User manual RISA TECHNOLOGIES FLOOR SYSTEMS REFERENCE GUIDE V5.0

[. . . ] RISAFloor Rapid Interactive Structural Analysis ­ Floor Systems Version 5. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] This option is available by checking the Click on a location to relocate Origin box, clicking the OK button, and then clicking on the specific location in the model view where you wish the drawing grid origin to be located. The drawing grid origin will then be moved to this point. Snap Points Snap Points let you draw in the model view without the use of grids. To view or modify the snap point settings, click the button on the Drawing Toolbar and select the Snap To Options tab shown below. General Reference Manual 143 Graphic Editing In the Beam Snap Locations section, you can set the program to automatically snap to the Quarter Points and/or Third Points of a beam by checking the appropriate boxes. The Universal Snap Increments section is used to define a snap grid for "free" drawing to any incremental location on a plane. To activate this feature, check the Use Universal Increments box. Or, the feature may be toggled on and off in the current model view by clicking the model view, click the button on the Drawing Toolbar. If the Drawing Toolbar is not visible in the current button on the Window Toolbar. When snap points are activated, a red dot or asterisk will appear on your screen as you move your drawing cursor over one of these points. The exact coordinates of this point, and whether it is a 1/3 or 1/4 point of a beam, are reported in the status bar at the very bottom of the main application window just beneath the workspace. Deleting Elements You can delete parts of the model based on the current selection state, or you can click on the items you wish to delete individually. If you accidentally delete something you didn't want deleted, you can use the Undo feature to repair the damage. If you wish to delete based on the current selection state, you must use the check boxes to define the criteria the program will use to perform the deletion. Only items that are selected and that have their check boxes "checked" will be deleted. The choices let you delete points, beams, columns, decks/slabs, edges, and/or loads. Keep in mind that if you delete points, any beams, columns, etc. attached to the deleted points MUST also be deleted, regardless of whether those elements are selected or not. 144 RISAFloor v5. 0 Graphic Editing A noteworthy feature is the ability to delete unattached points. Sometimes in the process of modeling you accidentally create unwanted unattached points. This parameter gives you a convenient way to remove these unwanted points. If you request deletion of displayed loads, you'll get exactly that. Any load currently displayed will be deleted. By controlling what loads are displayed via the Loads tab in the Plot Options Dialog, you can easily delete specific types of loads for particular load categories or load combinations. Alternatively, you can choose to delete items by clicking on them individually. Select the radial button next to Delete Items by Clicking Them and use the mouse to click on any individual item you wish deleted. Remember to click the Apply button to make your choices active. [. . . ] However, this service is not to be used as a way to avoid learning the program or learning how to perform structural modeling in general. Hours: 6AM to 5PM Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday Before contacting technical support, you should typically do the following: 1. Please search the Help File or General Reference Manual. Most questions asked about RISAFloor are already answered in the Help File or General Reference Manual. [. . . ]