Nodal Loads Table

Enter or modify Concentrated Forces and Moments at specific nodes in a spreadsheet format table.

Table Tool in MIDAS/Gen is powerful and contains a large variety of built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:

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From the Main Menu select Load > Load Tables > Nodal Loads.

Select Structure Tables > Static Loads > Nodal Loads in the Tables tab of the Tree Menu.

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

(Refer to "Nodal Loads")

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

Node: Node numbers

LoadCase: Select unit load cases

FX: Concentrated load component in GCS X-direction

FY: Concentrated load component in GCS Y-direction

FZ: Concentrated load component in GCS Z-direction

MX: Concentrated moment component about GCS X-axis

MY: Concentrated moment component about GCS Y-axis

MZ: Concentrated moment component about GCS Z-axis

Group: Name of Load Group