Braceworks00076.pngDisplaying and Correcting Errors

When system check or calculation commands are executed, issues with the drawing are listed in the Calculation Overview dialog box, and labels identifying each issue are automatically placed in the drawing. Information, warning, and danger labels are shown in the drawing. Depending on the failure level, an error must be fixed to proceed with calculations. Some notifications only refer to data which are failures, but deliberate or intentional failures.

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After a calculation, reaction forces are written to hoists, and hoist labels are colored according to the workload.

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Errors may need to be resolved for the calculations to proceed or for them to be considered useful.

Error

Description/Possible Resolution

The static system is not properly supported

A set of connected trusses must be supported by hoists or truss crosses. Trusses and connected trusses that make a straight line must have at least two supports, and if they include a corner or a curve, they must have three supports.

Two structure elements cannot cross in the same plane

Two trusses cannot intersect and occupy the same space

The load is not connected

Attach the load to a structural element

The load has no weight; specify a weight

Assign a weight to the load

The chain is under pressure and has gone slack

The chain is under too much pressure; the rope or chain will not participate in calculations (in the Braceworks Preferences, Second order analysis is selected)

The static system is not supported

Support the trusses with hoists

Cross Section types do not match

Two rigging items, such as a truss and a pipe, have two different cross sections and cannot be connected to each other for this reason

Insufficient RAM to calculate the static system

The complexity of the system exceeds the memory available on your computer

The static system could not be calculated

A critical error is preventing calculations

The corner truss is not connected

Connect the corner truss to the truss system

Chain is under pressure and has failed

The pressure on the chain exceeded its capacity; fix this critical error to allow calculations to proceed (or select Second order analysis in the Braceworks Preferences to exclude such failures from calculations)

The drop is not connected

Connect the hoist to the truss system

The Truss Cross has failed

The force or tension on the truss cross exceeded its capacity; fix this critical error to allow calculations to proceed (or select Second order analysis in the Braceworks Preferences to exclude such failures from calculations)

Truss Cross is under pressure

The truss cross is under too much force or tension; the truss cross will not participate in calculations (in the Braceworks Preferences, Second order analysis is selected)

The calculations do not result in adequate supports; the static system is not properly supported

The system requires additional hoists as supports

The ID is already in use

Hoists with duplicate IDs have been detected; each hoist should have a unique ID for reports and calculations

Static systems interdependent. No drop compensation possible.

The hoist cannot be shortened or lengthened due to geometric restrictions created by other structural elements

Geometry Accuracy too low

Decrease the Geometry Accuracy value in the Braceworks Preferences

Virtual FEM support gets load

The truss is not balanced properly, and one of the supports is being pushed up because of this

Duplicated hoist

There are duplicate hoists in the same location; remove one of the hoists

The point load cannot be assigned to two structure elements

A point load can only be attached to one structural member; move the point load so that it is only attached to one

The distributed load cannot be assigned to two structure elements

A distributed load can only be attached to one structural member; move the distributed load so that it is only attached to one

The suspension point is not attached

Attach the hoist to a truss system

Structure elements are not connected

The structural elements were not connected to create a system; enable Auto Connect mode of the Insert Truss tool and ensure that the two structures are compatible

Two structure elements cannot occupy the same space

Two structural elements cannot occupy the same location

The support is stressed by compressive forces

The pressure on the hoist is at or has exceeded its limit

The distributed load is longer than the structural element

A distributed load cannot exceed the length of the structural element to which it is connected

After correcting errors, re-run the calculations, or select Clear Calculation Results.

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Performing Calculations

Performing System Check Calculations

Clearing Calculation Results

Generating and Exporting Calculation Reports

 

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