How to use the Project Workspace

The default Project Workspace windows are as follows:
The Structure window
provides a hierarchical tree view of your
model's physical elements. From here you can:
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Navigate and open scene views of different parts of the model.
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Manage construction levels, frames, and slopes.
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Control and define grid systems.
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Review and modify sub-models used in chadsdown analyses
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Create and design substructures for focused work.
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View, modify, and design individual structural entities (beams, columns, slabs, walls, etc.).
The Groups window organizes the structural members in
your model into design groups. It allows you to:
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Manage these groups according to your project needs.
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For concrete members, it further organizes them for detailing purposes.
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Perform actions on groups like regrouping, adding, setting as default, splitting, renaming, checking, and designing.
The Loading window
displays a tree that lists all
the individual loads applied to the model within each load case. After analysis, it also
shows the sum of applied loads and compares them against the sum of reactions, helping
you verify load equilibrium.
The Wind window becomes active after you've completed
the wind modeling process. It allows you to:
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Display wind direction views.
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Modify wind directions.
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Modify wind load cases.
The Status window presents a tree that displays
validation messages and other indicators related to the model's status, helping you
identify and resolve potential issues or warnings.
The Connections window
provides a hierarchical
organization of the steel connections within your model. It categorizes connections
by:
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Type: Grouping connections based on their structural type and a specific reference.
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Group: Further refining the grouping by connected member section size.
The Report Index window
appears when you display a
report view. It contains a tree with bookmarks that enable you to easily navigate
through different sections of the generated report.
- Right clicking on a tree branch in any of the windows displays a context
sensitive menu of commands.
- If you click X in the top right corner to close a window, you can re-open it from the Windows tab of the ribbon.
- By dragging windows to/ from the Project Workspace, it can be reorganized to suit your needs. For more information, see: How to hide, re-display, move, and switch between windows