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32 Chapter 2 Truss Analysis

 Click on Modeling tab, and then click the New Sketch icon
(a small blue geometry symbol with * on the upper part of
the DM window) to create Sketch1 which will appear under
XYPlane. Note that this name Sketch1 can be deleted or
renamed by right clicking on it and selecting an option.
 Click on Sketch1 to start drawing the two truss elements.
 Click the Sketching tab and select Draw. Choose Line to
create the first line with the end coordinates of (0,0) and
(1,0). This is done by first clicking at the coordinates of
(0,0) on the model, move the cursor to the coordinates of
(1,0), and click the mouse again. Then, follow the same
procedure to create the second line with the end coordinates
of (0,1) and (1,0). Click on Generate (the icon with yellow
lightning on the upper-left part of the screen). The desired
two lines will become dark green.
 The next important step is to go to the Concept tab on top
of the screen and select Lines From Sketches.
 Select the Sketch1, the two lines will become yellow.
 Click Apply icon on the right side of the Base Objects tab
in the Details View at the lower left of the screen. Both
two lines will become cyan. Then, click on Generate. The
right side of the Base Objects tab will show 1 Sketch. The
1 Part, 1 Body item will appear in the Tree Outline
window.
 We now have a model consisting of two lines.