Split hexa elements in one direction

Rahul_P1

Is there any possibility to split hexa elements one-directional, not omnidirectional, which is easy to handle in HyperMesh? The goal is to split a set of hexa elements, which extend in the XY-direction, having a thickness of one element in the Z-direction, into a set having the double (or more) elements in Z-direction.

used HM-version:11.0

Rahul_P1

Karsten,

The limitations in the HyperMesh 3d > split > hexa elements can be overcome with the below script which will allow multiple element selection in different planes and also split in multiple directions.

You can download the documentation that has a video describing all the methods of splitting available in the macro.

You need to download the script and then run this script from the downloaded location by going to file > run tcl tk from within HyperMesh.
see http://www.altairuniversity.com/support-forum/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=87

you will find this and other scripts in the altair script exchange, go to learning > script exchange from the altair university website or here http://www.altairhyperworks.com/Script-Exchange.aspx?%3ftop_nav_str=1
you will need to log in with your university mail id and login credentials you get after registering to the client centre.

search for the script by just entering split hexa in the keyword section.

once you have found the script click on the download button, once you have downloaded the script place it in a convenient location, then you need to do a file > run tcl tk from within HyperMesh. make sure you have a relevant model loaded in HyperMesh when you run the script.