The Components > Substructure - {Bearings, Restrainers, Fnd. Springs, Abutments, Bents} panel has an Item command, a Substructure expand arrow in the lower right-hand corner, a Current Substructure Item drop-down list, a New command, a Copy command, a Modify command, and a Delete command.
Item > {Bearings, Restrainers, Fnd. Springs, Abutments, Bents} command. Select the item (bearings, restrainers, foundation springs, abutments, bents) to be added, copied, modified, or deleted.
Superstructure expand arrow. Click the expand arrow on the Components > Superstructure - {Bearings, Restrainers, Fnd. Springs, Abutments, Bents} panel to display the form for defining the selected Item: Define Bridge Bearings; Define Bridge Restrainers; Define Bridge Foundation Springs; Define Bridge Abutments; Define Bridge Bents. Use that form to add, modify, or delete the item definition.
New command. After selecting the Item > {Bearings, Restrainers, Fnd. Springs, Abutments, Bents}, click the New command to display the data form for defining the selected type of property.
Item Selected |
Form that displays when New is clicked |
Bearings |
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Restrainers |
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Foundation Springs |
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Abutments |
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Bents |
Substructure drop-down list. Use the Substructure drop-down list to select the item definition to be copied, modified, or deleted using the commands/icons on the panel.
Copy command. Select an item definition from the Substructure drop-down list. Then, click this command to display one of the forms identified in the table above depending on the item being copied. The form will be "pre-loaded" with the parameters of the selected item. This adds a new property to the model.
Modify command. Select an item from the Substructure drop-down list. Click this command to display the form for the selected item; use the form to modify the item definition as necessary.
Delete command. Click this command to delete the item identified in the Substructure drop-down list.