*SECTION ORIGIN

Define a meshed cross-section origin.

This option is used in conjunction with the BEAM SECTION GENERATE option to define the location of the beam node on a meshed beam cross-section.

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See Also
*BEAM SECTION GENERATE
In Other Guides
Meshed Beam Cross-Sections

ProductsAbaqus/Standard

TypeHistory data

LevelStep

Optional parameters

ORIGIN

Set ORIGIN=CENTROID to place the beam node at the section centroid.

Set ORIGIN=SHEAR CENTER to place the beam node at the shear center.

Data line to define the location of the beam node if the ORIGIN parameter is omitted

First (and only) data line

  1. Global x-coordinate of the beam node. The default is 0.0.

  2. Global y-coordinate of the beam node. The default is 0.0.

If this option is not used, the section origin is placed at the origin of the coordinate system on the meshed cross-section model. If this option is used without the ORIGIN parameter and no data line is given, the section origin is placed at the centroid.