Finite Elements Section

The Finite Elements section of the action bar provides commands for creating and managing FEM representations.



FEM Creation
Click the command to create a Finite Element Model.


Mesh Part Manager
List of mesh parts and local mesh specifications that allows editing.
See Mesh Part Manager.


Beam Generator
Generate 1D beam data using ply section beam properties.
See Generating 1D Beam Data.


Beam Mesh
Creates a 1D mesh of beam elements.
See Creating Beam Meshes.


Beam Section
Applies a beam section to define properties of a 1D beam.
See Defining Beam Sections.


Surface Quad Mesh
Creates a surface mesh of quadrilateral elements using saved meshing rules.
See Creating and Editing Surface Meshes.


Shell section
Applies properties to a region where one dimension (the thickness) is significantly smaller than the other two dimensions.
See Defining a Shell Section.


Composite Shell Section
Applies properties to a region that contains an area of thin layered materials that behaves like a single material.
See Defining Composite Shell Sections.