Define Link/Support Properties

Form: Link/Support Properties

Use the Define menu > Section Properties > Link/Support Properties command to access the Link/Support Properties form; use that form to add, modify, or delete a link property. Link properties describe the linear and nonlinear behavior for the link objects to which they are assigned.

TIP:  The form described in this topic also can be accessed by clicking the + (plus) symbol that may appear next to a drop-down list of available link properties, such as the Link Property drop-down lists on the Assign Springs Along Line Object form.

Each named property that is defined exhibits dual behavior: a set of linear properties for linear analyses, and a set of nonlinear properties for nonlinear analyses.

Example:  Use of this command is demonstrated in Problem O and Problem Q.