Modeling & Meshing

Modeling & Meshing

For the PIPE289 element, how can the distance between the graded section nodes in the through-thickness direction be measured?

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      One can do the following:
      1. Use SECPLOT,id,2 to plot the section ID with section node numbers. Make node of two section node numbers that reflect the distance you want to measure
      2. Use SLIST,id,,,FULL to list the section properties, including section nodes. The section nodes will be given the Y and Z coordinates.
      Find the two section nodes identified in step #1 above, then you can easily find the distance between them knowing the [Y, Z] coordinates, which will give you the cell size.