Automated FEM: User-Driven Options

The options for the Automated FEM control the behavior and output when you run an Automated FEM method.

This page discusses:

See Also
Automated FEM

FEM Name Prefix

Naming options control the FEM representation names output by the Automated FEM process.

Selection FEM Rep names
Default behavior Representationxxx, where xxx is the next available number.
Custom Product name_Representationxxx or String_Representationxxx
Note: If you include the product name and a custom string, both entries appear before the representation number.

Procedure

Procedure options list the various mesh procedures that you can use for a user-driven Automated FEM process. The list is divided into rule- and parameter-based procedures.

The selected procedures are those that are available from the context menu in the Automated FEM: User Driven dialog box.

Selection View
Rule-based procedures Triangle, Quad, Octree Tetrahedron, Tetrahedron, Sweep, and Midsurface Quad mesh.
Parameter-based procedures Triangle, Quad, Octree Tetrahedron, Tetrahedron, Sweep, Midsurface Quad, MultiBody Tetrahedron, and MultiBody MidSurface Quad mesh.

The parameter-based procedures also include submodel procedures for use when you want to perform a detailed simulation on a smaller portion of a model.

Note: You can use submodel procedures only if hybrid design is enabled for your model. For more information, see "Creating a 3D Part" in the Model Assembly Design Guide.

Execution

Execution options include interactive or detached modes, and, if you choose detached mode, you can designate the machine and processors used by the process. Execution options are available only for a user-driven Automated FEM process.

Selection Result
Interactive Execute using the PLM Update command; actively monitor the process and respond to any issues as they occur.
Detached Execute using the Local/Remote and Number of threads options below. You can generate an HTML report of problems.
Local Run locally.
Remote (enter a host name) Run on remote host.
Number of threads Number of processes into which meshing can be split. The actual number of meshing processes might be less depending on the availability of license tokens.
Create an HTML report Generate a report file containing details of any meshing failures. At the completion of the automated modeling process, click the report icon in the End of Batch dialog box to view the report.

This option is persistent; running the automated process again without changing the report name or location overwrites the existing report with a new one.

Force re-update Update all FEM representations in the assembly.
Force synchronization Synchronize meshing rules with any changes to the saved rules.
One FEM per part Creates an assembly of meshes, with one FEM per part. Clear this option to create one FEM for the entire assembly. For more information, see Mesh of Assembly vs. Assembly of Meshes.

Quality

Quality options are used to identify the mesh quality setting you want to use when creating your models. By default, the options specified in Me > Preferences (Preferences > Simulation > Quality) are used.

You can choose other quality criteria, such as Abaqus_Element_Checks, by selecting a template from the list, or you can load a saved set of quality criteria from the database.

Export

Export options are used to export the results of a user-driven Automated FEM process. One file is exported per FEM representation, using the representation name and the file extension for the selected file format.

Selection Result
Export Export FEM representations.
Folder Enter or select export location.
Format File type to export (.nas or .inp).