{"id":358271,"date":"2024-03-21T06:13:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T06:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/reply\/358271\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T06:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T06:13:41","slug":"358271","status":"publish","type":"reply","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/358271\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply To: Coordinate system for beam section properties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;section class=&#8221;&rdquo;section&#8221;&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;&rdquo;p&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;By default, the&nbsp;&lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;uicontrol&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;&lt;strong class=&#8221;&rdquo;ph&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;highlight&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;Section Anchor&lt;\/span&gt;<\/strong>&lt;\/span&gt;&nbsp;lies on the centroid of the profile. The&nbsp;&lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;uicontrol&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;&lt;strong class=&#8221;&rdquo;ph&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;highlight&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;Section Anchor&lt;\/span&gt;<\/strong>&lt;\/span&gt;&nbsp;is the point where the profile attaches to the beam path. You can change this in two ways.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/section&gt;&lt;section class=&#8221;&rdquo;section&#8221;&gt;&lt;ul class=&#8221;&rdquo;ul&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;&lt;li class=&#8221;&rdquo;li&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/corp\/v241\/en\/spaceclaim\/Discovery\/user_manual\/beamsorient.html\">Orient Tool <\/a>&nbsp;tool in the&nbsp;&lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;uicontrol&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;&lt;strong class=&#8221;&rdquo;ph&#8221;&gt;Beams<\/strong>&lt;\/span&gt;&nbsp;group of the&nbsp;&lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;uicontrol&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;&lt;strong class=&#8221;&rdquo;ph&#8221;&gt;Prepare<\/strong>&lt;\/span&gt; tab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;ul id=&#8221;&rdquo;t_beams_profile_extracted_beam__ul_ffz_2mx_vqb&rdquo;&#8221; class=&#8221;&rdquo;ul&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;&lt;li class=&#8221;&rdquo;li&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;Select the beam and change the&nbsp;&lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;uicontrol&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;&lt;strong class=&#8221;&rdquo;ph&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;highlight&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;Section Anchor&lt;\/span&gt;<\/strong>&lt;\/span&gt;&nbsp;property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Select the location where the profile intersects with the path of the beam: Area Centroid, Shear Center, or Location. If you select Location, then you can enter the X and Y coordinates of the anchor location. You can then use the &lt;span class=&#8221;&rdquo;uicontrol&rdquo;&#8221;&gt;&lt;strong class=&#8221;&rdquo;ph&#8221;&gt;Orient<\/strong>&lt;\/span&gt; tool to change the direction of a beam, rotate it around its section anchor, and offset it from its section anchor.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/Views\/Secured\/corp\/v241\/en\/spaceclaim\/Discovery\/user_manual\/images\/beamsorient.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The orientation is according to the anchor location and values are calculated based on it.&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/21-03-2024-1711001521-mceclip0.png\" width=\"718\" height=\"395\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Regards,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Devendra&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/section&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-358271","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, By default, the Section Anchor lies on the centroid of the profile. 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