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+or a #D pattern
3n this dialog you should specify:
/attern' !hich can be loaded from ,smp pattern file previously created manually or generated
automatically from an existing mesh or submesh,
A 9D bloc- )Solid* ob4ect;
#!o vertices that specify the order of nodes in the resulting mesh, Alternatively' it is possible to
select 8efine selected mesh elements chec-box and apply the pattern to
One or several Mesh &olumes instead of a geometric 9D ob4ect
and select t!o @b 2odes instead of vertices, Additionally it is possible to:
Enable to %reate polygons near boundary
and %reate polyhedrons near boundary
Automatic eneration
#o generate a pattern automatically from an existing mesh or submesh' clic- Ne. button,
#he follo!ing dialog box !ill appear:
3n this dialog you should specify:
Mesh or Submesh' !hich is a meshed geometrical face )for a 8D pattern* or a meshed solid
)for a 9D pattern*, Mesh nodes lying on the face vertices become -ey(points of the pattern,
A custom /attern Name
Additionally' for a 8D pattern you may choose to /ro,ect nodes on the face to get node
coordinates instead of using Apositions on faceA generated by the mesher )if there is any*, #he
faces having a seam edge cannot be used for automatic pattern creation,
Dhen a pattern is created from an existing mesh' t!o cases are possible:
A sub(mesh on a face@solid is selected, #he pattern is created from the 8d@9d elements bound to
the face@solid by the mesher, +or a 8D pattern' the node coordinates are either Apositions on
faceA computed by the mesher' or coordinates got by node pro4ection on a geometrical surface'
according to the user choice, +or a 9D pattern' the node coordinates correspond to the nodes
computed by the mesher,
A mesh' !here the main shape is a face@solid' is selected, #he pattern is created from all 8d@9d
elements in a mesh, 3n addition' if all mesh elements of a 8D pattern are built by the mesher' the
user can select ho! to get node coordinates' other!ise all nodes are pro4ected on a face surface,
Mapping algorithm
#he mapping algorithm for a 8D case is as follo!s:
#he -ey(points are set countercloc-!ise in the order corresponding to their location on the
pattern boundary, #he first -ey(point is preserved,
#he geometrical vertices corresponding to the -ey(points are found on face boundary, /ere'
AIeverse order of -ey(pointsA flag is set,
#he boundary nodes of the pattern are mapped onto the edges of the face: a node located
bet!een t!o -ey(points on the pattern boundary is mapped on the geometrical edge limited by
the corresponding geometrical vertices, #he node position on the edge depends on its distance
from the -ey(points,
#he cordinates of a non(boundary node in the parametric space of the face are defined in the
follo!ing !ay, 3n the parametric space of the pattern' the node lies at the intersection of t!o
iso(lines, Coth of them intersect the pattern boundary at t!o points at least, 3f the mapped
positions of boundary nodes are -no!n' it is possible to find' !here the points at the intersection
of isolines and boundaries are mapped, #hen it is possible to find the direction of mapped
isolinesection and' filally' the poitions of t!o nodes on t!o mapped isolines, #he eventual
mapped position of the node is found as an average of the positions on mapped isolines,
#he 9D algorithm is similar,
%on&ert to>from 9uadratic Mesh
#his functionality allo!s you to transtorm standard meshes to ?uadratic and vice versa, See Adding
?uadratic elements for more information about ?uadratic meshes,
To produce a conversion:
7, +rom the Modification menu choose the &onvert to@from %uadratic Mesh item' or clic-
"Convert to13rom :uadratic" button in the toolbar,
"Convert to13rom :uadratic" button
#he follo!ing dialog box !ill appear:
8, 3n this dialog box you should select:
if you !ish to convert standard mesh to ?uadratic or ?uadratic to standard;
if you !ish to place medium nodes of the ?uadratic mesh on the geometry )meshed
ob4ect*,
Standard mesh )coarse mesh on a torus*
%uadratic mesh
9, &lic- the Apply or *+ button,
7enerate boundary elements
#his functionality allo!s to generate mesh elements on the borders of elements of a higher dimension,
To generate border e'ements:
7, +rom the Modification menu choose A&reate boundary elementsA item' or clic- A&reate
boundary elementsA button in the toolbar
%reate boundary elements icon
#he follo!ing dialog box !ill appear:
%reate boundary elements dialog box
,
8, &hec- in the dialog box one of three radio buttons corresponding to the type of operation you
!ould li-e to perform,
9, +ill the other fields available in the dialog box,
>, &lic- the Apply or Apply and %lose button to perform the operation,
A&reate boundary elementsA dialog allo!s creation of boundary elements of three types,
"D from #D creates mesh faces on free facets of volume elements
0D from "D creates mesh edges on free edges of mesh faces
0D from #D creates mesh edges on all borders of free facets of volume elements
/ere a 3ree 3acet means a facet shared by only one volume' a 3ree edge means an edge shared by only
one mesh face,
3n this dialog:
specify the Mesh1 submesh or group' the boundary !hich of !ill be analy0ed,
specify the )arget mesh' !here the boundary elements !ill be created,
)his mesh adds elements in the selected mesh or the mesh the selected submesh or
group belongs to,
Ne. mesh adds elements to a ne! mesh, #he ne! mesh appears in the Ob4ect Cro!ser
!ith the name that you can change in the ad4acent box,
activate %opy source mesh chec-box to copy 8D or 9D elements )depending on the operation
type*' !hich belong to the analy0ed Mesh1 submesh or group field' to the ne! mesh,
deactivate %opy missing elements only chec-box to copy boundary elements already present in
the analy0ed mesh to the ne! mesh,
activate %reate group chec-box to create a group to !hich the missing boundary elements are
added, #he ne! group appears in the Ob4ect Cro!ser !ith the name that you can change in the
ad4acent box,
(sing SA$*ME Note-ook
SA$*ME Note-ook allo!s defining variables to be used for creation and modification of ob4ects,
Setting of &ariables in SA$*ME Note-ook
(se of &ariables to add a node in MESH module
#he follo!ing limitations on the use of variables still exist:
Distribution of Layers hypothesis ( parametrical values are correctly applied' but they are not
restored after A1pdate studyA operation,
2umber of Segments hypothesis' Distribution !ith #able Density and Distribution !ith
Analytic Density ( parametrical values are not applicable,
#ranslation dialog box' default mode )translation by t!o points* ( parametrical values are
correctly applied' but they are not restored after A1pdate studyA operation,
Merging nodes dialog box ( parametrical value )tolerance of coincident nodes detection* is
correctly applied' but it is not restored after A1pdate studyA operation,
Ievolution dialog box ( it is impossible to use the angle of revolution as Atotal angleA if it is
defined as variable,
Extrusion along a path dialog box ( it is impossible to use ALinear variation of the anglesA mode
if at least one of those angles is defined as variable,
.attern mapping dialog box ( parametrical values )indices of nodes* are correctly applied' but
they are not restored after A1pdate studyA operation,
&lipping dialog box,
%olors > Si<e dialog box,