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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ken,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I might be a little dense here, but I missed the part where I clip the truss elements by the surface of the solid before writing them out.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dennis <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Moreland, Kenneth [mailto:kmorel@sandia.gov] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 24, 2016 5:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dennis Conklin <dennis_conklin@goodyear.com>; Paraview (paraview@paraview.org) <paraview@paraview.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: [EXT] Re: [Paraview] Any way to select nodes that are inside a volume<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So the “Extract Block” filter should do the trick. Extract the blocks with the truss elements and write that out to a mesh file.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Ken<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span>
</b><span style="color:black">Dennis Conklin <<a href="mailto:dennis_conklin@goodyear.com">dennis_conklin@goodyear.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, October 24, 2016 at 4:33 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"Moreland, Kenneth" <<a href="mailto:kmorel@sandia.gov">kmorel@sandia.gov</a>>, "Paraview (<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>)" <<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: [EXT] Re: [Paraview] Any way to select nodes that are inside a volume</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ken,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Actually, I want to get just the truss elements that are embedded in the hex elements and write them out to a mesh file. I’ve been playing in Patran, but I still end up with some trusses
sticking out of the solid.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">So, not rendering, I want to make a new element block which is clipped by the surface of the solid mesh. So any truss element with a node outside the surface should be excluded when
I write out the trimmed truss mesh.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">I hope this is a little clearer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks for looking at this</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dennis</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>From:</b> Moreland, Kenneth [<a href="mailto:kmorel@sandia.gov">mailto:kmorel@sandia.gov</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 24, 2016 4:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dennis Conklin <<a href="mailto:dennis_conklin@goodyear.com">dennis_conklin@goodyear.com</a>>; Paraview (<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [EXTERNAL] RE: [EXT] Re: [Paraview] Any way to select nodes that are inside a volume<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Having the data in multiblock format is good. It is pretty easy to turn blocks on and off.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The easiest way to turn of the visibility of a block is to right click it in the 3D view and selected “Hide Block” from the pop-up menu.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">For somewhat more sophisticated controls, use the Multi-block Inspector. From the menu bar, select View -> Multi-block Inspector. The Multi-block Inspector by default is placed underneath the Properties panel. The
Multi-block Inspector allows you to quickly select blocks as well as turn their visibility on and off. (It’s also the only way to make visible blocks that are hidden with the pop-up menu.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Note that both of these techniques only change what data is being rendered. If for some reason you need to extract the rebar blocks so that they can be independently proceed by filters, you can use the Extract Block
filter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">-Ken<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="color:black">Dennis Conklin <<a href="mailto:dennis_conklin@goodyear.com">dennis_conklin@goodyear.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, October 24, 2016 at 7:47 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"Moreland, Kenneth" <<a href="mailto:kmorel@sandia.gov">kmorel@sandia.gov</a>>, "Paraview (<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>)" <<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] RE: [EXT] Re: [Paraview] Any way to select nodes that are inside a volume</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ken,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Yes it is a multiblock dataset and the rebar blocks are different than the hex blocks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dennis</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b>From:</b> Moreland, Kenneth [<a href="mailto:kmorel@sandia.gov">mailto:kmorel@sandia.gov</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 21, 2016 10:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dennis Conklin <<a href="mailto:dennis_conklin@goodyear.com">dennis_conklin@goodyear.com</a>>; Paraview (<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] Re: [Paraview] Any way to select nodes that are inside a volume<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Is there any feature of your data that distinguishes the rebar from the larger blob? Do you have a multiblock data with one or more blocks containing only rebar? Do you have field data that might be unique to the
rebar such as material type or density?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">-Ken<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><b><span style="color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="color:black">ParaView <<a href="mailto:paraview-bounces@paraview.org">paraview-bounces@paraview.org</a>> on behalf of Dennis Conklin <<a href="mailto:dennis_conklin@goodyear.com">dennis_conklin@goodyear.com</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, October 21, 2016 at 2:47 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"Paraview (<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>)" <<a href="mailto:paraview@paraview.org">paraview@paraview.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] [Paraview] Any way to select nodes that are inside a volume</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">I have a solid blob of elements. Then I have a large cloud of embedded rebars that is much bigger than the solid blob. I only want rebars that are inside the blob. Is there anyway to select only the rebar
(truss element) nodes that are inside the solid blob. Like if I extract surfaces from the blob, is there any any way to clip the nodes using those surfaces. I have gotten close using clips, but I just can’t get them perfectly arranged to do what I need.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Are there any plug-ins out there or something? Any ideas?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Dennis<o:p></o:p></p>
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