Osdag/C2/Introduction-to-Osdag/English
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Title of the script: Introduction to Osdag
Author: Anandajith TS, Monika Soni
'Keywords:'Video tutorial, Introduction, GUI, Osdag
| Visual Cue | Narration |
| Slide: Title Slide | Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Introduction to Osdag. |
| Slide: Learning Objectives | In this tutorial, we will learn:* Modules in the current version
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| Slide: System Requirements | To record this tutorial, I am using* Windows 11 Operating System, and
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| Slide: Pre-requisites
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To follow this tutorial you should have* Osdag installed on your system
The prerequisite tutorials are available on this website |
| Only narration | The user interface of Osdag for Ubuntu Linux, and for Windows is same.
Annotations are added to the tutorial if there are any differences. |
| Point to the Osdag shortcut icon on the desktop | We can see the Osdag shortcut icon on the Desktop. |
| Cursor pointing to the icon. | This icon will appear only if we have successfully installed Osdag. |
| Double-click on the Osdag shortcut icon | Let us start the Osdag software by double-clicking on the Osdag icon. |
| Only Narration | It may take some time to open Osdag for the very first time. |
| Point towards the Osdag Interface | Now we can see the Osdag interface on the screen. |
| Point to the list of modules | On the left-hand side, we can see the list of modules. |
| Point toward the Connection module and Tension Member module | The current version of Osdag is shipped with,* The Connection, and
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| Only narration | The remaining modules will be released with the subsequent versions of Osdag. |
| Only narration | Let us now explore the functionalities of Osdag through the Connection module. |
| Click on the Connection button | Click on the Connection button to open the module. |
| Only narration | Under the Connection module, we see four tabs. |
| Point toward Shear Connection | The first tab is the Shear Connection tab. |
| Only narration | By default, the landing page is on the Shear Connection tab. |
| Click on the Moment Connection tab | The second is the Moment Connection tab. |
| Click on the Base Plate tab | The third tab is the Base Plate tab, and |
| Click on the Truss Connection tab | The fourth tab is the Truss Connection tab. |
| Only narration | The Truss Connection module is not available with this version of Osdag. |
| Only narration | All the modules and submodules are grouped and listed logically for better understanding. |
| Point toward the Fin Plate, Cleat Angle, End Plate and Seated Angle image | Let us look at the types of Shear Connection module. They are,* Fin Plate
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| Only narration | We will now explore the Fin Plate Shear Connection module. |
| Click on the Fin Plate image | Click on the Fin Plate image to select the module, then |
| Click on the Start button | Click the Start button below, to load the module. |
| Only narration | The GUI of the module will load dynamically. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Point toward the Fin Plate |
We see the design window GUI of the Fin Plate Shear Connection module. |
| Only narration | Let us perform a sample design example to explore various functionalities of Osdag. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Click on File>> Load input |
Go to the File menu present at the top left corner, and select Load input. |
| Open Design Window:
Browse to the Code file directory |
Browse to Code file directory. |
| Open Design Window:
Select the FinPlate_sample_design.osi file and click on Open |
Select FinPlate_sample_design.osi and
Click the Open button. |
| Pointing towards filled text boxes | As we can see all the inputs have been filled. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Click on the Design button |
Click on the Design button at the bottom to create the design. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Point towards the CAD window and the Log messages window |
The design is successful as the CAD model and log messages are displayed. |
| Only narration | Let us explore the parts of the design window one by one. |
| Only narration | The design window is divided into four main parts, along with a menu bar at the top. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Point toward the Input Dock |
On the left side, we see the Input Dock. |
| Only narration
Cursor in Input Dock. |
The Input Dock is used to give user inputs pertaining to the module. |
| Input Dock:
Click on any drop-down list Click on any text box |
It has a combination of drop-down lists, and text boxes.
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| Only narration | The inputs are validated dynamically based on the codal provisions. |
| Input Dock:
Point toward Connectivity, Factored Loads, Bolt, and Plate |
The Input Dock has user input fields for* Connectivity
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| Cursor on the input fields. | These input fields are custom to the Fin Plate Shear Connection module. |
| Only narration | The input fields will change dynamically depending on the module type and category. |
| Input Dock:
Click on the Reset button |
The Reset button at the bottom is used to reset the selected input values to default. |
| Point toward the Output Dock and CAD window | This clears the design outputs and CAD. |
| Only narration | Let us reload the inputs. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Click on File>> Load input |
Go to the File menu and select Load input. |
| Open Design Window:
Browse to the Code file directory |
Browse to the Code file directory. |
| Open Design Window:
Select the FinPlate_sample_design.osi file and click on Open |
Select FinPlate_sample_design.osi and
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| Input Dock:
Click on the Design button |
Click on the Design button.
This button is used to run the design. |
| Output Dock:
Point toward the Output Dock |
On the right side of the window, we can see the Output Dock. |
| Output Dock:
Point toward the Bolt and Plate output values in the Output Dock |
Outputs for a given design are detailed in this Output Dock for interpretation. |
| Output Dock:
Point toward the Save Output button |
At the bottom of the Output Dock, we see the Save Output button.
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| Only narration | It allows us to save the design outputs in a text file. |
| Output Dock:
Point toward the Create Design Report button |
Above the Save Output button, we see the Create Design Report button. |
| Only narration | It allows us to export the design report as PDF. |
| Only narration | We will learn how to create and interpret design reports in another tutorial. |
| Graphics window:
Point toward the Graphics window |
The window at the centre is the 3D Graphics window. |
| Graphics window:
Rotate the 3D model in the Graphics window |
The Graphics window displays the 3D CAD model of the module for visualisation. |
| Only narration | The 3D CAD model is displayed if and only if the design is safe. |
| Only narration | We will learn to handle the 3D CAD model in another tutorial. |
| Message window:
Point toward the Log message window |
Log messages pertaining to a design session are displayed in the Log message window. |
| Message window:
Highlight the log message |
It displays colour-coded messages in the form of ERRORS, WARNINGS and INFO. |
| Only narration | It also gives suggestions to arrive at a safe design to a novice user. |
| Only narration | We will see how to use these logs to rectify unsafe designs in another tutorial. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Click on the hide-unhide Input/Output Dock buttons |
There is a hide-unhide toggle above the Graphics window.
This toggle is used to hide and unhide the Input and the Output dock respectively. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Click on the ZX and ZY 2D view buttons. Point to the tooltips. |
The 2D view buttons at the top display the 2D view of the CAD model.
The tooltips show the views. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
Click on the Beam, Column and fin plate check-box |
The component checkbox displays an isolated 3D view of each component individually. |
| Only narration | This allows us to visualise minute details of the connection. |
| Output Dock:
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The Output Dock on the right side displays the relevant design outputs. |
| Fin Plate Connection GUI:
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On the top left side of the GUI, we can see a menu bar.
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| Cursor on the File and Edit menus | We will explore File, Edit and Graphics menus in another tutorial |
| Only narration | Here, let us explore the Database and Help menus |
| Click on the Database menu | Click on the Database menu. |
| Database menu:
Point toward Download |
The steel sections database of Osdag can be downloaded using the Download menu. |
| Database menu:
Point toward Column, Beam, Angle, Channel |
Database for Column, Beam, Angle and Channel sections can be downloaded separately |
| Database menu:
Only narration |
Users can edit the database to add custom sections and upload it back to Osdag. |
| Database menu:
Only narration |
Database can be uploaded using the Edit and Design Preference menu |
| Database menu:
Only narration |
In this way, users can perform design by using a custom section. |
| Database menu:
Point toward the Reset menu |
The Reset menu will reset the database to default |
| Click on the Help menu | Let us now explore the Help menu. |
| Help menu:
Point toward Video Tutorials and Design Examples menu |
Through the Help menu, users can access Video Tutorials and sample Design Examples. |
| Only narration | These are self learning materials created and made freely available with the software. |
| Only narration | Please check them out |
| Help menu:
Point toward Ask us a Question |
Users can write their query to the Osdag team through the Ask us a Question menu |
| Only narration | You will be redirected to the forum where you can register and post your queries |
| Only narration | The query will be answered by the team or other users |
| Help menu: Point toward About Osdag and Check For Update | You can also check for software versions, about and updates |
| Only narration | This brings us to the end of the tutorial.
Let us summarise. |
| Slide: Summary | In this tutorial, we have * Learnt various modules in current version
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| Slide: Assignment | As an assignment, Explore,* User interface of other modules
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| Slide: About Spoken Tutorial Project | The video at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial Project
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| Slide:Spoken Tutorial Workshops | The Spoken Tutorial Project team conducts workshops and gives certificates
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| Slide:Answers for THIS Spoken Tutorial | Please post your timed queries in this forum |
| Slide: FOSSEE Forum | For any general or technical questions on Osdag, visit the FOSSEE forum and post your question |
| Slide: Sample Design Examples
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* The Osdag team at FOSSEE creates sample design examples for self-learning
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| Slide: Acknowledgement | The Spoken'Tutorial'project is funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India |
| Slide: Thank you | This is Anandajith TS, FOSSEE IIT Bombay signing off
Thanks for joining |
