How to mesh from one surface of Elements to another

Altair Forum User

I am trying to create a solid mesh of elements that connects two surfaces (an inner surface of a cylinder and an outer face of a cylinder). It it paramount that the inner and outer surfaces which have been meshed with a specific number of elements remain the same. Is there a way to select the inner 2D mesh and outer 2D mesh and create a mesh of elements that connects the two?

I have tried to include a picture of the two meshed surfaces with part of the model masked so that the inner and outer surfaces can be visualized.

Thank you for your help.

-Brad

Altair Forum User

I am trying to create a solid mesh of elements that connects two surfaces (an inner surface of a cylinder and an outer face of a cylinder). It it paramount that the inner and outer surfaces which have been meshed with a specific number of elements remain the same. Is there a way to select the inner 2D mesh and outer 2D mesh and create a mesh of elements that connects the two?

I have tried to include a picture of the two meshed surfaces with part of the model masked so that the inner and outer surfaces can be visualized.

Thank you for your help.

-Brad

try this:

3d>solid map>general>

select 'elements to drag' and 'elements to match' and specify your element size and apply it

let me know if it worked

Altair Forum User

This method did not work when I turned off both the source and destination geometry tabs, and then selected the inner mesh and tried to drag them out to match the outer mesh.

An error comes up which reads: 'Auto Completing Input: Found No Node Loop on Destination Face'

I have found some success using the ENDS ONLY tab in the 3D SOLID MESH. This has allowed me to project out elements which line up perfectly with the source surface. However, a 'new' solid is created that I have to assign MAT props and Section props and assign these new components part numbers.

I have noticed that these 'new' components have no select-able surfaces. And in simulations that I have tried to run using these parts, the simulations stall and do not complete.

Is there any way to create a solid component with surfaces that I can select from the solid meshed 'new component'?

Thank you

Altair Forum User

This method did not work when I turned off both the source and destination geometry tabs, and then selected the inner mesh and tried to drag them out to match the outer mesh.

An error comes up which reads: 'Auto Completing Input: Found No Node Loop on Destination Face'

I have found some success using the ENDS ONLY tab in the 3D SOLID MESH. This has allowed me to project out elements which line up perfectly with the source surface. However, a 'new' solid is created that I have to assign MAT props and Section props and assign these new components part numbers.

I have noticed that these 'new' components have no select-able surfaces. And in simulations that I have tried to run using these parts, the simulations stall and do not complete.

Is there any way to create a solid component with surfaces that I can select from the solid meshed 'new component'?

Thank you

if you have completed the mesh sequence, you can create new surfaces from fe (surfaces>from FE).