Create Generic Structural Elements

Use the Generic tool to collect elements and free body sections in designpoints.

1. From the Certification ribbon, click the Generic tool.

   
   
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2. Select elements or freebody sections to collect.
   You can select any combination of elements and they will be collected into a single designpoint.

   If you select multiple freebody sections, a designpoint is created for each.

   On the guide bar, click to select a Split by option. In the case of a Generic structural element, the split is directly done on the element selected. The designpoint is created based on the element’s property or component if split is used.

3. Optional: Select a destination DesignPointSet to hold newly created designpoints.
   If no set is selected, a new one is created with config Generic.

   If you enter this menu from the Certification Browser context menu using Auto DDP, the selector is pre-populated with the selected designpointset.

4. Specify a structuralproperty entity to assign.
5. On the guide bar, click one of the following:
   • - Save changes and stay in the tool.
   • - Save changes and close the tool.