geïsoleerde punten – BuildSoft Support https://support.buildsoft.eu BuildSoft Support Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:38:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.14 How to find lonely points? https://support.buildsoft.eu/knowledge-base/how-to-find-lonely-points/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:41:13 +0000 http://buildsoftsupport.com/?post_type=ht_kb&p=5136 Isolated or lonely points are points that are not connected to any bar or plate. A good analysical model, does not contain isolated points.
If you suspect your model to contain isolated points, you can use following method to find them:

  1. Go to the menu Select > Inclined surface > Hide selection
  2. Go to the menu Select > Vertical surface > Hide selection 
  3. Go to the menu Select > Horizontal surface > Hide selection 
  4. Go to the menu Select > Inclined lines > Hide selection 
  5. Go to the menu Select > Vertical lines > Hide selection 
  6. Go to the menu Select > Horizontal lines > Hide selection 

What is left now, are isolated points. If you cannot see them right away:

  • Go to the Configuration settings > tab General > uncheck the option Show hidden items greyed out
  • Click on or press F12.
  • The isolated points can also be seen in the Data table .
  • Verify if the isolated points have a purpose (for example: a supported or point load is assigned to them):
    • If they don’t have a purpose, delete these points.
    • If they do have a purpose, make sure these points lie in the same plane as the plate.
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