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1. Preface

Structural Dynamics Toolbox

Product documentation and demos

• Release notes in section 1.8 describe new features, new products, and important bug fixes.
• Many of the sections in this manual provide self contained demos. Other demo scripts are grouped in the sdt/sdtdemos directory. For a direct access use demo toolbox structural.
• The documentation contains both a tutorial part (see section 1.2 for typical application areas), with detailed examples and theoretical reminders, and a reference listing all functions. You can access functions by category or alphabetically (see also element functions).
• You can find a primer for beginners at http://www.sdtools.com/help/primer.pdf.
• Symbols in equations do not show clearly in the help browser shipped with MATLAB. The PDF documentation is clearer in that respect.
• For contact information see section 1.1.