Spherical Enclosure

Spherical Enclosure control automatically creates a spherical enclosure for the input scope with the provided parameters.

Spherical Enclosure Details view has the following options:

General

Scope

Definition

  • 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: Allows you to provide 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.

  • Center Modality: Allows you to define the center of the spherical enclosure. The default value is Minimal. The available options are:

    • Minimal: Uses the center of the minimal enclosure sphere.

    • Centered: Uses the center of the bounding box of the model.

    • User Defined: Allows you to define the center using the provided location coordinate (X, Y, Z).

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

    • Triangles: Creates mesh with triangular elements.

    • Quadrilaterals: Creates mesh with quadrilateral elements.

  • Minimum Absolute Radius: Allows you to provide the minimum radius for the spherical enclosure. The default value is 0.0. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Minimum Absolute Radius to the worksheet. You can parameterize Minimum Absolute Radius.

  • Minimum Number of Layers: Allows you to provide the minimum number of layers between the model and the enclosure. You can parametrize Minimum Number of Layers. The default value is 2. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Minimum Number of Layers to the worksheet.

  • Percentage Increment: Allows you to specify the minimal percentage increment of the enclosure dimensions with respect to the model. The default value is 1.0. You can click   on the right corner of the option and click Publish to publish Percentage Increment to the worksheet.