Assign names to specific planes. When using Selection, simply recall
the name of a plane on which relevant nodes and elements are located.
Named planes also come in handy for Activity.
Named Plane helps the user visualize and maneuver complex 3D structures.
Models can be handled by 2D unit frames or by sections in the in/output
processes.
From the Main
Menu select Model > Named Plane.
Select Geometry
> Named Plane in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.
To assign or add a new plane name
Enter the following items and click :
Plane Name:
Name of the assigned plane
Plane Type:
Select the method of plane assignment
3 Points:
Select 3 points on the plane to be defined. Enter the GCS coordinates
of the 3 points or consecutively click the 3 points in the Model Window.
X - Y Plane:
Select a desired plane parallel to the GCS X-Y plane. Enter the GCS Z-axis
coordinate of the relevant plane or click a point on the relevant plane
in the Model Window.
X - Z Plane:
Select a desired plane parallel to the GCS X-Z plane. Enter the GCS Y-axis
coordinate of the relevant plane or click a point on the relevant plane
in the Model Window.
Y - Z Plane:
Select a desired plane parallel to the GCS Y-Z plane. Enter the GCS X-axis
coordinate of the relevant plane or click a point on the relevant plane
in the Model Window.
Tolerance:
Specify a tolerance within which 2 planes are considered to be the same
plane. The distance (tolerance) is a perpendicular distance to the relevant
plane.
To modify the setting of a previously assigned plane
name
Select the relevant plane from the plane
name list and click .
To delete a previously assigned plane name
Select the relevant plane from the plane
name list and click .
Note
Named Plane can be effectively used provided that the nodes and elements
of interest exist on a defined plane.
When the desired entities are not on the same plane such as bent frames
or Outrigger Trusses, it is more effective
to use "Group".
To assign or add a new plane name
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