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 7-132: 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.
displacementexpr	3-by-1 string array	All 0s	String with an expression for the displacement normals (apply as an additive correction to the shell’s orientation when evaluating in the spatial frame).
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.