The SPlane interface is used to create section planes that can be used to perform section cuts of the model for further analysis. Various methods of cutting model cross sections are available, and the model can be animated in section cut mode.
The cross section plane can be fixed to space, fixed to the model and a lagrangian type section cutting is also available. If the model is fringed with plastic strains prior to cutting section, then the section cut will be fringed also. Model can be clipped on either side of the section plane by Off/Clip-/Clip+.
FixS – Fixed in Space means that the section plane will not move once defined.
FixM – Fixed to Model means that the section plane can move if the nodes used to define it move. Lagr – Lagrangian means that a group of elements is cut initially, and then those same elements are tracked throughout the animation (and are not confined to a flat plane as the model deforms). This option is most similar to *DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION. 1p+NL – Define plane with 1 point and a normal
BasePt – Define base point by entering x, y, z coordinates
BaseNd – Define base point by picking/entering a node IDSet x-component of normal vector to 1
Set y-component of normal vector to 1
Set z-component of normal vector to 1
(User also has the option to manually enter the x, y, and z-components in the fields provided)
N1-N2 – Define plane with 2 nodes (node 1 on plane, node 2 indicates normal vector) Node1 – Enter or pick node 1 Node2 – Enter or pick node 2 3Nds – Define plane with 3 nodes Node1 – Enter or pick node 1 Node2 – Enter or pick node 2 Node3 – Enter or pick node 3 2Nds+D – Define plane by picking 2 nodes and a direction cosine Node1 – Enter or pick node 1 Node2 – Enter or pick node 2Enter X directional cosine component
Enter Y directional cosine component
Enter Z directional cosine component
Use centroid of model as base point
Clear base point and normal settings
Kp cuts – Keep and display all section cutsClear all section cuts
Cut the section
Other options
ShowPl – Show section plane with model ShMesh – Show section plane as mesh Outline – Show 3D model outline with section Color/Cut – Use different color for each section cut Thickness – Draw section cut with thicknessProject view section cut normal to section plane
Start writing section data to file
Write section data for current state
Plot intrusions relative to a plane
Plot intrusion line data in current XY-Plot window
Plot intrusion line data in a new XY-Plot window
Add intrusion line data to current XY-Plot window
Clear picked/entered node IDs
Raise all open XY-Plot windows
Open and Raise all closed XY-Plot windows
Display normal model
Activate section cut measure interface
Clear all measured highlight
Clear last picked position
Activate section cut line plot interface
Plot section distance vs fringe component in current XY-Plot window
Plot section distance vs fringe component in a new XY-Plot window
Add section distance vs fringe component data to current XY-Plot window
Raise all open XY-Plot windows
Open and Raise all closed XY-Plot windows
Flip the XY curve in the x-axis
Open section force plot interface
Plot section variable vs time in current XY-Plot window
Plot section variable vs time in a new XY-Plot window
Add selected data to current XY-Plot window
Raise all open XY-Plot windows
Open and Raise all closed XY-Plot windows
Clear selected items in the list
Activate save plane and cut interface
Save current plane definition to buffer
Write plane definitions from buffer to file
Read plane definitions from file to buffer
Clear all plane definitions in buffer
Select plane definition from list as current plane
Delete elected plane definition from buffer
Exit section plane interface
SPlane Bottom Panel:
Step 1 increment back
animate moving plane along the normal
Step 1 increment forward
Update base point with the current position
Clear kept section cuts in memeory
