End Point Labelling Groups

End Point Labelling Groups allow groups member end points (nodes) to be set up to be viewed in a View Filter. This option allows the user to define groupings of nodes to be created by selecting specific nodes. The End Point Labelling Groups can then be used in conjunction with the other view filtering functions. The End Point Labelling Groups can also be used in the analysis results, allowing the engineer to filter analysis results to include or exclude nodes within a group. The Nodal Viewing Group differs from the member viewing groups in that is doesn't affect the frame view, only the labelling of the nodes or member end points.

Selecting the End Point Labelling Group open the Nodal Viewing Groups Menu pane on the right hand side of the screen.

To Create an End Point Labelling Group

1.Open the End Point Labelling Groups

2.Click the Add New Group icon

3.Provide a title for the End Point Labelling Group in the text field at the top of the pane

4.Click the Add/Remove Items button

5.Select the nodes you wish in include in the group. Individual nodes can be selected by clicking on them in the graphics window. Multiple nodes can be selected by holding down the left mouse button and then windowing around a group of nodes.

6.The zoom, pan, filter, Frame Views and View Filters can be used to locate specific nodes within a model.

To Clear an End Point Labelling Group

To clear a single End Point Labelling Group of its nodes:

1.Open the End Point Labelling Groups

2.Select the End Point Labelling Group from the drop down at the top of the pane

3.Click the Clear Current Group button

a)To clear all End Point Labelling Groups, click the Clear All Groups button

To Delete an End Point Labelling Group

To delete a single End Point Labelling Group:

1.Open the End Point Labelling Groups

2.Select the End Point Labelling Group from the dropdown at the top of the pane

3.Click the Delete Current Group button

a)To delete all End Point Labelling Groups, click the Delete All Groups button

Using End Point Labelling Groups/Nodal Viewing Groups

Member Viewing Groups can be used in Masterframe to view selected parts or the model. These can be accessed through the View Filters drop down menu.

The Nodal Viewing Groups gives two options for controlling the labelling of nodal groups in any model

1.Multi-Select Member Nodal Groups - allows multiple nodal viewing groups to be selected. The default setting is for a single member viewing group to be selected at any one time.

2.Hide Selected Member Viewing Group - rather than displaying a selected nodal viewing group, this option will hide the selected viewing group.

Appearing below these option will be the user created nodal viewing groups. The user name will be displayed to identify the nodal viewing group. In the above example, five nodal viewing groups have been created.

Nodal Viewing Groups can also be selected within the results outs area of Masterframe. This the results can be displayed, printed or exported for only those nodes in a specific Nodal Viewing Group.