Plate
Use Plate Wizard to auto-generate a rectangular, circular or semicircular plate structure composed of Plate Elements.
From the Main Menu select Structure > Wizard > Base Structure > Plate.
Shortcut key: [Ctrl]+[Shift]+Z
Input tab
Type
Enter the shape (rectangular, circular or semicircular) of the
plate structure to be created.
B
Enter the width of the plate structure.
H
Enter the height of the plate structure.
R
Enter the radius of the plate structure (circular or semicircular).
Show
Dimensions
Display the dimensions entered in the Wizard Window.
Material
Enter the material property to be used.
Click 
to add a
new material property or modify an existing material property.
Thickness
Enter the thickness to be used.
Click to add a
new thickness or modify an existing thickness.
Edit tab
Type
Select the shape of an opening (none, rectangle or circle) in the
plate structure to be created.
Size
of Divisions
Enter the division spacing of the plate structure.
Number
of Divisions
Enter the numbers of divisions in the plate structure, in both
x & z directions.
The numbers of divisions apply only when there is no opening.
Size
Enter the maximum size (side length) of a plate element.
m,
n
For a rectangular plate structure, enter the numbers of divisions
for the width (m) and height (n).
Db,
Dh
Enter the distances between the center of the plate structure and
the center of the opening.
Enter the distances in the directions of the width (Db) and height (Dh).
b,
h
For a rectangular opening, enter the width and height.
r
For a circular or semicircular opening, enter the radius.
Show
Sub-dimensions
Display the dimensions of the opening.
Insert tab
Insert Point
Enter the coordinates of the insert point where the origin point of the created plate structure will be located in the existing model with respect to the GCS (UCS).
Alternatively, click the entry field and click the position of the insert point in the working window to enter the desired coordinates rather than typing in the entry field.
Rotations
Enter the rotational angles, Alpha, Beta and Gamma, that will define
the orientation of the plate structure in GCS X, Y and Z respectively.
Merge
Duplicate Nodes
Select the option whether to merge overlapping nodes between the
existing model and the nodes pertaining to the newly created plate
structure.
:
Set a tolerance for merging nodes.
Intersect
Frame Elements
Select the option whether to divide the existing elements at the
nodes pertaining to the newly created plate, which are in contact
with the existing elements in the existing model.
:
Set an intersecting tolerance to allow for the division of elements.
Origin
Point
Set the origin point of the newly created plate structure. This
point is displayed in red in the Wizard Window.
Show No.: Display the node numbers making up the created plate structure.