Explanation of the weighting factor of a RBE3 element

MarioS
MarioS Altair Community Member
edited January 2021 in Community Q&A

Hello everybody,

I am relatively new in Hypermesh. Can somebody explain me what is the meaning of the weighting factor of a RBE3 element, what does it mean 1, what does it mean when the value is 0,5 or 1,5. Changing it´s value what does it mean. And the value, what does it mean, is it distance dependent, etc.? What does it weigh?

Tnx,

BR,

Mario

Answers

  • Yuvi (Yuvraj Kumar)_22322
    Yuvi (Yuvraj Kumar)_22322 New Altair Community Member
    edited January 2021

    Weighting factor for components of motion on the following entry at grid points Gi,j.

     

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    WTi is used as a weighting factor for the grid points in the group. If a simple distribution based only on the geometry of the RBE3 is desired then a uniform weight is applied to all points. The weighting factors are not required to add up to any specific value.

     

     

  • MarioS
    MarioS Altair Community Member
    edited January 2021

    Thank you Yuvi.

    So if I change the value of weighting factor to 0.5 or 1.5, there will be no change due to the results. It is not affecting the results?

    If I would change the position of the dependent node from the independent nodes, lets say the distance, that is affecting the results, or? And why?

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