Creating a Project File

Here's the Create NEW Structural Project File dialog box with the new filename entered. NO FILE EXTENSION is necessary....the program will append it. When the dialog appears as it does below, just click Save  and the file will be created.

 

 

When a new Project file is created, the next action of the program is to open and display your new project file in the Project Manager window. You can see in the screen image below that the empty project file looks rather plain and simple.

 

 

 

 

Notice that the ONLY item appearing in the calculation list is the word "CALCULATIONS".

 

This item is called a Section . You can have as many as you like. Sections serve as a way to organize your calculations into logical areas for your convenience . The word

Calculations used here can be changed to whatever you choose (as will be seen).

 

To add a calculation to this project use the [Add Calc] button. See the section below on adding calculations, but first we will enter some general information for your project.