User Manual

APF WoodPanel
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Index
USER INTERFACE...................................................................................................................................................3
RIBBON MENU.........................................................................................................................................................5
Data............................................................................................................................................................................5
Computations.....................................................................................................................................................6
Tools............................................................................................................................................................................7
Information...........................................................................................................................................................9
TOOLS PANEL.........................................................................................................................................................10
Panel........................................................................................................................................................................10
Actions.....................................................................................................................................................................11
DIALOG WINDOW...............................................................................................................................................12
Materials................................................................................................................................................................12
Partial Factors for Material.......................................................................................................................13
Computation settings.................................................................................................................................14
Unit of mesaurement..................................................................................................................................15
Styles for the calculation report...........................................................................................................16
Settings and global resources common to all applications............................................16

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USER INTERFACE
The following window will appear when starting up/powering the software.

Main WoodPanel window

It is divided into interactive working areas.

The central area is dedicated to the design of the structure, its loads and diagrams to verify the
stress. In top side of this area is your tool panel which allows you to select the current panel. By
right clicking on this row you can export desired images of the structure.

The tool panel allows you to enter and modify data for the project. Modifcations are instantly
represented on the design and if the calculation settings are activated the sums will be
automatically updated and represented in the table.

The results panel contains a summary of the verifcations thus allowing you to check that all the
project requirements have been met. The values shown in this section represent the Rd/Ed
report, in other words the project resistance/project action. They represent all partial
coefficients made to the resistances and must therefore have a uniform value. You can then
immediately see if the value is excessive (>1.0) or lacking (<1.0).

The ribbon menu allows you to open and save your project and you will be able to access the
windows relative to the structural data (coeffcients, materialss…

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The status bar contains commands that enable you to perform the analysis and view the results
by left clicking on the desired value.

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RIBBON MENU

Data
Allows you to enter and modify data for the project.

Ribbon menu with Data functions in WoodPanel

Gives you access to the list of materials.

Sets the coeffcient values for safety factors for actions, useful for
generating project situations and load combinations.

Starts modelling and checks the wood panel.

Copies the wood panel data from clipboard..

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Computations
Contains commands that enable you to perform the analysis and view the results of WoodPanel.

Ribbon menu with computations function in WoodPanel

Executes the solver portion of the software. If the lock is pressed, the
program performs the calculation every time you make a change to the
model.

Allows you to change the sum/calculation settings.

Checks the model for errors, and shows warnings before the execution.

Represents the wood panel.

Represents the wood panel with the dimensions.

Activates the stress on the wood panel and the cheks.

Enables you to choose which result diagrams to show on the screen.

Enables you to save the image currently shown on the screen. Lets you
type in the flename and choose the directory the picture should be saved
in.

Enables you to save the drawing currently shown on the screen. Lets you

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type in the flename and choose the directory the drawing should be
saved in.

Enables you to save the report currently shown on the screen. Lets you
type in the flename and choose the directory the fle should be saved in.

Tools
Provides access to a set of tools to utilize and personalize the software.

Ribbon menu with Tools functions of WoodPanel

Interrupts the current command or command procedure.

Enables you to use the mouse to specify a zooming

region, the portion you select will be enlarged.

Zooms to display the entire drawing.

Enables you to move your model on the plane of the

screen, in any direction.

Enables you to set the options for the defection diagram.

The analysis must be performed before selecting this
command. You can set the scale factor (used as a
multiplier in the drawing…, update the drawing, and save
it.

Enables you to set the options for the results report. The
analysis must be performed before selecting this
command. You can set the font size, font family, update
the report, and save it.

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Allows you to set the format, precision and unit of

measurement to be used in displaying coordinates and
other physical quantities.

Enables you to set the options for the results report.

Imports or exports the current local settings (units,

docstyles, design parameters… to or from the global
database shared between applications.

Allows you to change the language of the user interface.

Enables you to change or reset the look of the user

interface.

Changes the graphics of the user interface.

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Information
Contains commands that enable you to obtain help for the program and show the copyright
and registration information about your software.

Ribbon menu with Information functions of WoodPanel

To continue to use your product, you need to activate your software. Opens
an Activation Wizard that gives you instructions on how to proceed. Shows
the licensing information, and the copyright information.

Opens the user guide in a web browser or pdf document.

Copyright information, product information and version number of the

program is displayed.

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TOOLS PANEL

Panel
Contains commands that enable you to modify the geometry and mechanical properties of the
structure.

The characteristics of the dimension and materials of the wood panel

Enables you to defne the wood panel lenght from x to y. The wood panel has rectangular
shape. The panel can be a wall, a foor to valuate the stress on it.

Allows you to establish the layers of the wood panel and its width and material.

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Actions

The action panel

The frst section is dedicated to the project and to the loads (permanent, transitional,
exceptional or seismic…. It defnes the partial coeffcient, verifcation conformed to legislation,
and the loading on the woodpanel.

The second section is dedicated to the stresses on the project defned by the frst section. In
both directions x and y, you can establish the width of the panel, the test torque and the
bending moment.

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DIALOG WINDOW

Materials
This section is dedicated to the properties of the structural material.

Dialog window of the panel materials

The Class Service box indicates the service class of the structure. This value consequently affects
the verifcations.

In the Wood tab you can defne the kind of wood desired as structural material for the
construction. Each material is identifed by an increasing index and by name. The chosen
materials can be used to create the beam. The list to choose from must contain at least a
material element otherwise the calculations and verifcations will not be able to be carried out.
Mechanical properties (fm,k,fm,k, E0,mean, ...… can be defned manually or by selecting the
lightbulb icon and copying values defned by technical legislations that have preset
resistances.

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Partial Factors for Material

This panel lists partial security factors which will be taken into account during verifcations. The
chart [EN1995-1-1 chart 2.3] refers to partial coeffcient values regarding security in standard
procedures as well as in the event of fre. The values are set to recommended structural
Eurocode; they are to be set to any Technical National Annex codes relevant to the country of
the future structure. The program will only take into account the new values from the time that
they are changed. Any prior verifcations will not be altered.

The windows defnes the partial factors for materials

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Computation settings
This panel contains the options used by the software for calculations and verifcations

The threshold Value contains:

Tolerance

used to round up numerical values

Threshold values

used to round up the value to nought, in case the effect of a dimension is negligible
Upper limits

used to defne the maximum numerical value of any size

The verifcation section has a series of options for each verifcation that the program executes.
Some of these verifcations can be omitted, for example when certain details are not inherent to
downsizing the dimensions of the calculation report or when these calculations have been
followed up in another situation.

The Rd design resistance and the Ed design action ratio can also be modifed, thus obtaining
the result of a verifcation.

All verifcations are carried out by partial coeffcient method, thus verifying the security by
formal equation Rd/Ed≥1.0

The program can verify distinct permanent conditions (standard use…, exceptional (fre… or
seismic and that the ratio between these values is greater than the unity.

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Unit of mesaurement
In this panel you can set the units of measurement that you desire to use in the software .

They are divided into categories such as Actions, Material, Structure, etcs If a variable does not
FIT into a specifc category, the General sheet values will be used. The settings can be changed
at any moment and these will immediately affect the user interface and any calculations made
from then on. For each value you can change:

● its units of measurement

● rounding off for printed numerical values

● Amount of decimals for printed numerical values, for units of measurement or you can
omit the decimals all together

● Decide how many decimals to take into account

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Styles for the calculation report

In this panel you can choose the styles to use in the calculation report of the software.

All elements and their categories can be personalized such as titles, paragraphs, tables, lists,
images. The interface is intuitive so does not require particular explanations.

Settings and global resources common to all applications

This panel is used as a base for importation and exportation of current local settings (unit of
measurement, document styles, project parametres… from the global database common to all
applications. The following settings can be modifed:

● table containing units of measurements

● document styles

● Eurocode parametres (codes defned by the local legislations…

This data is saved and shared with all the programmes so that if a software is already running or
the fles are already saved they will not be affected by modifcations.

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The Import button copies the global database settings into the running program and only for a
worksheet that is currently open (unit of measurement, document styles, project parametres….

Once you have set parametres you can Export global database settings to any running program
so that they all share common units of measurements, styles and Eurocodes.

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Reset brings all values back to their original (recommended and default… setting.

Modifed settings will be saved on running programs and any changes or resets will only be
taken into consideration if done before opening a software, and only after OK confrmation.

To import values from one software to another the Import function can be used.

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