Building by blocks

Introduction.

 

Below are some general notions about blocks:

 

A block is a an elementary geometric solid that has specific geometric constraints oriented for meshing. In the hexahedral case, blocks have 6 faces and each face has 4 edges.  

 

Tetrahedral Block - is a block with constraints for tetrahedral meshing.

 

Hexahedral Block - is a block with constraints for hexahedral meshing.

 

Block Compound - is a compound composed of blocks only.

 

To build a compound the user may take the following steps:

 

 

 

Quadrangle face

 

Description: Builds a face using the below mentioned arguments. This operation allows to build a face bypassing the intermediate stage of building edges and wires (in the case of building by 4 points) or wires (in the case of building by 4 or 2 edges).

 

Result : GEOM_Object.

 

TUI Command:

 

Arguments:

 

Dialog Box:

 

 

Example:

 

 

 

Hexahedral solid

 

Description: Builds a hexahedral solid either of the below mentioned arguments. This operation allows to build a solid bypassing the intermediate stage of building a shell and 4 faces (in the case of building by 2 faces) or just a shell (in the case of building by 6 faces).

 

Result : GEOM_Object.

 

TUI Command:

 

Arguments:

 

Dialog Box:

 

 

 

Example: