Replace Body

FEM > Tools > Replace Body

Replace Body option enables the user to replace an existing body with new body having changes in design/mesh. Loads and boundary conditions on old body will be transfered to the new body. The support entities (Vertex, Edge, Face) for LBCs on new body will be identified based on persistend id of entities. Nodes on old body are mapped to new body based on the tolerance specified

Assume a pressure load P1 on face of id "x" on old body. While replacing this body, if there is a face of id "x" on the new body found, then pressure load P1 will be applied on that face.

List of LBCs, which will get tranfered are

  1. Pressure
  2. Force
  3. Constraint
  4. MPC
  5. Contact
  6. Sets
  7. Rigid Bar
  8. Spring
  9. Initial Temperature
  10. Heat Source
  11. Convection
  12. Flux
  13. Velocity
  14. Bolt(Head/Thread)
  15. Bar Pretension
  16. Bearing Pressure

Note: In SimLab V2017.2.2, new "Replace Bodies" supported in Analysis > Tools, so this dialog hidden by default. To enable this tool, turn off Show new replace bodies dialog toggle in File > Preference > Analysis.