External Part Enclosure

External Part Enclosure creates an external enclosure around the specified input scope using an existing part specified as external scope. External Part Enclosure Details view has the following options:

General

Scope

  • Define By: Allows you to define the input to the selected control. The available options are Value and Outcome.

    • Value: Allows you to set manually the value of the Inner Source Scoping Method and Inner Source Scoping Pattern.

    • Outcome: Allows you to select the existing scoped outcomes from the previous steps as input.

  • Inner Source Scoping Method: Allows you to select the Part, Label or Zone from the inner source. The available options are:

    • Part: Allows you to select parts for the inner source scoping.

    • Label: Allows you to select labels for the inner source scoping.

    • Zone: Allows you to select the zones for the inner source scoping.

  • Inner Source Scoping Pattern: Allows you to specify the pattern to match the Part, Label or Zone based on the selected Inner Source Scoping Method. Inner Source Scoping Pattern supports all regular expressions.

  • Define By: Allows you to define the input to the selected control. The available options are Value and Outcome.

    • Value: Allows you to set manually the value of the External Source Scoping Method and External Source Scoping Pattern.

    • Outcome: Allows you to select the existing scoped outcomes from the previous steps as input.

  • External Source Scoping Method: Allows you to select the Part from the external source. The available options are:

    • Part: Allows you to select parts of the external source.

    Note:  External Scoping Method is not available when Auto External Scope is set to Yes.

  • External Source Scoping Pattern: Allows you to specify the pattern to match the Part based on the selected External Scoping Method. External Source Scoping Pattern supports all regular expressions.

Definition

  • Auto External Scope: Derives the external scope for the enclosure from the input model automatically when Auto External Scope is Yes. The default value is No.

  • Define By: Allows you to define the element size based on value or settings. The available options are:

    • Value: Defines the element size based on the provided value.

    • Settings: Defines the element size based on the settings under Mesh Settings in the Steps Details view.

  • Element Size: Provides the element size. When Define By is Value, you can specify the element size. When Define By is Settings, displays the element size calculated based on the provided Mesh Settings in the Steps Details view. The Element Size is read-only. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Element Size to the worksheet. You can parameterize Element Size only when Defined By is Value.

  • Mesh Type: Allows you to provide the type of mesh. The default value is Quadrilaterals. The available options are:

    • Triangles: Creates mesh with triangular element.

    • Quadrilaterals: Creates mesh with quadrilateral elements.

  • Smoothing Iterations: Allows you to provide the number of smoothing iterations required. The default value is 0. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Smoothing Iterations to the worksheet.

  • Smoothing Preserve Volume: Allows you to preserve the volume after smoothing when Smoothing Preserve Volume is Yes. The default value is No.