Ruled Mesh

AM_20700
AM_20700 Altair Community Member
edited January 2023 in Community Q&A

Where did it go?

It used to be in the 2D panel.

It's not in the "Edit Elements" menu. I can't find it in the search menu.

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  • cfree
    cfree
    Altair Employee
    edited January 2023

    Hi AM,

    I think this tool has been absorbed in the FE Geom workflow. Essentially you convert the elements to FE Geom, then use the Ruled or Patch tool to make your mesh. Then if you need to refine the mesh use the Rebuild tool or another remeshing tool.

    More details on FE Geom:

    https://2022.help.altair.com/2022.2/hwdesktop/hwx/topics/chapter_heads/fegeometry_r.htm

  • AM_20700
    AM_20700 Altair Community Member
    edited January 2023

    Thanks.

    Hardly what I'd call an improved user experience, but whatever.

  • cfree
    cfree
    Altair Employee
    edited January 2023

    I thought that as well when I first started using FE Geom. It's clunky right now with the conversion. But after doing tons of FE Geom modifications with Patch I'm fully on board :) There's way less clicks when making the mesh. 

  • AM_20700
    AM_20700 Altair Community Member
    edited January 2023
    Christian Free_22016 said:

    I thought that as well when I first started using FE Geom. It's clunky right now with the conversion. But after doing tons of FE Geom modifications with Patch I'm fully on board :) There's way less clicks when making the mesh. 

    I look forward to your video tutorial.

    I tried the FE Geom method. Fewer clicks you say? Instead of selecting 2 paths of nodes and creating a ruled mesh between them, I had to convert the elements to a surface, then I had to go back and create a ruled surface without any control over the mesh. Then I had to remesh the elements so I could get the mesh I want.

  • cfree
    cfree
    Altair Employee
    edited January 2023
    AM_20700 said:

    I look forward to your video tutorial.

    I tried the FE Geom method. Fewer clicks you say? Instead of selecting 2 paths of nodes and creating a ruled mesh between them, I had to convert the elements to a surface, then I had to go back and create a ruled surface without any control over the mesh. Then I had to remesh the elements so I could get the mesh I want.

    Your mileage may vary but I found it much easier to select edges for the patch tool than to select the nodes by path for the ruled tool. It can get annoying when selecting nodes by path when the path ends up selecting nodes you don't want. Being conservative with path selection means more clicks. I found selecting edges with patch to be less error prone. The extra clicks for converting to FE Geom and using the mesh rebuild tool were a worthy price. 

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