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Double-click a finite element representation to activate it, and click FE Model Management
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The FE Model Management dialog box appears.
The options available in the dialog box are different depending on whether finite element model representations exist in sub-products or not.
If you need to select a geometric support that belongs to a 3D shape, you must link finite element model representations to the 3D shape.
- To link the activated finite element model representation to a 3D shape, select the 3D shape in the Linked shapes box.
- To link all the 3D shapes of the sub-products to the activated finite element model representation, click Link all.
- To open all the linked 3D shapes that are not open, click Open All.
- To visualize all the linked 3D shapes, click
. - To open a linked 3D shape that is not open, click , right-click the 3D shape you want to open, select Open, and click Close.
- To remove a linked 3D shape, click , right-click the 3D shape you want to remove, select Remove, and click Close.
Important: If you selected in the activated finite element model a geometric support that belongs to a 3D shape, a message appears to inform you that you cannot remove the link to this 3D shape. - To remove all the 3D shapes, click , select Remove All, and click Close.
If finite element model representations exist in the sub-products, link the activated finite element model to the finite element model representations of the sub-products to describe the assembly of finite element models.
Important: Only available if finite element model representations exist in the sub-products. - To link the activated finite element model to another finite element model representation, select a finite element model representation in the FE models box.
Warning: You cannot link to the activated finite element model two finite element models that belong to the same sub-product. - To link all the finite element model representations of the sub-products to the activated finite element model representation, click Link all.
Warning: You cannot link to the activated finite element model two finite element models that belong to the same sub-product. - To open all the linked finite element model representations that are not open, click Open All.
- To visualize all the linked finite element model representations, click .
- To open a linked finite element model representation that is not open, click , right-click the finite element model you want to open, select Open, and click Close.
- To remove a linked finite element model representation, click , right-click the finite element model representation you want to remove, select Remove, and click Close.
Important: If you selected in the activated finite element model a support that belongs to another finite element model, a message appears to inform you that you cannot remove the link between the two finite element models. - To remove all the linked finite element model representation, click , select Remove All, and click Close.
- To link the activated finite element model to another finite element model representation, select a finite element model representation in the FE models box.