SAP

Chapter 1 The Structural Model:

 Units

 Objects and Elements

 Groups

 Coordinate Systems and Grids

 Properties

 Load Cases

 Functions

 Analysis Cases

 Combinations

 Design Settings

 Output and Display Definitions

 Learning More

Chapter 2 The Graphical User Interface :

 The SAP2000 Screen

 Main Window

 Menu Bar

 Toolbars

 Display Windows

 Status Line

 Using the Mouse

 Viewing Options

2-D and 3-D Views

Perspective

Pan, Zoom, and 3-D Rotate Limits

Element View Options

Other Options

Refreshing the Display Window

 Basic Operations

 File Operations

 Defining Named Entities

 Drawing

rawing Objects

Snap Tools

Drawing Controls

Selecting

Selecting Graphically

Selecting by Feature

Editing

 Assigning

 Undo and Redo

 Analyzing

 Displaying

Graphical Displays

Model Definition

Analysis Results

Function Plots

Tabular Displays

 Designing

 Locking and Unlocking

 Entering Numerical Data

 Setting Options

Chapter 3 Working with Data Tables :

 Classification of Tabular Data

Model Definition

Analysis Results

Design Results

Tables and Fields

 Uses for Tabular Data

Formatted Tables for Presentation

Structured Database Tables

 Displaying Tabular Data

 Printing Tabular Data

 Custom Report Writer

 Format Control for Display and Printing

 Interactive Table Editing

 Exporting Tabular Data

 Importing Tabular Data

 Automatic Export During Save

 Export During Analysis

 Tabular Database File Formats

Microsoft Access Database

Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

Plain Text File