Chapter 2 - Create a Concrete Box Girder Bridge

2.2 Start the Model

1. Click the Orb > New command and the form shown in Figure 2-4 will dis-
play. For this example, select Kip,ft,F for the units if it is not selected al-
ready.

Figure 2-4 New Model form

2. Click the Blank button. By default, two blank CSiBridge windows display.
A single window will provide a larger view that is often easier to use dur-
ing model creation phase. Click the X in the upper right-hand corner of one
of the windows to close it so that only one CSiBridge window is display-
ing, with only the global axes present. Note the expand arrow immediately
to the left of the X; clicking that arrow will display a list of available win-
dows and the option to add a new window.

3. Click the Orb > Resources command to locate the Help and Documenta-
tion information that you can use to learn more about CSiBridge.

4. Click the Home > Bridge Wizard command to access the Bridge Wizard
form shown in Figure 2-5.

Start the Model 2-3