Change Element Type
Change existing element types.
HyperMesh has several element configurations, such as tria3 and quad4, whereas solvers might have various element types which fit a particular configuration. For example, in the OptiStruct solver interface, the element types CQUAD4 and PLOTEL4 (amongst others) are mapped to the quad4 element configuration.
Element types can be updated across configurations. The update applies even if element types in both 1D or 2D and 3D have been changed.