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Types of Elements in Structure
The types of elements that Creo Simulate creates vary according to the model type you selected. The elements Creo Simulate creates for each Structure model type are:
3D
2D Plane Strain and 2D Axisymmetric
2D Plane Stress
shell (quadrilateral or triangular)
solid (tetrahedra, bricks, and wedges)
mass
spring
mass
spring