RM Bridge Modeler Help

Segment points, parts

Segment points and their parts define the element and node numbers used later for the structural model in RM.

SettingDescription
Point series

To make the input easier, a series of points can be selected. The numbers of the first column in the segment point list have to be used in the edit boxes.

Numbering

Defining the numbers for beam elements and nodes and their steps, the numbers for the RM export are set.

Note: You must take care to define the numbering scheme. The program does not choose numbers especially if several segments are combined together.

The fields on the right hand side display computed numbers, which may be different from the input values due to rigidly connected other parts.

Material

A material is assigned to elements by defining the material name. A new material is created if the chosen material does not exist in RM yet. The corresponding material properties need to be specified in RM.

Group

Elements may grouped to control the graphic output of results as diagrams in RM.