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Mesh
We will now go in Mechanical to give the blade a proper mesh. Named selections will be used to simplify the selection of surface bodies.
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Summary of steps in the above video:
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- Select all spar surface bodies
- Select a surface of the spar at the root by using the face selection filter then click extend to limits.
- Right click on the display window and select create named selections. Name it spar.
- Select all wetted blade surface bodies
- Select a surface on the outside shell by using the face selection filter then click extend to limits.
- Press the control key and select the tip surface.
- Right-click and select create named selections. Name it Blade surface.
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- Change scoping method to Named Selections.
- Select the blade surface only.
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- Select all surfaces (right-click on the viewer and choose "select all").
- Specify the element sizes to be 0.2 meters.
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