Structural Monitor Points are used to represent summations of forces over certain regions of the Structural finite element (FE) mesh about a selected point. These Monitor Points can then be combined to represent the integrated trimmed loads appropriate for critical load survey. For Structural Monitor Points, only Structural FE nodes may be selected.

When the user selects Struc. Monitor Points, the first form that displays is Create/Monitor Points form. Shown adjacent to this form are ALL the different Actions and Objects that can appear as part of the Struc. Monitor Points option.

To complete the forms, the user would start by selecting the Action and Object and then completing the remainder of the form.

Most of the Struc. Monitor Point forms are shown and annotated in the following pages, group by action as follows:

Following is a list of the Structural Monitor Points forms and subforms:

Structural Monitor Points can be defined by selecting a structural node or group and by providing a Label, the Reference Coordinate Frame, and the Monitor Components.

This form allows the user to select either structural nodes or groups for defining the structural monitor point.

This form allows the user to delete structural Monitor Points from the database.

Users can modify existing structural Monitor Points. All the data associated to the Structural Monitor Point can be redefined.

This form allows the user to look at the data used to define the selected Structural Monitor Points.

This spreadsheet show the Name, Point Definition, and the Components for all the selected Structural Monitor Points.