Variable Longitudinal Stiffeners
LBS inside OpenBridge Designer , allows users to easily create models with longitudinal stiffeners within a girder element with a variable height. After the usual geometry and modeling steps for creating the main girders in the Member Definition tab,…
OBM: Tapered or Variable Cap
OpenBridge Modeler has many very functional options in the Substructure Template , specifically for the bent Cap, we currently have four possibilities to model it directly from the Library:
Tapered : the tapers of the pier cap are narrowing at its…
Editing barrier template's variable constraints breaks all parameters on barrier template drop
I'm attempting to use the Variable Constraint window to make the shape of a barrier rail vary along the length of a single span. I made a template for the barrier rail, where I defined all of the constraints I would need to adjust:
I placed the barrier…
Beam definition: Different end template
Users can create different sections along a beam length or path. The checking of the option "Different end template" allows to turn on the transition between the positions of the specified sections. Users should have some special attention to detail:…
RM Bridge FAQ: Arch, Truss and Suspension modeling
RM Bridge offers the flexibility to model and design any bridge structure type and construction schedule.
As a basic reference we create the structural 3D Axis, in Plan and Elevation, that is connected to the Road Alignment. For this Axis , we create…
Variable Loads
RM Bridge can consider Variable Loads in many different ways, in time and space. For the loads to be variable either one of the options below should be selected:
Var-Fac , the Variable factor is usually for Time History calculations, a corresponding…
RM Bridge: Load Case Definition
In Analyzer > Schedule > Load Definition > Load Case Definition, Insert a new Load Case, at the upper table.
Where,
Setting
Description
Name
Name of the Load Case. The results of this Load Case will be available…
Modeler: Tables and Formulas
Tables an d Formulas together with Parts and Variables are a powerful parametric modeling tool in RM Bridge CONNECT Edition : to efficiently model different Cross-Section and Elements shapes. They allow for modifying Elements by changing their Cross-Sections…