Node Local Axis Table

Enter or modify node's local coordinate systems for specific nodes in a spreadsheet format Table.

Table Tool in midas offers a variety of powerful built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:
 

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From the Main Menu select Model > Boundaries > Node local Axis.

Select Structure Tables > Boundaries > Node local Axis in the Tables tab of the Tree Menu.

 (Refer to "Node Local Axis")

Refer to Usage of Table Tool and enter or modify the following data:

Node: Node number

Method: Methods of defining the node's local coordinate systems

In case of Angle

Angle - X: Angle of rotation about GCS X-axis

Angle - Y: Angle of rotation about y'-axis rotated about X-axis

Angle - Z: Angle of rotation about z"-axis rotated about X- and y'-axes

In case of 3 Points

P0-X, P0-Y, P0-Z: Coordinates of the origin, P0 in each GCS direction

P1-X, P1-Y, P1-Z: Coordinates of an arbitrary node on the node's local x-axis, P1 in each GCS direction

P2-X, P2-Y, P2-Z: Coordinates of a node moved from P1, parallel to the node's local y-axis, P2 in each GCS direction

In case of Vector

V1-X: GCS X-component of vector V1

V1-Y: GCS Y-component of vector V1

V1-Z: GCS Z-component of vector V1

V2-X: GCS X-component of vector V2

V2-Y: GCS Y-component of vector V2

V2-Z: GCS Z-component of vector V2