Section 5
5-9
General format:
⎧XRANGE ⎫
⎨YRANGE ⎬ f
1
, f
2
⎩
ZRANGE
⎭
where,
XRANGE, YRANGE, ZRANGE = direction of range (parallel to
global X, Y, Z directions
respectively)
f1, f2 = values (in current unit system) that defines the specified
range.
Notes
1) Only one range direction (XRANGE, YRANGE etc.) is
allowed per list. (Exceptions: Area/Floor load and
Master/Slave).
2) No other items may be in the list.
3) The values defining the range (f1, f2) must be in the current
unit system.
Example
MEMBER TRUSS
XRANGE 20. 70.
CONSTANTS
E STEEL YRANGE 10. 55.
In the above example, a XRANGE is specified with values of 20.
and 70. This range will include all members lying entirely within a
range parallel to the global X-axis and limited by X=20 and X=70.