2.6.    Draw menu

Node:               Inserts nodes in the model, after a working plane is selected.

Node by coordinates:    Inserts nodes by coordinates. To insert a nodes by coordinates, insert them on the textboxes and then click on the Add button. It is possible to insert nodes until the Close button is pressed.

 Truss:                      Inserts truss elements between two nodes. This element can react only in tension or compression.

 Beam:                    Inserts beam elements between two nodes. To insert a beam element select a section and a material from , if it has already been defined, from Selected section drop-down menu in the Section selection window and then click on the nodes to be connected. Once finished click on the Close button in the Selected nodes window.

 Beam3:                 Inserts a 3 nodes beam elements. The three nodes must be aligned.

Triangle:                Creates a 3 nodes triangular plane element.

Triangle6:             Creates a 6 nodes triangular plane element.

      WARNING: Triangle6 elements are transformed in a group of 3 nodes elements with the default solver.

Quad:                       Creates a four nodes quadrilateral plane element.

 Quad8:                   Creates an eight nodes quadrilateral plane element.

      WARNING: Triangle6 elements are transformed in a group of 3 nodes elements with the default solver.

Tetra: Creates a 4 nodes tetrahedron.

Tetra10:                  Creates a 10 nodes second-order tetrahedron.

Wedge:                   Creates a 6 nodes wedge.

Wedge15:             Creates a 15 nodes wedge.

Hexa:                         Create an 8 nodes hexahedral element.

Hexa16:            Create a 16 nodes hexahedral element.

Hexa20:            Create a 20 nodes hexahedral element.

 Spring:           Creates a 2 nodes spring.

      WARNING: To create a spring element, the spring properties must be specified in Assign/Spring properties and then assigned to the element.

 Grid manager: it manages all grids in the viewport, to support drawing nodes. In grids, at each line intersection, snap is available.

Views control: it creates and handles model views.