A line represents a curve in space and is not attached to any surface or solid.  A line is a one dimensional geometric entity.

A line can be composed of one or more line types. Each line type in a line is referred to as a segment. The end point of each line segment is connected to the first point of the next segment.  A joint is the common point between two line segments. Line segments are maintained as a single line entity, so operations performed on the line affect each segment of the line. In general, Engineering Solutions automatically uses the appropriate number and type of line segments to represent the geometry.

Lines are different from surface edges and are sometimes handled differently for certain operations.

The following panels can be used to create and edit lines:

Lines

Line Edit

The data names associated with lines can be found in the data names section of the HyperMesh Reference Guide.

 

See Also:

Geometry Terminology

CAD Interfacing

Geometry Functionality

Include Files

Assemblies

Components