jfymsam86
Civil/Environmental
- Jan 27, 2013
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Hello
I'm going to use symmetry in my model (because of many interaction).
My model is a I-shape beam connected to a Box column.
But i don't know that how to use it, i mean should i define the symmetry only along the symmetry axis or for all surface that i can see in the YZ view?(I want to use XSYM)
I mean when we define a axis across the middle of Box, we can see 3 surface, (2 flange's thickness and 1 web surface), know symmetry is across only from flanges, not web, does software understand and recognize web when I define only thikhness of 2 flange for XSYM?
I analyzed this problem with only assuming surface in the axis of symmetry,and for whole model, but there are too many differences between the results!!
Why??
Cheers
J.fymsam
I'm going to use symmetry in my model (because of many interaction).
My model is a I-shape beam connected to a Box column.
But i don't know that how to use it, i mean should i define the symmetry only along the symmetry axis or for all surface that i can see in the YZ view?(I want to use XSYM)
I mean when we define a axis across the middle of Box, we can see 3 surface, (2 flange's thickness and 1 web surface), know symmetry is across only from flanges, not web, does software understand and recognize web when I define only thikhness of 2 flange for XSYM?
I analyzed this problem with only assuming surface in the axis of symmetry,and for whole model, but there are too many differences between the results!!
Why??
Cheers
J.fymsam
