The Periodic Mesh utility can be used to generate a grid containing rotational and/or translational symmetric boundaries, for example rotating machinery. In the first step, the mesh on the source geometry has to be generated using any of HyperMesh surface meshing algorithms, for example 2D mesh with BL. In the second step of the Periodic Mesh utility, the mesh is mapped from the source geometry onto the target geometry. In addition to source and target geometry, detailed information about the transformation can be optionally entered.
The Periodic Mesh dialog contains the following buttons:
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To describe the mesh transformation between source and target geometry, expand the Symmetry options portion of the dialog to enter detailed information. The following options are available in the Symmetry options section:
Both options can be used simultaneously for one transformation. After a successful mapping step, information about the transformation is plotted in the log region of the dialog. |