Rigid Links

A rigid link is a member that has very large sectional properties (A, Ay, Az, Iz, Iy and J).  There can only be one rigid link section defined in the model and it must be named as “RIGID_LINK”.  The properties for the RIGID_LINK section must be set to 0’s on the member section dialog.  The program will appropriately calculate A, Ay, Az, Iz, Iy and J during the solution process. Self weight for rigid links will be ignored by the program.