Cuboidal Enclosure control automatically creates a cuboidal enclosure around the input scope.
Cuboidal Enclosure Details view has the following options:
General
Control Type: Allows you to select the control type.
Scope
Only Part can be selected for creating Cuboidal Enclosure.
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 Property
Worksheet. You can parameterize Element Size
only when Define by is
Value.Center Type: Allows you to define the type of center to be used for cuboidal enclosure. The default value is Centered.
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).
X Coordinate: Allows you to specify the X coordinate of the cuboid center. You can click
on the right
corner of the option and click Publish
to publish X Coordinate to the
Property Worksheet. You can
parameterize X Coordinate.Y Coordinate: Allows you to specify the Y coordinate of the cuboid center. You can click
on the right
corner of the option and click Publish
to publish Y Coordinate to the
Property Worksheet. You can
parameterize Y Coordinate.Z Coordinate: Allows you to specify the Z coordinate of the cuboid center. You can click
on the right
corner of the option and click Publish
to publish Z Coordinate to the
Property Worksheet. You can
parameterize Z Coordinate.
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 Number of Layers: Allows you to provide the minimum layers of mesh elements 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 Property Worksheet.Percentage Increment: Allows you to specify the minimal percentage increment of the enclosure dimensions with respect to the model. The default value is 0.0%. You can click
on the right corner of the
option and click Publish to publish
Percentage Increment to the Property
Worksheet.Smoothing Iterations: Allows you to provide the number of smoothing iterations required. The default value is 5. You can click
on the right corner of the option and click
Publish to publish Smoothing
Iterations to the Property Worksheet.Smoothing Preserve Volume: Allows you to preserve the volume after smoothing when Smoothing Preserve Volume is Yes. The default value is No.