Review Load Collectors

Graphically review and manage the load collectors generated from all FBD and Resultant Force and Moment utilities.

  1. From the menu bar, click Post > Free Body.
    The FBD Results Manager tab opens.
  2. Select one or more element sets.

    The Entity selection section allows you to select the element set for which to review FBD, Displacement, or Resultant Force and Moment load collector output.

    You must choose an existing element set for which you wish to the review the FBD, Displacement, and Resultant Force and Moment load collector output.

    The optional Show model checkbox, when checked, displays the entire model in transparency mode and highlights the currently selected element set.

  3. Select the desired Results type.

    The Results selection section lets you select the FBD result type to review. Valid types include FBD Displacements, FBD Forces (All Loads), FBD Forces (Applied Loads), FBD Forces (Reaction Loads), and Resultant Force and Moment.

    Selecting an FBD result type scans the HyperMesh database and updates the loadstepslist with available loadsteps for the currently selected element set and result type.

  4. Select the desired loadsteps by clicking on them.

    Multiple loadsteps can be selected using standard Ctrl/Shift–click functionality. Filter buttons allow for additional selection control as shown including a name filter that uses standard HyperMesh filtering syntax.

    For FBD Displacements and Resultant Force and Moment Result types, the Results selection interface is modified to include a Node sets selector. This selector lists all of the node sets associated with the currently selected element set and loadsteps. If multiple loadsteps are selected, only the node sets that are common to all of them will be listed.

  5. In the Display options section, select which force and moment components display in the graphics area for the current selection.
    • The Fx, Fy, Fz checkboxes determine which component/resultant vectors display when you click Accept. Grayed-out checkboxes indicate force and moment components or results that can’t display for the currently selected element set/loadstep/node sets. These checkboxes are disabled for the FBD Displacements Result type.
    • The Update load collector color option will recolor the load collectors associated with the current selection to the color selected in the Color option. Click the Color box to pick a different color, if desired.
  6. Choose a command.
    • Click Accept to display the selected result vectors on in the graphics area.
    • Click Deleteto delete the load collectors associated with the current selection. A popup warning tells you what will be deleted and requires you to confirm the deletion.
    • Click Reset to clear the graphics area of all result vectors and resets all of the FBD Results Manager entry fields.