EXAMPLE 4. METAL STUDY CONSTRUCTION WITH 3D DWG

EXAMPLE: 'DESIGN OF METAL CONSTRUCTION' 29 Recall that until now automatic allocation was only done for constructions coming from the standard ones. It is now possible to perform this allocation on any surface defined by the designer. Selecting the command opens the following dialog box In the part concerning the old definition of influence surfaces nothing has changed as well as the function of the "Pick" button where it hides the dialog box and displays the existing influence surfaces, has remained the same. However, a part has been added on the right concerning the definition of the surface with three points. The definition of the surface is always done on the specific wall that is active in the window It is advisable before starting either manual or semi-automatic , to reset everything that exists by pressing the "Reset Members" button. • Semi-automatic Process The points are shown graphically with the following peculiarity: ▪ The first two points define the direction in which the automatic calculation of the influence surfaces is performed for the elements that are parallel to this direction. Note also that the distribution is done for all linear members belonging to this plane and as we said it is parallel to the first line. ▪ After defining the 3 points, we press the "Distribution" button and the program automatically executes the distribution and displays it. The same definition is made for the other walls.