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--- start:plugins:rhinobeamtools:rbt-usermanual [2021/04/19 21:18]
adminmar [Definitions] Added Beam Local axes definitions
+++ start:plugins:rhinobeamtools:rbt-usermanual [2021/11/04 14:20]
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 The plugin installer can be downloaded at: [[https://www.tomkod.com/product/rhino-beam-tools/]] \\
 A free trial is included, and yearly licenses can be purchased on the aforementioned page.\\
-//Rhino Beam Tools// works for Rhino 5 ((Rhino 5.12 or later)), Rhino 6 ((Rhino 6.15 or later)), and Rhino7((Tested up to Rhino 7.1)).
+//Rhino Beam Tools// works either for Rhino 5((Rhino 5.12 or higher)), Rhino 6((Rhino 6.15 or higher)), and Rhino7((Rhino 7.5 or higher)).
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 ====RBT_Export ====
-<WRAP center round todo 60%>
-Todo: Add the new icon
-</WRAP>
  Exports your beams, nodes, and sets to (c)Steel((//(r)Bureau Veritas//' beam calculation software)) or RDM7.
 === Walkthrough ===
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   - Select a file path and extension to export the model to (c)Steel3 (//*.stw*//), (c)Steel4  (//*.steel*//), or RDM6-7 (//*.por*//)
   - The file is created, then RBT attempts to open it with Windows' default program for this extension.
+=== Particularities of RDM6-7 ===
+//RhinoBeamTools// degrees of freedom and local axis orientation are based on Steel. To preserve as much as possible the model when exporting to RDM6-7, the following changes are applied to the exported file:
+  * RBT's local y axis is declared as RDM6-7 local Z axis
+  * The nodes constraints (DoF) are simplified, to keep only the values allowed by RDM6-7
+    * Fixed on all DoF
+    * Translation fixed / rotation free on all DoF
+    * Fixed on all DoF except Y rotation ((But the attached beam must have the other node fixed, otherwise the beam will be NULL))
+    * Fixed on all DoF except Z rotation ((But the attached beam must have the other node //Fixed on all DoF except Y rotation//, otherwise the beam will be NULL))
+<WRAP center round important 60%>
+Every other node constraints will be ignored and the attached beams set to NULL.
+</WRAP>
 === Scripted mode ===
 No Scripted Mode