Toggles the form to select results for freebody plots. This is the default mode of the Freebody form. |
Entity | Description |
Select Result Case | Select a Result Case from this listbox. If nothing appears in this listbox, be sure that the results have been imported and that Grid Point Force results exist as described in the previous section. See Requirements, 4. The number of subcases for the displayed Results Cases is displayed to the right of the title. Multiple Result Cases may be selected, but be aware that the display will cycle through them one at a time. Selecting multiple Result Cases makes the most sense when creating multiple loading conditions or automatic multiple hardcopy plots. |
Select Subcase | If more than one subcase is associated with a Result Case, then another listbox will appear below this one to allow selection of the desired subcases to process. Again multiple subcases can be selected. The behavior of selecting multiple subcases is multiple plot displays. |
Select Result Type | The different result types can be Freebody, Applied, Reaction, External, Internal, or Other loads. Pressing Apply will display the loads, in vector form, on the model currently displayed. This listbox is not presented when the Method is forced Displacements. An explanation of each of these plot types can be found in Requirements, 4. |
Summation Point | Moments and Forces are summed about a specific point. By default this point is the origin, however it can be set to any geometric point, node or screen location using the select mechanism. |
Transform Results | Results can also be transformed to any other defined coordinate frame. Turn this toggle ON if you wish to do a coordinate transformation. |
Select Coordinate Frame | When the Transform Results toggle has been turned ON, this widget will appear. Simply select the coordinate system graphically from the screen or type in the name of an existing coordinate frame such as “Coord 1.” |
Reset Plot | This will remove any freebody plot from the graphics screen. |
Defaults | This will reset all widgets to their default values and will remove any plot. |
Important: | Once a results are selected and any other settings set, they will remain until the user physically changes them, the Default or Reset buttons are pressed or the Action/Object/Method is changed. This will clear the plot and set the settings to defaults. |