Mesh Feature Help
Mesh Feature Help
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Hey Guys,
I'm new at designing and using NX 6.0. I am currently building an intake valve for a plant, for a class project, and i saw there was a mesh feature. Would that be ideal to use for a screen, and if so how would i go about using that feature. Also if it would not, what are some suggestions that would help me out.
Thanks alot in Advance!!!
I'm new at designing and using NX 6.0. I am currently building an intake valve for a plant, for a class project, and i saw there was a mesh feature. Would that be ideal to use for a screen, and if so how would i go about using that feature. Also if it would not, what are some suggestions that would help me out.
Thanks alot in Advance!!!





RE: Mesh Feature Help
The most common and frequent use of the term 'Mesh' is in respect to creating FEM (Finite Element Models) which consists of a 'mesh' of 2D shell or 3D solid 'elements' which approximates geometric models for analysis purposes. The other frequent use of this term is when describing a type of Surface construction where the user selects a series of curves which form a 'mesh' which defines the shape of the surface in 2 directions.
Now in NEITHER case could these be seen as being a way of representing something like a 'wire mesh' object. Now you could create a surface and simply call it a 'wire mesh' (or 'screen') and just accept that that is what it represents, but it won't necessarily look like a 'wire mesh' or 'screen', although I could assign it a rendering texture which would give the appearance of a 'wire mesh', but that's about it.
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RE: Mesh Feature Help
My new question I think would be, is that if I were to put this under flow testing an force testing, would it act like a screen, or give an indication of a screen present?
RE: Mesh Feature Help
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.