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Creating a list of all the surface nodes and tetras of a part

MulKV-II — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:23:48 GMT

Hi everyone.

I was wondering whether it is possible to get a list of all the nodes (and/or tetras) that are on the surface of a part? Perhaps using the udm file?

Many thanks and best regards

Martin

bernor_mf — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:31:28 GMT

Hi Martin,

to get the data you ask for is possible.

You need to manually select tetras on same surface, and then the same for nodes.

First, select a single tetra on different surfaces.

Tab Geometry , Selection : small arrow down at two squares icon .

Select "Tetras on Same Surface".

Move tetras to new layer.

Same for nodes:

First, select a single node on different surfaces.

Tab Geometry , Selection : small arrow down at two squares icon .

Select "Nodes on Same Surface".

Move nodes to new layer.

Delete the original tetra layer, and keep tetra surface layer.

Delete the original node layer, and keep node surface layer.

Save study and then export to udm-format.

Another option is to create an Moldflow API script, where you only need to select "Tetras on Same Surface" manually

and then run a script that writes the tetras and nodes to a file. A bit of programming though.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Berndt

MulKV-II — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:38:24 GMT

thank you as always for your meaningful answer!

Ok, I thought that I would need to do it like that.

It would have been nice, if the surface nodes/elements were somehow stated within the udm file.

Best regards

Martin

bernor_mf — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:28:24 GMT

Thanks, Martin!

Happy to help. 😊

I actually had a look at udm-file, but could not find that it has such properties of "surface" for nodes/tetras.

So this is dealt with , within solver or Synergy UI.

You could raise an enhancement request at Moldflow Ideas .

Regards,

Berndt