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Axis in Etabs: Eng. Salam Hatem Hamad

Global axes refer to the 3D XYZ axes of the overall model. Local axes are assigned to individual lines and area objects in ETABS and are defined relative to the object's orientation. For lines, the local 1 axis runs along the object, while local 2 and 3 axes are perpendicular based on right-hand rules. For areas like slabs, local 1 and 2 axes match the global XY plane, while walls have a horizontal local 1 axis and upward local 2 axis.

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Axis in Etabs: Eng. Salam Hatem Hamad

Global axes refer to the 3D XYZ axes of the overall model. Local axes are assigned to individual lines and area objects in ETABS and are defined relative to the object's orientation. For lines, the local 1 axis runs along the object, while local 2 and 3 axes are perpendicular based on right-hand rules. For areas like slabs, local 1 and 2 axes match the global XY plane, while walls have a horizontal local 1 axis and upward local 2 axis.

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‫بسم اهلل الرحمن الرحيم‬

‫نقابة المهندسين األردنيين‬


‫لجنة المهندسين الشباب المدنية‬

‫‪AXIS IN ETABS‬‬

‫‪Eng. Salam Hatem Hamad‬‬


‫‪Email: [email protected]‬‬
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AXIS IN ETABS:

• Global Axis
AXIS IN ETABS:
• Local Axis:
-Lines Objects -Local Axis.
-Area Objects -Local Axis.
-Lines Objects -Local Axis
-Horizontal Elements (Beams)
Local axis 1 is along the line object. The
positive local 1 axis is in the same direction
as the positive global X-axis or Y-axis,
according to its location in the model.

Local axis 2 is perpendicular to the line


object. The positive local 2 axis s in the
same direction as the positive global Z-
axis.

Local axis 3 is perpendicular to the line


object and is horizontal. The direction of the
positive local 3 axis is determined from
applying the right-hand rule using the
directions of the 1 and 2 axis .
-Lines Objects -Local Axis
-Vertical Elements (Columns)
Local axis 1 is along the line object. The
positive local 1 axis is in the same direction
as the positive global Z-axis, upward.

Local axis 2 is perpendicular to the line


object. The positive local 2 axis s in the
same direction as the positive global X-
axis.

Local axis 3 is perpendicular to the line


object. The direction of the positive local 3
axis is determined from applying the right-
hand rule using the directions of the 1 and
2 axis.
-Lines Objects -Local Axis
-Other (neither vertical nor
horizontal) Line Objects.
Local axis 1 is along the line object.
The positive local 1 axis has an upward sense. The
projection of the positive local 1 axis onto the global Z-
axis is in the same direction as the positive global Z-
axis, upward.
Local axis 2 is perpendicular to the line
object. The local 1-2 plane is vertical.
The positive local 2 axis has an upward sense. The
projection of the positive local 2 axis onto the global Z-
axis is in the same direction as the positive global Z-
axis, upward.
Local axis 3 is perpendicular to the line
object and is horizontal.
The direction of the positive local 3 axis is determined
from applying the right-hand rule using the directions
of the 1 and 2 axes .
AXIS IN ETABS:
-Area Objects -Local Axis.
Slabs
-Local axis 1: locates in the slab
plan and the positive local 1 direction
is in the same direction of the global
X-axis.
Local axis 2: locates in the slab
plan and the positive local 2 direction
is in the same direction of the global
Y-axis.
Local axis 3: The direction of the
positive local 3 axis is determined
from applying the right-hand rule
using the directions of the 1 and 2
axes .
AXIS IN ETABS:
-Area Objects -Local Axis.
Walls
-Local axis 1: The local 1 axis is
always horizontal; that is, it lies in the
X-Y plane
Local axis 2: The local 2 axis is
taken to have an upward (+Z) sense

Local axis 3: The direction of the


positive local 3 axis is determined
from applying the right-hand rule
using the directions of the 1 and 2
axes .

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