Creating and Positioning Primary Nodes
- Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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Keywords:
NEW PNODE NPOS
Description:
The first step in creating a new piece of structural steelwork is often the creation and positioning of a network of Primary Nodes within the 3D design model. PNOD elements are created, as for other Design elements, by using the NEW command. They may be positioned either by using a standard positioning command or by setting the NPOS (Node Position) attribute directly.
Nodes have no physical size: their positions are used to define the points in space between which steel Sections are to be positioned/strung.
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Example: |
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NEW PNOD /PNOD1 AT XE1000 YN500 ZU500 |
Creates a Primary Node named /PNOD1 at the specified position. |
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NEW PNOD /PNOD2 COPY PREV BY XE1000 |
Creates a Primary Node which is displaced from the previous one in the specified way. |
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NEW PNOD /PNOD3 NPOS XE2000 YN1000 D500 |
Creates /PNOD3, then places it at the specified position. |
Command Syntax:
>-- NPOSition -- <bpos> -->
(The standard element creation syntax is described in the Design Reference Manual.)
Querying:
Q NPOS