PROJECT NODE

 

This function allows the user to project a node or group of nodes onto a plane, surface(s) or a set of elements.

 

1.       ON F. E. MESH

 

l          Select a set of elements by using options in the SELECT ELEMENT dialog window.

 

l          Create a new local coordinate system to define the projection vector. The nodes are projected along the W-axis.

 

l          Select nodes to project.

 

l          Use UNDO LAST to reject the last projection.

 

2.        ON LOCAL UV-PLANE

 

l          Create a new coordinate system to determine the UV-plane using the options in the LCS dialog window.

 

l          A DYNAFORM Question window is displayed.  See Figure 5.4.3.

 

 

Figure 5.4.3  Project Node Question


 

Selecting YES enables the user to select nodes that will be projected on the local U-V plane using options in the SELECT NODE dialog window.

 

Selecting NO prompts the user to create a new coordinate system.   .

 

3.        ON SURFACE

 

The user selects a set of surfaces by using the options in the SELECT SURFACE dialog window.  The selected nodes will be projected onto the selected surfaces along the projection direction.

 

4.        ON SHELL ELEMENT (NORMAL)

 

The user selects a set of shell elements by using the options in the SELECT ELEMENTS dialog window. The selected nodes will be projected on the selected shell elements along the shell element normal.