How to model a stepped beam in general form using only beam elements in APDL?

- October 20, 2023 at 11:15 pm
  
  Mehdi Baghaee
  Subscriber
  
  How is it possible to model a stepped beam in general form using only beam elements in APDL?
  Note the midplane of two concecutive beams are not at the same location in this case and have a distance.
- October 21, 2023 at 8:38 pm
  
  Sampat Kumar
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi Mehndi,
  I think your question is not uploded correctly. Please post your question again.
  Regards,
  Sampat
  - October 21, 2023 at 11:24 pm
    
    Mehdi Baghaee
    Subscriber
    
    Corrected!
- October 23, 2023 at 10:17 pm
  
  Mehdi Baghaee
  Subscriber
  
  Any comment?!
  It seems the section offset does not work is this case!

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