Add Nodes to Members

Adding Nodes to Members

You can add nodes to members at equal length intervals or you may add nodes at specific locations from the I Joint. You can specify the location as a length or a percentage of length. For example specifying %25 will add nodes at the quarter points of the members.

For Physical members it is likely that you will not want to actually split the member but prefer instead that joints be placed along the member so that you may specify other members, plates, loads or boundary conditions.

Add Nodes

To add nodes to a single member at a time or an entire selection of members:

1. Open a model view if one is not already open.

   1. Go to the View ribbon.

   2. Click the Open 3D Views icon.

2. Go to the Modify ribbon.

   

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3. Click the Add Nodes icon in the Members section.

4. Set the parameters for adding nodes to the members.

5. Modify members.

   You may choose to modify a single member at a time or an entire selection of members.

   Single member at a time

   To modify a single member at a time:

   1. Click on the Add Nodes icon.

      The Properties panel displays the Split Members options.

      

   2. Set the parameters for adding nodes to the member(s).

   3. Click on the Click to Apply button.

   4. Click on the member(s) you want to add nodes to.

   Modify an entire selection of members

   To modify an entire selection of members at once:

   1. Click on the members you want to add nodes to.

   2. Click on the Add Nodes icon.

      The Properties panel displays the Split Members options.

      

   3. Set the parameters for adding nodes to the members.

   4. Click the Apply to Selected button.