Change the attributes
of entered elements (Material property number, Section number,
Thickness number, Beta Angle, etc.). |
Click 
to the right of Change Element
Parameters: Display the Element Table.
 Start Node
Number
Not applicable for this command
Start Element
Number
Not applicable for this command
Parameter
Type
Material
ID: Change material property number.
Section
ID: Change section number.
Thickness
ID: Change thickness number.
Wall
ID: Change wall combination number.
Beta
Angle: Change Beta angle.
Element
Type: Change element type.
Reverse
Element Local
Reverse the element local coordinate system in the opposite
direction.
Align
Element Local
Reassign element local coordinate systems to correspond
to a reference element.
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Mode
 When
Material ID/ Section ID/ Thickness ID is selected
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Assign:
Reassign relevant attribute.
Define:
Define a material property for change of element properties.
Copy:
If Material Property, Section or Thickness is to be changed,
copy the property assigned to
the selected elements and change them to the auto-generated
property numbers.
Copy
per Property: Copy properties by Property numbers.
Copy
per Element: Copy properties by Element numbers.
Note
If Copy per Property is assigned, new properties are created
as many as the number of property types of the selected
elements.
If Copy per Element is assigned, new properties are created
as many as
the
selected elements.
Change:
the selected attribute by applying an increment. |
When
Element Local Axis is selected |
Assign:
Reassign relevant attribute.
Beta
Angle: Enter Beta Angle directly.
Ref.Point:
Select a node in the positive z-direction on the elements
local x-z plane.
Ref.Vector:
Select a vector, which will define a plane in which ECS
z-axis lies (x-z or y-z plane).
Change:
Redefine the selected attribute by applying an increment. |
When
Element Type is selected |
From:
Display the element type of the selected elements.
To:
Select an element type to which the old type will be changed.
Changes pertain to the same
element types, i.e., a line type to a line type and a
planar type to a planar type.
For more information related
to required element properties, please refer to Create Elements. |
When
Reverse Element Local is selected |
Reverse Element Attribute:
When element local
coordinate systems are to be reversed, reverse the element
boundary conditions, static loads, etc., as well. |
When
Reverse Element Local is selected |
 Standard
Element: When Align Element Local is selected the
reference element number is specified.
Align
Order: Where selected elements are aligned to correspond
to the reference element's local coordinate system, enter
the order of priority for the element local coordinate
axes.
Note
In the case
where complete correspondence cannot be established for
the element local coordinate axes, change the coordinate
system as close to the 1st Order coordinate axis as possible.
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Parameter Type
Assign:
Reassign relevant attributes.
Define:
Define the property if the elements to be changed.
Copy:
If Material Property, Section or Thickness is to be changed, copy
the property assigned to the selected elements and change them
to the auto-generated property numbers.
Copy
per Property: Copy properties by Property numbers.
Copy
per Element: Copy properties by Element numbers.
Note
If Copy per Property is assigned, new properties are created as
many as the number of property types of the selected elements.
If Copy per Element is assigned, new properties are created as
many as the selected elements.
Change:
Reassign relevant attributes with a defined increment.
Reverse Element
Attribute
When element local coordinate systems
are to be reversed, reverse the element boundary conditions, static
loads, etc., as well.
Standard Element
When Align Element Local is selected
the reference element number is specified.
Align
Order
Where selected elements are aligned to correspond to the reference
element's local coordinate system, enter the order of priority
for the element local coordinate axes.
Note
In the case where complete correspondence cannot be established
for the element local coordinate axes, change the coordinate system
as close to the 1st Order coordinate axis as possible.
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