{"id":396360,"date":"2024-12-05T04:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T04:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/396360\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T04:41:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T04:41:09","slug":"396360","status":"publish","type":"reply","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/396360\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply To: Converting Honeycomb Unit Cells from Solid to Shell Elements in ANSYS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Thank you very much for your support, Mr. Rohan.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The problem I am facing using the&nbsp;<strong>midsurface tool<\/strong> is that it asks me to select both an outer face and an inner face. The challenge I&rsquo;m encountering is that some of the outer surfaces of the unit cells are also the inner surfaces of adjacent unit cells. This creates a bit of complexity when trying to map the surfaces onto shell elements.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Could you provide more isnights on how to effectively handle this situation and convert the HC unit cells to shell elements?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additionally, I&rsquo;m unsure about the <strong>tool range option<\/strong> and would appreciate it if you could let me know how to activate it, and from which toolbar I can access it.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Looking forward to your insights<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/05-12-2024-1733373650-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-396360","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thank you very much for your support, Mr. Rohan.The problem I am facing using the midsurface tool is that it asks me to select both an outer face and an inner face. 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