Documentation XFEM4U: Difference between revisions

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Introduction

This page contains the documentation of XFEM4U. It is meant as a full description of all functions and possibilities of the program. Other relevant information about XFEM4U can be found in the following links:

Release Notes

Release notes of XFEM4U: link

Features and limitations

Full list of features of XFEM4U can be found here.

Chapters user manual

1. Get Started

2. Basic concept User Interface

2.1 Design Arrangements and coordinates

3. Export/Import

3.1 Autodesk Revit/Dynamo

4. Geometry

4.6 Grid lines/levels

4.7 Outer Panels

4.8 Hall Wizard

5. Loads

5.1 Load cases

5.2 Load combinations

5.3 Loads

5.4 Load generator

6. Analysis & Design

6.1 Calculation settings

6.2 Eurocode Steel & Timber Design

6.3 Eurocode Reinforced Concrete Design

6.4 Eurocode Steel Joint Design

7. Building Code ANSI

8. Display calculation results

8.1 Display results

8.2 Calculation settings

8.3 Optimization

9. UI and other settings

9.6 Changing dimensions

9.7.6 User defined profiles

9.7.7 Preview

9.8 Backup files

9.9 Context menu

10. Background information about calculations

10.1 Deflection

10.2 Tapered section

10.3 Background steel & timber Eurocode

10.4 Finite Element Mesh & Solver

11. UI and other settings

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+[[Main Page | BACK]]
 ===Introduction===
 This page contains the documentation of [[XFEM4U]]. It is meant as a full description of all functions and possibilities of the program.
 Other relevant information about XFEM4U can be found in the following links:
 * [[Tutorials XFEM4U]]
-* [[XFEM4U | Full list of features of XFEM4U]]
+* [[XFEM4U |Full list of features of XFEM4U]]
 * [[Example Projects]]
 ===Release Notes===
-Releasenotes of XFEM4U: [[http://www.struct4u.com/nl/Release%20notes%20XFEM4U%20en.pdf link]]
+Release notes of XFEM4U: [https://software.struct4u.com/downloads/XFEM4U/Release_notes_XFEM4U_en.pdf link]
-===Possibilities and limitations===
+===Features and limitations===
 Full list of features of XFEM4U can be found [[XFEM4U | here.]]
+[[File:Residential Steel Trusses Roof_3.png |600px]]
 ===Chapters user manual===
-[[XFEM4U Get Started | 1. Get Started]]
+[[Get started with the Struct4U Engineering Tools | 1. Get Started]]
 [[XFEM4U UI | 2. Basic concept User Interface]]
-[[XFEM4U Design Arrangements | 2.1 Design Arrangements and coordinates]]
+[[Struct4U Design Arrangements | 2.1 Design Arrangements and coordinates]]
+'''3. Export/Import'''
+[[Autodesk Revit/Dynamo | 3.1 Autodesk Revit/Dynamo]]
+[[Tekla Structures | 3.2 Tekla Structures]]
+[[XML Interface | 3.3 XML Interface]]
+[[DWG/DXF | 3.4 DWG/DXF]]
-[[XFEM4U Import Export | 3. Import/Export Model]]
+[[SDNF| 3.5 SDNF]]
-[[XFEM4U Geometry | 4. Geometry]]
+'''4. Geometry'''
 [[XFEM4U Nodes | 4.1 Nodes]]
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 [[XFEM4U Beams | 4.3 Beams]]
-[[Sections | 4.4 Sections]]
+[[Profile| 4.4 Section/Profile]]
 [[XFEM4U Plates | 4.5 Plates]]
-[[XFEM4U Outer Panels | 4.6 Outer Panels]]
+[[XFEM4U Grid Lines/ levels | 4.6 Grid lines/levels]]
+[[XFEM4U Outer Panels | 4.7 Outer Panels]]
+[[XFEM4U Hall Wizard | 4.8 Hall Wizard]]
+'''5. Loads'''
+[[XFEM4U Load Cases | 5.1 Load cases]]
+[[XFEM4U Load Combinations | 5.2 Load combinations]]
+[[XFEM4U Loads | 5.3 Loads]]
+[[XFEM4U Load generator | 5.4 Load generator]]
+'''6. Analysis & Design'''
+[[XFEM4U Analysis | 6.1 Calculation settings]]
+[[Documentation Eurocode | 6.2 Eurocode Steel & Timber Design]]
+[[XFEM4U Eurocode RC  | 6.3 Eurocode Reinforced Concrete Design]]
+[[Eurocode Steel Connections | 6.4 Eurocode Steel Joint Design]]
+'''[[Documentation ANSI | 7. Building Code ANSI]]'''
+'''8. Display calculation results'''
+[[XFEM4U Display Results | 8.1 Display results]]
+[[XFEM4U Analysis | 8.2 Calculation settings]]
+[[Struct4U Optimization | 8.3 Optimization]]
+'''9. UI and other settings'''
+[[XFEM4U Edit | 9.1 Edit]]
+[[XFEM4U Selection | 9.2 Selection]]
+[[XFEM4U View | 9.3 View ]]
+[[XFEM4U  Display Options | 9.4 Display options]]
+[[Struct4U Dockable Windows | 9.5 Dockable windows]]
-[[XFEM4U Hall Wizard | 4.7 Hall Wizard]]
+[[Struct4U Changing Dimensions | 9.6 Changing dimensions]]
-[[XFEM4U Eurocode | 5. Building Code Eurocode]]
+[[XFEM4U  Menu | 9.7 Menu]]
-[[XFEM4U Eurocode Steel | 5.1 Eurocode Steel Design]]
+[[XBeam2D XFrame2D Preferences | 9.7.1 Preferences]]
-[[Eurocode Steel Connections | 5.1.1 Eurocode Steel Joint Design]]
+[[XBeam2D XFrame2D Drawing| 9.7.2 Drawing]]
-[[XFEM4U Eurocode RC | 5.2 Eurocode Reinforced Concrete Design]]
+[[XBeam2D XFrame2D Snap options| 9.7.3 Snap options]]
-[[XFEM4U Eurocode Timber |5.3 Eurocode Timber Design]]
+[[XBeam2D XFrame2D Regular grid| 9.7.4 Regular grid]]
-[[XFEM4U AESC | 6. Building Code AESC]]
+[[XBeam2D XFrame2D Output| 9.7.5 Output]]
-[[XFEM4U Loads | 7. Loads]]
+[[XBeam2D XFrame2D User defined profiles| 9.7.6 User defined profiles]]
-[[XFEM4U FEM | 8. Finite Element Mesh]]
+[[XBeam2D XFrame2D Preview | 9.7.7 Preview]]
-[[XFEM4U Analysis | 9. Analysis]]
+[[XFEM4U Backup files | 9.8 Backup files]]
-[[XFEM4U Display Results | 10. Display Results]]
+[[XFEM4U Context menu | 9.9 Context menu]]
-[[XFEM4U UI and settings | 11. UI and other settings]]
+'''10. Background information about calculations'''
+[[XBeam2D Deflection Calculation | 10.1 Deflection]]
-=====Display options=====
+[[Struct4U tapered section| 10.2 Tapered section]]
+[[Background Information and Theory | 10.3 Background steel & timber Eurocode]]
+[[FEM best practices and examples | 10.4 Finite Element Mesh & Solver]]
-You can change the view. Name of the view can be adjusted here.
+[[XFEM4U UI and settings | 11. UI and other settings]]
-'''View'''
-[[File:Display 5.png | 20px]]