Bent Panel Data

Bent panels are normally elements of BPANEL type. The attribute WIDTH controls the width of the element, WTHICKNESS the thickness and WJUSLINE the justification of thickness. Attribute LOHE is presenting the thickness given in the WTHICKNESS attribute. An example of the definition of justification line is shown below:

If Panel elements are used (for legacy purposes) the Panel elements needs to have the PURP attribute set to BLPT. When reporting on panel elements, care must be taken to make sure that bent panel elements are treated differently to Planar Panels.

Bent Panel element properties such as volume and surface area are calculated in the same way as planar panels, but panel thickness on a bent panel is stored in the design parameter 1 of the panel element. It is not the LOHE (loop height) attribute of the panel element.