HyperBeam Sections

The following sections can be defined in HyperBeam:

1.	Standard Section:

•	Use Standard sections to define solver supported sections. Each supported solver has a library of supported sections, and section type and dimensions can be edited in HyperBeam.

•	3D visualization is available in HyperMesh.

2.	Shell Section:

•	Use Shell sections to define thin cross-sections with geometric lines or 1D elements. To create shell sections, use the shell and solid creation and editing tools or bring in geometry and element data from HyperMesh.

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When you create a shell beam section by cutting a cross-section through a shell mesh, any thickness that was assigned directly to the elements will be given to the shell section. The thickness applied to the section is equal to the average thickness for all elements in the component with each element getting equal weight. The number of elements matters, but the area of the elements does not. For composites the thickness will be extracted treating the composites as homogenous.

•	3D visualization is available in HyperMesh.

3.	Solid Section:

•	Use Solid sections allow to define solid beam cross-sections with continuous 2D elements, connecting lines that have a closed loop, and continuous surfaces. To create solid sections, use the shell and solid creation and editing tools or bring in geometry and element data from HyperMesh.

•	3D visualization is available in HyperMesh.

4.	Generic Section:

•	Use Generic sections to define sections without defining actual cross-section geometry. Areas, inertias, centroids, and other coefficients are supported.

•	No 3D visualization is available in HyperMesh.