Supports Table

Enter or modify constraints data for support nodes in a spreadsheet format Table.

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

Usage of Table Tool

Terminology

Familiarize with Usage

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

Graph printing

Supplementary functions by Table types

Node/Element Table

Results Table

From the Main Menu select Model > Boundaries > Supports Table.

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

Shortcut key: [Ctrl]+[Alt]+P

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

 

Node: Node number

Dx: Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS X-direction (Node's local x-axis direction)

Dy: Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS Y-direction (Node's local y-axis direction)

Dz: Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS Z-direction (Node's local z-axis direction)

Rx Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS X-axis (Node's local x-axis)

Ry: Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS Y-axis (Node's local y-axis)

Rz: Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS Z-axis (Node's local z-axis)

"1" when the degree-of-freedom is restrained and "0" when the degree-of-freedom is free.

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