Local fix/editing of tetra-elements

in HyperMesh
Innovation Intelligence® Jan Stilhammer
September 2012
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Create shell elements for modification area

1. Open the faces panel from checks toolbar
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2. Select elements to fix
3. Add one layer of elements to the selection 2 5
„by adjacent“
4. Save the selection to the user mark
5. Create shell elements for selection by „find
faces“ 3

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Delete tetraeder elements in modification area

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1. Open the delete panel by F2 or from toolbar
2. Set the selector button to elements and
open the advanced selection menu 2 4
3. Retrieve the elements from the user mark
4. Delete the selected elements

„^faces“ masked
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Modify shell elements

Now you can edit the shell elements on the surface using all available
functions. Two typical modifications are shown below:

collapse small elements using the „replace“ node panel (F3) remesh shell elements using the automesh panel (F12)
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Recreate tetraeder for modified area

1. Open the tetramesh panel (3D -> Tetramesh)
2. Select the „^faces“-component with the „fixed
trias/quads to tetra mesh“ selector
3. Click on mesh to recreate tetras
4. Delete the „^faces“-component