2. Geometry Objects

Geometry
These objects define and set up Geometry properties.
Object	Description
Body	Defines a component of the attached geometry included under the Geometry object, or under a Part object if considered a multibody part.
Distributed Mass	Distributes additional mass across faces or edges on your model. It can be scoped to flexible parts only (Stiffness Behavior = Flexible).
Element Orientation	Modifies the coordinate system of individual solid and shell elements.
Gasket Mesh Control	Applies a sweep mesh in a chosen direction and drops midside nodes on gasket elements that are parallel to the sweep direction.
Geometry	Contains the imported geometry in the form of an assembly or multibody part (objects) from a CAD system or from Discovery Modeling/DesignModeler.
Geometry Imports	Imports geometries into Mechanical.
Layered Section	Creates layers (one or more) on a surface body to create a composite.
Part	Defines a component of the attached geometry included under a Geometry object.
Point Mass	Represents the inertial effects from a body.
Thermal Point Mass	Houses the heat from surrounding objects.
Thickness	Defines variable Thickness properties on selected faces or surface bodies that are scoped to it.

Condensed Geometry
These objects are used to define superelements in your analysis.
Object	Description
Condensed Geometry	Contains all of the Condensed Part and Imported Condensed Part objects that you create.
Condensed Part	Defines a set of bodies as a single superelement with the overall inertial and flexibility behavior summarized on a reduced set of degrees of freedom.
Imported Condensed Part	Defines a single imported superelement with the overall inertial and flexibility behavior summarized on a reduced set of degrees of freedom.

Construction Geometry
These objects create construction geometry objects.
Object	Description
Construction Geometry	Contains one or more Path, Surface, Solid, Construction Line, and/or STL objects.
Construction Line	Sketches and generates Line Bodies on the model you have imported into Mechanical.
Path	Represents a spatial curve to which you can scope results.
Solid	Creates and adds a solid part to the model you have imported into Mechanical.
STL	Enables you to import and view an STL (Stereolithography) file.
Surface	Represents a section plane to which you can scope results.
Surface Coating	Applies a surface coating (shell layer) of a specified material and thickness over one or more faces of your model.