Define Particles

Analysis > Material > Define Particles

The Define Particles tool allows you to create particles under a bulk material created in SimLab.

The user can specify the shapes of the particles using any of the following method.

Select body:
  • User can select a body (either CAD / FEM / STL / OBJ) to define a particle shape.
Select shapes:
  • User can define a particle shape by selecting a shape and modify the sizes from Select shapes dropdown.
Custom Spheres (choose from Select shapes dropdown):
  • User can define a particle shape by specifying multiple spheres data (position and radius)

Note:
  • Particle shape and its post processing support:
    S. No Shapes Post Processing Support
    1 Single sphere yes
    2 Dual sphere yes
    3 Triple yes
    4 Square Four Sphere yes
    5 Straight Four Sphere yes
    6 Tetrahedral Four Sphere yes
    7 Cuboid yes
    8 Triangular Pyramid yes
    9 Prism yes
    10 Sphero Cylinder No
    11 Custom Sphere yes
    12 Custom Shapes (Select body) yes
  • User can preview the particle shapes during creation (except Cuboid, Triangular Pyramid, Prism and Sphero-cylinder).