After downloading the installer from the above link, run the installer. If SnSPro was already installed on your computer, it will update the existing folder with the new version.

Scan&Solve functionality is available by typing SnSPro at Rhino's command prompt and selecting a solid or closed mesh on which to operate.

• SnSPro opens Scan&Solve, starting with the scenario selector.
• SnSDocs opens the online documentation for Scan&Solve Pro.
• SnSWeb links to scan-and-solve.com, which contains community resources and help pages.

All controls in Scan&Solve Pro are aggregated in three tabs: Specify tab for setting up the analysis problem, View tab for visualizing the computed solution, and Settings tab for adjusting simulation parameters.

The specify tab is where the simulation setup is performed. All the tools for adding, editing, and deleting components, restraints, and loads are located on this tab.

Components Group

Components must be closed valid solid objects in Rhino including closed solid meshes, closed valid polysurfaces, and solid extrusion objects.

Components Group

* [Add] - add a component to the scenario. * [Edit] - edit the material that comprises the selected component(s). * [Delete] - remove the selected component from the scenario.

Restraints Group

* [Add] - add a restraint to the scenario. * [Edit] - edit the definition of the selected restraint. * [Delete] - delete the selected restraint from the scenario.

Loads Group

* [Add] - add a load to the scenario. * [Edit] - edit the definition of the selected load. * [Delete] - delete the selected load from the scenario.

Resolution

* [Slider] - adjust the slider to specify the simulation resolution. * [Show Grid] - checkbox enables/disables display of the solution grid during simulation setup and visualization. * [Grid Color] - button selects the color used for displaying the solution grid.

Controls

* [Go!] - begin the simulation solving process. * [Done] - finish working with scenario, save and close SnSPro. * [Purge] - clear solution results to save space. * [Cancel] - exit SnSPro without saving.

Component Group

The components group allows selection from the available solution quantities.

Deflection Group

* [Enable Deflection] - checkbox toggles the display of magnified deflection. * [Deflection Slider] - adjusts the deflection scale factor. * [Deflection Edit Box] - allows entry of deflection scale factor and displays.

Mark Group

* [Min] - mark the location and value of the minima of the current solution quantity. * [Point] - mark the value of the current solution quantity at a user-defined point. * [Max] - mark the location and value of the maxima of the current solution quantity.

Section Group

* [Enable Section] - checkbox toggles the section plane on/off. * [Section Slider] - adjust the slider to position the section plane. * [X] [Y] [Z] - radio buttons set the orientation of the section plane. * [Flip] - checkbox flips the visible side of the section plane.

Legend Group

* [Max Slider] - adjust the legend upper limit. * [Max Edit Box] - allows entry of legend upper limit and displays. * [Min Slider] - adjust the legend lower limit. * [Min Edit Box] - allows entry of legend lower limit and displays. * [Legend ComboBox] - selects the current legend color scheme. * [Font ComboBox] - selects the font for the legend labels. * [Color ComboBox] - selects the color for the legend labels. * [Retain Settings] - checkbox controls whether legend settings are retained between simulations. * [Reset] - button resets the legend settings to the default for the currently displayed solution component. * [Reset All] - button resets the legend settings to the default for all the solution components.

Other Controls

* [Bake] - bake the visualization mesh to the Rhino document or an external file. ([More…](bake.htm)) * [Report] - generate a web-ready report of the simulation results. ([More…](std_report.htm))

* [DSS Solver] - use this radio button to select the direct sparse solver. * [ISS Solver] - use this radio button to select the iterative sparse solver. * [SnS Solver] - use this radio button to select the Scan&Solve iterative solver. * [Precision] - this value controls the relative error tolerance at which the Scan&Solve solver iterations stop.

Simulation Settings Group

The current simulation settings are displayed in this listbox.

Other Controls

* [Material CSYS Display] - this checkbox toggles display of the material coordinate systems. * [Defaults] - reset the simulation settings to their default values. * [Activate] - use this button to activate the Scan&Solve license.