How to delete nodes that used to define element orientation but no longer do

darren reed

I had some orphan nodes that were being used to define element directions. I updated the element direction definitions to no longer use these nodes. However, when I go to delete them in the database it won't let me still. When I delete them from the bdf text file everything solves great. Is there a way to persuade HM to remove these nodes to avoid my f06 file being cluttered with lots of nodes that are being listed in my grid point singularity table?

Ben Buchanan

The 2 things I would try would be Shift-F2 to clear all temp nodes and clear all preserve nodes found by either using the search function or in the panel under Analysis.