Difference between node & element & block

[mahdien]

what's difference between node & element & block in analysis software like Ansys?

 

[Mech_Engineer]

Have you done any searching regarding this topic? There is a lot of information out there regarding these terms.

http://www.engr.uvic.ca/~mech410/lectures/FEA_Theory.pdf

FEA Theory: Model [a] body by dividing it into an equivalent system of many smaller bodies or units (finite elements) interconnected at points common to two or more elements (nodes or nodal points) and/or boundary lines and/or surfaces.

A node is a specific point in the finite element at which the value of the field variable is to be explicitly calculated.