2D Solid, Axisymmetric, or Gasket Elements

The 2D solid, axisymmetric, or gasket elements option is valid for Standard.2D template or 2D models in Explicit template only. Use it to define the *SURFACE card by specifying edge identifiers for individual 2D solid, axisymmetric, and gasket elements. In the graphic area, these edges are displayed by special contactsurface edge elements. Unlike, 3D solids, there is only one way to define the face identifiers for 2D solids: by picking nodes on a specific edge and sweeping through a break angle. Therefore, the Nodes on edge option is always selected.

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2D solid, axisymmetric, or gasket elements enable the following:

Button

Action

Elements

Opens the Element Selector panel, from which you can select underlying 2D solid, axisymmetric, and gasket elements from the graphic area. The selected elements are highlighted. The corresponding Reset button resets the selected elements.

Nodes

Opens the Node Selector panel, from which you can select nodes from the graphic area. Two nodes from the same element must be picked to define an edge of that element. The selected nodes are highlighted. The corresponding Reset button resets the selected nodes.

Note:

Several node pairs can be selected at the same time to define edges in different element.

Add

Finds all edges from the selected 2D solids that fall within a specified break angle of the edge(s) defined by nodes. These edges are then added to the current surface and special contactsurface edge elements are created for display.

Note:

You cannot add duplicate contactsurface edges for the same element in HyperMesh. Therefore, the Add button does not check for duplicates and there is no Reject button.