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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.
Tips:
  • 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.

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Example File

Download Example: FE Surface Mesh 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.

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Inputs

NameTypeDescription
DiscretizationMeshThe input geometric discretization.
Geometric orderGeometric Order EnumThe geometric order of the finite elements.

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Outputs

Type
FE Mesh