Breakout modeling workflow

The typical workflow for breakout modeling is:

1. Build a model of a structure, using a coarse mesh.

2. Solve the model for displacements.

3. Identify the portion of the model that you want to study further. Make a group of the nodes and elements to study.

4. In Post processing, save results (for example, displacements) for the group to a .csv file. For more information, see Write identified data to a spreadsheet or CSV file.

5. Create a new FEM that includes geometry that defines the nodes and elements in the group.

6. Mesh the new model with a finer mesh.

7. Create boundary conditions on the borders of the breakout model. For example, to define an enforced displacement, create a field that uses the displacement results from the original analysis.

8. Solve the new model, and review the results.

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