March 2009

Moving by handle (Snap to point)
Our task is to connect (move) right beam center-TOS with same point of left beam.

Select right beam, point the cursor to any axes and click right click and select following option.

Move mouse to mid of beam and click on point after you see

Merging beams with different sections Task : Required to merge beam with different sections.

If you want to merge beams with different sections, you need select beam (currently beam with small section) section of which you want to implement to other beams after merge all of them. From menu select Modify Sections Merge. Click Apply [...]

Justification of beams has to be adjusted before starting construction of beam. This one is possible from Toolbar icon Set default Profile Specification.

In Pline settings of window set the required Justification and you will see in toolbar current Justification.

Next description (in italic font) is taken from official Help of PDMS.
A PKEY is [...]

Mostly you need to connect new beam to ends existing beams.

From menu Create Sections Straight. Click Ok. Click on
-Define Start/end explicitly.

In this case toolbar Positioning will be activated. You can select Element or just select left beam.

You will see word Start.

Click Ok. Click on
again. You will be [...]

If for some reasons required to change Justification of existing beam you need select beam and select option from menu Modify Section Justification.

You will see current Justification of selected beam.

Lets select form list TOS.

Click Apply.

Justification of beam is changed to TOS. You have to consider if you changing justifications of beam [...]

Before creating beam you need to create framework.
All beams will be located in selected one.
First of all needs to create site and put name. From menu Create Site.

After create Zone. From menu Create Zone.

After create Structure. From menu Create Structure.

At the end Framework. From menu Create Framework.

So we will get next [...]

How to assign material to objects.
Mostly required to know COG and weight of structure or some parts of it.
All beams before assigning material are only object with volume.
After giving material you can get COG and weight.

Select required object and from menu select Modify Material.

Select Grade

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PDMS tutorial from Said: How to assign material to objects.
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