FBD Forces
Calculate the contribution of one or more elements to the force and moment equilibrium at desired nodes.
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- Free Body Sections
- Define one or more cross-sections or groups of elements
- Properties
- Shows all properties of the selected free-body section
- Loadcases
- The loadcases available inside all of the imported result files
- FBD Plot and Display
- Visualization options
Free-body sections can be defined by selecting explicitly a group of elements and (optionally) which nodes of this group to be considered for the contribution of forces and moments (standard section type). They can also be defined using a cutting plane, which defines a dynamic cross-section. In this case all of the elements intersected by this plane will be considered as defining such cross-section, while the nodes belonging to these elements at one or another side of the plane will be considered for the calculation. It is possible to realize a cross-section type into a standard one.
- Create or import free-body sections
- Set the properties of a selected free-body section
- Select a loadcase
- Set the options of the free-body plot
- Plot free-body forces and moments for the selected loadcase