[Paraview] FW: (ParaView) Lofting Shells (INC000000978412)

[Scott, W Alan]

My user wants to know if ParaView can "loft" shells?  Any ideas?

Thanks!

Alan



Alan, 

A shell is a 3d element with 0 thickness in the mesh but includes a thickness in the formulation of the element.  By default paraview renders a shell as a thin surface. In some cases this is good enough but in other cases such as contact it is difficult to visualize the mechanical behavior of the element without being able to see the thickness of the shell that the mechanical formulation uses.  In some codes a shell element that has thickness for visualization was called “lofted”  there may be other terms used to describe this.

Kurtis
  
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> Is there a way to loft shells so that they have thickness in paraview? 
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> Thanks, 
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> Kurtis 
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