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NLFE Body Panel - Properties Tab |
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NLFE Body Panel - Properties Tab |
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The Properties tab allows you to define the type of elements in the body, cross-section data, and material property.
NLFE Body panel - Properties tab
The following options are available in the Properties tab:
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Description |
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Type |
Select the type of elements in the body. Options available are: Beam and Cable. |
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The following options are available if Beam is selected: |
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Bar |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Box |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the outer edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the outer edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Box1 |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the outer edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the outer edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim5 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim6 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Chan |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Chan1 |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the depth dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the slot height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Chan2 |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the wall thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the edge dimension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Cross |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the cumulative web height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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H |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the web height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the cumulative flange thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Hat |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the section height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the width shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the flange extension thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the section height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the bottom flange width shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the top flange width shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim5 (Start/End) - Specify the bottom flange thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim6 (Start/End) - Specify the top flange thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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I1 |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the cumulative flange extension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the web height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the section height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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L |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the section width shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the section height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the flange thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Rod |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the section radius shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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T |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the flange width shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the section height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the flange thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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T1 |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the flange height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the web height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the flange thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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T2 |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the flange width shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the section height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the flange thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Tube |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the outer radius shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the inner radius shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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Z |
dim1 (Start/End) - Specify the flange extension shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim2 (Start/End) - Specify the web thickness shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim3 (Start/End) - Specify the web height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. dim4 (Start/End) - Specify the section height shown in the diagram for the cross-section at the start and end. |
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The following option is available if Cable is selected: |
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Rod |
dim1 - Specify the radius of the cross-section of the cable. Number of fibers - Cables are generally made of several strands of wires or fibers. Specify the of fibers for the cable. This number inversely influences the bending stiffness. |
The following options are available for both the Beam and Cable types: |
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MaterialProperty |
Select the material property for the body. |
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Damping Factor |
Specify material damping. |
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Number of segments |
Specify the discretization per element along the three axes of the beam/cable. These parameters are used for visualization in HyperView. The number of segments also influences the display of stress and deformation contours. |
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Manage Materials |
Click to display the Material Properties dialog. |
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| Note | The cross-section is positioned such that the point profile defined in the Connectivity tab lies at the centroid of the cross-section. |
See Also
*NLFEBody() (MDL Statement)
*SetNLFEBody() (MDL Statement)
