ELEMQUAL – Resets the default bound values for element quality check.
Resets the default values of the warning and error bound limits for element quality check.
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For CTRIA3 elements, change the upper limit of aspect ratio for error message to 300.0 (default is 500).
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For CTETRA elements, change the bound limits of collapse for warning message to 0.01 and 10.0 (default lower and upper limits are 0.001 and 100.0).
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ETYPE |
Element type. Allowable entries are: TRIA3 (CTRIA3), QUAD4 (CQUAD4), TETRA (1st-order CTETRA), TET10 (2nd-order CTETRA), PENTA (1st-order CPENTA), PENT15 (2nd-order CPENTA), HEXA (1st-order CHEXA), HEX20 (2nd-order CHEXA), PYRA (1st-order CPYRA), and PYRA13 (2nd-order CPYRA). No default (TRIA3, QUAD4, TETRA, TET10, PENTA, PENT15, HEXA, HEX20, PYRA, or PYRA13) |
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PTYPE |
Geometric property type. Allowable entries are: ARATIO (Aspect Ratio), SKEW (Skew Angle), TAPER (Face Taper), WARP (Warp Angle), TWIST (Twist Angle), EDGE (Edge Angle), COLLAPSE, ANGLE (Vertex Angle), HOENOR (Hoe Normal Offset), HOETAN (Hoe Tangent Offset). No default (ARATIO, SKEW, TAPER, WARP, TWIST, EDGE, COLLAPSE, ANGLE, HOENOR, or HOETAN) |
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Type of bound limits. No default (WARNING or ERROR) |
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V1 |
Lower bound value. No default (Real) |
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Upper bound value. No default (Real) |
Element quality checks and their default settings are described in the Element Quality Check section of the User's Guide.
All specified values (V1 and V2) are checked against the corresponding limits used for validity check. Data outside the validity range is ignored.
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Guidelines for Bulk Data Entries
Alphabetical List of Bulk Data Entries