EXAMPLE 2. FORMAL STUDY METAL CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE 2: 'DESIGN OF A METAL STRUCTURE' 59 For example, in the layer "Metallic supports" themetallic supports of the structure with IPE450 cross-section have been placed. Similarly, the metal beams have been placed in the "Metal Beams" layer and the corresponding members in the other layers. In SCADA Pro you have the possibility to create your own layers by grouping the types of cross sections. For example, you could create a layer called "Metal columns Prominent" and place all the columns on the left side of the building on it. The logic is like that AUTOCAD : similar objects in one layer. In this way you will notice that you can more easily and massively dimension steel sections and members. You could use the same technique to create a layer and include only one element in it. So you can dimension only that. By selecting the command " Dimension all " the cross-sections for all combinations will be automatically checked and the groups - layers in which no cross-section fails will be displayed in green and the groups in which even one cross-section has exceeded the unit, i.e. has failed, will be displayed in red. The fact that a layer is shown in red does not mean that all members of the layer have failed. For example, to see which columns have failed you should select the "metal columns" layer and then select the " Edit " command. In the window that appears, you can see in tabular form the results of the cross-sections of the selected layer with colours and values. In this example, all cells in the "auto" column will initially be displayed in green.