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There are many Mesh improvement tools available in ANSA. The Paste option is one of them. In ANSA GUI, the Paste option can be found in GRIDS in the MESH deck. (Refer below image)
The paste command is used to join two nodes together in different ways.
Below are the methods by which you can use the Paste Command:
Let's first understand Paste node pairs with these three paste positions.
By using the Last Node option in the Paste node pairs command, The first selected node will paste to the second selected node location. Refer to the below image for a better understanding.
Image 4: Demonstration of Paste node pairs to last node
Note: To confirm the paste action, a Middle click (scroll click) from the mouse needs to be done.
By using the COG option in the Paste node pairs command, The first and second selected nodes will paste to their middle location. Refer to the below image for a better understanding.
Image 5: Demonstration of Paste node pairs to COG
By using the First Node option in the Paste node pairs command, The second selected node will get pasted to the first selected node location (i.e. opposite to method-1). Refer to below image for a better understanding.
Image 6:Demonstration of Paste node pairs to first node
Till now, Paste positions for Paste node pairs option was discussed. Now, let’s see what is the difference between “Paste node pairs” and “Paste to the last node” methods. To understand this let us take the Paste position as COG and see one example.
This method will consider only a pair of nodes for the paste to happen (i.e. Even if more nodes are selected, this method will only take a pair of nodes to paste together). Refer to the below image for a better understanding.
Image 7: Demonstration of Paste node pairs to COG
This method will consider all the selected nodes for the paste to happen. Refer to the below image for a better understanding.
Image 8: Demonstration of Paste to the last node pairs to COG
Important:
Every time you use the Paste tool, It is advisable to use the smooth option for better Mesh flow.
Mainly, the Paste Tool is used for two reasons.
Let’s understand both the applications with below examples:
Example 1: To eliminate two opposite tria elements
Image 9: Demonstration of Paste to eliminate Opposite Tria elements
Example 2: To coarser the Mesh pattern
Image 10: Demonstration of Paste to coarser the Mesh pattern
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