IES VisualAnalysis User's Guide
Working in Design View
Most of the design commands are found in the tab of the main ribbon, which is visible only when the Design View is active. For convenience, frequently accessed commands are also located in the Design View's context menu, accessed by clicking the right mouse button.
To see a list of your Design Groups and basic unity checks, you can use the .
VisualAnalysis provides the framework to glue the various design components together. The focal point for design activity is the Design View. This window displays design information in much the same way as a Model View shows your model and loads, or a Result View shows analysis results.
The Design View will show you the names of your design groups, unity check values, final design shapes, and additional information regarding the status of the design process. The Project Manager Filter allows toggling the display of various items, including the Design Legend, unity checks, and span/deflection ratios. If you do not see the unity check values or colors displayed, you may change the Filter settings.
The Design View provides a context menu (right-click menu) for accessing design functions. There are also "Fly by" tips available. If you hold your mouse over an element, you should see a note with more information about the unity check for that element, including critical warnings or errors.
Click on a member to select that member and the design group it belongs to. If you double-click on a member or plate in the Design View, you will get a Design Report for that item, assuming that one is available The Del key will delete selected design groups.
The Design Legend explains the colors and line styles used to display the model in a Design View.
Not grouped. This element has not been associated with any design group, it is shown in blue.
Not checked. The element belongs to a group, but that group has no code checks or design results, it may be that no analysis results are available. This element is shown in red and has a N.A. label.
Failed. The element is in red to indicate that unity checks failed. More information may be available in the Fly by tip, or in a Design Report.
Grouped and checked. This element will be shown in color, where the color represents the unity check value. If the member is shown as a dashed line, this is an indication that there was a warning or error during the unity check. More information may be available in the Fly by tip, or in a Design Report.
The tab in the main ribbon lists commands available for design groups and the design process.
The context menu, or right-click menu, for a Design View provides a concise custom-tailored menu for the current available options. You might consider this your first choice when searching for a relevant design command. The menu is dynamic, depending on what is selected, what is displayed, and what is in the model. All of the commands in this menu are also available in the main menu as well.
VisualAnalysis allows you to "copy & paste" design group properties.
You will be prompted to confirm you wish to copy the properties from one group to the other.
Design reports provide details of the design checks, including intermediate values, a summary of your design requirements, actual load or deflection values checked, code or specification references for each controlling check, and an explanation of design errors or warnings. You can get a design report by double-clicking on an element in the Design View, or through in the , while viewing a .
Design offers a variety of ways to report the results of design checks. The Design View shows a graphical summary of the unity checks as colors and values on elements. You can get the complete design report for an element by double-clicking on the element in the Design View.