Single Element

Create an Analysis Line of Single Element Type.

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< Assembly Unit Mode> <Base Mode>

[Tab] Create

• [Analysis Line Type]
  Select the type of Analysis Line.

  • Single Element : Creates an analysis line

• [Select Member]

  • Property Reference : Select the member object to use as a reference for the material and structure information. Only one member can be selected.

  • Sectioning Reference : Selected the member object to use the section. Multiple members can be selected.

• [Draw / Select Edge]

  • By Draw : Select the Analysis Line creation method. Draw a line to create an Analysis Line with the shape of that line.

  • By Select : Select the Analysis Line creation method. Select an Edge to create an Analysis Line to overlap that Edge.

• [Analysis Line Table]

  • Name Row: Displays the name assigned to the analysis line.

  • Reverse Direction Checkbox Row : When set to On, the start and end points of the analysis line that the user created change positions.

  • Tapered Section Checkbox Row : When set to On, the start and end points of the analysis line that the user created change positions.

  • Sectioning Offset (S) Row : Sets the point at which to obtain the section to be placed at the endpoint of the analysis line.

  • Sectioning Offset (E) Row : Sets the point at which to obtain the section to be placed at the start point of the analysis linethat is one element.

  • Multiple Elements : Creates an Analysis Line that is split into multiple elements.

• [Constraint Space]

  • Constraint Space :Select the type of Space to create the Analysis Line.

    • Connected

    • Dependent

    • Independent

  • Constraint Space List :Select the Space to create the Analysis Line.

• [Constraint Path]

  • Constaint Path : Select the type of Path that will be the Analysis Line.

    • Defalut Constraint Path

    • Main Constraint Path

  • Select Constraint Path : Select the path that will be the Analysis Line.

• [Define Path]

  • Draw Method : Select the drawing method for the Analysis Line

    • By Draw : Draw the line directly.

    • By Select : Select an edge.

      • Multiple selections are possible,

      • Reverse Direction option to change the direction.

• [Select Target]
  Select the target for the Analysis Line.

  • Target Type : Select the material type of the target. You can choose between Concrete and Steel. Depending on the Target Type, the members that can be selected as Property Reference and Target are limited.

    • Property Reference: Select a member to refer to the material property of the Analysis Line.

    • Select Member : Select the target member to use when acquiring the cross section of the Analysis Line. Multiple members can be selected.

    • Select Stiffener : : Select a longitudinal stiffener to use when acquiring the cross section of the Analysis Line. Multiple stiffeners can be selected.

• [Tapered Section]
  Sets whether to create the analysis line as a tapered section group.

  • Off : Creates an analysis line with a single section.

  • On : Create Analysis Line with Tapered Section.

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title Detailed Explanation (Tapered Section)
If the user create an Analysis Line for the following members: Image Removed If the Taped Section check box is set to Off, place the section acquired at the Start Plane acquisition point on the Analysis Line at the start point of the analysis line, and place the section acquired at the End Plane acquisition point at the end point of the analysis line to create an analysis model. This creates the following analytical model: Image Removed When the Taped Section check box is set to Off, the section acquired from you created an analysis line for a member as shown below. you created an edge in advance to create a 1D analysis line in a straight direction, but there was a discontinuity in the cross section (a mismatch in the number of vertices), so you separated the edge at that location. Image Added For Tapered Section-On, Generates a 1D element by placing the section taken from the Start Plane section acquisition point of the analysis line at the viewpoint of the analysis line and the section taken from the End Plane section acquisition point at the endpoint of the analysis line. Image Added For Tapered Section-Off, Generates a 1D element by placing the section acquired at the Start Plane section acquisition point of the Analysis Line onto the Analysis Line is placed throughout unit section. Image Added

• [Sectioning Boundary]
  Select whether to limit the cross-section acquisition area of the analysis line to

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• a finite area with input from the user.

  • Off : Acquires a cross section in an infinite plane.

  • On : Acquires a cross section within the direction and area size set by the user.

• [Sectioning Offset]
  Set the cross-section acquisition location. Enter the offset distance from the start of the Analysis Line Path.

• [Y-Direction of Boundary]
  Sets the reference axis for setting the region. The reference axis will be in the Width direction.

• [Boundary Area]
  Set the size of the region. The region is limited to a rectangle.

  • Width : Enter the length in the direction of the user-set Y-Direction of Boundary.

  • Height : Enter the length in the direction of the user-set Z-Direction of Boundary.

• [Preview]
  Provides a preview of the created analysis line and the shape that will be created in Analysis Mode.

Multiple Element

Create an Analysis Line of Multiple Element Type.

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< Assembly Unit Mode> <Base Mode>

[Tab] Create

• [Analysis Line Type]

• [Constraint Space]

[Constraint Path]

• Specify the starting point of the analysis line as the starting point of the analysis line, and the point away from the end point of the analysis line by the length entered in Sectioning Offset (S). In addition, point from the end point of the analysis line to the start point of the analysis line by the length entered in Sectioning Offset (E) is designated as the end point.

• Create an analysis member by drawing a plane perpendicular to the analysis line at each acquisition point and placing the plane and the intersection with the Sectioning Ref objects at the start and end points of the analysis line, respectively.

• When the Taped Section check box is set to Off, only the Sectioning Offset (S) input box is activated, and the cross-section acquired at that point is placed across the analysis line to create an analysis member.

• If the user create an Analysis Line for the following components and enter 2m in the Sectioning Offset (S) input box and 1m in the Sectioning Offset (E) input box,

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• First, obtain the cross-section of the Sectioning Ref object cut at a point as far as the Offset length entered as shown below.

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• The acquired section is then placed at the start and end points of the analysis line to create a sky blue-like shape below and use it as a member for analysis.

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• [Preview]
  Preview the geometry and analysis lines that will be created in Analysis Mode.

• [Define Path]

• Draw Method : Select the drawing method for the Analysis Line.

  • By Draw : Draw the line directly. Polyline is supported to enable continuous drawing.

  • By Select : Select an edge.

    • The Reverse Direction option allows you to change the direction

    • The Edge Auto-Tracking option automatically finds a single path by exploring the edges connected to the selected edge.

• [Select Target]

  Select the target for the Analysis Line.

  • Target Type : Select the material type of the target. You can choose between Concrete and Steel. Depending on the Target Type, the members that can be selected as Property Reference and Target are limited.

    • Property Reference: Select a member to refer to the material property of the Analysis Line.

    • Select Member : Select the target member to use when acquiring the cross section of the Analysis Line. Multiple members can be selected.

    • Select Stiffener : : Select a longitudinal stiffener to use when acquiring the cross section of the Analysis Line. Multiple stiffeners can be selected.

• [Sectioning Points]
  Sets the sectioning points for the Analysis Line.

  • Automatic : Automatically sets Sectioning Points according to the rule that projects the discontinuity points of all edges of the Sectioning Target onto the Path and filters them by Sectioning Tolerance.

  • Manual : Runs the dialog for setting sectioning points.

  • Elements : Outputs the number of sections (elements) divided by the Sectioning Points Setting.

    • On the Sectioning Points Dialog, the discontinuous position of the polyline is automatically registered as a DP (Discontinuous Point).

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title Detailed Explanation (Automatic)
While the Single Element method requires the use of four segmented edges to generate the Analysis Line below, Automatic in Multiple Elements automatically navigates to the location of the section discontinuity to set the Sectioning Points. Image Added

• [Tapered Section Group]
  Sets whether to create tapered sections (elements) of the Analysis Line as a Tapered Section Group when linking the analysis.

  • Off : Create each element as a single section.

  • On :Create each element as a Tapered Section Group.

• [Sectioning Boundary]
  Select whether to limit the cross-section acquisition area of the analysis line to a finite area with input from the user.

  • Off : Acquires a cross section in an infinite plane.

  • On : Acquires a cross section within the direction and area size set by the user.

• [Y-Direction of Boundary]
  Sets the reference axis for setting the region. The reference axis will be in the Width direction.

• [Boundary Area]
  Set the size of the region. The region is limited to a rectangle.

  • Width : Enter the length in the direction of the user-set Y-Direction of Boundary.

  • Height : Enter the length in the direction of the user-set Z-Direction of Boundary.

• [Sectioning Tolerance]
  Enter the tolerance when Sectioning Points is set to Automatic.

• [Preview]
  Provides a preview of the created analysis line and the shape that will be created in Analysis Mode.

Sectioning Points Setting of Multiple Element

Set Sectioning Points of Multiple Elements Type.

[Tab] Sectioning Points

• [Setting Type]
  Select the setting method for Sectioning Points.

  • Direct Setting : By adding a table row (entering the number), the user directly sets the location of the section extraction point.

  • Arrangement : Set the section extraction point through the array value.

• [Direct Setting]

  • Number of Row : Enter the number of rows to add.

• [Arrangement]

  • Arrangement : Select an arrangement type.

  • Value : Enter the array value.

• [Sectioning Points Table]

  • Add : Add a table row with Number of Row or Arrangement value.

  • Delete : Delete the selected row. The first row and the last row cannot be deleted.

  • Sectioning Points Table : Enter sectioning points and location storage methods in the form of a table.

    • Name : Enter the name of the segment.

    • Length : Enter the length of the Sectioning Point from the starting point.

    • Alignment : Set the calculation method of the Sectioning Point location according to the length change. By Distance method and By Ratio method are provided.

    • Reference Point : Sets the reference point for By Distance setting.

    • Ratio : Enter the Ratio to save the location of the reference point for Reference Point-User Defined settings.