COPY NODE
This function allows the user to generate a new set of un-referenced nodes from user-specified nodal locations.
Select nodes by using options in the SELECT NODE dialog window. See Figure 5.4.2.
Figure 5.4.2 Select Node
There are several ways to select nodes:
By cursor.
By drag window: Select
two points in the screen to form a window.
By multi-point
region: Select several points on the screen to form a multi-point region.
Near a plane: Select a
plane and enter the location and tolerance.
BY PART NAME
Select the PART option and select the part that includes the nodes.
BY NODE RANGE
Select KEY IN NODE RANGE. A dialog window will be displayed for entering the starting number, ending number, and increment.
- Select OK after node selection.
- Define a coordinate system by using options in the LCS dialog window.
- Enter the number of copies in the next dialog window.
There are two ways to copy nodes:
1.MOVE
Enter displacements in the next dialog window.
2.ROTATE
Enter the angle increment in the next dialog window. The nodes will rotate along the W-axis.
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