The Geometry window manages the geometric boundary conditions of the members on the connection node. There are two separate windows for both planes: The Geometry 1 window is responsible for plane 1 ("1. Alignment"), the Geometry 2 window for plane 2 ("2. Alignment" - only for 3D connections).
The arrangement of diagonals on a node is preset during the data transfer from the RFEM/RSTAB model (see Figure 6.9). The text boxes in this window section are locked.
If you define the geometry and internal forces manually, you can enter a user-defined arrangement and orientation of diagonals (see figure above). The check boxes and list entries describe the connected leg and its position.
The Joint eccentricity describes the eccentricity of the diagonals. It is related to the intersection of the cross-section central axes. As shown in the system sketch, positive values move the joint in the direction of the loose column leg, negative values in the direction of the angle corner.
In the fields below, the local offset of the diagonals in the longitudinal direction of the member is updated automatically.
The graphic on the right provides a dynamic visualization of the geometric parameters.