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combining crossing transition zones (ratio 1:3)

- September 18, 2022 at 12:59 pm
  
  isacco83
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  Hi,
  i have to to mesh a hollow cylinder geometry ONLY with hexahedrons, i'm struggling in combining two transition zones (ratio 1:3) one perpendicular to the other, as in the small cube that connect the two outer transition layers intersecting, i cannot find a way to get only hexahedrons (see attached picture)
- September 18, 2022 at 2:23 pm
  
  peteroznewman
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  How many elements are through the pipe wall thickness?
- September 18, 2022 at 3:30 pm
  
  isacco83
  Subscriber
  
  Hi peter
  in the fine areas i do 0,35 mm elements with edge division, the wall is about 3 mm thick, so i do 9 divisions, the transition zones are 0,7 mm large
- September 18, 2022 at 5:04 pm
  
  peteroznewman
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  What is the ID and OD of the pipe? I will need some geometry to try it myself.
  What version of ANSYS are you using?
- September 18, 2022 at 5:39 pm
  
  isacco83
  Subscriber
  
  Hi Peter
  thanks for the help, tomorrow i'll provide you the info, i don't have the proj. with me right now
- September 18, 2022 at 5:50 pm
  
  peteroznewman
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  No problem, what verion of ANSYS do you use?
- September 18, 2022 at 5:54 pm
  
  isacco83
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  the latest 22 R2... but i'm not 100% sure, i have to check
- September 18, 2022 at 10:11 pm
  
  peteroznewman
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  Here is a surface mesh that uses only quad elements to transition from 1:3 elements.
  Shell elements can be Pulled into hex elements using the Pull tool.

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