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Catalogue block - Mast

SCIA Engineer offers a whole set of masts, or we can say towers, with different arrangement of diagonals. The user thus can select the required type. It may however happen that none of the pre-defined shapes satisfies particular needs and the user needs to define a mast of type that is not in the library. Then it is possible to select the most similar, or the closest, type, insert it into the project and subsequently apply modification functions (e.g. delete, move, copy, etc.) to adjust the shape as necessary.

Mast parameters

Name	The name is used for unique and straightforward identification of the catalogue block.
Dimensions	The dimensions define the size and consequently also the shape of the mast. Meaning of individual dimension parameters can be clearly seen on the accompanying picture.
Cross-section	Three different cross-sections must be defined for this type of catalogue block. Each cross-section is used for members oriented in one direction: horizontal beams, vertical (or inclined) 1D members, and diagonals.

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Note: If the current project is of 3D type, the user may choose from a set of three-dimensional masts. It the project is of 2D type, only two-dimensional musts are available.

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