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HM-3000: Creating 1-D Elements

ln this tutorial, you will learn how to build 1-D elements.

Exercise: Greating 1-D Elements

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Step 1: Retrieve the mode! file.

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Open the HyperMesh file,

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From the menu bar, select Preferences > User Profiles. Select Default (HyperMesh). Click OKto load the user profile.

Step 2: Create 1-D bar elements

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Access the Bars panel using the menu bar by selecting Mesh> Create> 1D Elements> Bars.
Go to the bar2 subpanel. Click ax = and enter the value o. Click aY = and enter the value 0. Click az = and enter the value o. These are the values for the bar offset.

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A property is now assigned to the element. Click plns a = and enter the value
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Click pins 6 = and enter the value

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These are the values for the degrees of freedom. Click the switch below update and select components from the pop-up menu.

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x comp =, enter the value

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. After y comp =, enter the value t.

The localy-axis is now specified.

12. After z comp =, enter the value t.

13. Click node A and select the lower node in the graphics area.
'14. Click node B and select the upper node in the graphics area.

The two-noded bar element is created.

15. Click return to access the main menu.

Bar 2 element created

Step 3: Create 1-D elements along a line.

1. Go to the Line Mesh panel by selecting Mesh > Create > Line Mesh from the menu bar 2. Verify that the entity selector is set to lines. 3. Select a line on the model. 4. Verify that the segment is whole line option is set. 5. Set element config: lo rigid. 6. Click mesh.
The Element Density panel now appears.

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10. Click return twice to access the main menu.

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Step 4: Create 1-D elements from the feature in the model.

1. Use the Model Browser to turn off all of the geometry in the model. 2. Use Model Browser to turn on only the elements in the feature_elements component. 3. Access the Features panel from the menu bar by selecting Mesh > Check > Components 4. Click the comps button and pick lhe feature-elements component. 5. Click select to'complete the selection. 6. ln the feature angle = field, enter 30. 7. Select the ignore normals check box. 8. Verify that create: is set to plot elements. 9. Click features.
The plot elements are created.

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10. Click return to exit to the main menu.

Go to HyperMesh Tutorials

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