Q8: How do I change the name or numbering of the automatically generated parts and mesh in FEMGEN?

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A:	To change the geometric parts numbering use : CONSTRUCT NAME Type Alpha_part [Numeric_part]

This command permits the user to define the alphabetic and numeric parts of names that are automatically generated as a result of geometry generation commands. The "numeric_part" of the name must be an integer and specifies the next number to be used as part of the name. This number is incremented by one each time a new name for this type of part is generated.

Careful use of names is necessary if FEMGEN is to execute efficiently on large models. Refer to the notes in the FEMGV User Manual.



Example:

CONSTRUCT NAME SURFACE S 1001

This specifies that the next name to be used when generating a surface is S1001. The next surface will have the name S1002.



To change the first number to be used for nodes and elements generation, use:

MESHING OPTIONS {NODE | ELEMENT} Start_number

The default start number is 1.



Example:

MESHING OPTIONS NODE 100

This will set the starting node number to be 100. Thus the nodes generated will be numbered 100, 101, 102, 103….