select elements of different component enclosed within different component's CAD surfaces through script

ATLURI BHARATH KUMAR

I have (mid surface + elements) of CAD in one component and the CAD surfaces in other component. can anyone suggest a code to detect the elements within CAD surfaces with the condition (elements are independent i.e., not on surfaces)

AndreasAltmann

Hello @ATLURI BHARATH KUMAR ,

I have created a script for our models, which will sort the FE-Components to a Part based if the FE-Mesh is within one solid (of one component) of the Part. 

Procedure:
Create a list with all components that contains solids
Create a list with all components that contains mesh

Loop through all components with the mesh and pick 50 random nodes (to increase speed) from the mesh. Check with every solid, if a certain percentage of nodes are within a solid (command  "set isInSolid [hm_ispointinsidesolid $x $y $z $solidId]"). If there are more then 30% of the nodes part of the solid I will organize the component to the part of the solid. 

This takes quiet long to go through a bigger model, but I haven't found any other way so far.

BR

Andreas

ATLURI BHARATH KUMAR

But here I have only surfaces not solids. Can you help in this scenario

AndreasAltmann

ATLURI BHARATH KUMAR said:

But here I have only surfaces not solids. Can you help in this scenario

Haven't tried myself, but I think "hm_getcoordinatesfromnearestsurface" can help you in this case.

https://help.altair.com/hwdesktop/hwd/topics/reference/hm/hm_getcoordinatesfromnearestsurface.htm