Setting

Purpose:

This interface is used to organize personal display preferences. Various quantities like displacement scale factors can be set for the entire model or by parts. Although most quantities are for post-processing, some apply to the pre-processing phase as well.

Function:

Axes/Surface: Open element axes and shell surface integration points interface.

Displacement Scale Factor: Open displacement scale factor interface.

Reflections: Open global reflections interface.

Hic/Csi Constants: Open Head Injury Criteria/Chest Severity Index constants interface.

SPH nodes: Open SPH display options interface.

Discrete Sphere Element : Open Discrete sphere element display options interface.

Thickness Scale Factor: Open shell thickness scale factor interface.

Fringe Scale Factor: Open fringe scale factor interface.

Concrete Crack Width: Open concrete crack width interface.

Local Coord System: Open local coord system interface.

FLD E'Strain: Toggle FLD Strain (Engineering/True).

Local B'Strain: Toggle Local Brick Strain (For solid element strains rotated to assumed local axes - not recommended for normal use).

Apply : Apply selected options to the model.

Clear : Clear and picked parts from the list.

Reset : Reset model to default options.

Sample:

See each interface introduction .

Axes/Surface:

  • Axes/Surface : Open element axes and shell surface integration points interface.

  • El Axes : Select shell element axes for stress/strain results.

  • Surface : Select position in shells for stress results.

Displacement Scale Factor:

  • Displacement Scale Factor : Open displacement scale factor interface.

  • Whole/Part : Apply to whole/part model.

  • Displacement Scale Factor : Select displacement scale factor.

  • X/Y/Z : Displacement model in X/Y/Z direction.

Reflections:

This function is to reflect model about a plane. See sample.

  • Reflections : Open global reflections interface.

  • Whole/Part : Apply to whole model. Select the whole model to reflection.

  • XY : Reflect model about XY plane.

  • YZ : Reflect model about YZ plane.

  • XZ : Reflect model about XZ plane.

Hic/Csi Constants:

  • Hic/Csi Constants : Open Head Injury Criteria/Chest Severity Index constants interface.

  • Time Units : Enter/Select HIC time units.

  • Gravity Constant : Enter/Select HIC gravity constant.

SPH nodes:

This function could set factor to change display of SPH mode. See sample.

  • SPH nodes : Open SPH display options interface.

  • SPH Radius Scale : Select SPH radius scale factor.

  • SPH Sphere divs : Select SPH sphere divisions.

  • Style : Select SPH sphere style.

  • Fixed Radius : Keep SPH radius constant.

Discrete Sphere Element :

 

  • Radius Scale : Enter radius scale factor.

  • Sphere divs :Enter sphere divisions.

  • Style : Select SPH sphere style..

 

Thickness Scale Factor:

This function is to change thickness scale factor. You should go to Appearance interface and check Thick first.

  • Thickness : Open shell thickness scale factor interface.

  • Whole/Part : Apply to whole/part model.

  • Thickness Scale Factor : Select thickness scale factor.

  • Change in Thickness Scale : Select thickness scale factor.

  • Shell Thickness : Enter shell inital thickness for % reduction fringe.

Fringe Scale Factor:

  • Fringe Scale Factor : Open fringe scale factor interface.

  • Fringe Scale Factor : Enter or select fringe scale factor.

Concrete Crack Width:

  • Concrete Crack Width : Open concrete crack width interface.

  • Min Width : Enter minimum crack width size.

Local Coord System:

  • Local Coord System : Open local coord system interface.

  • Whole/Part : Apply to whole/part model.

  • Cart : Local system is cartesian system.

  • Cyl : Local system is cylindrical system.

  • Sph : Local system is spherical system.

  • Import : Click to import coordinate system from keyword file.

  • Create : Click to create new coordinate system.

  • Unset : Click to unset the active coordinate system.

  • Apply : Apply selected options to model.

  • Clear : Clear any picked parts from list.

  • Reset : Reset model to default options.