- Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> View Settings> Magnification. The Magnification dialog box appears
- Select User Specified.
- Enter .99 as the User specified distance and click OK.
- Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> View Settings> Angle of Rotation. The Angle of Rotation dialog box
appears.
- Enter -55.8 as the Angle in degrees value and click OK.
- Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> View Settings> Viewing Direction. The Viewing Direction dialog box
appears.
- Enter .39, -.87, and .31 as the XV, YV, and ZV values, respectively and click OK.
- Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Numbering. Turn on Volume numbers.
- Select Numbering shown with Colors only and click OK.
2.8.4.5. Create Geometry
- Select Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Volumes> Cylinder> By Dimensions. The
Create Cylinder by Dimensions dialog box appears.
- Enter the following values:
Outer radius (RAD1): 0.5
Z-coordinates (Z1, Z2): -0.25, 0
Ending angle (THETA2): 180
- Click Apply to create the cylinder and keep the Create Cylinder by Dimensions dialog box open.
- Enter the following values:
Outer radius (RAD1): 0.5
Z-coordinates (Z1, Z2): 1, 1.25
Ending angle (THETA2): 180
- Click Apply to create the cylinder and keep the Create Cylinder by Dimensions dialog box open.
- Enter the following values:
Outer radius (RAD1): 0.25
Z-coordinates (Z1, Z2): 0, 1
Ending angle (THETA2): 180
- Click OK to create the cylinder and close the Create Cylinder by Dimensions dialog box.
- Select Utility Menu> WorkPlane> Offset WP by increments
- Enter 0.05 in X,Y, Z Offset, press enter, and click OK. This offsets the working plane 0.05 units in the
working plane x-direction.
- Select Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Volumes> Cylinder> By Dimensions. The
Create Cylinder by Dimensions dialog box appears.
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