Post Analysis menu

The post analysis menu gives access to various additional menus, including viewing and printing the datafile, examining the analysis output, selecting the type of design to be carried out, and exporting facilities.


	Create a new MasterPort file
	Open an existing MasterPort file
	Open a recent existing MasterPort file
	Save the existing MasterPort file
	Save the existing MasterPort file as a copy with a new filename
	Save the current frame to the MasterSeries Library
	Saves the current loadcases as the standard default cases
	Saves the frame in MasterFrame format - see explanation below
	Exit MasterPort completely
	Exit MasterSeries completely

When a frame is saved in MasterFrame format it takes the same filename as the current file. This new file can then be found as a MasterFrame file in the same directory that the MasterPort file was saved in. Some users like to save the frame in MasterFrame format so that they can use some of the facilities that are found in MasterFrame, but don't exist in MasterPort.

There are a couple of differences that occur when the frame is saved in MasterFrame. These include the 0/10/20 partial fixity option which is automatically applied in MasterPort. This option is not applied automatically in MasterFrame. Instead it is applied only as the 20 percent fixity. Therefore the 0 and 10 percent fixities need to be applied manually - see the MasterFrame manual for details on how to accomplish this.

The other main difference is that the design briefs are applied to individual members rather than the member groups as in MasterPort. Therefore additional design briefs need to be added for all the members in the MasterFrame version of the model.


	View the data file for the frame, including node coords, loads, etc
	Print the data file, also option to export to Word
	Print the frame graphics as currently seen on screen
	Export the current frame graphics to Word


	View nodal deflections, member forces and support reaction
	Print selected deflections, forces and reactions in tabular format
	View, print, export member stresses
	Show internal members forces along length of a member
	View, print, export to Word frame deflections, forces and bending moments in graphical format


	Go into linked Steel Design of the frame
	Go into linked Concrete Design for the column bases
	Go into linked Connections Design of the joints
	Sort and/or delete the current steel design briefs
	Delete all the current concrete design briefs
	Delete all the current connection briefs

Drafting - use MasterCAD for Portal Frames to modify the graphical appearance of the portal frame and print/export GAs and sections to other drawing formats, eg, DXF. For further details see the drafting section below.

Export the portal frame in various formats capable of being interpreted by other specific software packages. The most common of these are the DXF, IFC and Revit Structure formats. See Exporting the Structure for further details on how to accomplish the exporting.

For details on exporting through Revit see chapter 15 on 'BIM' in the MasterFrame manual.


	Delete any dynamic data previously applied
	Delete any MasterCAD data previously applied
	Speeds up analysis slightly
	Ignore any FE surfaces in the model
	Remesh any FE surfaces in the model