How can I tie beam nodes to concrete and rock brick nodes? Is there a way to add intermediate nodes to beams created using the bm command if I want to connect several beam nodes to multiple rock foundation nodes?
I assume that you have the two nodes that you want to use to attach the anchor. Click on the "Select First Node" in the bm menu and then "Select An Existing Node" and choose the node for the first end of the anchor. This is the N1 option. Do the same for the "Select Second Node" which is the N2 option.
The bm command can put as many elements between node N1 and N2 as you wish by using the "Number Of Beam Elements" option, nbms. You may also wish to give this string of beams a shape other than a line by using the "Interpolate Along A Curve" option, cur.
However, you may wish to have a single string of beam elements that terminates at a specific point offset from the rock, for example. And then make multiple single beam connects from the offset node to different locations on the rock. This is when you use the RT1 or RT2 option to create the offset node. This is the node that you connect to multiple nodes on the rock by creating one beam at a time with the bm command. In the creation of each of the conecting beams, you use the N1 and N2 options.
