Query Elements

Query information on elements such as connecting nodes and all types of attributes (load cases, boundary conditions).

From the Main Menu select Query > Query > Query Elements.

Shortcut key: [Ctrl]+[F4]

Query

Assign a query item from the list.

Element Number

Directly enter the element number to be queried in the entry field, or click the entry field and the relevant element in the working window. The following messages will appear in the Message Window by attributes :

Element: Element material property, section or thickness number, connecting nodes, length or area, etc.

Beam End Release: End release conditions (pinned, partial and fixed)

Beam End Offsets: Beam connection offsets at a column

Plate End Release: Release conditions for the plate's nodes

Element Beam Load

Pressure Load

Prestress: Pre-stress load

Pretension: Pretension load

Temperature Gradient: Temperature gradient load

Note
The basic attributes of the elements can be easily checked with Fast Query. Fast Query displays the basic attributes related to a node or an element snapped in the Model Window in a Bubble Tip. Fast Query outline the following characteristics :

Element: Element number
Type: Element type
Material ID: Material number
Property ID: Property (thickness) number
Beta Angle: Element orientation
Node Connectivity: Connection nodes
Element Length
Element Area
Element Volume

Element Weight

Angle to the Global Plane [XY, XZ, YZ]: Angle of beam element with respect to the global coordinate system