KSCON

skewed.
KSCON, NPT, DELR, KCTIP, NTHET, RRAT
KSCON,2,0.0025,1,8,0
Specifies a keypoint about which an area mesh will be skewed.
PREP7: Meshing

NPT
Keypoint number at concentration. If NPT = ALL, use all selected keypoints. If
remaining fields are blank, remove concentration from this keypoint (if unmeshed).
If NPT = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining command fields are
ignored (valid only in the GUI). A component name may also be substituted for NPT.

DELR
Radius of first row of elements about keypoint.

KCTIP
Crack tip singularity key:

0 Do not skew midside nodes, if any, within the element.

1 Skew midside nodes of the first row of elements to the 1/4 point for crack tip
singularity.

NTHET
Number of elements in circumferential direction (defaults to approximately one per
45 (or one per 30, if KCTIP = 1)).

RRAT
Ratio of 2nd row element size to DELR (defaults to 0.75, or 0.5 if KCTIP = 1).

Notes
Defines a concentration keypoint about which an area mesh will be skewed. Useful
for modeling stress concentrations and crack tips. During meshing, elements are
initially generated circumferentially about, and radially away, from the keypoint.
Lines attached to the keypoint are given appropriate divisions and spacing ratios.
Only one concentration keypoint per unmeshed area is allowed. Use KSCON,STAT to
list current status of concentration keypoints. The KSCON command does not support
3-D modeling.

This command is also valid for rezoning.

Menu Paths
Main Menu>Preprocessor>Meshing>Size Cntrls>Concentrat KPs>Create
Main Menu>Preprocessor>Meshing>Size Cntrls>Concentrat KPs>List