ElementAxisVector

Transforms a vector relative to the elemental system to the global system.

Inputs

elems
An element entity table.
coords
A coordinate vector value table.
vector
A vector relative to the elemental system.
elemSysMethod
The element system method for the model. Valid values are "Bisect" (default value) or "Midpoint" (to be used for all Radioss models).

Outputs

answer
A elemental vector value table.

Comments

  • All vectors in coords must be relative to the global system.
  • The vector string is a space-separated list of three scalar values.
  • elemSysMethod is only applicable for Element-bound vectors and is specific to quadrilateral elements only.

Syntax

ElementAxisVector(elems,coords,vector,elemSysMethod)

XML Example

<call name="ElementAxisVector" vector="1 0 0" coords="coord_tab" elems="elem_tab" answer="ans_tab" />