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Contains all important commands that are frequently used:

• Insert tasks and groups

• Copy tasks

• Start the Calculation

• Run postprocessing programs

• Tools

Ribbon group: Tasks

Icon	Title	Description
	Insert Group	Insert a new group to the project navigation tree. You may also use this command via context menu.
	Insert Task	Insert a new task to the project navigation tree. You may also use this command via context menu.
	Copy Task	Copy/duplicate an already existing SSD task. You may also use this command via context menu.

Ribbon group: Calculation

Icon	Title	Description
	Calculation	Run the program Calculation.
	Calculate All	Run all SSD tasks immediately.
	Calculate Tasks	Run the selected SSD task(s).

Ribbon group: Postprocessing

Icon	Title	Description
	System	Open the program System Visualization to visualize system, displacements, stresses, etc.
	Viewer	Open the program FEA Viewer to visualize system, displacements, internal forces, etc.
	Graphic	Open Graphic to visualize the FE results and create plots.
	Result	Open Result Viewer for tabular representation of results, create diagram plots, view cross section results, export data to Excel, join different results, etc.
	Report	A drop-down list to open printout reports with the program Report Browser. Configure Custom Reports Create, delete and adjust Custom Reports by combining flexibly single task reports together.

Ribbon group: Tools

Icon	Title	Description
	Database Tools	A drop-down list of all important tools of SOFiSTiK database. Export to DAT Export the database content to a DAT file. IFC Export Export the database content to a file with an IFC format. Database Information The database information is a SOFiSTiK database viewer. The tools provides and shows the content of the CDB. The data is organized by using key records. Database Backup Backup only a specific parts of the database. Clean Locks In case a databased is locked. Then it is required to unlock it by cleaning the locks. Locking of the database mostly occurs in case some unexpected errors appears while writing or reading data into CDB. Database Clean Clean and remove from the database only specific data, e.g. loadcases, materials, cross-sections, etc. Just check the checkbox in front of the desired data label.
	Clean	By using the clean dialog, you may delete all files of specific extension. In some cases, the file cannot be deleted if it is active. E.g. the database can be removed only if not used.
	Archive	By using the archive dialog, it is possible to automatically ZIP (archive) the project files. The archived files can be also send via E-Mail. Just check the checkbox at “ Send file via E-Mail”.
	Text Editor	Create or open an external text file.
	Explorer	Open the project folder.
	Command Shell	Open the Command Shell. If you open the Command Shell from a SOFiSTiK application. Then the installation folder is automatically added to the environment path. This means that you can call the SOFiSTiK executables and files directly, without required to write a full path.
	Protocol	Open the created PRT file. At PRT file, the protocol information of the calculation is saved.