Display Toolbar Commands ...............................................................................................

31
Help Toolbar Commands ................................................................................................... 31
Draw Toolbar Commands .................................................................................................. 32
Attributes Toolbar Commands............................................................................................ 32
Results Toolbar Commands................................................................................................ 33
OK/Cancel Toolbar Commands.......................................................................................... 33
Extra Buttons Toolbar Commands ...................................................................................... 34
Selecting Which Toolbars Are Displayed ........................................................................... 34
Customizing Toolbars ........................................................................................................ 35
The Ouput Window............................................................................................................ 35

4:Operation 37
Data Files .......................................................................................................................... 37
Units .................................................................................................................... 38
Coordinate Systems .............................................................................................. 38
Sections ............................................................................................................... 39
Member Checking ................................................................................................ 39
Export to Microstran Archive File......................................................................... 39
Errors ................................................................................................................................ 39

5:Tower Data 41
General .............................................................................................................................. 41
The Tower Data (TD) File .................................................................................................. 42
Title Block ........................................................................................................... 43
Component Block................................................................................................. 43
Profile Block ........................................................................................................ 44
Supports Block ..................................................................................................... 51
Guys Block .......................................................................................................... 52
Sections Block ..................................................................................................... 53
Material Block ..................................................................................................... 56
Bolt Data Block .................................................................................................... 56
Guy Library ....................................................................................................................... 59
Steel Poles ......................................................................................................................... 60
TD File Examples .............................................................................................................. 63
Example 1 ............................................................................................................ 63
Example 2 ............................................................................................................ 64
Example 3 ............................................................................................................ 65
Example 4 ............................................................................................................ 66
Example 5 (Plan Bracing) ..................................................................................... 68

6:Standard Panels 69
General .............................................................................................................................. 69
Index – Face Panels............................................................................................................ 70
Index – Plan Bracing .......................................................................................................... 74
Index – Hip Bracing & Cross-Arms.................................................................................... 75
D & V Face Panels............................................................................................................. 76
X Face Panels .................................................................................................................... 77

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