Basic concept
User interface
Each module has a similar user interface and consists of the following parts:
Menu Bar
The Menu bar contains file operations (File), drawing (Draw), editing commands (Edit), assistant tools (Tools), settings (Settings), views (View), window-system (Window) and user-guides (Help).
Menu commands having icons next to their names can be organized in Toolbars around the Application window. Some commands can be executed by hotkey displayed behind the command name.
Toolbars
The Menu bar commands can be grouped in toolbars with their icons and placed next to Application window.
By default, the Standard and the View toolbars are displayed and the other toolbars are hidden. If you right-click anywhere on the menu or on one of the displayed toolbars, a list appears, where toolbars can be set visible or hidden.
Customize… allows you to edit the command content of the toolbar, on which the right-click is used. A toolbar can be moved into new position by dragging it with its “thick vertical line” start.
Tabmenus
Tabmenus contain the main functionalities, and their order follows the recommended structural design workflow.
| Tabmenu | Function |
|---|---|
| Structure | Tools to define structure grid system, structural elements, supports, modeling tools and cover. |
| Loads | Tools to define load cases, loads, load combinations and load groups and construction stages. |
| Finite elements | Tools to define finite elements and finite element mesh. |
| Analysis | Tools to run analysis for the current project and to display results. |
| Foundation design | Tools to run automatic and manual design for foudatation elements and to display results. |
| RC design | Tools to run automatic and manual design for concrete elements and to display results. |
| Steel Design | Tools to run automatic and manual design for steel bars and to display results. |
| Timber Design | Tools to run automatic and manual design for timber elements and to display results. |
By default, Tabmenus have different Object layer settings to protect their elements. That means that e.g. structural elements (defined at Structure tab) are protected against load editing (Load tab) although they can be selected for load definition. The layers setting in different tabs can be customized (Status bar > Layers).