About this Block
What it does: Generates an FE Mesh for an input surface mesh. Common uses:- Input in an FE Component.
- Meshing surface lattices.
- FE Surface Mesh is used with shell elements that are approximations of the 3D geometry. These are used for thin-walled geometries. Running simulations on shell elements decreases the computational time with a lower element count.
- Use this block with the FE Shell Attribute block when you are creating an FE Component.
- Thickness of the surface mesh is defined in the FE Shell Attribute block. This shell element represents the midplane of the 3D part.
- Linear Geometric order is faster but less accurate.
- Quadratic Geometric order is slower but more accurate. We recommend this option if you are using the results downstream.
Example File
Download Example: FE Surface Mesh
Convert a 3D Surface Mesh into an FE Mesh containing 3D shell elements. Standard Isoparametric model is used for shell element formulations.
Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Discretization | Mesh | The input geometric discretization. |
| Geometric order | Geometric Order Enum | The geometric order of the finite elements. |
Outputs
| Type |
|---|
| FE Mesh |