VaidehiChennubhotla
Mechanical
- Jun 14, 2018
- 32
I have a CAD model which was imported into Abaqus Software. I am using appropriate partitioning strategies to convert orange part(unmeshable) into meshable part(Yellow for solid, pink for shell).
I am observing some free edges which as I understand are preventing the region to convert from shell to solid. How to remove these free edges in my model ? What exactly is a free edge ? Why it occurs ?
1. I tried removing the face and the adjacent faces too and recreated this using blend. But it still remains.
2. I also used stitch and small repair but it is changing the shape (all edges converging at a point) and it is causing more free edges .
3. I tried covering the edges but then also number of free edges is increasing.
I am observing some free edges which as I understand are preventing the region to convert from shell to solid. How to remove these free edges in my model ? What exactly is a free edge ? Why it occurs ?
1. I tried removing the face and the adjacent faces too and recreated this using blend. But it still remains.
2. I also used stitch and small repair but it is changing the shape (all edges converging at a point) and it is causing more free edges .
3. I tried covering the edges but then also number of free edges is increasing.
