Abbreviations

Abbreviations are consistently used throughout our plug-ins to reduce the overall length of component names and tabs.

We have a created a list here so you wont get anything mixed up.

Standard Terms

Term	Abbreviation	Description
Geometry Gym	GG/gg
Structural	Str
Plug-in		Plug-in refers to a specific software plug-in application (i.e ggRhinoEtabs) and can also refer to the workings of that plug-in. (I.e the plug-in calculates the correct tolerance automatically)

Term	Abbreviation	Description
Standard	Std	Standard refers to a standard type already defined in a program. (I.e a material which properties are already defined in an structural analysis application)
General	Gen
Create		Create means to generate or create something that is not standard or apart of an application. You need to create all elements in a structural analysis program and you also may need to create new materials if they are not standard with that program.
Modify	Mod
Perimeter	Perim
Coefficient	Coef

Structural Terms

Term	Abbreviation	Description
Frame Element	Frame
Element	Elem
Property	Prop
Support	Spt
Restraint	Rst
Cable	-
Attributes	Atts
Material	Mat
Parameters	Param(s)
Point	Pt
Node	-
Insertion Point	IP
Mechanical	Mech
Finite Element	FE
Combination	comb

IFC and Building Modelling Terms

Term	Abbreviation	Description
Project	Proj
Site	Site
Building	Bdg
Property Set	Pset
Quantity/Quantities	Qnt
Relationship	Rel
Define Relationship	RelDefine