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2020-08-10

Question

The definition of a result beam does not seem to be correct. There is no integration area and no results are displayed. What can be the reason?


Answer:
If you use the "Within cuboid - general" integration option, the reason may be incorrectly defined parameters for the application area. The application lengths must be entered as an amount. This is especially important in the negative direction: If you enter the application length as a negative value, this value is subtracted from the positive direction.

Example: You want to define an integration area of 1 m for the result beam. For the "Within cuboid - quadratic" option, simply enter an application length of 1 m. In the case of the "Within cuboid - general" option, you have to enter a length of 0.5 m as the amount in both the positive and the negative directions. These lengths are added together and you get a total application area of 1 m.

Author

Ms. Effler is responsible for the development of products for dynamic analysis and provides technical support for our customers.