2D mesh optimization waring

Pias Das
Pias Das Altair Community Member
edited January 2024 in Community Q&A

While using "quality index" function in HM2020.1 (2D panel), I get a warning "fixed or shared nodes cannot be optimized" and could not use "place node", "node optimize" and "element optimize". Why is it happening so?

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  • Adriano_Koga
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited January 2024

    do you have anything attached to these nodes? like constraints or even other elements, such as spring elements, or rigids?

    Usually these fixed nodes are attached to something else that prevents them to be moved/optimized.

  • Pias Das
    Pias Das Altair Community Member
    edited January 2024

    Under these 2D elements, there are 3D solid elements which have been created from these 2D elements via Tetramesh. 

  • Adriano_Koga
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee
    edited January 2024
    Pias Das said:

    Under these 2D elements, there are 3D solid elements which have been created from these 2D elements via Tetramesh. 

    that's the reason.

    HM will not allow you to move these node, because they part of these 3D elements.

    Unless you delete these elements and recreate them later on, you won't be able to move them using the quality index.

    You could move the mode using regular translate functions, thouhg.

     

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