Microstran TechNotes and FAQs

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Error Messages

Angle Between AB and AC Too Small

Windows Topics

Where Are My Toolbars?

Toolbars and Extra Buttons

How To Initialize Microstran Configuration Settings

Dual Monitor Operation

Windows Terminology

Exchanging Data Between Microstran and a Spreadsheet

Hardlock and Windows XP

Graphical Input

Extrusion

What's the Use of the Grid When Most Nodes Are Not on a Grid Point?

How Can I Input Nodes that Are Not on a Grid Point?

Load Sub-division

Restraints and Releases

What's the Difference Between Restraints and Releases?

Why Are There Different Conventions for Restraints and Releases?

Why Are "1" and "0" Used Instead of "F" and "R" for Restraints and Releases?

Modelling

What's the Difference Between a Constraint and a Restraint?

Master-Slave Constraints

Instability and Ill-Conditioning

Common Modelling Problems

Plastic Analysis of Frames

Analysis of Tilt-Up Panels

Design of Fall Arrest Systems

Non-Linear Analysis

Why Do I Have to Select Which Load Cases Are Analysed?

Saving Time with Non-Linear Analysis

Steel Design

Adding a Section to the Steel Library

Restraints for Steel Design

How Can Normal Grade Be Stronger Than High Grade

Angles

Dynamic Analysis

What Does Microstran Dynamic Analysis Do?

What's the Difference Between Lumped  and Consistent Mass?

What is Response Spectrum Analysis?

Earthquake Analysis to AS 1170.4

Earthquake Analysis to NZS 4203

Elastic Critical Load Analysis

Why Does ECL Analysis Give Such High k Factors?

What Effective Length Factor Should I Use for Design?