Simulation Geometry Dialog Box
Creo Simulate allows you to view the different types of connections and simulation geometry in models. Click
Home >
Review Geometry in FEM mode or
Refine Model >
Review Geometry in native mode to open the
Simulation Geometry dialog box.
Select the relevant check boxes to view different aspects of simulation geometry in your model. You can also view the different types of connections that are created in your model. Click the color swatch adjacent to a check box to open the Color Editor dialog box and select a color and transparency for a particular quantity. When you click Apply, the simulation geometry and connections are displayed in shaded mode in the selected colors. The original model geometry is displayed in wireframe mode if the Original Geometry check box is selected. You can view vertices in a model by selecting the Vertices check box. Vertices will be displayed for the selected geometry.
The simulation geometry and connectivity are displayed for as long as the Simulation Geometry dialog box is open.
The following table shows the simulation geometry and model connectivity that can be displayed for different Creo Simulate modes and products.
Geometry |
Mode | Product | Check Boxes |
Native | Structure and Thermal | Solid Surfaces Shell Surfaces Weld Surfaces Unpaired Surfaces Unopposed Surfaces Vertices Original Geometry |
FEM Mode | Structure and Thermal | Solid Surfaces Shell Surfaces Weld Surfaces Unpaired Surfaces Unopposed Surfaces Vertices Original Geometry |
Connectivity |
Mode | Product | Check Boxes |
Native (2D and 3D Models) | Structure | Bonded Interfaces Contact Interfaces Rigid Links |
Thermal | Bonded Interfaces Thermal Resistance Interfaces |
FEM | Structure | Bonded Interfaces Contact Interfaces Rigid Links Surface-Surface Beams Surface-Surface Gaps |
Thermal | Bonded Interfaces Surface- Surface Beams Thermal Resistance Interfaces |
|  For models with 500 or more surfaces, displaying geometry and connectivity can take a considerable time. For a session, Creo Simulate displays a warning message the first time you click Apply. |
Creo Simulate retains the selected check boxes and colors in the Simulation Geometry dialog box for as long as a Creo Parametric session is active.
All the check boxes are selected by default. Click
to select all the check boxes or
to deselect all the check boxes. Click
Default to revert to default colors and check box selections.
You can export a snapshot of the simulation geometry and model connectivity while the
Simulation Geometry dialog box is open. You can also
export compressed shell geometry to the IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) and the SUPERTAB format.