Navigate the user interface for Structural Bridge Design, including the Home page, Main Menu, and Explorer Panel.
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Structural Bridge Design integrates design section, design beam, and structural analysis modules
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to offer a powerful tool for the design and analysis of bridges.
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With an intuitive, dynamic user interface, and a wide range of included international design codes,
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you have access to design and analysis tools that are tailored to your specific project.
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The user interface consists of the Home page and the main workspace, which includes a graphics window, the Explorer Panel,
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and dynamic toolbars.
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When you open Structural Bridge Design, the Home page displays your recent files, enabling easy access to projects.
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From here, you can Open an existing project, start a New project, or access Online Help or Community Forums for more information.
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Click Open to browse for an existing file in the Open Existing File dialog.
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In this case, click Cancel to close the dialog.
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Click New to open the New Project dialog.
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Here, you can select from a wide range of international design codes
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to ensure that your bridge design complies with regional standards and regulations.
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Then, specify whether you wish to create a Project or a Single design section.
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If you select a single section, you can also specify the section type
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by selecting Steel composite, Pre-tensioned prestressed, Reinforced concrete, or Post-tensioned concrete.
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Notice that the design beam options update depending on the Design code selected.
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For example, select AASHTO LRFD, and post-tensioned concrete is now available.
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Click Cancel to close the dialog.
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Once you open a project, you see your design in the graphics window, as well as the tools needed to interact with it.
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The Main Menu includes commands such as File, Data, and Calculate, depending on the mode that is currently active:
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Project, Section, or Beam.
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In the graphics window, you can use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out on specific areas of your design.
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Next to the graphics window, the Explorer Panel includes the Navigation Pane,
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which allows you to review and navigate the active data for your design, as well as Group Buttons for navigating group types.
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Select a Group Button, and the Active Group Tree List updates with the applicable data.
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In this example, the Structure Definition group is active.
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Note that the Group Buttons mirror the typical workflow for structural bridge design.
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After opening a project, you define materials, design sections, design beams, and define the structures.
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Then, you set the structure properties, structure loads, and structure compilations.
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Below the Main Menu, the toolbar allows you to Open new, Open existing, or Save files, as well as access the Home page.
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In the graphics window, there is an additional toolbar, which contextually updates to display the tools relevant to the active mode type,
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as well as to the stage of data definition.
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Now you can navigate the user interface and are ready to begin exploring Structural Bridge Design features in more detail.
00:03
Structural Bridge Design integrates design section, design beam, and structural analysis modules
00:09
to offer a powerful tool for the design and analysis of bridges.
00:13
With an intuitive, dynamic user interface, and a wide range of included international design codes,
00:18
you have access to design and analysis tools that are tailored to your specific project.
00:24
The user interface consists of the Home page and the main workspace, which includes a graphics window, the Explorer Panel,
00:31
and dynamic toolbars.
00:34
When you open Structural Bridge Design, the Home page displays your recent files, enabling easy access to projects.
00:41
From here, you can Open an existing project, start a New project, or access Online Help or Community Forums for more information.
00:51
Click Open to browse for an existing file in the Open Existing File dialog.
00:57
In this case, click Cancel to close the dialog.
01:01
Click New to open the New Project dialog.
01:04
Here, you can select from a wide range of international design codes
01:09
to ensure that your bridge design complies with regional standards and regulations.
01:14
Then, specify whether you wish to create a Project or a Single design section.
01:19
If you select a single section, you can also specify the section type
01:23
by selecting Steel composite, Pre-tensioned prestressed, Reinforced concrete, or Post-tensioned concrete.
01:32
Notice that the design beam options update depending on the Design code selected.
01:38
For example, select AASHTO LRFD, and post-tensioned concrete is now available.
01:44
Click Cancel to close the dialog.
01:48
Once you open a project, you see your design in the graphics window, as well as the tools needed to interact with it.
01:55
The Main Menu includes commands such as File, Data, and Calculate, depending on the mode that is currently active:
02:02
Project, Section, or Beam.
02:04
In the graphics window, you can use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out on specific areas of your design.
02:10
Next to the graphics window, the Explorer Panel includes the Navigation Pane,
02:16
which allows you to review and navigate the active data for your design, as well as Group Buttons for navigating group types.
02:24
Select a Group Button, and the Active Group Tree List updates with the applicable data.
02:30
In this example, the Structure Definition group is active.
02:34
Note that the Group Buttons mirror the typical workflow for structural bridge design.
02:39
After opening a project, you define materials, design sections, design beams, and define the structures.
02:47
Then, you set the structure properties, structure loads, and structure compilations.
02:52
Below the Main Menu, the toolbar allows you to Open new, Open existing, or Save files, as well as access the Home page.
03:02
In the graphics window, there is an additional toolbar, which contextually updates to display the tools relevant to the active mode type,
03:10
as well as to the stage of data definition.
03:13
Now you can navigate the user interface and are ready to begin exploring Structural Bridge Design features in more detail.
