Connecting mid-surfaces
Hi all,
For my project I need to do some linear static analysis on the cab of the truck. I am using HyperMesh as pre-processor and for solver probably I am going to use RADIOSS bulk format.
I received CAD model in IGES format. I imported the geometry directly to HyperMesh. Because of thin walled structure I am going to use 2D shell elements. So far I created mid-surfaces from 3D parts and I did some geometry simplification. My current situation now is that I have around 30 mid-surface components with little gaps between them due to reducing from 3D to 2D (no thickness).
My problem is I don’t know exactly how to proceed. Is there any special tool in HyperMesh to put all of the mid-surface components together and make them connected? I could translate all the components manually (tools>translate) but it takes a lot of time. Or maybe do you suggest me to leave the gaps between the components and use the connectors?
I don’t have experience working with so many components. So far I worked with max 3 components and usually I just equalized surface edges between components or something similar.
Thanks