Element Normals

mrtimwinkler
mrtimwinkler Altair Community Member
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hello,

 

how do i screen the element normals of brick elements/ surface normals of a part to check them for contact definition?

 

Thank you very much!

 

Tim

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  • Simon Križnik
    Simon Križnik Altair Community Member
    edited January 2019

    Hi,

     

    element normals of 3D elements always point outward.

    Element normals of 2D elements can be reviewed and edited in the Mesh Editing>Part>Sheet>Orientation panel.

    In Hypermesh: 2D>composites>element normals

     

    Note that interface type 7 is a non-oriented contact, so a node can impact on both sides of a master segment.

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