Particles

Analysis ribbon > Particles

This tool is used to create particles for bodies that are thin sections/sheet bodies. The input geometry can be CAD or FE models. The particles are uniformly distributed with a defined distance between neighboring particles in the global coordinate system. A minimum number of layers of 3 of the particles are created inside the volume. If the input body does not contain any closed volume, initially particles will be formed enclosing the surface of this body and then particles will be added to guarantee the specified number of particles.

The option Ignore Particle can be used to ignore the particle creation in the normal direction of the selected faces.