Convert Free and Preserved Nodes into Temporary Nodes

Use the Preserve Node panel to convert free and preserved nodes into temporary nodes, which will only be saved as long as they are marked as a temporary node.

1. From the Analysis page, click preserve node.
   The Preserve Node panel opens.
2. In the modeling window, select the free or preserved node.
   The selected node is highlighted white.

   
   
   Figure 1.

3. In the panel, click make temp.
   The selected node is converted into a temporary node, and highlighted yellow.

   
   
   Figure 2.