SUPER PASSAGE TROUGH DESIGN
Users and Developers Manual
User’s Manual •
Introduction Main aim of writing this user’s manual is to make user’s to understand and use this application very easily and effectively. Basic requirements required for using this application is mentioned and also the usage of the product is explained in detail.
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Software Requirements
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Hardware Requirements
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Microsoft Office 2007(64 bit) AutoCAD 2012 (64 bit) STAD Intel Core i3 Processor 4 GB RAM
Product Function As soon as you install the Setup file, shortcut will be created on the desktop named SPTroughDesign. Follow the following steps to understand the functionality of the product in detail. 1) Double click on the shortcut you will see the window below.
2) Click on the File option on the tool bar. You will see the options to Create Project and Open Project.
3) Click on the Create Project option, you will see the window below.
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Enter your project name and select the working directory.
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Click on the CREATE button.
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If the project name is valid and the selected working directory exists, you will see the folder created in the selected working directory with the project name you specified.
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If the project created successfully, then you can use all the functionalities of the product.
4) Click on the Open Project option, you will see the window below.
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Select the project folder (which is already created).
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Click on the OPEN button.
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If the selected project folder is valid, then you can use all the functionalities of the product.
5) If the project created or opened successfully, you will see the window below.
A. Design Inputs i. If you click on the Design Inputs option, the excel sheet named InputsforDesign will be opened with pre loaded values required for the design.
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Change the required values and save the application.
B. Design i. If you click on the Design option, values from the InputsforDesign file will be copied into the Design sheet and the design performed interior.
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In the meanwhile it shows a sheet with input for STAD and also a window with fields where you should enter values from STAD.
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Copy the input for STAD and enter the outputs from STAD in the window and submit. Then it shows a window with list of checks from the design file with error messages.
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Check all the messages. If not ok, change the respected values and perform the design again.
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If all the checks are ok, the design is successfully done.
C. Dwg Inputs i. If you click on the Dwg Inputs option, the excel sheet named InputsforDrawing will be opened with required values for the drawing.
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Change only the specified values and save the application.
D. Draw i. If you click on the Draw option, AutoCAD will be opened and the drawing will be generated for the specified values from the excel file named InputsforDrawing.
E. Report i.
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If you click on the Report option you will see the entire design report (which is an excel workbook).
Conclusion The software requirements, hardware requirements and all the functionalities of the product explained in detail. If there is any queries or comments please email to
[email protected] (member of developer team).
Developers Manual •
Introduction In this developers manual, what are the class used and functionality of the class are explained and also what are all the assumptions, constrains of the variables and class have been explained in detail. Please go through the Manual for easy understanding of the code and farther development of the product.
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Software Requirements
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Hardware Requirements
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Windows Operating System Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010(64 bit) AutoCAD 2012 (64 bit) Intel Core i3 Processor 4 GB RAM
Classes Used Exip SPSectionOfTrough SPTroughReinforcement Dimensionsandlabels SPTroughmidandendwalls Draw
Description of classes A. Exip I.
Purpose In this class a worksheet which contains values required for the drawing is opened and extracted values from that sheet and assigned to corresponding variables.
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Description All the dimensions are in millimeters so the values from the input worksheet which are in me ters are multiplied by 1000 and the values which are in millimeters are taken directly.
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The variables in this class are used by all the remaining classes.
B. SPSectionOfTroug I.
Purpose In this class the section of trough and the drawing sheet is drawn.
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Description
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Section is drawn from 0, 0 index.
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The variables named sx, sy are the starting points of the bottom left cor er of the sheet.
C. SPTroughReinforc ment In this class the reinforcement of the section of trough is coded as for the values mentioned in the input worksheet.
D. Dimensionsandlabels In this class the dimensions and the labels of the section of trough is coded as for the values mentioned in the input wor sheet.
E. SPTroughmidande dwalls
In this class the trough
alls drawn as per the values mentioned in the input worksheet.
Starting point of each wall (end and mid wall) is defined with x, y variabl s. Wall can be moved by c anging values of x, y.
F. Draw In this class the commands for drawing mentioned.
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Conclusion The software requirements, hardware requirements and purpose and description of all the classes are explained in detail. If there is any queries or comments please em ail to
[email protected] (member of developer team).
