Connecting two 2D Meshes from two different Parts

Altair Forum User

Hello,

 

how can i connect two 2D Mesh?

 

Background:

 

We would mesh our Parts for Optimizations in Optistruct and VWT. But it's inefficient to mesh our complete car for every simulation (example: we have only changed the endplates from our rearwing and we want to check the effect from this new part).

 

It's faster and easier to mesh only the new parts and connect this with the 'old parts'. It's this possible? how we can realize this?

 

greeting, eMotorsports Cologne

Altair Forum User

Hi,

 

You can either use contacts and run a quasi static analysis or attach using Rigid elements.

 

Please refer to the link below for a similar query and solution:

 

http://forum.altairhyperworks.com/index.php?/topic/14495-different-element-size-on-shared-surface-edge/?hl=connect#entry22393