Rigid Link Table

• Function

Enter or modify the degree-of-freedom restraints of Slave Nodes to a Master Node in a spreadsheet format Table.

Table Tool in midas offers a variety of powerful built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:
 

Usage of Table Tool

Terminology

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Basic directions (Cell motion, selection, size control, etc.)

Data manipulation (Add, delete, modify data, etc.)

Copy/Paste data using clipboard

Supplementary Table functions

Table Sorting

Table format setting

Auto-fit column width

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Supplementary functions by Table types

Node/Element Table

Results Table

• Call

From the Main Menu select Model > Boundaries > Rigid Link Table.

Select Structure Tables > Boundaries > Rigid Link in the Tables tab of the Tree Menu.

Shortcut key: [Ctrl]+[Shift]+R

• Entry (Refer to "Rigid Link")

Refer to Usage of Table Tool and enter or modify the following data:

M-Node: Master Node number

Type: Flag the slave nodes' degrees-of-freedom to be Linked to the master node

DX: Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS X-direction

DY: Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS Y-direction

DZ: Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS Z-direction

RX: Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS X-axis

RY: Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS Y-axis

RZ: Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS Z-axis

Slave Node List: Slave Node numbers

Group: Boundary Group in which the entered boundary conditions are included