Partitioning problem: Cubic box
Partitioning problem: Cubic box
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Hi,
I am trying to partition a simple cubic box, but the partition has to be internal, basically another cubic box inside the original box.
Below is what I have achieved by using Partition Face: Sketch and Partition Cell: Extrude Edges. The box is made transparent to show the internal partition.
My issue is I want the side faces to be intact just like the top/bottom faces to get a uniform mesh on all the faces. How do I achieve this?
Please note that I just want the internal partition, the internal materials should not be removed.

Thanks!
I am trying to partition a simple cubic box, but the partition has to be internal, basically another cubic box inside the original box.
Below is what I have achieved by using Partition Face: Sketch and Partition Cell: Extrude Edges. The box is made transparent to show the internal partition.
My issue is I want the side faces to be intact just like the top/bottom faces to get a uniform mesh on all the faces. How do I achieve this?
Please note that I just want the internal partition, the internal materials should not be removed.

Thanks!





RE: Partitioning problem: Cubic box
RE: Partitioning problem: Cubic box
This box above is just a trial geometry. My actual box has an elliptical void (inclusion) in the middle so creating an internal partition will let me have Hexa-mesh on the outer faces. I have attached the geometry, maybe you would be kind enough to provide some screenshots using this - https://www.dropbox.com/s/7gpyihxzz4r268q/Design1....
RE: Partitioning problem: Cubic box
When your structure is more complicated, then you can also use boolean operation in the assembly module to do something like partitioning.
Create the outer box and the inner region as separate parts. Position them both inside each other in the assembly module. Then use Merge/Cut to merge the parts and use the option "Retain" to keep the internal faces.
Afterwards you can check if additional "regular" partitions are needed for meshing.
RE: Partitioning problem: Cubic box
4 out of 6 faces are what I want to have but the face I have sketched and the opposite face needs to have the wall like the other 4 faces. While I have managed to draw the wall on those 2 faces is there a way I can remove the edges on the face?
Transparent:
Wall created by partitioning:
RE: Partitioning problem: Cubic box
Where do you see an advantage of having an internal box with voids instead of just having the general box with voids? I don't get it.
RE: Partitioning problem: Cubic box
Is there any way I can fill up the removed portion in ABAQUS?
RE: Partitioning problem: Cubic box
Not sure why you are struggling so much with this. There are a wide range of ways to arrive at the geometry you're describing. Here's two:
1. Create larger cube, then partition top/bottom/sides with planes to create the internal volume. You will be left with additional partitioned cells, but that shouldn't be a problem. If it is, use the "remove redundant edges" followed by "remove faces" tool to merge the volumes back together.
2. Create the larger and smaller cubes as separate parts. Then instance them into assembly module and merge them together with "retain boundaries" enabled.
RE: Partitioning problem: Cubic box
However, I have tried your Extrude solid suggestion and it worked. Thank you!!
Note that the internal face extrusion did not work, I extruded internal side face to another face, shown below -