{"id":396305,"date":"2024-12-04T17:32:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T17:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/converting-honeycomb-unit-cells-from-solid-to-shell-elements-in-ansys\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T04:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T04:52:30","slug":"converting-honeycomb-unit-cells-from-solid-to-shell-elements-in-ansys","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/converting-honeycomb-unit-cells-from-solid-to-shell-elements-in-ansys\/","title":{"rendered":"Converting Honeycomb Unit Cells from Solid to Shell Elements in ANSYS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hello all,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&rsquo;m working on a model in ANSYS where I&rsquo;ve modeled honeycomb unit cells using solid elements. However, I&rsquo;ve been advised to switch to shell elements to optimize the meshing process due to the small thickness of the walls, which is causing long computation times.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there a way to convert these honeycomb unit cells from solid elements to shell elements all at once, or would I need to manually replace each cell? I&rsquo;m looking for an efficient approach to achieve this transition in ANSYS.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Any guidance or tips would be greatly appreciated!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/04-12-2024-1733333551-Screenshot_2024-12-04_192912_optimized_1000.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-396305","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_topic_id":["396305"],"_bbp_subscription":["487804","440006"],"_bbp_author_ip":["102.43.235.248"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["396363"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["396363"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-12-05 04:52:20"],"_bbp_reply_count":["5"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_engagement":["487804","440006"],"_btv_view_count":["152"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"]},"test":"bahy209815bue-edu-eg"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/396305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/396305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}