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*SECTION ORIGIN
Define a meshed cross-section origin.

This option is used in conjunction with the *BEAM SECTION GENERATE option to define the location of the beam node on a meshed beam cross-section.

Product: Abaqus/Standard  

Type: History data

Level: Step

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Optional parameter:

ORIGIN

Set ORIGIN=CENTROID to place the beam node at the section centroid.

Set ORIGIN=SHEAR CENTER to place the beam node at the shear center.

Data line to define the location of the beam node if the ORIGIN parameter is omitted: 

First (and only) data line:

  1. Global x-coordinate of the beam node. The default is 0.0.

  2. Global y-coordinate of the beam node. The default is 0.0.

If this option is not used, the section origin is placed at the origin of the coordinate system on the meshed cross-section model. If this option is used without the ORIGIN parameter and no data line is given, the section origin is placed at the centroid.