Element set creation for pressure boundary condition

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

Hi Everyone

i have only the solid  element,I have created the not set by (Entity set >node set >by face ), but i want to apply the boundary condition similar to this ,pressure ,surface heat flux , radiation boundary  condition .I just want to create  element sets than i can apply the boundary condition quickly.my solver is abaqus please kindly help me to solve this problem..

 

Warm Regards

venkat

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  • Rahul Rajan_21763
    Rahul Rajan_21763 New Altair Community Member
    edited December 2016

    Did you try Abaqus step Manager?Please see attached screenshot.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>Abaqus Pressure.JPG

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2016

     

    Hi everyone

           How to create element set  (set1 in the above figure ) I have only linear hexa element (C3D8) i just want to apply pressure or film load 

     

    Error :

             1. After find face i just created a element set than i just done delete find face ,while solving i am getting error similarly no elements found in the element set..

            2. If i create element set by grouping that is also showing some error while solving 

     

     if you have some example please share me.......... i making mistake but i could not find me ,, 

     

    warm regards

    Venkat1

     

     

     

  • Rahul Rajan_21763
    Rahul Rajan_21763 New Altair Community Member
    edited November 2020

    Refer below Tutorial.

    HM-4330: Defining *STEP using Abaqus Step Manager.

    Step 7: Define pressure loads (*DLOAD) with element set

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2016

    Hi Rahul

            Thank you  now i understood how to apply dload if i have element set but i could not even know how  to create element set if i have only have solid elements (C3D8) .

    i can create element sets if i have shell elements. 

    example : Take rectangular box one side fixed other side pressure load(DLoad) i want to create element set 

     

    please help me solve the problem 

     

    warm regards

    Venkat1

  • Rahul Rajan_21763
    Rahul Rajan_21763 New Altair Community Member
    edited December 2016

    if element set is working for shell element then it should work for solid element aswell.Check whether element type is set to c3d8  or c3d8r?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2020

    Hi 

          The element type is c3d8r, is there any problem with that and i have attached my file with  this please help me , how to create element set....

     

     

    warm regards

    venkat1

     

     

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