Hex Mesh

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi,

 

I am meshing a component with hex elements which is not mappable. I have partitioned the solid using solid edit panel, the whole solid turned into mappable except the front head part. The front solid is having teeth like structure. It is not mappable.

 

How can we mesh this type of solids?

 

Thanks in advance.

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2015

     Hi Bhavana,

     

    You may have to drag the elements using line drag option in 3D panel. I think this will help you somehow.

     

    But it may not create HEXA throughout the head part as you said it has a tooth like structure.

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2015

    Hi Prakash,

     

    I have created hex mesh for the mappable solids and for the non-mappable head one, i did tetramesh and created 3D penta elements. Can we have element connectivity with this process?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2015

    If you r are taking the 3D elements faces as reference for creating the tetramesh the connectivity will be maintained, to get conformation, create the faces for all 3D elements and check the connectivity of the 3D elements.

     

    to create faces goto Tools>>Faces>> 

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2015

    I have done volume tetrameshing with match existing mesh option checked. Will it take connectivity?

     

    How to check whether the elements are connected or not?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2015

    Just check coincident nodes: Tool => edges => preview equi

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