Question:
What's the difference between an FE Boundary and an FE Region?
Why do some Boundary Conditions use an FE Region instead of an FE Boundary?
Applies to:
- Simulation
- Topology Optimization
Answer:
The FE Boundary and FE Region are used for choosing different elements on the mesh.
FE Boundary:
- Can only select boundary entities (sub-elements) that are nodes, faces, or edges
- These entities are only found on the outside of the mesh
FE Region:
- Can only select elements that are present in the FE Mesh that are beams, shells, or cells (including interior cells)
- Can be used to define material and elemental properties for the selected elements
Most of the boundary conditions take only boundary entities while some (like heat generation) need actual FE elements (region) entities like cells, shells, beams.
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