Plate
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Use Plate Wizard to auto-generate a rectangular, circular or semicircular plate structure composed of Plate Elements. |
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From the Main Menu select Model > Structure Wizard > Plate.
Select Geometry > Structure Wizard > Plate from the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.
Shortcut key: [Ctrl]+[Shift]+Z |
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Input dialog box
Input tab
Type
B
H
R
Show Dimensions
Material Click to add a new material property or modify an existing material property.
Thickness Click to add a new thickness or modify an existing thickness.
Edit dialog box
Edit tab
Type
Size of
Divisions
Number of
Divisions The numbers of divisions apply only when there is no opening.
Size
m, n
Db, Dh Enter the distances in the directions of the width (Db) and height (Dh).
b, h
r
Show Sub-dimensions
Insert dialog box
Insert tab
Insert Point Enter the coordinates of the insert point where the origin point of the created plate structure 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
Merge Duplicate
Nodes
: Set a tolerance for merging nodes.
Intersect
Frame Elements
: Set an intersecting tolerance to allow for the division of elements.
Origin Point
Show No.: Display the node numbers making up the created plate structure.
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