The example used to describe the beam analysis will be defined by a spacial frame with distributed loads.
For basic reference, this example can be found in the distribution, directory Examples/RamSeries and with the name manual-beam-ex1.gid
The first step is to create the geometry. It can be defined using the GiD preprocessing commands described in the GiD manual. Useful commands:
Geometry->Create->Line 0,0,0 10,0,0 …
Utilities->Copy->Translation
View->Rotate->Trackball
The final model will be composed of 8 lines and all of its connecting points. Be careful to position the structure related to the global axes as seen in the picture. Then, it will be easier to follow the example. After creating the geometry the GiD window will be similar to this one:
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