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PLATES

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Plate,DirAng,DirNode,DirAxis,Type,Na,Nb,Nc,Nd,

TA,TM,TB,TS,Mat,Offset,Gen,PInc,NInc

Plate

Plate number

(Integer)

DirAng

Direction angle

(Real)

DirNode

Direction node

(Integer)

DirAxis

Direction axis

(2 Char)

Type

Plate type (K/M)

(1 Char)

Na

Node number A

(Integer)

Nb

Node number B

(Integer)

Nc

Node number C

(Integer)

Nd

Node number D

(Integer)

TA

Actual thickness

(Real)

TM

Membrane thickness

(Real)

TB

Bending thickness

(Real)

TS

Shear thickness

(Real)

Mat

Material property number

(Integer)

Offset

Plate offset

(Real)

Gen

# of plates to be generated

(Integer)

PInc

Plate number increment

(Integer)

NInc

Node number increment

(Integer)