Imported: Element Orientations (External Model)

Provides access to an external system’s data that includes element orientations. The import process places this object under an Imported folder beneath the Geometry parent folder.

Imported Element Orientations Object

Additional Related Information

External system's element orientations data:

Object Properties

The Details view properties for this object include the following.

Category	Properties/Options/Descriptions
Definition	Suppressed: Yes or No (default).
Graphics Properties	Show Rows: Options include None, From Current Page (default), and From All Pages.
Transfer Properties	Source: Read-only display of the name of the source system file.
Transfer Properties	Read Only: Yes or No (default).

Worksheet Properties

The columns of the Worksheet display the following imported source data:

Property	Description
ID	Displays the element ID contained in the source input file.
Element Set	Displays the number of elements within the set.
Coordinate System	Displays the coordinate system of the element.

Tree Dependencies

Valid Parent Tree Object: The generic Imported folder is automatically generated during the import process.
Valid Child Tree Objects: No supported child objects.

Insertion Methods

This is an automatically generated object of the External Model feature.

Right-click Options

In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:

Hide > Solid Bodies/Surface Bodies/Line Bodies
Promote >
- Element Orientation
- Coordinate System
- Named Selection
Filter Worksheet Based on State >
- Underdefined
- Suppressed
Export Text File
Suppress

Note: Review the Import Workflow and Interface Options topic in the Import Workflow and Interface Options section for all of the actions you can take when working with Worksheet data.

API Reference

See the Imported Element Orientations section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.