Time Diagram

The Time Diagram tab is available if you have selected the Time History Analysis ❘ Time Diagram analysis type.

Defining Time Diagram

Assign Time Diagram

In this section, you can define the time diagram that describes the defined loads variably over time. If you have already defined one or more time diagrams, you can select them in the list. Click the button to create a new time diagram, or the button to edit the selected time diagram.

Furthermore, it is possible to globally exaggerate or flatten the time diagram by using a "multiplier". You can check the result of the scaling with the general factor k in the diagram below and in the Table Values tab.

You can also define a "time slip", which shifts the time diagram by a temporal distance Δ_t.

Graph

The lower section shows the imported time diagram in a graphical form. When moving the mouse along the graphic, the respective abscissa and ordinate appear. Use the mouse wheel to zoom, use the left mouse button to move the diagram, and double-click the mouse wheel to restore the overall view of the diagram.