The printout report manager manages the printout reports with their respective contained items. Open this dialog using one of the following options:
- Function Edit Printout Report in the printout report menu Edit
- Button
in the printout report toolbar - Context menu of an entry in the 'Printout Report Navigator'
The 'Printout Report Manager' dialog appears with the list of all printout reports and a chapter directory structure.
List
Select in the list the printout report whose content you want to adjust. In the 'Report Items' section, you can then define the items of the document in full detail.
If you are working with several printout reports, you should assign a designation to each printout report in the 'Name' section. This allows you to keep the documents well apart.
To create a new printout report, use the buttons
or
at the end of the list.
You can import the report items from a template or save the current selection as a template. These functions are described in the chapter Printout Report Templates.
Report Items
The chapters of the printout report are listed in a directory structure. Essentially, they correspond to the entries in the 'Navigator - Data'. When you check a check box, the corresponding chapter is added to the document.
Some chapters contain subcategories that you can activate individually for the printout. For example, if you check the 'Cross-section Properties' option under the 'Cross-sections' entry, RFEM inserts a subchapter with the cross-section properties into the printout report.
In the 'Graphics' folder, you will find all images that you have printed into this directory (see image Selecting the printout report directory ).
With the button
at the bottom of the 'Report Items' section, you can activate the items of a standard report.
Base
In the Base tab, you can make specific settings for the chapter that you have selected in the 'Report Items' navigator. The available options are tailored to the chapter.
Parameters
The 'Name' of the chapter corresponds to the designation in the 'Report Items' navigator. If you change the designation, this chapter heading is used in the document.
Page and Sheet Numbering
By default, the pages are numbered consecutively and managed together under one 'sheet'. You can provide the 'page numbering' as well as the 'sheet numbering' with a preceding or appended abbreviation character. The following abbreviations are preset for 'Prefix' and 'Suffix':
- MO: Model data
- IM: Imperfections
- LA: Load data
- ER: Results
If you want to use other designations, select the corresponding category and enter the abbreviation. For reasons of space, it should not have more than two letters.
Using the check boxes for the 'Numbering Options', you can then control which abbreviation is displayed with the page or sheet numbers.
The 'Global' check box applies the abbreviation of the current category to the entire printout report.
Options
The check boxes available in this section are tailored to the printout report category. In the image 'Base' tab, you can see the options for the member results.
Only Assigned Objects
The check box controls whether the document contains all defined objects and object types or only those that are actually used in the model.
Filter
Check the check box if you want to include only certain objects in the documentation. You can then define these objects in the Filter section.
Result Filter from the Current Table Set
For results, RFEM normally uses the same parameters as for the tables. If you remove the preset checkmark, you can compile the result rows and columns for the printout in the For Display tab according to user-defined criteria that are independent of the filter criteria for the tables (see Result Table Manager ).
Results Sorted by Objects, Then by Load
By default, the results are listed in order by load cases, combinations, and design situations. If you check the check box, the output is in the order of the individual object numbers – for example, the results of load cases 1 to 5 for member 1, then the results of these load cases for member 2, etc.
Load
Check the check box if you want to include only certain load cases, design situations, or combinations in the documentation. You can then define the load in the Load Cases/Combinations tab.
Use of Principal Axes Instead of Member Axes
As a rule, the member results are output with reference to the principal axes. If you are using unsymmetric cross-sections and want an output with reference to the input axes y and z, deactivate the check box.
The image Member axes y/z and principal axes u/v shows the axis systems of a member with an unsymmetric cross-section.
Load Steps
Check this option if you have defined Load Steps and want the results of the individual steps in the documentation.
Filter
This section is displayed when the 'Filter' check box is activated in the 'Options' section. Here you can define the objects whose properties or results are eligible for your documentation. First, in the 'Filter Type' list, specify according to which criterion you want to filter the objects.
Then enter the 'Numbers' of the objects in the field below or select the relevant Object Selection from the list. If you filter by numbers, you can define the objects graphically on the model using the button
. The button
offers the option of selecting the objects in a list.
To select multiple entries in the list, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking.
Load Cases/Combinations
The Load Cases/Combinations tab is available if you have checked the 'Load' check box in the 'Options' section for a result category. Here you can select the load cases, design situations, and combinations whose results you want in the printout report.
In the 'For Selection' column, all load cases, design situations, and combinations that you have created are listed. To transfer an entry to the 'Selected' list, you can use the following options:
- Double-click the entry.
- Select the load case or combination. You can select multiple entries while holding down the Ctrl key. Then click the button
.
If the selected loads have been calculated successfully, only these results are shown in the selected result category.
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For Display
The entries in the For Display tab are accessible if you have deactivated the 'Result Filter from the Current Table Set' check box in the 'Options' section for a result category.
In the 'Values' and 'Min/Max Result Envelope' sections, you can control the output of the results for load cases and combinations or design situations in detail. The corresponding table rows and columns are displayed or hidden accordingly in the document.
The 'According to Criteria' check box allows you to output certain result values in the printout report. You can define the criteria for the result output in separate tabs (see section Criteria).
Criteria - Values | Criteria - Min/Max Result Envelope
The Criteria - Values and Criteria - Min/Max Result Envelope tabs are available if you have checked the 'According to Criteria' check box in the 'For Display' tab for the values or the result envelope. Here you can describe user-defined conditions that the results of the load cases and combinations or design situations must fulfill in order to appear in the printout report.
Select the result type in the second column. In the next two columns, specify which criterion should apply. The following conditions are available:
- equal
- is not equal
- greater than
- greater than or equal to
- less than
- less than or equal to
To define another criterion, select the entry 'or' (each criterion counts on its own) or 'and' (each criterion must be fulfilled) in the last column. Then define the next condition in the new row.
Buttons
The buttons at the bottom of the 'Printout Report Manager' dialog have the following functions:
|
Opens the Printout Report Templates dialog for importing a template |
|
Opens the Printout Report Templates dialog for saving the current selection as a template |
|
Opens the Printer & Page Settings dialog for setting up the printer |
|
Opens the Select Language dialog for setting the language |
| Sends the selected printout report to the printer | |
| Save and Show | Closes the dialog and generates the preview of the selected printout report |
| OK | Closes the dialog without showing the printout report |
| Cancel | Closes the dialog without saving the modifications |
| Apply | Saves the modifications without closing the dialog or showing the printout report |