Explanations of background theory. It is recommended
to read these sections.Welcome to Learning Multiframe. This introductory training manual will give new users to Multiframe a thorough understanding of the application’s architecture, main functions and give an idea of its capabilities. Experienced users will also find this manual useful to expand their understanding of concepts or simply as a refresher.
This training manual is by no means an extensive guide to using Multiframe. If you need help or would like more information on certain topics, the manual should be consulted. The training manual consists of several short tutorials, each with their own concrete learning goal. Throughout the tutorials, the user will model a simple structure, apply some loads and perform a structural analysis. Each tutorial may have different related resources such as:
1. Sample designs. Some sample designs have been provided along with the tutorials. These can be found in the c:\program files\Multiframe\Training Samples directory after you have installed the Learning Multiframe installer. For Vista this is C:\Users\Public\Documents\Multiframe\Multiframe##, where ## is the version number.
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Explanations of background theory. It is recommended
to read these sections.
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Videos. There are several short videos you can
watch that illustrate the steps explained in the tutorial.
a. [Web] You can click on this link for each video to view the video online; i.e. on the internet. This will open up the video in your Internet browser. You do need a reasonably fast internet connection for this.
b. [Disk] Click on this link from your PDF document when you are running this training manual from your local computer. This will start up the video from your local hard drive. This is generally much faster than viewing the videos online, but it does require that you have installed the MFLearning installer available from the website. Links to “[Disk]” only work from the PDF document and not from your internet browser.
4. Links to the User Manual for background reading on concepts, or further explanation of dialogs and related commands.
Tips on using this training material:
· Take your time and read all instructions carefully
· Read explanations, try to understand the concepts explained
If you are not familiar with the concepts of structural analysis using the matrix stiffness method, it will be necessary for you to review the structural analysis concepts outlined in Chapter Four of the Multiframe manual. If you are familiar with the analysis, you can proceed at your own pace.
Start with reading Chapter 1 Multiframe Help.