• Introduction
• ToolBar
• Status Bar
• Data-window
• Simulation window
• Solution stages window
• Simulation
• Graph Focus

•  Build Beam case
• Add data to element
• Delete element
• Read the solution
• Creating Simulation
• Fit graphs

The Xstruct-Beam include 50 elements :
5 Fix Support, 5 Simple Support, 5 Hinge, 5 Shear release, 10 Point Load, 10 Bending Moment, 10 Uniform Load.
Those element can be place anywhere on the Beam and thousands of cases can be solved (if the case is legaly).

The cases can be change easily gragging the elements with the mouse (the elements can be located also with value from Data window) corresponding the graph of Shear, Moment and Deflection is shown .

Xstruct-Beam is very flexibly can be fit to the powerful of your computer.

The main action that you will need is at Tool Bar and Status Bar.

Extra ability is to Save and open Xstruct-Beam files, see FER solution stages  (in Solution stages window), Simulation, etc ...

Fix the factor that multiply plot value to show properly the graphs. (when you move the mouse on the focus item on  Graph Left-Top area it appears => see example)

Example: the multiplying factor for "+" is k=k1*k2,
for "-" is k=1/abs(k1*k2), at 0 it is k=1.

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Click (at the ToolBar) the elements you want to work with -> they will appear at a high place on the Beam

Drag the elements to their position on the Beam. if error is appear go on to finish the case (it is because Option=>Solve at each dragging is on and the case is not legal).

Then you can Add value data to the elements.

Open Data window (with ToolBar or menu Data=>Data window or click mouse-right on element )

Select element (move the mouse on the element and make it white)

Change the data from Data window fields.

There is no possibility to delete element, but it is possible to terminate element simply Drag it to a high place on the Beam.

To read the solution press and move (or click at position) the mouse on the graph area then you can read the output value at the Status Bar.
Another way is to see the result at the Data windows (or Status Bar) when moving the mouse on the element that is on the beam.

To create Simulation
• Open the Simulation window.
• Select the element you want to move. (move the mouse on the element and make it white)
• Add the range you want the element to move (make sure the element is legal in all the range => and Click Start
For more details see Tutorials => Simulation.

Fit graphs:

Change the value on the Graph Focus.
 for more details see Graph Focus.

New:

Clear the Beam case and Reference values, but not change Unit, Focus, and Visual length of beam.

Open a saved case File '*.Bem'

Save the Beam case to a File '*.Bem'.
The parameters that save is : Position and value of all element, Visual length of beam, Unit, Focus, Reference values - P,L,E,I ,
 

Close all windows and exit Software.

Object

Hitching:                  Add Hitching to the board.
Support:                   Add Support to the board.
Hinge:                     Add Hinge to the board.
Shear release:             Add Shear release to the board.
Concentrated load:       Add Concentrated load to the board.
Bending moment:        Add Bending moment to the board.
Uniform Load:           Add Uniform Load to the board.
   => All Object can be added from the ToolBar.
 
Data

Data window:

Open the most important window for controlling element and Beam Data.
For details see Tutorials => Data window.
 

Open "Solution stages" window that teach the FER method with all graphs and data.
For details see Tutorials => Solution stages window.

Find max value of Shear/Moment/Deflection, see the results in the Status Bar.
(if there is more then one max value, the first one is the result).

Each mouse move on element Up-to-deat data window.

Graphs

Active graphs:

Turn On/Off the Calculation and graph plot of Shear/Moment/Deflection.
(the same action can be change at the Toolbar).

It is possibly to change the graphical thickness of graphs lines.

the step that the software plot graph line.
it is influencing the line resolution and very important to the speed of the simulation.

Open window that let you to change line color to every graph line.

Show / Hide the Focus item on Graph Left-Top area.
 for more details see Graph Focus.

This line Show the position of the mouse when it moves (+Left mouse press) on the Graph zone => at this situation you can see the graphs data on the Status Bar.

Clean graphs output (the lines).

Solve:

Solve the case, Useful if "Solve in each dragging" is Off

Turn On/Off -  Solve after every time element is drag. (if the case is not legally message box will appear).

Show / Hide the Simulation window.

Show / Hide the Toolbar.

It is possibly to change the graphical length of beam (according to the convenience of the user).

Turn On/Off the axis lines.

Help contents:

Open this help internet document.

Information about  the Software and Xstruct