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Follow the below steps to add the insertion points where the bearings will be created. |
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Go to Insertion Point
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Click the three-dots on the first cell of the Location and create the first insertion point by setting its location to Abut1
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Enter Transverse Offset as -16.5 to relocate the insertion point on the support line
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Repeat the same to create other insertion points and set their transverse offset values
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| title | Quick Tip: Skew angle & Offset parameter calculation |
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Skew angle and transverse offset parameters for support lines that have skew > 0.
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Skew angle and longitudinal offset parameters for support lines that have skew > 0.
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After clicking on 'Bridge Geometry> Insertion Point' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Insertion Point. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter. |
| 1 | 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Location cell and set a support line as Abut1. |  Image Added
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| 2 | 🖱️ Keep the Longitudinal Offset as default. |  Image Added
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| LongitudinalOffsetDefinition | | nopanel | true |
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| 4 | 🖱️ Enter the Transverse Offset as 16.5. |  Image Added
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| TransverseOffsetDefinition | | nopanel | true |
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| 1 | Go to Insertion Point under Bridge Geometry. |
| 2 | Copy Bridge Parameters from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM. |
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Insertion point layout is given below. |
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| 6 | 🖱️ Keep the insertion point name as default. |
| 7 | When the steps are completed, the shared screenshot displayed in the adjacent cell should be visible in the 3D view of OpenBrIM. |  Image Added
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| 8 | To model all the insertion points, copy the data below and paste the parameters into the first cell in OpenBrIM spreadsheet. Refer to the quick tip for an easy guide on how to perform the copy operation. After completing the copy, proceed to the next step to verify the model. |
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| name | PasteTipCopyPasteInputs |
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| nopanel | true |
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Insertion Point |
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Bridge Parameters | Code Block |
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IP1 Abut1 0.0000 |
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-5-55000 0
IP3 Abut1 0.0000 -5. |
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55000 0
IP4 Abut1 0.0000 -16. |
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5-55000 160
IP6 Pier2 0.0000 |
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-55000 160
IP7 Pier2 0.0000 -5. |
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55000 160
IP8 Pier2 0.0000 -16. |
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55000 160
IP9 Pier3 0.0000 |
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-55000 370
IP10 Pier3 0.0000 |
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-55000 370
IP11 Pier3 0.0000 -5. |
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55000 370
IP12 Pier3 0.0000 -16. |
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55000 370
IP13 Abut4 0.0000 |
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-55000 530
IP14 Abut4 0.0000 |
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-55000 530
IP15 Abut4 0.0000 -5. |
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55000 530
IP16 Abut4 0.0000 |
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The completed insertion points are illustrated below. Please verify that you have the same model on your end by examining each view provided here. For more information on how to perform visual checks, refer to the quick tips. |
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| name | ModelButton |
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| nopanel | true |
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To view the entire procedure explained on this page, please watch the recorded Video below. |
Insertion Point.mp4