Boundary, Edge, Point, and Pair Nodes for the Beam Interface
The Beam Interface has these boundary, edge, point, and pair nodes available from the Physics ribbon toolbar (Windows users), Physics context menu (Mac or Linux users), or right-click to access the context menu (all users).
In general, to add a node, go to the Physics toolbar, no matter what operating system you are using. Subnodes are available by clicking the parent node and selecting it from the Attributes menu.
Features Available from Submenus
Many features for the Beam interface are added from submenus in the Physics toolbar groups or context menu (when you right-click the node). The submenu name is the same in both cases.
The submenus at the Edge level (3D) or Boundary level (2D) are
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 Material Models
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 Line and Volume Loads,
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 Mass, Spring, and Damper
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 Connections
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 Line Constraints.
The submenus at the Point level are
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 Mass, Spring, and Damper
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 Connections
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 More Constraints
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 Pairs.
Links to Feature Node Information
These nodes (and subnodes) are described in this section (listed in alphabetical order):
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Antisymmetry
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Attachment
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Cross Section Data
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Edge Load
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External Stress
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Hygroscopic Swelling
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Initial Stress and Strain
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Initial Values
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Linear Elastic Material
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No Rotation
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Pinned
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Point Load
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Point Mass
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Point Mass Damping
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Prescribed Acceleration
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Prescribed Displacement/Rotation
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Prescribed Velocity
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Rigid Connector
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Section Orientation
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Shell Connection
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Solid Connection
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Symmetry
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Thermal Expansion (for materials)
These nodes are described for the Solid Mechanics interface:
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Added Mass
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Damping
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Fixed Constraint
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Free
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Gravity1
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Predeformation
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Rigid Domain
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Rotating Frame1
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Spring Foundation
1 This is selected from the Line and Volume Loads submenu for this interface.
If there are subsequent constraints specified on the same geometrical entity, the last one takes precedence. The exception is that the “Pinned” and “No Rotation” boundary conditions do not override each other since the degrees of freedom that they constrain are mutually exclusive.
In the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual see Table 2-3 for links to common sections and Table 2-4 to common feature nodes. You can also search for information: press F1 to open the Help window or Ctrl+F1 to open the Documentation window.