Number of segments in a NLFE Beam

Davide_21943
Davide_21943 Altair Community Member
edited December 2021 in Community Q&A

Hi,

I'd like to understand the meaning of the number of segments we need to specify when we create a NLFE body.

I don't understand if the number of segments are useful just for output visualization or for calculation too. 

I made a comparison between a nlfe beam with 1, 1, 1 (number of segments along x, y, z) and a beam with 7, 7, 4 segments (check the pdf uploaded). 

So my question is: increasing the segments is the same thing than a finer mesh? Does it mean a greater discretiazion and so it leads to more accurate results?

In this example I can notice a difference of 10 MPA in maximum Stress (xx). 

 

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  • Praful
    Praful
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2021 Answer ✓

    Hi Davide - the number of segments that you see in the MotionView panel is for visualization and interpolation of results. It does not participate in the solution.

    regards

    praful

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  • Praful
    Praful
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2021 Answer ✓

    Hi Davide - the number of segments that you see in the MotionView panel is for visualization and interpolation of results. It does not participate in the solution.

    regards

    praful

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