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ANSYS Mechanical APDL - Beam Rotation

Thread starter Sauljr11
Start date Feb 19, 2019

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Feb 19, 2019

Sauljr11

Civil/Environmental

Hi everyone, I am new to using Mechanical APDL and am figuring out how to rotate a Beam188 element. I was able to rotate the element using an orientation node above the I-beam, as well as creating a local coordinate system. Is there is an easier and quicker way to rotate the I-beam so that its web faces a different direction?