Specified Displacements Table

Enter or modify Specified Displacements of Supports 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:
 

Usage of Table Tool

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From the Main Menu select Load > Load Tables > Static Load > Specified Displacements.

(Refer to "Specified Displacements")

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

Node: Node numbers

Load Case : Unit load cases

Flag : Select the degree-of-freedom components to be constrained by specified displacements with respect to the nodal (global)

coordinate system (GCS)

Dx: Specified displacement in the nodal (GCS) x-direction

Dy: Specified displacement in the nodal (GCS) y-direction

Dz: Specified displacement in the nodal (GCS) z-direction

Rx: Specified rotational displacement about the nodal (GCS) x-axis

Ry: Specified rotational displacement about the nodal (GCS) y-axis

Rz: Specified rotational displacement about the nodal (GCS) z-axis

Group: Name of Load Group