Introduction

The MasterFrame Analysis menu provides tools to allow the setting up of type of analysis to be carried out on a MasterFrame model, including accessing options to apply different type of analysis to different load cases. This includes setting up 2nd order elastic analyses and plastic analyses.

Also accessible are options which relate to the model globally. These options allow for the inclusion of exclusion of particular properties in the model which may influence the analysis results. As global options, these apply to all members in a model, regardless of member orientation, section type, material or loading.

The analysis menu also includes a number of options related to the analysis of a model which includes finite element surfaces. These analysis options relate to the FE meshing density which has an influence on the quality of the results of an FE analysis.

The static analysis option allows the user to run the static analysis of a model. The static analysis runs the analysis for all defend load cases, including any load case which include 2^nd order effects or incorporate a plastic analysis.

Finally, where the Dynamic Module is available, the dynamic analysis is accessed through the Dynamic Analysis option.