CT Plot of Shell Normals

CT Plot of Shell Normals

There are 2 sub options Contour and Vector available for shell normals CT/SI plot.

The Contour sub option colors shells pink or blue depending on which direction the normal points to(Towards or Away from the user). The Vector sub option draws as arrow on the shell centroid pointing in the same direction as the shell normal.

Plot showing shell normal Vector sub option.

Plot showing shell normal Contour sub option.

The Settings pop up for shell normals is shown below:

The Shell Normal/Align panel can be opened from Settings panel. In the Settings panel the user can change the mode in which non shell elements are drawn. The length of the shell normal arrows can also be changed as a multiple of Model diagonal length.