Gasket Control applies a sweep mesh in a chosen direction and drops midside nodes on gasket elements that are parallel to the sweep direction.
For information regarding Gasket Mesh from the Geometry refer to Gasket Meshing.
Gasket Control is available only when Body object's Stiffness Behavior is set to Gasket.
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When there is Static Structural is available in the Model Tree.
To access Gasket Control,
On the Tree Outline, right-click Mesh and click Insert > Gasket.
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On the Tree Outline, click Mesh and click Gasket in the Mesh Context tab on the Ribbon.
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When Body object's Stiffness Behavior is set to Gasket, Gasket Control is automatically available on the Tree.
Gasket Control Details View has the following options:
Scope
Scoping Method: Allows you to scope geometry bodies or named selection. The default value is Geometry Selection.
Geometry Selection: Allow you to scope the geometry bodies. When you select Geometry Selection, the Geometry allows you to select the geometry from the Geometry window.
Named Selection: Allow you to scope bodies grouped under a named selection.
Definition
Element Order: Allows you to select element order for Gasket Control. The default value is Use Global Setting. For information on the Element Order option, refer to Method Controls and Element Order Settings.
Source Scoping Method: Defines the method for choosing a source face. Geometry Selection enables you to select sources or targets manually using the Source option. Named Selection enables you to choose one Named Selection as a source or target using the Source Named Selection option.
Free Face Mesh Type: Allows you to select the type of face mesh. The default value is Quad/Tri.
Quad/Tri: Allows you to generate the quad and triangular mesh on the source face.
All Quad: Allows you to generate all quadrilateral mesh on the source face.
All Tri: Allows you to generate all triangular mesh on the source face.