help · Masts and parts

Parts table

The parts on a mast as a table: type, height, levers, spans.

Every row is one part on the mast - a cantilever, a wire, an anchor, a signal and so on. The same parts can be edited on the mast photo: see Mast image.

Entering a part

Add part adds a row. Choose its Type first: the type decides which fields the part uses. Then fill in the fields that are not grey.

• Height - where the part attaches.
• Lever dy [m] and Lever dx [m] - its distance from the mast axis.
• Span weight and Span wind - the spans of a wire, for its weight and its wind load. The site plan can fill them in: Site plan.
• Group ID - rows that belong together (for example the two wires of a catenary) share it.
• Acting through - the part the load acts through.

Colours

• yellow - required and still empty. You can save anyway and complete it later.
• grey - not used by this type of part.
• red - invalid. The mouse pointer over the field tells you why. Parts with red fields are not saved.

Update checks the table again after your changes - nothing is saved by it. Changes are only kept after saving.