*INTEGRATED OUTPUT SECTION

Optional parameters

ORIENTATION

Set this parameter equal to the name of an orientation definition (Orientations) to define the initial coordinate system for the section. This initial system can be further modified by using the PROJECT ORIENTATION parameter.

If this parameter is omitted, the global coordinate system is used.

POSITION

This parameter is relevant only if the REF NODE parameter is included.

Set POSITION=INPUT (default) if the location of the reference node is to be defined by the user.

Set POSITION=CENTER if the reference node is to be relocated from the user-defined location to the center of the surface in the initial configuration.

PROJECT ORIENTATION

Set PROJECT ORIENTATION=NO (default) if the initial coordinate system of the section should not be projected onto the section surface. If the ORIENTATION parameter is included, this choice results in an initial coordinate system that matches the defined orientation. If an orientation is not specified, the initial coordinate system matches the global coordinate system.

Set PROJECT ORIENTATION=YES if the initial coordinate system of the section should be modified by projecting onto the section surface using the average normal to the surface. If an orientation is not specified, the global coordinate system is projected onto the section surface.

REF NODE

Set this parameter equal to either the node number of the integrated output section reference node or to the name of a node set containing the reference node. If the name of a node set is chosen, the node set must contain exactly one node.

REF NODE MOTION

This parameter is relevant only if the REF NODE parameter is included.

Set REF NODE MOTION=INDEPENDENT (default) if the motion of the reference node is not based on the average motion of the surface.

Set REF NODE MOTION=AVERAGE TRANSLATION if the reference node must translate with the average translation of the surface. This choice is relevant only if the reference node is not connected to the rest of the model.

Set REF NODE MOTION=AVERAGE if the reference node must both translate and rotate with the average motion of the surface. This choice is relevant only if the reference node is not connected to the rest of the model.