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[ag1991]

Hi,

I would like to know if there was a way to actually convert a solid body in Spaceclaim into a single surface body, so I can then use Static Structural considering that surface body as a shell body.

The only way I found is that of detaching one single surface from the solid, thus resulting in two surfaces after the operation is concluded. However, this seems to me somehow unorthodox.

Some fellows on the internet do it by selecting all of the surfaces in the body and then type Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, thus creating a single surface that copies the body shape. Unfortunately, when I try to imitate this operation, my result is a solid and not a surface.

I am aware you can use the operation shell, but this operation forces you to define a certain thickness that might not be as big as the thickness I would define once in Static Structural. Hence, I am not considering this option.

Thank you in advance.

[peteroznewman]

On the Prepare tab, use the Midsurface tool if your solid has a uniform wall thickness.

[ag1991]

Actually, this approach is not working since I have a solid body  with the shape of a wing.

Are there any other options?

Regards.

 

[Rob]

Select the body & right-click then "detach all". Will give you a load of surface bodies. 

[ag1991]

I know, but actually I am looking for obtaining one single surface 'body', rather than multiple surfaces.

So far, what I have done is detaching only one surface from this solid (for instance, the last rib) so I get a total of two surfaces (the one I detached plus the rest of the body surfaces grouped as a single surface), and then, when I go into ANSYS Structural, I duly define the contact in the connections group. However, I wonder if there was a more orthodox way to do this.

As can be seen in this video, they just select all of the body surfaces and clic Ctrl+C, Ctrol+V, (see min. 3:05). How can this be done?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcs5SsPn804&list=PLvsJbyBB0CMd4MRh5_BCWxVdnD6jaaIQf&index=2