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• prop_design By Folders, I meant all the dead loads under a Tab called DL, all the live loads under a Tab called LL, etc. With amplification factor, say "a", attached to each Tab (default=1), then turning Tab OFF is a=0. Making a Load Combination…

  in A Case for Load Cases / Folders Comment by cwharpe May 2019
• The configurations feature is VERY helpful. But the setup requires sorting through individual forces (a list of qty. 140 for treehouse), turning the proper ones off or back on, editing the right forces to reflect the correct multiplier (e.g. 0.75*L…

  in A Case for Load Cases / Folders Comment by cwharpe May 2019
• Thanks for the suggestions. Using the springs worked well. Was able to play with spring rate and "Pressure Plate" thickness until solution converged within 3 significant digits. Frame displacements measured at same node were definitely sensitive …

  in Distribute Floor Load/Pressure to Frame Comment by cwharpe July 2015
• Update: CSV File written in the same directory as the current Mecway model. Was looking in the wrong place. Still wouldn't mind an on-screen summary, though.

  in Reaction Summation on Fixed Support Comment by cwharpe July 2015