AMDEFLINE (Command)

Calculates and draws the deflection line or moment line of a beam that is subject to various forces.

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Summary

Before you calculate the deflection line of an object, you must first calculate the moment of inertia for that object using the AMINERTIA command.

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

Moment of inertia block
Specifies the value chart (created previously with the AMINERTIA command) to use for this calculation.
Starting point
Specifies the starting point for drawing a new beam, for which the command draws the deflection line and moment line.
Note: A side view is symbolically represented as a line.
End point
Specifies the end point of the beam.
Existing beam
Specifies an existing beam to draw the deflection line and moment line.
Scale for deflection line
Specifies the scale for the deflection line in the form unit:mm.
Scale for moment line
Specifies the scale for the moment line in the form unti:Nm