Trapezoid Primitive dialog box (SST)

Trapezoid primitive definition

Option	Description
Element Type	Lists the supported 2D element types.
Destination Collector
Mesh Collector	Lets you select an existing collector. Click New Collector to use the Mesh Collector dialog box to create additional mesh collectors. See Mesh collectors for more information.
Definition
Coordinate System	Lets you create or select a coordinate system. The software uses the origin of the coordinate system as the origin of the primitive.See CSYS dialog box for more information.
Minimum Y	Defines the starting position for the trapezoid primitive along the Y-axis as a distance measured from the origin of the specified Coordinate System.
Maximum Y	Defines the terminating position for the trapezoid primitive along the Y-axis as a distance measured from the origin of the specified Coordinate System.Note: Two sides of the trapezoid are parallel to X-axis. The other two sides converge on the origin.
Start Angle	Defines the angle between the edge nearest the X-axis and the X-axis. This defines the location of the first trapezoid edge.
End Angle	Defines the angle between the edge nearest the Y-axis and the X-axis. This defines the location of the last trapezoid edge.
Offset in Z	Defines an offset for the trapezoid primitive along the Z-axis as a distance from the origin. The base section of the trapezoid is always parallel to the X-Y plane.
Mesh Density
Along Y axis	Defines the number of elements on the edges of the quadrilateral along the direction of the Y-axis limited by Minimum Y and Maximum Y. At the end of each traversal between the limits the element sequence continues at the Minimum Y the next layer up.
Along Sweep Angle	Defines the number of elements along the edges of the quadrilateral limited by Start Angle and End Angle. The number of elements defines the number of layers.
Top side points towards – Z	Select the check box to reverse the direction of the surface normals of the 2D elements so that they point towards the – Z direction.

Parameter	Definition
	Minimum Y
	Maximum Y
	Start Angle
	End Angle
	Offset in Z (not pictured)

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