Advanced Settings

For each SeismoBuild project it is possible to customise both the usability of the program as well as the performance characteristics of analytical proceedings, so as to better suit the needs of any given structural model and/or the preferences of a particular user. This program/project tweaking facility is available from the Analysis Parameters module or the Advanced Settings panel, which can be accessed through the Advanced Settings button.

The Advanced Settings panel features a number of tab windows, which provide access to different type of settings, as described below:

• General
• Analysis
• Elements
• Constraints
• Convergence Criteria
• Global Iterative Strategy
• Element Iterative Strategy
• Gravity and Mass
• Eigenvalue
• Advanced Building Modelling
• Cracked/Uncracked Stiffness
• Record Generation
• Integration Scheme
• Damping

Common to all tab windows are the Program Defaults and Set as Default options found at the bottom of the Advanced Settings panel. The Set As Default option is employed whenever the user wishes to define new personalised default settings, which will then be used in all new projects subsequently created. The Program Defaults, on the other hand, can be used to reload, at any time, the original program defaults, as defined at installation time. Note, however, that the Program Defaults option does not change the default program settings, it simply loads the installation settings in the current project. Hence, if the user has previously personalised the default settings of the program (using the Set As Default option) and then wishes to revert the program default settings back to the original installation defaults, he/she should first load the Program Defaults and then choose the Set As Default option.

Note: For the majority of applications, there is no need for the Advanced Settings default values to be modified, since the available Settings Schemes have been chosen so as to fit the requirements of any building model, leading to optimised solutions in terms of performance efficiency and results accuracy.