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Creating 1D Mesh Parts
Creating 1D Mesh Parts
Creating 1D Mesh Parts
This task shows you how to add beam mesh to a Generative Shape Design CATPart.
This command is available both in the Generative Structural Analysis workbench and in the Advanced
Meshing Tools workbench.
In this particular example, click the button to select linear as element type.
4. Enter the desired Element size value in the Beam Meshing dialog box.
5. Activate the Sag control option in the Beam Meshing dialog box.
The 1D Mesh.2 feature now appears in the specification tree. Note that now the corresponding
Beam Property is missing.
For more details on how to add this Beam Property, refer to Creating Beam Property in the
Generative Structural Analysis User's Guide.
To apply a restraint, a load or a connection to one extremity of a beam, you need to first put
the point that were possibly created at the extremity of this beam, in order to build the
wireframe, into the Hide mode. As result, to apply the above mentioned specifications, you
will select the extremity of the wireframe and not the hidden point (small cross in the 3D
view) as this point is not linked to the mesh.
You cannot apply beam properties and 1D mesh parts on geometry included in a sketch.
1D or beam mesh can be deleted and/or added to parts manually.
This functionality is only available with the FEM Surface (FMS) product.
Edit mesh button: lets you edit mesh manually to enhance quality using the Edit
Mesh dialog box.
For more details about this button and the Edit Mesh dialog box, click here.
This button is available as soon as the mesh is generated (after clicking the Apply
button).
Add/remove isolated points button: lets you select points to be projected on the
geometry.
This button is available as soon as a geometry has been selected.
Add Mesh Distribution button: lets you specify local nodes distribution.
When clicking this button, the Edit Elements Distribution dialog box appears. You can
choose between several distribution types: uniform, arithmetic, geometric, user-
defined law.
For more details about the Edit Elements Distribution dialog box, refer to Distributing
Elements in the Advanced Meshing Tools User's Guide.
3. Enter the desired Element size value in the Beam Meshing dialog box.
In this example, enter 20mm as Element size value.
6. Click OK.
To do this, click Shrink Elements in the Mesh Visualization Tools toolbar and set the value
of 1D elements shrink to 0.90 using the slider.
The 1D mesh appears as shown below:
8. Double-click 1D Mesh.1 in the specification tree and click Apply in the Beam Meshing dialog
box.
9. Select the Sag control check box and modify the Min size and Sag values so that the mesh is
refined as desired.
Selected Size and Sag values Resulting mesh
10. Click the Edit mesh button in the Beam Meshing dialog box.
Smooth: the neighbor elements are smoothed around the modified mesh.
Node:
Move node: move a node belong the geometry.
Freeze node: fix a node whatever the modifications applied to the neighbor
elements.
Unfreeze node: cancel the Freeze node option.
Edge:
Split edge: create a node and split an edge into two edges.
Condense edge: suppress an edge by condensation of one node and the node
opposite to the point on the selected edge.
Moving a node:
11. Select the Move node option in the Node list.
12. Select a node and move it to the desired location.
18. Set the parameters in the Edit Elements Distribution dialog box.
A Mesh Specifications.1 set containing the Elements Distribution.1 specification appears in the
specification tree under the 1D Mesh.1 mesh part.