Split Section, Panel or Bounded Plate



Next	Press the down arrow key and select Next to proceed to the next split process.
Plane	Press the down arrow key and select Plane to split a section or panel using a plane. Refer to Split Section or Panel using a Plane for further information.

The new GENSEC and PANE elements display in the Model Explorer.

Split Section or Panel using a Plane

Splits sections or panels using a plane created from a maximum of three identified points.

You are prompted to Select element(s) to split

Note:

The prompt does not display if the section or panel element is already selected.

Click to identify a section or panel to split.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split or <Next>

Note:

The prompt does not display if the section or panel element is already selected.

The prompt is repeated, allowing you to identify multiple sections or panels to split.

Input N at the prompt and press Enter to specify the split plane.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split with or <Plane>

Input P at the prompt and press Enter to specify the plane.

You are then prompted to Select first point or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first point of the plane.

You are then prompted to Select second point or <Finish>

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the second point of the plane.

You are then prompted to Select third point or <Finish>

Input a dimensional value in the field and press Enter or click to identify the third point of the plane.

The sections and panels are split at the intersection with the plane.

Throughout the split process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.



Next	Press the down arrow key and select Next to proceed to the next split process.
Plane	Press the down arrow key and select Plane to split a section or panel using a plane.
LCS	Press the down arrow key and select LCS to split a section or panel at an alignment point with the origin of the local coordinate system.
Finish	Press the down arrow key and select Finish to end the command.

The new GENSEC and PANE elements display in the Model Explorer.

Split Bounded Plate at Section Intersection

Splits bounded plates at section intersections.

You are prompted to Select element(s) to split

Note:

The prompt does not display if the bounded plate element is already selected.

Click to identify a bounded plate to split.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split or <Next>

Note:

The prompt does not display if the bounded element is already selected.

The prompt is repeated, allowing you to identify multiple bounded plates to split.

Input N at the prompt and press Enter to specify the split points.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split with (Gap width: #mm) or <Plane>

Click to identify an intersecting section to define a split point.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split with (Gap width: #mm) or <Next>

The prompt is repeated, allowing you to identify multiple sections and define additional split points.

Input N at the prompt and press Enter to end the command. The bounded plates are split at the intersecting split points.

Throughout the split process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.



Next	Press the down arrow key and select Next to proceed to the next split process.
Plane	Press the down arrow key and select Plane to split a bounded plate using a plane. Refer to Split Bounded Plate using a Plane for further information.
Gap	Press the down arrow key and select Gap to create a gap between the split plates. You are prompted to Specify gap width or <#mm> Input a dimensional value in the field and press Enter to define the gap. The default is 0.
Back	Press the down arrow key and select Back to undo the last action.

The new PANE, PLOO and STCSET elements display in the Model Explorer. The structural connections of each split bounded plate are updated. Refer to Split Bounded Plate Structural Connections for further information.

Split Bounded Plate using a Plane

Splits bounded plates using a plane created from a maximum of three identified points.

You are prompted to Select element(s) to split

Note:

The prompt does not display if the bounded plate element is already selected.

Click to identify a bounded plate to split.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split or <Next>

Note:

The prompt does not display if the bounded plate element is already selected.

The prompt is repeated, allowing you to identify multiple bounded plates to split.

Input N at the prompt and press Enter to specify the split plane.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split with (Gap width: #mm) or <Plane>

Input P at the prompt and press Enter to specify the plane.

You are then prompted to Select first point (Gap: #mm) or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first point of the plane.

You are then prompted to Select second point (Gap: #mm) or <Finish>

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the second point of the plane.

You are then prompted to Select third point (Gap: #mm) or <Finish>

Input a dimensional value in the field and press Enter or click to identify the third point of the plane.

The bounded plates are split at the intersection with the plane.

Throughout the split process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.



Next	Press the down arrow key and select Next to proceed to the next split process.
Plane	Press the down arrow key and select Plane to split a bounded plate using a plane.
Gap	Press the down arrow key and select Gap to create a gap between the split plates. You are prompted to Specify gap width or <#mm> Input a dimensional value in the field and press Enter to define the gap. The default is 0.
LCS	Press the down arrow key and select LCS to split a bounded plate at an alignment point with the origin of the local coordinate system.
Back	Press the down arrow key and select Back to undo the last action.
Finish	Press the down arrow key and select Finish to end the command.

The new PANE, PLOO and STCSET elements display in the Model Explorer. Refer to Split Bounded Plate Structural Connections for further information.

Split Bounded Plate Structural Connections

The example displays a rectangular bounded plate with four Structural Connections (STCONN) associated with each of the bounded plate edges. The defined split plane is also displayed.

When the bounded plate is split, the structural connections of each split bounded plate is updated.

A new structural connection (displayed in red in the example) is created on each split bounded plate to account for the created edges.

Mutual referencing is established between the structural connection vertices of the adjacent structural connections corresponding to the split geometry. For example:

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The STCVER1 of STCONN2 on Split Bounded Plate 1 references the STCVER2 of STCONN4 on Split Bounded Plate 2 using the STCREF attribute.

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The STCVER2 of STCONN4 on Split Bounded Plate 2 references the STCVER1 of STCONN2 on Split Bounded Plate 1 using the STCREF attribute.

Split Bounded Plate Bounding Elements at Section Intersection

Splits bounded plate bounding elements at section intersections.

Note:

If the bounded plate is selected as an element to split, it will be split as well as the bounding elements.

You are prompted to Select element(s) to split

Note:

The prompt does not display if the bounding element is already selected.

Click to identify a bounding element to split.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split or <Next>

Note:

The prompt does not display if the bounding element is already selected.

The prompt is repeated, allowing you to identify multiple bounding elements to split.

Input N at the prompt and press Enter to specify the split points.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split with or <Plane>

Click to identify an intersecting section to define a split point.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split with or <Next>

The prompt is repeated, allowing you to identify multiple sections and define additional split points.

Input N at the prompt and press Enter to end the command. The bounding elements are split at the intersecting split points.

Throughout the split process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.



Next	Press the down arrow key and select Next to proceed to the next split process.
Plane	Press the down arrow key and select Plane to split a bounding element using a plane. Refer to Split Bounded Plate Bounding Elements using a Plane for further information.
LCS	Press the down arrow key and select LCS to split a bounding element at an alignment point with the origin of the local coordinate system.
Back	Press the down arrow key and select Back to undo the last action.

The new GENSEC elements display in the Model Explorer. The structural connections of each split bounded plate are updated. Refer to Split Bounded Plate Bounding Element Structural Connections for further information.

Split Bounded Plate Bounding Elements using a Plane

Splits bounded plate bounding elements using a plane created from a maximum of three identified points.

Note:

If the bounded plate is selected as an element to split, it will be split as well as the bounding elements.

You are prompted to Select element(s) to split

Note:

The prompt does not display if the bounding element is already selected.

Click to identify a bounding element to split.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split or <Next>

Note:

The prompt does not display if the bounding element is already selected.

The prompt is repeated, allowing you to identify multiple bounding elements to split.

Input N at the prompt and press Enter to specify the split plane.

You are then prompted to Select element(s) to split with or <Plane>

Input P at the prompt and press Enter to specify the plane.

You are then prompted to Select first point or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first point of the plane.

You are then prompted to Select second point or <Finish>

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the second point of the plane.

You are then prompted to Select third point or <Finish>

Input a dimensional value in the field and press Enter or click to identify the third point of the plane.

The bounding elements are split at the intersection with the plane.

Throughout the split process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.



Next	Press the down arrow key and select Next to proceed to the next split process.
Plane	Press the down arrow key and select Plane to split a bounding element using a plane.
LCS	Press the down arrow key and select LCS to split a bounding element at an alignment point with the origin of the local coordinate system.
Back	Press the down arrow key and select Back to undo the last action.
Finish	Press the down arrow key and select Finish to end the command.

The new GENSEC elements display in the Model Explorer. Refer to Split Bounded Plate Bounding Element Structural Connections for further information.

Split Bounded Plate Bounding Element Structural Connections

The example displays four GENSEC bounding elements that are bound to a rectangular plate. Each GENSEC has a Structural Connection (STCONN) associated with the bounded plate edge. The defined split plane is also displayed.

When the bounding element is split, a GENSEC is created with a connection to the bounded plate edge (STCONN5).