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:
- Go to the menu Select > Inclined surface > Hide selection
- Go to the menu Select > Vertical surface > Hide selection
- Go to the menu Select > Horizontal surface > Hide selection
- Go to the menu Select > Inclined lines > Hide selection
- Go to the menu Select > Vertical lines > Hide selection
- 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.
