SECMODIF
SECMODIF, SECID, Keyword
Modifies a pretension or joint section.
If Keyword = NORM, command format is:
SECMODIF,SECID, NORM,
NX, NY,
NZ, KCN
SECIDUnique section number. This number must already be assigned to a section.
NORMModify the pretension section normal direction.
NX,NY,NZThe individual normal components to modify.
KCNCoordinate system number: 0 = global Cartesian, 1 = global cylindrical), 2 = global spherical, 4 = working plane), 5 = global Y axis cylindrical, or
n= an arbitrary reference number assigned to a coordinate system.
If Keyword = NAME, the command format is:
SECMODIF,SECID, NAME,
Name
SECIDUnique section number. This number must already be assigned to a section.
NAMEChange the name of the specified pretension section.
NameThe new name to be assigned to the pretension section.
If Keyword = JOIN, the command format
is:
SECMODIF,SECID,
JOIN, Option,
dispPnltVal, RotPnltVal
SECIDUnique section number (which must already be assigned to a section), or unspecified. If no section number is specified, the penalty factors are applied to all joint sections associated with penalty-based joint elements only.
JOINSet command actions to apply to joint sections only.
OptionPNLT -- Modify penalty factors for the specified section.
dispPnltValPenalty value for displacement-based constraints:
> 0 -- The number is used as a scaling factor to scale the internally calculated penalty values. < 0 -- The absolute value of the number is used as the penalty factor in calculations. RotPnltValPenalty value for rotation-based constraints.
> 0 -- The number is used as a scaling factor to scale the internally calculated penalty values. < 0 -- The absolute value of the number is used as the penalty factor in calculations.