3D Circular dialog
Used to make copies of portions of the structure at intervals along a circular path.
Opens when the Circular Repeat tool is selected from the
Structure group on the Geometry
ribbon tab.
Setting | Description | ||||||||
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Axis of Rotation | Select the global axis of rotation about which the selected components are repeated. | ||||||||
Through group |
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Total Angle | Type he total sweep angle of rotation between the original structure and the last copied structure. | ||||||||
No of Steps | Type the number of copies you want to generate over the specified angle (up to a maximum of 99). | ||||||||
Geometry Only | Only geometry data is copied. That is, nodes, member and element incidences are generated but no properties, loads, etc. will be assigned to the new objects. | ||||||||
Link Steps | Instructs the program to generate new members between each step in the direction of the repeat. | ||||||||
Open Base | This option instructs the program to not generate linking members at the base of the structure (i.e., the lowest nodes in the selection). |