Align Tools: Beam 3-Axis by Connection

Description

Aligns the principal 3 axis for an open ended series of beams connected end to end.

Beams are aligned from a start end to the other end. The start end is selected as the end with the lower of the two beam numbers.

Dialog

Keep end-attribute location

Retains the location of end-attributes where the axial direction of an element is flipped due to the alignment operation (that is, the end-attributes of a flipped element are swapped to place them at their geometric location prior to the flip).

End-attributes include beam connection UCS, end releases, heat transfer attributes, response variables, end and side attachments.