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Periodic Boundary Condition dialog box (Flow/ESC)
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Lets you specify a name for the simulation object. Description opens an editor that lets you type a description for the constraint. |
| Independent Region | |
| Select Object | Lets you select a node on one of the periodic boundaries. |
| Dependent Region | |
| Select Object | Lets you select the matching node on the other periodic boundary. |
| Independent Face/Edge Region | |
| Select Object | Lets you select one or more polygon faces or edges from the periodicity.Excluded lets you remove individual entities from within your selected object. |
| Direction | |
| Local CSYS | Lets you create or select a local coordinate system.See CSYS dialog box for more information. |
| Node Match Tolerance | |
| Value | Controls the value for Node Match Tolerance to determine how closely the dependent face/edge nodes must match the independent face/edge nodes. If a pair of nodes exceed this limit, an error message appears when you click OK. |
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Periodic Boundary Condition dialog box (Flow/ESC), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series
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