General principles of checking

The procedure used for performing the checking is analogous to the procedure for evaluation of results.

It can be summarised by the following points:

Opening of the required service.
Selection of beams that should be checked.
Selection of load case or load case combination that should be used.
Adjusting of display parameters.
Selection of values to be displayed.
Displaying of the results of the checking.

Service Check

The required type of check can be selected in the tree menu of service Aluminium> Beams. Once the type of the check is selected, the appropriate parameters are listed in the Property window.

Parameters common for most of the available check types are:

Selection	The user may display the results either on all or only selected beams.
Load type	Specifies what "load type" is considered for the display. Available load types are: load cases, load case combinations, result classes.
Load case / combination / class	For each of the above specified load type a set of available items (load cases, combinations, result classes) is offered.
Filter	The set of beams where the results are displayed may be specified by means of a filter.
Values	For each of the result groups (unity check, fire resistance check, etc.) a set of quantities is offered for display. The user may select which one is really shown.
Extreme	The numerical values may be displayed in specified extreme points.
Drawing setup	It is possible to adjust the style of the diagrams.
Other specific parameters	Some of the available result groups (unity check, fire resistance check, etc.) may have other group-specific parameters.

Selection of members

The result diagrams may be displayed on:

all the beams in the structure,
selected beams only.

Which variant is actually applied can be adjusted in the Property window by means of parameters Selection and Filter.

Selection

All	If this option is selected, the result diagrams are displayed on all beam members in the structure.
Current	The result diagrams are displayed on all the currently selected members.
Advanced	This option allows the user to display diagrams on selected members. It is similar to the previous option but offers something more. See below the table.
Named	This option allows the user to select one of the previously created, named and saved selections.

Selection: Advanced

With this option, you may select required members on which the results are to be displayed and review the results. Then you may clear the selection. The result diagrams, however, remain displayed. Now you may make a new selection and invoke the refresh of the screen. The program will ask you what to do. The available options are:

Use current selection

The result diagrams displayed during the last refresh are deleted. New result diagrams are displayed on the currently selected members only.

Add current selection to previous selection

The result diagrams displayed during the last refresh remain displayed. New result diagrams are shown on the currently selected members.

Use previous selection

The current selection is ignored. The result diagrams displayed during the previous refresh remain displayed.

Subtract current selection from previous selection

If there is a result diagram currently displayed on one of the currently selected members, this diagram is hidden. The result diagrams that are shown on members that are not in the current selection remain displayed.

Filter

No	No filter is applied.
Wildcard	The set of beam members for display is defined by a wildcard expression. E.g. expression "N*" lists all entities whose name starts with letter N. The expression "B??" lists all entities whose name starts with letter B and is followed by two characters.
Cross-section	Diagrams are shown only on entities of selected cross-section.
Material	Diagrams are shown only on entities of selected material.
Layer	Diagrams are shown only on entities inserted into selected layer.

Displaying the results after re-adjustment of check parameters

Whenever the settings in the Property window of service Check are changed, the diagrams on the screen usually require regeneration. Because the fully automatic regeneration could be very slow for excessive models, it is up to the user to regenerate the drawing when necessary.

Any time the user makes a change that affects the display, the program paints the cell Redraw of the Property window in red colour. Until the user presses the button [Redraw], the cell remains highlighted.