Context:
Select
from the main menu bar to combine two adjacent triangular elements into a
single quadrilateral element, as shown in the following figure:
You can combine either first- or second-order elements, but you
cannot combine a combination of both. In addition, you can combine elements
only if the adjacent triangular elements have consistent normals. If necessary,
you can use the
Edit Mesh toolset
to flip the normals; for more information, see
Reversing the surface normal direction of shell elements.
Enter the
Mesh module
and do one of the following:
-
From the Object field in the context bar,
select Assembly.
-
From the Object field in the context bar,
select Part and select a part from the list.
From the main menu bar, select
.
Abaqus/CAE
displays the Edit Mesh dialog box.
In the dialog box, do the following:
-
In the Category field, select
Element.
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From the Method list, select
Combine (tri to quad).
Select the first triangular element to combine.
Select the second triangular element to combine. The second element
must be adjacent to the first, and the second element must be the same order as
the first.
Abaqus/CAE
indicates how it will combine two adjacent triangular elements into a single
quadrilateral element and prompts you to continue.
Click Yes to combine the elements.
Abaqus/CAE
prompts you to select the next elements to combine.
When you have finished combining elements, click mouse button 2 or the
cancel button
in the prompt area to exit the procedure.