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Connecting two perpendicular mid-surfaces

User: "Altair Forum User"
Altair Employee
Updated by Altair Forum User

Hi,

I’m a beginner with altair Hypermesh and today I try to connect two perpendicular surfaces together. My goal is to mesh those surfaces and be sure that the nodes of the horizontal plane are coincident to the ones on the vertical plane. For the moment, due to the mid-surface extraction, I have a gap between the two planes that's why the edge is a 'free edge', from what i understand of the software. I assume that before starting the meshing part, i should connect the two planes together and have a 'shared edge'... Is it the right way to deal with this situation ? 

 

Thank you very much for the help

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>midsurfaces extracted.PNG

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    User: "tinh"
    Altair Community Member
    Updated by tinh

    Hi,

    You can use panel geom>surface edit>extend

    Or 2d>mesh edit>imprint

    User: "Altair Forum User"
    Altair Employee
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    Updated by Altair Forum User

    Thank you very much for this fast answer tinh

    I tried the first solution, my surfaces are in contact but i still have a free edge as shown on the pictures below (basically, I extended the vertical planes to the horizontal one). Is the contact existing even with this free edge, or I still have to use an other tool to 'merge' those planes to be sure my nodes will be aligned ?

     

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>surface edit panel used.PNG

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>Surfaces not connected.PNG

    User: "Altair Forum User"
    Altair Employee
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    Updated by Altair Forum User

    I found the solution, i just had to select the 'trim results' option thank you