In VisualPlate, tables are used to report information in a clear and concise manner. The tables available for the report are listed in the Project Manager | Tables tab when the Report View is active. Tables fall into one of five categories (Project, Structure, Load, and Result) and will automatically appear or disappear depending on the items in the model (elements, loads, etc.) and the available analysis 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 the Project Settings, Service Load Cases, and Factored Load Combinations.
• Structure Tables are used to document the input data for various model objects including Boundaries, Load Points, Point Supports, Line Supports, Line Stiffeners, etc. Also, a Model Summary can be reported.
• Load Tables are used to document every load applied to the model in each service load cases including Area Loads, Point Loads, Line Loads, etc.
• Result Tables are used to document the analysis results for the elements in the model including Plate Forces and Displacements, Beam Forces and Displacements, Point and Line Support Results,  etc.

Adding & Removing Tables

To add a table to the report, simply drag the table from the Project Manager | 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 | Tables 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 | Report Filter 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 Boundaries, Point Supports, Load Points, Line Stiffeners, 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 Selected Table section in the Project Manager | Report Filter 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 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 | Report Filter 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.
• Show All Extreme Rows - Choose to show all rows with the extreme value or only show the first occurrence of the extreme value.

Column Justification

Right click on a column in the report to set the Column Justification to Left, Center, or Right for an individual column in a table. In the Reports category of the Preferences, the default Justification for the Text data and Physical data can be specified.