Below are some general notions about blocks:
A block is a an elementary geometric solid that has specific geometric constraints oriented for meshing. In the hexahedral case, blocks have 6 faces and each face has 4 edges.
Tetrahedral Block - is a block with constraints for tetrahedral meshing.
Hexahedral Block - is a block with constraints for hexahedral meshing.
Block Compound - is a compound composed of blocks only.
These functionalities are available from the main menu via New Entity / Blocks.
Description: Builds a face using the below mentioned arguments. This operation allows to build a face bypassing the intermediate stage of building edges and wires (in the case of building by 4 points) or wires (in the case of building by 4 or 2 edges).
The Result of the operation will be a GEOM_Object (face).
TUI Command:
Arguments:
Dialog Box:
Example:
Quadrangle face built by blocks
Description: Builds a hexahedral solid. either of the below mentioned arguments. This operation allows to build a solid bypassing the intermediate stage of building a shell and 4 faces (in the case of building by 2 faces) or just a shell (in the case of building by 6 faces).
The Result of the operation will be a GEOM_Object (solid).
TUI Command:
Arguments:
Dialog Box:
Example:
The created blocks can be processed with Operations on Blocks.
Our TUI Scripts provide you with useful examples of Building by Blocks.