Export contained Node ids for a specific surface with Global Element id

Coreform Cubit Importing/Exporting
#1

Export contained Node ids for a specific surface with Global Element id

Hi all,

I try to export the node ids for a specific surface, for instance in surface 1
First, I apply:
brick x 100 y 100 z 100
mesh Volume 1
block 1001 add surface 1

Then, I used the command:
export abaqus “filename” block 1001 overwrite
The output is almost what I needed.
But ,in ELEMENTS
*ELEMENT, TYPE=S4R, ELSET=face_topo
1001, 1, 3, 41, 40
1002, 3, 4, 42, 41
1003, 4, 5, 43, 42
1004, 5, 6, 44, 43
1005, 6, 7, 45, 44
1006, 7, 8, 46, 45
I don’t know why the number count from 1001 to 1100
The Global number of elements should be 1000,
And I check the surface 1, the global element id should be 1, 11, 21,31,…991 in surface 1
Why the export output became 1001,1002,1003…

Does anyone can help me
Thank you very much

#2

Hi Pokayoke,

I met the same problem.
Did you solve it?

Peng

#3

Hello @Bai_Peng,
which version of Cubit are you using?

In the current version 2024.8 the export is correct.

#4

Sorry reply you late, Norbert.@ Norbert_Hofbauer

The version I am using now is 2023.4.

The problem is I don’t know how to export it :-}…

#5

What exactly do you want to export?

using the above example

reset
create
brick x 100 y 100 z 100
mesh Volume 1
block 1001 add surface 1
export abaqus "test.inp" block 1001 overwrite

would export only the red faces into the .inp

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#6

Hi Norbert,

Thank you for your patience answer.
My problem is the same as Pokayoke’s.

Below is the problem described:

I try to export the node ids for a specific surface, for instance in surface 1
First, I apply:
brick x 100 y 100 z 100
mesh Volume 1
block 1001 add surface 1

Then, I used the command:
export abaqus “filename” block 1001 overwrite
The output is almost what I needed.
But ,in ELEMENTS
*ELEMENT, TYPE=S4R, ELSET=face_topo
1001, 1, 3, 41, 40
1002, 3, 4, 42, 41
1003, 4, 5, 43, 42
1004, 5, 6, 44, 43
1005, 6, 7, 45, 44
1006, 7, 8, 46, 45
I don’t know why the number count from 1001 to 1100
The Global number of elements should be 1000,
And I check the surface 1, the global element id should be 1, 11, 21,31,…991 in surface 1
Why the export output became 1001,1002,1003…

Thank you in advance for your time.

#7

Hi @Bai_Peng,
could you please run the version command and post the output.

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#8

Here is my version:
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#9

It looks to me like you are currently using an old development build.
I can’t reproduce your issue with the available releases.

Could you download and try a more recent cubit release and see if this fixed the issue for you?