2D to 3D meshing

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

I have a 2D to 3D connection as shown in the attached image. Please guide me for this.

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  • Q.Nguyen-Dai
    Q.Nguyen-Dai Altair Community Member
    edited September 2017

    I think you can do it in shell with variable thickness.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited September 2017

    I think you can do it in shell with variable thickness.

    Thank you for that sir! But what about connection between the two bodies? Should we merge the nodes at the connection or provide some connection? For the latter case what type of connection you would suggest me for an explicit analysis (in Radioss)?