On Spherical Faces
You can use this option only when all the selected faces are spherical.
Each face can have a different center. The radial, longitude, and latitude
directions for each face are based on its own center.
|
Attribute |
Value |
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Possible DOFs for solid meshes |
3 translations |
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Possible DOFs for shell meshes |
3 translations and 3 rotations |
|
3D symbol |
translation |
rotation |
|
Selectable entities |
Spherical faces only |
|
Translations |
 Radial
|
|
 Longitude
|
|
 Latitude
|
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Rotations (for shells only) |
About radial direction |
|
About longitude direction |
|
About latitude direction |
The radial, longitude, and latitude directions of a spherical face are
illustrated in the figure. Use Show preview
to identify the latitude and longitude directions.
