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How to do a volumne sweep of element type solsh190 1

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vinny31

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I am unable to do a volumne sweep of element type solsh190


I can get this to work correctly
can anyone give me a step by step guide

Regards
 


1) the volume to sweep must be "extrudable"

2) Set meshing parameters:

mshkey,2
mshape,0,3d

3) Select Volumes you want to sweep (VSEL,...)

4) Mesh: VSWEEP,ALL

I have never used the solsh190 elements, but I don't see any reason for not working with vseep...

Regards,
Alex
 
Make sure that when you sweep with the solsh190s, the element is oriented correctly so the shell thickness is defined properly. If you look up help,190 it will show you the node order that defines the thickness direction.

Here's a quick example if you still need one:
finish
/clear

/prep7
blc4,0,0,1,1,.125
et,1,190
lsel,s,loc,z,.01,.124
lesize,all,,,1
vsweep,all
/view,1,1,1,1
eplo

If your geometry is complex, you may need to do some slicing and dicing to get it to work.

Hope this helps,
Doug
 
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