Model and local controls define the wrap type, wrap selection, and wrap settings. Local controls defines wrap settings and will override those defined in the model control.
| Note: | In order to run a wrapping job, at least one model mesh control must be defined. |
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Parameters
Parameter
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Description
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Wrap Type
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Specifies whether to wrap the exterior or cavity of the selected entities.
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Wrap Selection
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Specifies which volumes to wrap.
| • | All wraps all of the volumes in the model. |
| • | Wrap Enclosed wraps the volumes enclosed by the defined nodes and ignores the remaining volumes. |
| • | Wrap Nth Largest enables you to specify the volume to be wrapped by specifying the wrap size index in terms of volume size. To wrap the largest volume, enter 1 in the wrap size index field; to wrap the second largest volume, enter 2 in the wrap size index field. |
| • | Exclude Enclosed ignores the volume(s) enclosed by the defined nodes and wraps the remaining volumes. |
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Parameter
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Description
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Average Element Size
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The 2D element size in the model which controls the average element size.
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Minimum Element Size
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Minimum element size to be used to control how features are refined.
Define the minimum element size accordingly to precisely preserve features.
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Feature Edges
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Specifies which features in the model to refine.
| • | All extracts features based on the defined feature angle. Open or closed loop features are considered and can be extracted. |
| • | Connected extracts features based on the defined feature angle. Only closed loop features are considered and can be extracted. |
| • | User Defined enables you to manually select features to refine. If you have a large model and do not want to refine feature everything, this option is useful. |
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Hole Patch Tolerance
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Determines which holes to patch.
Closed loop free edges spanned within one or more components are considered.
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Gap Patch Tolerance
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Determines which gaps to patch.
If two components/element groups have a gap between them and are within the gap patch tolerance, then the gap between them will be patched. Override the functionality of the gap patch at specific components/element groups by defining a proximity control for them.
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Baffle Thickness
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Defines the thickness assigned to baffles in the model. A baffle represents open – zero thickness shell face. Baffle thickness parameters inflate the baffle with defined thickness during wrapping.
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Organize as Input Components
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Splits wrapped elements so that they are organized based on input components.
Duplicate naming is not allowed, therefore wrapped components will be named the original component name followed by _Wrap. If this option is not enabled, a component called Adaptive Wrapper will be created and will contain all wrapped elements.
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Remesh after Wrapping
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Remeshes the entire wrapped component with the defined growth rate and span angle. The element size used for remeshing will be automatically detected.
If this parameter is enabled along with the parameter organize wrap elements by base comps, then wrapped components will be remeshed and named with the original component name followed by _Wrap_Remesh.
Separate assemblies will be created for wrapped and remeshed components.
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Parameter
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Description
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Element Average Size
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Refines based on the average element size in the model.
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Curvature Based
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Enables you to specify a maximum chordal deviation, which determines which features are refined. When this parameter is disabled, features will not be refined even though features are defined in wrapper parameters.
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Global Proximity Refinement
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Enables proximity refinement at a global level. All input elements for proximity refinement within the defined tolerance are considered. If this parameter is disabled, proximity refinement at a global level will not take.
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Intersection Line
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Refines wrapped mesh at the intersecting lines of input elements.
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Rough patch smoothing
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Smooths out rough/zig-zag patches which are a result of the wrapper. This option will only operate on rough patches, and preserves features as much as possible.
Rough patch smoothing disabled
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Rough patch smoothing enabled
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