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Modeling Structure and Thermal Problems
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Element Types
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Types of Elements in Structure
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
mass
spring
beam
shell
(quadrilateral or triangular)
solid
(tetrahedra, bricks, and wedges)
mass
spring
2D shell
2D solid
mass
spring
2D plate