Sesam GeniE workshop Learning the basic and getting started SESAM User Course GeniE Workshop: Learning

g the basics and getting started

Start GeniE by clicking the shortcut on your screen: Create a new workspace (File > New Workspace). Let units be m, kg, N. Read input file containing sections, material and plate thicknesses:

C:\Program Files\DNVS\GeniE 5.3-10\Examples\B2_GeniE_Small_Topside\JS\SectAndMat_v_1.js

In command line area see

that several commands have been read. Also see (upper right area of window) that a default section (I600) and default material (St44) have been defined.
Insert a guide plane (Insert >

Guiding Geometry > Guide Plane Dialog) with the data shown. Note the alternative and more simple way of entering the corner coordinates, i.e. just numbers separated by spaces.
See that a guide plane

appears. Use the Fit (F9) and View from Y (F7) buttons.

Click to change, then click one of the other values and make sure the sketch of the guiding plane in the dialog is updated before clicking OK.

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Insert beams (section I600) as shown below by clicking Beam button: and then clicking in the guide plane.

Change default section to I400 and insert two more beams:

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Rotate to Iso view (F5). Vertical beams (columns) should be rotated 90 about their axes. Select both beams (first make sure selection button is pressed

and then click and

shift+click). Use RMB to open Edit Beams dialog. See below.

The model should now look like this:

The effects of the OK and Apply

buttons when rotating the local coordinate system should be noted: - Apply will rotate and keep the dialog open, use Cancel to close the dialog. - OK will rotate and close the dialog. - Apply + OK will rotate twice, i.e. 180 degrees.

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See that the beams are listed in the Structure folder in the browser. Change view to Modelling - Structure (i.e. dont show guide plane any more). Select all beams by dragging a rubberband. Then use RMB to open the Copy dialog. Make a

copy of the frame as shown below (copy in Y-direction). Note that a preview of the copy may be shown by checking the Preview box. Click Apply to perform the copying. Then Cancel the dialog as no more copying is desired.

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Insert a beam by the Insert Beam dialog. Specify appropriate end coordinates as follows: A. Click in the End 1 field (you dont have to delete the data there). B. Click one of the ends of one of the two upper horizontal beams and see that the coordinate (2.5,0,5) pops up in the End 1 field. C. Edit the data of End 1 to (5,0,5). D. Do a similar process for End 2 to get coordinate (5,6,5).

A C

D B

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Copy the new beam. Specify the Translation vector of the copy process as follows: A. Click in the Translation vector field. B. Click point 1 and thereafter point 2 and see that the appropriate vector appears. C. Click Apply.

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Make another copy of the beam to connect the other ends of the two lower horizontal beams.

See the resulting model next page.

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Add supports (Insert > Support > Support Point) in the four lower corners of the model. Select the supports and use the RMB to open the Properties dialog. Adjust the fixations so that

all rotations are free and translations are fixed as indicated by the figure below.

Z fixed X, Y, Z fixed Z fixed Y, Z fixed

Insert a load case name LC1 (Insert > Load Case). See that this appears as the default load

case (upper area of the window).

Fill LC1 with a point load (Insert > Explicit Load > Point Load) and enter data as shown

below. The point p1 is specified by clicking in the field followed by clicking in the model.
To see the point load revert from Modelling - Structure view to Default display.

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Insert a load case name LC2 and see that this appears as the new default load case. Fill LC2 with a line load (Insert > Explicit Load > Line Load) and enter data as shown below.

Select points p1 and p2 by clicking the model (insertion point jumps from p1 to p2).

Run the analysis:

- First create an analysis activity: Tools > Analysis > Activity Monitor and click OK. - Then click Start in the Activity Monitor.

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See that analysis succeeded:

To view results do as follows:

- Switch to Results - All or Results with Mesh view. - Open the Result presentation dialog (Tools > Analysis > Presentation) and present some results. - To see results better switch to Wireframe view:

If time permits: Conclude this workshop by getting familiar with some program basics

(graphics, selections, settings, etc.) as explained in a tutorial found as follows: - Give Help > Help Topics (F1) to open GeniE help in browser. - Click Example Index in the left column and go to the second tutorial named Learn the user interface and how to . - Try some of the features explained in Part 1 User interface, pages 4 13. August 27, 2008
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