Generating a Report

All the design modes have the Report button. Provided there are no mistakes in the initial data, clicking this button causes:

• performance of all the analyses;
• creation of an RTF (Rich Text Format) file containing a list of the initial data and results of the analysis. The file format is specified in the settings. Depending on whether the Short report checkbox in the Application Settings  | Report and Languages dialog box is checked, the report document will (or will not) contain results of certain intermediate calculations (e.g., geometric properties of the sections used, values of some (not only the maximum) load-bearing capacity utilization factors, etc.);
• a Windows application associated with the RTF files is started. Depending on the options selected in the Report and Languages dialog box (Print or View/Edit), the application will either print the document immediately or open it for viewing and possible editing. In the latter case, it is the user who is responsible for making a hard copy (the document can be printed by using the print command of the external application).

Note. There are differences between the RTF files used by MS Word v.7, MS Word 97 (2000) and Open Office. Therefore, the file format can be selected from the Type of report drop-down list (besides RTF the report can be created as a DOC, PDF, HTML file).