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jrodriguez-98-Gravel
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July 15, 2016
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How to assign geometrical and mechanical properties to a reinforcement bar in MathCAD Prime 3.1?

  • July 15, 2016
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How can I assign geometrical and Mechanical properties to a series of reinforcement bars and have them saved on the system or pre-established so everytime I perform a calculation I simply pull out the bar number and the parameters automatically are displayed. please see attachments. Thank you.

Best answer by MJG

Also, the list box selector (and other similar controls) are not available in Prime.  There are ways around this, but if you're trying to mimic your text book, Mathcad 15 would be helpful for you.

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RichardJ19-Tanzanite
19-Tanzanite
July 15, 2016

Which version of Mathcad are you using?

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jrodriguez-98-GravelAuthor
8-Gravel
July 15, 2016

I am using Mathcad Prime 3.1. Do you think Mathcad Prime 3.1 is not able to do this? only Mathcad 15?

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MJG1-Visitor
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July 15, 2016

Juan,

Note that the screenshots you provided include hidden regions.  The properties of the bars are determined in those hidden regions (likely by looking up values from a table).

Is using Mathcad 15 an option for you?  Note that a license purchased for Prime can be used to install Mathcad 15.  Since your textbook examples are from a legacy edition, it might be helpful for you to use the same version.

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MJG1-VisitorAnswer
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July 15, 2016

Also, the list box selector (and other similar controls) are not available in Prime.  There are ways around this, but if you're trying to mimic your text book, Mathcad 15 would be helpful for you.

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jrodriguez-98-GravelAuthor
8-Gravel
July 15, 2016

Thank you for your reply. So you think this "box selector" function (as shown in the attachment from a textbook) will allow you to assign data (geometric properties and mechanical properties to a specific bar number so every time I choose these # bars, their parameters will automatically appear) is only available in Mathcad 15 and not Mathcad prime 3.1?

I thought Mathcad Prime 3.1 was supposed to be way better than Mathcad 15. I am now confused. How would you mimic this in Mathcad Prime 3.1? How would you do it in MathCad 15 and how would you try it in Mathcad Prime 3.1?

what is the name of this function? Only Mathcad 15 can do these boxes? I also think the text book uses Mathcad 15.

Thank you

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