split beam elements ? 1

[rb1957]

i need to split a pile of beams. it was easy to split the attached skin panels, but there doesn't look as though there's a similar tool for beams/rods ? i have scanned the manual and the available options ... "break" breaks line geometry entities (and not model entities).

the most expedient way i can think of is to export the bdf file, modify it and import (since i already have the required nodes, from splitting the panels).

 

[Jetgirl8]

Mesh > Remesh > Refine

Note that I have been unable to figure out how to "unrefine" a beam element, but you can split beams (into 2, 3, 4....) using this menu.

When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low

 

[rb1957]

thx, worked a treat !

i had used the "split elements, interactive" command to split the quads, and it just ignored the beams. i went the the help nad got nothing for "splitting beam elements".

 

[Jetgirl8]

To be honest, I found on accident one day. Seems I tend to learn better from mistakes. (So take care, once you loose "undo" you'll be in a quandary if you did not mean to split the beams!)

When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low

 

[rb1957]

so "save before you split" !

 

[ThomasH]

One big difference between Split Elements (quads) and Remesh (beams) is that for beams the loads are not automatically updated. That can sometimes be an issue.

Regards

Thomas

 

[rb1957]

that's an interesting observation ... sound like something they should look into