Create Members
Use the Members tool to create members between two joints.
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From the Skeleton ribbon, click the Members tool.
- Select a starting joint.
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Select an ending joint or a symmetry plane.
Sections are created in between the two.
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Click on the guide bar to define
options.
- Number of control points
- The number of sections that are created throughout the symmetric member creation.
- Cut planes
- The default length and width of the cut plane.
- Realize member
- Create 1D mesh and the associated beam sections based on the cut plane sections.
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Resize and reposition the planes in the following ways:
- Click and drag the boxes at the edges of the plane(s) to resize and capture the appropriate structure.
- Toggle in the microdialog to move each plane globally. Use the drop-down menu to control which section(s) display the manipulator.
- Click in the microdialog to align the last member created. Press Ctrl + Z to undo.
- If the member is being realized , define the 1D mesh and the associated beam sections.
- Optional:
Click the Exclude selector on the guide bar then pick entities to exclude from the member if
required.
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On the guide bar, click one of the following:
- - Apply and stay in the tool
- - Apply and close the tool
- - Exit the tool without applying
Assign Beam Sections to Members or Member Sections
Use the Assign tool if a member is created without a beam section or the beam section needs to be changed.
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From the Skeleton ribbon, Member tool group, click the
Assign tool.
- Select the members or member sections.
- Select the beam section to assign.
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On the guide bar, click one of the following:
- - Apply and stay in the tool
- - Apply and close the tool
- - Exit the tool without applying