5. TOOLS

CHAPTER 5 "TOOLS" 9 If you have connected the end of a beam to a support and try to connect the other end to the same support, the program will not make this connection (otherwise a member with the same start and end node would result). The command is similar to the previous one, except that the linking does not require manual selection of elements, but is done automatically by the program, which uses predefined criteria to link beams with poles of the active floor. 1.6 Beam breakage This command allows you to break a beam into individual segments either by specifying the number of segments or the length of each segment. OBSERVATION: It is applied to the physical elements , that is, before the mathematical model is created. By calling the command from the toolbox or from the menu, the following dialog box appears: 1.7 Beam consolidation where you enter the number of segments or the maximum length respectively for the partition. "OK" and left click on the beam. beam. The command used to consolidate a beam that was "broken" by a previous use of the " Break Beam " command. After calling the command from the toolbox or from the menu, point the mouse at the sections of the beam in sequence, always starting from the first part of the beginning of the beam. OBSERVATION: It is applied to the physical elements , that is, before the mathematical model is created.