Finite Element Modeling Menu Bar

The Finite Element Modeling workbench has specific menus.

Tasks corresponding to general menu commands are described in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

Insert

The Insert menu lets you insert images, groups, meshes, structural properties, virtual parts, and connection poperties in a finite element model representation.

Images

See Insert > Images

Goups

See Insert > Groups

Transformation Meshes

See Insert > Transformation Meshes

Structural Properties

See Insert > Structural Properties

Meshes

See Insert > Meshes

Virtual Parts

See Insert > Virtual Parts

Connection Properties

See Insert > Connection Properties

Insert > Images

Generate Images

See Generating Images

Insert > Groups

Geometric Group

See Creating Geometric Groups

Proximity Group

See Creating Proximity Groups

Spatial Group

See Creating Spatial Groups

Boundary Group

See Creating Boundary Groups

Insert > Transformation Meshes

Translation Mesh

See Creating Meshes using Basic Transformations

Rotation Mesh

See Creating Meshes using Basic Transformations

Symmetry Mesh

See Creating Meshes using Basic Transformations

Extrusion Mesh with Translation

See Creating Meshes using Extrusions

Extrusion Mesh with Rotation

See Creating Meshes using Extrusions

Extrusion Mesh with Symmetry

See Creating Meshes using Extrusions

Extrusion Mesh along Spine

See Creating Meshes using Extrusions

Coating 1D Mesh

See Creating Meshes by Extracting Elements

Coating 2D Mesh

See Creating Meshes by Extracting Elements

Insert > Structural Properties

1D Property

See Creating 1D Properties

2D Property

See Creating 2D Properties

Imported Composite Property

See Importing Composite Properties

3D Property

See Creating 3D Properties

Mapping Property

See Mapping Properties

Insert > Meshes

Beam Mesh

See Meshing 1D Beam Geometries

Octree Triangle Mesh

See Creating Octree Triangle Meshes

Surface Mesh

See Creating Surface Meshes

Octree Tetrahedron Mesh

See Creating Octree Tetrahedron Meshes

Tetrahedron Filler

See Creating Tetrahedron Filler Meshes

Sweep 3D Mesh

See Creating Sweep 3D Meshes

Insert > Virtual Parts

Virtual Part

See Creating Virtual Parts

Periodicity Condition

See Creating Periodicity Conditions

Insert > Connection Properties

Connection Property Manager

See Using the Connection Property Manager

Tools

The Tools menu lets you manage the visualization, work with images, manage finite element model representations, and check meshes.

Visualization

See Tools > Visualization

Image

See Tools > Images

FE Model Management

See Tools > FE Model Management

Mesh Checkers

See Tools > Mesh Checkers

Tools > Visualization

Visualization Management

See Managing the Visualization

Mesh Visualization

See Using the Mesh Visualization Tools

Tools > Images

Extrema

See Structural Analysis User's Guide: Viewing the Structural Analysis Simulation Results: Working with Result Images: Creating Extrema

Image Layout

See Structural Analysis User's Guide: Viewing the Structural Analysis Simulation Results: Working with Result Images: Image Layout

Deactivate All Images

See Activating and Deactivating Images

Information

See Structural Analysis User's Guide: Viewing the Structural Analysis Simulation Results: Working with Result Images: Getting Information about Images

Tools > FE Model Management

FE Model Management

See Inserting Finite Element Model Representations

Tools > Mesh Checkers

Free Edges

See Identifying Free Edges

Cutting Plane

See Cutting Meshes

Interferences

See Checking Interferences

Duplicate Elements

See Identifying Duplicate Elements and Nodes

Duplicate Nodes

See Identifying Duplicate Elements and Nodes

Quality Analysis

See Analyzing Mesh Quality