Create a solid mesh from shell elements

To create a solid tetrahedral mesh from triangular shell elements

1. Choose Solid from Shell Mesh .

2. Select one or more 2D meshes that completely enclose one or more volumes.Note: If you select a source mesh of quadrilateral elements, the software automatically splits each element into two triangular elements before it creates the tetrahedral elements.

3. In the Type list, select the type of tetrahedral elements to create.

4. Use the Element Growth Rate Through Volume option to control whether the tetrahedral elements increase in size towards the center of the volume.Note: If you do not want the size of the elements to change, specify a value of 1in the Element Growth Rate Through Volume box.

5. Select the destination collector from the Mesh Collector list. If no previously defined solid mesh collector exists, click New Collector to create a mesh collector.

6. Click OK.

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