Extruding 2D mesh in hypermesh 2023

Sunil Chadha
Sunil Chadha Altair Community Member
edited February 6 in Community Q&A

I am having trouble locating or searching for the drag feature in Hypermesh 2023, to extrude a 2D mesh into 3D. Also, I seem to have made all my elements hide from view and cannot get them to show again. They are still there somewhere as I can see the element count on screen. Any help would be appreciated

 

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  • Michael Herve_21439
    Michael Herve_21439
    Altair Employee
    edited February 6

    Hello @Sunil Chadha ,

     

    Extrusion of 2D elements for generating 3D elements should not be needed anymore in 2023, as we introduced a couple of versions ago a new feature called Thin Solid:

    https://learn.altair.com/mod/scorm/player.php?a=670&currentorg=articulate_rise&scoid=1750

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    Regarding your hidden elements, you can switch idle mode (selector top left in the graphic area) to Elements, then right click -> Show (or Shortcut "A"). Does that help to retrieve them?

     

    Best Regards,

    Michael

  • Sunil Chadha
    Sunil Chadha Altair Community Member
    edited February 6
    Michael Herve_21439 said:

    Hello @Sunil Chadha ,

     

    Extrusion of 2D elements for generating 3D elements should not be needed anymore in 2023, as we introduced a couple of versions ago a new feature called Thin Solid:

    https://learn.altair.com/mod/scorm/player.php?a=670&currentorg=articulate_rise&scoid=1750

    image

     

    Regarding your hidden elements, you can switch idle mode (selector top left in the graphic area) to Elements, then right click -> Show (or Shortcut "A"). Does that help to retrieve them?

     

    Best Regards,

    Michael

    Hello Michael,

     

    I have tried using the thin solid tool but it does not produce a useful mesh, the best way would be for me to drag this mesh. Is this feature still available within hypermesh 2023?

     

    Thankyou for the suggestion, when I retrieved the session they were all displayed again.

     

    Sunil

  • Michael Herve_21439
    Michael Herve_21439
    Altair Employee
    edited February 6
    Sunil Chadha said:

    Hello Michael,

     

    I have tried using the thin solid tool but it does not produce a useful mesh, the best way would be for me to drag this mesh. Is this feature still available within hypermesh 2023?

     

    Thankyou for the suggestion, when I retrieved the session they were all displayed again.

     

    Sunil

    Hello @Sunil Chadha ,

     

    may I ask you some details about what is not satisfying in the current thibn solid implementation. Such feedback are importqnt for us, ibn order to enhance HyperMesh.

     

    That said, to drag 2D elements, you can go to Topology -> Offset and you will be able to extrude your 2D mesh

     

    Hope that helps,

    Regards,

    Michael

  • Sunil Chadha
    Sunil Chadha Altair Community Member
    edited February 6
    Michael Herve_21439 said:

    Hello @Sunil Chadha ,

     

    may I ask you some details about what is not satisfying in the current thibn solid implementation. Such feedback are importqnt for us, ibn order to enhance HyperMesh.

     

    That said, to drag 2D elements, you can go to Topology -> Offset and you will be able to extrude your 2D mesh

     

    Hope that helps,

    Regards,

    Michael

    This is the outcome of the thin solid tool 

     

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    The extrude feature is not giving a great mesh either to be honest.

     

    Sunil

  • Michael Herve_21439
    Michael Herve_21439
    Altair Employee
    edited February 6
    Sunil Chadha said:

    This is the outcome of the thin solid tool 

     

    image

     

    The extrude feature is not giving a great mesh either to be honest.

     

    Sunil

    Hello agin,

     

    the result seems odd and unexpected to me. If you are authorized, please feel free to share ytour CAD with Uus through a support request so that we can investigate why you get such result

     

    Best Regards,

    Michael

  • Sunil Chadha
    Sunil Chadha Altair Community Member
    edited February 6
    Michael Herve_21439 said:

    Hello agin,

     

    the result seems odd and unexpected to me. If you are authorized, please feel free to share ytour CAD with Uus through a support request so that we can investigate why you get such result

     

    Best Regards,

    Michael

    Hello Michael,

     

    I dont think I will be able to share the CAD.

     

    Sunil

  • Sunil Chadha
    Sunil Chadha Altair Community Member
    edited February 6

    Hello Michael

     

    I have managed to get an extrude function to work as I would like, I am creating this mesh for Ansys CFX and cannot see how I can create the named selections in the new 2023 interface.

     

    Sunil

  • Michael Herve_21439
    Michael Herve_21439
    Altair Employee
    edited February 6
    Sunil Chadha said:

    Hello Michael

     

    I have managed to get an extrude function to work as I would like, I am creating this mesh for Ansys CFX and cannot see how I can create the named selections in the new 2023 interface.

     

    Sunil

    hello @Sunil Chadha ,

     

    what are you referring to when speaking about named selections?

    Do you have examples from former versions?

     

    Best Regards,

    Michael

  • Sunil Chadha
    Sunil Chadha Altair Community Member
    edited February 6
    Michael Herve_21439 said:

    hello @Sunil Chadha ,

     

    what are you referring to when speaking about named selections?

    Do you have examples from former versions?

     

    Best Regards,

    Michael

    Hello Micheal,

     

    In previous versions it was analysis settings -> entity sets.

     

    Sunil

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