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Manual design, Deltabeam

Manual design, Deltabeam


Use Manual design to apply manual design settings to selected Deltabeam elements.

Manual design



Tool palette

When Manual design is activated, a tool palette opens.

Manual design tool palette

  • Define – apply manual design to selected elements.

  • Properties – view or modify manual design settings of selected elements.

  • Default settings – open default manual-design settings for the Deltabeam subtype.

Additional settings:

  • Calculation – drop-down menu with Load combinations and Load groups.

  • Display table – checkbox that shows the utilization table.

  • Section – drop-down list of Deltabeam sections available in the model.


Default settings dialogue

The Default settings dialogue opens the Deltabeam section selection, following the same section-library logic as auto design.

note

To read more about section selection for Deltabeam, see the auto design article:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Composite design ➔ Auto design


Utilization table

When Display table is enabled, a utilization table opens.

Utilization table

The table allows you to review utilization and update selected manual design quantities.

note

To read more about utilization table, see the Check tool article:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Composite design ➔ Check

Table options and buttons

The bottom part always contains:

  • Show only visible objects in the table – limit rows to currently visible model objects
  • Modify – opens the Default settings dialogue for selected row
  • Check – run check for selected table row
  • Delete – delete applied quantity for selected table row


Last update: 2026-07-07