Coordinate Systems in Caesar II

The article about coordinate systems in the actual newsletter cleared a couple of questions but let me also remember the option to display the local coordinate system per element in other sofware products (e.g. Ansys). I think a lot of Caesar II user would find a similar otion very useful.

Furthermore an additional option would be helpful: When it would be possible to define local coordinate systems at restraint nodes directly in the input mask, the restraint summary output could be used with all funtions like max. values, diplacements etc. and the computed values could directly be compared to the allowables, in the coordinate system of the nozzle.

Regards,
Veit Bockemühl

This is why the Local Force Report exists. This report presents the forces acting on each element in the local element coordinate system.

Most of the equipment modules in CAESAR II allow you to grab nozzle loads directly from the static output. When the loads in the equipment module are acquired in this manner, the software transforms the global loads from the static output into the local loads aligned with the nozzle's local coordinate system.