Element Orientation in Local Axes for 2D Problems

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ozancemcelik
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Element Orientation in Local Axes for 2D Problems

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I could not see the necessary information to define the element orientation for 2D problems in the manual. The only information available is
in 2D - bending is about the local z-axis
as a footnote. But, the direction of z-axis also matters especially if you have different top and bottom beam reinforcements.

I think, somewhere in the manual, it should say "local z-axis and global z-axis coincide."

And it might be helpful if "counter-clockwise" expression in explaining the Quadrilateral Patch command can be replaced with "counter-clockwise about x-axis."

Regards,

Ozan Cem Celik.
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