Function
- Check the internal forces and stresses of elastic links from the analysis results in a spreadsheet format table.
- Table Tool in Gen NX offers a variety of powerful built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:
Usage of Table Tool
Terminology
Familiarize with Usage
Basic directions (Cell motion, selection, size control, etc.)
Data manipulation (Add, delete, modify data, etc.)
Copy/Paste data using clipboard
Supplementary Table functions
Table Sorting
Table format setting
Auto-fit column width
Graph printing
Supplementary functions by Table types
Node/Element Table
Results Table
Call
From the Main Menu select [Results] tab > [Type : Analysis Result] > [Table] group > [Result Tables] > [Elastic Link Table]
Input
Upon executing the Elastic Link Table function, Records Activation Dialog prompts. Click the OK Button after selecting the output entities such as nodes or elements, loading conditions, construction stages, etc.
Note
Refer to Results Table of "Usage of Table Tool" for the usage of Records Activation Dialog.
Refer to Usage of Table Tool and check the following data:
No. : Elastic Link Element number
Stage : Construction stage
Step : Sub-stage
Load : Unit load case
Node : Start & End node number of Elastic Link Element
Axial : Axial force
Shear - y : Shear force in the element's local y-direction
Shear - z : Shear force in the element's local z-direction
Torsion : Torsional moment about the element's local x-axis
Moment - y : Bending moment about the element's local y-axis
Moment - z : Bending moment about the element's local z-axis
Group : Boundary Group in which the entered boundary conditions are included