nang

Nodes.nang(node='', x1='', x2='', x3='', y1='', y2='', y3='', z1='', z2='', z3='', **kwargs)

Rotates a nodal coordinate system by direction cosines.

Mechanical APDL Command: NANG

Parameters:

nodestr

Rotate coordinate system of this node.

x1str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal X direction.

x2str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal X direction.

x3str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal X direction.

y1str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal Y direction.

y2str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal Y direction.

y3str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal Y direction.

z1str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal Z direction.

z2str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal Z direction.

z3str

Global X, Y, Z components of a unit vector in new nodal Z direction.

Notes

Rotates a nodal coordinate system to the orientation specified by the X, Y and Z direction cosines. Existing rotation specifications on the node are redefined. If only two of the three unit vectors are specified, the third is defined according to the right hand rule. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that input direction cosines are orthogonal in a right-handed system.

See the nmodif, nrotat, and nora commands for other rotation options.