Create Sphere

Geometry > Body > Create > Primitives > Sphere

Dialog Box

CAD Body Type Mesh Body Type

This tool is used to create a sphere for the given radius.

  • Define Sphere Options
    • Dimensions

      Center: Users can pick a node or a vertex to define the center or enter the coordinates value directly.

      Radius: Enter the radius of the sphere.

    • Bounding Body

      Pick a body to define the sphere whose radius can be modified using the radius line edit.

    • Straight/Arc edge:Pick a straight or arc edge to define the sphere.

      Straight edge: The edge length is regarded as the diameter of the sphere, while the midpoint of the edge serves as the sphere center.

      Arc edge: The arc radius is regarded as the sphere radius, while the arc center serves the sphere center. The radius of the selected arc edge is the arc radius.

    • Spherical face

      Pick a spherical face to define the sphere.

    • 2 Nodes

      Pick two nodes to define a sphere. The diameter will be the distance between the two nodes, and the center will be the midpoint of the two nodes.

    • 2 Vertices

      Pick two vertices to define a sphere. The diameter will be the distance between the two vertices, and the center will be the midpoint of the two vertices.

  • Body Type
    • CAD: To create a CAD (Parasolid) sphere.
    • Mesh: To create a mesh sphere.

      Element Type: For mesh sphere, the user can specify the element type as Tri3, Tri6, Quad4, and Hex8.

      Number of Elements: The user can specify the number of elements along the circumference
  • Model
    • Existing Model

      If this toggle is ON, the sphere will be added to the specified existing model.

      Note: For CAD (Parasolid), only models that were imported with Save geometry in database option will be listed.
    • New Model

      If this toggle is ON, the sphere will be added to the new model.

Example 1.TRI3

A sphere created with TRI3 as Element type and number of elements as 16.

Example 2.TRI6

A sphere created with TRI6 as Element type and number of elements as 16.

Example 3.Quad4

A sphere created with QUAD4 as Element type and number of elements as 16.

Example 4.HEX8

A sphere created with HEX8 as Element type and number of elements as 32.