The FEA topography option in OSSmooth allows the results from an OptiStruct topography optimization to be interpreted as one or two level
beads and recover boundary conditions upon geometry extraction. An option for iso surface is
also provided for combined use, which performs the same functionality as FEA topology, with FEA
topography.
Figure 1
and Figure 2 show the level of detail captured in a 1-level bead and 2-level bead case while
preserving boundary conditions for quick reanalysis.
The input data definition for a 1-level Autobead extraction is as follows:
Grid file
brkt
Threshold
0.300
Layers
1
Figure 1. 1-Level Autobead Result from FEA Topography
A 2-level Autobead extraction is activated with the following input data:
Grid file
brkt
Threshold
0.300
Layers
2
Figure 2. 2-Level Autobead Result from FEA Topography
