Node Selection in 2nd order elements
Altair EmployeeAnswers
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Write a TCL script to get out all mid-side nodes from your selected nodes.
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Or switch to 1st order and select the nodes
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Altair Forum User said:
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!
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Do you know something about TCL programming?
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Altair Forum User said:
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!
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
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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.
I don't know much about TCL scripts. I am still learning and working on them.
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hi, simply create several rigidlinks instead
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