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