Tag Archives: 3DFrame

3D Frame Update

Posted on April 29, 2021 by dougaj4

Following a comment here I have updated the code for the 3DFrame spreadsheet to calculate shear deflections correctly for sections with a different shear area for each transverse principal axis. The updated files can be downloaded from: 3DFrame.zip A note … Continue reading →

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Using Redim and 3DFrame

Posted on August 31, 2018 by dougaj4

I recently received a query about the 3DFrame spreadsheet failing to run.  The problem was that the code was trying to Redim an array that had not been previously created with a Dim statement.  This does not cause a problem … Continue reading →

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Stepping through 3DFrame

Posted on September 16, 2017 by dougaj4

Following a recent comment this post looks at the code for setting up the stiffness matrix for a 3D frame, and how to step through any selected part of the code. The general procedure for setting up a 3D stiffness matrix, … Continue reading →

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Installing Frame4 and 3DFrame

Posted on July 17, 2017 by dougaj4

Following a recent comment I have added a VBA only version to the download files of the frame analysis spreadsheets: 3DFrame.zip Frame4.zip The VBA versions should work on any version of Excel from 2007, with macros enabled, without any further installation. The … Continue reading →

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