BEAM with variable section

Diogo Ferreira
Diogo Ferreira Altair Community Member
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Can i create a BEAM with a variable arbitary section? I mean, i heard that if i use PBEAML properties i can define a variation of the cross section, at least with the standard cross sections (BAR, BOX, BOX1, CHAN, CHAN1, CHAN2, CROSS, H, HAT, I, I1, L, ROD, T, T1, T2, TUBE, or Z), but i wanted to model that beam with a octagonal cross section and with variable octagon size. I´ve been messing with the propertie but so far didnt find anything. Can you help me?

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  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited October 2017

    Yes, only standard sections are supported for PBEAML

    if you want to assign other sections, use PBEAM

    did you know how to create octagon section? enter 1d>hyperbeam>solid section , draw octagon by lines , select those lines and => create

  • Diogo Ferreira
    Diogo Ferreira Altair Community Member
    edited October 2017

    Ok thanks for the answer! 

    In PBEAM i can't do variable cross section, am i right? 

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited October 2017

    Please read PBEAM in optistruct help docs

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