Advanced TrueGrid® Training Outline
I. Parameterization Strategies
- A. Mesh Density, Geometry, and Alternate Topologies
- B. Principles in Part Decomposition; Modifying and Re-Using Parts
- C. Plugs (Sections Removed and Replaced by a New Part)
- D. Topologies
- E. Parameterization Schemes
- F. Nodes, Faces and Volumes
II. Block Boundaries
- A. Inter-Part Block Boundaries
- B. Intra-Part Block Boundaries
- C. Transition Elements
- 1. i Transitions
- 2. Quadratic Elements
- 3. 1:3 and 2:3 Rule
- D. Creating Orthogonal Regions with a Normal Offset
- E. Applying Block Boundaries to Transformed Parts
III. Smoothing
- A. TrueGrid® Smoothing Algorithms
- 1. When to use
- 2. Where to use
- 3. How to use
- B. High Quality Meshes with Smoothing
- C. Uniform Smoothing on Faces and Solids
- D. Neumann Boundary Condition
IV. History Window
- A. Debugging a Mesh with the History Window
- B. Design Options
V. Re-entrant Part / Part Database
- A. Re-Entrant Part Capability
- B. Part Database
VI. Merging
- A. Controlling Node Merging
- B. Diagnostics
VII. Sets
- A. Defining Boundary Donditions in Terms of Sets of Elements and Nodes
VIII. Advanced "block" Command Features
- A. Fluid/Solid Meshes with Hexahedral Fluid Elements and Quadrilateral Solid Elements
IX. Interactive 3D Curve Usage
- A. Constructing 3D Curves
- B. Attaching
X. Replication
- A. Levels of Transformation in a Block-Structured Mesh
- B. Examples
- C. Applications
XI. Beam Commands
- A. Using Beam Commands
- B. Beam Element Applications
XII. Expressions
- A. Using Expressions
- B. Evaluating Expressions
- C. Using Expressions with Other Commands
XIII. Coloring / Printing
- A. Generating High Quality Colored Images
- B. Imaging Techniques
- C. Integrating with Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator