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TUTORIAL 1

STARTING GTSTRUDL
STARTING GTSTRUDL

This example shows how to enter GTSTRUDL and set the dimensional units.

1.- If you have a GTSTRUDL icon in the computer desktop just click on it, in order to
activate GTSTRUDL. Otherwise activate the “START” function and all Windows basic
options will be shown

2.- Click on the “Program” Option, to display all application folders

3.- Select the GTSTRUDL folder

4.- Activate the GTSTRUDL program.

5.- The starting GTSTRUDL menu is displayed, as shown in the image below.

The upper line includes the following three options: “New” shown above, and Existing
and “Recent” shown below.
The “New” is useful to start a new GTSTRUDL working session. The “Existing” options
is used to look for GTSTRUDL files, to select one to start a working session. The
“Recent” option is used to re-start a working session selecting from one of the previous
GTSTRUDL sessions.

The next window, shown below.

Also offers

• Activate the “Model Wizard” and you will be guided in the construction of a
prototype structural model.

• Activate “GT-Menu” and you will go to the graphics facility for modeling and
display.

• Activate command mode, and you will go to the main GTSTRUDL window, where to
work with menus and/for commands.
6.- When the “GT-Menu” option is selected, in the upper window control goes directly to
the GT-MENU environment, opening the GT-Menu environment, as indicated in the
image shown below.
7.- The previous operation opens the GT-Menu environment, to create a new structural
model. As an initial step it is useful to set the dimensional units. In that respect, activate
the “Units” function and set every relevant unit as needed.

8.- You are now ready to begin the generation of a structural model, as indicated in any
of the GT-Menu tutorials available.

From this point proceed to tutorial number 2.