spColumn 10 comes with a brand new user interface with enhanced modeling features
when you load the program it opens at the start screen from here you can start a new project
open an existing project or browse the provided examples your most recently used files are listed
for convenience you can also access the program resources by using available resource links
the project left panel allows you to select assign or change the project parameters
and also give its description attributes required material properties can be set right here too
for editing material details and to define other items the definitions dialog can be used
all the tools required to create analyze and evaluate a model and its results are
accessible from the ribbon sections can be created and edited using the section scope
spColumn allows both investigation and design of rectangular
and circular sections but irregular sections can only be investigated
the section diagram in the viewport changes along with the changes you make in the left panel
the properties are updated accordingly
in the loads dialog you can define service and factored loads
you can also select modes to evaluate the moment capacity of a section for different axial loads
or study the interaction diagram control points
when done with modeling we can use the solve button to run the solver
while solving the model any errors or warnings will be listed in the solver dialog
if no errors exist then the program directly switches to the diagram scope for biaxial solutions
it is possible to use multiple viewports to study different diagram types at once
you can switch between the types of diagrams in a viewport by using
the buttons at the top of the diagram's left panel
you can further explore the diagrams in the
viewport using the navigation controls in the left panel
detailed tables of program inputs and outputs are available in the tables module
the solve button at the bottom of the section left panel
allows evaluations of quick revisions without having to go to the diagram scope
once done you can make use of the reporter module to print or
export customizable professional looking reports
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