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[mmia1]

Hi

I imported my k files (as mesh not geometry) in LSPrepost which looks like below:

Then I used edge drag option in Element generation tool to create a pipe from pipe 2 end like below:

Now I want to create an elbow or bend pipe that looks like below:

 

So, can I create an elbow using edge drag in Element generation tool? The good thing of edge drag in element generation is that I don't need to worry to connect this as they are connected together already. If not, can anyone tell me how I can do this? Please take a note I do not have geometry and I imported pipe k file created by matlab. In LSDyna its a mesh. Thanks again.

 

Regards,

[Jim Day]

[Jim Day]

The preceding image that summarizes the steps required comes courtesy of the LS-PrePost development team.

[mmia1]

Thanks. But the image failed to load. Could you please paste it again? Thanks.

[Jim Day]

[Jim Day]

 

The workshop can be found here: https://ftp.lstc.com/anonymous/outgoing/lsprepost/Training/Intro/

Alternatively, it seems you CAN use the “Edge Spin” option to generate the elbow, the advantage being that there is no need to pre-create curves compared to the aforementioned approach.  Position and Direction define a point on the axis of rotation and the orientation of that axis, respectively.  (Position is oddly placed in the figure below, but you get the idea.)

 

[mmia1]

Thank you so much. It solved my problem and I highly appreciate that.

 

Regards,