Beam Orientation of Beam188 Element

- April 27, 2023 at 6:39 pm
  
  nhossain
  Subscriber
  
  Dear ANSYS Users:
  Could you please advise how to change the orientation of beam188? I am making a cantilever beam using BEAM188 element. Please see my code below. This gives me an I-beam. I want to change the oritation of this I-beam by 90 degree, clockwise. Any help will be highly appreciated.
  fini
  /clear
  /title, Beam Problem "Exercise # 4.25"
  /prep7
  
  !! Make model first
  !! Define Keypoints
  k,1,0,0
  k,2,10*12,0 !! x=10 feet
  !! Create Lines
  L,1,2 !! L1
  /pnum,line,1
  Lplot
  !! element type
  et,1,188
  sectype,1,beam,I
  !! Properties for W27 x 178 I Beam
  w1=14
  w2=14
  w3=27.81
  t1=1.19
  t2=t1
  t3=0.725
  secdata,w1,w2,w3,t1,t2,t3
  
  !! material, steel
  mp,ex,1,30e6
  mp,prxy,1,0.3
  !! Make FE model
  esize,1 !! Element size = 1 inch
  
  !! Recall Proper ID Numbers
  type,1
  mat,1
  Lmesh,All
  /eshape,1
  eplot
- May 2, 2023 at 5:01 am
  
  Ashish Khemka
  Forum Moderator
  
  Hi Awlad,
  Please see if the following link helps you:
  How do I change the orientation of a BEAM188 element when I have generated the element directly (i.e. without using lines or LATT command)? - Ansys Knowledge
  Regards,
  Ashish Khemka