Move or copy existing elements at equal or unequal spacings.
From the Main
Menu select Model > Elements > Translate.
Select Geometry
> Elements > Translate in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.
Click Translate Elements in the Icon Menu.
Shortcut key:
[Alt]+3
Click to the right of Translate 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
Move:
To move elements
Translation
Node Increment
(Applicable when nodes are already defined)
Node increment is used when elements are copied (or moved) using existing
nodes.
Number
of Times: Number of times to copy
Equal Distance
To copy (or move) at an equal spacing
dx, dy, dz
Copy (or move) distance in each axis direction.
To enter the copy (or move) distance, type
in each distance, or click the entry field and assign the copy (or move)
distance in the working window with the mouse.
Number
of Times: Number of times to copy
Unequal
Distance: Copying (moving) at unequal spacings
Axis:
Assign copy (or move) direction.
x:
To copy at unequal distances in UCS x-direction
y:
To copy at unequal distances in UCS y-direction
z:
To copy at unequal distances in UCS z-direction
Arbitrary:
To copy at unequal distances in a specified direction
Distances:
Enter unequal copy distances in the specified direction as many times
as desired.
Direction
Vector: If a specific direction is selected, enter the direction
vector components in each of the x, y, z-directions.
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 sectional
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.
Note
To copy wall elements, press to display the dialog box
and select whether or not to apply the increment for Wall ID numbers.
Delete Free
Nodes
Applicable for Move Mode only, Delete Free Nodes automatically removes
the remaining original nodes pertaining to the elements being moved.
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 assign desired to 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.
Specify a merging tolerance to merge newly created nodes and existing nodes.
Note
When moving elements, the nodes connected to the elements are not moved
but rather copied at the relevant positions. To also move the nodes, Translate Nodes to move the nodes
as well as the connected elements simultaneously.
Translate Elements
to the right of 
Start Node Number
dx, dy, dz
: if the 
to display the dialog box
and select whether or not to apply the increment for Wall ID num