COARSE ELEMENT

 

This function allows the user to coarsen two or four QUAD elements into one QUAD element, two TRIA elements into one QUAD element, or a QUAD/TRIA combination into one QUAD element.

 

The user selects an element by using the options in the SELECT ELEMENT dialog window. Once the element is selected, a larger element will be created.

 

l       Select two adjacent plate elements, and select OK in the SELECT ELEMENT dialog window, or click the middle mouse button.  If 4 adjoined quad elements are selected, the program will combine them into one quad element.

 

l       Repeat the previous step in order to coarsen more elements.

 

l       Select DONE in the SELECT ELEMENT dialog window.  Each of the selected pairs above will be combined into one element.