DRESP1 – Geometric Response Item Codes

Item Code
Geometric Response Item
ANGLE
Angle between the location of 3 grids
LENGTH
Distance between the location of 2 grids
AREA3
Area or deform area of triangle
AREA4
Area or deform area of quadrilateral
VOL4
Volume or deform volume of a solid tetrahedral
VOL5
Volume or deform volume of a solid pyramid
VOL6
Volume or deform volume of a solid pentahedral
VOL8
Volume or deform volume of a solid hexahedral
DGLINE
Distance or deform distance from point to line
DGPLANE
Distance or deform distance from point to plane
DIFFX
Difference between the locations x of grid 2 and grid 1
DIFFY
Difference between the locations y of grid 2 and grid 1
DIFFZ
Difference between the locations z of grid 2 and grid 1
DISTX
Absolute value of the difference between the locations x of grid 2 and grid 1
DISTY
Absolute value of the difference between the locations y of grid 2 and grid 1
DISTZ
Absolute value of the difference between the locations z of grid 2 and grid 1
LOCX
Location x of grid
LOCY
Location y of grid
LOCZ
Location z of grid
PXAREA3
Projected area or deformed area of triangles defined by sets of 3 grids and the x-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
PYAREA3
Projected area or deformed area of triangles defined by sets of 3 grids and the y-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
PZAREA3
Projected area or deformed area of triangles defined by sets of 3 grids and the z-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
PXAREA4
Projected area or deformed area of quadrilaterals defined by sets of 4 grids and the x-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
PYAREA4
Projected area or deformed area of quadrilaterals defined by sets of 4 grids and the y-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
PZAREA4
Projected area or deformed area of quadrilaterals defined by sets of 4 grids and the z-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
PXAREA
Projected area or deformed area of shell elements defined by element IDs and the x-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
PYAREA
Projected area or deformed area of shell elements defined by element IDs and the y-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
PZAREA
Projected area or deformed area of shell elements defined by element IDs and the z-axis of a user-supplied coordinate system
AREA
Area or deformed area of shell elements defined by element IDs
Note: If RTYPE = GEORESP (Geometric Response):
  • Location x = coordinate x
  • Location y = coordinate y
  • Location z = coordinate z
If RTYPE = GEODEFR (Geometric Deformation Response):
  • Location x = coordinate x + displacement x
  • Location y = coordinate y + displacement y
  • Location z = coordinate z + displacement z

The LOCi, DIFFi and DISTi (i = X, Y, Z) geometric responses are calculated in the basic coordinate system.