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Mini Project Report

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
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November 2000
Submitted by
Ashish Gupta ( 98131 )
Manan Sanghi ( 98140 )
Under Supervision of:
Prof. M. Balakrishnan
Prof. Anshul Kumar
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We are pleased to acknowledge Prof. M. Balakrishnan and Prof. Anshul Kumar for their
invaluable
guidance during the course of this project work.
We extend our sincere thanks to Mr. Vishal Bhatt who continuously helped us
throughout the project
and without his guidance, this project would have been an uphill task.
We are also grateful to other members of the ASSET team who co-operated with us
regarding some
issues.
We would also like to thank ‘Software Farm’ ( www.swfm.com ) for writing the very
useful Mica
Graphics Framework Toolkit for Java under the Open Source banner which greatly
helped us in writing
the visualization part.
Last but not the least, Mr. Ashish Shah supervisor of FPGA Lab also co-operated with
us nicely for the
smooth development of this project.
November 2000 Ashish Gupta ( 98131 )
Manan Sanghi ( 98140 )
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................................................................................
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CONTENTS..................................................................................................................... ................................................
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INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................. ..........
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OVERVIEW..........................................................................................................................................................................
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BACKGROUND AND
MOTIVATION.......................................................................................................................................................................
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METHODOLOGY..................................................................................................................................................................
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TOOL
DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................. .............................................
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USER
INTERFACE..........................................................................................................................................................................
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FEATURES..................................................................................................................................... ......................................
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User's Guide
Main Title Bar. The main title bar includes the program and model
names. The main title bar is highlighted when the program is in use.
Move the main window by left clicking in the main title bar and holding
down the mouse button as you drag the window around the computer
screen.
Menu Bar. The menu bar contains the program's menus from which
various commands can be selected to perform specific actions.
Toolbars and Buttons. Toolbars are made up of buttons. Buttons
provide "single-click" access to commonly used commands. Holding
the mouse pointer over a toolbar button for a few seconds without
clicking or holding down any mouse buttons will display a short description
of the button's function in a small text box.
Model Explorer. The model explorer allows easy access to model
definition data, including property forms, load definitions, and object
forms, as well as analysis, design, and detailing results in graphical,
Toolbars
Main Title Bar
Menu Bar
Display Title Tab
(Inactive Window)
Display Title Tab
(Active Window)
Drawing & Selection
(Similar Stories Feature)
Current
Units
Coordinate
System
Mouse Pointer
Position Coordinates
Status Bar
Model Explorer
Working Plane (3D View only)
Figure 2-1: The ETABS graphical user interface
2 - 2 The ETABS Window

Create Report
Form: Report Viewer, User Report, Report XML Contents File

The File menu > Create Report command has the following subcommands. Each command will
generate a data report that displays in the Report Viewer window. Review the report and then print it or
export it in a Word-compatible format using the commands on the Report Viewer.

 Show Project Report command. Use this command to generate a detailed report of the
structure's lateral loads and associated results. The report will display in the Report
Viewer and will be added to the reports listed in the report tree in the Model Explorer window.

 Add New User Report command. Click this command to access the User Report form. The
form has tabs with options to specify model data to be included in the report. Display any tab
and then select/deselect the various data types to be included in/excluded from for the report.
 Click the Modify Cover Page Data button to display the Project Information form and update
that data before printing the report.

Click the Create button at the bottom of the form to generate the report. The report will display
in the Report Viewer and will be added to the reports listed in the report tree in the Model
Explorer window as User Report {number}.

Note: Each time the File menu > Create Report > Add New User Report command is used, a
new report is generated and added to the list of reports on the Reports tab of the Model Explorer.
Thus, this command cannot be used to edit an existing report. To edit a report, right click on its
name in the Model Explorer report tree and select Modify Report from the resulting drop-down
list, which also includes Show/Refresh Report, Add Copy of Report, Delete Report, Print
Report, Export Report to Word, and Create XML Contents File.

 Advanced > Add New From XML Contents File command. Click this command to access
the Report XML Contents File form. Use the form to select an .xml file that specifies the report
contents. The command allows multiple reports to be generated using the same format and data
specifications.

Note: To add data to the cover page of the report, such as the project and client name and revision
number, click the File menu > Project Information command to access the Project Information form.
The items shown with asterisks (*) will be used on the report cover.

See also

Graphics Preferences