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Truss Element in Mechanica

Truss Element in Mechanica

Truss Element in Mechanica

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Does anyone know how to create a "truss" element in MECHANICA? It seems to be available in FEM mode via a pull-down menu (containing "beam" and "truss"), but the menu is grayed out in standard MECHANICA mode. I would like to avoid creating beams and then releasing the rotational Degrees of Freedom.

I am using Wildfire 2.0 on Windows.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Matthew Ian Loew


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RE: Truss Element in Mechanica

Truss elements are only available in FEM mode.
In Mechanica you have to use stiff beams, rigid connections etc.
What is it that you are trying to simulate which would require truss elements?

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