Known Incompatibilities Between Poly3D and WEB Forms

STEP 1: Constants

None.

STEP 2: User Coordinate Systems

Poly3D lets you refer to any pre-defined coordinate system as a parent coordinate system. If you are not planning to use the visualization capabilities of WEB forms, you can take advantage of the versatility of Poly3D. However, if you are planning to visualize the input geometry, the global coordinate system is the only acceptable parent coordinate system.

STEP 3: Observation Grids

Poly3D lets you define your observation grids in any user defined coordinate system. Once again, if you are not planning to use the visualization you can take advantage of this. However, for visualization you can enter observation grids only in the global coordinate system. Note also that observation lines, planes, and networks will appear in the visualization but observation points won't be visible.

STEP 4: Crack Creation

Poly3D will allow you to locate the crack anywhere on the user defined crack/fault coordinate system. For visualization you can only locate the coordinate system at the center or at any of the four corners (for the rectangular crack). For elliptical cracks, the coordinate system is chosen to be at the center by default.