Creating Modeling Domains Around a CAD Geometry
Introduction
The majority of 3D CAD files include only the geometry of the product to be manufactured. For finite element analysis, however, you find yourself often in a situation where additional geometry is needed, for example, to analyze the flow inside or outside a device. This tutorial, involving the geometry for a loudspeaker enclosure, demonstrates how to create domains inside and outside an imported CAD assembly. The following steps are covered:
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Importing a STEP file,
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Finding and deleting holes and other details from the geometry,
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Creating the union of all imported objects needed to generate a domain inside the objects,
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Using the Cap Faces operation to create a domain inside the enclosure,
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Creating a domain that surrounds the imported enclosure.
For the step-by-step instructions of this tutorial, see the book
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