SMS:2D Mesh Elements Menu
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The Elements Menu includes the following commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Options | General command – set up the default element options. |
| Select Thin Triangles | General command – selects all thin triangular element that meet the definition specified in the options command. |
| Find | General command – finds the element with a specified ID or location. |
| Assign Material Type | General command – requires a selected element. Sets the material type of the selected elements based on the option defined in the options command. |
| Merge Triangles | Conversion command – merges triangle pairs that meet the standard for rectangles defined in the options command. Can operate on selected elements. |
| Split Quadrilaterals | Conversion command – splits quadrilateral elements into two triangular elements. Can operate on selected elements. |
| QUAD8 ↔ QUAD9 | Conversion command – converts all QUAD8 to QUAD9 elements and vice versa. Only applies to the FESWMS model. Can operate on selected elements. |
| Linear ↔ Quadratic | Conversion command – converts all elements from linear to quad or vice versa. Only applies to TABS and FESWMS models. |
| Triangulate | Generation command – triangulates the selected nodes to form triangle elements. |
| Optimize Triangulation | Generation command – swaps edges of triangular elements to meet the Dulanay criterion. |
| Refine | Generation command – splits all selected elements into four elements. |
| Relax | Generation command – moves all the nodes on the interior of the selected elements to the centroid of their contributing area. Iterates based on option set in the options command. |
| Fix Bad Area Transitions | Generation command – removes nodes that cause bad area transitions as defined in the element quality control. |
| Rectangular Patch | Patch command – creates elements from four selected node strings. |
| Triangular Patch | Patch command – creates elements from three selected node strings. |
Related Topics
Modules: Mesh Module · Cartesian Grid Module · Scatter Module · Map Module · GIS Module · Particle Module
Models: ADCIRC · BOUSS-2D · CGWAVE · CMS-Flow · CMS-Wave · FESWMS · FVCOM · Generic Mesh Model · GENESIS · HYDRO AS-2D · PTM · SRH-2D · Steering · STWAVE · TABS · TUFLOW
