Currently user has too little of information about model mesh - especially material properties and mass of entities.
Sample of information currently provided:
Principal System of Units: millimeter Newton Second (mmNs)
Length: mm
Force: N
Time: sec
Temperature: C
Model Type: Three Dimensional
Points: 2429
Edges: 11385
Faces: 15692
Springs: 0
Masses: 0
Beams: 0
Shells: 0
Solids: 6750
Elements: 6750
Total Mass of Model: 1.462664e-04
A report (mesh "BOM") with number of elements for each type (brick, tetra, quad...) and mass for each component would greatly help to:
- find wrong material
- find what components contribute most of elements to model (possible room for mesh simplification)
| Component | Tetra | Brick | Tri
| Quad | % component elements | Component mass | % of model elemens
| % of model mass
|
|---|
| part1234.prt | 5000 |
|
|
| 90% | 10 kg | 85% | 10% |
| part1234.prt |
|
|
| 500 | 10% |
| part2345.prt | 600 |
|
|
| 66% | 90 kg | 15% | 90% |
| part2345.prt |
|
| 300 |
| 33% |
Maby a diffrent list for elements and material properties used in each model - just for readability point of view.
Also similar functionality for probing simulation entities modelled as assembly/simulation feature (spring, mass, shell, beam...).
Obviously a list would be available only after meshing.
(current simulation info contains some of this, but not in human readable, compact format)
