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ifas_maxw
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Thanks for the help, the resource was already known to me. Still doesn't solve my problem. Let me get more specific:


I perform a transient simulation and I would like to export the normal acceleration on each element (that is important because Ansys only calculates acceleration of nodes). of a given surface from all time steps. I need this information for a subsequent acoustic simulation.


Now, I found already a way to fix the issue with the normal acceleration of an element. I used CFD Post to implement a point cloud on each mid surface nodes. But the problem is the enumeration of these nodes is kind of random. I can state the absolute coordinates of these nodes though but I would rather like to refer them to the original surface elements.


I hope anyone has already encountered this problem and can try to explain a possible solution.