Visualization of Core Material Direction When Using Solid Elements

[Jason_the_CA_surfer]

Does anyone know how to visualize the ribbon direction of core when using solid elements to model the core??

I am modeling a sandwich with Hex's as the core and quads as the facesheets. I am only able to plot the material direction of the quads in HyperSizer graphics window.....

-Jason

[Phil]

Because HyperSizer does not display the solid elements themselves, there is no way to visualize the directionality of the solid elements in the HyperSizer graphics.

HyperSizer assumes that the X direction of the elements (however they are defined) to be the ribbon direction of the core.

[Jason_the_CA_surfer]

Phil,

Thanks for the response. I just wanted to clarify; HysperSizer reads the x direction of the solids as the material direction coord x, not the individual element coord x right???