How to orient Plate Element local axis?
Question:
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Answer:
There are many ways to orient Plate Element local axis.
1) While using mirror command - Use Reverse element local
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2) In preprocessing mode we can align the plate element local axis. Goto Node/Element main tab > change Element parameters > Align Element local
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3) Use Plate local axis function in post-processing to check the results.
Refer our online help manual:http://manual.midasuser.com/EN_Common/Civil/860/index.htm
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4) Use UCS (User coordinate system) option to check the plate element results.
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If UCS is not defined see the below screenshot to define from the UCS option
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Answer:
There are many ways to orient Plate Element local axis.
1) While using mirror command - Use Reverse element local
2) In preprocessing mode we can align the plate element local axis. Goto Node/Element main tab > change Element parameters > Align Element local
3) Use Plate local axis function in post-processing to check the results.
Refer our online help manual:http://manual.midasuser.com/EN_Common/Civil/860/index.htm
4) Use UCS (User coordinate system) option to check the plate element results.
If UCS is not defined see the below screenshot to define from the UCS option
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