Nodes Cursor
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Used to graphically select nodes.
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Beam Cursor
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Used to graphically select beams.
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Plate Cursor
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Used to graphically select plates.
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Solid Cursor
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Used to graphically select solids.
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Geometry
Cursor
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Used to graphically select nodes,
members and elements of the structure simultaneously.
To select nodes, members, or elements using the
Geometry Cursor, simply click on the desired structural components. To select
multiple nodes, members and elements, hold <Ctrl> while selecting. We
may also select the structural components graphically by creating a window on
screen with the cursor around these components.
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Members
Cursor
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Used in Steel Design or Concrete
Design to graphically select all those beams defined as a same member in the
member set up of member design, simultaneously.
Members may be user defined or may be generated
automatically using the Auto Form Member tool.
To select all the beams defined as a same member
using the Member Cursor, just click on one beam. The other beams having the
same member name as the selected one will automatically be selected. To select
multiple physical members, hold down <Ctrl> while selecting. You may
also select the physical members graphically by dragging a fence area around
these physical members using the cursor.
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Plates & Solids
Cursor
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Used to graphically select both
plate and solid elements.
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(Select) Text
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Used to add comments and titles to
pictures and result diagrams. The added text can be plotted, too.
The inserted text can be deleted, moved, and
modified using the text cursor. Refer to the
Insert Text on the
Utilities ribbon for a detailed
description on inserting text and modifying it using the text cursor.
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Previous
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Selects the last objects selected
if they have been deselected or if the selection set has changed.
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Load
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Used to modify any load already applied on the
model by double clicking it. When selected, the mouse pointer changes to the
Load Edit Cursor.
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