GEOMETRY SURFACE ELEMENTS [snam] [elt]

    

This command is used to create a surface from a number of manually defined elements .

snam = name of the surface, used for later references to the surface.

elt = determines which type of element is to be (manually) put into this surface. Refer to command MESHING TYPES for a detailed description.

FEMGEN normally creates nodes and plate/shell elements automatically from the surface definitions entered by the user (or from a CAD system). When a higher degree of control over element definitions is required, elements may be defined manually.

The GEOMETRY SURFACE ELEMENTS command is used to associate a surface name and element type to the elements manually defined in subsequent MESHING ELEMENT commands.

Return Level: GEOMETRY SURFACE

Examples:

1.

GEOMETRY SURFACE ELEMENTS SM1 QU4

Create a surface SM1 on which QU4 elements will be manually defined.

See also the following commands

'LABEL GEOMETRY SURFACES'
'MESHING ELEMENT'
'UTILITY DELETE SURFACES'
'UTILITY TABULATE GEOMETRY SURFACES'
'VIEW GEOMETRY'