/SURF/ELLIPS
Block Format Keyword Describes the hyper-ellipsoid surface definition.
Format
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
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/SURF/ELLIPS/surf_ID/unit_ID | |||||||||
surf_title | |||||||||
skew_ID | n | ||||||||
Xc | Yc | Zc | |||||||
a | b | c |
Definitions
Field | Contents | SI Unit Example |
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surf_ID | Surface
identifier (Integer, maximum 10 digits) |
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unit_ID | Unit Identifier (Integer, maximum 10 digits) |
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surf_title | Surface
title (Character, maximum 100 characters) |
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skew_ID | Skew identifier defining
the initial orientation of the surface (Integer) |
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n | Degree of the
hyper-ellipsoid Default = 2 (Integer) |
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Xc | Center
coordinate (Real) |
|
Yc | Center
coordinate (Real) |
|
Zc | Center
coordinate (Real) |
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a | Semi-axis
length (Real) |
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b | Semi-axis
length (Real) |
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c | Semi-axis
length (Real) |
Comments
- All nodes must belong to a shell element, a brick element or a triangular shell element.
- A surface cannot be defined using Madymo surfaces.
- A surface cannot be defined by associating a hyper-ellipsoid and another type of surface.
- The equation of the
hyper-ellopsoid is:
(1) - A hyper-ellipsoid can only be a master surface of /INTER/TYPE14.
- Input format for MDELLIPS, see /SURF/MDELLIPS.