Cross Section Viewer

Check the location of tendons in a cross section.

From the Main Menu select Query > Cross Section Viewer.

New for Civil 2010 

View Window

Description of the screen view

1~4: the locations at which stress results can be produced

: Offset position

: Location of the centroid of the cross-section excluding the tendon

How to move in the screen

Zoom in/out: move to the right/left while pressing the right button of the mouse.

Pan: move while pressing the left button of the mouse.

 Element No.

Select the element for which the tendon locations are to be checked. Click the entry field, which will turn the background color to pale green. Then, assign the element using the mouse in the Model Window.

Elements defined as in a Tapered Section Group cannot be checked.

 Cross Section

Assign the location and the method to display the information.

Position: Assign the location of the cross section and the view direction.

Display: Display with Tendon Profile Name, Tendon Property Name or Duct Hole.

Tendon Profile Name

Tendon Property Name

True Scale to Duct Hole

Tendon

The position of each tendon is defined by Yp and Zp. The value of Yp represents the distance to the centroid. The value of Zp represents the distance from the top, centroid or bottom.

When a tendon is selected in the table, the corresponding tendon is highlighted in the screen view.