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== Input Management -- create or edit ==
The input menu allows the user to creat new BuildingTcl objects or to modify existing ones.
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The user can either create new or edit a library of the following BuildingTcl objects:
The user can either create new or edit a library of the following BuildingTcl objects:
* Material
*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Common Characteristics |Common Characteristics ]]
* Section
*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Material |Material ]]
* ElementType
*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Section |Section ]]
* AnalysisModel
*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- ElementType |ElementType ]]
* Load
*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- AnalysisModel |AnalysisModel ]]
* LoadCombination
*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Load |Load ]]
* Model
*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- LoadCombination|LoadCombination]]
* Model -- There are three ModelTypes available in BuildingTcl:
**[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Elevation Model|Elevation Model]]
**[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Plan Model|Plan Model]]
**[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- 3DFrame Model|3DFrame Model]]


These BuildingTcl objects have been presented in the [[BuildingTcl Command Language Manual]]
These input arguments for these BuildingTcl objects have been presented in the [[BuildingTcl Command Language Manual]]


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== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Common Characteristics |Common Characteristics ]] ==
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Material |Material ]] ==
== Material ==
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Section |Section ]] ==
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- ElementType |ElementType ]] ==
== ElementType ==
BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default element types for Columns, Beams and Braces.
This library of element types should be sufficient in defining a model. It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded element types and save them under a new name.
In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the element types available.
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultElementTypes.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: [[BuildingTcl -- addElementType]].
Here is an example of the input:
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultElementTypeExample.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- AnalysisModel |AnalysisModel ]] ==
== AnalysisModel ==
BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default AnalysisModels.
This library of element types should be sufficient in defining a model. It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded AnalysisModela and save them under a new name.
In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the AnalysisModels available.
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultAnalysisModels.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: [[BuildingTcl -- addAnalysisModel]].
Here is an example of the input:
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultAnalysisModelExample.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Load |Load ]] ==
== Load ==
BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default Loads.
It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded AnalysisModela and save them under a new name.
The library of loads is not complete with the default Loads alone, though, since no default can be created for a file-input ground motion.
In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the Loads available.
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultLoads.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: [[BuildingTcl -- addLoad]].
Here is an example of the input:
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputLoadExample.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
=== Special Case: GMfilename Selection ===
For the cases of Uniform ground motion, the user is required to specify the filename(s) and the folder location of the filename(s).
In BuildingTclViewer, the user selects the location of the input file manually, via windows widget. Once the file is selected, the program automatically uses the folder of the selected file as the GMdirectory.
For multi-directional input, ALL ground motion files MUST be located in the same directory.
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- LoadCombination|LoadCombination]] ==
A LoadCombination is the final step in defining the loading and analysis. It uses previously-defined Loads and previously-defined AnalysisModels.
== Model ==
There are three ModelTypes available in BuildingTcl:
;*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Elevation Model|Elevation Model]]
:Define elevation geometry (bay widths and story heights)
:Define frame elements (Columns, Beams, etc)
:Define gravity Loads
:Define support boundary conditions
;*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Plan Model|Plan Model]]
:Define floor plan bay widths in two directions
:Label plan lines
;*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- 3DFrame Model|3DFrame Model]]
:Select one Plan model which controls the bay widths
:Assign different elevations on the plan model
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputModelType.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 29 December 2009

The input menu allows the user to creat new BuildingTcl objects or to modify existing ones.


The user can either create new or edit a library of the following BuildingTcl objects:

These input arguments for these BuildingTcl objects have been presented in the BuildingTcl Command Language Manual



Return to BuildingTclViewer User Manual