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Special Characters | GEOMETRY POINT COORD [pnam]

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VIEW GEOMETRY Part [Colour] | VIEW MESH | VIEW MESH | VIEW SHAPE Shape_name

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VIEW GEOMETRY Part [Colour] | VIEW MESH | VIEW MESH | VIEW SHAPE Shape_name

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FEMGEN model

making a copy: UTILITY COPY GEOMETRY model_name

FEMGEN model

deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier

FEMVIEW model

deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier

FEMVIEW neutral files

FEMGEN neutral files

FEMGEN model

writing to file: UTILITY WRITE

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Absolute rotations

CONSTRUCT SPACE TOLERANCE Type

Absolute tolerance

Activating coordinate systems

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS LOCAL csyst

Adding names

cee Labelling

Adding results together

RESULTS CALCULATE COMBINE Combination_name

Adding to a set

CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND

Ambient lighting

VIEW OPTIONS LIGHT Source

Analysis loading environments

Primary Command PROPERTY

Analysis program loading environment

PROPERTY FE-PROG Program_ID [Analysis_Type]

Analysis type setting

PROPERTY FE-PROG Program_ID [Analysis_Type]

Analytical shapes

CONSTRUCT SHAPE

line definition from: GEOMETRY LINE INTERSECT [lnam]
surface definition from: GEOMETRY SURFACE INTERSECT [snam]

Angle of rotation

DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control

Angle of sight to the model

EYE ANGLE Control

Angles

UTILITY MEASURE | UTILITY MEASURE

Animation

automatic setup: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control
colour: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
cyclic: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
duration: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
from batch files: UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
linear: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
macro commands: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control
monchrome: UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
monochrome: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control
of complex values: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control
of modeshapes: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control
of results: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control
quitting: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
sequence of: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control
speed: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
submenu: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control

Anisotropic materials

Annotating

cee Label

Annotation of contour lines

Anticlockwise rotations

CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND | CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND

Appending to a set

Applying constraints

to PROPERTY BOUNDARY to PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]

Applying displacements to the model

PRESENT SHAPE [[FACTOR] Factor]

Arbitrary cross sections

CONSTRUCT XSECTION | VIEW XSECTION Mode [Definition

Arbitrary cut-away sections

VIEW CUTAWAY Definition of

Arbitrary plane through the model

CONSTRUCT XSECTION | VIEW CUTAWAY Definition of | VIEW XSECTION Mode [Definition

Archive files

UTILITY WRITE | UTILITY WRITE | UTILITY WRITE

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Arcs

GEOMETRY LINE ARC [lnam]

Assemblies

constraining: PROPERTY BOUNDARY EXTERNAL [name]

Assigning

cee Attaching

Attaching

beam orientations: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
beam sections: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
load masks: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
local coordinate systems: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
physical properties: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
space curves: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
thickness: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
time curves: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]

Attributes

deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier

Automatic model framing

RESULTS CALCULATE AVERAGE

Averaging results

Difference: RESULTS CALCULATE AV-DIFF
Percentage difference: RESULTS CALCULATE PERDIFF [Tolerance]

Axes

cee alsoCoordinates

labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
positioning: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

Backing up the database

UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Bandwidth

renumbering nodes: MESHING RENUMBER Control

Batch files

results calculations from: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name

Batch input

Beams

cross-sectional area

deleting sections

PRESENT GRAPH BEAM Elements

diagrams

general section

PRESENT GRAPH BEAM Elements

graphs

imposed on the mesh: PRESENT DIAGRAM [[FACTOR] Factor]

I section

RESULTS CALCULATE INTEGRATE Control

integration over

listing sections

moment of inertia

PROPERTY PHYSICAL PIPE [phname]

orientations

assigning: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]

pipe section

product of inertia

section

box: PROPERTY PHYSICAL BOX [phname]

sections

assigning: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]

T section

torsional stiffness

PROPERTY PHYSICAL USEC [phname]

U section

Bending moment diagrams

PRESENT DIAGRAM [[FACTOR] Factor] | PRESENT GRAPH BEAM Elements

Biasing the distribution of elements

Binary operators for calculations

CONSTRUCT SET Set_Name COMPLEMENT | CONSTRUCT SET Set_name INTERSECT

Body

cee also Parts

applying a shrink factor: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type
creating from a sweep: GEOMETRY SWEEP part [name]
definition: GEOMETRY BODY Control to GEOMETRY BODY 6SURFS [bnam]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
five surface definition: GEOMETRY BODY 5SURFS [bnam]
four surface definition: GEOMETRY BODY 4SURFS [bnam]
general: GEOMETRY BODY GENERAL [bnam]
in-line editing: GEOMETRY BODY Control
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
manual definition of elements: GEOMETRY BODY ELEMENTS [bnam]
multi surface definition: GEOMETRY BODY GENERAL [bnam] | GEOMETRY BODY PRISM [bnam]
number of elements on: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name | UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
six surface definition: GEOMETRY BODY 6SURFS [bnam]
two surface definition: GEOMETRY BODY 2SURFS [bnam]

Boolean sets operations

Boundary conditions

definition of: to PROPERTY BOUNDARY to PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]

Box section beam

PROPERTY PHYSICAL BOX [phname]

Broken line mesh

VIEW GEOMETRY Part [Colour]

Building a view

CAD input

merging parts: CONSTRUCT MERGE [Set_name] [Tol]
reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Calculating new loadcases

RESULTS CALCULATE to RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES

Calculations

user defined: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name

Calculations on stored results

RESULTS CALCULATE to RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES | RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum

Cancelling

cee also deleting

broken line view: VIEW OPTIONS BROKEN [OFF]
colour: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
command echo: UTILITY SETUP ECHO [ON/OFF]
current range of results: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]
effect of a command: UTILITY SETUP UNDO ON/OFF | UTILITY UNDO
graphical feedback: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type
hidden views: VIEW HIDDEN Mode
menu: UTILITY SETUP MENU Control
mesh line display: VIEW OPTIONS EDGES [Control]
results display: RESULTS OFF
shrinking: VIEW OPTIONS SHRINK [Type]
the mesh display: VIEW MESH

Cancelling the mesh

MESHING CANCEL

Cartesian coordinates

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS RECTANGUL

Centralising the model

Centralising the workbox

PROPERTY LOADS CENTRIFU [lname]

Centrifugal loads

Changing

the contents of sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE | CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
the mesh density: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
the screen layout: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

Character size

plotter: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control

Circles

GEOMETRY LINE CIRCLE pnam | GEOMETRY LINE CURVE [lnam]

Clearing labels

LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name

Clearing the results display

RESULTS OFF

Clockwise rotations

CONSTRUCT SET CLOSE [Set_name]

Closing sets

Colour

animation: DRAWING ANIMATE Type Control | UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
applying to parts: VIEW GEOMETRY Part [Colour]
assigning to the model: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
cancelling: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
changing the background: UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]
contours: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]
element edges only: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
filling with: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
highlighting parts: VIEW SPOT Part [Colour]
inverting: UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]
labels: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL SHAPE [Shape_name [Colour]]
modulation of maxmin display: PRESENT OPTIONS PEAKS MODULATE
modulation of numerical values: PRESENT OPTIONS NUMERIC MODULATE
modulation of vectors: PRESENT OPTIONS VECTORS Control
of element types: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
of feedback: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type
of groups: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
of hidden views: VIEW HIDDEN Mode
of materials: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
of mesh: VIEW MESH
of mesh quality: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
of nodes: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
of physical: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
plotter format: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control
redefining: UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]
setting in startup file: UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Combining geometric parts

CONSTRUCT MERGE [Set_name] [Tol]

Combining lines

GEOMETRY LCMB lnam lnam1

Combining meshes

MESHING MERGE [Merge] Part1 | MESHING MERGE ALL/setname [Control]

Combining models

Primary Command ASSEMBLE

Combining results

RESULTS CALCULATE | RESULTS CALCULATE COMBINE Combination_name to RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES

Command

controlling echo: UTILITY SETUP ECHO [ON/OFF]
log of: UTILITY LOG [Filename]
macros: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
setting number of lines for echo: UTILITY SETUP DIALOGUE Lines
synonyms: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
undoing effect off: UTILITY SETUP UNDO ON/OFF | UTILITY UNDO

Complementary sets

CONSTRUCT SET Set_Name COMPLEMENT

Completion of sets

CONSTRUCT SET CLOSE [Set_name] | CONSTRUCT SET OPEN [Set_name]

Complex results

RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component] | RESULTS INVARIANT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS NODAL Attribute [Component]

Concentrated loads

PROPERTY LOADS FORCE [lname]

Cone

definition: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CONE [shape_name]
variable radius: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CONE [shape_name]

Confirmation prompt

switching it off: UTILITY SETUP CONFIRM MODIFY/DELETE

Connectivity of elements

VIEW EDGES [Edge Control] | VIEW FACES Side [View_angle] | VIEW OPTIONS EDGES [Control]

Constant for element results

cee Invariant results

Constraining the model

to PROPERTY BOUNDARY to PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]

Constraints

changing the default name: CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part
coupled: PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]
defining: to PROPERTY BOUNDARY to PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
displacements: PROPERTY LOADS DISPLACE [lname]
elastic: PROPERTY BOUNDARY ELASTIC [name]
external: PROPERTY BOUNDARY EXTERNAL [name]
fixed: PROPERTY BOUNDARY CONSTRAINT [name] | PROPERTY BOUNDARY MPC RBEAM | PROPERTY BOUNDARY MPC RCONNECT | PROPERTY BOUNDARY RELEASE [name]
general: PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]
labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
positioning points for: GEOMETRY POINT AT-NODE [pnam]
prescribed: PROPERTY BOUNDARY PRESCRIBE [name]
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name

Construction shapes

CONSTRUCT SHAPE

Continuation lines

Contoured mesh lines

MESHING SHAPE Part Projection

Contours

annotation of: PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode
cancelling: RESULTS OFF
edge: PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode
filled: PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode
key: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]
keylines: PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode
labelling of: PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode
legend: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]
levels: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]
line: PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode
number of: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]
on edge views: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]
on hidden line views: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]
on outline views: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]
setting the levels: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]
shell: PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode
steps: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]
values of: PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range]

Control of mesh profiles

Controlling the mesh density

VIEW OPTIONS Mode Control

Controlling the view

Controlling the view of the model

Primary Command EYE

Converting a previous database

UTILITY UPDATE model_name

Coordinate systems

applying to results: RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum
assigning: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
Cartesian: CONSTRUCT COORDSYS RECTANGUL
changing the default name: CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part
Cylindrical: CONSTRUCT COORDSYS CYLINDRIC
defining: CONSTRUCT COORDSYS
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
detaching: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
effect on node numbering: MESHING RENUMBER Control
Global: CONSTRUCT COORDSYS GLOBAL
labelling: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
Local: CONSTRUCT COORDSYS | CONSTRUCT COORDSYS LOCAL csyst
Polar: CONSTRUCT COORDSYS CYLINDRIC | CONSTRUCT COORDSYS SPHERICAL
Rectangular: CONSTRUCT COORDSYS RECTANGUL
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
Spherical Polar: CONSTRUCT COORDSYS SPHERICAL

Coordinates

converting digitized

CONSTRUCT SPACE DIGITIZER coor1

effect of coord system on

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS

entering

GEOMETRY POINT COORD [pnam]

nodal

listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control

parametric definition

GEOMETRY POINT COORD [pnam]

point

listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control

variable

GEOMETRY POINT COORD [pnam]

workbox

CONSTRUCT SPACE WORK-BOX Control

Copying

tolerance for: CONSTRUCT SPACE TOLERANCE Type

Copying between viewports

DRAWING VIEWPORT Action Control

Copying parts

GEOMETRY COPY part [name]

Coupled Degrees of Freedom

PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]

Creating a mesh

Creating an analysis input deck

Cross section

defining: CONSTRUCT SHAPE PLANE [shape_name] | CONSTRUCT XSECTION | VIEW XSECTION Mode [Definition
filtering results with: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]
tranformation of stresses onto: RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum
viewing: EYE NORMAL

Curl

RESULTS LOADCASE Loadcase_name [Range]

Current loadcase

Current range of results

RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]

Cursor

appending to sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND | CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
defining a cross section with: CONSTRUCT XSECTION | VIEW XSECTION Mode [Definition
defining a cut-away with: VIEW CUTAWAY Definition of
defining a line with: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name]
developing a view with: VIEW DEVEL Mode
entering coordinates with: GEOMETRY POINT COORD [pnam]
mapping points: CONSTRUCT SPACE CURS-SHPE Control
mid-side point definition with: GEOMETRY SURFACE REGION [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 3POINTS [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 3SIDES [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 4POINTS [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam]
numerical display using: PRESENT NUMERIC [Range]
picking a node for point definition: GEOMETRY POINT AT-NODE [pnam]
picking items to delete: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
picking items to list: UTILITY TABULATE Control
picking labels with: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
picking points: GEOMETRY POINT INTERSECT pnam
point definition: CONSTRUCT SPACE CURS-SHPE Control
positioning lights with: VIEW OPTIONS LIGHT Source
removing from sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
removing parts from sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
setting up colours with: UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]
shifting the model with: EYE SHIFT Control
splitting lines with: GEOMETRY SPLIT line_name [point_name]
use of: INPUT USING GRAPHICAL INPUT
zooming in/out with: EYE ZOOM Control

Curves

GEOMETRY LINE ARC [lnam] | GEOMETRY LINE CIRCLE pnam | GEOMETRY LINE CURVE [lnam] | GEOMETRY LINE SPLINE [lnam]

Cut-away

defining: CONSTRUCT SHAPE PLANE [shape_name] | VIEW CUTAWAY Definition of

Cylinder

definition: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CYLINDER [shape_name]
variable radius: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CYLINDER [shape_name]

Cylindrical coordinates

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS CYLINDRIC

Dashed line mesh

VIEW OPTIONS DEFORM Component

Database

converting previous version: UTILITY UPDATE model_name
updating previous version: UTILITY UPDATE model_name

Date

model creation and modification: Primary Command INDEX

Default

workbox size: CONSTRUCT SPACE WORK-BOX Control

Defining

boundary conditions: to PROPERTY BOUNDARY to PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]

Deformed view of the mesh

Degrees of freedom

cee constraints

displaced: PROPERTY LOADS DISPLACE [lname]

Deleting

FEMGEN model: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
FEMVIEW model: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
attributes: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
drawings: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
effect of a command: UTILITY SETUP UNDO ON/OFF | UTILITY UNDO
lines: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
loadcases: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
models: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
plotfiles: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
results: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
sets: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
switching off the confirmation prompt: UTILITY SETUP CONFIRM MODIFY/DELETE
synonyms: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
with the cursor: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier

Density

Developed view of a shell

VIEW DEVEL Mode

Diagonal node renumbering

RESULTS CALCULATE AV-DIFF

Diagram

beam on the mesh: PRESENT DIAGRAM [[FACTOR] Factor]

Dialogue

controlling: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type

Dialogue area

setting up: UTILITY SETUP DIALOGUE Lines

Difference

Differentiation of graphs

RESULTS CALCULATE DIFFERENT Control

Digitizer

coordinate space: CONSTRUCT SPACE DIGITIZER coor1

Direction of sight to the model

EYE DIRECTION Control

Displacement loads

PROPERTY LOADS DISPLACE [lname]

Displacements

applying to the mesh: VIEW OPTIONS DEFORM Component
applying to the model: PRESENT SHAPE [[FACTOR] Factor]

Displaying

cee Viewing

Displaying names

cee Labelling | cee Labelling

Displaying the mesh

UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test

Displaying the model

cee View

Displaying the results

Primary Command PRESENT

Distances

UTILITY MEASURE | UTILITY MEASURE

Distortion of element

Distributed loads

PROPERTY LOADS PRESSURE [lname]

Divergence

GEOMETRY SPLIT line_name [point_name]

Dividing lines

Divisions

assigning: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
defining on line: GEOMETRY LINE Control to GEOMETRY LINE STRAIGHT [lnam]
labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name

Dotted line mesh

Dotted outline of model

EYE LOCATE [OFF]

Drawing

splitting into 2, 3 or 4 views: DRAWING VIEWPORT Action Control

Drawings

contents status: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
listing contents of: UTILITY TABULATE Control
listing saved: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Duplicate parts

merging: CONSTRUCT MERGE [Set_name] [Tol]

Duplicate points

tolerance for: CONSTRUCT SPACE TOLERANCE Type

DXF format files

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Echo

setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Edge contours

VIEW EDGES [Edge Control] | VIEW OPTIONS EDGES [Control]

Edge view of a model

Editing

cee also deleting

Editing the screen contents

DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

Elastic supports

PROPERTY BOUNDARY ELASTIC [name]

Element centroid results

cee Invariant results

Element library

assigning: MESHING TYPES Part [El_type]

Element nodal results

RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component]

Element numbering

control of: MESHING OPTIONS ELEMENT Start_element

Element quality

cee Mesh Quality

Element types

colouring by: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
definition of: MESHING TYPES Part [El_type]
labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]

Element variants

assigning: MESHING TYPES Part [El_type]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Elements

adding to sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
appending types to sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
assigning to a body: GEOMETRY BODY ELEMENTS [bnam]
assigning to a line: GEOMETRY LINE ELEMENTS lnam
assigning to a surface: GEOMETRY SURFACE ELEMENTS [snam]
assigning types and variants: MESHING TYPES Part [El_type]
biasing the distribution: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
colour of edges: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
defining a line of: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name]
defining from nodes: MESHING ELEMENT Definition
defining type on bodies: GEOMETRY BODY Control to GEOMETRY BODY 6SURFS [bnam]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
graph across loadcases: PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT Elements
labelling: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
number on a body: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
number on a line: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
number on a surface: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
plotting along a line: PRESENT GRAPH LINE Line_definition
removing from a part: MESHING TYPES Part [El_type]
removing from sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
removing types from sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
shrinking: VIEW OPTIONS SHRINK [Type]
size of: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
specifying values to use: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]
viewing faces of: VIEW FACES Side [View_angle]
viewing the connectivity: VIEW EDGES [Edge Control]

Ellipse

GEOMETRY LINE ARC [lnam]

Enviroment

index: Primary Command INDEX

Equations for postprocessing calculations

Exiting the program

PROPERTY BOUNDARY EXTERNAL [name]

External degrees of freedom

Extrapolate results

RESULTS CALCULATE EXTRAPOL

Eye rotate

changing the sense of: UTILITY SETUP ROTATIONS Mode

Face view

VIEW FACES Side [View_angle]

Factor

perspective: EYE PERSPECT [Control]

Factor of safety

RESULTS CALCULATE SAFETY Loadcase_name

Factoring results

RESULTS CALCULATE to RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES

Feedback

controlling: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control

File formats

FEMGEN neutral

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

FEMVIEW neutral

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

archive

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

batch

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

drawings

PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range] | PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode

Files

outputting to: UTILITY WRITE | UTILITY WRITE
synonym: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control

Filled contours

Filled view of the model

RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]

colour: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute

Fillets

defining: GEOMETRY FILLET LINE [lnam1]

Filtering results

Finishing execution

PROPERTY BOUNDARY CONSTRAINT [name] | PROPERTY BOUNDARY MPC RCONNECT | PROPERTY BOUNDARY RELEASE [name]

Fixed constraints

Fixed contsraints

PROPERTY BOUNDARY MPC RBEAM

Flattening shell models

VIEW DEVEL Mode

Flipping surfaces

GEOMETRY FLIP part/ALL or:

Four point surface definition

GEOMETRY SURFACE 4POINTS [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam]

Framing the model

VIEW EDGES [Edge Control] | VIEW OPTIONS EDGES [Control]

Free edge display

Free line definition

CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name]

Gaussian results

RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component]

General materials

General section beam

PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]

Generalised constraints

Generating the mesh

Geometric node renumbering

Geometry

definition: Primary Command GEOMETRY
fillets: GEOMETRY FILLET LINE [lnam1]
labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name
shrinking: VIEW OPTIONS SHRINK [Type]
viewing: VIEW GEOMETRY Part [Colour]

Gradients

PROPERTY LOADS GRAVITY [lname]

Graph

Space curves: UTILITY GRAPH Type name
Time curves: UTILITY GRAPH Type name

Graphical feedback

controlling: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type

Graphics devices

coordinate space: CONSTRUCT SPACE DIGITIZER coor1

Graphs

PRESENT GRAPH Mode

across loadcases: PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT Elements | PRESENT GRAPH NODE Nodes
along a line through the model: PRESENT GRAPH LINE Line_definition
assisted: PRESENT GRAPH PROMPT
axes, limits of: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
axes, linear or logarithmic: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
axes, multiple or single: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
axes, swap: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
beams: PRESENT GRAPH BEAM Elements
defining a line for: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name]
defining the loadcase range for: RESULTS LOADCASE Loadcase_name [Range]
differentiation: RESULTS CALCULATE DIFFERENT Control
feedback of values: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
graph lines: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
grid lines: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
imposed on the mesh: PRESENT DIAGRAM [[FACTOR] Factor]
material labels: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
multiple results attributes: RESULTS STACK ADD/IMPORT-XY/CLEAR
options: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
point labels: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
point symbols: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
prompted: PRESENT GRAPH PROMPT
results against results: PRESENT GRAPH RESULTS
results from external files: RESULTS STACK ADD/IMPORT-XY/CLEAR
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control
size and position: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
surface labels: PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH Subject
values considered: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]
viewing lines for: VIEW LINE

Gravity loading

Grouping

cee Sets

Groups

adding to sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
colouring by: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
removing from sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE

Hardcopy

cee also Plotter

making: DRAWING SAVE Mode Control

Heat

cee also Temperature

Heat flow loads

PROPERTY LOADS FORCE [lname]

Heat sources

PROPERTY LOADS HEAT [lname]

Heat transfer

PROPERTY LOADS HEAT [lname]

Hidden view

choice of algorithm: VIEW OPTIONS HIDDEN Algorithm
coloured: VIEW HIDDEN Mode
filled: VIEW HIDDEN Mode
shaded: VIEW HIDDEN Mode
showing surface normals: VIEW HIDDEN Mode

Hidden view of cut-aways

Hidden view of multiple cross sections

History files

UTILITY LOG [Filename]

HP-Laserjet plots

HP-Paintjet plots

HPGL plots

PROPERTY LOADS HYDROSTA [lname]

Hydrostatic loads

I-section beams

RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component] | RESULTS INVARIANT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS NODAL Attribute [Component]

IGES format files

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Imaginary component of complex results

Initial conditions

to PROPERTY INITIAL

applying: to PROPERTY INITIAL to PROPERTY INITIAL IPRES [icname] to PROPERTY INITIAL ISTRESS [icname] to PROPERTY INITIAL ITEMP [icname] to PROPERTY INITIAL IVEL [icname]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
interpretation of: cee Interface Manual | cee Interface Manual | cee Interface Manual | cee Interface Manual | cee Interface Manual
labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
pressure: PROPERTY INITIAL IPRES [icname]
stress: PROPERTY INITIAL ISTRESS [icname]
temperature: PROPERTY INITIAL ITEMP [icname]
velocity: PROPERTY INITIAL IVEL [icname]

Input files for analysis

UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Input from batch files

Integration of results

RESULTS CALCULATE INTEGRATE Control

Integration points

cee Gaussian results

Interleaf

format plots: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control

Intersecting sets

CONSTRUCT SET Set_name INTERSECT

Intersection Curve

definition: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CURVE INTERSECT

Intersection lines

GEOMETRY LINE INTERSECT [lnam]

Intersection point

GEOMETRY POINT INTERSECT pnam

Intersection surfaces

GEOMETRY SURFACE INTERSECT [snam]

Invariant results

RESULTS INVARIANT Attribute [Component]

Inverting colours

UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]

Isolines

cee contours

Isotropic materials

MESHING MERGE [Merge] Part1 | MESHING MERGE ALL/setname [Control]

Joining lines

GEOMETRY LCMB lnam lnam1

Joining meshes

Key

cee also Legend

positioning: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

Labelling

axes: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
constraints: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL OPTIONS CONSTRNTS Control
control of symbol size: LABEL OPTIONS
coordinate systems: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
divisions: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name
element types: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
elements: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
externals: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL OPTIONS EXTERNAL Factor | LABEL OPTIONS EXTERNAL Factor
feedback control: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type
groups: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
in colour: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
Initial conditions: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
loads: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL OPTIONS IJK Control | LABEL OPTIONS LOADS Control
local axes systems: LABEL OPTIONS AXES Factor
materials: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
merged parts: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
mesh: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
mesh quality: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
moving loads: LABEL OPTIONS LOADS Control
MPC's: LABEL OPTIONS MPC Control
nodes: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
off: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name
parts: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name
physical properties: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
removing: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
shapes: LABEL SHAPE [Shape_name [Colour]]
surface normals: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name
with colour: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL SHAPE [Shape_name [Colour]]

Left rotations

GEOMETRY SURFACE SIDE-PNT [snam]

Legend

positioning: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

Lengths

UTILITY MEASURE

Light control

status: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control

Lighting

control of: VIEW OPTIONS LIGHT Source

Line

cee also Parts

arbitrary: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name] | VIEW LINE
arc: GEOMETRY LINE ARC [lnam]
at shape intersection: GEOMETRY LINE INTERSECT [lnam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE INTERSECT [snam]
circles: GEOMETRY LINE CIRCLE pnam
combination: GEOMETRY LCMB lnam lnam1
creating from a sweep: GEOMETRY SWEEP part [name]
defining: GEOMETRY LINE Control to GEOMETRY LINE STRAIGHT [lnam]
defining a surface from: GEOMETRY SURFACE SIDE-PNT [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 3SIDES [snam]
definition of: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
filtering results with: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]
free: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name] | VIEW LINE
from analytical shapes: GEOMETRY LINE INTERSECT [lnam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE INTERSECT [snam]
graphs along: PRESENT GRAPH LINE Line_definition
integration over: RESULTS CALCULATE INTEGRATE Control
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
manual definition from nodes: GEOMETRY LINE NODES [lnam]
manual definition of elements: GEOMETRY LINE ELEMENTS lnam
number of divisions on: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
NURB: GEOMETRY LINE CURVE [lnam]
of elements: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name] | VIEW LINE
of nodes: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name] | GEOMETRY LINE NODES [lnam] | VIEW LINE
point on: GEOMETRY POINT ONLINE [pnam]
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
spline: GEOMETRY LINE SPLINE [lnam]
straight: GEOMETRY LINE STRAIGHT [lnam]
transform of stresses onto: RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum
undoing a split line: GEOMETRY UNSPLIT name1 [name2]
viewing: VIEW LINE

Line and point surface definition

Line combinations

definition of surface from: GEOMETRY SURFACE 3SIDES [snam]
point definition of surface: GEOMETRY SURFACE 3POINTS [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 3SIDES [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 4POINTS [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam]
splitting lines to be: GEOMETRY SPLIT line_name [point_name]

Line contours

PRESENT CONTOUR Mode [Range] | PRESENT OPTIONS CONTOUR Mode

Lines

deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Listing

cee Tabulating

synonyms: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control

Live Drawings

recovering: DRAWING RECOVER Mode Control
saving: DRAWING SAVE Mode Control

Load mask

renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name

Load Masks

CONSTRUCT LMASK

assigning: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
Body load: CONSTRUCT LMASK [lmask] BODY
defining: CONSTRUCT LMASK
Global Coordinate System: CONSTRUCT LMASK [lmask] GLOBAL
Line load: CONSTRUCT LMASK [lmask] LINE
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
Surface load: CONSTRUCT LMASK [lmask] SURFACE

Loadcases

cee also Results

combining with calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE to RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES
defining: to PROPERTY LOADS to PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
graphing across: PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT Elements | PRESENT GRAPH NODE Nodes
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
making current: RESULTS LOADCASE Loadcase_name [Range]
moving load: PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]
numbering: to PROPERTY LOADS to PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]
scan: RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN LOADCASE
selecting a range: RESULTS LOADCASE Loadcase_name [Range]
selecting the step from: RESULTS LOADCASE Loadcase_name [Range]

Loading the model

to PROPERTY LOADS to PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]

Loadpath

moving load: PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]

Loads

applied to elements: PROPERTY LOADS CENTRIFU [lname] | PROPERTY LOADS GRAVITY [lname] | PROPERTY LOADS HYDROSTA [lname] | PROPERTY LOADS PRESSURE [lname]
applied to nodes: PROPERTY LOADS DISPLACE [lname] | PROPERTY LOADS FORCE [lname]
applying: to PROPERTY LOADS to PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]
centrifugal: PROPERTY LOADS CENTRIFU [lname]
concentrated: PROPERTY LOADS FORCE [lname]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
displacements: PROPERTY LOADS DISPLACE [lname]
distributed: PROPERTY LOADS HYDROSTA [lname] | PROPERTY LOADS PRESSURE [lname]
force: PROPERTY LOADS FORCE [lname]
gravity: PROPERTY LOADS GRAVITY [lname]
heat flow: PROPERTY LOADS FORCE [lname]
heat source: PROPERTY LOADS HEAT [lname]
Hydrostatic: PROPERTY LOADS HYDROSTA [lname]
interpretation of: PROPERTY FE-PROG Program_ID [Analysis_Type] | cee Interface Manual
labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
loadpath: PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]
moment: PROPERTY LOADS FORCE [lname]
moving load: PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]
neutral environment: PROPERTY FE-PROG Program_ID [Analysis_Type]
positioning points for: GEOMETRY POINT AT-NODE [pnam]
pressure: PROPERTY LOADS PRESSURE [lname]
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
rotational: PROPERTY LOADS CENTRIFU [lname]
setting the analysis program: PROPERTY FE-PROG Program_ID [Analysis_Type]
temperature: PROPERTY LOADS TEMPERAT [lname]
truck: PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]
volume: PROPERTY LOADS GRAVITY [lname]

Local coordinate systems

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS

application to results: RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum

Locating the model

EYE LOCATE [OFF]

Locked mesh

MESHING OPTIONS LOCK Part

Locking the mesh

Logging of input

UTILITY LOG [Filename]

Macros

UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control

Magnifying the model

EYE ZOOM Control

Magnitude of complex results

RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component] | RESULTS INVARIANT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS NODAL Attribute [Component]

Mapping

midside nodes: MESHING OPTIONS MIDNODES Control
points: CONSTRUCT SPACE CURS-SHPE Control
shapes for: CONSTRUCT SHAPE
surfaces: GEOMETRY SURFACE ONSHAPE shnam

Material boundary display

VIEW EDGES [Edge Control] | VIEW OPTIONS EDGES [Control]

Materials

anisotropic

CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND

appending to sets

assigning

CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part

changing the default name

colouring by

VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute

defining

to PROPERTY MATERIAL to PROPERTY MATERIAL MAT [manm]

deleting

density

detaching

elasticity

RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]

filtering results with

general

interpretation: cee Interface Manual

isotropic

LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]

labelling

listing

naming

to PROPERTY MATERIAL to PROPERTY MATERIAL MAT [manm]

non-standard

Poisson's ratio

CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE

removing from sets

renaming

UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name

temperature for definition

thermal expansion

RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN LOADCASE | RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN SURFACES

Maximum results

Maximum value

PRESENT PEAKS

Maxmin display

PRESENT PEAKS

colour control: PRESENT OPTIONS PEAKS MODULATE
values considered: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]

Measuring

angles: UTILITY MEASURE | UTILITY MEASURE
distances: UTILITY MEASURE | UTILITY MEASURE
lengths: UTILITY MEASURE

Menu

changing width: UTILITY SETUP MENU Control
removing: UTILITY SETUP MENU Control
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Merged parts

CONSTRUCT MERGE [Set_name] [Tol]

labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
tolerance: CONSTRUCT SPACE TOLERANCE Type

Merges

cancelling: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier | UTILITY TABULATE Control
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name

Merging meshes

MESHING MERGE [Merge] Part1 | MESHING MERGE ALL/setname [Control]

Merging tolerance

effect of: MESHING MERGE ALL/setname [Control]

Mesh

adding to the display

broken line view

cancelling

MESHING CANCEL | MESHING GENERATE [Part]

changing the density

controlling the density

VIEW OPTIONS DEFORM Component

deforming

with nodal results: VIEW OPTIONS DEFORM Component

displaying

VIEW MESH | VIEW MESH

effect of options on: VIEW MESH

generating a single part

LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]

labelling

locked

MESHING SHAPE Part Projection

Projection onto a shape

removing from the display

renumbering

writing to file

Mesh Quality

RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN LOADCASE | RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN SURFACES

aspect ratio: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test
colouring by: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
labelling: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
maximum angle: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test
mid node bulge: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test
mid node offset: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test
minimum angle: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test
setting up: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test
total: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test
warpage: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test

Mesh status

listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control

Meshing

algorithm: MESHING OPTIONS ALGORITH Algorithm
Delaunay: MESHING OPTIONS ALGORITH Algorithm
free: MESHING OPTIONS ALGORITH Algorithm
mappped: MESHING OPTIONS ALGORITH Algorithm
Paving: MESHING OPTIONS ALGORITH Algorithm

Midside node

positioning: MESHING OPTIONS MIDNODES Control
testing: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test

Minimum results

Minimum value

PRESENT PEAKS

Mirror transform

CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM MIRROR [tnam]

Model

assembling: Primary Command ASSEMBLE
creation dates: Primary Command INDEX
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
generating: Primary Command FEMGEN
geometry definition: Primary Command GEOMETRY
index: Primary Command INDEX
inputting: UTILITY READ Mode Filename
orientation: EYE ANGLE Control | EYE DIRECTION Control | EYE ROTATE Control Arguments
rotating: EYE ROTATE Control Arguments | UTILITY SETUP ROTATIONS Mode
shifting: EYE SHIFT Control
size: CONSTRUCT SPACE WORK-BOX Control
status: Primary Command INDEX
walk through: EYE WALK eye_point [[view_point]
zooming in: EYE ZOOM Control

Model generation environment

Primary Command FEMGEN

Model saving

Primary Command SAVE

Model transformations

listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Modulus of elasticity

PROPERTY LOADS FORCE [lname]

Moment loads

Monitor

positioning: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

Mouse

button definition: INPUT USING GRAPHICAL INPUT

Moving load

PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]

Moving parts

GEOMETRY MOVE part trkey

Moving the model

EYE SHIFT Control

Multi viewport mode

DRAWING VIEWPORT Action Control

Multilayer elements

selecting the results: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]

Multiple copies

GEOMETRY COPY part [name]

Multiple sided surface definition

GEOMETRY SURFACE REGION [snam]

Names

body: GEOMETRY BODY Control to GEOMETRY BODY 6SURFS [bnam]
changing names: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
displaying: cee Labelling | cee Labelling
for models: Primary Command FEMGEN
initial conditions: to PROPERTY INITIAL to PROPERTY INITIAL IPRES [icname] to PROPERTY INITIAL ISTRESS [icname] to PROPERTY INITIAL ITEMP [icname] to PROPERTY INITIAL IVEL [icname]
line combinations: GEOMETRY LCMB lnam lnam1
lines: GEOMETRY LINE Control to GEOMETRY LINE STRAIGHT [lnam]
loads: to PROPERTY LOADS to PROPERTY LOADS TRUCK [lname]
of parameters: CONSTRUCT PARAMETER Name Value
physical properties: to PROPERTY PHYSICAL to PROPERTY PHYSICAL USEC [phname]
points: GEOMETRY POINT Control to GEOMETRY POINT TRANSFORM [pnam1]
renaming parts: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
Setting the defaults: CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part
split lines: GEOMETRY SPLIT line_name [point_name]
surfaces: GEOMETRY SURFACE Control to GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam]

Neutral files

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Neutral loading environment

Primary Command PROPERTY

Nodal

averaged results: RESULTS NODAL Attribute [Component]
element results: RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component]

Nodal averaging

RESULTS CALCULATE AVERAGE

Difference: RESULTS CALCULATE AV-DIFF
Percentage difference: RESULTS CALCULATE PERDIFF [Tolerance]

Nodal coordinate system

deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Nodal coordinates

writing to file: UTILITY WRITE

Node

control of numbering: MESHING OPTIONS NODE Start_node | MESHING RENUMBER Control

Node numbering

control of: MESHING RENUMBER Control

Nodes

changing the position of: MESHING NODE Definition
colour of: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute | VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute
defining a cross section with: CONSTRUCT XSECTION | VIEW XSECTION Mode [Definition
defining a line of: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name]
defining the coordinates of: MESHING NODE Definition
forming a line from: GEOMETRY LINE NODES [lnam]
graph across loadcases: PRESENT GRAPH NODE Nodes
labelling: LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
manual definition of: MESHING NODE Definition
merging: MESHING MERGE [Merge] Part1 | MESHING MERGE ALL/setname [Control]
plotting along a line: PRESENT GRAPH LINE Line_definition
positioning points at: GEOMETRY POINT AT-NODE [pnam]
projection on to a shape: MESHING SHAPE Part Projection
renumbering: MESHING RENUMBER Control

Non-linear analysis results

selecting steps from: RESULTS LOADCASE Loadcase_name [Range]

Normal view of cross-section

EYE NORMAL

Numbering

of elements: MESHING OPTIONS ELEMENT Start_element
of nodes: MESHING OPTIONS NODE Start_node

Numerical values

colour control: PRESENT OPTIONS NUMERIC MODULATE
displaying on the mesh: PRESENT NUMERIC [Range]
number of significant figures: PRESENT OPTIONS SIGNIF (Number)

NURB Curve

definition: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CURVE NURB

NURB Surface

definition: CONSTRUCT SHAPE SURFACE NURB

Offsetting results values

RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum

Online point

GEOMETRY POINT ONLINE [pnam]

Opening sets

CONSTRUCT SET OPEN [Set_name]

Operators for results calculations

VIEW EDGES [Edge Control] | VIEW OPTIONS EDGES [Control]

Options

meshing: MESHING OPTIONS

Orientation of the model

EYE ANGLE Control | EYE DIRECTION Control

Outline view

Output

cee also Measuring | cee also Writing

of tables: UTILITY TABULATE Control
printer page length: UTILITY SETUP PRINTER PAGELEN

Overlaying plotfiles(FV)

DRAWING RECOVER Mode Control

Parameters

cone radius: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CONE [shape_name]
cylinder radius: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CYLINDER [shape_name]
defining: CONSTRUCT PARAMETER Name Value
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
point coordinates: GEOMETRY POINT COORD [pnam]
position of point on line: GEOMETRY POINT ONLINE [pnam]
sphere radius: CONSTRUCT SHAPE SPHERE [shape_name]

Parts

adding to a set: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
applying a shrink factor: VIEW SPOT Part [Colour]
changing the default name: CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part
copying: GEOMETRY COPY part [name]
defining element type on: MESHING TYPES Part [El_type]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
displaying: VIEW GEOMETRY Part [Colour]
flipping: GEOMETRY FLIP part/ALL or:
framing: EYE FRAME [Part] [Mode]
generating a mesh on: MESHING GENERATE [Part]
highlighting: VIEW SPOT Part [Colour]
labelling: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
merging the mesh on: MESHING MERGE [Merge] Part1 | MESHING MERGE ALL/setname [Control]
moving: GEOMETRY MOVE part trkey
removing from the display: VIEW GEOMETRY Part [Colour]
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
viewing: EYE FRAME [Part] [Mode]

PATRAN format files

reading: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Peaks

labelling: PRESENT PEAKS
results considered: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]

Percentage difference

RESULTS CALCULATE PERDIFF [Tolerance]

Perspective

applying: EYE PERSPECT [Control]

Phase angle of complex results

RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component] | RESULTS INVARIANT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS NODAL Attribute [Component]

Physical

colouring by: VIEW OPTIONS COLOUR Attribute

Physical properties

to PROPERTY PHYSICAL to PROPERTY PHYSICAL USEC [phname]

assigning

CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part

beam

box section: PROPERTY PHYSICAL BOX [phname]
general section: PROPERTY PHYSICAL GENERAL [phname]

beam

changing the default name

deleting

detaching

I-section beam

LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]

labelling

listing

PROPERTY PHYSICAL PIPE [phname]

pipe section beam

renaming

UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name

shell thickness

PROPERTY PHYSICAL THICKNES [phnm]

T-section beam

PROPERTY PHYSICAL USEC [phname]

U-section beam

Picking

parts for sets: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND

Pipes

PROPERTY PHYSICAL PIPE [phname]

Plane definition

CONSTRUCT SHAPE BOX [shape_name]box_definition | CONSTRUCT SHAPE PLANE [shape_name]

Plate thickness

PROPERTY PHYSICAL THICKNES [phnm]

Plotfile

DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
recalling: DRAWING RECOVER Mode Control
saving: DRAWING SAVE Mode Control

Plots

cee Graphs

Plotter

character size: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control
colour: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control
format: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control
polygon fill: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control
scaling output: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control
setting up from batch file: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Pointers adding

Points

cee also Parts

coordinates: GEOMETRY POINT COORD [pnam]
defining: GEOMETRY POINT Control to GEOMETRY POINT TRANSFORM [pnam1]
defining a surface from: GEOMETRY SURFACE SIDE-PNT [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 3POINTS [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 4POINTS [snam] | GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
in-line editing: GEOMETRY POINT Control
intersection: GEOMETRY POINT INTERSECT pnam
mapping cursor definitions: CONSTRUCT SPACE CURS-SHPE Control
on a line: GEOMETRY POINT ONLINE [pnam]
on split lines: GEOMETRY SPLIT line_name [point_name]
parametric positioning: GEOMETRY POINT COORD [pnam] | GEOMETRY POINT ONLINE [pnam] | GEOMETRY POINT TRANSFORM [pnam1]
positioned at a node: GEOMETRY POINT AT-NODE [pnam]
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
set for spline line: GEOMETRY LINE SPLINE [lnam]
switching markers on or off: UTILITY SETUP VIEW Control
transformed: GEOMETRY POINT TRANSFORM [pnam1]

Poisson's ratio

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS CYLINDRIC | CONSTRUCT COORDSYS SPHERICAL

Polar coordinates

Polygon

of elements: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND | CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
of parts: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND

Polygon fill plotters

Position

moving loads: LABEL OPTIONS LOADS Control

Postprocessing calculations

RESULTS CALCULATE to RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES | RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum

Postscript

plots: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control

Powers in calculations

PROPERTY BOUNDARY PRESCRIBE [name]

Pre-check

general body: MESHING OPTIONS CHECK Control
interface elements: MESHING OPTIONS CHECK Control

Prescribed Freedoms

Present

setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Presentation modes

affect of view on: Primary Command PRESENT

Presentation of results

cancelling: RESULTS OFF

Pressure calculations

RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name | RESULTS CALCULATE PRESSURE

Pressure loads

PROPERTY LOADS PRESSURE [lname]

Principal shear

RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name | RESULTS CALCULATE P-SHEAR Component

Principal strain

RESULTS CALCULATE P-ESTRAIN Component

Principal stress

RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name | RESULTS CALCULATE P-STRESS Component

Principal yield

RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name | RESULTS CALCULATE P-YIELD Yield_Value

Printer

cee also Plotter

pagelength: UTILITY SETUP PRINTER PAGELEN
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Printing

copies of the screen: DRAWING SAVE Mode Control

Printing tables

VIEW EDGES [Edge Control] | VIEW OPTIONS EDGES [Control]

Profile edge display

Prompted graphs

PRESENT GRAPH PROMPT

Properties of materials

to PROPERTY MATERIAL to PROPERTY MATERIAL MAT [manm]

Quality

cee Mesh Quality

Quick draw view

VIEW EDGES [Edge Control]

Quitting execution

RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component] | RESULTS INVARIANT Attribute [Component] | RESULTS NODAL Attribute [Component]

Reading

FEMGEN models: UTILITY READ Mode Filename
FEMVIEW models: UTILITY READ Mode Filename
archive files: UTILITY READ Mode Filename | UTILITY READ Mode Filename
batch files: UTILITY READ Mode Filename
CAD models: UTILITY READ Mode Filename

Real component of complex results

Recovering Drawings

DRAWING RECOVER Mode Control

Rectangular coordinates

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS RECTANGUL

Redefining attachments

UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]

Redefining colours

Redefining surface normals

GEOMETRY FLIP part/ALL or:

Redrawing

DRAWING DISPLAY [Mode]

Reference systems

cee Coordinate systems

Refreshing the screen

DRAWING DISPLAY [Mode]

Regions

defining: GEOMETRY SURFACE Control

Related points

GEOMETRY POINT TRANSFORM [pnam1]

Relative tolerance

CONSTRUCT SPACE TOLERANCE Type

Relocating parts

GEOMETRY MOVE part trkey

Removing

cee deleting

Removing from a set

CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE

Removing labels

LABEL MESH Attribute [Control] | LABEL MESH Attribute [Control]

Removing Parts from sets

CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE

Renumbering the mesh

GEOMETRY COPY part [name]

Replicating parts

Results

adding together: RESULTS CALCULATE COMBINE Combination_name
addition calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
at element nodes: RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component]
at gauss points: RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component]
at integration points: RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component]
averaging: RESULTS CALCULATE AVERAGE
batch file input for calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
calculations with user defined expressions: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
combining: RESULTS CALCULATE COMBINE Combination_name
cross product calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
curl calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
defining calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
Difference for averaging: RESULTS CALCULATE AV-DIFF
displaying the values: PRESENT NUMERIC [Range]
divergence of: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
division calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
dot product calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
extrapolate: RESULTS CALCULATE EXTRAPOL
factor of safety: RESULTS CALCULATE SAFETY Loadcase_name
factoring: RESULTS CALCULATE to RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES
gradient calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
graphing across loadcases: PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT Elements | PRESENT GRAPH NODE Nodes
graphing along a line: PRESENT GRAPH LINE Line_definition
graphing variation at element nodes: PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT Elements
graphing variation at elements: PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT Elements
graphing variation at Gauss points: PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT Elements
graphing variation at nodes: PRESENT GRAPH NODE Nodes
graphs of one attribute against another: PRESENT GRAPH RESULTS
integrating: RESULTS CALCULATE INTEGRATE Control
invariant: RESULTS INVARIANT Attribute [Component]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
loadcase titles: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
maximum: RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN LOADCASE | RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN SURFACES
minimum: RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN LOADCASE | RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN SURFACES
multiplication calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
naming: RESULTS CALCULATE to RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES
nodal averaged: RESULTS NODAL Attribute [Component]
operators for calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
Percentage difference for averaging: RESULTS CALCULATE PERDIFF [Tolerance]
power calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
Pressure calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
Principal shear: RESULTS CALCULATE P-SHEAR Component
Principal shear calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
Principal strains: RESULTS CALCULATE P-ESTRAIN Component
Principal stresses: RESULTS CALCULATE P-STRESS Component
Principal stresses calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
Principal yield: RESULTS CALCULATE P-YIELD Yield_Value
Principal yield calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
relative to a line: RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum
relative to a node: RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum
relative to a plane: RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum
relative to value: RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum
resultant calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name | RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
scaling: RESULTS CALCULATE COMBINE Combination_name
scan: RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN LOADCASE | RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN SURFACES
selecting many: RESULTS STACK ADD/IMPORT-XY/CLEAR
square root calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
subtraction calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
time step definition: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
values considered for display: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]
vector: PRESENT VECTORS [Control]
Von Mises: RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES
Von Mises calculations: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
writing to file: UTILITY WRITE

Results presentation

cee Present

Results range status

GEOMETRY FLIP part/ALL or:

Results viewing environment

Primary Command FEMVIEW

Reversing the local Z-axis

Right rotations

EYE ROTATE Control Arguments | UTILITY SETUP ROTATIONS Mode

Rotating the model

Rotational loads

PROPERTY LOADS CENTRIFU [lname]

Rotational transform

CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM ROTATE [tnam]

Rotations

absolute: EYE ROTATE Control Arguments
displaying: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Saving the model

Primary Command SAVE

Scale factor

for shape presentation: PRESENT SHAPE [[FACTOR] Factor]
for vectors: PRESENT VECTORS [Control]

Scaling parts

CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM SCALE [tnam]

Scaling results

RESULTS CALCULATE COMBINE Combination_name

Scanning results

RESULTS CALCULATE | RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN LOADCASE | RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN SURFACES

Screen dumps

DRAWING SAVE Mode Control | cee also Plotter

Screen layout

changing: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]
dialogue area: UTILITY SETUP DIALOGUE Lines

Selecting

averaged nodal results: RESULTS NODAL Attribute [Component]
elementwise results: RESULTS ELEMENT Attribute [Component]
gaussian results: RESULTS GAUSSIAN Attribute [Component]
invariant results: RESULTS INVARIANT Attribute [Component]
loadcase: RESULTS LOADCASE Loadcase_name [Range]
multiple results attributes: RESULTS STACK ADD/IMPORT-XY/CLEAR
the results to be considered: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]

Selective meshing

MESHING OPTIONS LOCK Part | MESHING OPTIONS UNLOCK Part

Separating elements

Separating geometry

Session log

UTILITY LOG [Filename]

Sets

CONSTRUCT SET

adding element types: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
adding elements: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
adding groups: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
adding materials: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
appending: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
appending with cursor: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] APPEND
Boolean combinations of: CONSTRUCT SET Set_Name COMPLEMENT | CONSTRUCT SET Set_name INTERSECT
changing the default name: CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part
closing: CONSTRUCT SET CLOSE [Set_name]
complementary: CONSTRUCT SET Set_Name COMPLEMENT
completion: CONSTRUCT SET CLOSE [Set_name] | CONSTRUCT SET Set_Name COMPLEMENT | CONSTRUCT SET Set_name INTERSECT | CONSTRUCT SET OPEN [Set_name] | CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
copying: GEOMETRY COPY part [name]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier | UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
displaying the mesh in: VIEW MESH
filtering results with: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]
intersected: CONSTRUCT SET Set_name INTERSECT
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
locating in the model: EYE LOCATE [OFF]
name of: CONSTRUCT SET CLOSE [Set_name] | CONSTRUCT SET OPEN [Set_name]
opening: CONSTRUCT SET OPEN [Set_name]
removing element types: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
removing elements: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
removing groups: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
removing materials: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
removing parts from: CONSTRUCT SET [Set_Name] REMOVE
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
spline line from: GEOMETRY LINE SPLINE [lnam]

Sets (FG)

defining a body from: GEOMETRY BODY GENERAL [bnam]

Setting up

animation: UTILITY SETUP ANIMATE Control
colour: UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]
command echo: UTILITY SETUP ECHO [ON/OFF]
command undo: UTILITY SETUP UNDO ON/OFF
confirmation prompt: UTILITY SETUP CONFIRM MODIFY/DELETE
feedback: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type
lighting: VIEW OPTIONS LIGHT Source
menu: UTILITY SETUP MENU Control
mesh quality: UTILITY SETUP QUALITY Test
number of dialogue lines: UTILITY SETUP DIALOGUE Lines
plotter: UTILITY SETUP PLOTTER Control
sense of model rotations: UTILITY SETUP ROTATIONS Mode
synonyms: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control

Shaded contours

Shaded view

lighting for: VIEW OPTIONS LIGHT Source

Shaded view of the model

PRESENT SHAPE [[FACTOR] Factor]

Shape

labelling: LABEL SHAPE [Shape_name [Colour]]

Shape of the deformed mesh

Shapes

box: CONSTRUCT SHAPE BOX [shape_name]box_definition
changing the default name: CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part
cone: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CONE [shape_name]
curve: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CURVE NURB | CONSTRUCT SHAPE CURVE INTERSECT
cylinder: CONSTRUCT SHAPE CYLINDER [shape_name]
defining: CONSTRUCT SHAPE | CONSTRUCT SHAPE
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
displaying: VIEW SHAPE Shape_name
Intersection surface: GEOMETRY SURFACE INTERSECT [snam]
line of intersection: GEOMETRY LINE INTERSECT [lnam]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
mapping points onto: CONSTRUCT SPACE CURS-SHPE Control
mapping surfaces onto: GEOMETRY SURFACE ONSHAPE shnam
plane: CONSTRUCT SHAPE PLANE [shape_name]
point of intersection: GEOMETRY POINT INTERSECT pnam
projection of mesh onto: MESHING SHAPE Part Projection
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
sphere: CONSTRUCT SHAPE SPHERE [shape_name]
surface: CONSTRUCT SHAPE SURFACE NURB

Shear force diagrams

PRESENT DIAGRAM [[FACTOR] Factor] | PRESENT GRAPH BEAM Elements

Shell elements

developed view of: VIEW DEVEL Mode
selecting the surface: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]

Shells

thickness: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier] | PROPERTY PHYSICAL THICKNES [phnm]

Shifting parts

CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM TRANSLATE [trnam] | GEOMETRY MOVE part trkey

Shifting the model location

EYE SHIFT Control

Shrink factor

application of: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type
temporary application of: VIEW SPOT Part [Colour]

Shrinkage factors

PROPERTY BOUNDARY GENERAL [name]

Shrinking elements

Shrinking geometry

GEOMETRY SURFACE SIDE-PNT [snam]

Side and point surface definition

Sides

cee Line

Significant digits

number displayed: PRESENT OPTIONS SIGNIF (Number)

Skewed constraints and loads

cee Coordinate systems

Solid view of the model

CONSTRUCT SHAPE SPHERE [shape_name]

Space

cursor: CONSTRUCT SPACE CURS-SHPE Control
digitizer: CONSTRUCT SPACE DIGITIZER coor1
tolerance: CONSTRUCT SPACE TOLERANCE Type

Space curve

renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name

Space Curves

CONSTRUCT SCURVE

assigning: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
Body: CONSTRUCT SCURVE [scurve] BODY
defining: CONSTRUCT SCURVE
Global Coordinate System: CONSTRUCT SCURVE [scurve] GLOBAL
Line: CONSTRUCT SCURVE [scurve] LINE
Surface: CONSTRUCT SCURVE [scurve] SURFACE

Spaces curves

listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Sphere definition

Spherical Polar coordinates

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS SPHERICAL

Spline line

GEOMETRY LINE SPLINE [lnam]

Splitting lines

GEOMETRY SPLIT line_name [point_name]

Spotting parts

VIEW SPOT Part [Colour]

Springs

PROPERTY BOUNDARY ELASTIC [name]

Square roots

Startup files

setting colour from: UTILITY SETUP COLOUR [Control]

Status

of drawing contents parameters: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
of graphing control parameters: UTILITY TABULATE Control
of light control parameters: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
of model setup parameters: UTILITY TABULATE Control
of present option parameters: UTILITY TABULATE Control
of results range parameters: UTILITY TABULATE Control
of setups: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Steps

loadcase: RESULTS LOADCASE Loadcase_name [Range]

Stopping execution

GEOMETRY LINE STRAIGHT [lnam]

Straight line

Superimposing mesh and geometry

UTILITY SETUP VIEW Control

Surface

applying a shrink factor: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
filtering results with: RESULTS RANGE Limit [Control]
integration over: RESULTS CALCULATE INTEGRATE Control
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name

Surface normals

displaying: LABEL GEOMETRY Attribute [Part_name | VIEW HIDDEN Mode
flipping: GEOMETRY FLIP part/ALL or:

Surfaces

cee also Parts

automatic definition of: GEOMETRY SURFACE AUTOMATIC
automatic sub-division of polygons: GEOMETRY SURFACE ONSHAPE shnam
creating from a sweep: GEOMETRY SWEEP part [name]
defining: GEOMETRY SURFACE Control | GEOMETRY SURFACE Control to GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam]
defining a body from: GEOMETRY BODY 2SURFS [bnam] | GEOMETRY BODY 4SURFS [bnam] | GEOMETRY BODY 5SURFS [bnam] | GEOMETRY BODY 6SURFS [bnam] | GEOMETRY BODY GENERAL [bnam] | GEOMETRY BODY PRISM [bnam]
four point definition: GEOMETRY SURFACE 4POINTS [snam]
four side definition: GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam]
in-line editing: GEOMETRY SURFACE Control
line and point definition: GEOMETRY SURFACE SIDE-PNT [snam]
manual definition of elements: GEOMETRY SURFACE ELEMENTS [snam]
mapped onto shapes: GEOMETRY SURFACE ONSHAPE shnam
Multiple sided surface definition: GEOMETRY SURFACE REGION [snam]
number of elements on: MESHING DIVISION Control Part_name
points: GEOMETRY SURFACE Control to GEOMETRY SURFACE 4SIDES [snam]
scan: RESULTS CALCULATE SCAN SURFACES
three point definition: GEOMETRY SURFACE 3POINTS [snam]
three side definition: GEOMETRY SURFACE 3SIDES [snam]

Sweeping

parts: GEOMETRY SWEEP part [name]
tolerance for: CONSTRUCT SPACE TOLERANCE Type

Switching on/off point markers

Symbols

display control: UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK Type

Synonyms

activating: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
adding: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
deleting: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
listing: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
parameters for: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
saving: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
setup status: UTILITY TABULATE Control
switching off: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control

T-section beams

DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

Tabulating

colour control for: PRESENT OPTIONS NUMERIC MODULATE
constraints: UTILITY TABULATE Control
coordinate systems: UTILITY TABULATE Control
drawing contents: UTILITY TABULATE Control
element variants: UTILITY TABULATE Control
elements: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
geometry status: UTILITY TABULATE Control
initial conditions: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
Interface program element types: UTILITY TABULATE Control
lines: UTILITY TABULATE Control
load masks: UTILITY TABULATE Control
loadcases: UTILITY TABULATE Control
loads: UTILITY TABULATE Control
materials: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
merged parts: UTILITY TABULATE Control
mesh: UTILITY TABULATE Control
mesh quality: UTILITY TABULATE Control
mesh status: UTILITY TABULATE Control
model transformations: UTILITY TABULATE Control
nodal coordinate systems: UTILITY TABULATE Control
nodes: UTILITY TABULATE Control | UTILITY TABULATE Control
number of significant figures: PRESENT OPTIONS SIGNIF (Number)
parameters: UTILITY TABULATE Control
parts: UTILITY TABULATE Control
physical properties: UTILITY TABULATE Control
results: UTILITY TABULATE Control
saved drawings: UTILITY TABULATE Control
set names: UTILITY TABULATE Control
sets: UTILITY TABULATE Control
shapes: UTILITY TABULATE Control
space curves: UTILITY TABULATE Control
synonyms: UTILITY SETUP SYNONYMS Control
time curves: UTILITY TABULATE Control
transforms: UTILITY TABULATE Control
using the cursor: UTILITY TABULATE Control
workbox: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Tabulation

hardcopies of: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Temperature

cee also Heat

differences: PROPERTY LOADS TEMPERAT [lname]
for material definitions: PROPERTY MATERIAL MAT [manm]
of the model: PROPERTY LOADS TEMPERAT [lname]

Testing element quality

cee Mesh Quality

Text adding

Thermal expansion ratio

GEOMETRY SURFACE 3POINTS [snam]

Thickness

assigning: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
of shell elements: PROPERTY PHYSICAL THICKNES [phnm]

Three point surface definition

Three side surface definition

GEOMETRY SURFACE 3SIDES [snam]

Time curve

renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name

Time Curves

CONSTRUCT TCURVE [tcurve] Type

assigning: PROPERTY ATTACH Part_name [Identifier]
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control

Title

cee monitor

Tolerance

definition of: CONSTRUCT SPACE TOLERANCE Type
effect of workbox on: CONSTRUCT SPACE WORK-BOX Control
effect on Construct Merge: CONSTRUCT MERGE [Set_name] [Tol]
effect on copy: GEOMETRY COPY part [name]
for line definition: CONSTRUCT LINE Contents [line_name]
the effect of: MESHING MERGE [Merge] Part1

Transformations

CONSTRUCT TRANSFORM

mirroring: CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM MIRROR [tnam]
rotating: CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM ROTATE [tnam]
scaling: CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM SCALE [tnam]
translation: CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM TRANSLATE [trnam]

Transforming results to local coordinate systems

RESULTS TRANSFORM Transform Datum

Transforming stresses to local systems

CONSTRUCT COORDSYS CONIC [csyst] | CONSTRUCT COORDSYS CYLINDRIC | CONSTRUCT COORDSYS RECTANGUL | CONSTRUCT COORDSYS SPHERICAL

Transforming vectors

CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM TRANSLATE [trnam]

Transforms

assembling with: Primary Command ASSEMBLE
copying with: GEOMETRY COPY part [name]
deleting: UTILITY DELETE Item identifier
listing: UTILITY TABULATE Control
moving with: GEOMETRY MOVE part trkey
renaming: UTILITY NAME Old_name New_name
sweeping with: GEOMETRY SWEEP part [name]

Translating the model

EYE SHIFT Control

Translation transform

U-section beams

PROPERTY PHYSICAL USEC [phname]

Unary operators for calculations

MESHING OPTIONS UNLOCK Part

Undoing a command

UTILITY SETUP UNDO ON/OFF | UTILITY UNDO

Unlocking the mesh

Updating a previous database

UTILITY UPDATE model_name

Updating the screen

DRAWING DISPLAY [Mode]

Variables

cee parameters

Vectors

colour control: PRESENT OPTIONS VECTORS Control
display of: PRESENT VECTORS [Control]
head types: PRESENT OPTIONS VECTORS Control
key: DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]
no heads: PRESENT OPTIONS VECTORS Control
removing: RESULTS OFF
resultant of: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name
scale factor: PRESENT VECTORS [Control]
transforming: RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name

Video sequences

cee Animation

Viewing

external faces: VIEW FACES Side [View_angle]
selected element faces: VIEW FACES Side [View_angle]
shrunken elements: VIEW OPTIONS SHRINK [Type]
shrunken geometry: VIEW OPTIONS SHRINK [Type]

Viewing control

Primary Command EYE

Viewing enviroment for results

Primary Command FEMVIEW

Viewing shapes

VIEW SHAPE Shape_name

Viewports

DRAWING VIEWPORT Action Control

Volume

integration over: RESULTS CALCULATE INTEGRATE Control

Volume loads

PROPERTY LOADS GRAVITY [lname]

Von Mises stress

RESULTS CALCULATE EXPRESSN Loadcase_name | RESULTS CALCULATE VON MISES

Walk through the model

EYE WALK eye_point [[view_point]

Workbox

CONSTRUCT SPACE WORK-BOX Control

tabulation: UTILITY TABULATE Control
viewing: EYE LOCATE [OFF]

Workspace

cee Workbox

Writing

FEMGEN neutral files: UTILITY WRITE
FEMVIEW neutral files: UTILITY WRITE
FEMVIEW data: UTILITY WRITE
archive files: UTILITY WRITE | UTILITY WRITE
archives: UTILITY WRITE
database backups: UTILITY WRITE
FE input deck: UTILITY WRITE

Young's modulus