Structure view

General:

   Selections

Show and manage selections

   Select node:

Add properties to the selection of a single node or a set of nodes with one command. Click on a node to make it selected (hold Shift key to select a group of nodes). Another way to select a node(s) is to define a selection area by dragging the mouse pointer around the specific nodes or to select nodes in the grid:

The selected nodes are colored red (by default) in the graphical area

   Select member

   Select vertex (FEM)

   Select border line (FEM)

   Select plate region (FEM)

   Snap to member

   Snap to polyline (FEM)

   Snap to grid lines

   Snap to grid points

  Zoom Window:
Enlarge the Structure View. The size of the View can be from 10% to 500%. After selecting this button, point one of the corners of the new View and drag the mouse (while keep pressing the mouse button) to the second corner. After releasing the mouse button, MatrixFrame will enlarge the new View

  Fit to Window:
Scale the Structure to the largest zoom % so it will fit into the window. Notice the zoom depends on the current size of the Structure View window

  Dynamic Zoom:
Zoom in or out the virtual structure by moving the cursor on the structure view display. The direction of the cursor indicates direction of the zoom operation: if the cursor moves top, the object is zoomed in, and if the cursor moves bottom, the object is zoomed out

   Previous view:

Previous view of the structure

  Dynamic Panning:
Pan a structure keeping its original resolution to a desired location in Structure View by clicking and dragging the mouse in any direction

   Orthogonal View

Isometric View:

Used to review isometric view of a structure

Projection planes of a structure:

   Dynamic view:

Display freely rotated structure view: keep the left mouse button pressed down and move the cursor on the screen

  Rotate X Axis Forward

Rotate the virtual structure forward by X axis

  Rotate X Axis Backward

Rotate the virtual structure back by X axis

  Rotate Z Axis Forward

Rotate the virtual structure forward by Z axis

  Rotate Z Axis Backward

Rotate the virtual structure back by Z axis

Structure input:

   Add members:
Add members/nodes

   Delete members:
Delete a member (or a node) by pointing it with the mouse. When a node is deleted, all connected members will be deleted

   Move release:

Move releases along the entire length of the member

   Divide members:
Divide members by distance or by parts

   Split members:

Split the members in place of intersections

   Internal objects adding mode:

Add internal objects (such as supports, releases, etc.) to the member without dividing it at the points of adding objects:

O1 - an internal support on a member without "Internal objects adding mode"

O2 - an internal support on a member with "Internal objects adding mode"

​​   Create region:

Create properties on a region

​   Create polyline:

Create properties on a polyline

​​   Create point:

Create properties on a point

   Beam definition:

Open beam definition window

   Elastic foundation:

Define elastic foundation properties for members

   Fixed:

Define a fixed support

   Yr':

Define rotation around local Y axis in a support

   Springs:

Define spring values in a support

   Move Support:

Move support along member axis

   Split Supports:

Insert support inside the member by splitting it in to two members

   Delete Supports

   Free:

Define rotational free connection (release) of a member

   Spring:

Define spring value for release connection

Loads input:

   Toggle Definition Window:

View or hide the Definition Window in Loads Generator

   Set Load's Category:

Set load's category to structural member(s) in Loads Generator. Every first use of this button (if structural member has no load's category) assigns to relevant member initial state consisting of selected load's category name and automatically recognized field and level numbers dependent on the structure design; every next use of this button with the same or different load's category will only update the existing category, but not the field and level

   Add movable partitions

   Set Element's Classification

Set element's classification to structural member(s) in Loads Generator; available classifications:

If structural member was previously assigned to any element's classification, then every use of this button the existing classification will be updated to the new state

   Set Roof Type:

Set roof type to structural member(s) in Loads Generator. If structural member was previously assigned to any roof type, then every use of this button the existing type will be updated to the new state

   Overhang

   Add Dead Load Element:

Add dead load elements to structural member(s) in Loads Generator. Displayed load elements in Structure View layout directly depend on the values provided in the dead load elements choice grid. If the member is assigned to more than one dead load element, then every use of this button will add by one element to last existing

   Remove Dead Load Element:

Remove dead load elements from structural member(s) in Loads Generator. If the member is assigned to more than one dead load elements, then every use of this button will remove by one element from last existing

   Reset Floor/Field:

Remove level, field and category state from structural member(s) in Loads Generator

   Next Field:

Update structural member(s) to higher by 1 field state in Loads Generator. If the member previously wasn't assigned to any field state, the Next Field button will be inactive to selected member

   Previous Field:

Update structural member(s) to lower by 1 field state in Loads Generator. If the member previously wasn't assigned to any field state, the Previous Field button will be inactive to selected member

   Next Level:

Update structural member(s) to higher by 1 level state in Loads Generator. If the member previously wasn't assigned to any level state, the Next Level button will be inactive to selected member

   Previous Level:

Update structural member(s) to lower by 1 level state in Loads Generator. If the member previously wasn't assigned to any level state, the Previous Level button will be inactive to selected member

   Load Definition:

Define loads and load cases. Apply loads to nodes and members in the local or global direction

   Load Combinations:

Define load combinations for ultimate limit state (ULS) and serviceability limit state (SLS) according to national codes

   Fit Forces to Window

Results:

    Axial Forces (Nx, Ny):

Display axial forces on the structure (in brown color by default)

     Biaxial Normal Forces / Principal Biaxial Normal Forces (Nx, Ny, N1, N2):

Display biaxial normal forces / principal biaxial normal forces on the structure (in brown color by default)

     Shear Forces

Display shear forces on the structure (in blue color by default)

   Concrete shear check (X, Y, uX, uY)

        Bending / Torsional / Principal Moments (Mx, My, Mz, Mxy, M1, M2):

Display bending/torsional/principal moments on the structure (in purple color by default)

    Combined Moments (Mx+Mxy, My+Mxy)

Reinforcement moment for the benefit of the required reinforcement at the top/bottom side in the X' or Y' direction [kNm/m]

   Member deflections:

      Nodal displacements

Display nodal displacements on the structure

   Show loads on structure

   Show sum of loads for members

   Stresses:

Display stresses on the structure

   Filter sigma

Set filter to sigma stresses

  Local directions:

Apply some polygonal zone with predefined local directions

   Support Reactions:

Display support reactions (shape X, Y, Z, Xr, Yr, Zr) on the structure

   Soil pressure:

Display soil pressure on the structure

​​   Reinforcement:

Apply multi-layer principal and/or secondary reinforcement on local direction zone(s) or the whole plate

  As;req X:

Required reinforcement in the local X’-direction [mm²/m]

   As;req Y:

Required reinforcement in the local Y’-direction [mm²/m]

​​   Required reinforcement (As;req Bottom,X):

Required reinforcement area at the bottom side in the X’-direction [mm²/m]

​​   Required reinforcement (As;req Bottom,Y):

Required reinforcement area at the bottom side in the Y’-direction [mm²/m]

​​   Required reinforcement (As;req Top,X):

Required reinforcement area at the top side in the X’-direction [mm²/m]

​​   Required reinforcement (As;req Top,Y):

Required reinforcement area at the top side in the Y’-direction [mm²/m]

​​   Reinforcement legend

   Value Range:

Define value range of displayed results

   LE results:

Show/Hide linear elastic analysis results

   Fit Forces to Window

Joint Connections:

  Drawing print

Print structure drawings including layout properties and preview

   DXF print

Print structure drawings as DXF files

  Relative

Display the Unity check chart or M-Phi diagram in relative units

  Absolute

Display the Unity check chart or M-Phi diagram in absolute units

Concrete:

​​   Set:

Set concrete properties (such as deflections and displacements) to the structure

​​   Add pile:

Add pile to the foundation plan

   M-Kappa intermediate results

    Axial Forces (Nx, Ny):

Display axial forces on the structure (in brown color by default)

     Shear Forces (Vy, Vz):

Display shear forces on the structure (in blue color by default)

     Bending Moments (Mx, My, Mz):

Display bending moments on the structure (in purple color by default)

   Show loads on structure

   Show sum of loads for members

   Support Reactions:

Display support reactions (shape X, Z, Yr) on the structure

   Fit Forces to Window

   Select support

   Add linear X dimension

   Add linear Y dimension

   Add aligned dimension

   Drag dimension

   Delete dimension

   Grid lines:

Manage grid lines. Automatically apply grid lines to the structure or manage them manually

   Generate dimensions

Automatically generate dimensions on the whole structure

   Delete generated dimensions

Delete automatically generated dimensions on the whole structure

Steel:

   Set:

Set steel check properties (such as cross check, lateral buckling, buckling, deflections, fire protection) to the structure

   Steel temperature:

Graphical representation of the fire protection analysis results

   Ambient temperature:

Graphical representation of the fire protection analysis results

   Fyd:

Graphical representation of the fire protection analysis results (Fyd diagrams)

Timber: