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Just like MAT (material), TYPE (element type), and REAL (real
constant set), the element c.s. is a fourth element attribute
called ESYS.
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The default ESYS is sufficient for most cases, but there are a
few situations where you might need to change it. Example:
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Or issue ENORM,P
Then pick an element with the "correct" orientation
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Issue ESURF (or Preprocessor > Create > Elements > Surf Effect > ...).
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SURF151 & 153 are line elements (thermal and structural) meant
for edges of 2-D models.
SURF152 & 154 are area elements (thermal and structural) meant
for surfaces of 3-D models.
SURF154 as depicted in
the Elements Reference
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Face 1:
Normal pressure.
Positive value acts into the element (along element -Z).
Example:
sfe,eflat,3,pres,,1000
sfe,eslope,2,pres,,1000
(eflat and eslope are components made of elements)
Faces 2 & 3:
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P2
P1
Xg=0
Xg
Face 4:
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Face 4 (cont'd):
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Direction =
P2 Xg P3 Yg P4 Zg
P22 P32 P42
Face 5
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Face 5 (cont'd):
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Demo:
C. Element Table
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Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
...Element Table
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In most cases, you only need to use the element table for a
subset of the elements in the model.
Therefore, the first step is to select the desired elements:
by attributes (MAT, TYPE, REAL, or ESYS)
by their nodes
by attached solid modeling entities
by results
etc.
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Identify the data item you want to load and assign a name (label)
to it. The label is used for listings, plots, and operations.
Use the ETABLE command (e.g, etable,evolume,volu)
Or Element Table > Define Table
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Element Table > List Elem Table (or PRETAB command)
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The default is to not average the data at the nodes, i.e, there is
one color per element. To get a smooth contour plot, activate
the averaging key.
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You can load three scalar quantities (such as element Xpressure, Y-pressure, and Z-pressure) and combine them to
obtain a vector plot.
See the PLVECT command for details.
Note that there is only one value per element for each of the data
items: the average or effective value for that element.
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Somewhat like a spreadsheet, you can do
arithmetic operations among the element
table columns.
Many operations are available:
Add two columns (SADD)
Multiply (SMULT)
Compare and store the maximum or
minimum of two columns (SMAX or SMIN)
Sum each column (SSUM useful for
calculating the total volume of the
selected set of elements
Etc.
Performing operations
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Example:
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Use the *VGET command (or Utility Menu > Parameters > Get
Array Data)
Then use one of the array operations: *VOPER, *VSCFUN,
etc.
For example, statistical measures such as mean and
standard deviation cannot be calculated at the element table
level, but are available for array parameters.
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Read in load step 1, and store a result item in the element table
as A1 (for example).
Then read in load step 2 and store the same result item as A2.
Now you can compare A1 and A2 and store the maximum or
minimum in a third column, or do other desired operations.
This scheme can be extended to compare different results files
for the same model.
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Demo:
Bring up help for SURF154 and show the "Output Definitions" and "Item and
Sequence Numbers" tables. Note that P5EFF (effective pressure on face 5) is
SMISC 17.
Store SMISC,17 as P5 in the element table, plot it with and without averaging, then
list it
Select everything, return to PREP7, and set KEYOPT(11)=2 for SURF154 (Options >
K11 = full area w/tan). This changes face 5 pressures to "full" area instead of
projected area.
Switch to Solution, type in ANTYPE,,RESTART (to continue with load step 2), and
solve.
In POST1, read in load step 2, then select TYPE 1 elements (SURF154s) and all
nodes attached to them
Store SMISC,17 as P5A in the element table. (Notice that P5 from the previous load
step still exists.)
List the element table P5A column should show all 1000s
Select everything and plot SY stresses, etc. Compare with load step 1 results.
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