Use Arch Wizard to auto-generate an arch structure composed of a series
of Beam Elements.
From the Main
Menu select Model > Structure Wizard > Arch.
Select Geometry
> Structure Wizard > Arch from the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.
Shortcut key:
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+W
Input
& Edit dialog box
Input & Edit tab
Type
Select an arch shape (circle, parabola at an equal projected spacing, parabola
at an equal spacing, ellipse at an equal projected spacing and ellipse
at an equal spacing)
Number of
Segments
Enter the number of segments in the arch.
Boundary
Condition
Select the support conditions (Pin, Fix or None) at both nodal ends of
the arch.
L:
Enter the horizontal projected length of the arch.
H:
Enter the height of the arch.
When
the Arch Type is a Circle
R:
Radius of the circle
theta:
Angle of rotation
Show Element
No.
Display the element numbers of the generated arch.
Material
Enter the material property to be used.
Click to add a new material property or modify an existing
material property.
Section
Enter the section to be used.
Click to add a new section or modify an existing section.
Insert
dialog box
Insert tab
Insert
Point
Enter the coordinates of the insert point
where the origin point of the created arch will be located in the existing
model with respect to the GCS (UCS).
Alternatively, click the entry field and click the position of the insert
point in the working window to enter the desired coordinates rather than
typing in the entry field.
Rotations
Enter the rotational angles, Alpha, Beta and Gamma, that will define the
orientation of the arch in GCS X, Y and Z respectively.
Merge Duplicate
Nodes
Select the option whether to merge overlapping nodes between the existing
model and the nodes pertaining to the newly created arch.
: Set a tolerance for
merging nodes.
Intersect Frame Elements Select the option whether to divide
the existing elements at the nodes pertaining to the newly created arch,
which are in contact with the existing elements in the existing model.
: Set an intersecting
tolerance to allow for the division of elements.
Origin Point
Set the origin point of the newly created arch. This point is displayed
in red in the Wizard Window.
Show No.:
Display the node numbers making up the created arch.
Input & Edit tab
to add a new material property or modify an existing
material property.
Insert
Point