> >> Is there anything wrong in my above consideration? Any suggestions? >> >> ------------ >> /| /| >> / | / | cell 0: Hex >> / | / | >> ------------/ | >> | | | | >> | | | | cell 1: Quad >> | --------|---|------------ >> | / | / / >> | / | / / >> |/ |/ / >> ------------------------------------------- >> cell 2: line >> >> Much thanks for your help. >> > > If you are solving something where everything is embedded in a volumetric > mesh, then there is no problem. However, if you really have > the mesh above, where lower dimensional pieces are sticking out of the > mesh, then Plex can represent the mesh, but automatic interpolation > (creation of edges and faces) will not work. >
Yuan: can you add a fake Hex over the hanging shell here? Give them zero stiffness and constrain the hanging nodes that the fake elements create. Mark
