General Environment Setting dialog box

 

Company: User's name

 

Logo BMP: Specify a file containing the company logo that will be printed in various analysis/design results.

 

Temp Dir: Assign a directory in which temporary files are created and deleted during the execution of MIDAS/Gen.

 

Note
Temp Dir shall be assigned to a drive with sufficient disk space. If the disk space is insufficient, the execution will be slow and may also cause problems.

 

Auto Save: Auto-save the project file at a given time-interval.

 

Make Backup File (.bak): Save a backup file (.bak) whenever the file is changed and saved.

 

Recently Used Project List: List the prescribed number of files recently used at the bottom of the File Menu

 

Working Directory: Display the directory when opening and closing a file.

Set the default working window when creating a new project file or opening an existing file.

 

View and Display Environment Setting dialog box

 

Initial Model Boundary Size: Assign the size of the default window when creating a new project

 

Initial Point Grid

Grid Space X: Point Grid spacing in UCS x-direction when creating a new project. It can be temporarily modified using Set Point Grid.

Grid Space Y: Point Grid spacing in UCS y-direction when creating a new project. It can be temporarily modified using Set Point Grid.

 

Grid on: Check in the option to display the Point Grid on the screen when creating a new project file or opening an existing file (refer to "Grids").

 

Initial View Point

Check in the option to display the model window in ISO View or Top View when creating a new project file or opening an existing file (refer to "View Point").

 

Snap

Check in the option to activate Snap for Point Grid, Line Grid, Node and Element when creating a new project file or opening an existing file (refer to "Snap").

Data Tolerances dialog box

 

Regard as Zero under

Treat the values less than the specified as "0"

 

Node Duplication Tolerance

Specify a tolerance for merging more than one node into a single node. The tolerance is applicable when combining or copying nodes.

 

Intersect Tolerance

Specify an intersect tolerance for merging contiguous nodes and elements or between elements when executing Intersect.

 

Specify data bases for material and section properties.

 

Material and Section Data Base dialog box

The floor loads predefined in the database can be recalled from Load >Define Floor Load Type.

 

Floor Load DB dialog box

 

         

Define Floor Load Type dialog box

 

: Enter the loads per unit area using the floor loads predefined in Tools>Preferences- Load.

 

Environment > Results

 

: If the method of load combination of analysis results is Envelope, and this option is selected, the values in "Text Output" are produced with signs instead of the absolute values of max and min.

 

 

Result dialog box

Design dialog box

Show Notice : When MIDAS/Gen is executed, the latest program upgrade information on the homepage of MIDASoft, Inc can be checked.

 

Use Local Help : Check on to use the Local Help (MidasGen.chm) as a default manual. If this option is checked off, the web-based online manual is invoked.  

 

Notice dialog box

 

Graphics Environment Setting

Specify the Buffer Size for graphic display.

 

Enable Vector-Based Print Out

It may take time to print out if Open-GL that the program uses as default is used. Select this option to use the Vector-Based Engine of low resolution to reduce time for printout.

 

Enable Low Resolution Print Out

Select this option to optimize the background when the Vector-Based Print Out option is enabled.

 

 

Graphics dialog box

Formats (Dim & Others) dialog box

 

Specify the number of decimal points when producing analysis results.

 

If Auto is checked in, the number of decimal points for each numerical value is auto-fitted by the program according to the pre-defined format as per the selected unit system. If Auto is unchecked, the user may specify the number of decimal points for each item.

 

If Exponential is checked in, the specified numbers of decimal points are ignored and all the numerical values are produced in exponentials.

 

Formats (Forces) dialog box

Specify an output format for displaying loads.

 

Formats (Loads) dialog box

 

General: The number of significant digits

 

Fixed: The number of decimal places

 

Exponential: The number of decimal places of load values to be displayed in exponential