General beam

A general 1D member has got only the common beam parameters. Once these parameters are specified, the 1D member may be inserted into the model.

In order to insert a new general 1D member into a model of the structure that is being analysed, you just follow the general procedure for the definition of a new beam. Attention must only be paid to the specification of 1D member’s position. A general 1D member is defined by its two end-points (or we can say nodes). Therefore, the 1D member position must be specified by insertion of two points: first, the starting or begin point and then the end point.