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Note: U denotes displacements in the X, Y, or Z direction in a global coordinate system, and R denotes
rotations around the axes.
Open Structure Type dialog window, which selects a structure type to be created, using either method:
Click .
NODAL DEGREES OF
STRUCTURES COORDINATES FREEDOM
2D frames UX , UY , - , - , - , RZ ,
X, Y
2D trusses UX , UY , - , - , - , - ,
X, Y
Grillages - , - , UZ , RX , RY , - ,
X, Y
NODAL DEGREES OF
STRUCTURES COORDINATES FREEDOM
3D trusses UX , UY , UZ , - , - , - ,
X, Y, Z
3D frames UX , UY , UZ , RX , RY , RZ,
X, Y, Z
Plates - , - , UZ , RX , RY , - ,
X, Y
Shells UX , UY , UZ , RX , RY , RZ,
X, Y, Z
Axisymmetric structures UX , UY , - , - , - , - ,
Volumetric structures UX , UY , UZ , - , - , - ,
X, Y, Z
Note: Building is not a structure type, but a template which facilitates defining this
structure type. The available coordinates and nodal degrees of freedom for the building type are the same
as the ones for shells.
Note: For volumetric structures, you can define a 3D bar model (3D frame) or a shell structure. These
element types that can be used in volumetric structures have 6 degrees of freedom: UX, UY, UZ, RX, RY,
and RZ.
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