Panels/Objects not combining properly

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am trying to combine a series of panels representing 2 tunnels intersecting perpendicular with each other. One tunnel I have defined with a circular polyline and the extrusion tool, creating one panel. The other tunnel I have defined with 3 arcs and similarly used the extrusion tool, creating 3 panels. See "Base Model" png attached.

I have tried to intersect them by using the "Object Combinations" tool in the Edit Menu. For that I have used the "Double-operand Boolean operation", with a mixed operation type, using the first tunnel (1 panel) as Operand A and the 2nd tunnel (3 panels) as Operand B. The surface I set to external for both. See "Objects Combinations Options" png attached.

However, when doing this, I have noticed that a "triangle" of tunnel remains for the first tunnel within the boundaries of the second tunnel, which is obviously not correct. Accordingly when meshing Robot is trying to mesh this bit too. See "Objects Combined" png attached.

Also, when trying to mesh, I have noticed that the mesh is almost right but some FE elements are missed entirely along the intersection. I can add a further png in a reply to show this.

I cannot figure out how to correct these issues so any help would be much appreciated. I can attach the model if that helps.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

The snips to illustrate my case are below:

Base Model

Objects Combinations Options

Objects Combined

Mesh

[Krzysztof_Wasik]

Hi @Anonymous 

Could you please share your model for verification

[Anonymous]

Hi @Krzysztof_Wasik 

I am trying to attach the model but not sure it seems to disappear when posting? Maybe the model is too heavy? How can I share it otherwise?

[Krzysztof_Wasik]

Hi @Anonymous 

Try to save model as RTD without results

Then zip it

After that its size should be small enough to attach it to post

See How to attach file in forum. You can send link to webtransfer or googledrive cloud storage

I will send you mail from our Helpdesk as well. You can attach zipped file to mail answering Helpdesk message

[Anonymous]

Hi @Krzysztof_Wasik ,

Thanks. Please find the zip file attached.

[Krzysztof_Wasik]

hI @Anonymous 

I have prepared video how mode can be meshed. Short description of modification steps

• Setting solid modeler in Job Preferences
• Copying your object to remove combination operations
• Object union (to get one object)
• Meshing
• Unnecessary finite element deleting
• Unnecessary nodes deleting
• Modification of object sides local system of coordinated (all Z axis outside of structure)
• Thickness definition
• Support definition
• Calculation

Attached you will find modified model and link to video presentation

I hope it will help you to solve your issue.

If I managed to answer your question(s) press the Accept as Solution button please. This will help other users to find solution(s) much faster. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Hi @Krzysztof_Wasik 

Thank you so much for your quick response. This definitely helps and it certainly is looking much better, however, I think I will need the 4 panels to remain separate because they will need to have different thicknesses. Is there a way of doing this? Is it maybe possible to break up the one panel into the original 4 panels once the mesh is created?

Thanks.

[Krzysztof_Wasik · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous 

Actually thickness can be defined on model sides. There are 3 (active) sides for thickness definition

There is possibility of panel definition after finite elements selection

see video. Panel definition on FE selection

[umilan89]

Dear @Krzysztof_Wasik I am trying to do as you do on the video but my model does not making cut off when merging 2 tunnels. Can you take a look

[umilan89]

Here is the problem:

[umilan89]