You can define objects in a dialog box, a table, and often directly in the graphic. All entries are interactive: The graphical input, for example, is immediately reflected in the table and the navigator.
The properties of structural and load objects, as well as the object and design types, can be defined or changed in the corresponding dialog boxes.
The default buttons in the status bar of a common dialog box have the following functions:
| Button | Function |
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Open the online help of the dialog box |
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Open the Units and Decimal Places dialog box |
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Open the Display Properties dialog box |
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Hide the dialog box and show the model in a view mode |
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Set properties of the object graphically |
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Show formulas in text boxes |
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Save the settings selected in the dialog box |
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Save the input and close the dialog box |
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Exit the dialog box without saving |
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Save the input without closing the dialog box and enter the next object |