Properties > Cross Sections > FE Mesh
Viewing the cross-section table with detail data of the finite element mesh used for calculating the integral cross-section values. The element are quadrilateral elements with possibly curved edges defined by a central node on each edge. They have a 9th node in the center point of the element. They can degenerate to a triangular element by assigning the same node number to the 3 nodes of one edge.
The window contains 4 areas: Top left the table of cross-sections with basic parameters, top right a graphic presentation of the cross-section, bottom left the table of FE elements with assigned node points and bottom right the table of coordinates of the FE node point in the cross-section coordinate system.
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Cross-section table (top left) |
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Graphic presentation (top right) | The graphical view shows the cross section with all its parts. The part currently selected in the lower left table is drawn in signal color (red).
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Table of cross-section elements (bottom left) |
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Table of nodes of the element mesh |
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