Pre-Processing
Stiffeners are defined as beam elements, but they are not actual finite
elements in a coarse mesh model. Instead, they are treated as additional
stiffn...
Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 at 11:51 AM
The axial and bending stiffness of the stiffener(s) defined on that plate
element are "smeared" into the panel's property. If an edge stif...
Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 at 11:52 AM
No, in the case of a strake element with coinciding reference of opposite EndPoints, the triangular element is degenerated to a simple triangle.
Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 at 11:55 AM
Yes, plate and beam properties and stiffener layouts can be sorted in the properties dialog by name, thickness, etc. Click modify in the properties dialog t...
Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 at 11:57 AM
Using a right-mouse-click on a particular Part (via the Parts Tree), the user
has the ability to make particular parts visible or invisible. This works w...
Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 at 11:58 AM
MAESTRO can create an equivalent I-beam element by
adding a second flange to an existing T-beam element. This second flange is
defined in the Beams tab...
Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 at 12:01 PM
Yes. You can create a general group of all the elements desired and modify the entire group's element's properties at once. For example, if you ...
Wed, 28 Oct, 2015 at 12:03 PM