Material Point

Material Point defines fluid regions or seal regions depending on whether the type is Include or Exclude. A 3D coordinate provides the position of the material point along the X, Y and Z coordinates. You can parametrize X Coordinate, Y Coordinate and Z Coordinate. Material Point Details view has the following options:

General

Definition

  • Define By: Allows you to define the material point. The available options are:

    • Location: Allows you to specify the location coordinates of the material point. The available options are:

      • X Coordinate: Allows you to specify the X coordinate of the material point.

      • Y Coordinate: Allows you to specify the Y coordinate of the material point.

      • Z Coordinate: Allows you to specify the Z coordinate of the material point.

      You can parametrize the X,Y,Z coordinates.

    • Coordinate System: Allows you to select the defined coordinate systems to define material points. You can click   to select from the available list of defined Coordinate Systems.

  • Material Point Type: Allows you to select the type of material point. The available options are Include and Exclude. The default value is Include.

    • Include: Defines material points inside the wrapped volume.

    • Exclude: Defines material points outside the wrapped volume.