Sections
Sections can be applied to the surfaces of the model. They enable you to display parts of the result meshes and obtain local results, for example the drag force acting on the section. Those results can be examined for any part of a model, i.e. for any subset of model triangles.
By means of sections, you can also control which parts of the topology are displayed. Parts can be shown exclusively or hidden, similar to the “Visibility” options available in RFEM/RSTAB.
The sections are managed in a separate tab of the navigator. By default, sections are created automatically for the zones, each representing a material or part (see the Chapter 'Zones').
To use the zones for the results, too, mesh-sections must be created. Click the [Commands] button. In its menu, select the Generate Mesh Sections option. The Section Options dialog box appears. Click the [Generate Sections] button and then close the dialog box.
Now you can select a zone in the Mesh Sections list and examine its surface quantity results.
As you can see in the Image 'Generating sections from zones', there are two types of sections:
1. Geo-sections
Each model – primary or secondary – represents a geo-section. They are available when the Model tab of the work window is selected. Use the [Commands] functions to create sections and work with them.
2. Mesh-sections
The mesh-sections represent all zones that were created automatically or defined manually (see the Chapter 'Zones'). They are available when the Zones tab of work window is selected.
To modify or delete sections, use the [Manager] button.
