Ruled Panel
Use the Ruled panel to create surfaces and/or meshes of plate elements from nodes, lines, and/or line segments, in any combination.
Location: 2D page
Nodes in the mesh being created are placed on a surface created on a linear basis between the two sets of selected entities.
Panel Options
Option | Action |
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node list / line list | Select a node list or a line list. The surfaces or meshes will be generated in the intervening space between the selected nodes and/or lines. |
meshing options |
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auto reverse / no reverse |
When elements are generated, the edges used to create
this mesh can be ordered in different directions, causing Engineering Solutions to create a mesh that crosses itself, resembling a bow tie. The order of the
edges is determined by the order in which the nodes were selected or the direction
of the selected line(s).
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Command Buttons
Button | Action |
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create | Create the ruled surface and/or mesh. |
reject | Undo the most recent ruled creation. |
return | Exit the panel. |