ansys.mapdl.core.Mapdl.tshap#

Mapdl.tshap(shape='', **kwargs)#

Defines simple 2D and 3D geometric surfaces for target segment elements.

Mechanical APDL Command: TSHAP

Parameters:
shapestr

Specifies the geometric shapes for target segment elements TARGE169 and TARGE170.

  • LINE - Straight line (2D, 3D) (Default for 2D)

  • PARA - Parabola (2D, 3D)

  • ARC - Clockwise arc (2D)

  • CARC - Counterclockwise arc (2D)

  • CIRC - Complete circle (2D)

  • TRIA - Three-node triangle (3D) (Default for 3D)

  • TRI6 - Six-node triangle (3D)

  • QUAD - Four-node quadrilateral (3D)

  • QUA8 - Eight-node quadrilateral (3D)

  • CYLI - Cylinder (3D)

  • CONE - Cone (3D)

  • SPHE - Sphere (3D)

  • PILO - Pilot node (2D, 3D)

  • POINT - Point (rigid surface node) (2D, 3D)

Notes

Use this command to specify the target segment shapes for the rigid target surface associated with surface-to-surface contact ( TARGE169, CONTA172 (2D) and TARGE170, CONTA174 (3D)), 3D beam-to-beam contact ( TARGE170 and CONTA177 ), and 3D line-to-surface contact ( TARGE170 and CONTA177 ). Once you issue tshap, all subsequent target elements generated via the direct element generation technique will have the same shape, until you issue tshap again with a different Shape value.