
TwoDFrame
Copyright © 2002-2011, Ralf Martin Hansen.
All rights reserved. 

Ralf Martin Hansen	
Schwarzwaldstr. 22	
D-78234 Engen 
Germany
www.RalfMartinHansen.de

Dear Customer

Thank you for choosing TwoDFrame, a structural analysis
software for the analysis of two-dimensional frames.
TwoDFrame is completely integrated within Microsoft Windows.
It features a powerful graphical user interface unmatched
in terms of ease-of-use and productivity.
Creation and modification of the structural model, 
running the analysis, and checking and optimization of 
the design are all done through the same interface. 
With TwoDFrame, structural engineers enjoy "click and feel".
Armed with TwoDFrame, structural engineering becomes
a delight.
Enjoy!

Ralf Martin Hansen,
Germany, May 2011


Table of Contents

1. How to get help
2. Minimum system requirements
3. Installation / Uninstallation
4. Running TwoDFrame


1. How to get help

You can get help by choosing the 
  Start | Programs | TwoDFrame | Help
item on the main Windows menu.

The same help is available by choosing the 
  Help | Contents
item on the TwoDFrame menu.

If this does not help you, always feel free to
write an e-mail (www.RalfMartinHansen.de).

If you need some specific customization,
please let us know, too.

We are interested in further enhancing TwoDFrame.
Your e-mails are welcome.


2. Minimum system requirements

This Version of TwoDFrame will run on any personal
computer (PC with a Pentium or higher processor)
with one of the following operating systems
 * Windows 7 
 * Windows Vista
 * Windows XP
 
 
 * Hard-disk space required: 8 MB
 * RAM requirements: 256 MB
 * VGA or higher-resolution monitor
 * Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

However, a view features will NOT run on old 
operating systems or slow machines. 
If you plan to analyse large systems 
(e.g. 100 Elements or more), we recommend: 

 * Pentium IV (or higher)
 * 512 MB RAM (or more) 


3. Installation / Uninstallation

To install TwoDFrame, run setup.exe. You will find setup.exe
on your TwoDFrame CD.
If you downloaded TwoDFrame from the internet 
run frame___.exe. 
The setup program will prompt you for all additional steps.
To install TwoDFrame on a Windows 7 / Windows Vista 
/ Windows XP machine, you will
need administrator privileges. 

To uninstall TwoDFrame, select the
Start | Programs | TwoDFrame | Uninstall TwoDFrame
item on the main Windows menu.


4. Running TwoDFrame

You can start TwoDFrame by choosing the 
  Start | Programs | TwoDFrame | TwoDFrame
item on the main Windows menu.
