View FEM (Graphics View)
- Zeynep Bayam
- Cagin Yakar
- mert.goktas (Unlicensed)
| 1 | Use dropdown menus to access and view components of the FEA view, including the FEA model, loads, and analysis results, such as deformations and moment diagrams. |  Drop-down list
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| 2 | Model |  |
| 3 | Loading mode enables you to visualize the loads for the active construction stage. Adjust the visualization of the loading by using the scale to set the desired scaling. |
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| 4 | Deformed mode enables you to visualize the structural deformation according to the active analysis results, which can represent result cases, construction stages, result combinations or envelopes. Adjust the visualization of the deformed shape by using the scale to set the desired scaling. | |
| 5 | In the drop-down menu labeled 'Composite Forces,' you can visualize FEComposite results based on the active analysis results, which may include result cases, construction stages, result combinations or envelopes. FEComposite combines the analysis results from multiple elements at their centroids. | |
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Use the "Units" button to modify the units for deformations, forces, or stress in the graphic view. |
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FEA View Settings
| 1 | Access "FEM View Settings" to shrink the size of the finite elements between nodes for improved node visibility and to adjust the dimensions of supports, one node springs, or local axes. |
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Slide the bar to reveal the percentage change and concentrate on the reduction of shell size between the first and second screenshots.
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| 4 | Click Show/Hide Objects to display or hide the listed finite element objects. The model view is refreshed upon clicking the "Apply" button, and the window will close automatically. | |
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| 6 | Click Display Local Axis or Hide Local Axis View the last screenshot to understand how to interpret the drawing of local axes. |
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| 7 | Click Display Section View or Hide Section View
When the section view is enabled, feline sections and plate thickness will be shown. |
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| 8 | Click Display Supports or Hide Supports To toggle the visibility of supports and single-node springs, use this option.
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| 9 | How to visually interpret support rotations and identify cases where a node is utilizing a different coordinate system? In Bridge workflows, every node typically uses the alignment coordinate system. However, for supports, a new coordinate system is introduced, and users can adjust these coordinate systems to introduce bearing rotation. Please refer to the screenshot below to observe how this impacts the FEA view.
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| 10 | Display Weight Only Construction Loads |
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| 11 | Utilize the "Show/Hide 3D" option to conceal the ghosted view of the 3D model when the FEM mode is active. | |