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Orthotropic Material
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In this video you can see how the orthotropic and isotropic materials can be defined via the material thickness type in RFEM 6. Orthotropic material describes a material behavior where on a 2D surface a higher stiffness in x-direction of the shell compared to the y-direction of the shell can be defined. For 3D solids it is also possible to define a different material behavior in z-direction.
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RFEM6 Orthotropic Material Material solid Timber FEM software FEA software Finite element software Construction Civil engineering Structural engineer Structural design Structural designer Structural analysis RFEM 6 RSTAB 9 Dlubal Software
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Saving Models as Blocks in RFEM 6
In RFEM 6 it is possible to save selected objects, as well as whole structures, as blocks and reuse them in other models. Three types of blocks can be distinguished: non-parameterized, parameterized, and dynamic blocks (via JavaScript). This article will focus on the first block type (non-parameterized).

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Timber Design | Strength and Stability | Cross-Section Resistance Features
- Design of tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion, and combined internal forces
- Consideration of a notch
- Support pressure design for the internal and external supports
- Design of curved and tapered members
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I would like to export nodal support forces of several load cases, load combinations and result combinations into an Excel spreadsheet in RFEM 6. How should I proceed?
- Where can find the option to hide the defined types (for example, design supports or effective lengths)?
- How do I create a user-defined Design Situation with my own chosen load combinations?
- How do I perform stability analysis to determine the critical load factor in RFEM 6?
- How do I define a member as a cantilever and not as supported at both ends for serviceability or deflection design?
- How can I neglect torsion in the steel and timber design?
- Where can I find the materials for the corresponding National Annexes in RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9?
- What is the meaning of the superposition according to the CQC rule in a dynamic analysis??
- How does the "Orthotropic Plastic" material model work in RFEM?
- How can I display the internal forces in the global coordinate system and not in the principal coordinate system of the cross-section?