Add Node to Center of Two Beams

sanket_patil
sanket_patil Altair Community Member
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi,

 

There are many bolts in assemebly and they are connected by 2 beam elements (there are two elements between one bolt). I want to add one node to that center of it using Tcl if there is no other element is attached to it.

 

How can i do that?

 

Regards,

Sanket

 

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  • llyle_20499
    llyle_20499 New Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

    Hi Sanket,

     

    Please share some images of the use case. 

  • sanket_patil
    sanket_patil Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

    image.png.52b5d5798982b2accbd84d770e946f5f.png

    In above image there are 3 bolts out of which two are right and in case of third there is little mismatch. and i have added nodes on center of beams which are properly connected.

    i want to do it using script.

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

    Did you check F10>free 1d?

  • sanket_patil
    sanket_patil Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

    yes... i want to add node for connected beams not for free 1Ds. How can we do it using Tcl script?

  • sanket_patil
    sanket_patil Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

    i want to add node for connected beams not for free 1Ds. How can we do it using Tcl script?

  • llyle_20499
    llyle_20499 New Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

     

    You can use the following algorithm:

     

    Find all the beam elements using config number,

    In that list find elements having attached element of same config

    find the common node between the two beams. 

  • sanket_patil
    sanket_patil Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

    @Livil LyleOk I will try it.

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

    Detach the beam elems

    Find free nodes by F10 (get 2 ends)

    Reverse nodes selection (get mid nodes)

     

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