Mode

Surfaces/Curves You Can Select

Native mode

You can select individual surfaces, part boundaries or surface sets as references.

Surface references are valid only for 3D model types and 2D plane stress model types.

Curve references are valid only for 2D plane strain and 2D axisymmetric model types.

FEM mode

You can select the individual surfaces of shell pairs, part boundaries, or surface sets as references.

When you choose a shell pair, Creo Simulate respects any shell properties, such as thickness or material, provided you assign the properties to the red surface of the pair. If you choose the yellow surface of the compressed pair, Creo Simulate ignores the shell properties and derives such properties from the geometry of the solid.