Browsers provide a structured view of model data, which you can use to review, modify, create, and manage
the contents of a model. In addition to visualization, browsers offer features like search, filtering, and sorting,
which enhance your ability to navigate and interact with the model data.
Use the Create Points/Nodes tool to create and edit points/free nodes on geometry surfaces and lines or in space. Points and nodes can be used
to establish reference locations for geometry construction and meaningful snap locations for use with other tools.
A face is a single Non-uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) and is the smallest area entity. It has a separate underlying
mathematical definition, specified when it was created.
Use the Extract tool to convert sketches into geometry lines and surfaces with the realize option. Delete lines and
surfaces converted from a sketch entity with the unrealize option.
FE geometry is topology on top of mesh, meaning CAD and mesh exist as a single entity. The purpose of FE geometry
is to add vertices, edges, surfaces, and solids on FE models which have no CAD geometry.
Tools and workflows that are dedicated to rapidly creating new parts for specific use cases, or amending existing
parts. The current capabilities are focused on stiffening parts.
Use PhysicsAI to build fast predictive models from CAE data. PhysicsAI can be trained on data with any physics or
remeshing and without design variables.
Explore, organize and manage your personal data, collaborate in teams, and connect to other data sources, such as
corporate PLM systems to access CAD data or publish simulation data.
Create evenly spaced or biased nodes by interpolating between existing nodes in
space, on a surface, or on a curved or straight line.
From the Topology ribbon, click the Create Points/Nodes tool.
From the drop-down menu on the guide bar, select
Interpolate Nodes.
From the second drop-down menu on the guide bar, select
from the following:
Option
Description
Nodes
Select at least two nodes to interpolate nodes between.
Note: Input nodes are specified as a node
list, with each node considered as a pair with the next node
in the list.
In the Number of nodes field, enter the number of nodes to
create on a straight line between each selected node pair.
Select a bias style: linear,
exponential, or bell
curve.
In the Bias intensity field, enter a value.
Note: Nodes are created in 3D space, and not
merely on geometry.
Lines
Select lines and at least two nodes to interpolate nodes
between.
Use the Node List selector to select existing nodes.
Input
nodes are specified as a node list, with each node
considered as a pair with the next node in the list.
Note: Input nodes are not required to
lie on the selected line, as all input nodes are first
projected onto the line.
In the Number of nodes field, enter the number of nodes to
create between each selected node pair.
Select a Bias style: linear,
exponential, or bell
curve.
In the Bias intensity field, enter a value.
Locations
Select at least two locations to interpolate nodes between.
In the Number of nodes field, enter the number of nodes to
create between each selected node pair.
Select a Bias style: linear,
exponential, or bell
curve.
In the Bias intensity field, enter a value.
Surfaces
Select surfaces and at least two nodes to interpolate nodes
between.
Use the Node List selector to select existing nodes.
Input
nodes are specified as a node list, with each node
considered as a pair with the next node in the list.
Note: The nodes are not required to lie
on the selected surface, as all input nodes are first
projected onto the surface.
In the Number of nodes field, enter the number of nodes to
create between each selected node pair.
Select a Bias style: linear,
exponential, or bell
curve.
In the Bias intensity field, enter a value.
When complete, from the guide bar, click one of the
following:
- Apply and stay in the tool.
- Apply and close the tool.
- Exit the tool without applying.
The following figures illustrate the effect of adding five nodes between the end
nodes of a line using the different bias styles with a bias intensity of 5.0.
Nodes are created in 3D space, and not merely on geometry as shown in the previous
images.
The following figure illustrates nodes interpolated along a curved line. Five nodes
created between two input nodes along a curved line, using linear biasing.
The following figure illustrates nodes interpolated on a surface. The highlighted
opposing corner nodes have seven interpolated nodes created between them, using
Bellcurve biasing.