Question:
How is it possible to consider the real cross-section geometry of member elements in RWIND Simulation?
Answer:
The "Simulate and Generate Wind Loads" interface application allows you to exchange member, surface, and solid elements in RFEM, and member elements in RSTAB.
To avoid mesh that is too fine and thus calculation time that is too long, the program simulates all members with a rectangular cross-section by default. The size of the rectangular cross-section is selected so that the actual cross-section geometry is only barely included.
By deactivating the "Export optimized member topology" option, you can bypass this additional model optimization and allow the actual cross-section geometry to be taken into account within the scope of the specified meshing settings.
If the exact display of the cross-section geometry requires more than 1,000,000 elements, the interface automatically switches to the simplified rectangular cross-section display.