rupika
Civil/Environmental
- Apr 3, 2010
- 41
Hi all,
I created the model with elements- beam 188 and link 10. But I have a problem. When I did modal analysis and plot mode shape, I can see there is no connection between lines. I mean they have separated and do not work as a one structure.As I used beam 188 element and it need a K point to orient the beam fist I drew it as a line and then it is meshed using defined orientation key point. Then I can orient the beam with actual cross section.(I beam instead of H beam) If I use element option to draw the beam it will create H beam instead of I beam. But I could see, when I use draw beams as elements, it work as one structure for modal analysis. But I can't orient beam as a I beam with element drawing (It becomes H beam). Can you please help me?
I created the model with elements- beam 188 and link 10. But I have a problem. When I did modal analysis and plot mode shape, I can see there is no connection between lines. I mean they have separated and do not work as a one structure.As I used beam 188 element and it need a K point to orient the beam fist I drew it as a line and then it is meshed using defined orientation key point. Then I can orient the beam with actual cross section.(I beam instead of H beam) If I use element option to draw the beam it will create H beam instead of I beam. But I could see, when I use draw beams as elements, it work as one structure for modal analysis. But I can't orient beam as a I beam with element drawing (It becomes H beam). Can you please help me?