Other Settings

Form:  Other Settings

Use the Orb > Settings > Other Settings command to display the Other Settings form. Use the options on this form to specify how the model displays, when the model is saved and when the view is refreshed in the active window. The form also offers options to show tips, the bounding plan, and the results while scrolling. Sound can be turned off and on, and moment diagrams can be specified to be shown on the tension side versus the compression side.

• Graphics Mode options.  Choose the mode for display:  GDI Plus or Direct X. Then click the Settings button to display  the  Graphics Mode Settings form. Use that form to specify if  the model is displayed using a user-selected text option, anti-alisaing of lines, transparency, and other options. When some of the options are used in conjunction with the options available on the Set Building View Options form, the display of various objects in the model is more noticeable and thus easier to interpret. The potential effects of using these commands on the speed of the program depends on the graphics card and computer configuration.

• Auto Save Modify/Show button. Click this button to access the Model Auto Save Options form. Use the form to specify that the model be saved automatically and at what interval and to specify that a .$br text file is saved.

• Auto Refresh check box. By default, this option is enabled.

  When this check box is checked, CSiBridge will automatically update the on-screen display each time changes are made. When working with a very large or complex model, turning this feature off may be helpful to reduce downtime associated with redrawing the model. When the feature is turned off, use the Home > View > Refresh Window command to update the on-screen display.

• Show Bounding Plane check box. By default, this option is enabled.

  Use this check box to toggle the bounding plane feature on and off. When this feature is active, a cyan line appears in some views showing you the location of the active plan or elevation view. For example, if a plan view is active and a three-dimensional view is also showing, the cyan bounding plane appears in the three-dimensional view around the story level associated with the plan view. As a second example, if an elevation (or developed elevation) view is active and a plan view is also showing, the cyan line appears in the plan view showing the location of the elevation.

  The table below lists the circumstances where the bounding plane (line) appears.

   

  Active Window	Other Visible Window	Bounding Plane or Line Visible?
  Plan	Plan	No
  	Elevation	No
  	3D	No
  Elevation	Plan	Yes
  	Elevation	Yes
  	3D	Yes
  3D	Plan	No
  	Elevation	No
  	3D	No

   

• Moment Diagrams on Tension Side check box.  By default, this option is enabled.

  CSiBridge has an option for plotting moment diagrams for frame elements with positive values on the tension side of the member or on the compression side of the member. When this check box is checked, the moment diagram for frame elements will be shown with positive values on the tension side of the member. When it is unchecked, the moment diagram for frame elements will be shown with positive values on the compression side of the member.

• Sound check box. Use this check box to toggle on or off the sound produced by CSiBridge when it is displaying animation of deformed shapes and mode shapes. By default, this option is enabled.

• Show Result Values While Scrolling check box. When this check box is checked (i.e., the option is enabled), a small text box of results will display when the mouse cursor is moved over a deformed shape. By default, this option is enabled.