Problem with defining real constants in ANSYS

[georg2976]

Dear people,

I have a problem with preprocessor-real constants add and after choosing the beam I got the message

"The beam 188 element type does not require real constants"

How to solve it? Before that I choose structural, element type beam 2d.

Regards

 

[Drej]

You will need to use SECTYP and SECDATA to define the properties of the beam - real constants, like some other elements in current ANSYS releases, are no longer used to define the properties of the element.


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[georg2976]

Can you give me detail information how to set properties of the beam? I dont know what is SECTYP and SECDATA. Explain what to do exactly in Ansys.

 

[Drej]

Best thing to do is go to the help manual and look at BEAM188, all of the details are explained very clearly.


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