Defining Gasket Sections

A gasket section defines an area where a relatively thin material is introduced under compressive stress in the thickness direction to provide a sealing surface between other sections.

See Also
About Gasket Sections
Properties Section
Ordered Geometric Sets
In Other Guides
Materials and Section Properties
About the Material Palette Interface
Editing Simulation Features
Support Selection
  1. From the Properties section of the action bar, click Gasket Section .
  2. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  3. Select a geometry support.

    You can apply a gasket section to a single solid entity. You can use geometry from an ordered geometric set.

    For axisymmetric models, you select a cross-section that becomes a solid when the axisymmetric body is rotated. For more information, see About Axisymmetric Simulations.

    If the support you select already has a material assigned to it, the Material field displays the material that is applied to the support.
  4. Optional: If no material is assigned, or if you want to override the existing material assignment, do the following:
    1. Click .
      The Material Palette appears.
    2. Search for the material you want to assign, and click it.
    3. Click OK to close the Material Palette.
    The Material field displays the newly applied material.
  5. Select a material Behavior that is used in the simulation.
  6. Enter the Gasket Section Options.
  7. Click OK.