Create Free-Body Sections
- Name
- The name of the FBD section group.
- Select Node Path
- Select a node path for the FBD section group.
- Select Intersect Entity
- Select elements of interest along the node path for the FBD section group. Cross-sections on the FBD Forces tool use all elements intersecting the plane. However, the Trace Plot tool allows you to specify what elements will be considered.
- Number of cuts between nodes
- Defines the amount of extra cross-sections between each pair of selected nodes.
- Cutting plane definition
- Defines the normal direction of all cross-sections created by the Trace Plot tool.
- Direction
- Available when the cutting plane definition is set to common direction. Defines a vector to be used as the normal direction for all cross-sections.
- System definition
- Defines the system used to evaluate results.
All FBD section groups display in the Model Browser.