Set up a template for Structural Bridge Design, including setting a company identity, selecting preferences, and adding materials.
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In Structural Bridge Design, templates enable you to apply a predefined set of parameters and preferences across your designs.
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You can build templates for sections and different types of beams, as well as for projects.
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Using templates streamlines the design process,
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while still allowing you to adjust project settings as needed to meet specific requirements.
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When you set up a template, you should also define the materials for your project.
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For example, you can specify whether your project includes concrete,
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reinforcing steel, prestressing steel, modular ratio, structural steel, or defined stress-strain.
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To set up a template, from the Home page, click the back button to open the main workspace.
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First, set the design code for your template.
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In the Main Menu, select Options > Design Code, and then select your desired code.
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For this example, Eurocode + UK Annexes is selected.
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If you encounter a Confirmation dialog, click Yes.
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Then, set your company identity.
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In Options, select Company Identity.
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In the Set Company Identity form, under Logo, click Load.
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Select a logo in the Load Logo dialog; then, click Open.
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Notice that your selections display in the Preview box.
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Next, type an Organisation Name, such as “Collaborative CLAM”, as well as an Organisation Address.
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To change the Background Colour, click Browse (…).
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In the Color dialog, select a color, and then click OK.
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Back in the form, click OK again, then click Yes to confirm.
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Next, set up template preferences.
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In the Main Menu, select Options > Preferences.
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In the Preferences dialog, on the General tab, you can select whether to display the overview form for an opened file.
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You can also change the location for where templates are saved.
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In this case, leave the default options as shown.
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On the Graphics tab, you can select from the following options:
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Enable Hardware Acceleration improves graphics performance.
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Reverse direction of plotted bending moments inverts the direction in which bending moments are displayed on the plot.
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Enable Auto Redraw by default automatically updates graphics displays.
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Apply Transitional Effects on View Change animates view changes in the 3D elements view.
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Reverse Dynamic View spin direction reverses the direction the model spins in Dynamic View mode.
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In this case, enable all options.
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You can also adjust the colors assigned to each Data Series included in the chart.
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Then, click OK.
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Next, to set the units for your template, select Options > Edit Units.
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For this example, in the Edit Units form, click Reset Current Units, and then OK to reset all units to the defaults.
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Then, for Velocity, set the Length to metre and Miscellaneous to second.
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It is important to note that if the unit fields are not set up before creating a new model or opening an existing file,
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the defaults are saved to the system registry and used as the default for future models.
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However, if the unit settings are changed after a new project is selected or when an existing model is loaded,
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then these settings persist when the file is saved.
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Click OK.
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Now, you are ready to start designing the section template.
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Select File > New > Single Design Section.
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Then, select File > Titles to open the Titles form, where the Company Identity displays in the preview.
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Here, you need to add specific information, such as a Job Title and Job Number, as well as initials for the calculations.
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Click OK.
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Next, add the materials for your template.
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In the Navigation Pane, activate the Materials group, and then click Add.
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In this example, select Concrete – Parabola-Rectangle.
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In the graphics window, you see a sample diagram for the material,
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and the Define Property Details form displays the default calculations.
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By default, this concrete has a characteristic cube strength of 50 newtons per square millimeter, which is a grade C40/50 concrete.
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To change this, in the f,ck,cube field, type 40, and then press ENTER.
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Notice that the calculations automatically update; and so does the diagram.
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Click OK.
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Now, add a second parabola.
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Once again, click Add > Concrete – Parabola-Rectangle.
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This time, leave the default cube strength of 50 and click OK.
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Next, create some reinforcing steel.
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Select Add > Reinforcing Steel – Inclined.
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In the form, set the k value to 1.08 and the Characteristic Strain Limit to .05, and then click OK.
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Select Add > Prestressing Steel – Inclined.
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In this case, confirm that the Relaxation Class is set to Class 2, and that the default values for strength relate to the strand type.
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Then, click OK.
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Lastly, click Add > Structural Steel; keep the default values, and click OK.
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Once all the materials for your template are added, save the file.
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Select File > Save As Template > My Template.
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Enter a name for your template, and then click Save.
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In Structural Bridge Design, templates enable you to apply a predefined set of parameters and preferences across your designs.
00:12
You can build templates for sections and different types of beams, as well as for projects.
00:18
Using templates streamlines the design process,
00:21
while still allowing you to adjust project settings as needed to meet specific requirements.
00:27
When you set up a template, you should also define the materials for your project.
00:32
For example, you can specify whether your project includes concrete,
00:37
reinforcing steel, prestressing steel, modular ratio, structural steel, or defined stress-strain.
00:45
To set up a template, from the Home page, click the back button to open the main workspace.
00:51
First, set the design code for your template.
00:55
In the Main Menu, select Options > Design Code, and then select your desired code.
01:02
For this example, Eurocode + UK Annexes is selected.
01:08
If you encounter a Confirmation dialog, click Yes.
01:14
Then, set your company identity.
01:17
In Options, select Company Identity.
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In the Set Company Identity form, under Logo, click Load.
01:28
Select a logo in the Load Logo dialog; then, click Open.
01:33
Notice that your selections display in the Preview box.
01:38
Next, type an Organisation Name, such as “Collaborative CLAM”, as well as an Organisation Address.
01:47
To change the Background Colour, click Browse (…).
01:51
In the Color dialog, select a color, and then click OK.
01:56
Back in the form, click OK again, then click Yes to confirm.
02:04
Next, set up template preferences.
02:07
In the Main Menu, select Options > Preferences.
02:13
In the Preferences dialog, on the General tab, you can select whether to display the overview form for an opened file.
02:22
You can also change the location for where templates are saved.
02:27
In this case, leave the default options as shown.
02:31
On the Graphics tab, you can select from the following options:
02:35
Enable Hardware Acceleration improves graphics performance.
02:41
Reverse direction of plotted bending moments inverts the direction in which bending moments are displayed on the plot.
02:50
Enable Auto Redraw by default automatically updates graphics displays.
02:56
Apply Transitional Effects on View Change animates view changes in the 3D elements view.
03:03
Reverse Dynamic View spin direction reverses the direction the model spins in Dynamic View mode.
03:11
In this case, enable all options.
03:14
You can also adjust the colors assigned to each Data Series included in the chart.
03:19
Then, click OK.
03:21
Next, to set the units for your template, select Options > Edit Units.
03:28
For this example, in the Edit Units form, click Reset Current Units, and then OK to reset all units to the defaults.
03:38
Then, for Velocity, set the Length to metre and Miscellaneous to second.
03:45
It is important to note that if the unit fields are not set up before creating a new model or opening an existing file,
03:53
the defaults are saved to the system registry and used as the default for future models.
03:59
However, if the unit settings are changed after a new project is selected or when an existing model is loaded,
04:07
then these settings persist when the file is saved.
04:11
Click OK.
04:14
Now, you are ready to start designing the section template.
04:18
Select File > New > Single Design Section.
04:24
Then, select File > Titles to open the Titles form, where the Company Identity displays in the preview.
04:32
Here, you need to add specific information, such as a Job Title and Job Number, as well as initials for the calculations.
04:41
Click OK.
04:44
Next, add the materials for your template.
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In the Navigation Pane, activate the Materials group, and then click Add.
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In this example, select Concrete – Parabola-Rectangle.
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In the graphics window, you see a sample diagram for the material,
05:04
and the Define Property Details form displays the default calculations.
05:09
By default, this concrete has a characteristic cube strength of 50 newtons per square millimeter, which is a grade C40/50 concrete.
05:20
To change this, in the f,ck,cube field, type 40, and then press ENTER.
05:27
Notice that the calculations automatically update; and so does the diagram.
05:32
Click OK.
05:35
Now, add a second parabola.
05:37
Once again, click Add > Concrete – Parabola-Rectangle.
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This time, leave the default cube strength of 50 and click OK.
05:49
Next, create some reinforcing steel.
05:53
Select Add > Reinforcing Steel – Inclined.
05:58
In the form, set the k value to 1.08 and the Characteristic Strain Limit to .05, and then click OK.
06:08
Select Add > Prestressing Steel – Inclined.
06:13
In this case, confirm that the Relaxation Class is set to Class 2, and that the default values for strength relate to the strand type.
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Then, click OK.
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Lastly, click Add > Structural Steel; keep the default values, and click OK.
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Once all the materials for your template are added, save the file.
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Select File > Save As Template > My Template.
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Enter a name for your template, and then click Save.
