Structural Area

Create a structural area from a Brep and additional information

Input

Name	Type	Structure	Description
Brep	Brep	List	Brep geometry as source geometry for this structural area
Number	Integer	List	Identifier for created objects
Group	Integer	List	Identifier for the group this element belongs to
Thickness	Number	List	Thickness of structural area
Material	Integer	List	Assign a material id to this element
Reinforcement Material	Integer	List	Id of the reinforcement material to use for this element
Direction X	Vector	List	Optional direction for local x axis
Flip Z	Boolean	List	Flip the orientation of this elements local z axis
Alignment	Text	List	Alignment of the volume in relation to the surface area Default is “Centered” Available inputs are: “Centered”, “Above”, “Below”
Mesh Options	Text	List	Mesh options for the FE meshing Default is “Automatic” Available inputs are: “Automatic”, “Regular”, “Single Quad”, “Deactivate”
Element Size	Number	List	Size of the created FE elements in [m]
Fixation	Text	List	Fixation literal to add a support condition and describe the degrees of freedom to block. Translational DOF are marked with “P, rotational with “M”. A preceding “L” fixates local axes Example input: “PXPYPZ” to block all translational DOF “LPYPZ” for local y and z-axis “F” for all DOF (PXPYPZMXMYMZ)
EdgeAttributes	Edge Attribute	Tree	Edge attributes describing various properties of structural area edges like thicknesses or hinge conditions
User Text	Text	List	Additional text that will be added to the CadInp output of this element

Output

Name	Type	Structure	Description
Structural Area	Structural Area	List	Resulting structural area