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<O N="FEMeshSurface Test" T="Project" TransAlignRule="Right"> <O N="Example" T="FEMeshSurface" CX="15" CY="60" ConstraintPts="[]" Material="@NULL|Material" Surface="@NULL|Surface" CoorSys="@NULL|CoorSys" Group="@NULL|FEGroup" IsConstraint="1"> <O T="Surface"> <O T="Point" X="0" Y="0" /> <O T="Point" X="240" Y="0" /> <O T="Point" X="240" Y="240" /> <O T="Point" X="0" Y="240" /> </O> </O> </O> |
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ConstraintPoints
The ConstraintPoints parameter forces additional point or points to be assigned as nodes.
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ConstraintPoints
The ConstraintPoints parameter forces additional point or points to be assigned as nodes.
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<O N="FEMeshSurface Test" T="Project">
<O N="Example" T="FEMeshSurface" CX="15" CY="60" ConstraintPts="[[10,10],[230,230]]" Material="@NULL|Material" Surface="@NULL|Surface" CoorSys="@NULL|CoorSys" Group="@NULL|FEGroup" IsConstraint="1">
<O T="Surface">
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="240" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="240" Y="240" />
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="240" />
</O>
</O>
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MeshDirection
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MeshDirection
As a default setting, mesh direction is decided by the polygon’s surface. If a mesh surface is not a rectangle, there will be non-perpendicular mesh. To demonstrate that see the following figure where the mesh is created parallel to the blue arrows.
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<O N="FEMeshSurface Test" T="Project"> <O N="Example" T="FEMeshSurface" CX="15" CY="60" ConstraintPts="[]" Material="@NULL|Material" Surface="@NULL|Surface" CoorSys="@NULL|CoorSys" Group="@NULL|FEGroup" IsConstraint="1"> <O T="Surface"> <O T="Point" X="70" Y="70" /> <O T="Point" X="150" Y="0" /> <O T="Point" X="200" Y="240" /> <O T="Point" X="155" Y="360" /> <O T="Point" X="0" Y="240" /> </O> </O> </O> |
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To control the direction of the created mesh lines, the MeshDirection parameter is introduced. 3 points need to be defined which represents two lines in order to set this parameter. MeshDirection="[[0,0,0],[1,0,0],[1,1,0]]"
is set for this example and the created mesh lines are parallel to global X and Y axes.
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<O N="FEMeshSurface Test" T="Project"> <O N="Example" T="FEMeshSurface" CX="15" CY="60" ConstraintPts="[]" MeshDirection="[[0,0,0],[1,0,0],[1,1,0]]" Material="@NULL|Material" Surface="@NULL|Surface" CoorSys="@NULL|CoorSys" Group="@NULL|FEGroup" IsConstraint="1"> <O T="Surface"> <O T="Point" X="70" Y="70" /> <O T="Point" X="150" Y="0" /> <O T="Point" X="200" Y="240" /> <O T="Point" X="155" Y="360" /> <O T="Point" X="0" Y="240" /> </O> </O> </O> |
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GridLinesX, GridLinesY, (GridLinesZ)
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GridLinesX, GridLinesY, (GridLinesZ)
GridLinesX and GridLinesY parameters force respective axis mashes to be created on the specified line. In other words, GridlinesX and GridLinesY overwrite CX and CY respectively. An example is demonstrated by using the GridLinesY parameter. Generally, beam mashes are made along the X direction in bridges, the GridLinesY parameter can be thought of as beam reference lines.
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<O N="FEMeshSurface Test" T="Project">
<O N="Example" T="FEMeshSurface" Alignment="RoadwayAlignment" CX="15" CY="60" ConstraintPts="[]" MeshDirection="[[0,0,0],[1,0,0],[1,1,0]]" GridLinesY="[GridLine1,GridLine4,GridLine3,GridLine2]" Material="@NULL|Material" Surface="@NULL|Surface" CoorSys="@NULL|CoorSys" Group="@NULL|FEGroup" IsConstraint="1">
<O T="Surface">
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="600" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="600" Y="240" />
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="240" />
</O>
</O>
<O N="RoadwayAlignment" T="Alignment" Station="0" Azimuth="1.57079632679">
<O T="Circular" Radius="2400" Length="4800" />
<O T="CrossSection" Station="0" LeftEdgeToHCL="240">
<O T="CrossSectionSegment" Width="480" Slope="0" />
</O>
<O T="ElevationPoint" Station="0" Elevation="0" />
</O>
<P N="GridLine1" V="[[0,0],[600,0]]" />
<P N="GridLine2" V="[[0,240],[600,240]]" />
<P N="GridLine3" V="[[0,100],[600,160]]" />
<P N="GridLine4" V="[[0,60],[600,80]]" />
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ConstraintLines
ConstraintLines parameter forces additional nodes to be created along this line definition. This parameter is useful for skewed supports.
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<O N="FEMeshSurface Test" T="Project">
<O N="Example" T="FEMeshSurface" Alignment="RoadwayAlignment" CX="15" CY="60" ConstraintPts="[]" MeshDirection="[[0,0,0],[1,0,0],[1,1,0]]" GridLinesY="[GridLine1,GridLine4,GridLine3,GridLine2]" ConstraintLines="[ConstraintLine1]" Material="@NULL|Material" Surface="@NULL|Surface" CoorSys="@NULL|CoorSys" Group="@NULL|FEGroup" IsConstraint="1">
<O T="Surface">
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="600" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="600" Y="240" />
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="240" />
</O>
</O>
<O N="RoadwayAlignment" T="Alignment" Station="0" Azimuth="1.57079632679">
<O T="Circular" Radius="2400" Length="4800" />
<O T="CrossSection" Station="0" LeftEdgeToHCL="240">
<O T="CrossSectionSegment" Width="480" Slope="0" />
</O>
<O T="ElevationPoint" Station="0" Elevation="0" />
</O>
<P N="GridLine1" V="[[0,0],[600,0]]" />
<P N="GridLine2" V="[[0,240],[600,240]]" />
<P N="GridLine3" V="[[0,100],[600,160]]" />
<P N="GridLine4" V="[[0,60],[600,80]]" />
<P N="ConstraintLine1" V="[[150,241],[400,-1]]" />
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,241],[400,-1]]" />
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GridsXAlignH, GridsYAlignH, (GridsZAlignH)
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<O N="FEMeshSurface Test" T="Project">
<O N="Example" T="FEMeshSurface" Alignment="RoadwayAlignment" CX="15" CY="60" ConstraintPts="[]" MeshDirection="[[0,0,0],[1,0,0],[1,1,0]]" GridLinesY="[GridLine1,GridLine4,GridLine3,GridLine2]" ConstraintLines="[ConstraintLine1]" Material="@NULL|Material" Surface="@NULL|Surface" CoorSys="@NULL|CoorSys" Group="@NULL|FEGroup" IsConstraint="1">
<O T="Surface">
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="600" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="600" Y="240" />
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="240" />
</O>
</O>
<O N="RoadwayAlignment" T="Alignment" Station="0" Azimuth="1.57079632679">
<O T="Circular" Radius="2400" Length="4800" />
<O T="CrossSection" Station="0" LeftEdgeToHCL="240">
<O T="CrossSectionSegment" Width="480" Slope="0" />
</O>
<O T="ElevationPoint" Station="0" Elevation="0" />
</O>
<P N="GridLine1" V="[[0,0],[600,0]]" />
<P N="GridLine2" V="[[0,240],[600,240]]" />
<P N="GridLine3" V="[[0,100],[600,160]]" />
<P N="GridLine4" V="[[0,60],[600,80]]" />
<P N="ConstraintLine1" V="[[150,241],[400,-1]]" />
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FEMeshRegion
The FEMeshRegion core object allows the user to define additional parameters on the specified surface. This can be beneficial for use of FEGroup and Filter.
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<O N="FEMeshSurface Test" T="Project">
<O N="Example" T="FEMeshSurface" CX="15" CY="60" ConstraintPts="[]" MeshDirection="[[0,0,0],[1,0,0],[1,1,0]]" Material="@NULL|Material" Surface="@NULL|Surface" CoorSys="@NULL|CoorSys" Group="@NULL|FEGroup" IsConstraint="1">
<O T="Surface" Node1OffZ="10" Node3OffZ="10">
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="600" Y="0" />
<O T="Point" X="600" Y="240" />
<O T="Point" X="0" Y="240" />
</O>
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="240" />
</O>
</O>
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