BraceworksCalculation overview

Command

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Calculation Overview

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The Calculation Overview dialog box displays the results of the latest calculation or system check. It opens as the result of calculation and system check commands, but it can also be displayed at any time.

To view the calculation overview:

Select the command.

The Calculation Overview dialog box opens.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Feedback

The status indicator allows you to see at a glance whether the system meets safe compliance limits. Green indicates there are no errors or overloaded supports/cross sections, yellow indicates caution as safe limits are being approached, and red means there are critical problems or overload conditions. If the indicator is blank, the information is insufficient.

Beneath the indicator, the system status is described as unsolvable (with errors preventing calculation), solvable, or it does not have any data. The system must be considered solvable, with no critical errors, for calculations to occur.

A solvable system may still have serious errors that must be addressed; for example, a hoist or cross section could be dangerously overloaded, as evidenced by the solvable calculation.

Calculation Time

Displays the amount of time, in seconds, that it took for calculations to complete

Workload Support

Summarizes the workload percentage upon supports (hoists and bridles) in the system

Workload Cross Section

Summarizes the workload percentage upon cross sections in the system

Information

 

Errors and Warnings

Click this tab to view issues in the drawing; each issue corresponds to a label placed in the drawing

Filter

Filters the list of issues by type; select All to see all of the issues

Type

Icons indicate the type of issue. Double-click on a row to select and center the associated label in the drawing.

 Information: General issue that will not cause problems with calculations

 Warning: Issue that should be resolved, since it could affect calculations

 Danger: Critical issue that prevents calculations from proceeding, or prevents calculations from being useful

Category/
Description/
ID

Indicates the type of structural element with an issue, describes the issue, and displays the issue’s unique identifier

Export

Automatically sends the error data to a Calculation Overview - Errors worksheet; if one already exists, the worksheet name is automatically incremented

Cross Section Workload

Click this tab to view the workload status for cross sections

Filter

Filters the list of issues by type; select All to see all of the issues

Status

Icons indicate the status of the cross section workloads. Double-click on a row to select and center the associated cross section in the drawing.

 Information: General issue that will not cause problems with calculations

Warning: Cross section is nearing its threshold

Danger: Cross section is over its threshold

 Pass: No issues

Cross Section

Identifies the cross section

Value/
Max/
%

Displays the workload applied to each cross section, the maximum defined deflection limit, and the percentage of the workload. The total workload is summarized in Workload Cross Section on the left of the dialog box.

Export

Automatically sends the data to a Calculation Overview - Cross Section workload worksheet; if one already exists, the worksheet name is automatically incremented

Hoist Workload

Click this tab to view the workload status for hoists

Filter

Filters the list of issues by type; select All to see all of the issues

Status

Icons indicate the status of the hoist workloads. Double-click on a row to select and center the associated hoist in the drawing.

 Information: General issue that will not cause problems with calculations

Warning: Hoist is nearing its threshold

Danger: Hoist is over its threshold

Pass: No issues

ID

Identifies the hoist

Type

Indicates the type of hoist

Value/
Max/
%

Displays the workload applied to each hoist, the maximum defined limit, and the percentage of the workload. The total workload is summarized in Workload Support on the left of the dialog box.

Export

Automatically sends the data to a Calculation Overview - Hoist workloads worksheet; if one already exists, the worksheet name is automatically incremented

Analyses

Click this tab to view detailed information about the most recent calculation

Hoists

Displays the minimum, average, and maximum hoist workload

Cross Sections

Lists the status and maximum workload for each cross section in the calculation

System

Displays information about the structural systems used in the calculations, with the total number of various rigging elements

List box functionality

Performing calculations

Performing system check calculations

Displaying and correcting errors

 

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