User manual RISA TECHNOLOGIES RISAFOUNDATION 3.0 GENERAL REFERENCE

[. . . ] RISAFoundation Rapid Interactive Structural Analysis ­ Foundations Version 3. 0 - General Reference 26632 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 210 Foothill Ranch, California 92610 (949) 951-5815 (949) 951-5848 (FAX) www. risatech. com Copyright 2010 by RISA Technologies, LLC All rights reserved. No portion of the contents of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any means without the express written permission of RISA Technologies, LLC. We have done our best to insure that the material found in this publication is both useful and accurate. However, please be aware that errors may exist in this publication, and that RISA Technologies, LLC makes no guarantees concerning accuracy of the information found here or in the use to which it may be put. Table of Contents Table of Contents Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Coordinate Bounds ­ You may specify minimum and maximum bounds in the global directions. Items within these bounds AND meeting the criteria in the other groups will be selected/unselected. Select/Unselect Points ­ You may specify that joints in the coordinate range be selected or not. Include Criteria On Other Pages ­ This option allows you to include selection criteria from the other pages (Beams, Slabs, Strips, etc) and combine it with the coordinate range specified on this page. Note If the "Include Criteria On Other Pages" option is selected, all criteria will be applied together so that the affected items will meet all of the criteria. For example if you specify a range of joint labels and coordinates, only the joints within the coordinate bounds and within the label range will be selected/unselected. Locking Selections Click the Lock Unselected button to cause all currently unselected items to stay unselected and be visually removed from the current model view. This is useful when you are editing or printing a portion of a model and need to clear the model view of all items not involved. To Unlock the unselected members in the model view, click the Unlock Unselected button and the unselected items that were previously "removed" from the model view will be returned to the view in the unselected state. 80 RISAFoundation v3. 0 Graphic Selection Saving Selections You can save and recall various selection states for a model. If the model is altered after a selection state has been saved, the saved selection state will also be altered. Any new items (points, beams. . . ) will be set to "selected" in any selection states saved prior to the creation of the new item. To save a selection state, click the Save Selection State button on the Selection Toolbar. Click the Save button and provide a name for the saved selection. To retrieve a saved selection, choose the selection state from the drop down list and click the Retrieve button. To delete a saved selection, choose the selection state from the drop down list and click the Delete button. General Reference Manual 81 Help Options Help Options RISA Technologies has, and will, put a great deal of effort into assisting you in getting your work done as quickly as possible. This includes providing many ways that you can get help in understanding the software. Electronic Help File The Help File is designed to help you get your work done as quickly as possible and is intended to provide: Procedures that lead users through the steps of completing tasks Troubleshooting topics that guide users through solutions to common problems Extensive discussions for a thorough understanding of engineering and modeling topics Easy access to related topics The electronic help file can be accessed by clicking the Help File button on the RISA Toolbar. Click on any item in the Table of Contents for extensive information on the topic. Context Sensitive Help Context Sensitive Help is help that a user can access in context while working in a program. It provides you with the information you need where and when you want it. You may get detailed help when working in some windows by clicking on the Help button at the bottom of the window or dialog. This will launch a Help File window displaying the topic that is related to the window in which you are working. The topic will be explained and links to related topics may also be provided. RISA Technologies Online Our website, www. risatech. com, provides various support information and documents. Visit RISA Technologies on the web for: Frequently Asked Questions Download program Manuals (General Reference or Tutorial) Check our website for the latest updates - When a bug is discovered it is posted on the web site along with possible work-around procedures and/or service releases to update your software. Software Verification Problems Tool-tips Are you uncertain what a toolbar button is for?Tool-tips are displayed that will explain what the button will do should you decide to press it. Tutorial The comprehensive Tutorial (part of the User's Guide - a separate document) guides you through using most features. It is a real-world example of building and solving a model, making changes, and optimizing. If you are already familiar with structural modeling in general you can skip the supporting text and read only the underlined action items to quickly move through the tutorial. [. . . ] Typical cases where this may occur are curved concrete members. Internal Results Corrupted - Call RISA Technologies The program has detected an internal error while processing the solution results. Please contact RISA Technologies immediately. Member Mxx at (length): The rebar does not exist. No Capacity Calculated. " This message means that a user defined reinforcement profile has resulted in a member with zero capacity (and zero reinforcement) at the described location. 180 RISAFoundation v3. 0 Technical Support Technical Support Technical support is an important part of the RISAFoundation package. There is no charge for technical support for all licensed owners of the current version of RISAFoundation. [. . . ]