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Please follow the instructions below to access ‘Steel the 'Steel I-Girder Training Example’Example' model provided as an example:

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→ Log in to your account and locate the 'Project' option in the top right corner.

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Please note that the initial setup process for the user experience take approximately 15 5-8 seconds to complete. Subsequent interactions will not require as much time.

→ Click on 'Project' and then select 'NEW' from the top left corner of the screen.

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→ Under the 'Example Project' section, click on 'New Project' specifically located within the 'Steel I-Girder Training Example'.

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→ Provide a name for your project and proceed to open the example project.

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Please note that the initial download process for the library components take approximately 2 minutes and 30 seconds to complete. Subsequent interactions will not require as much time.

Changing Web Dimension

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Please follow the instructions provided below to change girder web dimensions.

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OpenBrIM Parametric Modeling: Enhanced Functionality with Essential Parameters

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This section will showcase the practical application of the OpenBrIM Platform's cloud-based parametric approaches, emphasizing their ability to enhance the user's modeling experience smartly.

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To experience modifying web dimensions, please follow the instructions below:

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→ Click on the 'DATA' button located in the bottom-middle section of the screen.

You This will see that open a spreadsheet opens.

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To adjust the height of the spreadsheet, you can click and hold the 'DATA' button with the left mouse button, then drag it to the desired position.

To close the spreadsheet, you just need to simply click once on the 'DATA' button.

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Click on 'Plate Girder' under the 'Superstructure' section in the workflow.

You This action will see display all the girders and their corresponding parameters in the spreadsheet for the project.

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To change modify the web depth parameter of the 'G4' girder, click on the corresponding 'Web Depth' cell of the girder in the spreadsheet.

When Once you click on the cell, you will see notice three-dots appear appearing to the right of the cell.

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Click on the three-dots that appear on the right side of the cell. After thatThen, click on 'Edit (Spreadsheet)' from the options that appear.

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In the newly opened spreadsheet, we can define the 'Web Depth' parameter as station dependent.

After the definition is done→ Once you have made the desired changes, click on the 'Back' icon (marked in blue) to apply the changes to the project.

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You can also have the option to define other parameters of the girder as station dependent as well.

OpenBrIM Spreadsheets: Excel-Like Functionality with Parametric Dependencies

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Please follow the instructions provided below to align This section will showcase the practical application of the OpenBrIM Platform's cloud-based parametric excel-like functionality, highlighting its ability to enhance the user's modeling experience.

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To experience aligning the cross-frame skew with the support line's skew

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, please follow the instructions below:

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Click on the 'DATA' button located in the bottom-middle section of the screen.

You This will see that open a spreadsheet opens.

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To adjust the height of the spreadsheet, you can click and hold the 'DATA' button with the left mouse button, then drag it to the desired position.

To close the spreadsheet, you just need to simply click once on the 'DATA' button.

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Click on the 'Support Line' under 'Bridge Geometry' in the workflow to set access the skew angle parameter.

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To change the skew angle of 'Abut1', click on the corresponding cell (mark in red).

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You can zoom in and out by using the scroll wheel of your mouse. To move around, press and hold the scroll wheel while moving your mouse.

If the bridge is out of view, you can realign the bridge by clicking on the “(blue star)” button located in the top right corner of the screen.

Once you click on an object, pressing “(blue star)” will allow you to rotate around that object. To rotate an object, hold down the left mouse button and drag it.

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When the skew angle value of 'Abut1' is set to zero, it appears like thiswill appear as shown on the right-hand side.

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When we set the skew angle of ‘Abut1'Abut1' is set to '-15’ 15' degrees, it appears like thiswill appear as shown on the right-hand side.

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As seenobserved, the cross-frames are not aligned according to with the support line.

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To parametrically align the skew angle of the cross-frame with the skew angle of the support line, we need to copy you can follow these steps:

  1. Copy the skew angle value of the support line using the "Copy Parameter" function.

Then, we will paste
  1. Paste this parametric expression into the skew angle value of the cross-frame.

  2. By doing so, the skew angle of the cross-frame will be dynamically linked to the skew angle of the support line.

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Click on the skew angle cell of 'Abut1'.

When you click on the cell, you will see three-dots appear to the right of the cell.

Then, click on the three-dots that appear on the right side of the cell.Then,

click on → From the options provided, select 'Copy Parameter'.

Now, the value of the skew angle has been copied parametrically.

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The parameter we copied exactly is: =Abut1.s_skew

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Please expand → Expand the 'Cross Frames' section under 'Superstructure' in the workflow.

Then, click on 'Cross-frame K Top' to access its parameters.


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After clicking on the skew angle cell of 'CFTK1' skew angle cell, click on the , you will see three dots that appear to the right of the cell.

Then, click on → Click on the three dots to access additional options and select 'Paste' from the menu.

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After clicking on the cell, you can also paste it using the copied parameter by using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+V.

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Perform the paste operation for 'CFKT28' and 'CFKT29' in the same manner as wellbefore.

As seenobserved, the skew angles of the cross-frames have now been aligned with the support line.

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You no longer need to manually change adjust the skew angles of the cross-frames every time whenever the skew angle of the support line skew angle changes. The skew angle value values of the cross-frames will are now be parametrically equal linked to the skew angle value of the support line.

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Aligning the cross-frame skew with the support line's skew is completed.

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Additionally, to align the roadway with the skew angle, please follow the instructions below:

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To align the roadway with the skew angle of the support line, expand the 'Superstructure Attachments' section in the workflow and then click on 'Roadway' to access the parameters related to the roadway alignment.

Then, click on 'Edit' from the 3three-dot menu on the right side of the 'Roadway Dimensions' cell.

Paste the skew angle copied from 'Abut1' into the 'Skew' parameter at zero station, as shown in step 8.