Remove Free Nodes From Rigids(Rbe2/rbe3)

Chayan
Chayan
Altair Employee
edited April 2022 in Altair Exchange

Overview

Remove free mid side "leg" nodes from RBE2 or RBE3. This script is more robust and handles multiple elements. Typically useful after converting 2nd order elements to 1st order.

Usage/Installation Instructions

1. Open HyperWorks Desktop.

2. From File >> Run >> Tcl script point to the attached script.

3. This script would update all rigid elements not to have free nodes.

 

Functionality

Meshing

Subfunctionality

1D Meshing

Interface

Abaqus|Nastran|OptiStruct