Local axis of the beam elementhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/geotech-analysis/f/forum/242497/local-axis-of-the-beam-elementHi all, In Plaxis 3D, the local axis of the beam element is shown below. but in reference manual it is provide like this. why local axis 2 is interchanged with local axis 3 in program and reference manual.en-USTelligent Community 12RE: Local axis of the beam elementhttps://communities.bentley.com/thread/756311?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:55:01 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:04357b0f-18a1-4126-b67d-2aaead882c9bNitharshan<p>Noted, thanks.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Local axis of the beam elementhttps://communities.bentley.com/thread/756139?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:04:43 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:ffb4b40e-be27-4fb4-b32e-28d9055a1f47Stefanos Papavasileiou<p>Dear Nitharshan,</p> <p>The local axes shown in your model are the ones you need to consider for the structural forces.</p> <p>The ones shown in the manual only serve as an example and&nbsp;are not indented to&nbsp;describe all the various ways a beam present in PLAXIS 3D.</p> <p>Note that you can choose the <em>AxisFunction</em> in the Selection (and Model) explorer from <em>Automatic</em> to <em>Manual</em> and specify yourself the definition based on your expectations.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>