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.
Term | Abbreviation | Description |
Geometry Gym | GG/gg |
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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 | ​ |
Term | Abbreviation | Description |
Frame Element | Frame |
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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 | ​ |
Term | Abbreviation | Description |
Project | Proj | ​ |
Site | Site | ​ |
Building | Bdg |
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Property Set | Pset | ​ |
Quantity/Quantities | Qnt | ​ |
Relationship | Rel | ​ |
Define Relationship | RelDefine | ​ |
