Form: Draw Tendons
Toolbar button:
Use the Draw menu > Draw Tendons command to add tendon objects to the model that can have a force and profile.
Click the Draw menu > Draw Tendons command to access the floating Draw Tendons form, which displays the parameters for the tendon to be added, including Property (previously defined tendon properties or None). There is also an edit box for Plan Offset X and Plan Offset Y and a drop-down list for Line Drawing Type (Straight Line, Arc-3 Points, Arc-Center & 2 Points, Multilinear, Bezier, Spline).
If needed, modify the displayed data by selecting from the drop-down lists or by typing directly into the edit boxes before drawing lines. Use the Plan Offset X and Plan Offset Y edit boxes to locate the tendon a certain distance from where it is drawn; all points on the tendon are shifted by the offset amount to the left if the value is positive, and to the right if negative. The orientation of left and right are as you look along the tendon from point n to point n+1
To draw a straight tendon object in the model, select Straight Line from the Line Drawing Type drop-down list and click on a grid intersection or at any other location on the datum plane to start the tendon. Although tendons have a profile, they can be drawn only on the datum plane, so working in a plan view is usually best. Click again to end the tendon, or type the length and angle directly into the L,theta edit box that appears in the lower left-hand corner of the display when the mouse is moved and hit the Enter key. Each subsequent click will add another tendon segment. Arcs and curves may be drawn similarly by selecting one of the other options from the Line Drawing Type drop-down list.
To stop drawing tendons without exiting the draw mode, double left click at the last end point or hit the Enter key or click the right mouse button. To exit the draw tendon object mode completely, click on the button 
or hit the Esc key to activate the select mode. Data associated with a tendon object, including the profile, can be reviewed and modified by right clicking on the tendon to access the Tendon Object Information form.
Note: Use the Assign menu > Load Data > Tendon Loads command to assign a load to a tendon, and use the Assign menu > Load Data > Tendon Losses command to specify tendon losses.