Extension of Point support to beams

[MartinSalak]

Hello SAF community, please have a look at our proposal on how to extend point supports to beams (not only nodes). All remarks are welcome.

Existing object: StructuralPointSupport
Currently we can assign point support only to nodes. Please have a look at our proposal for extension of this object. It aims to expand StructuralPointSupport so it can be assigned not only to nodes but to beams as well.

New rows:

Property	Example	Definition
Boundary condition	On beam, In node	Specifies which type of object the support is assigned to
1D member	B1	The name of the StructuralCurveMember on which the support is assigned
Coordinate system	Global, Local	Applicable only for Boundary condition = On beam. Defines the coordinate system used by the support. Local coordinate system is defined by 1D member
Origin	From start, From end	Specifies where the origin for the position x coordinate measurement is
Coordinate definition	Absolute, Relative	Specifies the definition of the position.
Position x [m]	5.25 (absolute value [m]), 0.5 (relative value [-])	Defines the position of the support on the 1D member in local coordinate system in relative or in absolute coordinates [m]

Changed rows:

Property	Example	Definition
Node	N5	Now only required when Boundary condition = In node

Would you like to see a different approach? Let us know what you think.

[dschuermans]

So this is pretty much the same approach as with StructuralPointAction I suppose?
Then I can't immediately see any issues.