Fill Hole with Elements

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

Hello All,

 

can anyone tell if there is a quick way to fill holes in Shell-Meshes? Like i want to replace a rigid spider in a bolt hole (see pic) with normal Shell-Elements?

 

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  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2015

    You can do a 2d > spline > choose mesh without surface in options in the right hand side of the panel > node list > by path > select the  nodes of the hole > choose the element size in the interactive panel that comes up. 

     

    You can use 2d > ruled > node list > by path > select the top nodes for the first node list and bottom nodes of the hole for the second node list > choose the element size in the interactive panel that comes up. 

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

    Thanks, seems to work. But i think with your first option, it is 'mesh, keep surf'

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

    FYI,

     

    You can use the Fill hole feature to fill holes in mesh.

     

    Goto Utility browser>> Geom/Mesh>> Fill Holes 

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

    Yes, i already checked the Fill Hole feature. Problem with that is, it fills the hole and then does a complete remesh including the surrounding area, but i would like to Keep the hole's edges..