Move or copy existing elements by rotating them about a particular axis.
From the Main
Menu select Model > Elements > Rotate.
Select Geometry
> Elements > Rotate in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.
Click Rotate Elements in the Icon Menu.
Shortcut key:
[Alt]+4
Click to the right of Rotate Elements: Display the Element
Table.
Start Node Number
Assign a starting number of the nodes automatically
created in the element generation process. This number is auto-set to
the largest node number in use +1. To modify this item, click and select an option to specify a desired number.
Start Element Number
Assign a new starting element number for
new elements being created by copy. This number is auto-set to the largest
element number in use +1. To modify this item, click and
select an option to specify a desired number.
Mode
Copy:
To copy elements by rotation
Move:
To move elements by rotation
Rotation
Equal Angle:
Rotation at an equal increment
Number
of Times: Number of times to copy (or move)
Angle of
Rotation: Angle by which the existing elements are rotated
> 0:
Copy (or move) by rotation according to the right hand rule
< 0:
Copy (or move) by rotation in the direction opposite to the right hand
rule
Distance (radial) / Distance (axial)
Specify distances in radial and rotational axis directions when copying
elements by rotating them by a given rotational angle (spiral or helical
curve shape).
Axis of
Rotation: Assign the axis of rotation.
About x-axis:
UCS x-axis
About y-axis:
UCS y-axis
About z-axis:
UCS z-axis
About axis
defined by 2 pts.: A line connecting two points defining the axis
of rotation
1st point
Enter the coordinates of a point when About
x, y, z axis is selected.
Enter the coordinates of the 1st point when About
axis defined by 2 pts. is selected.
2nd point
Enter the coordinates of the 2nd point when About
axis defined by 2 pts. is selected.
Material
Inc.
An increment for Material property numbers while copying elements
: if the field is checked in, the material
property number increases by the given increment while the number of copies
is repeated.
Section
Inc.
An increment for section numbers while copying elements
: if the field is checked in, the section
property number increases by the given increment while the number of copies
is repeated.
Thickness
Inc.
An increment for thickness numbers while copying elements
: if the field is checked in, the thickness
number increases by the given increment while the number of copies is
repeated.
Intersect
Applicable only for line elements
If Intersect
Node is selected and existing nodes are on the created line elements,
the elements are divided at the existing nodes.
If Intersect
Element is selected and the created line elements intersect with
existing line elements, nodes are automatically created and the elements
are divided at the intersections.
Copy Node
Attributes
Select the option whether to copy the attributes (nodal boundary conditions,
nodal concentrated loads, etc.) to the nodes being copied. Click to assign desired attributes selectively.
Copy Element
Attributes
Select the option whether to copy the attributes (element boundary conditions,
element loads, etc.) to the elements being copied. Click to assign desired attributes selectively.
Rotate Beta
Angle
While rotating (or moving) the line elements, assign whether the Beta Angle
among the element attributes will be changed relative to the rotational
axis.
Specify a merging tolerance to merge newly created nodes and existing nodes.