Page 2: Normals (Shell, Segment, TShell Normals)
- Figure 1 - Normals Interface
Purpose: This interface is for reviewing and reversing shell, segment, and thick shell normals. Consistent normals in a part may be required to meet mesh quality standards, for contact definitions in LS-DYNA, and also for post-processing shell results at various integration points. Uniformly aligned normals are also required before performing a shell offset operation.
Controls:
- Entity Type: Select from list (shell/segment/tshell)
Show Normal - Use general selection to show elements normal
- Vector size: Set normal vector size (>1.0 larger)
Clear shown normals
Reverse Normal - Interface to reverse element normal
- Vector size: Set normal vector size (>1.0 larger)
Pick to reverse - Pick element to reverse normal
Reverse all shown normals
- Auto Reverse - Autoreverse normal according to seed element
- Vector size: Set normal vector size (>1.0 larger)
- Pick seed - Pick element as a seed for autoreverse
Autoreverse normal according to seed element
Exit Shell/Segment/Tshell Normals interface
