• File—This menu contains the following commands:

◦ Save As—Use this command to save the data on the Load Resultant dialog box in a text file. The information includes the loads list, coordinate system, evaluation point, and resultant forces and moments. The Save As dialog box opens, allowing you to select a filename and directory. The default filename is total_load.inf, and the default directory is the current working directory.

◦ Close—Use this command to exit the dialog box.

• Loads—Use the normal selection methods to select one or more loads that you want to evaluate. You cannot select gravity, centrifugal, or structural temperature loads. After you select the loads, the software displays a list of the load names.

• Select Coordinate System—Use the normal selection methods to select a Cartesian coordinate system. The software expresses the resultant load in the selected coordinate system. The default is the WCS.

• Evaluation Point—Use the normal selection methods to select a datum point. The software displays the name of the point. The software evaluates the resultant of the selected loads about that datum point. The default is the origin of the selected coordinate system.

• Compute Load Resultant—When you click this button, the software evaluates the resultant load derived from the selected loads about the selected datum point.

• Reference Point Location—Displays the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the evaluation point in the selected coordinate system.

• Load Resultant—Displays the X, Y and Z components of the force (FX, FY, and FZ) and moment (MX, MY, and MZ) of the resultant load.