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    Copyright2012byBentleySystems,Inc.Version7.0Revision1

    1.0INTRODUCTION

    1.1OVERVIEW

    Thecollapseanalysisviewprogram,calledCollapseView(Collvue),isaninteractivegraphicspostprocessorthatallowsforthereviewingofnonlinearanalysisresultsinthesameenvironmentasPrecedeandPostvue.Theprogramallowsforviewingofdeflectedshapes,includingthedisplacementofelementsubsegments,andthegradualplastificationofelementsforanyloadincrement.Theprogramalsoprovidesextensiveplotandreportcapabilitiesthatallowforthestructureelastoplastichistoryandfailuremechanismtoberepresentedgraphicallyorinreportform.

    CollapseViewrequiresacollapseanalysisresultsorrestartfile,createdbytheCollapseprogrammodule.TheresultsfilecontainsallcollapseanalysisinformationrequiredtoexecutetheCollapseViewprogramincludinganalysisresultsandmostmodelinformation.Inadditiontothecollapseanalysisrestartorresultsfile,aSACSmodelfilemayalsobespecifiedtobereadbytheCollapseViewprogram.TheSACSmodelfileisonlyrequiredifviews,facesorplansdefinedinthemodelaretobeusedoriftwolinerepresentationofnontubularmembersisdesired

    Note:Ifamodelfileistobeinputalongwithacollapseanalysisrestartfile,themodelfileshouldbespecifiedasthesecondfileonthecommandline.

    OutputfromCollapseViewconsistsofplotfilesandreportfiles.PlotfilesmaybeoutputinSACSNPF.ReportfilesaregeneratedasASCIItextfiles.

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    1.2SYSTEMCONFIGURATION

    BeforeexecutingCollapseViewforthefirsttime,theSACSsystemconfigurationfileshouldbegeneratedusingtheSACSExecutive.CollapseViewaccessestheconfigurationfilenameconfigg.sacdefinedbyenvironmentalvariableSACGCFG.DatafromtheconfigurationfileisusedinallsubsequentexecutionsandmaybeeditedusingtheSACSExecutive.Iftheconfigurationfileisnotfoundorifthefiledoesnotexist,theCollapseViewprogramwillexitwithaconfigurationfilenotfounderrormessage.

    Note:TheenvironmentalvariableSACGCFGmustcontainthefullpathnameoftheconfigurationfileincludingthefilename.

    TheconfigurationparametersusedinCollapseViewmaybechangedforthecurrentsessionusingtheFile/Setupoption.

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    2.0GETTINGSTARTED

    2.1CREATINGTHECOLLAPSERESULTSFILE

    TheCollapseViewinteractiveplasticanalysisreviewprogramrequiresthatanalysisresultsandgeneralmodelinformationbestoredinacollapseanalysisresultsfile(restartfile).TheCollapseprogrammodulemustbeusedtogeneratethisfilepriortoinitiatingtheCollapseViewsession.

    2.2BEGINNINGACOLLAPSEVIEWSESSION

    TheCollapseViewplasticanalysisreviewsessionmayalsobestartedbyselectingCollapseViewfromtheSACSExecutiveandselectingacollapseanalysisrestartfileandtheSACSmodelfile.TheExecutivewillalsoprompttheuserifallloadstepsorselectedloadstepsaretobereadintoCollapseView.

    Note:Themodelfilenameisoptionalandisrequiredonlyifmodelviews,facesorplansaretobeusedand/ornontubularcrosssectionsaretobedisplayedusingthedoublelinefeature.

    2.3EXITINGTHECOLLAPSEVIEWSESSION

    SelecttheFile/ExitmenucommandtoexittheCollapseViewsession.Iftheplotand/orreportshavebeencreatedtoafile,theplotand/orreportaresavedusingthedefaultfilenames.

    3.0FILEFEATURES

    3.1OPEN

    TheOpencommandisusedtoimportanexistingCollapseanalysisresultsorrestartfile.

    3.2SAVENPFAS

    ThisassignsthenametotheNeutralPictureFile.

    3.3SETTINGS

    Thisallowstheusertoviewthestructurewith2linesorshading.ItalsoallowsthetimedwaitforAutoviewandallowstheusertoomitanumberofloadstepsfromtheendoftherestartfile,orreadagivennumberofstepsfromthestartofrestartfile.Thescalefactorforzoomcanalsobesetfromthisoption.Thesettingsoptionalsoallowstheusertolabeljointfailureswithacircle.

    3.4PLOT

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    3.4.1Screen

    Thescreencommandplotsthedisplaywindowcontentstotheprintdevice.

    3.4.2Title

    Allowstheusertoassignatitletoaplot.

    3.5PAGESETUP

    Allowstheusertoassignmarginsanddrawbordersaroundthemarginsandcreatecolorplotsandalsotodefinecharactersize.

    3.6EXPORT

    AllowstheusertosavethefiletothewindowsclipboardinadditiontoaNeutralPictureFormat,DXFFormatorasaWindowsMetaFile.

    3.7EXIT

    ThiscommandisusedtoexittheCollapseresultsreviewsession.CollapseViewpromptstheusertosaveanyreportsorplotsthatweregeneratedtoafilethatwerenotpreviouslysaved.

    4.0DISPLAYFEATURES

    4.1ACTIVE/ISOMETRIC

    TheActive/Isometriccommanddisplaysallactivejoints,members,platesandshellsinathreedimensionalperspectiveview.Ifadisplayvolumeisset(seeSection4.4),thenallactivejointsandelementswithinthespecifiedvolumearedisplayed.

    4.2FACE

    IftheSACSmodelfilewasspecifiedonthecommandlinewhenbeginningtheCollapseViewsession,thisfeatureallowstheusertoselecttheplaneofapredefinedfacetobedisplayed.Anoutofplanetolerancemaybeenteredinthepropertybox.

    Note:ThisfeaturerequiresthatamodelfilebeinputintotheCollapseViewprograminadditiontotheCollapseresultsorrestartfile.

    4.3PLAN

    Thisfeatureallowstheusertoselecttheplaneofapredefinedplantobedisplayed.Thedesiredplanisselectedfromthepropertybox.Theoutof

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    planetolerancemaybeenteredinthepropertybox..

    Note:ThisfeaturerequiresthatamodelfilebeinputintotheCollapseViewprograminadditiontotheCollapseresultsorrestartfile.

    4.4PLANE

    ThePlanedisplaycommandactivatestheDisplay/Planesubmenuallowingaccesstoplaneandvolumedisplaycommands.Planesorvolumescontainingjointsthatarelocatedinthespecifiedplaneand/orvolumeandanyactivememberorplateelementsconnectedtothejointsareshown.Theplanedisplayfeaturesallowforanoutofplanetolerancetobespecifiedintheproperty.

    Note:Onlymemberorplateelementsthathaveallconnectingjointsshownareincludedonthedisplay.

    Inadditiontodisplayingvolumecontents,volumedisplayfeaturesdeactivateeverythinglyingoutsideofthespecifiedvolume.Therefore,onceavolumeisactivated,theResetVoloptionmustbeusedtodisplayjointsandelementslyingoutsideofthevolume(s)designated.TheXY,XZandYZvolumefeaturesmaybeusedinconjunctionwitheachothertodefinecubesthataretobedisplayed.

    4.4.1Joints

    Aplaneviewmaybedefinedbyanythreejointsthatarenotalignedalongaline,usingthisoption.Thefirsttwojointspickeddefinethelineusedasthehorizontaldisplayaxisoftheplane.Thethirdjointpickedisusedtodefineplanetobedisplayed.

    Note:Theplaneisdisplayedsuchthatthelinedefinedbythefirsttwojointsisalignedhorizontallyandisdisplayedfromlefttorightonthedisplay.

    4.4.2XYPlane

    AglobalXYplane,definedbyaglobalZ(vertical)coordinateinputinthepropertybox,maybedisplayedusingthisfeature.Anoutofplanetolerancemaybespecifiedwiththisoption.

    4.4.3XZPlane

    AglobalXZplane,definedbyaglobalYcoordinateinputinthepropertybox,maybedisplayedusingthisfeature.Anoutofplanetolerancemaybespecifiedwiththisoption.

    4.4.4YZPlane

    AglobalYZplane,definedbyaglobalXcoordinateinputinthepropertybox,maybedisplayedusingthisfeature.Anoutofplanetolerancemaybespecifiedwiththisoption.

    4.4.5XYVolume

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    AvolumedefinedbetweentwoglobalXYplanesmaybedesignatedfordisplayusingtheXYVolumefeature.ThevolumeisdefinedbytheminimumandmaximumglobalZcoordinatesspecifiedinthepropertyboxandanyXZand/orYZvolumesalreadyactivated.

    4.4.6XZVolume

    AvolumedefinedbetweentwoglobalXZplanesmaybedesignatedfordisplayusingtheXZVolumefeature.ThevolumeisdefinedbytheminimumandmaximumglobalYcoordinatesspecifiedinthepropertyboxandanyXYand/orYZvolumesalreadyactivated.

    4.4.7YZVolume

    AvolumedefinedbetweentwoglobalYZplanesmaybedesignatedfordisplayusingtheYZVolumefeature.ThevolumeisdefinedbytheminimumandmaximumglobalXcoordinatesspecifiedinthepropertyboxandanyXYand/orXZvolumesalreadyactivated.

    4.4.8ResetVolume

    Thisoptionresetsthevolumerangecoordinatestothedefaultvaluesof4and4forXY,XZandYZvolumes.

    4.5SELECT

    TheSelectoptionallowstheusertoselectdisplayoptionsandtoincludeand/orexcludeportionsofthestructurefordisplaypurposes.

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    Thedisplayoptionscheckboxesareusedtodesignatewhetherornotdisconnectedjoints(jointswithnoactivemembersconnected),members,memberoffsets,platesandplateoffsets,shellelementsaretobedisplayed.

    TheJointRangesframeallowsupto4jointrangestobedefined.JointnameswithinthespecifiedrangesmaybedesignatedtobeeitherincludedorexcludedfromthedisplaybyselectingtheIncludeorExcludebutton,respectively.WhenthejointrangesaredesignatedasIncluded,onlyjointswithinthespecifiedrangesareactivefordisplaypurposes.WhentherangesaredesignatedasExcluded,jointswithinthespecifiedrangesaredeactivatedorexcludedfordisplaypurposes.

    Upto20Memberand/orplategroupsmaybespecifiedtobeincludedorexcludedfromthedisplay.WhengroupsaredesignatedasIncluded,onlyelementsthathaveallincidentjointsactiveandareassignedtooneofthespecifiedgroupsareconsideredactivefordisplay.WhengroupsaredesignatedasExcluded,allelementsassignedtooneofthespecifiedgroupsareexcludedordeactivatedfromthedisplay.TheMembergroupsonlycheckboxdesignateswhetheronlymembergroupsaretobeincludedorexcluded(checked),ormemberandplategroupsaretobeincludedorexcluded(unchecked).

    ClickthePlasticbuttontoopentheplasticityleveloptionswindowshownbelow.Enterthefivelevelsofplasticitytobedisplayed.

    4.6RESETSELECT

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    Thiscommandallowstheusertoresettheselectoptionsbacktotheirdefaultvalues.

    4.7LABELING

    TheDisplay/Labelingfeaturesallowforjoints,membersand/orplatestobelabeledonthedisplay.Ingeneral,labelsubmenuitemsaretogglesthatturnthefeatureonoroff.

    4.8ROTATE

    TheRotatefeaturesallowtheactivedisplaytoberotatedabouttheglobalX,YorZaxes.

    4.92LINE

    Thistoggledesignateswhetherstructuralmembersaretobedisplayedassingleordoublelines.

    4.10SHADING

    SelecttheShadingmenucheckifmembersdisplayedastwolinesaretobeshownwithshading.

    4.11ZOOMBOX

    Thisoptionexpandstheareawithinthedesignatedwindowsothatitfillstheentiredisplayarea.

    4.12UNZOOM

    Thisoptionreturnsanyzoomeddisplaytoitsoriginalunzoomedform.

    4.13VIEW

    TheViewdisplaymenucommandactivatestheDisplay/Viewsubmenushownbelow.ViewfeaturesrequirethatamodelfilebeinputintotheCollapseViewprograminadditiontotheplasticanalysisresultsorrestartfile.

    4.14DEFLECTIONFACTOR

    Allowstheusertofactorthedeflectionsfordisplaypurposes.

    5.0LOADSTEPFEATURES

    TheLoadStepmenucommandsallowtheusertodesignatetheactiveordisplayedloadincrement.Thecurrentloadincrementisdisplayedusingthe

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    currentdisplaysettingsanddeflectionfactor.

    Note:Adeflectionfactormaybespecifiedinordertoexaggeratethedisplacementsofaparticularloadincrement.SelecttheDeflectionFactorundertheDisplayMenu.

    5.1SPECIFIC

    Theresultsforanyoneparticularloadconditionmaybedisplayedbyselectingthiscommandandthenenteringtheloadincrementnumberonthedataline.Theresultsfortheloadincrementspecifiedaredisplayedaccordingtothecurrentdisplaysettingsanddeflectionfactor.

    5.2NEXT

    SelecttheNextcommandtodisplaythenextloadincrementorstep.

    5.3PRIOR

    SelectthePriorcommandtodisplaythepreviousloadincrementorstep.

    5.4SKIP

    Thiscommandskipsthenextloadincrementanddisplaystheloadstepfollowingthenextone.

    5.5FIRST

    Thiscommanddisplaystheresultsofthefirstloadincrement.

    5.6LAST

    Thiscommanddisplaystheanalysisresultsofthelastloadincrement.

    5.7AUTOVIEW

    TheAutoviewcommanddisplaysloadstepsautomaticallybeginningwiththecurrentloadstep.Loadstepsaredisplayedaccordingtothecurrentdisplaysettings.ThedelaytimebetweenloadstepsmaybespecifiedontheSetupWindowbyselectingtheSetupcommandoftheFilemenu.Loadincrementsaredisplayeduntilthelastloadincrementisdisplayed.

    Note:TheAutoviewfeaturemaybestoppedatanyloadstepbypressingtheEscapekey.

    5.8SHOWGRAPH

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    TheShowGraphcommanddisplaysthecurrentgraphatthebottomrightcornerofthedisplayarea.Thisfeatureallowsforthestructuretobedisplayedsimultaneouslywiththegraphgenerated.

    Thecorrespondingstructureshapeandanalysisresultscanbedisplayedforanypointonthegraphbyclickingonthepointonthegraph.Thecurrentloadincrementissettotheloadincrementcorrespondingtothepoint.

    Note:Whenforce,deflectionorreactionisgraphedversusloadstep,valuesforforce,deflectionorreactionareplottedasapointforeachloadstep.Thesepointsonthegraphareconnectedbyastraightline.Therefore,whenapositiononthelineisselected,theclosestpointrepresentingaloadstepisused.

    6.0JOINTFEATURES

    6.1DETAILS

    Thejointname,coordinatesandfixityforajointmaybedisplayedwiththisoption.AfterselectingtheDisplaycommand,selectthejointwhosecoordinatesaretobedisplayed.

    6.2DISPLACEMENT

    GivestheXYZdisplacementofaselectedjointataspecificloadstep.

    6.3FIND

    ThecoordinatesandfixityofanyjointmaybedisplayedbyselectingthisoptionbyspecifyingthejointnameintheJointnamefieldinthepropertybox.Ifthejointisincludedonthedisplay,anxwillpointtothejoint.

    7.0MEMBERFEATURES

    7.1DETAILS

    Allowstheusertodisplaymemberdataforselectedmembers.

    7.2FIND

    Memberfindwilllocatethememberwithinthestructure.Aswellas,displayinmemberdetails.

    8.0PLATEFEATURES

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    8.1DETAILS

    Informationforindividualplatesincludestheplatename,theplategrouptowhichitisassignedandtheconnectingjointsmaybedisplayedusingthisoption.

    8.2FIND

    Thisoptionallowstheusertolocateaspecificplatewithinthestructure.

    9.0REPORTFEATURES

    TheReportfeaturesprovidethecapabilitytoreportmodelandplasticanalysisinformationtoeithertheCollapseViewReportwindowortoanexternalreportfile.

    Uponselectinganyofthereportfeatures,theReportOptionsdialogisactivated.

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    Theportionofthestructuretoincludeforreportingmaybedesignatedusingthejoint,memberand/orgroupfilters.TheloadstepstobeincludedmaybespecifiedusingtheLoadStepfilter.

    Note:Reportsaregeneratedonlyforitemsthatmeetallfiltercriteriaspecified.Forexample,ifactivemembersisselectedandalistofgroupsisspecified,onlymembersbelongingtolistedgroupsthatareactiveonthedisplayscreenarereported.

    9.1JOINT

    Thejointreportfeaturesgeneratejointinformationforalljointsmeetingthejointselectioncriteria.

    9.1.1Displacement

    Thiscommandgeneratesajointdisplacementreport.

    9.1.2Forces

    Thejointreactionreportcontainsreactionsforsupportjointsmeetingthedesignatedjointselectioncriteriafortheloadstepsdesignated.

    9.1.3Capacity

    Thejointcapacityreportcontainsjointstresses,allowableandcapacityinformationforthedesignatedjoint/loadstepselection.

    9.2MEMBER

    Thememberreportfeaturesgeneratereportscontainingmemberanalysisresultsincludinginternalstressesandinternalloads.

    9.2.1Stresses

    SelecttheStresscommandtocreateastressreportforeachmembermeetingthereportselectioncriteria.MemberinternalstressesateachmembersubsegmentalongthememberlengthareincludedintheStressreport.

    9.2.2InternalLoads

    SelecttheInternalLoadscommandtocreateaninternalloadreportforeachmembermeetingthereportselectioncriteria.MemberinternalloadsateachmembersubsegmentalongthememberlengthareincludedintheInternalLoadsreport.

    9.2.3Strains

    Thisoptionallowstheuserstoreportstrainsforspecifiedmembersorforgivensteps.

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    9.3PLATE

    9.3.1Stresses

    Allowstheuserstoreportplatestressesforselectedplatesandloadsteps.

    9.4PILE

    9.4.1Displacement

    Thisoptionallowstheusertoreportpiledisplacementsforselectedpilesandloadsteps.

    9.4.2InternalLoad

    Theinternalloadintheselectedpile,forspecificloadstepscanbereportedusingthisoption.

    9.4.3Capacity

    Thisoptionallowstheuserstoreporttheaxialcapacityinitializationforselectedpilesandspecifiedloadsteps.

    9.5LOADSUMMATION

    TheLoadSummationcommandcreatesaloadingsummaryreportforeachoftheloadstepsdesignated.

    9.6WORK

    Thisoptionallowstheusertoreporttheworkdone,indeformingthestructureforspecificloadstepsandselectedjoints.

    9.6.1ModelingImpactEvents

    Animpacteventinvolvesthetransferenceofthekineticenergyofamovingobjectintostrainenergyresultingfrom

    (i)Globaldeformationoftheimpactedstructure,

    (ii)Deformationofashipsstructure,

    (iii)Localindentationofanimpactedmember.

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    TherearetwomethodsformodelingimpacteventsinCollapse,namelythedisplacementdrivenmethodandtheforcedrivenmethod.

    9.6.2DisplacementdrivenMethod

    Thedisplacementdrivenmethodisusedprimarilyformodelingshipimpactevents.Aprescribeddisplacementisspecifiedinordertogeneratetheshipimpactload.CollapseViewcanthenbeusedtopostprocesstheresultsintheformofreportsandgraphs.

    ThereportsaregeneratedbyaccessingtheReport/Work/Workdonebyspecifieddeflectionsmenu.Thefollowingdataisreported:

    (i)Structuraldeformationenergyduetotheprescribeddisplacement,

    (ii)Shipindentationenergyduetosternandbroadsideimpactsforthecaseofa5000MTshipimpactinga1.5mdiametercolumn,

    (iii)Totalabsorbedenergy(shipindentationenergy+structuraldeformationenergy).

    TheaboveinformationcanalsobegraphedusingthefollowingquantitiesdisplayedundertheGraph/DefineAxismenu:

    WorkXWorkdonebyspecifieddeflectionsintheXdirection

    WorkYWorkdonebyspecifieddeflectionsintheYdirection

    WorkZWorkdonebyspecifieddeflectionsintheZdirection

    TotalWorkTotalworkdonebyspecifieddeflectionsinalldirections

    ShipSternWorkShipSternIndentationEnergy

    ShipBroadsideWorkShipBroadsideIndentationEnergy

    TotalSternWorkTotalabsorbedenergy(shipstern+structuraldeformation)

    TotalBroadsideWorkTotalabsorbedenergy(shipbroadside+structuraldeformation)

    9.6.3ForcedrivenMethod

    Theforcedrivenimpactmethodisusedformodelinggeneralimpactevents,includingshipimpactandimpactduetoadroppedobject.Asetofforcesisspecifiedinordertosimulatetheimpactload.

    Theforcedrivenmethodallowstheusertoprescribethekineticenergyofimpact.Ifthekineticenergyofimpactisexceededbythesumofthe

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    structuralandshipdeformationenergythentheloadingisstoppedandoptionallyreversed.Theuseralsohastheabilitytospecifyashipindentationcurve,whichallowsforautomaticcalculationoftheshipindentationenergy.

    CollapseViewcanbeusedtopostprocesstheresultsintheformofreportsandgraphs.

    ThereportsaregeneratedbyaccessingtheReport/Work/Workdonemenu.Theworkdonebyallexternalforcesonanyofthejointsmaybetabulatedandtotaled.Thisreportcanalsobeproducedforuserspecifiedjointsandloadstepsusingtheselectionoptions.

    Ifloadstepselectionhasbeenactivated,thenCollapseViewadditionallyreportstheworkdonethatisaccumulatedsolelyduringtheselectedloadsteps.Forinstance,ifanimpacteventtakesplacefromloadsteps6through15,thenlimitingthereporttoloadsteps6through15willensurethatCollapseViewreportstheworkdonesolelyduetotheimpactforce.

    TheworkdonebyexternalforcesthatactonagivenjointmaybegraphedusingthefollowingquantitiesunderGraph/DefineAxis:

    WorkDoneXWorkdonebyexternalforcesintheXdirection

    WorkDoneYWorkdonebyexternalforcesintheYdirection

    WorkDoneZWorkdonebyexternalforcesintheZdirection

    TotalWorkDoneSumoftheworkdonebyexternalforcesinalldirections

    Furthermore,theshipindentationenergymaybeplottedusingtheShipDentEnergyquantity.

    9.7HISTORY

    SelecttheHistorycommandtocreateaplasticanalysishistoryreport.Thehistoryreportcontainsastepbystepdocumentationoftheeventsoccurringduringtheanalysis.Criticaleventssuchaschangeinmemberplasticity,memberunloading,formationofhinge,localbuckling,jointfailure,jointcollapse,etc.aredocumentedforeachloadstep.

    10.0GRAPHFEATURES

    10.1DEFINEAXES

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    AllowstheuserstodefineXandYaxessettings.

    10.2FORMAT

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    ThegraphlayoutorstylesettingsmaybedesignatedontheGraphStylesettingswindow.

    10.2.1GraphTitle

    Enterthegraphtitle,ifany,intheTitletextbox.

    10.2.2MajorGridLines

    SolidordashedmajorgridlinesmaybeusedalongeitheraxisbyselectingtheSolidorDashedbuttonintheXaxisorYAxisframe.MajorgridlinesmaybeomittedalongeitheraxisbyselectingthebuttonnexttogridlinetypeNone.

    10.2.3TickMarks

    TickmarksmaybeplacedbetweenmajorgridlinesbycheckingtheShowtickmarksbox.Thenumberoftickmarksbetweenmajorgridlinesmayalsobespecified.

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    10.2.4AxisLabel

    Specifytheaxislabelintheaxislabeltextbox.

    11.0WINDOWFEATURES

    Thisallowstheusertoactivateeitherthegraphicwindoworthestructuraldisplaywindow.

    12.0HELPFEATURES

    12.1CONTENTS

    SelectingtheContentsmenuactivatesthehelpfilebrowsefacility.Theusermaybrowsethroughthelistofkeywordsandtermsthatareprovided.Theappropriatemenuitemisreferencedforkeywordsandtermslisted.Inaddition,themanualsectioncontainingdetailedinformationisreferencedforeachitem.

    12.2EDIWEBSITE

    ThisoptionallowstheusertoopenMicrosoftInternetExplorerandgotoEDIswebsite.TheminimumrequirementfortheInternetExplorerisversion3.02upwards.

    12.3ABOUTCOLLVUE

    ThisoptionallowstheusertoviewthereleaseversionofCollapseView.

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