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Meshing problem
Posted Dec 12, 2013, 12:01 p.m. EST Mesh, Structural Mechanics Version 4.3b 1 Reply
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Dear colleagues,
I'm modelling a thin walled element (solid geometry) and I want to mesh it with an hexahedral mesh with only one element along the thickness. I attached an image of the geometry.
The main problem is the complex geometry with circular holes and curves. I try to mesh a surface with quadrilateral element, but I can't do it on surfaces with holes.
Is it possible to mesh it with quadrilateral elements? If it is possible I can extrude them and obtain what I want.
If it is a problem I'll work with a triangular mesh.
I hope I was clear enough
Thanks for any suggestions
Best regards
Simone
I'm modelling a thin walled element (solid geometry) and I want to mesh it with an hexahedral mesh with only one element along the thickness. I attached an image of the geometry.
The main problem is the complex geometry with circular holes and curves. I try to mesh a surface with quadrilateral element, but I can't do it on surfaces with holes.
Is it possible to mesh it with quadrilateral elements? If it is possible I can extrude them and obtain what I want.
If it is a problem I'll work with a triangular mesh.
I hope I was clear enough
Thanks for any suggestions
Best regards
Simone
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1 decade ago
I would expect that with the right settings it would be feasible to mesh the side (inner or outer) surface and sweep it (As opposed to meshing either of the two cross-section boundaries and sweeping that along).
But it's hard to say anything more specific without access to your .mph file. If you could post it, Discussion Forum readers may be able to help further.
Best,
Jeff
But it's hard to say anything more specific without access to your .mph file. If you could post it, Discussion Forum readers may be able to help further.
Best,
Jeff