In VisualAnalysis, tables are used to report information in a clear and concise manner. The tables available for the report are listed in the Project Manager | Add Tables tab when the Report View is active. Tables fall into one of five categories (Project, Structure, Load, Result, and Design) and will automatically appear or disappear depending on the items in the model (elements, loads, etc.) and the available analysis and design results. Hover the mouse over a table in the list to view its description.

Table Types

• Project Tables are used to document the project wide information for the model including a Model Summary, Bill of Materials, Model Check Information, Project Settings, Service Load Cases, Factored Load Combinations, etc.
• Structure Tables are used to document the input data for various model objects including Nodes, Members, Plates, Cables, Spring Supports, Areas, etc. Also, the Materials, Section Properties, and Member Analysis Properties can be reported.
• Load Tables are used to document every load applied to the model in each service load cases including Nodal Loads, Member Loads, Generate Member Loads, Plate Loads, Area Loads, etc.
• Result Tables are used to document the analysis results for the members in the model including Node Results, Node Reactions, Member Displacements, Member Forces, Member Stresses, Plate Global Forces, Plate Local Forces, etc. Results may be available in both 'local' and 'global' directions and in a variety of extreme or min/max configurations.
• Design Tables are used to document the Design Groups, Connection Groups, Plate Design Groups, Member Design Results, Plate Design Results, Member Unity Checks, etc. These tables are used to document the demand, capacity, unity checks, show intermediate calculation values, controlling code references, etc. Note: Design Tables are not available for VisualAnalysis Simple.

Adding & Removing Tables

To add a table to the report, simply drag the table from the Project Manager | Add Tables tab to the desired location in the report or double-click on the table to insert it at the end of the report. A list of the report's Included Tables is shown in the Project Manager | Modify tab which can be rearranged by dragging them with the mouse. To remove a table from the report, click the X next to the table in the Included Tables list or right-click on the table in the report and select Remove.

Modifying Tables

Tables can be modified using the Report Settings or Model Filters in the Project Manager | Modify tab. The Report Settings are used to specify which Service Cases and Result Cases to include in the report while the Model Filters are used to filter the items that are included in the report (such as Nodes, Members, Design Groups, Connection Groups, etc.). Tables can also be modified by clicking on the tables in the report. Click the column header to sort the column, drag the column header to rearrange the columns in the tables, or drag the column boarders to adjust the column widths.

Selected Table

Click within a table to select the table and activate the Project Manager | Selected Table tab. In this tab, the Title can be modified, the columns can be sorted, and the page width can be defined. Choose which columns are included in the table under the Columns to Display section and drag the columns in this section to rearrange them in the report.

Selected Table Extremes

Certain tables have the Selected Table Extremes option available in the Project Manager | Selected Table tab. The following parameters are used to set how the information is filtered in the selected table.  

• Extreme Rows - Set to show the Extreme Rows Only for the table or to Show All (which can lead to lengthy reports that may need to be filtered by result cases or reported items to be manageable).
• Included Rows - Specify how the extreme rows are considered.
  • Max and Min - Keep only the max and min values.
  • Max - Keep only the max value.
  • Min - Keep only the min value.
  • Max/Min (when opposite sign) - Keep the max and min values, if different signs, else keep the most extreme.
  • Extreme - Keep only the most extreme value, positive or negative.
• Applies To - Specify if the extreme rows be kept on a table wide basis or by each item in the table.
• Consider Zero as Extreme - Specify if zero should be considered an extreme value.