Add New Enclosed Zone Definitions dialog
Used to define an enclosed zone boundary, openings within the boundary, and any members to ignore for boundary or load transfer.
- Add is clicked on the Load & Definition dialog with the entry selected, or
- the Enclosed Zone tool is selected from the
Define Load Systems group on the
Loading ribbon tab
Boundary tab
Setting | Description |
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Enclosed Zone Name | Type a name which will be used to identify this enclosed zone definition for use in load cases. |
Create Boundary group | To select the nodes to use for this boundary, click
Select and then click the nodes in the view
window. Note: These must be
selected in either clockwise or counter-clockwise order.
The distance between two nodes (i.e., the length of a single zone edge) should not be less than 1 inch (25.4 mm), regardless of unit system used. The Node List displays the nodes which define the vertices of the enclosed zone boundary. You may also manually edit this node list. |
Openings tab
The name of the currently enclosed zone definition is displayed at the top of this tab for reference.
Setting | Description |
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Openings | This table displays the node numbers used as vertices for any
openings added to the enclosed zone definition. Multiple openings maybe
added within a single boundary. Each row in the table includes a list of the
nodes which define the vertices of the opening. You may also manually edit
this node list. To select the nodes used for a new opening, click Select and then click the nodes in the view window. Note: These must
be selected in either clockwise or counter-clockwise order.
|
Ignore Members/Loads on Members
The name of the currently enclosed zone definition is displayed at the top of this tab for reference.
Setting | Description |
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Ignore Bembers for Panel Formation | This list of members will not be considered when
identifying the panel boundary. To add members to this list, click Select and then select the members in the view window. You may also manually edit this member list. |
Ignore Bembers for Load Transfer | This list of members will not be considered for load
transfer when the program evaluates the distributed loads on members and
nodal loads. To add members to this list, click Select and then select the members in the view window. You may also manually edit this member list. |