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TABLE OF CONTENTS
01
Chapter 1. Introduction
03
Chapter 2. General Infomation
39
Chapter 3. Geometry
121
Chapter 4. Mesh
281
Chapter 5. Analysis Method
373
Chapter 6. Analysis
415
Chapter 7. Result&Tools
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Section 1. Introduction
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Chapter 2 General
Section 1. Start File
1.1 Create File and Save 1.2 Import 1.3 Export 1.4 Close 3 3 5 10 11 12 12 15 17 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 27 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 38
Section 2. View Toolbar
2.1 View Toolbar 2.2 Display Mode(Geometry) 2.3 Display Mode(Mesh)
Section 3. Modeling Guide Toolbar
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5
Modeling Guide Toolbar Show/Hide GCS Move Work Plane Define Grid Define Snap
Section 4. Select Toolbar
4.1 Select Toolbar 4.2 Select Screen 4.3 Selection Filter 4.4 Intersect 4.5 Select Node/Element by ID
Section 5. Advanced View Control Toolbar
5.1 Clipping Plane 5.2 Mirror Plane 5.3 Iso Value Surface
Section 6. Node /Element Toolbar Section 7. Run Analysis Toolbar
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Chapter 3 Geometry
Section 1. Point and Curve
1.1 Point 1.2 Line 1.3 Arc 1.4 Circle 1.5 Polyline 1.6 Rectangle 1.7 Elipse 1.8 B-Spline 1.9 Profile 1.10 Ploygon 1.11 Helix 1.12 Tunnel 1.13 Filet Curve & Chamfer 1.14 Make Wire 1.15 Extend Curve 1.16 Intersect 1.17 Trim Curve 1.18 Break Curve 1.19 Merge Curve 1.20 Offset Curve 1.21 Shortest Path Line 39 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 53 54 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 64 65 67 68 69 71 72 75 76 77 79 80 81
Section 2. Surface and Solid
2.1 Cylinder 2.2 Cone 2.3 Box 2.4 Wedge 2.5 Sphere 2.6 Torous 2.7 Make Face 2.8 Filet and Chamfer 2.9 Offset 2.10 Imprint 2.11 Auto Connect 2.12 Merge Face-Edge 2.13 Bedding Plane
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Chapter 3 Geometry
Section 3. Boolean
3.1 Solid 3.2 Surface
82 82 85 87 87 88 90 90 92 93 95 96 96 97 98 99 100 101 103 104 104 105 106 107 109 109 110 111 112 112 115 117 118 120
Section 4. Divide
4.1 Solid 4.2 Surface
Section 5. Protrude
5.1 Extrude 5.2 Revolve 5.3 Loft 5.4 Sweep
Section 6. Transform
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7
Translate Rotate Mirror Scale Sweep-Translate Project Attach
Section 7. Sub Shape
7.1 Super Shape 7.2 Remove 7.3 Extract 7.4 Explode
Section 8. Remove
8.1 Face/Edge 8.2 Remove Manual 8.3 Imprinted Object
Section 9. Tools
9.1 Options 9.2 Terrain Geometry Maker 9.3 Frame to Solid 9.4 Check Geometry 9.5 Measure
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Chapter 4 Mesh
Section 1. Property/Coordinate/Function
1.1 Material 1.2 General Material(Behavioral Properties) 1.3 Material Properties 1.4 Property 1.5 Section Property 1.6 Coordinate System 1.7 Function 121 121 123 153 162 164 174 176 190 190 191 191 192 193 193 195 200 204 205 205 206 207 208 208 213 218 221 225 228
Section 2. Control
2.1 Size Control 2.2 Default Size Control 2.3 Property Control 2.4 Match Property
Section 3. Generate
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
1D 2D 3D Remesh
Section 4. Mesh Set
4.1 Rename 4.2 Copy 4.3 Create
Section 5. Protrude
5.1 Extrude 5.2 Revolve 5.3 Fill 5.4 Sweep 5.5 Project 5.6 Offset
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Chapter 4 Mesh
Section 6. Transform
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 231 231 232 234 235 236 237 237 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 245 254 255 256 257 263 264 265 268 268 272 273 273 274 278
Translate Rotate Mirror Scale Sweep
Section 7. Node
7.1 Create 7.2 Delete 7.3 Merge 7.4 Project 7.5 Align 7.6 Modify 7.7 Coordinate System
Section 8. Element
8.1 Create 8.2 Delete 8.3 Modify 8.4 Modify Topology 8.5 Parameters 8.6 Connection 8.7 Extract 8.8 Divide 8.9 Measure 8.10 Interface 8.11 Pile/Pile Tip
Section 9. Tools
9.1 Renumber 9.2 Check 9.3 Table
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Chapter 5 Analysis Method
Section 1. Contact
1.1 Define Contact
281 282 283 284 289 293 294 296 298 299 301 302 304 305 306 308 311 313 315 316 317 318
Section 2. Construction Stage
2.1 Stage Definition Wizard 2.2 Construction Stage Set 2.3 Simulate Construction Stage 2.4 Auto Set
Section 3. Boundary Condition
3.1 Define Set 3.2 Constraint 3.3 Constraint Equation 3.4 Change Property 3.5 Slip Circular Surface 3.6 Slip Polygonal Surface 3.7 Water Level 3.8 Nodal Head 3.9 Nodal Flux 3.10 Surface Flux 3.11 Review 3.12 Draining Condition 3.13 Non-consolidation 3.14 Transmitting
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Chapter 5 Analysis Method
Section 4. Load
4.1 Self Weight 4.2 Force/Moment 4.3 Displacement 4.4 Pressure 4.5 Water Pressure 4.6 Beam Load 4.7 Temperature Load 4.8 Prestress 4.9 Initial Equilibrium Force 4.10 Load Set 4.11 Combined Load Set 4.12 Response Spectrum 4.13 Ground Acceleration 4.14 Time Varying Static 4.15 Dynamic Nodal(Surface) 4.16 Load to Mass 4.17 Train Dynamic Load Table
321 322 323 325 326 327 328 329 331 333 334 334 335 338 341 342 344 345 346 346 353 354 357 361
Section 5. Wizard and Tools
5.1 Tunnel Modeling 5.2 Anchor Modeling 5.3 Seismic Data Generator 5.4 Dynamic Load Data Generator 5.5 Free Field Analysis
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Chapter 6 Analysis
Section 1. Analysis Case
1.1 General 1.2 Solution Type 1.3 Analysis Control(Option) 1.4 Time Step 1.5 Output Control 1.6 Analysis Setting 1.7 Parametric Analysis
373 374 375 390 405 408 409 410
Section 2. Analysis
2.1 Perform/Batch Analysis
411 411 412 412
Section 3. History
3.1 History Output Probes
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Chapter 7 Result and Tools
Section 1. Result
1.1 Combination 1.2 Calculation
415 415 416 417 417 419 422 425 426 427 428 431 432 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 438 440
Section 2. General
2.1 Contour 2.2 Vector 2.3 Diagram 2.4 Smooth 2.5 Fill 2.6 Edge Type 2.7 Deform 2.8 No Results
Section 3. Advanced Function
3.1 Probe 3.2 Multi Step Iso Surface 3.3 Extract 3.4 Local Direction Force Sum 3.5 Cutting Diagram 3.6 Others Elementary Contour Plot 3.7 Others Summation of Reaction 3.8 Others Convert to Decibel 3.9 Others 3D-2D Wizard
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Chapter 7 Result and Tools
Section 4. Special Post
4.1 Seepage 4.2 Slope Stability(SAM) Result 4.3 History
442 442 444 445 447 447 448 449 449 450 450 451 451 452 452 454 454
Section 5. Etc.
5.1 Image File 5.2 Initialize
Section 6. Geometry
6.1 Change Color 6.2 Color Type 6.3 Random Color
Section 7. Node/Element
7.1 Query
Section 8. Export to 3D PDF
8.1 Export to 3D PDF
Section 9. Flight Simulation
9.1 Flight Simulation
