Plane Loads Table

Enter or modify Plane Loads 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:
 

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 Load > Load Tables > Plane Loads.

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

 (Refer to Define Floor Load Type, Assign Floor Loads)

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

Load Case: Unit Load case

Load Type: Plane Load Type

Elem Type: Element Type (Plate element or Solid element)

1st(X,Y,Z): First coordinates of the location of load application

2nd(X,Y,Z): Second coordinates of the location of load application

3rd(X,Y,Z): Third coordinates of the location of load application

Tolerance: Tolerance limit for the defined plane and plane of the load application

Element Selection: Selected element, which will be subjected to plane loads

Element Group: Element group, which will be subjected to plane loads

Face: Face number of solid element in element group, which will be subjected to plane loads

Direction: Direction of load

Projection: Whether or not to project the loads

Flag: Check if the location of load application is defined

Nodes for Loading Area: Nodes defining the loaded area

Description: Description of entered loads

Group: Name of Load Group