Getting only Tetra element in mesh

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nmorabowen
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Getting only Tetra element in mesh

Post by nmorabowen » Mon Jul 15, 2024 10:37 pm

Hi, I am trying to generate HEXA elements in my model.
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I imported the geometry from an igs file, and then I merged the elements.
I am not able to generate hexa elements.
Could you help me point out what I'm missing?
Thanks.
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kesavapraba
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Re: Getting only Tetra element in mesh

Post by kesavapraba » Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:14 am

Hi, It seems either your geometry file is corrupted or there is some inconsistency in the geometry shapes merge process. I did a clean geometry of the concrete region of your model in STKO itseld. It works now. Please see the attached figure and file.
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nmorabowen
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Re: Getting only Tetra element in mesh

Post by nmorabowen » Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:39 pm

Thank you for your time!, could you please tell me how did you clean up the geometry?

kesavapraba
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Re: Getting only Tetra element in mesh

Post by kesavapraba » Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:42 am

Hi, In your case I redrew the geometry considering the front face after exploding the geometry multiple times. But, the real issue is that sometime there can be overlapping muti-faces/edges, which can prevent proper meshing. It can happen during import from other CAD software - you need to be aware of it. My experience is that import/export is not 100% perfect between different software!Please check the meshing right after importing the geometry.
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nmorabowen
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Re: Getting only Tetra element in mesh

Post by nmorabowen » Wed Jul 17, 2024 5:50 pm

Thank you!

kesavapraba
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Re: Getting only Tetra element in mesh

Post by kesavapraba » Tue Jul 23, 2024 4:09 pm

You are welcome
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