Geometric sets are feature sets that create or modify CAD geometry. The sets can be unordered lists, with no indication of which feature was created first or last in the design. Ordered geometric sets add order to the features. For example, if you created a solid extrusion feature and then a chamfer or fillet that modifies an edge of the extrusion, the modification cannot exist before the extrusion so it is important that the order is maintained. If your model includes ordered geometric sets, you can select the sets as supports for some simulation features. This saves you the effort of selecting each piece of geometry separately. When you use an ordered geometric set as a support, the properties are transferred to the geometry and to the finite elements or particles used in the simulation. You can use ordered geometric sets with the following features:
When using ordered geometric sets as supports for simulation, consider the contents. If the set creates more than one order of geometry (1D beam, 2D surface, and 3D solid) only the highest order is considered. If the ordered geometric set creates more than one feature of the same order, you cannot use the set as a support for that geometry. For example, an ordered geometric set that includes 2D and 3D data can be used as a support for a solid section. However, if it produces two separate 3D geometry features and a single 2D feature, you cannot use it as a support for a solid section because the set contains multiple 3D geometries. You could use the set as a support for a shell section, since there is only one 2D feature in the set. | ||||||||||