Proper mesh connectivity is created only if areas

Are properly connected.

Aglue/aovlap/aadd commands can be used to
create connectivity between different areas.

fini
/clear
/filnam,aovlap
/cwd,d:\temp
/prep7
/title,areaoverlap
k,1,0,25,0
k,2,100,25,0
k,3,100,75,0
k,4,0,75,0
k,5,25,0,0
k,6,75,0,0
k,7,75,100,0
k,8,25,100,0
a,1,2,3,4
a,5,6,7,8
aoverlap,all

et,1,plane42
esize,7
amesh,all
aclear,all
aovlap,all
amesh,all

Create two areas

k,1,0,25,0
k,2,100,25,0
k,3,100,75,0
k,4,0,75,0
k,5,25,0,0
k,6,75,0,0
k,7,75,100,0
k,8,25,100,0
a,1,2,3,4
a,5,6,7,8

Observe no Key points

created at each intersecting
vertex. No common lines
between two areas. Areas are
not connected.

Created area mesh on unconnected

areas
et,1,plane42
esize,7
amesh,all

Observe unconnected mesh.

Clear mesh. Aovlap and then mesh

it again

aclear,all
aovlap,all
amesh,all

Observe number of areas,

keypoint at each corner,
common line. Areas are now
connected.

Observe alist. 1,2, areas are

not there.

Observe missing line numbers

in data base

It is good practice to compress data bases after

bullian operations to remove empty spaces in data
base.
So new entities are created with seral numbers.
However this should be used carefully and the
command should be always included in stream
without fail.
The same stream will not work if these commands
are missed.
Compress the data bases and observed
numbering.

Compare line
numbers with
previous plot.

llist

Observe that lines

are arranged serially
but numbering is
changed.

Observe that areas are arranged

serially.

Observe that area numbers are

changed. Areas arranged serially.

Create mesh after creating area

connectivity.
Observe connectivity in mesh.
amesh,all

Observe connectivity