Week 4 - 2D Meshing for Sheet Metal

Objective

• Main objective is to take the midsurface of all the components after elemenating the geometric errors and to further proceeding with meshing the midsurface within the given quality criteria.

Procedures

• CAD model was exported to ANSA and the geometric errors were checked and rectified. Used @MENUBAR>TOOLS>CHECKS>GEOMETRY and @TOPO>HOTPOINTS/FACES/CONS.
• Midsurface extraction was done @FACES>MIDSURFACE>SKIN since the modelgiven is very complex and the property was also assigned to the extracted surface @MENUBAR>PROPERTIES>NEW ASSIGN.
• All the given criteria were added @MENUBAR>QUALITY CRITERIA/MESH PARAMETERS.
• Switched to 'Classic Mesh' and used Mesh Generation, Elements and Shell Mesh for midsurface meshing.
• All the errors faced were rectified using Num+/-, Insert, Delete, Cut, Release, Paste, Reconstruct, Smooth and Split.
• All the elements were released @ELEMENTS>RELEASE.

Screenshots

• CAD model exported @Sample 1.
• After midsurfacing done at each components sucessfully @Sample 2.
• Meshed each given compenents sucessfully @Sample 3.
• All the elements were released @Sample 4.