Shell

Create a shell dataset.


	The Shell dataset requires a license for the Structural Mechanics Module.

model.result().dataset().create(<dtag>,"Shell");

model.result().dataset(<dtag>).set(property, <value>);

model.result().dataset(<dtag>).run();

model.result().dataset().create(<dtag>,"Shell") creates a shell dataset. A shell dataset makes it possible to visualize the top and bottom surfaces of a shell in 3D.

The following properties are available:

Table 7-120: Valid Property/Value Pairs for Shell Datasets
Name	Value	Default	Description
data	none \| dataset name	First compatible dataset	The dataset this feature refers to. Only 3D and 2D axisymmetric datasets with one or more surfaces can be used.
areascalefactor	scalar	1	The area scale factor.
bottomconst	4-by-1 real array		Array of bottom shell surface parameters: Local z-coordinate for thickness-dependent results and the x, y, and z coordinates of the reference point for moment computations.
distanceexpr	String		String with an expression for the displacement magnitude.
linescalefactor	scalar	1	The line scale factor.
orientationexpr	3-by-1 string array		String array of expressions for the components of the displacement direction vector.
resolution	Integer 1–10	1	Refinement level (1–10).
seplevels	true \| false	false	Separate the levels to create slices in the through-thickness direction.
topconst	4-by-1 real array		Array of top shell surface parameters: Local z-coordinate for thickness-dependent results and the x, y, and z coordinates of the reference point for moment computations.