{"id":388780,"date":"2024-10-09T14:11:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T14:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/connecting-external-mesh-and-beam-model-in-ansys-workbench\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:11:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T14:11:31","slug":"connecting-external-mesh-and-beam-model-in-ansys-workbench","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/connecting-external-mesh-and-beam-model-in-ansys-workbench\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting External Mesh and Beam Model in Ansys Workbench"},"content":{"rendered":"

<p>Hi everyone,<br>I would appreciate your input on an issue I’m facing. First of all, I have no experience with Ansys. My <br>knowledge of structural FEM comes from lectures and is limited to individual components—no <br>complex models. I’ve already used the search function and looked through the internet but couldn’t <br>find a solution, so I’m turning to the forum for further assistance.<\/p><p>I have an external mesh without geometry on one side, and on the other, I have a beam model consisting <br>of both mesh and geometry. My first goal is to bring these two together, and based on my research, I was <br>able to do so, as shown in the first image.<br><br>\"\"<br><br><\/p><p>However, now I’m facing a problem: <br><br>I would like to connect the two meshes. My external mesh doesn’t have direct interface points for my <br>beam model. Is it possible to add nodes in order to link the beam model to the external mesh?<br><br>In the next two images, I’ve illustrated how I envision the connection. The first image shows a section <br>of the mesh without geometry (aircraft fuselage) and the upper part of the beam model (seats), which <br>need to be attached to the ceiling. Ideally, this would be done using rails between the frames (in red), <br>and new nodes (in green) would need to be added along these rails. <br><br>\"The<br><br>The second image shows a section at the floor. Here, too, there are no suitable interface points in the <br>fuselage mesh, and the existing nodes (marked in purple) do not align with the beam model.<br><br><br><br>Back to my initial question, is it possible to add nodes to the existing mesh?<br>Are there any other potential solutions, or is this approach perhaps not feasible?<\/p><p>Best regards,<br>Lukas<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-388780","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-mechanicalworkbench-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t