Intro
This plugin helps you easily check element information. It is used when quickly checking and reviewing specific element details.
- Quickly check element information
- Provides necessary detailed information during modeling work without printing the element table
Version
- v1.0.0 : Plugin release
Applicable Standards
- General Use
Benefits of this plugin
The method of displaying a detailed table for selected elements corresponds to the Element Table and Element Detail Table. However, it was cumbersome to intuitively check the information of selected elements as follows:
- Element Table: Displays the entire list of elements, with the selected element highlighted
- Element Detail Table: Only the selected element is displayed in the table
In the plugin, you can directly check the information of the selected elements without navigating to the Element Table or Element Detail Table.
- Quick confirmation of element information reduces errors
- Provides necessary information during modeling work without navigating between element tables, improving workflow
How to use this plugin?
- Select elements in modeling.
- Place the cursor on the plugin to execute it.
- You can check the selected element's type, material, section, connected node number, length, area, volume, unit weight, total weight, and Beam End Release information.
- When you enable the Detail toggle, you can view the information for each element arranged in the row.
Element Information:
- Elem ID: Element ID
- Node Con: Connected node ID
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Type: Element type
- BEAM : General Beam/Tapered Beam
- TRUSS : Truss
- TENSTR : Tension only/Hook/Cable
- COMPTR : Compressions only/Gap
- PLATE : Plate
- WALL : Wall
- PLSTRS : Plane stress
- PLSTRN : Plane strain
- AXISYM : Axisymmetric
- SOLID : Solid
- Material: Name of the material assigned to the element
- Section: Name of the section assigned to the element
- L/A/V: Length, Area (in case of Plate), Volume (in case of Solid)
- Weight (U): Weight per unit length/area/volume (Unit Weight)
- Weight (T): Total weight of the element
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BER (Beam End Release): Displays release information at the I/J End.
- Hyphen (-): If there is no Beam End Release information
- F: Fixed / P: Pinned
Conclusion
Through this guide, you can efficiently manage element information in structural modeling projects and quickly access needed information using the element information plugin.