Utility: Make Library

Description

Imports a text file containing material and/or beam section data and converts it into a library file for use in any Straus7 model.

Dialog

Source file

The source text file in a format specific to the selected library file type.

Library file

The data library file to generate.

Apply

Begins the conversion process.

Close

Closes the dialog.

Source file format

Data in the source text file is entered in a tabular format with rows representing individual data sets and columns representing the individual pieces of data that comprise the data set. For example, a new material type would be the data set, with the columns being quantities such as Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio.

Some general notes regarding the format are:

Refer to the following topics for details and examples of each library file type:

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