To assign plate offsets
To add rigid link offsets to one or more corners of a plate, use the following procedure.
Plate corner
offsets can be used to model any situation where the corners of a plate element
do not coincide with the analytical node used for the plate incidences. For
example,
- walls that meet at a corner (e.g., so that walls do not overlap)
- wall and slab intersections (e.g., a wall that bears on top of a slab)
- (Optional) Select the plates which will have the same plate offset specifications assigned.
- Either: The Plate Specs dialog opens to the Offset tab.
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Select the
Direction in which you want to specify
offsets:
- Local - the nodal offsets at a specified joint are given in the element local axes.
- Global - the nodal offsets at a specified joint are given in the global axes.
- Z Offset - the offset is specified along the local z axis of the element (i.e., parallel offset to the plane of the element)
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Specify the offset values:
For… Do… Local or global offsets Select the local incidence node number and then specify the offsets in the local or global directions. Z offsets Type the offset value to use. By default, the same value will populate in all the node fields (i.e., a parallel offset to the plane of the plate). You can override these values by typing different values at different nodes.
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Either:
To… Do the following… add the specification to the model and assign to the current plate selection click Assign. add the specification to the model for later assignment click Add.