Create Loads From Free-Body Sections

Create an Include file where free-body displacements and rotations are properly realized as loads (enforced displacements) for the selected sections and selected loadcases in the model.

1. From the Post ribbon, select the FBD Manager tool from the Plot group.

   
   
   Figure 1.

   The FBD Manager dialog opens.
2. Select free-body sections.
3. Select loadcases to consider.
4. From the Options tab, define the Tolerance to limit load creation if magnitude is below the tolerance.
5. From the Export tab, select Displacement/Rotation.
6. Click .
   The Create Loads from FBD dialog opens.
7. Enter a name for the Include file to be generated.
8. Select enforced displacement dofs to consider and click Create.

Create an Include file where free-body forces and moments are properly realized as loads for the selected sections and loadcases in the model.

1. From the Post ribbon, select the FBD Manager tool from the Plot group.

   
   
   Figure 2.

   The FBD Manager dialog opens.
2. Select free-body sections.
3. Select loadcases to consider.
4. From the Options tab, define the Tolerance.
5. From the Export tab, select Free body forces/moments or Grid point forces/moments.
6. If Grid point forces/moments is selected, select relevant contributions to take into account.
7. Click .
   The Create Loads from FBD dialog opens.
8. Enter a name for the Include file to be generated.
9. Select enforced displacement dofs to consider and click Create.