Welcome to GSA dialog

The Welcome to GSA dialog is displayed on entry to GSA and is designed to assist the user to get started quickly.

Create new model: Creates a new model using the default settings saved in the Preferences.

Setup new model: Takes the user to the New Model Wizard to allow simple structures to be defined with the minimum effort. This is the same as using the New button on the toolbar or the File > New menu option.

Open model: Browse for an existing file. This also gives the option to open a file in the GWA format and other options. This is the same as using the Open button on the toolbar or the File > Open menu option.

Recent models: Open a recent file.

Open last backup: Open the last backup file. This is useful if GSA has crashed and you want to recover your work.

Resources

GSA documentation site: Opens this GSA documentation site.

GSA Grasshopper plugin: Opens the GSA Grasshopper plugin download page. See the GSA Grasshopper plugin documentation for more information.

GSA home page: Opens the Oasys website GSA page.

Oasys GSA: Lists the installed version of GSA.