Version 3.9.0 has been released. This contains functions to create a mesh of the centre plane of yarns using quad elements and functions to find the point on a yarn surface which is closest to a specified point.
On exit from the program a dialog is triggered which points the user to an online survey. This is entirely optional but information about usage and benefit from using the software will help us to make the case with research councils to continue funding the project. This will enable us to continue its development and to keep it as free software.
There are various other small changes and bugfixes. A list of changes can be found here https://sourceforge.net/projects/texgen ... EADME/view
Version 3.9.0 Released
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Re: Version 3.9.0 Released
Thank you very much! This means that is possible to export a volume mesh using quad elements?
Re: Version 3.9.0 Released
Hi,
No, the function here uses quad elements to create a flat mesh of the centre plane of the yarns. This was functionality which was added for a particular project but has been included in the main release as it may be useful to some users.
I think that, by definition, you can't model a volume mesh with quad elements. The Export->ABAQUS File->ABAQUS Dry Fibre File option exports with hex and wedge elements - is this what you were after?
Best regards,
Louise
No, the function here uses quad elements to create a flat mesh of the centre plane of the yarns. This was functionality which was added for a particular project but has been included in the main release as it may be useful to some users.
I think that, by definition, you can't model a volume mesh with quad elements. The Export->ABAQUS File->ABAQUS Dry Fibre File option exports with hex and wedge elements - is this what you were after?
Best regards,
Louise