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About this Block

What it does: Selects the FE Mesh elements whose center of mass lies within the tolerance value of the implicit body. Commons uses:
  • Choosing areas for defining material and elemental properties.
  • Choosing elements for Boundary Conditions.
Tips:
  • This block selects elements that are present within the FE Mesh. These elements include beams, shells, or cells (including interior cells).
  • How to decide which Entity type to choose:
    • Choosing your entity depends on the type of elements available in the mesh.
      • Cells can only be selected on an FE Volume Mesh.
      • Shells can only be selected on FE Surface Mesh and FE Lattice Mesh (only if the lattice contains faces).
      • Beams can only be selected on beam-based FE Lattice Meshes.

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Example File

Download Example: FE Region by Body FE Region by Body
Select elements in an FE Mesh using an Implicit Body. Elements with their center of mass lying within a defined tolerance of the Implicit Body will be selected.

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