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Chapter 1
Introduction

Section 1. Introduction 1
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Chapter 2
Section 1. Start File 3

General 1.1 Create File and Save

1.2 Import
1.3 Export
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1.4 Close 12

Section 2. View Toolbar 13

2.1 View Toolbar 13
2.2 Display Mode(Geometry) 16
2.3 Display Mode(Mesh) 17

Section 3. Modeling Guide Toolbar 20

3.1 Modeling Guide Toolbar 20
3.2 Show/Hide GCS 21
3.3 Move Work Plane 22
3.4 Define Grid 23
3.5 Define Snap 23

Section 4. Select Toolbar 24

4.1 Select Toolbar 25
4.2 Select Screen 26
4.3 Selection Filter 28
4.4 Intersect 34
4.5 Select Node/Element by ID 34

Section 5. Advanced View Control Toolbar 35

5.1 Clipping Plane 35
5.2 Mirror Plane 36
5.3 Iso Value Surface 36

Section 6. Node /Element Toolbar 37

Section 7. Run Analysis Toolbar 39

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Chapter 3
Section 1. Point and Curve 41

Geometry 1.1 Point

1.2 Line
1.3 Arc
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1.4 Circle 45
1.5 Polyline 46
1.6 Rectangle 47
1.7 Ellipse 48
1.8 B-Spline 49
1.9 Profile 50
1.10 Polygon 51
1.11 Helix 52
1.12 Tunnel 53
1.13 Filet Curve & Chamfer 55
1.14 Make Wire 56
1.15 Extend Curve 58
1.16 Intersect 59
1.17 Trim Curve 60
1.18 Break Curve 61
1.19 Merge Curve 63
1.20 Offset Curve 64
1.21 Shortest Path Line 65

Section 2. Surface and Solid 66

2.1 Cylinder 66
2.2 Cone 67
2.3 Box 69
2.4 Wedge 70
2.5 Sphere 71
2.6 Torus 73
2.7 Make Face 74
2.8 Filet and Chamfer 77
2.9 Offset 78
2.10 Imprint 79
2.11 Auto Connect 81
2.12 Merge Face-Edge 82
2.13 Bedding Plane 83
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Chapter 3
Section 3. Boolean 85

Geometry 3.1 Solid

3.2 Surface
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Section 4. Divide 90
4.1 Solid 90
4.2 Surface 91

Section 5. Protrude 93
5.1 Extrude 93
5.2 Revolve 95
5.3 Loft 96
5.4 Sweep 98

Section 6. Transform 99
6.1 Translate 99
6.2 Rotate 100
6.3 Mirror 101
6.4 Scale 102
6.5 Sweep-Translate 102
6.6 Project 104
6.7 Attach 105

Section 7. Sub Shape 107

7.1 Super Shape 107
7.2 Remove 108
7.3 Extract 109
7.4 Explode 110

Section 8. Remove 112

8.1 Face/Edge 112
8.2 Remove Manual 114
8.3 Imprinted Object 116

Section 9. Tools 117

9.1 Options 117
9.2 Terrain Geometry Maker 120
9.3 Frame to Solid 122
9.4 Check Geometry 123
9.5 Measure 126
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Chapter 4
Section 1. Property/Coordinate/Function 128

Mesh 1.1 Material

1.2 General Material(Behavioral Properties)
1.3 Material Properties
1.4 Property
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1.5 Section Property 204
1.6 Complex Cross-Section Property 215
1.7 Coordinate System 216
1.8 Function 217
1.9 Hinge 250

Section 2. Control 263

2.1 Size Control 263
2.2 Default Size Control 266
2.3 Property Control 266
2.4 Match Seed 267
2.5 Layer Control
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Section 3. Generate 269

3.1 1D 269
3.2 2D 271
3.3 3D 276
3.4 Remesh 280

Section 4. Mesh Set 281

4.1 Rename 281
4.2 Copy 282
4.3 Create 283

Section 5. Protrude 284

5.1 Extrude 284
5.2 Revolve 289
5.3 Fill 294
5.4 Sweep 297
5.5 Project 301
5.6 Offset 304
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Chapter 4
Section 6. Transform 307

Mesh 6.1 Translate

6.2 Rotate
6.3 Mirror
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6.4 Scale 311
6.5 Sweep 312

Section 7. Node 313

7.1 Create 313
7.2 Delete 315
7.3 Merge 316
7.4 Project 317
7.5 Align 318
7.6 Modify 319
7.7 Coordinate System 320

Section 8. Element 321

8.1 Create 321
8.2 Delete 329
8.3 Modify 330
8.4 Modify Topology 331
8.5 Parameters 331
8.6 Connection 338
8.7 Extract 338
8.8 Divide 337
8.9 Measure 342
8.10 Interface 342
8.11 Pile/Pile Tip 346
8.12 Free Field Element 347
8.13 Hinge 349
8.14 Infinite Element 350
8.15 Seepage Cut Off Element 351

Section 9. Tools 354

9.1 Renumber 354
9.2 Check 354
9.3 Table 359
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Chapter 5 Section 1. Contact

1.1 Define Contact
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Analysis Section 2. Construction Stage

2.1 Stage Definition Wizard
2.2 Construction Stage Set
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Method 2.3 Simulate Construction Stage

2.4 Auto Set
2.5 Volume Data Export
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Section 3. Boundary Condition 370

3.1 Define Set 372
3.2 Constraint 373
3.3 Constraint Equation 375
3.4 Change Property 376
3.5 Slip Circular Surface 378
3.6 Slip Polygonal Surface 379
3.7 Water Level 380
3.8 Nodal Head 382
3.9 Nodal Flux 385
3.10 Surface Flux 387
3.11 Review 389
3.12 Draining Condition 390
3.13 Non-consolidation 391
3.14 Create Boundary from Results 392
3.15 Boundary Table Import / Export 392
3.16 Transmitting 393

Section 4. Load 397

4.1 Self Weight 398
4.2 Force/Moment 398
4.3 Displacement 400
4.4 Pressure 401
4.5 Water Pressure 402
4.6 Beam Load 403
4.7 Temperature Load 404
4.8 Prestress 406
4.9 Initial Equilibrium Force 407
4.10 Load Set 408
4.11 Combined Load Set 408
4.12 Response Spectrum 408
4.13 Contraction 409
4.14 Load Table Import / Export 410
4.15 Response Spectrum 411
4.16 Ground Acceleration 413
4.17 Time Varying Static 415
4.18 Dynamic Nodal(Surface) 417
4.19 Load to Mass 418
4.20 Train Dynamic Load Table 419
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4.21 Heat Flux 420

Chapter 5 4.22
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Heat Source
Prescribed Temperature
Convection
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Analysis Section 5. Wizard and Tools

5.1 Tunnel Modeling
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5.2 Anchor Modeling 430

Method 5.3 Soil Test

5.4 Seismic Data Generator
5.5 Dynamic Load Data Generator
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5.6 Free Field Analysis 439
5.7 Artificial Earthquake Generator 449
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Chapter 6
Section 1. Analysis Case 453

Analysis 1.1 General

1.2 Solution Type
1.3 Analysis Control(Option)
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1.4 Time Step 485
1.5 Output Control 488
1.6 Analysis Setting 489
1.7 Parametric Analysis 490

Section 2. Analysis 491

2.1 Perform/Batch Analysis 491

Section 3. History 492

3.1 History Output Probes 492
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Chapter 7
Section 1. Result 496

Result and 1.1 Combination

1.2 Calculation
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Tools Section 2. General

2.1 Contour
2.2 Vector
2.3 Diagram
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2.4 Smooth 506
2.5 Fill 507
2.6 Edge Type 508
2.7 Deform 509
2.8 No Results 512

Section 3. Advanced Function 513

3.1 Probe 513
3.2 Multi Step Iso Surface 514
3.3 Extract 515
3.4 Local Direction Force Sum 516
3.5 Cutting Diagram 517
3.6 Others – Elementary Contour Plot 518
3.7 Others – Summation of Reaction 518
3.8 Others – Convert to Decibel 519
3.9 Others – 3D-2D Wizard 520
3.10 Others – Multi Step Graph 522

Section 4. Special Post 523

4.1 Seepage 523
4.2 Slope Stability(SAM) Result 526
4.3 History 527

Section 5. Etc. 529

5.1 Image File 529
5.2 Initialize 530

Section 6. Geometry 531

6.1 Change Color 531
6.2 Color Type 532
6.3 Random Color 532

Section 7. Node/Element 533

7.1 Query 533
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Chapter 7 Section 8. Export to 3D PDF 534

Result and 8.1 Export to 3D PDF

Section 9. Flight Simulation

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9.1 Flight Simulation 536

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