VIEW EDGES [Edge Control]

                

FEMVIEW Command only.

This command allows the user to display element edges of interest, for example those with a specified connectivity, those at a material boundary or those that represent a geometric profile in the model.

The algorithm generally uses a data set in FEMVIEW in which each edge is contained just once and this allows a representation of the model to be drawn quickly.

The default view of a FEMVIEW model when first accessed is VIEW EDGES OUTLINE.

Edge Control Comments

CONNECT n Only those edges that are common to n finite elements will be drawn. This enables the connectivity of the model to be examined.

ALL All the edges of the model are displayed with colour coding to indicate the connectivity of each edge.

OUTLINE The following edges are drawn: Edges with a connectivity of 1 (ie. edges common to a single element), and edges that are common to free faces of elements where these faces have normals that subtend an angle greater than 35 degrees to each other. This is the default.

MATERIALS This will display the same edges as OUTLINE and in addition edges that are on a material boundary.

Notes:

1.

Results presentation on EDGE views
Certain techniques for the presentation of results (eg: contours) are unsuitable with VIEW EDGES as they require element data rather that edge data. In these cases an error message will be given.

 

Figure 2.131: Edge View

Examples:

1.

VIEW EDGES CONNECT 2

Edges with a connectivity of 2 are drawn.

See also the following commands

'VIEW OPTIONS EDGES '