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Hi Experts,
How can I select the nodes on a face without selecting the mid nodes in a second order mesh?
Write a TCL script to get out all mid-side nodes from your selected nodes.
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Or select nodes> by geom>surfs if you automesh on surfs and switch to 2nd order with midside nodes at exact midpoint
Hi Experts, How can I select the nodes on a face without selecting the mid nodes in a second order mesh?
Thanks! I was looking for any methods if I was missing apart from this. It looks like scrips are the only option I am left with. My models are very huge and have contacts defined everywhere. I can't keep switching the order every time as I have all my components solid meshed. It is going to take time and memory. Appreciate your help guys!
Do you know something about TCL programming?
no no, you don't need to switch order every time. I will tell you how to do
1) you switch all 2nd order elems to 1st order
2) you create an temporary comps, example ^corner_nodes, create a rigidlink connects all nodes (corner nodes)
3) you switch 1st order elems to 2nd order
4) you create another temporary comps, example ^midside_nodes, create a rigidlink connects all midside nodes, to select midside nodes, you select all nodes then click nodes>by collector => pick ^corner_nodes => click 'subtract from selection'
Now every time selecting nodes, you select nodes ordinary, then click nodes > by collector > ^midside_nodes > subtract from selection => to deselect miside nodes
It is much faster than tcl macro i think
Tinh,
I tried the way you said. I could create the corner node components. However when I tried to create a rigid link with midside nodes, it gives me an error message : Maximum number of nodes to create a Rigid Link (100000) has been exceeded.
Q.Nguyen-Dai
I don't know much about TCL scripts. I am still learning and working on them.
hi, simply create several rigidlinks instead
