TSHAPE
TSHAPE, Shape
Defines simple 2D and 3D geometric surfaces for target segment elements.
ShapeSpecifies the geometric shapes for target segment elements TARGE169 and TARGE170.
LINE
—
Straight line (2D, 3D) (Default for 2D)
PARA
—
Parabola (2D, 3D)
ARC
—
Clockwise arc (2D)
CARC
—
Counterclockwise arc (2D)
CIRC
—
Complete circle (2D)
TRIA
—
Three-node triangle (3D) (Default for 3D)
TRI6
—
Six-node triangle (3D)
QUAD
—
Four-node quadrilateral (3D)
QUA8
—
Eight-node quadrilateral (3D)
CYLI
—
Cylinder (3D)
CONE
—
Cone (3D)
SPHE
—
Sphere (3D)
PILO
—
Pilot node (2D, 3D)
POINT
—
Point (rigid surface node) (2D, 3D)
Notes
Use this command to specify the target segment shapes for the rigid target surface
associated with surface-to-surface contact (TARGE169,
CONTA172 (2D) and TARGE170,
CONTA174 (3D)), 3D beam-to-beam contact
(TARGE170 and CONTA177), and 3D
line-to-surface contact (TARGE170 and
CONTA177). Once you issue TSHAPE, all
subsequent target elements generated via the direct element generation technique will have the
same shape, until you issue TSHAPE again with a different
Shape value.
Example Usage
See these example problems in the Technology Showcase: Example Problems:
.