Structural Line

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Create a structural line out of any curve geometry and structural information

Input

Name

Type

Structure

Description

Curve

Curve

List

Curve geometry from which the structural line is created

Number

Integer

List

Identifier for created objects

Group

Integer

List

Identifier for the group this element belongs to

Section

Text

List

Section identifier to assign a cross section to this element. You may also specify different sections for start and end separated by “.”
Example input:
“1.2”

Direction Z

Vector

List

Optional direction for local z axis

Fixation

Text

List

Fixation literal to add a support condition and describe the degrees of freedom to block. Translational DOF are marked with “P, rotational with “M”. A preceding “L” fixates local axes
Example input:
“PXPYPZ” to block all translational DOF
“LPYPZ” for local y and z-axis
“F” for all DOF (PXPYPZMXMYMZ)

Hinge Start

Text

List

Hinge literal to add a hinge condition to the start of this structural line and describe the local degrees of freedom to release.
Valid literals are a combination of:
N, VY, VZ, MT, MY, MZ, MB
Example input:
“MYMZ” to release rotational DOF along local Y and Z axis

Hinge End

Text

List

Hinge literal to add a hinge condition to the end of this structural line and describe the local degrees of freedom to release.
Valid literals are a combination of:
N, VY, VZ, MT, MY, MZ, MB
Example input:
“MYMZ” to release rotational DOF along local Y and Z axis

Element Type

Text

List

Specify the type of the resulting elements
Default is “Beam”
Available inputs are:
“Beam”, “Truss”, “Cable”

Element Size

Number

List

Size of the created FE elements in [m]

User Text

Text

List

Additional text that will be added to the CadInp output of this element

Output

Name

Type

Structure

Description

Structural Line

Structural Line

List

Resulting structural line