In the "Aluminum Design" category of the Navigator – Data and in the table, you can make the basic assignments for the aluminum design. You can check the objects to be designed, their materials and cross-sections, and assign the design configurations to the objects. The input data in tabular form also form the basis for the documentation in the printout report.
Input Tables
The functions known from RFEM are available for working in the input tables. Further general information can be found in the chapter Tables of the RFEM manual.
Specific tables relating to the add-on are described in the following subchapters:
Use the
button in the input tables or the shortcut menu in the navigator entry to open the Global Settings dialog box for the aluminum design.
Design Configurations
Detailed settings for the individual design checks are defined in design configurations. For each limit state, there is a separate design configuration that manages the standard-specific regulations and where you can specify limit values or various design options, for example. Only those design configurations are available that are activated in the Global Settings.
The design configurations are also organized as types. You can create different types for each design configuration and assign the appropriate configuration to each member. The assignment can be made in the Design Configurations tab of the editing dialog box.
Select an existing configuration from the list or use the
button to create a new configuration. The
button allows you to graphically select another object, from which the respective configuration is adopted. Click the
button to open the edit menu of the selected design configuration.
The list on the left side of the dialog box shows all configurations of this limit state in the model. Use the
button to create a new configuration based on the default values of the selected design standard, or copy an existing configuration using the button
. You can delete a configuration by using the button
.
Similarly to working with the types of aluminum design, you can assign the configuration to the respective objects individually. To do this, use the assignment function by clicking the
button in the dialog box at the top right, the Aluminum Design input table for the corresponding configuration, or the selection option in the editing dialog box for the object to be designed.
For an object with no configuration assigned to a particular limit state, no design checks are carried out in this limit state. This means that you can simply deactivate the serviceability limit state design for the individual members by not assigning the serviceability limit state configuration to these members.
