Aerofoil set new surface

[Matterhorn]

Hi everyone,

I have an aerofoil with different defined surfaces on the top. Now I have to create a new surface or element, so that I can choose this new surface instead of the predefined surfaces for piezo actuation.
How can I do this?
Thanks in advance!

 

[Mustaine3]

What exactly is the problem? You don't know hot to define a surface in CAE? Or do you want to do it with python and you don't know how?

 

[Matterhorn]

I don't know how to define a new surface with python.
I basically would like to create a new surface which is not connected with the ones that are already defined like coords_top_web0.

 

[Matterhorn]

So I have to make a new set. I read in with getbyboundingbox my xmin,ymin,zmin,xmax,ymax,zax. Now it says:

"Unknown part instance node set AEROFOILINSTANCE.SETPIEZO"

What can I do to resolve this problem?



My code looks like this:

partAerofoil.Set(
name='setPiezo',
nodes=
aeroInstance.nodes.getByBoundingBox(
-150, 0-dtol, 30.01,
-200.76, depthProfile+dtol, 28.98
))

# assign piezo section
partAerofoil.SectionAssignment(offset=0.0,
offsetField='', offsetType=MIDDLE_SURFACE,
region=partAerofoil.sets['setPiezo'],
sectionName='aerofoilPiezoSection', thicknessAssignment=FROM_SECTION)