File | Save In SubStructure Library

Saves the current structure model into the ME'scope SubStructure A Substructure is a collection of Points, Lines, Surfaces, and FEA Objects. Substructures can be selected, moved, cut, copied & pasted like the other drawing Objects. Substructure properties are displayed in the Substructures spreadsheet. The Drawing Assistant is used to create structure models by added Substructures from the Substructure Library to the model. The FEA Assistant is used to add FEA Objects to a structure model. Library on the disk.

• The entire model is saved into the Library as a single SubStructure.

• The current Structure file A Structure file contains the drawing Objects used to define a 3D model of a test structure. The structure model is used for displaying shapes in animation. Points, Lines & Surfaces are used for defining 3D structure models. FEA Objects can also be added between Points on the model. FEA Objects are used by commands in the SDM and Experimental FEA options of ME'scope. name is used as the SubStructure name.

• Any model in a Structure window can be saved into the SubStructure Library.

• Any model in the Library can be used with the Drawing Assistant A set of tabs in a Structure window that are used for drawing and modifying structure models. The Drawing Assistant tabs are displayed above the SubStructure spreadsheet by executing Draw | Drawing Assistant. for building other structure models.

NOTE:  The SubStructure Library is an ME'scope Project file named ME'scope Library.VTprj that contains of one or more Structure (STR) files.

• Execute Project | Open SubStructure Library in the ME'scope window to open the SubStructure Library.

SubStructure Browser

All of the Structures in the SubStructure Library are displayed in the SubStructure browser when the Drawing Assistant tabs are displayed.

• See Draw | Drawing Assistant for details.

Saving a Single SubStructure

• Select the desired SubStructure.

• Execute Edit | Copy Objects to File, and copy the selected SubStructure to a new Structure window.

• Execute File | Save In Library in the new Structure window to save the SubStructure into the Library.