Part Beam dialog-Beam Properties

The Beam Properties tab of this dialog is used to specify the physical properties of the selected beam elements or curves of type Part beam.

To access this dialog, select the beam elements on your model, click (Geometry tab > Properties panel > Edit), or right-click and select Properties from the context menu, then select the Beam Properties tab.

The collection of property values defined on the dialog are saved to a property set with the description shown in the Name box. In addition, you may be given the option to also apply the property values to related entities in the model.

Dialog elements

Widget	Explanation
Cross section is	Select the type of cross-sectional shape you want to apply to the selected element(s).
Shape is	Specifies whether the curve or beam element has constant dimensions [non-tapered] along its length, or is tapered.
Occurrence number	Occurrence numbers are used to specify the number of times that a given flow path is repeated in a model.
Exclude from clamp force calculation	Select this option if you want to exclude the selected part surface elements from the clamp force calculation.

Note: We recommend that thick ribs with a width-thickness ratio of less than 4:1 be modeled as beam elements so that the solver can better account for the effect of heat transfer through the edges of the rib.