7.34. Skinning

This section is referenced in the following other sections

7.34.1. Skinned Surface

Scope

Aria Region

Summary

Creates a skinned surface from blocks with the ability to specify subsets of surface, blocks, etc.

begin Skinned Surface Name

   Excluding Blocks {=} value...

   Excluding Surfaces {=} value...

   Internal Faces {=} {exclude | include}

   Intersecting Blocks {=} value...

   Intersecting Surfaces {=} value...

   Touching Blocks {=} value...

   Touching Surfaces {=} value...

end Skinned Surface Name

7.34.1.1. Line Commands

Excluding Blocks

Syntax

Excluding Blocks {=} value…

Summary

Select the union of blocks to exclude when creating sideset.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Excluding Surfaces

Syntax

Excluding Surfaces {=} value…

Summary

Select the union of surfaces to exclude when creating sideset.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Internal Faces

Syntax

Internal Faces {=} {exclude | include}

Summary

Controls if internal faces (those not on the exposed boundary of the domain) are included in the surface. The default is to exclude them UNLESS intersections are requested.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

{exclude | include}

–

Intersecting Blocks

Syntax

Intersecting Blocks {=} value…

Summary

Select the intersection of blocks to include when creating sideset.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Intersecting Surfaces

Syntax

Intersecting Surfaces {=} value…

Summary

Select the intersection of surfaces to include when creating sideset.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Touching Blocks

Syntax

Touching Blocks {=} value…

Summary

Select the union of blocks to include when creating sideset.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Touching Surfaces

Syntax

Touching Surfaces {=} value…

Summary

Select the union of surfaces to include when creating sideset.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

7.34.2. Skinned Shell

Scope

Aria Region

Summary

Creates a skinned shell from blocks with the ability to specify subsets of surface, blocks, etc. Note that while this is similar to created a skinned surface, this block creates new shell elements as opposed to collecting faces of existing elements

begin Skinned Shell Name

   Excluding Blocks {=} value...

   Excluding Surfaces {=} value...

   Interpolate {mesh | solid} Displacements From part...

   Node Merge Tolerance {=} value

   Touching Blocks {=} value...

   Touching Surfaces {=} value...

   Use Material value

end Skinned Shell Name

7.34.2.1. Line Commands

Excluding Blocks

Syntax

Excluding Blocks {=} value…

Summary

Select the union of blocks to exclude when creating shell elements.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Excluding Surfaces

Syntax

Excluding Surfaces {=} value…

Summary

Select the union of surfaces to exclude when creating shell elements.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Interpolate

Syntax

Interpolate {mesh | solid} Displacements From part…

Summary

If this option is specified, displacement of the shell is found by projecting its nodes onto the specified set of parts. The resulting displacement is used to populate the MESH/SOLID displacement solution. Note that an XFER equation will be declared on the shell part in order to do this if the eq is not present.

Parameter

Value

Default

value

{mesh | solid}

–

part

string…

–

Node Merge Tolerance

Syntax

Node Merge Tolerance {=} value

Summary

Specify the relative tolerance (scaled by characteristic elem length scale) for distance to merge nodes.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

real

–

Touching Blocks

Syntax

Touching Blocks {=} value…

Summary

Select the union of blocks to include when creating shell elements.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Touching Surfaces

Syntax

Touching Surfaces {=} value…

Summary

Select the union of surfaces to include when creating shell elements.

Parameter

Value

Default

{=}

{= | are | is}

–

value

string…

–

Use Material

Syntax

Use Material value

Summary

Select the material to apply.

Parameter

Value

Default

value

string

–