Define Domain

 

 

 

Every time the Automesh function is used to generate a mesh the elements created are placed in a single domain. All the elements belonging to one Domain must have the identical Element Type, Material and Thickness. A Domain can be composed of Sub-Domains and each mesh area that is partitioned when generating a mesh is automatically assigned to a Sub-Domain.  

A Domain can contain an element without going through a Sub-Domain. When an element directly belonging to a Domain is put into a Sub-Domain, the element is removed from the Domain and moved to the Sub-Domain.

 

 

 

From the Main Menu select Model > Domain > Define Domain.

 

Select Geometry > Domain > Define Domain in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.

 

Click Define Domain in the Icon Menu.

 

 

 

New for Gen2010

 

Domain

 

Name: Name of the Domain

 

Element Type

Specify or modify the element type of a Domain. There are four element types available: Plate, Plane Stress, Plane Strain and Axisymmetric. The   button to the right becomes active when the element type is Plate or Plane Stress. Click the button to define the Element Sub Type.

 

Material

Specify or modify the material property of elements belonging to the Domain. Click   to the right to invoke the Material dialog box.

 

Thickness

Specify or modify the thickness data of elements belonging to the Domain. Click   to the right to invoke the Thickness dialog box.

 

Element List

The elements that belong to a Domain are classified into the elements that directly belong to a Domain and the elements that belong to a Sub-Domain. The elements entered in the Element List directly belong to a Domain. The elements that belong to a Sub-Domain should be entered from the Sub-Domain dialog box.

 

 

Operation

 

Add: Enter the Domain information and click Add to generate the new Domain.

 

Modify: Select a specific Domain from the Domain list and the information of the corresponding Domain is displayed in the upper part of the dialog box. Modify the information of the selected Domain and click Modify to save the new data.

 

Delete: Select a Domain from the list and click Delete to delete the corresponding Domain.

 

 

Note. Example of Domain and Sub-domain