modifying an existing UCS .. 84 Defining a new UCS.

8 84 Copying an existing 85 Moving an existing 85 Rotating an existing 85 Deleting an existing 85 Storing the user co-ordinate system .. 86 Using a user co-ordinate system .. 86 Rules for using a 86 Using a UCS in the graphical window .. 86 Using a UCS from the command line .. 87 Working plane .. 87 Introduction to a working 87 Adjusting a working 87 Cursor SNAP modes .. 87 Introduction to SNAP 87 Grid SNAP modes .. 87 Object SNAP modes .. 88 Adjusting a SNAP 88 Adjusting the temporary one-step SNAP 89 Dot grid .. 90 Introduction to a dot grid .. 90 Adjusting dot grid parameters .. 90 Using the dot grid .. 90 Line 91 Introduction to a line grid.

9 91 Types of line 91 Line grid 93 Creating a new line 94 Adjusting line grid parameters .. 94 Adjusting the display style of line grid .. 95 Displaying and hiding a line grid .. 95 Using a line grid .. 96 Editing an existing line 96 Window pop-up menu .. 97 Introduction to window pop-up menu .. 97 Functions of the pop-up menu .. 97 Using the window pop-up 99 Adjusting the viewpoint (view direction + zoom) .. 99 Table Of ContentsviiIntroduction to view adjustment .. 99 Adjusting the 100 Limiting the view .. 102 Adjusting the view 102 Adjusting perspective projection .. 103 Special view settings .. 103 View parameters .. 104 Introduction to view parameters.

10 104 Overview of view parameters .. 104 Adjusting the view parameters .. 112 Predefined view parameters settings .. 114 Drawing of input data with eccentricity .. 114 Regeneration of 118 Introduction to regeneration of view .. 118 Redrawing the active graphical 119 Calculator .. 119 Calculator .. 121 Introduction to 121 Material types .. 121 Material properties .. 121 Materials manager .. 122 Specifying the materials for the project .. 123 Defining a new code-specific material .. 123 Defining a new user-defined code-specific material .. 123 Defining a new general material .. 124 Editing the defined 124 Copying the defined material .. 124 Changing the defined 125 Deleting the defined material.