Element Grouping and Parts

Parts Classification in VMoveCAE

In VMoveCAE, the basis for parts classification is different for different file formats. The following table lists the various file formats and their corresponding parts classification.

File Format	Part Classifier
LS-Dyna input decks and binary result data	Material identifier
ANSYS solution files	Element type number
ABAQUS input decks and results	Element set name
MSC.NASTRAN input decks and results files	Identifier
MSC.MARC results	Element sets and contact sets
Fluent mesh and case files	Zone identifier
StarCCM+ results	Region identifier

Changing the Element Grouping

Users can change the element grouping and part generation through GUI or in batch mode.

VMoveCAE GUI

1. Start VMoveCAE and load a CAE file.

2. Go to Settings->Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box.

3. Click on Part Grouping. Select the Part Grouping Type for all the required interfaces and click “OK” to save these preferences to VMoveCAE GUI configuration file.

Note: Clicking on Reset clears the interface changes made in that session. Clicking on Defaults resets the part grouping to VMoveCAE default for all the interfaces.

Batch Mode

Users can specify the element grouping mechanism for generating parts using the “–part-grouping” command line option. The supported grouping types are listed below.

Element Group Type	Description
default	Use default part generation mechanism
property-id	Use property id or ODB sections to group elements into parts
material-id	Use material id to group elements into parts
element-set	Use element sets to create parts
element-type-number	Use element type and number to group elements into parts
no-parts	No parts to be created

For example, to create parts based on property-id element group the command to be used is:

VMoveCAEBatch.exe –part-grouping=”property-id” hinge.odb hinge.cax

Similar commands can be used for other element group types (material-id, element-set, etc) to generate parts.