Abaqus: write surface mesh element detail

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The discussion focuses on extracting surface mesh element details from a hexahedral mesh in Abaqus. The user seeks to write a file containing element numbers alongside their corresponding neighboring nodes. Despite successfully creating node and element sets, the user encounters issues with the output, which only includes node and element numbers without the necessary neighboring information. The goal is to generate a detailed surface mesh file that includes both element numbers and their associated nodes.

PREREQUISITES
  • Familiarity with Abaqus software and its meshing capabilities
  • Understanding of hexahedral mesh structures
  • Basic knowledge of input file (.inp) formatting in Abaqus
  • Experience with node and element sets in finite element analysis
NEXT STEPS
  • Research how to extract neighboring node information in Abaqus
  • Learn about custom scripting in Abaqus to automate file output
  • Explore the use of Python scripting for manipulating Abaqus input files
  • Investigate the Abaqus documentation on mesh generation and output options
USEFUL FOR

This discussion is beneficial for finite element analysts, mechanical engineers, and researchers working with Abaqus who need to extract detailed mesh information for simulations and analyses.

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Hi,

i need some help in writing the surface mesh in abaqus. i have a wing model, meshed using hexahedral mesh. now what i want is to write the surface element detail on a file, containing the element number and its neighbouring four nodes. for example

12, 2 3 5 6

here 12 is the element number and 2,3,5 & 6 are the corresponding nodes.

what i have tried uptill now is i have created the node / element set. but when i write these set on a file (.inp) i get only the node / element number not the neighbouring information.
so what i need is surface mesh detail form a hexahedral mesh.

** A sample file is attached of what i have created.

regards
 
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