Extracting Tessellated Geometry for Native Simulations

You can extract deformed or undeformed shapes from simulation results and export the data as a polyhedral representation for reuse with digitized shapes and 3DPrinting apps.

Before you begin: You must satisfy the following prerequisites:
  • You must have access to one of the following apps:
    • Digitized Shape Preparation
    • Digitized Shape to Surface
    • 3DPrinting Preparation
    • 3DPrinting
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Extracting Tessellated Geometry for Orphan Simulations
  1. From the Plots section of the action bar, create a plot:
    • Click Create Contour Plot to create a contour plot.
    • Click Create Isocontour Plot to create an isocontour plot.
    • Click Create Symbol Plot to create a symbol plot.
    For more about creating plots, see Displaying Contour, Isocontour, and Symbol Plots.
  2. Right-click the field plot you wish to use as the basis of your geometry extraction and select Extract Tesselated Shape from the contextual menu. You can extract data from the deformed or the undeformed model, as long as the field plot is active.
    The Extract Tesselated Shape Options dialog box appears and prompts you to select a product or a shape.
  3. In the Model part of the tree, select a Product, Part, or 3DShape as the target for the inserted geometry.
  4. Enter the Extraction Name.

    This text is appended to the created plot names to identify the tessellated geometry. Tesselated geometry is created based on the composition of the original plot; it can include multiple pieces.

  5. Optional: Select Perform Mesh Decimation before extraction to reduce the number of constituent triangles. This option increases performance by making the model lighter without overly compromising quality.
  6. Click OK to proceed.
    The Tesselated Shape Extraction dialog box notifies you of extraction success or failure.
  7. Upon successful extraction, switch to Scenario.
    The extracted shape is listed under the Part Body in the tree and is now available for use in the modeling apps.
  8. Double-click the extracted shape from this node of the tree to open the modeling apps.