Change the attributes of entered elements (Material property number,
Section number, Thickness number, Beta Angle, etc.).
From the Main
Menu select Model > Elements > Change Element Parameters.
Select Geometry
> Elements > Change Element Parameters in the Menu tab of
the Tree Menu.
Click Change Element Parameters in the Icon Menu.
Shortcut key:
[Alt]+9
Click to the right of Change Element Parameters: Display the
Element Table.
Start Node Number
Not applicable for this command
Start Element Number
Not applicable for this command
Parameter Type
Material
ID: Change material property number.
Section
ID: Change section number.
Thickness
ID: Change thickness number.
Wall ID:
Change wall combination number.
Beta Angle:
Change Beta angle.
Element
Type: Change element type.
Reverse
Element Local
Reverse the element local coordinate system in the opposite direction.
Align Element
Local
Reassign element local coordinate systems to correspond to a reference
element.
Mode
When Material ID/ Section
ID/ Thickness ID is selected
Assign:
Reassign relevant attribute.
Define:
Define a material property for change of element properties.
Copy:
If Material Property, Section or Thickness is to be changed, copy the
property assigned to the selected elements
and change them to the auto-generated property numbers.
Copy per
Property: Copy properties by Property numbers.
Copy per
Element: Copy properties by Element numbers.
Note
If Copy per Property is assigned, new properties are created as many as
the number of property types of the selected elements.
If Copy per Element is assigned, new properties are created as many as
the selected elements.
Change:
the selected attribute by applying an increment.
When Element Local Axis is
selected
Assign:
Reassign relevant attribute.
Beta Angle:
Enter Beta Angle directly.
Ref.Point:
Select a node in the positive z-direction on the elements local
x-z plane.
Ref.Vector:
Select a vector, which will define a plane in which ECS z-axis lies (x-z
or y-z plane).
Change:
Redefine the selected attribute by applying an increment.
When Element Type is selected
From:
Display the element type of the selected elements.
To:
Select an element type to which the old type will be changed.
Changes pertain to the same element types,
i.e., a line type to a line type and a planar type to a planar type.
For more information related to required
element properties, please refer to Create
Elements.
When Reverse Element Local
is selected
Reverse Element Attribute: When
element local coordinate systems are to be reversed, reverse the element
boundary conditions, static loads, etc., as well.
When Reverse Element Local
is selected
Standard Element:
When Align Element Local is selected the reference element number is specified.
Align Order:
Where selected elements are aligned to correspond to the reference element's
local coordinate system, enter the order of priority for the element local
coordinate axes.
Note
In the case where complete
correspondence cannot be established for the element local coordinate
axes, change the coordinate system as close to the 1st Order coordinate
axis as possible.
Parameter Type
Assign:
Reassign relevant attributes.
Define:
Define the property if the elements to be changed.
Copy:
If Material Property, Section or Thickness is to be changed, copy the
property assigned to the selected elements and change them to the auto-generated
property numbers.
Copy per
Property: Copy properties by Property numbers.
Copy per
Element: Copy properties by Element numbers.
Note
If Copy per Property is assigned, new properties are created as many as
the number of property types of the selected elements.
If Copy per Element is assigned, new properties are created as many as
the selected elements.
Change:
Reassign relevant attributes with a defined increment.
Reverse Element Attribute
When element local coordinate systems are
to be reversed, reverse the element boundary conditions, static loads,
etc., as well.
Standard
Element
When Align Element Local is selected the
reference element number is specified.
Align Order
Where selected elements are aligned to correspond to the reference element's
local coordinate system, enter the order of priority for the element local
coordinate axes.
Note
In the case where complete correspondence cannot be established for the
element local coordinate axes, change the coordinate system as close to
the 1st Order coordinate axis as possible.