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Organize panel

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Use the Organize panel to (re)organize your database by copying or moving data (entities) among collectors, includes, or parts.

 

Subpanels and Inputs

The Organize panel contains the following subpanels and command buttons:

hmtoggle_arrow1Collectors

Use the Collectors subpanel to organize entities such as elements, loads, and systems into their corresponding components, load collectors, system collectors, and so on.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

(entity switch)

Use the switch to select an entity type to copy/move, then use the selector to select specific entities to copy/move. The current collector serves as the default destination.

•Elements can be copied/moved into component collectors or groups.
•Lines, surfaces, solids, points, and connectors can be copied/moved into component collectors.
•Loads (BCs) and equations can be copied/moved into load collectors (loadcol).
•Systems can be copied/moved into system collectors (systcol).
•Vectors can be copied/moved into vector collectors (vectorcol).
•Beamsections can be copied/moved into beam section collectors (beamsectcol).
•Ellipsoids, mbjoints, and mbplanes can be copied/moved into multibody collectors (multibody).
•When you select elems, click the switch to change the selection mode.

elems

Select individual elements, or select all of the elements contained by a component or on a surface.

faces_edges_entities

faces

Select all of the elements on 2D and 3D faces.

If there are discontinuities on a 2D face, then only the elements inbetween the discontinuities will be selected.

faces_edges_faces

2D faces ext

Select all of the elements on a 2D face that contain discontinuities.

faces_edges_2d_faces_ext

dest component /
dest group

Select a collector to move the selected entities into.

When the entity switch is set to elems, toggle between the two possible destination options: components or groups.

face angle / individual selection

Face angle

The face angle is the angle between the normal of facets that share an element edge. A facet can either be a shell element itself, or one of the faces of a solid element. The normal of triangular facets is that of the plane defined three corner vertices. Whereas, the normal of quadrilateral facets is calculated by taking the cross-product between its two diagonals. This special treatment for quadrilaterals is because a warped shape does not lie completely on a plane.

Only available when the entity selector is set to elems and the selection mode is set to faces or 2d faces ext.

 

Individual Selection

Select individual elements on a face or select individual free/shared edges of elements.

Only available when the entity selector is set to elems and the selection mode is set to faces.

 
hmtoggle_arrow1Includes

Use the Includes subpanel to organize all entities in the model such as elements, components, loads, and materials into an include file or the master model.

This option is valid for solvers that support and preserve includes (such as OptiStruct, NASTRAN, LS-DYNA). With this option, a single model can be organized/sorted into various include files and exported accordingly.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

(entity switch)

Use the switch to select an entity type to move, then use the selector to select specific entities to move into the include.

When you select nodes or elems, click the switch to change the selection mode.

nodes

Select individual nodes.

faces_edges_nodes

faces

Select all of the nodes on 2D and 3D faces.

If there are discontinuities on a 2D face, then only the nodes inbetween the discontinuities will be selected.

faces_edges_faces_nodes

2D faces ext

Select all of the nodes on a 2D face that contain discontinuities.

faces_edges_2d_face_ext_nodes

loops

Select all of the nodes on continuous free edges that make a closed loop simultaneously, such as the perimeter of a hole.

Only valid for SHELL elements.

faces_edges_loops_nodes

free edges

Select all of the nodes on free edges of elements.

If there are discontinuities on an edge, then only the nodes on the free edges inbetween the discontinuities will be selected.

Only valid for SHELL elements.

faces_edges_free_edges_nodes

free edges ext

Select all of the nodes on free edges of elements that contain discontinuities.

Only valid for SHELL elements.

faces_edges_free_edges_ext_nodes

edges

Select all of the nodes on free edges or shared edges (butt joints, L/corner joints, and T-joints) of elements.

If there are discontinuities on an edge, then only the nodes on the edge inbetween the discontinuities will be selected.

Only valid for SHELL elements.

faces_edges_edges_nodes

edges ext

Select all of the nodes on free edges or shared edges (butt joints, L/corner joints, and T-joints) of elements that contain discontinuities.

Only valid for SHELL elements.

faces_edges_edges_ext_nodes

elems

Select individual elements, or select all of the elements contained by a component or on a surface.

faces_edges_entities

faces

Select all of the elements on 2D and 3D faces.

If there are discontinuities on a 2D face, then only the elements inbetween the discontinuities will be selected.

faces_edges_faces

2D faces ext

Select all of the elements on a 2D face that contain discontinuities.

faces_edges_2d_faces_ext

dest

Select an include to move the selected entities into.

move (nodes, elements, systems, vectors, loads and equations, beamsections)

Moves additional entities (nodes, elements, systems, vectors, loads and equations, or beamsections) along with the selected parent collector.

By default this check box is selected. If cleared, the above entities may not be moved with the selected parent collector. This option is only available when the entity selector is set to system collectors, vector collectors, load collectors, beamsection collectors, group, and components.

face angle / individual selection

Face angle

The face angle is the angle between the normal of facets that share an element edge. A facet can either be a shell element itself, or one of the faces of a solid element. The normal of triangular facets is that of the plane defined three corner vertices. Whereas, the normal of quadrilateral facets is calculated by taking the cross-product between its two diagonals. This special treatment for quadrilaterals is because a warped shape does not lie completely on a plane.

Only available when the entity selector is set to nodes or elems and the selection mode is set to faces, 2d faces ext, free edges, free edges ext, edges, or edges ext.

 

Individual Selection

Select individual elements on a face or select individual free/shared edges of elements.

Only available when the entity selector is set to nodes or elems and the selection mode is set to faces, free edges, or edges.

edge angle

Splits edges that belong to a given face.

When the edge angle is 180 degrees, edges are the continuous boundaries of faces. For smaller values, these same boundary edges are split wherever the angle between segments exceeds the specified value. A segment is the edge of a single element.

Only available when the entity selector is set to nodes and the selection mode is set to free edges, free edges ext, edges, or edges ext.

 
hmtoggle_arrow1Parts

Use the Parts subpanel to organize and move components into parts.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

(entity switch)

Use the selector to select components to move.

dest module

Select a part to move the selected components into.

 
hmtoggle_arrow1Command Buttons

The following action buttons appear throughout the subpanels:

Button

Action

move

Moves the selected entities to the specified collector, include file, or module.

copy

Copies the selected entities to the specified collector, so that they exist in both the original and new collectors.

Entities cannot be copied to an include file or modules.

reject

Undo the most recent copy or move operation.

locate

Queries the database to determine to which include an entity belongs.

To use this option, click locate and then select an entity from the graphics area. The dest field displays the include to which the selected entity belongs.

return

Exits the panel.