Move Joints – 用户手册说明书.pdf

MoveJoints–UserManual

Version1.0May2017

TableofContents

1.Installation2

2.ProgramDescription3

3.LicenseValidation4

4.MoveJointsInterface5

5.Option1:MatchJoints6

6.Option2:MovetoApparentIntersection9

7.Option3:OffsetfromMidpoint11

8.Otherapplications14

8.1.Case1:OffsetfromaWallJoint14

8.2.Case2:OffsetfromWallJoint17

8.3.Case3:Movetoequidistantposition20

9.Support23

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1.Installation

ToinstalltheMoveJointsplugin,extractthezipfilethat

youreceivedinyouremailinboxandrunthemsifile

correspondingtoyourETABS®version(2015or2016).

Followtheinstructionsoftheinstallationwizardandin

thesecondscreenconfirmtheinstallationdirectory.The

defaultinstallationdirectoryis:

C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\Computers

andStructures\ETABS201X.

Toinstalltheprograminadifferentuseraccount,

replacetheCurrentUserNameforthetargetuser.

Ifyouwanttoinstalltheprogramforseveralusersin

thesamecomputer,performaninitialinstallonany

account(user1)andthenactivatethepluginfollowing

thestepsintheLicenseValidationsection.Afterthe

licenseactivationiscomplete,copythe“Rename

Elements”folderand“ETABS201X.ini”filefrom

“C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Computersand

Structures\ETABS201X”

Ontothefolder

“C:\Users\user2\AppData\Local\Computersand

Structures\ETABS201X”andsoon.

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2.ProgramDescription

TheMoveJointsisahandypluginthatfacilitatesmoving

®1

jointsinETABS.Theplugincanbeexecutedby

clickingtheToolsmenu,asshowninFigure1,andthen

clickingonMove_Joints.Ineachsession,ETABSwill

displayawarning