End conditions on a beam

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Hi,

Could a professional share how to define rigid connection or hinge connection between beams and columns in Femdesign API - C# code?

Thank you in advance.

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Hi @Atoma96 :waving_hand:

Can you be more specific?

Do you maybe need a ConnectedPoints element?

if not, Can you maybe give me a reference of the “button” that you would use in FEM-Design software?

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I would like to set the endpoints of the beams and columns.
Implemented as “End conditions” in the software.

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Ehi @Atoma96

have a look at the following code :slight_smile:

var connectivity = new FemDesign.Bars.Connectivity
{
    Tx = true,
    TxRelease = 0,
    Ty = false,
    TyRelease = 0.4, // valid only if Ty = false. Same for the others.
    Tz = true,
    TzRelease = 0,
    Rx = true,
    RxRelease = 0,
    Ry = true,
    RyRelease = 0,
    Rz = true,
    RzRelease = 0
};

var connectivityRigid = FemDesign.Bars.Connectivity.Rigid;
var connectivityHinged = FemDesign.Bars.Connectivity.Hinged;

beam = new Bars.Beam(
    edge: edge,
    material: material,
    section: section,
    startConnectivity: connectivityRigid,
    endConnectivity: connectivityHinged
    );
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Yeah, this works, thanks a lot Marco!

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