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STAAD Commands and Input Instructions
Section 5
5-6
Example
⎧XY ⎫
⎨YZ ⎬
⎩
XZ
⎭
In the above example, the user must make a choice of XY or
YZ or XZ.
Example
* ⎧FX ⎫
⎨FY ⎬
⎩
FZ
⎭
Here the user can choose one or all of the listing (FX, FY and FZ)
in any order. Parentheses, ( ), enclosing a portion of a command
indicate that the enclosed portion is optional. The presence or
absence of this portion affects the meaning of the command, as is
explained in the description of the particular command.
Example
PRINT (MEMBER) FORCES
PERFORM ANALYSIS (PRINT LOAD DATA)
In the first line, the word MEMBER may be omitted with no
change of the meaning of the command. In the second line,
PRINT LOAD DATA
command may also be omitted, in which case the load data will not
be printed.
e) Multiple Data Separator: Multiple data can be provided on a
single line, if they are separated by a semicolon (;) character.