This function generates thick shell or solid elements based on the selected shell elements. After selecting the shell elements, the program will pop up the Drag Mesh Option dialog box, as shown in Figure 5.3.18.
Figure 5.3.18 Drag Mesh Option dialog box
The user can select Thick Shell to
drag the plate (shell) elements to thick shell elements; select Solid to drag
the plate (shell) elements to solid elements. Select Delete Source Element to
delete the source plate (shell) elements. The user should enter Thickness value
to define thickness of the drag elements. Once Solid option is selected, Layers
is activated for the user to enter a value to define the number of layers of
the generated solid elements.
Note: In eta/DYNAFORM, only some types of elements can be included in a part. For example, if the current part contains plate (shell) elements, the user cannot create any solid elements in this part. eta/DYNAFORM will display a warning message in the prompt window to alert the user.