Insertion Points / Cardinal Points
Insertion Points / Cardinal Points
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Is it possible to change the cardinal point of an area element?
When modeling concrete beams and slabs, if only the beam insertion point is adjusted (say to top center), the overall depth of the beam+slab floor system will be (+ slabdepth/2) larger than intended to be modeled.
Thanks
When modeling concrete beams and slabs, if only the beam insertion point is adjusted (say to top center), the overall depth of the beam+slab floor system will be (+ slabdepth/2) larger than intended to be modeled.
Thanks





RE: Insertion Points / Cardinal Points
Area elements have a similar feature in which you assign area thickness overwrites to "move" the area in its local +3 or -3 direction. If you have a large area, meshed or unmeshed, select and assign thickness overwrites using the "user defined joint offsets by points" and specify the joint offsets (local 3 to the area) for each of the 4 corner joints. SAP2000 automatically knows the 4 corner joint labels, so you just input the offset 4 times, once for each corner.
RE: Insertion Points / Cardinal Points
Is it possible to specify the joint offset for an area element with one command? The model I am currently working on is a relatively large floor system with a fine mesh (vibrational analysis for sensitive equipment). It is not practical to go though each node and change the joint offset. Also, the slab changes depth throughout the floor, so just changing the frame member offset will not quite give an accurate representation for the entire floor.
I am trying to see if there is a way to expedite the process.
Thanks again.
RE: Insertion Points / Cardinal Points
RE: Insertion Points / Cardinal Points
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RE: Insertion Points / Cardinal Points
When I assign the area joint offsets to a group of shell elements, the "multiple" for joint ID does appear. But, only one joint for each area element is offset. Have you encountered this before? Do you know what it going on?
Even when I try to assign an area joint offset to one shell element, I am not given the option to toggle through different joints.
Thanks
RE: Insertion Points / Cardinal Points
RE: Insertion Points / Cardinal Points